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When the puck dropped at 4 pm Monday at First Niagara Center, Williamsville North wanted one thing — a section championship. The Spartans had the opponent coach Bob Rosen had hoped for, and it’s likely that many of his players felt the same. “Deep down inside, after we won on Wednesday, I wanted to see Niagara Wheatfield,” Rosen said. “[Niagara …
Williamsville North coach Bob Rosen had a feeling this year’s team was special. Now, the Spartans have a chance to continue to prove their coach right in tomorrow’s section final against rival Niagara Wheatfield. The Spartans haven’t lost a league game since the first two games of the season. They tied Hamburg and Orchard Park each once, but still it …
Tyler Durfee’s first Fed goal was one of 10 Williamsville North scored in its first playoff win of the season on Saturday afternoon. Andrew Bruno, Zach Kurbiel, and Daniel Mosher each scored twice as the Spartans defeated Lockport 10-0 to advance to Wednesday’s semifinals. “We were just going in wanting to play a simple game — our game — and …
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 …
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 …
Williamsville North is 8-2-2. The Spartans haven’t lost since starting the season 0-2. They trail only St. Joe’s, whom they’ve defeated, in Division 1. And Williamsville North coach Bob Rosen doesn’t think that his team has reached its full potential yet. This year’s team is something special, and Rosen has known this from the beginning, but he’s waiting for his …
Williamsville North has just two league losses this season, and the last one came December 6 to Canisius. On Thursday night, the Spartans had a chance at redemption as they once again faced off against Canisius. “We wanted to win so bad,” said Nick Tracy who scored the game-winning goal in Thursday’s 5-2 redemptive win. “Big test for our team; …
After getting the first league win of the season on Sunday and losing in overtime to Frontier on Monday night, Hamburg coach John McFall was disappointed with a 2-2 tie against red-hot Williamsville North on Saturday afternoon. It’s a stark contrast to earlier in the season, when the Bulldogs looked at their schedule against Division 1 and 2 teams with …
Only a few members of this year’s Williamsville North team played Williamsville East three years ago, but the rivalry between the three Williamsville schools was as strong as ever at Northtown Center on Thursday night as the Flames hosted the Spartans and North came away with the 4-3 victory. “It’s a big rivalry, obviously, with the Williamsville schools,” senior Zach …
Four league wins. Four-game blocks. Four goals. It’s all about the number four for Williamsville North, as Saturday’s 4-2 win over Kenmore East was the team’s fourth straight league win to move the Spartans into first place. After starting the season 0-3, Williamsville North coach Bob Rosen reintroduced the number four. “After we got off to the 0-3 start, I …