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Hockey coach Josh Dannecker called him a consummate leader. Baseball coach Chuck Senn said he’s a role model for the underclassmen. But Zach Mecca emphasizes that he couldn’t accomplish anything without his teammates around him. As a captain of both the Orchard Park hockey and baseball teams this year, he led the hockey team to its first ever Section VI …
Friday, November 18, 2016 was Orchard Park preview day. Goaltender Tom Held and defenseman Ryan Riter discussed their expectations for the upcoming season for the team and for themselves. Held had been solid in the net for the Quakers the year before, and this year he knew that his role would be even more important. Held and Riter posed for …
It’s the junior class leading Niagara Wheatfield this season. And the Falcons are hot, boasting a 5-2 league record after Saturday night’s 4-0 win over Kenmore East. Junior Nick Breier scored the Falcons’ first goal, junior Chace Woods had a goal and two assists, and junior defenseman Zack Belter had two assists. The three players, along with other juniors on …
Every game is a challenge for Orchard Park, but the first place Quakers aren’t intimidated; in fact, they embrace that challenge. From goaltender Tom Held, who’s at his best when the games are toughest; to defensemen Ryan Riter and Eric Lyon, who rarely leave the ice; to the forwards who fight for every goal they score, Orchard Park hasn’t just …
Josh Surowiec just throws the puck at the net. Sometimes his forwards tip the puck into the net, as is Surowiec’s intention, and sometimes the puck finds the net on its own. The Williamsville North defenseman scored twice and picked up an assist in a non-league game against Ithaca two weeks ago, and he did the same in a 6-0 …
The first comment Orchard Park coach Josh Dannecker had after Monday night’s game was, “Told ya Tommy was good.” Orchard Park goaltender Tom Held stopped 38 shots in a 2-2 tie against Canisius in the first game of the 2016-17 season Monday night at HarborCenter. Dannecker had predicted that the 2015-16 All-Fed goalie would be the team’s biggest strength this …
Orchard Park was the only Section VI school to play Williamsville North twice last season and not suffer a loss. The Quakers defeated the Spartans once and tied them once, and they were confident going into their semifinal game against Niagara Wheatfield. But the Quakers fell short there and lost out on a chance to play the eventual Section VI …
Jeff Palczewski captained an Orchard Park hockey team that finished the regular season 9-5-1-1 and went as far as the semifinals before losing to Niagara Wheatfield. Palczewski scored 8 goals in 16 regular season games and 3 goals in the playoffs as part of a Quakers team with almost unmatched comeraderie. But Palczewski’s hockey career ended with the Quakers’ season. …
Kevin McParlane is a senior at Orchard Park High School and just finished his fourth and final year of varsity hockey, in which he totaled 3 goals and 9 assists in 6 regular season games. Orchard Park finished third in Division 1 behind St. Joe’s and Williamsville North before losing in the large school semifinals to Niagara Wheatfield. But with …
It was time for a few Niagara Wheatfield players to break out, and each found his way in Wednesday’s semifinal game against Orchard Park. The Falcons came away with a 4-0 win over the Quakers as everything clicked just in time. High-scoring forward Garrett Downie, who scored 14 goals in league play during the regular season, totaled three points, including …