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HS SOFTBALL: Attfield named NFL's top player
Niagara Gazette Softball Player of the Year Caitlin Attfield of Niagara-Wheatfield was also named the Niagara Frontier League’s Most Outstanding Player at its recent year-end meeting. The freshman shortstop was also recently named third team all-state in Class AA.
Also for N-W, junior hurler Kelly Bourque was named the NFL’s Co-Pitcher of the Year with reigning award winner Holly Conte of Niagara Falls. Both players were also first team all-Gazette picks. Conte’s NFHS battery-mate Nikki Kraft also garnered first team all-NFL honors.
Two other locals, pitcher Carly Knight of Lewiston-Porter and outfielder Emily Thompson of Grand Island, were named to the first team. Rounding out the squad are Kenmore West’s Danielle Frye and Jenna Rickan, North Tonawanda’s Joanna Fretthold and Shaina Bunker, Kristen Deschenes of Kenmore East and Emily Belfield of Lockport.
N-W coach Eric Belter was named the league’s Coach of the Year after helping the Falcons to a share of the NFL title with West. Lockport earned the team sportsmanship award.
Wilson catcher Elise Jancef and utility player Jessica Curry were each named to the Niagara-Orleans League’s first team. Starpoint’s Danielle Lanternier was a first team all-ECIC II selection.
ALL-NIAGARA FRONTIER LEAGUE
First Team: Danielle Frye (Senior, INF, Kenmore West), Jenna Rickan (Senior, OF, Kenmore West), Caitlin Attfield (Freshman, INF, Niagara-Wheatfield), Kelly Bourque (Junior, P, Niagara-Wheatfield), Joanna Fretthold (Senior, INF, North Tonawanda), Shaina Bunker (Sophomore, C, North Tonawanda), Holly Conte (Junior, P, Niagara Falls), Nikki Kraft (Senior, C, Niagara Falls), Kristen Deschenes (Senior, P, Kenmore East), Emily Thompson (Senior, P/OF, Grand Island), Carly Knight (Senior, P, Lewiston-Porter), Emily Belfield (Freshman, OF, Lockport).
Second Team: Lexi Santa Maria (Sophomore, P, Kenmore West), Kaley Vazquez (Junior, INF, Kenmore West), Shelly Maggard (Junior, INF, Niagara-Wheatfield), Angela Elliott (Senior, INF, Niagara-Wheatfield), Natalie Hils (Senior, OF, North Tonawanda), Caitlin Kirbis (Junior, INF, North Tonawanda), Jamie Olander (Senior, INF, Niagara Falls), Jordan Dudish (Junior, INF, Grand Island), Kasey Sumnar (Junior, C, Grand Island), Alex Dickson (Junior, INF, Kenmore East), Janeanne LePage (Senior, C, Lewiston-Porter), Megan Anderson (Senior, P, Lockport).
Third Team: Kirsty Webb (Junior, C, Kenmore West), Ashley Krier (Junior, INF, Kenmore West), Katie Gruarin (Sophomore, OF, Niagara-Wheatfield), Katie Destino (Junior, C, Niagara-Wheatfield), Allie Gibson (Junior, P, North Tonawanda), Julie Harmon (Senior, INF, North Tonawanda), Chelsea O’Laughlin (Junior, OF, Lewiston-Porter), Sam price (Senior, C, Kenmore East), Savannah Sanders (Senior, OF, Kenmore East), Sam Tilkins (Junior, P, Grand Island), Megan Cuda (Freshman, INF, Lewiston-Porter), Kelly McKeever (Freshman, INF, Lockport).
ALL-NIAGARA ORLEANS LEAGUE
First Team: Lindsey Colonna (Junior, P, Albion), Coleen Rausch (Senior, P, Royalton-Hartland), Gub Jonathan (Senior, P, Akron), Justine Daniels (Junior, C, Albion), Deb Harding (Senior, C, Medina), Elise Jancef (Sophomore, C, Wilson), Lisa Bierdeman (Senior, INF, Albion), Jessica Curry (Junior, INF, Wilson), Aileen Hinton (Junior, INF, Barker), Sam Kelly (Junior, INF, Newfane), Allysa Taborn (Senior, INF, CSAT), Amanda Werth (Sophomore, INF, Royalton-Hartland), Amanda Walker (Senior, OF, Royalton-Hartland).
Second Team: Molly Bloom (Senior, P, Wilson), Raela Wiley (Senior, P, Wilson), Alexis Moreland (Eighth Grade, P, Newfane), Megan Corriere (Sophomore, C, Royalton-Hartland), Gus Hallett-Jonathan (Sophomore, C, Akron), Rebecca Quackenbush (Junior, C, Barker), Katie Renaldo (Senior, C, CSAT), Paige Golden (Junior, INF, Albion), Jenn Knaak (Freshman, INF, Albion), Becca Wagner (Senior, INF, Royalton-Hartland), Lizzy Zacher (Senior, INF, Medina), Ashley Wyder (Sophomore, OF, Akron).
Honorable Mention: Mallory Brewer (Senior, Akron), Kierstyn Sturmer (Freshman, Akron), Emalee Soule (Sophomore, Akron), Ellie Dietz (Junior, Barker), Paige Remington (Junior, Barker), Nicole Estep (Junior, Barker), Katleyn Moore (Junior, Barker), Alishia Foss (Sophomore, Medina), Jen Werth (Junior, Newfane), Sonya Rinaldo (Sophomore, Newfane), Jordan Beutel (Eighth Grade, Newfane), Sam Smith (Senior, Royalton-Hartland).
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Bleumink leads Porter Cup after first-round 64
LEWISTON — Luke Bleumink weathered the wind and beat the rain to take a one-shot lead on the opening day of the 52nd Porter Cup at Niagara Falls Country Club.
Bleumink, 25, an Australian playing here for the third year in a row, shot a 6-under-par 64 on Wednesday highlighted by an eagle on the third hole.
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NFCC rolls out repaired greens at Porter Cup
LEWISTON — Heading into the Fourth of July weekend, Steve Denn was confident that this year’s Porter Cup was going to be a success.
Then the sprinklers at Niagara Falls Country Club started spewing fertilizer on the carefully manicured greens.
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Flynn surgery deemed successful
Niagara Falls native Jonny Flynn underwent successful surgery on his left hip Tuesday in Colorado that could sideline him for the start of his second season in the NBA.
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It's all work for Gailey in bid to rebuild Bills
After a little over a month off since the end of minicamps, the work for the Bills begins in earnest Thursday when the team opens training camp at St. John Fisher College in suburban Rochester.
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Wilson's Geltz promoted to Double A
Wilson native Steve Geltz continued his climb in the Los Angeles Angels farm system last week when he was promoted to the team’s affiliate in Arkansas.
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McDonald dances for cameras, delivers for Power
Even though McDonald’s life mostly revolves around baseball, he has one interesting hobby that would seem quite out of the ordinary for a baseball player — making dance videos.
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Report: Flynn to miss 3-4 months
According to a Yahoo! Sports writer, Niagara Falls product Jonny Flynn won’t be in the lineup when his second National Basketball Association season starts.
Marc Spears of Yahoo! Sports said via Twitter on Monday night that Flynn will likely miss three to four months due to a hip problem that will require surgery.
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Petrosian, locals excited about Cup
When Matt Petrosian got the call — the one he’d dreamed about as a little kid growing up just below the hill in Lewiston — he was standing, appropriately enough, in a golf course pro shop.
The Lewiston-Porter graduate works at nearby Niagara Frontier Country Club in Youngstown and when Marty Shimmel of the Porter Cup organizing committee called to see if Petrosian might be interested in participating in this week’s tournament, he got an emotional reaction.
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New book brings Porter Cup history to life
Former Gazette sports editor’s narrative covers tourney’s first 50 years
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Locals gleam with Empire State Games medals
The Western-most Westerners — athletes from the Niagara Falls area — helped the host region win the medal count at the Empire State Games, which concluded Sunday.
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