"Grand Island High School Sports Briefs for week ending Feb. 5, 2009"
Coaches: Send your team results to teddy@giecom.net
Send your team rosters to the above email. Please email corrections to this report.
Girls Basketball - January 29, 2009
Kenmore East 54 - Grand Island 45
Kristin Wegrzyn (GI) - 22 points
Danielle Wegrzyn (GI) - 11 points
Indoor Track - Saturday, January 31, 2009 - RIT Indoor Track Invitational
Buffalo News - February 1, 2009
Grand Island took three first places and broke two school records. Jenna Raepple won the triple jump in 35-8.5 and was second in the long jump at 17-1. She also teamed with Jamie Raepple, Kelsey Mash and Martina Tsembelis to break the school record in the 4x400 with a 4:24.56.
Adam Helman won the pole vault clearing 14-feet, 6 inches. Evan Tsembelis placed first in the McMullen Mile in 4:26.43. Tsembelis, along with Chris Stessing, Sean Winter and Jordan Gibson won the 4x400 relay in a school record 3:38.56.
Hockey - Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Grand Island 5 - Dunkirk/Fredonia 2
Niagara Gazette report
Marvin Pawlowski had a pair of goals as the Vikings rolled to a victory in a WNY large school club contest played late on Tuesday night. Joe Oliverio had a goal and two assists for the winners while Robert Schiffhauer and Anthony Russell also added goals for the Vikes. Devin Carlson and Chris Messina scored for Dunkirk/Fredonia.
With the win, the Vikings setup a best-of-three series with Lancaster with the winner reaching Super Sunday on Feb. 22.
Boys Basketball - Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - non-league game
Grand Island 57 - Lancaster 42
Alex Neutz (GI) - 16 points
Jonas Stalyga (GI) - 15 points
Greg Feathers (GI) - 12 points
Club Hockey - Monday, February 2, 2009 - Pepsi Center
Grand Island 4 - St. Joe's 4
Ryan Vertino (GI) - score
Joe Oliverio (GI) - score
Zac Scheuing (GI) - score
John Osberg (GI) - score
Boys Varsity Swimming - Friday, Jan. 30, 2009
Lockport 107.5 - Grand Island 53.5
See 1/30/09 Loss To Lions
Girls Basketball - February 3, 2009
Grand Island 30 - Kenmore West 25
Kallie Banker (GI) - 11 points
Danielle Wegrzyn (GI) - 7 points
Boys Basketball - February 3, 2009
Grand Island 65 - Ken West 55
Jonas Stalyga (GI) 22 points - seven rebounds
Greg Feathers (GI) 18 points - 11 rebounds
Boys Bowling - February 3, 3009 - Island Lanes
Lew-Port 5 - Grand Island 2
Zack Kelly (GI) - 258-709
Alex Strauss (GI) - 226-637
Girls Bowling - February 3, 3009 - Island Lanes
Grand Island 5 - Lew-Port 2
Jenelle Walters (GI) - 164-452
Kelsey Foote (GI) - 158-452
Jenna Hutzler (GI) - 155-430
GI won pin count 2,552-2,477
Boys Swimming - February 3, 3009
Grand Island 92 - Ken West 78
See 2/3/09 Vikings Defeat Ken West
Wrestling - Wed., Feb. 5, 2009
Grand Island 42 - Ken East 15
T. J. Acker (GI) - won by pin
Zach Wojnar (GI) - won by pin
Adrian Grant (GI) - won by pin
Tygue Bush (GI) - winner
Eric Weigold (GI) - winner
Armand Islami (GI) - winner
Buffalo News 2/5/09 report
Lee Schuster earned a memorable win, as the Grand Island senior wrestler took his 100th career victory during the Vikings’ 42-15 win over Kenmore East in the Niagara Frontier League.
Schuster, normally a 112-pounder, defeated Chris Quirin, 15-4, at 119 pounds to earn his milestone triumph. Schuster has a 100-30 record in five seasons.