"Grand Island High School Sports Briefs for week ending Feb. 19, 2009"

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Indoor Track Team Championships at Fredonia - February 14 - at Fredonia
Buffalo News
Brian Archie of Niagara Falls and Will Cole of Hamburg were triple winners and Evan Tsemblis of Grand Island was a double winner at the Indoor Track Team Championships at Fredonia. Archie won the 55-meter dash, the long jump and the triple jump. Cole took first place in the 55 hurdles, 300 and 600. Tsemblis ran 4:27.5 in the 1,600 to edge Zach Slawi of Dunkirk (4:27.7). He also won the 1,000.
On the girls side, Williamsville South placed in the top six in nine events to win the team championship. Freshman Kailyn Arcury went 8.15 in the hurdles, for the third best time in the state. Double winners were Kayla Allen of Williamsville East (600, 300), Jamie Raepple of Grand Island (55, triple) and Katie Niblock of Sweet Home (1,000, 1,500). Melissa Kurzdorfer of Lancaster went 47-11.75 to break her own state record in the shot put.

Boys Swimming NFL
Championships
Feb. 12-14th

Boys Basketball - Friday, February 13
Grand Island 84 - Lew-Port 65

Girls Basketball - Friday, February 13
Grand Island 57 - Lew-Port 34

Girls Basketball - Tuesday, February 17
Grand Island 49 - Niagara Falls 26
Kallie Banker (GI) - 15 oints
Susan Pioli (GI) - 10 points - 7 rebounds
Amber Duda (GI) - 5 assists

Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Tuesday, February 17
Niagara Falls 40 - Grand Island 37
Cassie Auster (GI) - 15 points

Boys Basketball - Wednesday, February 18 -Niagara Frontier League Championship at Wolvearena
Niagara Falls 73 - Grand Island 55
Jonas Stalyga (GI) - 17

Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Wednesday, February 18 -Niagara Frontier League Championship at Wolvearena
Niagara Falls 61 - Grand Island 38