‘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

‘A Gilbert and a Weppner’ come through for St. Joe’s in win

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Before St. Joe’s senior night game last season, then junior Mark Gilbert was informed that he’d be rotating on a line with a couple of other players, which would limit his playing time. Gilbert’s response was to work hard and score two goals in his limited ice time. This year, Gilbert is a senior. He still doesn’t get the most …

Melissa Brawdy‘A Gilbert and a Weppner’ come through for St. Joe’s in win

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

St. Joe’s works hard for private school final win

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St. Joe’s coach Rich Crozier and his team hadn’t thought too much about last year’s heartbreaking loss to Canisius too often — just every day. The haunting loss made the Marauders want to win this year more than ever, and a year of hard work later, St. Joe’s came away with a 4-0 win on February 29 in the private …

Melissa BrawdySt. Joe’s works hard for private school final win

‘Like a no-hitter in baseball’: St. Joe’s allows just 4 shots in win over St. Francis

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What was it that was most impressive about St. Joe’s 8-0 win over St. Francis in Monday night’s private school semifinals? Was it the eight goals scored? The fact that seven different Marauders scored those eight goals? Or maybe that the St. Joe’s defense allowed just four shots on goal? St. Joe’s defenseman and captain August Cudeck was thrilled at …

Melissa Brawdy‘Like a no-hitter in baseball’: St. Joe’s allows just 4 shots in win over St. Francis

For the seniors: St. Joe’s finishes season with redemptive win over North

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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 …

Melissa BrawdyFor the seniors: St. Joe’s finishes season with redemptive win over North

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

‘Just keep rolling’: St. Joe’s continues hot season with win over Clarence

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A fast start and following the systems resulted in another win and another shutout for St. Joe’s as the Marauders defeated Clarence 3-0 Thursday night. Sophomore goaltender Danny Mikolajczak picked up his second shutout in a row, but he needed just eight saves to do it. In some games this season, St. Joe’s hasn’t had that quick start. But on …

Melissa Brawdy‘Just keep rolling’: St. Joe’s continues hot season with win over Clarence

‘More Greco’: Greco and Conschafter score in St. Joe’s OT win

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Mike Greco wasn’t supposed to play against Timon. He scored the game-winning goal. That earned him another game Friday night against Orchard Park. He doesn’t usually play on the power play. Friday he did, and he scored the game-tying goal with less than three minutes remaining in regulation. St. Joe’s went on to win 2-1 with an overtime goal from …

Melissa Brawdy‘More Greco’: Greco and Conschafter score in St. Joe’s OT win

Greco scores game winner as St. Joe’s wins close game over Timon

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Tom Parshall stood on his head. Through three periods on Sunday night, St. Joe’s outshot Parshall’s Timon team 43-9, and Parshall allowed just one goal. But none of the Tigers’ nine shots found the back of the net, and the Marauders added an empty net goal with less than two minutes remaining in regulation to come away with a 2-0 …

Melissa BrawdyGreco scores game winner as St. Joe’s wins close game over Timon