In
the September edition of
Sports & Leisure Magazine:
J.P.
Losman takes center stage
By Shawn
Krest
Long before the games counted
in the standings, Buffalo Bills quarterback J.P. Losman earned his
first victory of the 2006 season. Losman ended the three-way quarterback
competition before things managed to get interesting. This wasn’t
a quarterback controversy. It was a quarterback coronation.
Bills
linebackers: New and improved
By Shawn
Krest
Despite
the familiar faces turning in game-changing hits, make no mistake,
the Bills linebackers are new and improved. Fletcher’s name and
Spikes’ Achilles are far from the only big changes at the position
for 2006. Call it business as usual, or new and improved. It took
a dozen seconds of the 2006 season to see that the Bills will go as
far as their linebackers take them.
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WNY
pro baseball players and Joe Winkelsas
By Bob Plezia
Six WNY’s were drafted
by major league baseball the last two years, and they played pro ball
this summer. Find out who they are, where they played and how they
did in this article. (Hint: the players came from North Tonawanda,
St. Francis, Timon – St. Jude and Williamsville North high schools.)
And read about Winkelsas in the majors this year.
Fantasy
baseball
By Mike
Fox
The rules of most fantasy
leagues dictate that more than half the members will finish out of
the money this year. If you are among the miserable majority, we offer
some possible explanations for your crash and burn that may come in
handy when one of your fellow league members asks, “What happened?”
2006
fantasy football sleepers
By Leonard
J. Mytko
Don’t
get caught not having any sleepers in your draft because it is these
sleepers that can really make your season. Doing a little extra research
and targeting at least one or two is a good idea. Just imagine having
Kurt Warner the year he broke out and winning your whole fantasy season.
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Gill,
Bulls headed in the right direction
By “Touchdown”
Tom Ando
With a young quarterback
and a stable of talented running backs, University at Buffalo head
coach Turner Gill has the tools he needs to get the ball moving in
his first season. A strong offensive line and a swarming defense is
intact to give the Bulls perhaps their best team since becoming a
Division 1A program.
ECC
eager to take field after disappointing 2005
By Shawn
Krest
The 2006 season got off
to a slow start for the ECC football team. The problem wasn’t
the Kats’ play on the field but rather the lack of it. Rain washed
away the team’s opening game against Berean, letting ECC seethe
for another week before getting the chance to show that last year
was a fluke.The Rochester region gets a kick out of soccer
Are
you ready for some soccer?
By Brian
Michalek
Get
ready Region of Rochester, your local colleges and universities are
ready for another season of soccer. They are ready to compete and
excite all their fans. Theses institutions are hoping to bring recognition
to themselves, their schools and universities, and the community that
has rallied around them all each and every year. Are you ready for
some soccer?
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Buffalo
State football finds a new conference home in New Jersey
By Shawn
Krest
The Meadowlands sports complex
has lured many of New York’s top teams across the border into
New Jersey. It is a list that includes the NFL’s Giants and Jets
as well as, for now anyway, the NBA’s Nets.
Then there’s the latest team to leave the Empire State for the
land of swamps and Bon Jovi. - The Buffalo State Bengals?
Robert
Wesleyan looking to bounce back from 2005
By Brian
Michalek
After
an 8-8-3 season in 2005, The Robert Wesleyan College Soccer team is
looking to bounce back in 2006. Despite his young squad, coach Mark
Fish and the Raiders got off on the right track by beating Houghton
College 1-0.
Roar
having successful hunt this WPFL season
Roar solid in first half of season
By Brian
Michalek
The
Empire State Roar ended their first half of the season the same way
they began: with wins. By winning four out of five the Roar is still
in the hunt for the North East Division title and a chance to make
a statement in the WPFL playoffs.
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Orchard Park High School football
The
Orchard Park football team has been a model of success, qualifying
for the Section VI championships in each of the last five years. The
Quakers won sectional crowns in 2001, 2004 and 2005, and they'll be
looking to see if they can add another trophy to their collection
this season.
Grand
Island High School soccer
The Grand Island girls soccer
team has made it to the New York State semifinals in each of the last
four years. Now, the Vikings will try to make it back without all-time
scoring leader Jessica Remmes. They're missing their top gun, but
the cupboard is far from bare for Grand Island.
A
September to Remember?
By Rich
Davenport
Fall
is fast approaching, and with cooling waters, WNY fishing action really
heats up as the need to feed hits high gear. Read more in Doctari's
Fishing Forum.
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What
to look for when choosing an online poker site
By Curt
Pasisz
These days, there are so
many online poker sites; it’s hard to choose one. There are several
factors to take into account before making your decision. Western
New York Sports and Leisure is here to make your choice easier.
The
$16 million dollar jackpot is due … or is it?
By The Careful
Gambler
The jackpot on a penny machine
is now over $16 million dollars and rising; it will be a world record
when hit. Read about it in the September issue.
Resilient
Red Wings continue run in playoffs
By
Shawn Krest
“We
have to respond.”
The words of Rochester manager Stan Cliburn have served as a rallying
cry for the 2006 Red Wings. The team has followed a familiar script
all season long, and didn’t deviate once the playoffs began.
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Trivia
By Mike
Fox
September means football
in Western New York. This month’s trivia quiz tests your knowledge
of Buffalo Bills lore as they begin their 37th NFL season.
NWA
Empire invades Wheatfield on Sept. 30
By Ivan
the Impaler
A momentous display of local
indy wrestling talent will take place in at the St. Johnsburg Fire
Hall in Wheatfield on Sept. 30. Ivan previews the NWA Empire supercard,
which will include the crowning of their first Heavyweight Champion,
in this month’s issue.
Kash
Jr. and Holliday settling in at Batavia Downs
By Brian Mazurek
The old saying was, “Go
West Young Man,” but for harness racing drivers Keith Kash Jr.
and Ken “Doc” Holliday, it was “Go East”. The
two former top drivers at Northfield Park are finding life to their
liking at Batavia Downs and Buffalo Raceway.
