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Patrick Sisler thrives off of pressure. The Niagara Falls senior plays both hockey and baseball, and the high-pressure situations he finds himself in as a goaltender and a pitcher are his favorite aspect of both sports. Sisler has faced his share of adversity, with his future in both sports jeopardized by an injury right before his junior season of hockey. …
It’s a good sign when a coach and his players are all on the same page. At Monday’s Niagara Falls practice, goaltenders Pat Sisler and Max Asklar and forward Hunter O’Donoghue each described this year’s team as a family. When coach Stan Wojton began to explain that his players will need each other more than ever this season, he was …
With the division realignment in the Fed this season and the loss of some of last season’s key players, nothing came easy this season for Niagara Falls hockey. That included defenseman Nick Lepine’s awards at the Fed and state level. Lepine didn’t expect an easy season, which meant that he expected more out of himself. “Just that I would have …
There was a general feeling of pride on both sides of Monday night’s 2-2 tie between West Seneca East and Niagara Falls. In the two teams’ first meeting of the season on November 30, Niagara Falls came away with a 6-5 win. Although West Seneca East coach Phil Prynn thought his team should have won that game, Monday’s game had …
In the third annual Cataract City Classic hockey tournament hosted by Niagara Falls, the Wolverines finally took home the championship in their own tournament. A 3-0 win over Grand Island in Sunday’s championship game gave Niagara Falls a victory in not only the game and the tournament, but it was also a moral victory of sorts as the Wolverines feel …
In a hockey town, Niagara Falls coach Stan Wojton wanted a hockey tournament. The Niagara Falls basketball program had already been hosting the basketball Cataract City Classic, and Wojton wanted the same for hockey. “We started the tournament three years ago,” Wojton explained. “It started as, obviously piggybacking off of our basketball tournament. Our program, we were growing. We had …
Niagara Falls coach Stan Wojton expected a highly offensive game against Lew-Port Saturday night, and he wasn’t disappointed. As the game wore on, the Wolverines pulled away for a 6-4 win, but not before the Lancers came from behind to tie the game twice. “We knew that they were a team that was on fire,” Wojton said. “They were a …
After a 14-2 finish last season, Niagara Falls lost its first playoff game 9-0 to Williamsville North to end the season. Although the Wolverines lost six seniors who were role players and key to the team’s defense last season, head coach Stan Wojton liked what he saw from the team last year and hopes that it will continue into the …