Section VI Newsletter January 2006 • Page 1

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SECTION VI newsletterJanuary 2006 Volume 12 Issue 3

Next AthleticCouncil Meeting

January 18, 2006 10:30 am

Danny’s Restaurant (South)4300 Abbott Rd., Orchard Park

ACTION ITEMS:Section VI Budget 2006-07

Senior All-Star/Outside Agency/Combining SchoolsRecommendations: Assigning officials

DISCUSSION ITEMS:Central Management/Payment of Officials

ALL WNY Selections

Congratulations Scholar/Athletes and State Champs!!NYSPHSAA Scholar/Athlete Team Awards

*Fall 2005 State Champions*SPORT SECTION SCHOOL TEAM GPACross Country - Boys 3 Clinton HS 98.974Cross Country - Girls 11 Smithtown East/West 98.393Field Hockey 8 Cold Spring Harbor HS 96.500Football 6 Lockport HS 95.775Soccer - Girls 8 The Wheatley School 97.286Soccer - Boys 5 Fillmore CS 95.988Swimming - Girls 8 Jericho HS 97.636Tennis - Girls 1 Roy C. Ketcham HS 98.004Volleyball - Girls 6 Wilson HS 96.460

See pages 3-4 for S/A State Champs & all Team award winners.

Section VI Fall Sports State Champions(see pages 2-5)

Football Class D – Randolph CentralGirls Volleyball Class D – Randolph Central

Boys Volleyball Class A – HamburgBoys Volleyball Class B - Eden

Girls Cross Country Class B – East Aurora

Mens Gymnastics

Section 6 Team – State Champions for 3rd straight year (148.0)

Keith Stumpf, Williamsville South – State Champ All-Around, Floor Exercise & High Bar

Congratulations to the Section VIFall Scholar/Athlete State Champions

NYSPHSAA has announced that two Section VI teams have achieved the State Scholar/Athlete Championship for Fall Sports!

Wilson Girls Volleyball - State Champion with a team GPA of 96.460

Lockport Football - State Champion with a team GPA of 95.775

Section VI maintains the lead in having the largest number of Scholar Athlete StateChampions since the program began 15 years ago … 86 titles to date!

Section VI to HostNYSPHSAA Annual MeetingAugust 9-11, 2006, Section VI will host theannual New York State Public High SchoolAthletic Association meeting at the HolidayInn on Grand Island. Approximately 250sports representatives from the 11 sectionsacross New York State are expected toattend. At this conference, Section VI’s Dr.Ron Black currently serving as 1st VicePresident to NYSPHSAA will be inducted asPresident of the organization. A committeeis needed to plan the various events thataccompany the conference … a golf outingfor Wednesday, music and dancing for theopening dinner, favors with a WNY touchfor the Hall of Fame Banquet. Anyone withideas for these events or interested inassisting, please contact the Section VIOffice 821-7299.

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N E W S F R O M T H ES T A T E O F F I C E

(518) 439-8875 • www.nysphsaa.org

New NYSPHSAA HeadquartersAll Association meetings scheduled to be heldat the current office for the month of Januarywill be held at our new office building 8Airport Park Blvd, in Latham. Directions willbe sent later this month. During the later partof January the Association will be moving tothe following address:

8 Airport Park Blvd., Latham, NY 12110

Shortly we will be advising the membership ofour new telephone number.

EZ Stream WebcastingSchools have the opportunity to take advantageof a 3 game free trial to webcast any sport. TheNYSPHSAA had great success webcasting ourField Hockey and Football championshipevents. For more information contact JoeAltieri 518-439-8872.

Proposed Transfer Rule ChangeThe representatives to the ExecutiveCommittee will be seeking input on aproposed change to the Transfer Rule. Thelanguage being considered is “Students whoreturn from any school to the public school districtof their residence shall be exempted from theTransfer Rule. Such a transfer without penaltywill be only permitted once in a high schoolcareer.”

Handbook Committee MeetingThe NYSPHSAA Handbook Committee willbe meeting on Thursday, January 12, 2006.Any proposals for rule changes should besubmitted to Nina VanErk so they may beconsidered.

PSAL Tennis BoysThe PSAL has requested to continue toexperiment granting participation in the BoysTennis championship.

Classification of Schools2006-2007At this time the Section Executive Directorshave gathered the BEDS numbers from eachschool. Please make sure that you havesubmitted your data and have reviewed theimpact of your future classification.

Coaches Clinics(Brochures have been mailed)

January 27, 2006 Lacrosse @ SUNY Cortland

February 3, 2006 Softball @ University atBinghamton

March 3, 2006 Baseball @Cooperstown Hall of Fame

March 24, 2006 Field Hockey @Utica Radisson

Sport Committee ProgressTrack and Field - The committee isinvestigating three proposals:

1) To include the hammer and javelinevents in the state tournament

2) Holding the state and federationchampionships on two separate weekends

3) Adding a second qualifier to eachdivision.

Wrestling - The committee has proposed aprocess for filling the byes in the 2007 statetournament to provide for an equitablecompetitive opportunity for all competitorsand to assure that the better wrestlers areincluded in the tournament. Presentationsby the Section Coordinators will be made tothe Sections during the next few months.The Executive Committee will be voting onthe proposal at their January 2006 meeting.

Girls Tennis - The committee will beproposing the adoption of the“Commitment to Play” declaration for thestate tournament.

Boys Basketball - The committee is seekingsupport for three person officiating for thesectional finals, regionals and statetournament.

Citizenship Through AthleticsThe Citizenship Through AthleticsInstructors’ Certification Course will betaught on Wednesday, February 8, 2006 atthe Holiday Inn Turf, Wolf Road, Albany.Registration begins at 8:00 AM. There is noregistration fee. Continental breakfast andlunch will be provided. The day concludes at4:00. For lodging contact the Holiday Inn—Turf at 518-458-7250. Please reference theNYSPHSAA to receive the discounted$96.00 rate.

NYSPHSAA Office ReportThe NYSPHSAA Office Report is intendedto improve lines of communication betweenthe Association office and member schools.The report will be available monthly on ourweb site www.nysphsaa.org and emailed toSection offices for distribution. If you wouldlike to be emailed a copy of the report or ifyou have suggestions for improvement pleasecontact Nina Van Erk, Executive Director atnvanerk@nysphsaa.org.

Eden and Hamburg –State Boys VolleyballChamps again!Excerpted from the Buffalo News

It was a different year, but the same resultfor the Eden and Hamburg boys volleyballteams. Both teams successfully defendedtheir Intersectional New York Statechampionships on November 12, 2005 atWebster-Schroeder High School insuburban Rochester.

Eden won its eighth Intersectional title bybeating Class B foe Victor of Section V, 25-20, 25-17, 25-22, at Webster-SchroederHigh School in suburban Rochester. JuniorTom Kline had 23 kills and three blocks,while classmate Jake Waszak added 47assists as Eden repeated as champions. “Itfeels great to be state champions again,”Waszak said. “We kind of expected it. Weknew we had to play very well to beatVictor because they brought a lot to thecourt. We knew if we played a solid matchwe’d probably come away with the victory.We just had to make sure we executed theway we’re capable of doing.” Sam Beiterhad six aces and nine digs, while EdDeRosa added 10 digs.

Hamburg (31-3) won its second Class Acrown by rallying to dispatch Section V’sMcQuaid, 19-25, 26-24, 31-29, 25-19.Nikolaj Prychodko led the Bulldogs with17 kills, while Patrick Abulone had 14 andMike Jackson 10.

The successful coaches are Robert Pierce,Eden and Brian Carroll, Hamburg

Pictured are the following members of theHamburg Boys Volleyball Team (front row L-R):Jon Zeis, Joe Warren, Mike Jackson, PatrickAbulone, Coach Brian Carroll (back row L-R):Rusty Gardner, Colin Murtha, Dan Jackson,Brian Charles, Matt Toense, Nikolaj Prychodko

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CONGRATULATIONSSection VI Fall Scholar/Athlete State ChampionsSection VI is pleased to congratulate two teams that achieved the State Scholar/Athlete Championship for Fall Sports!

Pictured are: (front, l-r) Meagan Diez, Katie Wolcott, andEmily Nugent. (back, l-r) Mr. Charles Jufer (AD), LaurenHowe, Emily Bloom, Stephanie Reagan and Ms. Karen Fawcett(coach). Not pictured: Samantha Ketch and Aryn Plunkett.

Pictured are: (Row 1, L-R) Bob Dinse (Section VI), Andrew David, Rob Girard,Chris Sova, Matt Ellis, Anthony Patterson, Nick DeMarco, Joe Scapelliti (Asst.Coach), (Row 2, L-R) Mike Finn (Head Coach), Andrew Piatkowski, Vince Davis,Greg Brockman, Mitchell Rankie, Jacob Weiland, Daniel Barrancotta, FrankMovalli (LHS Principal), and (Row 3, L-R) Dave Arlington (Asst. Coach), GregBronson (Asst. Coach), Treg Lewis, David Degan, Andrew Strong, Justin Szuromi,Dr. Bruce Fraser (Supt. Of Schools), Pat Burke (Director of Athletics).

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STATE SCHOLAR ATHLETE CHAMPIONS!

Lockport Football - State Champion with a team GPA of 95.775

Wilson Girls Volleyball - State Champion with a team GPA of 96.460Congratulations to members of the Wilson VarsityVolleyball Team for being named the New York StatePublic High School Athletic Association’s Team ScholarAthlete Champions for the 2nd straight year.

The team of 9 varsity members placed first out of 229teams in the state with a combined average of 96.460%.This GPA ranks 6th of 15 teams declared scholar athletestate champs since the program’s inception. The 2004Wilson team ranked #2 overall.

Congratulations to members of the Lockport VarsityFootball Team for being named the New York StatePublic High School Athletic Association’s Team ScholarAthlete Champions! This is the first NYS Scholarathlete team champion title that has ever been earned bya Lockport High School team. The team’s 95.775average was higher than the 500+ schools that playvarsity football in New York State. A brief ceremonywas recently held at LHS as Section VI ExecutiveSecretary, Bob Dinse presented the championshipbanner to the players and coaches. The banner will beon display in the very near future in the LHSgymnasium. Pat Burke, Athletic Director at LHS said,“We are very proud of these young men and what theyhave accomplished both on the field and in theclassroom. As a matter of fact, every LHS varsity sportteam this fall (2005) had a 90+ academic average andqualified as a NYS Scholar Athlete Team.” Mike Finn,Head Football Coach at LHS added, “This award is atremendous accomplishment for these young men. It isa tribute to the players, their parents and the LockportCity School District faculty for a job well done.”

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SCHOLAR/ATHLETETEAM AWARD PROGRAM

The NYSPHSAA, Inc. believes that the athletic participation of students enhances their academic performances. To support thisbelief, The Scholar/Athlete Team Award Program was begun in 1991. Varsity teams who earn a 90.0% or higher average during theirsport season qualify for the NYSPHSAA award. The Pupil Benefits Plan, Inc. became the co-sponsor of the program in 1995.

Section VI Team Award Winners – Fall 2005Boys Cross CountrySouthwestern HS 97.934Hamburg HS 95.729Clarence HS 95.510Lockport HS 95.500Newfane HS 95.474East Aurora HS 95.344City Honors School 95.059Royalton Hartland HS 94.370Lancaster HS 94.334Leonardo Da Vinci HS 94.310Frontier HS 94.139Williamsville East HS 94.131North Tonawanda HS 94.047Williamsville North HS 93.369Niagara-Wheatfield HS 93.143Sweet Home HS 93.071Allegany-Limestone HS 92.714Kenmore East HS 92.459Amherst Central HS 92.450Albion HS 92.130Hutchinson Tech HS 91.996Alden HS 91.683Barker HS 91.656Cleveland Hill HS 91.482Tonawanda HS 91.326West Seneca East HS 91.078Franklinville HS 90.881Grand Island HS 90.355Lewiston Porter HS 90.336Wilson HS 90.126

Boys GolfMedina HS 95.243Clarence HS 95.172Alden HS 94.847Newfane HS 94.756Kenmore West HS 93.854Springville HS 93.827Frontier HS 93.421Wilson HS 93.342Lockport HS 92.929Pioneer HS 92.780Lewiston Porter HS 92.720Niagara-Wheatfield HS 92.571Williamsville North HS 92.544Kenmore East HS 92.301Albion HS 92.298West Seneca West HS 92.023Sweet Home HS 91.989Barker HS 91.949Akron HS 91.774Hamburg HS 91.714Williamsville East HS 91.527Amherst Central HS 91.450Williamsville South HS 90.598Grand Island HS 90.493Maryvale HS 90.003

Boys SoccerEllicottville Central School 94.975Lockport HS 94.842Falconer HS 94.588Medina HS 94.400Westfield HS 94.371East Aurora HS 93.894Orchard Park HS 93.770Southwestern HS 93.756Niagara-Wheatfield HS 93.750Hamburg HS 93.733Tonawanda HS 93.218Springville HS 93.184Eden HS 93.108Sweet Home HS 92.898Clarence HS 92.845Williamsville North HS 92.796Portville HS 92.763Alden HS 92.538Cheektowaga HS 92.500Pine Valley Central HS 92.430Cattaraugus-Little Valley HS92.314Chautauqua Lake HS 92.154Newfane HS 92.137Brocton HS 91.737Williamsville East HS 91.415Starpoint HS 91.329Wilson HS 91.292Pioneer HS 91.216Williamsville South HS 90.815Cassadaga Valley HS 90.713Kenmore West HS 90.697Albion HS 90.605Olean HS 90.483Holland HS 90.446Royalton-Hartland HS 90.428West Seneca East HS 90.223Maryvale HS 90.216Grand Island HS 90.144Allegany-Limestone HS 90.033Akron HS 90.018

Boys VolleyballLancaster HS 95.195Sweet Home HS 94.249Lockport HS 93.638Frontier HS 93.106Williamsville East HS 92.934West Seneca East HS 92.455Williamsville North HS 92.311Eden HS 92.238Cheektowaga HS 92.163East Aurora HS 91.714Niagara-Wheatfield HS 91.625Kenmore East HS 90.958Lake Shore HS 90.901Clarence HS 90.765Kenmore West HS 90.433

Field HockeyRoyalton-Hartland HS 96.211Sweet Home HS 95.608Kenmore East HS 95.350Medina HS 95.194Barker HS 95.037East Aurora HS 94.594Lancaster HS 94.463Hamburg HS 94.425Williamsville North HS 94.342Clarence HS 93.870Eden HS 93.750Williamsville East HS 93.638Wilson HS 93.447Holland HS 93.288Orchard Park HS 92.864Akron HS 91.886West Seneca West HS 91.540Williamsville South HS 90.938Pioneer HS 90.857Kenmore West HS 90.583Starpoint HS 90.550Amherst Central HS 90.251

FootballLockport HS 95.775North Tonawanda HS 94.758Ellicottville Central School 94.663Brocton HS 94.658Frontier HS 94.450Clarence HS 93.563Williamsville East HS 93.468Alden HS 93.451Lancaster HS 93.410Hamburg HS 93.225Allegany-Limestone HS 92.925Williamsville North HS 92.904Falconer HS 92.843Sweet Home HS 92.672Kenmore West HS 92.268Niagara-Wheatfield HS 92.083Springville HS 92.021Barker HS 91.974East Aurora HS 91.961Lewiston Porter HS 91.798Cleveland Hill HS 91.749Southwestern HS 91.732Tonawanda HS 91.357Maryvale HS 91.136Albion HS 91.103Chautauqua Lake HS 90.792Williamsville South HS 90.664West Seneca West HS 90.521Grand Island HS 90.473Akron HS 90.464Wilson HS 90.374Medina HS 90.323Fredonia HS 90.023Panama HS 90.006

Girls Cross CountryWilson HS 97.071Hamburg HS 96.214Leonardo Da Vinci HS 95.744City Honors School 95.712East Aurora HS 95.601Clarence HS 95.495Depew HS 95.286Williamsville East HS 95.227Falconer HS 95.202Niagara-Wheatfield HS 95.143Lockport HS 95.086Lake Shore HS 94.995North Tonawanda HS 94.631Franklinville HS 94.416Albion HS 94.279Frontier HS 94.078West Seneca West HS 93.745Alden HS 93.744Southwestern HS 93.719Sweet Home HS 93.696Akron HS 93.536Cleveland Hill HS 93.472Lewiston Porter HS 93.300Olean HS 93.229Hutchinson Tech HS 93.157Williamsville South HS 92.922Newfane HS 92.865Lancaster HS 92.544Royalton-Hartland HS 92.169Allegany-Limestone HS 91.371Kenmore West HS 91.235Williamsville North HS 91.054West Seneca East HS 90.865Grand Island HS 90.319

Girls GymnasticsFrontier HS 96.894Lancaster HS 96.730Hamburg HS 96.586Williamsville North HS 95.466Clarence HS 95.436Lewiston Porter HS 93.233Williamsville East HS 93.094Sweet Home HS 92.689Maryvale HS 91.226Kenmore West HS 90.447

Girls SoccerMedina HS 97.017Ellicottville Central School 96.325Albion HS 95.757City Honors School 95.702East Aurora HS 95.331Portville HS 95.323Frontier HS 95.291Clarence HS 95.286Lancaster HS 95.268

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West Seneca East HS 95.144Hamburg HS 95.008Williamsville North HS 94.934Orchard Park HS 94.682Lockport HS 94.550Brocton HS 94.429Southwestern HS 94.208Cassadaga Valley HS 94.180Williamsville East HS 93.985Pioneer HS 93.956Allegany-Limestone HS 93.933Niagara-Wheatfield HS 93.667North Tonawanda HS 93.542Alden HS 93.495Depew HS 93.450Sweet Home HS 93.353Royalton-Hartland HS 93.161West Seneca West HS 93.009Olean HS 92.925Cattaraugus-Little Valley HS92.903Eden HS 92.475Maryvale HS 92.458Westfield HS 92.360Springville HS 92.326Cheektowaga HS 92.317Chautauqua Lake HS 92.115Falconer HS 92.097Franklinville HS 92.033Amherst Central HS 92.014Akron HS 91.971Lewiston Porter HS 91.869Wilson HS 91.796Jamestown HS 91.685Holland HS 91.582Barker HS 91.390Kenmore East HS 90.932Newfane HS 90.856Panama HS 90.733Tonawanda HS 90.706Kenmore West HS 90.685Fredonia HS 90.639Williamsville South HS 90.580Lake Shore HS 90.167

Girls SwimmingFrontier HS 97.270Southwestern HS 97.125Hamburg HS 96.855Williamsville North HS 96.382Williamsville East HS 96.026Clarence HS 95.870Depew HS 95.725Cheektowaga HS 95.191Niagara-Wheatfield HS 94.909Alden HS 94.880East Aurora HS 94.817Holland HS 94.800West Seneca West HS 94.774Portville HS 94.469Lancaster HS 94.298Lewiston Porter HS 94.215Jamestown HS 94.207Lockport HS 94.182North Tonawanda HS 94.182Orchard Park HS 94.075Kenmore East HS 93.625Eden HS 93.582Brocton HS 93.550Sweet Home HS 93.511West Seneca East HS 93.139

Olean HS 92.241Allegany-Limestone HS 91.982Cleveland Hill HS 91.943Tonawanda HS 91.931Lake Shore HS 91.702Kenmore West HS 91.482Grand Island HS 91.075Chautauqua Lake HS 91.051Dunkirk HS 90.977Pioneer HS 90.870Fredonia HS 90.342Salamanca HS 90.100Springville HS 90.001

Girls TennisSouthwestern HS 96.573Depew HS 96.122Frontier HS 96.108Hamburg HS 96.011Williamsville East HS 95.503East Aurora HS 95.490Eden HS 95.444West Seneca West HS 95.309Alden HS 95.300Williamsville North HS 95.019Lewiston Porter HS 94.902Clarence HS 94.693Springville HS 94.448Tonawanda HS 94.341Kenmore East HS 93.889Sweet Home HS 93.863Amherst Central HS 93.775Niagara-Wheatfield HS 93.333Olean HS 93.124Cheektowaga HS 92.944Chautauqua Lake HS 92.872Grand Island HS 92.581Maryvale HS 92.543Lancaster HS 92.101John F. Kennedy HS 91.915Lake Shore HS 91.542Lockport HS 91.244Williamsville South HS 91.180Orchard Park HS 90.633Kenmore West HS 90.508Fredonia HS 90.344Westfield HS 90.192

Girls VolleyballWilson HS 96.460Royalton-Hartland HS 96.054Medina HS 95.970Sweet Home HS 95.545Williamsville North HS 95.086Clarence HS 94.848Portville HS 94.561Southwestern HS 94.492West Seneca East HS 94.455Maryvale HS 94.428Cheektowaga HS 94.300Springville HS 94.176Frontier HS 93.913Kenmore West HS 93.809Cleveland Hill HS 93.770Lockport HS 93.700Holland HS 93.602East Aurora HS 93.576Hamburg HS 93.488Lancaster HS 93.359Jamestown HS 93.338

North Tonawanda HS 93.275Brocton HS 93.228Allegany-Limestone HS 93.038Westfield HS 92.954Olean HS 92.863Akron HS 92.778Williamsville East HS 92.676Niagara-Wheatfield HS 92.625Niagara Falls HS 92.585Albion HS 92.580Pine Valley Central HS 92.408Alden HS 92.304Cattaraugus-Little Valley HS92.252Cassadaga Valley HS 92.220

Barker HS 92.011West Valley HS 91.545Ellicottville Central School 91.326Falconer HS 91.080Lewiston Porter HS 91.076Williamsville South HS 91.019Newfane HS 90.971Amherst Central HS 90.867Salamanca HS 90.588Tonawanda HS 90.543Panama HS 90.325Starpoint HS 90.270Kenmore East HS 90.011

Jan. 18 Athletic Council & Exec Comm meetings, 10:30 amat Danny’s South Restaurant, Orchard Park

Jan. 23 Post season meeting for fall sports – Erie 1 BOCES,355 Harlem Rd West Seneca

Jan. 27-28 State Executive Committee Meeting, The Saratoga,Saratoga Springs

Jan. 27 Lacrosse Coaching Clinic at SUNY CortlandJan. 24-27 Regents ExaminationsFeb. 3 Softball Coaching Clinic at Binghamton University

Feb. 7 (tent) Finance Committee Meeting – Section VI officeFeb. 8 Citizenship Trhough Athletics Instructors

Certification Course - Albany

Feb. 12 Section VI Tennis Coaching Clinic at SouthtownsTennis Club - see p. 8

Feb. 15 Executive Committee Meeting, Distance Learningsites TBA

March 1 Sectional/Intersectional Committee meeting,Distance Learning

March 1 Deadline for All-WNY Winter Scholar Athleteapplications to the Section office

March 1 Section VI office open for Photo ID’s until 6:00 pmby appointment only

March 1 Good Sports Assessments to LeagueMarch 3 Baseball Coaching Clinic at Hall of Fame,

Cooperstown

March 3 Deadline for Winter Scholar/Athlete Team AwardApplications

March 22 Athletic Council & Exec Comm meetings, 10:30 amat Danny’s South Restaurant, Orchard Park

March 15-18 NYSAAA Annual Conference at the Saratoga HotelMarch 24-25 XC/Track & Field Coaching Clinic at Radisson

Hotel, UticaMarch 24 Field Hockey Coaching Clinic at Radisson Hotel,

Utica

Dates toRemember 2006

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Section VI Gymnasts Shineat State Competition

Randolph Girls Win State Volleyball Title(excerpted from the Buffalo News 11/20/05)

Randolph figured it had the talent during the off-season tomake a run at a state in girls volleyball. As it turns out, theCardinals were right as they captured their first Class D title,beating Section 1’s Haldane, 21-25, 25-14, 25-15, 25-13,November 19, 2005 at Oneonta State. Randolph closed theseason with 25 straight wins after opening with a four-gameloss to Class AA school and Section VI semifinalistJamestown.

“It’s awesome,” said senior Erica Adams, who finished with15 kills. “We had a great team. We played awesometogether. We just stuck together.” Junior Kaitlin Erdmannfinished with 24 kills, while sophomore Hillary Wadsworthhad 35 assists and 15 service points. The Randolph GirlsVolleyball team is coached by Robin Maycock.

STATSRandolph Pool Play Results: 6 - 0Randolph finished 29 – 1; 14 – 0 in CCAA Division IILeague MVP and 1st Team All Western NY (small school) –Kaitlin Erdmann

Junior GolfTournamentThe WNYPGA and AutoZone aresponsoring a Junior Golf Tour thatoffers a friendly yet competitiveenvironment for boys and girlsfrom ages 10-18 at 12 sitesthroughout Western New York. Players cancompete on a season-long points system orparticipate in only those that they choose,and AutoZone generously distributes collegescholarships to qualified applicants. Golfcoaches generally encourage their teammembers to participate in any golf eventsthat they can in preparation for their school’sgolf season, and this “tour” is surelysomething that they would find beneficial.

The dates are all Saturdays & Sundaysbeginning 4/29/06 and running through 6/11/06. Locations in Section 6 include:Sunday 5/7 Holiday Valley (Ellicottville),Saturday 5/13 Rothland GC (Akron),Saturday 5/20 Shelridge CC (Medina),Saturday 6/3 Niagara County GC(Lockport). All applicable information,including the application, complete scheduleof events, and tour outline are available atwesternnewyork.pga.com or by contactingJoe Bertino, WNYPGA TournamentDirector at the WNYPGA Section Office,(716) 626-0603, jbertino@pgahq.com, oragary@pgahq.com (Amanda Gary, JuniorTour Administrator).

The 2005 NY State Team had anotherimpressive year winning yet another NY Statechampionship at the NY State gymnasticscompetition at SUNY Brockport inNovember This is the third consecutive timethat the Section 6 team has won the Statetitle. Section 6 always fields a well talentedand strong team, representing Western NY atthe state level.

Williamsville South’s Keith Stumpf prideshimself every year as being one of the bestgymnasts, not only in WNY, but in the entirestate. He has the tools and the experience tobecome a top gymnast at the state andnational level. Keith is always focused andready for new challenges that lie ahead. Hehas a great attitude and is considered a leaderon the team. In the 2005 season Keith whois coached by Joe Buscaglia, was the Section 6all-round champion. He also earned asectional title in the floor exercise, setting anew section 6 event record with a score of9.8. Proving he was one of the top gymnastsin the State, Keith won the 2005 NY Stateall-around title in addition to the NY Statetitle on the floor exercise and high bar. Onthe floor exercise, he tied the NY State floorexercise event record with a score of 9.75.Keith has earned the right to compete at the

2005-06 High School National Gymnasticscompetition. Nationals will be held thisupcoming May in St. Petersburg, Florida.Good Luck Keith in representing NY State atthe National level!

Also turning in a strong performance wasWilliamsville North’s Jarred Forman, the2004 Section 6 all-around champion. Jarredplaced third in the all-around at the NY statechampionships, second on the pommel horse,second on rings, and second on the vault.Congratulations to the Section 6 gymnasts!!

Keith Stumpf with coach Joe Buscaglia

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Randolph Cardinals Sweep StateFootball ChampionshipExcerpted from an article by Trae Rogers

The Randolph Central Cardinal Football teammade their route to winning the New YorkState Class D Championship look easy. Theyreached a perfect record of 13-0 completing aperfect season (7-0) and perfect playoff season(6-0). During the playoffs, they dominatedthe scoreboard with the offense scoring 201points and the defense holding the opponentsto a total of 13 points.

At Ralph Wilson Stadium, the Cardinals wereable to shut out the Ellicottville Eagles 21-0for the Section 6 Class D crown. Theyovertook the Elba Lancers of Section 5 for theFar-Western regional title at St. John FisherCollege stadium, where they posted a score of28-0 after the first quarter and then beat the

East Aurora Girls are Simply the best!The East Aurora girls cross country team is aperfect 10. The reward: its first statechampionship. The Blue Devils’ 10thinvitational win of the season turned out to betheir biggest triumph as they captured the NewYork State Class B championship OnNovember 12, 2005 in Queensbury, edgingHoneoye Falls-Lima of Section V, 53-63. Thewin enabled East Aurora to gain a measure ofrevenge against old friend Honeoye, whichedged the Blue Devils, 55-56, for the statecrown last year. East Aurora went 10-0 ininvitationals this season.

Although Honeoye’s Liz Deir won the overallrace and teammate Audrey Mangan placedfourth, the Blue Devils’ depth proved to be thedifference in helping head coach WaltMcLaughlin win his first state title, accordingto girls Section 6 Chairman Jim Zubler. SarahMoser placed 10th in 19:13.7 for EA, whileteammates Kirsten Weberg (17th), MarlaKelley (20th), Jenna Hulton (21st) and ErinCrawford (31st) all ran outstanding races. TheBlue Devils’ sixth and seventh runners, EllenDuane and Tara O’Connor, finished 58th and59th, better than HF-L’s fifth runner whocame in 60th. The top five finishers for eachteam count toward a team’s score, and HF-Lrunners came in 1-4-19-33-60.

“The entire team ran awesome today, rightfrom our first to our seventh girls,”McLaughlin said. “Everyone did their job andit was a great win. HF-L had won the previousseven years in a row, and they’re a real class act.

It was really an honor to beat a team so good.It was an honor for our kids.” Congratulationsto Coach McLaughlin on being awarded theSection 6 Girls Cross Country Coach of theYear!

Pictured are (front row L-R): Erin Crawford(F), Kirsten Weberg (F), Tara O’Connor (S),(back row L-R): Jenna Hulton (S), SarahMosser (SR captain), Marla Kelley (JR), EllenDuane (SR), Coach Walt McLaughlin

GIRLS TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Undefeated Season: 6-0 dual meet and 7invitationals

ECIC division and Overall Team Champions

Section 6 Class B and Overall Section 6 ClassChampions

New York State Class B Champions

New York State Scholar Athlete Team

(excerpted from the Buffalo News 11/13/05)

Lancers 42-7. The Cardinals racked up 466total yards, all of them on the ground.

The Cardinals went on to the face thenumber 3 ranked team in the state, theDeposit Lumberjacks, at the Carrier Domein Syracuse for the state semi-finals. Theymanhandled the Lumberjacks 28-0 extendingtheir perfect season to 12-0 and reaching thestate title game.

The Randolph Cardinals proved beyond adoubt that they deserved the number onestate ranking that they had for most of theyear at the state finals where they facednumber two ranked Cambridge. Twotouchdown passes from Rogers to BlakeMorrison and three running touchdowns byJeff Durow were the offensive highlights. Andagain, the Cardinals were a dominatingdefense … they sacked Spencer Luke fourtimes. Morrison led with none tackles, TimMcElwain added seven tackles withadditional sacks by Durow, Dustin Poitras,David Everts and Mike Seiberg. TheCardinals, coached by Pat Slater, won theClass D Championship Title with a score of35-6. Honors awarded were: Durow MVP ,Pat Oyer- most valuable offensive lineman,Jackson- most valuable offensive back, BrooksMorrison – most valuable defensive back,Matt Ring – sportsmanship and specialcongratulations is due to Coach Pat Slaterwho was selected as the Buffalo Bills Coachof the year. Congratulations Randolph!!

On a final note, the Randolph offense scored35 points in the state Championship game.Randolph’s defense allowed all 13 opponentsthroughout the season a total of 35 points!

January 2006 • Page 8 Section VI Newsletter

Section VI Directory 2005-06 UpdatesPlease mark the following changes (noted in bold) on the appropriate pages of your Directory.

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4 NFL Superintendents Rep: Steven Achramovitch, Ken-Ton, Phone: 874-8400 x5305 ,Fax: 874-8624

5 Softball Co-Chairs: Mark Kruzynski, Medina HS, (W) 585-798-2710 x2317,(H/C) 474-3263 and Larry Lash, Wilson HS (W) 751-9341, (H) 778-8038, (C) 998-8038

14 Allegany-Limestone: Athletic Secretary: Libby Stanton, lstanton@alli.wnyric.org

14 Barker: email address suffix changed to @barkercsd.net

21 Falconer Athletic Director Steve Penhollow: Extension is 4282, (Cell) 450-0317

26 Iroquois Senior High Principal: Dennis Kenney

28 Lake Shore Indoor Track coach (B&G) : Jennifer Philaron

28 Lake Shore Superintendent: Jeffrey Rabey, jrabey@lakeshore.wnyric.org

29 Lewport: Athletic Directors Scott Townsend, (S) 754-8281 x2212, townsens@lew-port.comand Brian Gunby gunbyb@lew-port.com

31 Medina Athletic Director: Mark Kruzynski, 474-3263 (H/C), mkruzynski@medinacsd.org

38 South Park HS Principal: Patricia Thomas

38 Southwestern: Soccer (B) Sean Swan-Leuze, Volleyball (G) Brandy Ormond

41 Westfield High School Principal: John Peterson

43 Baseball Catt Co. Umpires: Email for G.Casey Jones: garyjones112@adelphia.net

43 Lockport Umpires new president: Tony Nemi

44 IAABO #121 Basketball Official Girls Assignor: Gary Casey Jonesgaryjones112@adelphia.net

48 NYSCSO James. Swimming Officials Group #27: Cherril Castle, President, 484-8101 (H),103 Bush St., Jamestown 14701 cherril1@juno.com

Reminder to Districts That Are CurrentSubscribers to Leagueminder:Superintendents and Business Managers werereminded in a recent memo that in order toreceive state aid for the cost of this system forthe 2005-06 school year, your district mustparticipate in the pilot program for centralpayment of officials through Erie 1 BOCESfor the spring sport of track and field.

If your district is interested in participating inthis pilot program, Erie I BOCES will forwarda cross-contract to your office for completion.The completed contract must be returned toBOCES and the funds to cover the costs of theofficials fees must be escrowed with BOCESprior to the start of the track season on March1. Note that there are no BOCES servicecharges for participation in this pilot program.

To participate in the pilot, your athletic officemust have received the on-line training fromLeagueMinder and be an active user of thesystem, all home track and field meets foryour district must be scheduled in theLeagueMinder system and all the certifiedofficials assigned to these meets must beentered by league assignor (or designee) priorto February 15.

Please contact the Section VI office at 821-7299 or cszczesny@e1b.org by January 15 ifyour district is interested in participating inthe pilot program

Centralized Payment ofSports OfficialsThe pilot program launched by Erie IBOCES in cooperation with Section VI forcentralized payment of sports officials byErie I BOCES was successful for girls soccer.The pilot is currently underway for wintersports. Boys Basketball and Indoor Trackofficials will receive one paycheck from ErieI BOCES for all contests worked in the pilotdistricts and all league meets worked withina monthly pay period. Track and Field willbe the pilot sport for spring. The web-basedsoftware approved by the Section to facilitatethis program is League Minder. The pilotdistricts currently include Alden, Akron,Hinsdale, Kenmore and Olean.

When fully operational, centralized paymentof sports officials through Erie I BOCES willinclude all sports and will be open to allSection VI member districts who wish toparticipate. All sports officials will thenreceive one monthly paycheck for all contestsworked at participating member schools. Thisprogram complies with SED regulationsregarding Board of Cooperative EducationalServices entitling districts who participate tostate aid for the cost of League Minder.

Section VI and Erie 1 BOCES express theirgratitude to the girls soccer, boys basketballand track officials and to the pilot districtsfor their cooperation with this program,developed to ensure payment of officials in atimely, efficient and cost effective manner fordistricts (see Reminder to Distrits article thispage).

Reminder from theTransportation CommitteeSchool districts are reminded that for theremainder of the school year, districts willneed to make their own transportationarrangements to state competition for teamsports if their team qualifies. Districts will bereimbursed by the Section for this expense.The Section will continue to provide busesfor individual sports such as track and field.This policy was approved by the ExecutiveCommittee in November due to the lack ofavailability of coach buses. TheTransportation Committee will be meetingin the near future to review Section policieson transportation to state competition.

Section VI Newsletter January 2006 • Page 9

Tennis Coaching ClinicOffered

Section VI will be presenting a Clinic for Tennis Coaches and Physical EducationInstructors, Sunday, February 12th, 2006 from 12:30-5:00 at South Towns Tennis Club, 75Mid County Drive, Orchard Park, New York 14127 (716-662-9396). The clinic will includewarm-up and conditioning drills sports specific for tennis; skills instruction on the modernforehand, backhand, serve, and volley; singles and doubles strategy including specific drillsdemonstrating the strategy; and a drill exchange including cooperative and competitive drills.

This clinic will help expose coaches and instructors to new developments in the sport. Arepresentative from USTA will be present to inform participants of free in- school programs.The cost of the clinic is $50.00 for those registering on or before February 3rd. Thereafter thefee will be $60.00. Complete the following registration form and submit with registration feeto South Towns Tennis Club as indicated. If you wish to participate in drills, please dressappropriately and bring your tennis racquet.

FingerprintingUpdate forOfficialsPhoto ID’s

The Section VI office takes photographs forsports officials ID Cards every Wednesdayfrom 9:30am to 3:30 pm at the Section VIoffice, 355 Harlem Rd, West Seneca. Noappointment is necessary. Please bring driverslicense for identification and $.50to cover postage and handling. One eveningsession will be held March 1 until 6:00 pm byappointment only. Call 821-7299 to schedule.

Pick-up points for fingerprint packets:

Erie I BOCES reception: 355 Harlem Rd.West Seneca M-Fri 8-4:00

Southwestern Middle School Library,Southwestern Dr., Jamestown M-Fri 8-4:00

Salamanca HS Superintendent’s office: 50Iroquois Dr., Salamanca M-Fri 7-3:30

Philip Sheridan Bldg Athletic office: 3200Elmwood Ave., Kenmore M-Fri 8-3:30

Officials ContractNegotiations to BeginNegotiations for the 2007-2010 contractbetween Section VI and the Western NewYork Sports Officials are about to begin. TheSection VI Negotiating Team, headed byTom Cowan OCF, is actively soliciting inputfrom school administrators on potentialrevisions for the new document. The currentcontract along with the fee schedule, isavailable on the Section website(www.section6.wnyric.org …click on officials … thenOfficials Contract). AthleticDirectors, Superintendentsand Principals areencouraged to reviewit and sendrecommendations toTom Cowan, SectionVI, 355 Harlem Rd.,West Seneca 14224,fax: 821-7352, phone:821-7094 or cszczesny@e1b.org.

SOUTH TOWNS TENNIS CLUB75 Mid County Drive, Orchard Park, NY 14127 / 716-662-9396 / fax: 716-662-0305

Registration Form

Tennis Coaches and Physical Education Instructors Tennis ClinicSunday, February 12, 2006

Name: ________________________________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________________________

City: _____________________________ State: _________________ Zip:________

Phone No. _____________________________________________________________

E-mail Address: _________________________________________________________

School: ________________________________________________________________

Submit this registration form and checks (payable to South towns Tennis Club) to:South Towns Tennis Club, 75 Mid County Drive, Orchard Park, NY 14127

NominationsNominations are being accepted for the following Section VI positions:

Superintendents Representative to the Central Committee: Mark Ward’s term endsAug. 31, 2005.

Section VI President –Elect

Fall Sportchair positions: Terms expire June 30, 2006All Sportchairs have the option to run for another 3-year term.

Current nominations include Mark Ward for re-appointment. Please forwardnominations to the Section VI office, 355 Harlem Rd. West Seneca, NY 14224 orcszczesny@e1b.org. Thank you!

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…Good Sports Finish First

by Doug Ames, Section VI Sportsmanship CoordinatorNewfane Elementary • 778-6376x2184 • dames@newfane.wnyric.org

Models of Sportsmanship in Action -FallThe seasonal ALL-WNY Good Sports selections (see p. 11)recognize the very best we have to offer. These athletes aremembers of respective teams that have been recognized fortheir exemplary conduct as well. Those student athletesrecognized will receive a certificate and an ALL-WNYSportsmanship patch.

Random Acts of GoodSportsmanshipEach of us at one time or another has recognized individualacts by players, coaches, and or officials that we deemnoteworthy. Take the time, forward information noting suchto sportsmanship coordinator, Douglas Ames so that hemight recognize these individuals for who they are and whatthey represent.

Supersports – “Always a Winner”Every community has people who proudly support our localathletes. Over the past four years, Section VI has honoredsuch individuals at a half-time presentation, communitybooster meeting, or end of the year banquet. Several schoolsthat have done so include: Akron, City Honors, Jamestown,Olean, Silver Creek, Southwestern, and Williamsville East. It’sa great way to say thank you to those people for theirunselfish support. If you know someone who should berecognized as a “Supersport”, please forward their name toSportsmanship coordinator Douglas Ames at Newfane.

New York Good Sport Program• Assessments forms will be posted on the Association

website.• In January each sportsmanship coordinator will receive an

email from Lloyd Mott at NYSPHSAA to remind us tonotify schools to complete the assessment online.

• Schools believing they deserve consideration for Sectionor State recognition will indicate by checking a box onthe form.

• Please understand that all documentation MUST be sentto Section VI Coordinator as a hard copy.

• Upon submission, the assessment will go to the Associationdatabase. Each Section Coordinator will have access toschool’s entries.

• Timelines:- April 15th all assessments are to submitted.- May 10th Section Coordinators forward to the

Association, along with documentation- June 1st Section plaques will be ordered for delivery to

coordinators- PRIOR to May 30th the selection committee will

convene to choose the banner schools.

Putting Sports in PerspectiveAs you have heard many times, coaches are moral educators, ifnot by explicit instruction then at least by the habits you instilland the examples you set. The game, however, has a power notonly to uplift and encourage, it can depress and ultimatelydestroy if not kept in perspective. Consider the sad case of aformer major league pitcher whose life spiraled downward aftergiving up the big homer in the playoffs, or the former profootball player whose life ended in suicide. Coaches have atremendous responsibility in this regard “what really mattersmost”. As educators first, we must figure out how to do this insuch a way that wey never let our players forget that no pitch,no inning, no dropped pass, a missed foul shot, or no game,is…pardon the sports metaphor, “the whole ball game” or touse the standard expression, “It’s only a game.” Everyoneknows it’s a game, but we need to state the obvious because it’seasy to become so absorbed in the game that we forget theobvious. We as coaches need to remind our players how luckythey are to be able to play, to be able to pursue this unique kindof excellence for at least a small part of their high school careers.

Time out for a sport thought…?As a Coach, what can you do to instill the “spirit” of play inyour players? Parents? Fans? Administrators?

Do you ever set aside some part of your practice foractivities that are pure “fun”?

What are the most significant threats to the spirit of playin sports?

Can you distinguish between the threats that come fromthe very nature of competition and those that come fromexternal sources?

Section VI Newsletter January 2006 • Page 11

ALL-WNY INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM RECOGNITIONFOR OUTSTANDING SPORTSMANSHIP

FALL 2005

Division School Individual Division School Individual

FootballAA-North North Tonawanda Nick FettermanAA-South Clarence John SytyA-North Nomination not receivedA-South Hamburg Edward GahonaB- North Tonawanda Adam CruzB-South Olean Mark SideyC Cass. Valley No nameD-East Portville Joe HolcombD-West West Valley Chase ColtBuffalo Nomination not receivedMsgr Martin Nomination not received

Girl’s SoccerNFL Niagara Wheatfield Ashley MayNO Newfane Deb WorkmanChautauqua Olean Natalie PeltonCattaraugus Ellicottville Chelsey RobleeECIC 1-West Seneca West Courtney Ryan

2-West Seneca East Elizabeth Tiberi3-Willaimsville South Alex Galbo4-JFK Charlene KasinskiMsgr Martin Nomination not received

Boy’s SoccerBuffalo Nomination not receivedCatt. C/D Nomination not receivedCCIAC-1 Nomination not receivedCCIAC-2/3 Nomination not receivedECIC-1 Clarence Mike AntkowiakECIC-2 Lake Shore Zach EastmanECIC-3 Cheektowaga Carmen ParisiECIC-4 Eden Jacob StefanNFL Niagara Falls Ryan ChambersNO Albion Alex Breuilly

Field HockeyECIC-1 Williamsville South Emily GioiaECIC-2 Nomination not receivedNO Kenmore East Rebecca Kroetsch

Girl’s Gymnastics1-D Frontier Amy Stanley#2-D Clarence

Boy’s GymnasticsFederation Williamsville East Krishna Upadhyaya

Boy’s X-CountryBuffalo Hutch Tech Dustin RussNO Barker Chris LantinenNFL Nomination not receivedECIC-1 Clarence Andy PfeifferECIC-2 Iroquois Jon RothECIC-3 East Aurora Ryan O’ConnarCCAA Gowanda Alex McMahon

Girl’s X-CountryBuffalo Leonardo da Vinci Lauren RaineyNO Barker Hannah McGeeNFL Nomination not receivedECIC-1 West Seneca West Kailey SullivanECIC-2 Amherst Mia SymoniakECIC-3 Depew Tricia KentCCAA Franklinville Sonya Borden

Girls SwimmingNFL Kenmore WestChautauqua Nomination not receivedCattaraugus Nomination not receivedECIC Lancaster Sammy Palma

Girl’s TennisNFL Lewiston Porter Jen AveryECIC –1 West Seneca West Brittany LewisECIC – 2 Lake Shore Alicia EgglestonECIC – 3 Williamsville South Suzy HoyECIC – 4 Lackawanna Shannon NeillCCAA – 1 Dunkirk Stephanie WisniewskiCCAA – 2 Falconer Ashley Edstrom

Girl’s VolleyballECIC Frontier Lindsey GleasonNFL Lewiston Porter Mallory BoucherBuffalo City Honors Stephanie KazmierczakCattaraugus Hinsdale Rebecca Klahn (West Valley)CCAA I Allegany Limestone Molly Krauza(Fredonia)CCAAII Maple Grove Siblea McFarland (Salamanca)CCAAIII Clymer and Forestville Katherine Scharf(Westfield)NO Barker Mary Parr

Boy’s VolleyballTeam Award: Williamsville SouthNYSPHSAA “A” Hamburg Dan JohnsonNYSPHSAA “B” Eden Brian Baur

Golf (fall)NFL Lockport Pat LutzNO Barker Stephen FisherECIC Clarence Matthew Stasiak

January 2006 • Page 12 Section VI Newsletter

SECTION VI355 Harlem RoadWest Seneca, NY 14224

IT’S OFFICIAL…• During the fall of 2005, several sections across the state

experimented with policy changes concerning red andmultiple yellow card violations in soccer. It’s no secret thatsportsmanship issues relating to both boys and girls soccerhave been a priority concern throughout the country. Section6 adopted a much stricter policy for multiple yellow cardviolations. Data collected by coaches and officials is currentlybeing evaluated to determine the impact on the game ingeneral. The outcome of this evaluation and possiblerecommendations for the 2006 season will be posted in thenear future.

• The National Federation of High School Officials recentlyunveiled a multimedia campaign addressing the growingproblems of steroid use at the high school level. It containstwo 12-minute videos, one directed toward coaches and theother towards parents. The NFHS is very upbeat concerningthe early support of the program entitled “Making the RightChoice”. For more information, visit the websitewww.nfhs.org/steroids.

• The need for new scholastic level sports officials has neverbeen more obvious. I urge coaches, athletic administratorsand educators to take a moment to see how you might help… well placed classroom comments, local newspaper articlesor simply posting directions to the Section website for contactinformation: www.section6.wnyric.org … click on officials …then click on training

• Basic negotiating guidelines set up by the State OCF indicateJanuary 2006 as the official starting time for seriousnegotiations. As in the past, I need your input on contractualitems that you believe need addressing. Please take some timeto refresh yourself with the document. It can be found on theSection 6 website http://www.section6.wnyric.org/. Click onOfficials, then on Officials Contract with Section VI, then onContract Click on A,B,C,D,E,F or G to access thoseappendices. I would appreciate your comments and/orconcerns prior to January 31. Contact me at the Sectionoffice 821-7094 or email cszczesny@e1b.org. I will consider a“no reply” as general satisfaction with the existing document.Thank you in advance for your assistance.

by Tom Cowan, Section VI, Officials Coordinator (821-7094)