‘Kept battling back’: Hamburg comes back twice for successful weekend

Melissa Brawdy Facing Off

Hamburg’s weekend couldn’t have started out any worse. And it couldn’t have ended any better. The Bulldogs played Canisius on Saturday afternoon and Lancaster on Sunday. Both are Division 1 teams, and the Bulldogs hoped to earn a point or two over the weekend. They fell behind early on Saturday to Canisius but came back for a 4-4 tie before …

Melissa Brawdy‘Kept battling back’: Hamburg comes back twice for successful weekend

‘Starting to click’: Lancaster defeats Timon

Melissa Brawdy Facing Off

Whether it’s their speed, chemistry, or depth, Lancaster is quickly proving itself as one of the most dominant teams in the Fed. The Legends’ latest win was a 5-0 decision over Timon on Monday night, and their only regret was that they didn’t score more goals. “We’re blessed that our offensive lines are starting to click in terms of creating …

Melissa Brawdy‘Starting to click’: Lancaster defeats Timon

St. Joe’s, Lancaster play to ‘respectable tie’

Melissa Brawdy Facing Off

There were a couple of frustrated locker rooms at HarborCenter on Monday night. On one side was the defending Catholic state champion St. Joe’s with expectations of another successful season; on the other was a vastly improved Lancaster team with high expectations of its own. The two teams had just played to a 2-2 tie. The shots on goal were …

Melissa BrawdySt. Joe’s, Lancaster play to ‘respectable tie’

Connor Carrow: Well-rounded athlete, well-rounded individual

Melissa Brawdy Etcetera

He isn’t just a multi-sport athlete. Lancaster’s Connor Carrow plays both varsity hockey and lacrosse, but the junior is also the Lancaster student union president elect. Carrow handles his demanding schedule with poise and maturity. “In seventh grade, I was involved in student council,” Carrow explained. “I was middle school president in eighth grade, and I was on a committee …

Melissa BrawdyConnor Carrow: Well-rounded athlete, well-rounded individual

Niesyty’s shutout, Felber’s OT winner lead Clarence to victory

Melissa Brawdy Facing Off

It was Clarence captain Randy Felber who scored the game-winning goal three and a half minutes into the second overtime on Saturday night, but the Red Devils wouldn’t have made it that far if not for goaltender Jack Niesyty and his 41 saves. For the third consecutive year, Lancaster and Clarence met in the large school quarterfinals. And for the …

Melissa BrawdyNiesyty’s shutout, Felber’s OT winner lead Clarence to victory

Perfect power play gives Williamsville North victory over Lancaster

Melissa Brawdy Facing Off

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 …

Melissa BrawdyPerfect power play gives Williamsville North victory over Lancaster

Hamburg battles adversity in win over Lancaster

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Hamburg seems to have figured out how to use adversity to its advantage. The Bulldogs even go so far as to hope that each opponent will come out with an intensity that they’ll need to match in order to be successful. “We were hoping that they would come out intense and they did, because when teams come out more intense, …

Melissa BrawdyHamburg battles adversity in win over Lancaster

Full effort leads to solid Lancaster win

Melissa Brawdy Facing Off

Lancaster coach Kevin Miller was unhappy with his team’s effort last weekend in losses to Canisius and St. Joe’s. He took the skill of those teams into account, but he knew that his team had more than what it showed in a 6-3 loss to Canisius and a 7-1 loss to St. Joe’s. “Let’s just say they didn’t see the …

Melissa BrawdyFull effort leads to solid Lancaster win

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

Melissa Brawdy Facing Off

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

Legends clicking: win over Timon adds to streak

Melissa Brawdy Facing Off

The Lancaster Legends have scored 15 goals in their past two games, the latest a 6-1 win over Timon on Sunday, and the defense and goaltending has gone right along with the high offense, as Lancaster has allowed just two goals in its past three league games. In a non-league game on Saturday, the Legends took on Massena, the No. …

Melissa BrawdyLegends clicking: win over Timon adds to streak