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Canisius takes volleyball title
10/26/2005

Canisius has again assumed its traditional perch atop the Monsignor Martin Association volleyball world.

Tony Shields had 37 assists, Joe Montroy added 17 kills and Nick Johnson contributed 13 kills as the top-seeded Crusaders needed four games to defeat second-seeded St. Francis and capture their sixth consecutive league championship.

After the Red Raiders had evened the match with a 25-20 victory in the second game, St. Francis had two game points in the pivotal third game, won by fourth-ranked Canisius, 27-25. On the second game point, Montroy hit a shot down the line to tie the set at 25-25.

"That was the turning point of the match," Canisius coach Brian Lombardo said.

The Crusaders eased to a 25-17 triumph in the decisive fourth game.

"Senior Jon Knoerl really carried us most of the day with his defense," Lombardo said. "His passing off serves was great, and he got a lot of touches on digs, which allowed us to get some transition kills."

Bob Waters had 17 digs and Ryan Ruszczyk added 11 kills for the eighth-ranked Red Raiders.

Elsewhere in boys volleyball:

Pete Clauss registered 62 assists to lead second-ranked Orchard Park to a four-game nonleague victory at sixth-ranked Kenmore East. John Klanac had 26 kills and Pete Freyer added 18 for the Quakers (24-4), who lost the first game, 25-23, but then won three in a row, 25-20, 26-24, 25-20.

Sweet Home (3-9) pulled an upset in an ECIC I match, defeating fifth-ranked Frontier (9-3) in three games. After losing the first game, 25-18, the Panthers won two straight by identical 25-22 scores.
 

Niagara, D'Youville win at volleyball
10/2/2005

Erin Graham had 10 kills and 12 digs to lead Niagara to a women's volleyball win over St. Francis (Pa.), 30-28, 30-21, 30-27. Karen Simpson had nine kills to go with eight blocks as the Purple Eagles won their fourth straight match to improve to 9-5.

Meanwhile, Christine Halter had 20 kills and Diana Connell (North Tonawanda) added 15 kills and 24 digs to pace D'Youville to wins over Bard, 3-0, and Baptist Bible, 3-2. . . . Canisius' Leigh Launhardt (11 kills) and Mary Boller (10) couldn't stop a three-game sweep by Robert Morris. The Golden Griffins' Aislinn Hayes, Sarah Podlesh and Jess Stackhouse got seven digs each. . . . Daemen was swept in three games by St. Vincent and Notre Dame College. Heidi Memminger (Sweet Home) had 18 assists in the first match. Jen Brynarski (Sweet Home) got nine kills in the nightcap. . . . Laura Stranc (West Seneca West) tallied 31 assists and Desiree Miller (West Seneca East) made 11 kills in Hilbert's five-game loss to LaRoche.

Brady / Klein Repeat as "A" Level Champions for the 2005 Season
Monday August 8th, 4:15pm

The "A" Championships for the 2005 season was held on Saturday. The turnout was soft with only five teams participating. All teams advanced to the double elimination structured playoffs. Here are the results from the "A" Level Championships for the 2005 season:

1st Brady, Jon / Klein, Joe
2nd Beiter, Jake / Beiter, Sam
3rd Hatten, Dave / Higgins, Greg
4th Benson, Curt / Bonk, Todd
5th Ferguson, Garrett / Ritter, Bryan

***Note: This is Jon Brady and Joe Klein's 7th "A" Open Level win together dating back to 2003, and 8th overall lifetime, breaking a long standing record established by Eric Fassel of 7 wins. Brady / Klein have been dominating at the "A" Open Level this season posting an 55-4 match play record over the past 7 tournaments going back to last season. They are currently 32-1 in match play this season. Brady / Klein have repeated as champions becoming the first team at the "A" level to ever win the seasonal final two years in a row. Brady has reached 8 wins in 19 "A" events played, while Klein has reached 8 wins in 11 events played. Lastly, Jon Brady became the second person ever to win the seasonal Championships at both the "A" and "B" levels in the same year, the first person being Joe Tilert back in 2001.

Congratulations go out to Jon Brady and Joe Klein.

Brady / Buggs Win "B" Level Championship for the 2005 Season
Monday August 1st, 9:10pm

The "B" Championships for the 2005 season was held on Saturday. Championships were highly competitive. There were18 teams in the event spread over 4 pools. Eight teams advanced to the double elimination structured playoffs. Here are the results from the "B" Level Championships for the 2005 season:

1st Brady, Jon / Buggs, Kevin
2nd Ferguson, Garrett / Wood, Bob
3rd Waszak, Jake / Waszak, Kenny
4th Egrick, Greg / Setter, Todd
5th Lewis, Kevin / Steinmetz, Sam
5th Waters, Bob / Wozniak, Pat
7th Bannister, Tom / Packard, Fred
7th Kaine, Jackie / Pajda, Chris
9th Drumsta, Melissa / Nash, Courtney
9th Hay, David / Hay, Julia
9th Johnson, Corey / Scinta, Sean
9th Tilert, Joe / Tilert, Maureen
13th Beiter, Sam / Klein, Steve
13th Golebiewski, Kim / Runfola, Nick
13th Higgins, Greg / Higgins, Mike
13th Josker, Justin / MacQueen, Justin
17th Emerling, Charlotte / Wagner, Tim
17th Hoy, Jon / Tilert, Heather

***Note: This is Jon Brady's 1st "B" level win, while the victory marks Kevin Buggs 7th "B" victory and second seasonal championships. Bob Wood ends the season in first place among all active "B" level players with a 87.52% rating, while also leading all players with the best match record of 29 wins with only 4 losses for a win percentage of 87.88%. 

Congratulations go out to Jon Brady and Kevin Buggs.

Brady / Klein Win the 5th "A" Open Level tournament for 2005
Sunday July 24th, 1:05pm

The 5th "A" Open Level event of the 2005 season was held at Mickey Rats on the beach in Angola, New York with temperatures in the mid 80's. The turn out was small as a result of the "10 Ugly Men" 4-man event being held in Rochester. Here are the results from the 5th "A" Open Level tournament:

1st Brady, Jon / Klein, Joe
2nd Castellan, Shawn / Daubner, Kevin
3rd Buggs, Eric / Buggs, Kevin
3rd Thompson, Donny / Turnbull, Brett
5th Ferguson, Garrett / Hoy, Jon
6th Jank, Chris / Setter, Todd
7th Waters, Bob / Wozniak, Pat

***Note: This is Jon Brady and Joe Klein's 6th "A" Open Level win together dating back to 2003. With his efforts on Saturday, Jon Brady and Joe Klein each earned their 7th win all time. Brady / Klein have been dominating at the "A" Open Level this season posting an 48-4 match play record over the past 6 tournaments going back to last season. They are currently 25-1 in match play this season. Brady / Klein have won this event over three consecutive years. Congratulations go out to Jon Brady and Joe Klein.

Ferguson / Wood Win the 4th "B" Level tournament for 2005
Wednesday July 20th, 6:18pm

The 4th "B" event of the SVS season was marred by rain and hot temperatures. Despite a couple of rain delays, we managed to finish a very competitive "B" event. There were19 teams in the event spread over 4 pools. Eight teams advanced to the playoffs. Here are the results from the fourth "B" Level tournament:

1st Ferguson, Garrett / Wood, Bob
2nd Brady, Jon / Storey, Mike
3rd Barron, Chris / Brandt, Rob
3rd Covello, Johnny / Vida, Miles
5th Donhauser, Jeff / Setter, Todd
5th Doughtery, Justin / Hoy, Jon
5th Jank, Chris / Jank, Joe
5th Turton, Chris / Urbanski, Paul
9th Higgins, Mike / Schroeder, Hans
9th Josker, Justin / MacQueen, Justin
9th Lewis, Kevin / Steinmetz, Sam
9th Mergenhagen, Paul / Schwagler, Brad
13th Beiter, Sam / Klein, Steve
13th Fox, Travis / Parisi, Lauren
13th Hoy, Elliott, / Parisi, Matt
13th Johnson, Corey / Scinta, Sean
17th Drumsta, Melissa / Nash, Courtney
17th Friedman, Mike / Wagner, Tim
17th Tilert, Heather / Tilert, Maureen

***Note: This is Garrett Ferguson and Bob Wood's second win this season. They over came a 5-1 deficit at the beginning of the finals and held off a late charge by Brady / Storey to win the event. Congratulations go out to Garrett Ferguson and Bob Wood.

Brady / Higgins Win the fourth "A" Open Level tournament for 2005
Monday July 11th, 8:01pm

The fourth "A" Open Level event of the 2005 season was held on a windy warm day at Mickey Rats on the Beach in Angola New York. The field was smaller than normal due to Junior Olympic Club Nationals being held in Kentucky. Temperatures in the high 80's. Here are the results from the fourth "A" Open Level tournament:

1st Brady, Jon / Higgins, Greg
2nd Benson, Curtis / Bonk, Todd
3rd Ferguson, Garrett / Telaak, Dennis
3rd Jank, Chris / Whalen, Jeff
5th Fassel, Eric / Tilert, Joe
5th Ihle, Nick / Setter, Todd
7th Turton, Chris / Urbanski, Paul
7th Walker, Mike / Walker, Steve

***Note: This is Jon Brady and Greg Higgins 1st "A" Open Level win (Brady's 6th all time). Congratulations go out to Jon Brady and Greg Higgins.

Egrick / Setter Win the 3rd "B" Level tournament for 2005
Tuesday June 28th, 6:06pm

On a hot June day with temperatures in the 90's, we had 17 teams vying for a chance to win the 3rd "B" tournament of the 2005 season. Here are the results from the third "B" Level tournament:

1st Egrick, Greg / Setter, Todd
2nd Ihle, Austin / Ihle, Nick
3rd Barron, Chris / Brandt, Rob
3rd Telaak, Dennis / Turner, Amanda
5th Ferguson, Garrett / Gardner, Tom
5th Hoy, Rob / Hoy, Jon
5th Kaine, Jackie / Pajda, Chris
5th MacQueen, Justin / Wood, Bob
9th Buggs, Kevin / Carney, Kiley
9th Hummel, Jim / Hummel, Katie
9th Lewis, Kevin / Steinmetz, Sam
9th O'Keefe, Steve / Schlenker, Aaron
13th Applegarth, Erin / Bilinski, JJ
13th Bless, Dale / Brewer, Randy
13th Jank, Chris / Kramer, Jessica
13th Nowak, Jay / Scott, Carlos
17th Anabel, Christina / Underhill, Laurie

***Note: This is Greg Egrick and Todd Setter's first ever win. The two overcame several grueling games in a row on extremely hot sand, at times seemingly exhausted to advance to the finals. Once in the finals they seemed to gain strength as they stifled Ihle / Ihle who played very well all day.

Jennings / Pennefather Win the third "A" Open Level tournament for 2005
Monday June 20th, 3:47pm

The third "A" Open Level event of the 2005 season was one of the most competitive events in recent history with 15 teams registered. Temperatures were in the low to mid 60's. Here are the results from the third "A" Open Level tournament:

1st Jennings, Ivor / Pennefather, Tim
2nd Ferguson, Garrett / Telaak, Dennis
3rd Beiter, Jake / Higgins, Greg
3rd Brady, Jon / Klein, Joe
5th Beiter, Sam / Gleason, Donny
5th Ihle, Nick / Setter, Todd
7th Buggs, Eric / Murdie, Ryan
7th Daubner, Kevin / Whalen, Jeff
7th Frier, Dale / Kingsland, Ryan
10th Czajka, Mike / Czajka, John
10th Militello, Joe / Smietana, Jeff
10th Speyer, Jim / Steinel, Jeff
13th Hatten, Dave / Jansma, Stephanie
13th Mergenhagen, Paul / Schwagler, Brad
13th Nossov, Ilia / Sequiera, Brian
 

***Note: This tournament had 12 games decided by 2 points, 3 in the playoffs alone. Of Jennings and Pennefather's three playoff games, they won 17-15 (Beiter / Gleason), 15-11 (Beiter / Higgins) and 16-14 (Ferguson / Telaak) respectively. There were two major upsets on the day with Hatten / Jansma taking down 2nd seeded Beiter / Higgins during pool play, while Ferguson / Telaak sent 1st seeded Brady / Klein home for the day ending their consecutive winning streak at 17 games.

Waszak / Waszak Win the 2nd "B" Level tournament for 2005
Monday June 13th, 11:54pm

There were twenty teams fighting to win the 2nd "B" tournament of the 2005 season with temperatures in the low 90's. Six teams were turned away after the maximum number of placing's were filled. Here are the results from the second "B" Level tournament:

1st Waszak, Jake / Waszak, Kenny
2nd Brady, Jon / Gartley, Josh
3rd Beiter, Jake / Gleason, Katie
3rd Ferguson, Garrett / Wood, Bob
5th Batkowski, David / Golebiewski, Kim
5th Gardner, Tom / Telaak, Dennis
5th Jasinski, Andy / Thompson, Jake
5th Klein, Steve / Klein, Tom
9th Bonk, Todd / McNay, Jamie
9th Brandt, Rob / Vida, Miles
9th Bellanca, Mary / Jank, Chris
9th Monaco, Trey / Underhill, Laurie
13th Applegarth, Erin / Flierl, Chris
13th Beiter, Sam / Norton, Joe
13th Gold, Doug / Schmidt, Adam
13th Murtha, Kevin / Waters, Bob
17th Eberlin, Erica / Rusinski, DJ
17th Gleason, Jason / Siwy, Will
17th Hatt, Paul / Kissel, Mike
17th Smith, Tim / Tuberdyck, Jenna

***Note: This is Jake and Kenny Waszak's first ever win. Josh Gartley made it to the finals for the second time dating back to 2004. 

Brady / Klein Win the second "A" Open Level tournament for 2005
Tuesday June 7th, 8:47pm

The second "A" Open Level event of the 2005 season was the strongest of the season with 12 competing with temperatures in the high 70's. Here are the results from the second "A" Open Level tournament:

1st Brady, Jon / Klein, Joe
2nd Beiter, Jake / Higgins, Greg
3rd Buggs, Kevin / Lee, Jeff
3rd Fassel, Eric / Swyers, Chris
5th Buggs, Eric / Jank, Chris
5th Gembar, Mike / Klinko, Mike
7th Beiter, Sam / Klein, Tom
7th Ihle, Nick / Setter, Todd
9th Jansma, Stephanie / Steniel, Jeff
9th Starzynski, Neil / Walker, Steve
11th Birner, Matt / Kent, Kyle
11th Lockwood, Charlie / Runfola, Nick

***Note: This is Jon Brady and Joe Klein's 5th "A" Open Level win together dating back to 2003. With his efforts on Saturday, Joe Klein earned his 6th win all time, while Jon Brady earned his 5th. Brady / Klein have been dominating at the "A" Open Level posting an 36-3 match play record over the past 5 tournaments going back to last season. They are currently 13-0 in match play this season. Congratulations go out to Jon Brady and Joe Klein.

Ferguson / Wood Win the first "B" Level tournament for 2005
Friday May 27th, 9:34pm

The first "B" Level event of the 2005 season started off with 13 teams fighting to win the season opener. Temperatures were warm, highs in the seventies. Here are the results from the first "B" Level tournament:

1st Ferguson, Garrett / Wood, Bob
2nd Waszak, Jake / Waszak, Kenny
3rd Brady, Jon / Schultz, Kim
3rd Higgins, Greg / Higgins, Mike
5th Jank, Chris / Jank, Joe
5th Telaak, Dennis / Turner, Amanda
7th Hatt, Paul / Kissel, Mike
7th Packard, Fred / Thompson, Jake
9th Hohman, Jocelyn / Setter, Todd
10th Rose, Dane / Page, Erica
11th Beers, Chad / MacQueen, Andy
11th Lingner, Dayna / Smith, Jodi
13th Tilert, Maureen / Kramer, Jessica

***Note: This is Garret Ferguson and Bob Wood's first ever win. Jake and Kenny Waszak also made a strong finish coming in second, equaling their performance from 2004.

Brady / Klein Win the first "A" Open Level tournament for 2005
Sunday May 14th, 8:45pm

The first "A" Open Level event of the 2005 season had 9 competitive teams vying for the chance to win the season opener. Temperatures were cool, highs in the sixties with a strong breeze coming in off of Lake Erie. The tournament was played at Mickey Rats / Captain Kidds in Angola, NY. Here are the results from the first "A" Open Level tournament:

1st Jon Brady / Joe Klein
2nd Nick Manolakos / Joe Tilert
3rd Jake Beiter / Dennis Telaak
3rd Garrett Ferguson / Donny Gleason
5th Eric Buggs / Kevin Buggs
5th Nick Ihle / Todd Setter
7th Eric Fassel / Bronson Ricey
7th Jon Hoy / Ryan Landel
9th Dave Smietana / Jeff Smietana

***Note: This is Jon Brady and Joe Klein's 4th "A" Open Level win together dating back to 2003. With his efforts on Saturday, Joe Klein earned his 5th win all time, while Jon Brady earned his 4th. Brady / Klein have been dominating at the "A" Open Level posting an 29-3 match play record over the past 4 tournaments going back to last season. Congratulations go out to Jon Brady and Joe Klein.