‘What we’ve been working for’: St. Joe’s repeats as state champion

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St. Joe’s hockey is known throughout the state for its success, and with the Marauders’ second consecutive Catholic State Championship Sunday (March 5), it’s no wonder. But although it was their goal from the beginning of the season, coach Rich Crozier and the St. Joe’s team worked hard to get to Sunday and knew they couldn’t quit until the end. …

Melissa Brawdy‘What we’ve been working for’: St. Joe’s repeats as state champion

‘One at a time’: St. Joe’s hoping for a repeat

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Last year at this time, St. Joe’s coach Rich Crozier was trying to figure out what went wrong. The year before, his Marauders had lost to Canisius in the Monsignor Martin finals, who went on to win the state championship. Crozier thought about it often during the following offseason, and he wasn’t sure what a new season held for his …

Melissa Brawdy‘One at a time’: St. Joe’s hoping for a repeat

Season of hard work ends in fun for Buffalo juniors

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Trevor Conschafter may have been the hardest worker on the St. Joe’s Fed team this season. After a win in early February, coach Rich Crozier told the rest of his team as much and praised Conschafter for his hard work as well as his attitude. A quiet player, Conschafter sneaked right up to the top of the St. Joe’s statistics …

Melissa BrawdySeason of hard work ends in fun for Buffalo juniors

GBY: St. Joe’s caps off incredible season with state championship

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There was one step left in St. Joe’s three-step program for the 2016 postseason. The Marauders had defeated St. Francis in the local semifinals, defeated rival Canisius in the finals, and on March 4 they boarded a bus to Brooklyn, New York to complete the final step on March 5 — defeat St. Anthony’s in the private school state finals. …

Melissa BrawdyGBY: St. Joe’s caps off incredible season with state championship

Senior goalie gets first league start in win over Frontier; St. Joe’s looks ahead to Canisius contest

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ZATKOS  It was senior Tim Zatkos’ attitude and maturity that earned him a spot on the St. Joe’s Fed roster this season, and Zatkos carried that same attitude and maturity into his first league start on Saturday against Frontier. With sophomore Danny Mikolajczak established as the starting goaltender, St. Joe’s coach Rich Crozier needed someone who could not just back …

Melissa BrawdySenior goalie gets first league start in win over Frontier; St. Joe’s looks ahead to Canisius contest

St. Joe’s shows depth in high-scoring win

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St. Joe’s just keeps on winning. On Sunday night, the Marauders gave up a goal early to Lancaster before coming back to win 7-1. They’re now 14-2-1 overall and 8-1-1 in league play, and they showed off their depth Sunday night with seven different goal scorers. After Jordan Hussar gave the Legends a 1-0 lead less than five minutes into …

Melissa BrawdySt. Joe’s shows depth in high-scoring win

St. Joe’s fueled by hard work and passion

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Some would see last season as a failure for the simple fact that St. Joe’s lost to Canisius in the Catholic Schools Section VI championship game after being ranked higher all season. The Marauders felt that they were the better team; Canisius, on the other hand, went on to win states. St. Joe’s coach Rich Crozier was still struggling with …

Melissa BrawdySt. Joe’s fueled by hard work and passion