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When the puck dropped at 4 pm Monday at First Niagara Center, Williamsville North wanted one thing — a section championship. The Spartans had the opponent coach Bob Rosen had hoped for, and it’s likely that many of his players felt the same. “Deep down inside, after we won on Wednesday, I wanted to see Niagara Wheatfield,” Rosen said. “[Niagara …
Williamsville North coach Bob Rosen had a feeling this year’s team was special. Now, the Spartans have a chance to continue to prove their coach right in tomorrow’s section final against rival Niagara Wheatfield. The Spartans haven’t lost a league game since the first two games of the season. They tied Hamburg and Orchard Park each once, but still it …
One more game stood in the way of St. Joe’s and the end of the regular season. Meaningless in terms of playoff seedings and division standings for both teams, the weight the game carried for the pride of the team and its significance to the seniors was nearly unmatched. The Marauders were ranked No. 1 in the state and had …
Don’t take penalties against Williamsville North. The Spartans work hard on their power play in practices, and six power play goals were key to a 10-4 win over Lancaster on Saturday. “We work a lot of power play, probably 10, 15 minutes of practice,” explained forward Matt Terrance. “I don’t feel like we were handling the puck too much, we …
Williamsville North has just two league losses this season, and the last one came December 6 to Canisius. On Thursday night, the Spartans had a chance at redemption as they once again faced off against Canisius. “We wanted to win so bad,” said Nick Tracy who scored the game-winning goal in Thursday’s 5-2 redemptive win. “Big test for our team; …
Only a few members of this year’s Williamsville North team played Williamsville East three years ago, but the rivalry between the three Williamsville schools was as strong as ever at Northtown Center on Thursday night as the Flames hosted the Spartans and North came away with the 4-3 victory. “It’s a big rivalry, obviously, with the Williamsville schools,” senior Zach …
The rivalry between Niagara Wheatfield and Williamsville North was only fueled by last year’s Section VI championship game, which the Falcons won 5-4. On Saturday night, the Spartans wanted a chance at redemption, and after a 4-1 win, that’s exactly what they had. “We really wanted to get this win because obviously they beat us last year at First Niagara, …
Jared Cummins had waited a long time for this. As a senior forward on the Williamsville North varsity team this year, he and his fellow seniors had never defeated St. Joe’s. Cummins was emotional after finally accomplishing something for which he’d waited so long. “They’ve beat us nine games in a row,” Cummins said. “I haven’t beat them out of …
Losing 11 players from one year to the next isn’t too much of an issue when a team focuses on development and depth like Williamsville North does. Although the loss of last year’s seniors is a significant one, the Spartans have a fresh group of seniors, as well as younger players, ready to take their place on the ice and …