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CPOWNY and Buffalo Zoo pair up to welcome giraffe calf By Lizz Schumer THE SUN EDITOR

There is a new face at The Buffalo Zoo, and Community Papers of WNY Inc. is partnering with the Zoo to welcome its first Zooborn baby in some time: A baby giraffe. The male calf arrived in the middle of the night on Oct. 24, to first-time parents A.J, 5, and Moke, 3. Community Papers of WNY has planned a year of events and promotions, in conjunction with the Zoo, to welcome the newest addition to Western New York. A formal press release will be released by the Zoo and CPOWNY on Dec. 15, announcing the still-anonymous baby’s name, as well as the reasoning behind its new moniker. The newspaper group and the Zoo are working together to host a series of events and contests, to coincide with the calf’s first year of life, and CPOWNY readers will be the first to know, and participate in, these promotions. Baby giraffes tend to remain with their parents until they are around about 22 months old, so the organization has plenty of time to spend with the new little one. Special events will include a coloring contest, in which children in grades K-4 color a drawing of the baby giraffe and mother from a drawing template included in all community papers. A winner will be selected from each of

A formal press release will be released by the Zoo and CPOWNY on Dec. 15, announcing the still-anonymous baby’s name. Photos submitted by Buffalo Zoo. CPOWNY’s 25 community newspapers by random drawing and each winner will receive a family pass for the Buffalo Zoo; two parents and two children. Next will be a contest for winning a named, baby giraffe plush animal, for sharp-eyed readers. A series of eight billboards by Lamar of Buffalo are located throughout the Buffalo metropolitan area that feature the photo and name of the new Buffalo Zoo baby giraffe. The first family from each of the 25 community papers to correctly submit all eight route and crossstreet billboard locations will receive the collectible baby giraffe. Outdoor bill-

boards will be in place for six weeks, starting Dec. 15. According to CPOWNY Director of Marketing Dr. Janet Gane, the baby giraffe’s arrival will be heralded by a year-long calendar of events, distributed by the 25 papers, as well as WNY Health Magazine, with a article focused on conservation and preservation of the animals’ natural habitats. “There’s a real concern about poaching of giraffes, and other animals are also in danger,” Gane explained, “So, we want to make sure our readers are aware of that, as well as the first to know about this precious little one.” The Buffalo Zoo will be

First-time parents A.J, 5, and Moke, 3, with the baby giraffe. releasing its calendar for the year, including special events to celebrate the new baby giraffe’s arrival, and CPOWNY will also be sharing the calf’s milestones with its family of readers. “We’ll be a big part of this

baby’s first year of life,” Gane concluded, about the efforts. “He’s part of our family now, too.” For more information about the Buffalo Zoo’s newest little one, keep an eye on The Tonawanda Courier, and keep check-

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At Tuesday’s KenmoreTonawanda Board of Education meeting, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Robin Zymroz gave a PowerPoint presentation to the board and members of the public on a projected decline in enrollment for upcoming years, underscoring a trend that led the district to decide to close three of its schools in the 2016-17 year. Zymroz told the board the total enrollment in Ken-Ton schools has

gone down by 10.53 percent across all grade levels, from kindergarten through 12th grade. Additionally, there is a 2.33 percent decrease from the 2013-14 year to the 201415 school year. Zymroz said this also paves the way into a future discussion on how the findings will impact staffing. In 2016-17, Hamilton Elementary, Roosevelt Elementary and Kenmore Middle Schools will be closing, as per the district’s consolidation plan. In January, a select group of fifth-grade students at Hamilton and

Edison will be offered an option letter to attend sixth grade at Franklin Middle instead of going to Hoover, because after 2016-17 when district restructuring takes effect, the redistricting of zones would mean those students would need to attend three different schools in three different years. This averts such a scenario. In these instances, parents should receive the letters after they are sent out on Jan. 15. “I think we’re trying to be mindful of all of the individual family situations, so mindful that

we’re dealing with three students at Hoover that we will give an opportunity for an option,” Zymroz said. “If you hear of a specific situation that affects a family, we’d like to believe we’ve found them all, but maybe we haven’t. We want to be aware, so we have the opportunity to address it.” The families of students who will be affected by closings or redistricting will be given a few weeks to make their choice.

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The only thing on Rob Burgio’s mind growing up was music. As a child, he visited his father, a hairdresser, at work and helped him sweep the floors. Though hair was in his blood, he fell in love with music and exchanged his broom for a guitar when he was 12 years old. He joined his school’s band and found himself playing in bands with his friends during his spare time. After graduating high school, Burgio knew he wanted to continue in music, but didn’t know what he wanted to do for a professional career. He enrolled at Buffalo State, taking pre-requisite and music courses. Though he did well in his music courses and loved performing in the school’s jazz ensemble, he found himself struggling in his pre-requisites. It was during this

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Jordan Bunker was known as the guy who made sure he gathered his friends together when they were all home for the holidays. Being a Second Lieutenant in the Army, and having many friends go away for college, he knew this was one of the few times during the year they would all be home. “Jordan was known for always getting his friends together around the holidays,” said his sister Andrea Bunker. “Even the Christmas before he passed, he had about 20 of his friends at our house. He liked to get everyone together.” That was five years ago. Soon after that gathering, Dec. 26, 2009, Jordan was involved in a tragic car accident that claimed his life. He was a wellloved son and brother, a dear friend to many, and a soldier preparing for deployment in January, but his life was cut short at the young age of 24. A year later, the Bunker family was approached by a friend with the suggestion of hosting a holiday party and fundraiser. This is what sparked the idea of the Good Things Holiday Party. Andrea described when her brother would write home while he was in basic training.

Did you grow up in a fatherless home? Have you ever wondered who your biological father is, but don’t know how to find him? Help is on the way. The Oxygen Network is now casting men and women for their new docuseries “Finding My Father.” Asylum Entertainment, the company involved in casting the new series, is not casting just anyone who falls into this category; they’re looking for men and women who have overcome the statistics of growing up without a father. “We want people that are inspirational, people who are really doing something,” said Joey Gemelli, casting director. According to the National Center for Fathering, children who grow Jordan Bunker. up in fatherless homes Photo submitted by Andrea Bunker. are more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol, drop He would sign his let- tribute to the Jordan D. the hockey team. His out of school, and become ters “Good Things, Jor- Bunker Athletic Schol- scholarship is awarded involved in crime and viodan.” arship. to a North Tonawanda lent behaviors. This show will promote those who

“It kind of stuck with us,” said Andrea. “It was a different way for him to sign his name. It was kind of his tag line.” And so began the tradition of the annual Good Things Holiday Party. Friends and family gather each year, the week before Christmas, just as Jordan would prefer, and enjoy each other’s company, while doing it in his honor. In addition to the event being a party, it is also a fundraiser to con-

“As a natural leader, Jordan was known for bringing people together especially during the holiday season. He had a charismatic and outgoing personality. He was known for his hard work and dedication in anything he faced throughout his life,” said Andrea. “Each year we select a scholarship candidate who exemplifies these similar leadership qualities.” Jordan was captain of the North Tonawanda varsity football team and a member of

senior every year. The holiday party is an event that Jordan’s friends and family look forward to each year. “It’s really special to us,” said Andrea. “We always remember him everyday and to see all of his friends come together once a year to remember him, it means a lot.” For more information on the event, or the scholarship, please email jordanbunkerscholarship@gmail. com.

have worked hard throughout their lifetime to break through those statistics. “We’re looking for people who are doing something, people who have turned a negative into a positive,” said Gemelli, an alumnus of SUNY Buffalo State’s Television Department. “We want to give them final closure by getting to meet their father and ask the questions they have been wanting to ask him. Every story will be different.” If you fit the criteria and are interested in being on “Finding My Father,” send an email with your name, phone number and a recent photo of yourself to Gemilli at joey@gemellient.com. Also include a brief description of you and your story. Casting will take place during upcoming holidays, so applications are wanted as soon as possible. If selected, cameras will follow you around for a few days as the network hopes to reunite you with your father. “Finding My Father” will premiere sometime in 2015 on Oxygen.

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The two are happily married and recently moved Salon La Moda to its third location, a brand-new state-of-theart facility at 2180 Niagara Falls Blvd. in the Town of Tonawanda. Salon La Moda, the official salon of the Buffalo Bandettes, provides services such as hair cutting, waxing, customized hair coloring, hair extensions, eyelash extensions, pedicures and manicures. Burgio, Dana and their employees also continue taking classes so they can give each client the best ser-

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vice possible. Moving to a new location allowed Dana to add a feature to the salon most salons don’t offer: customized wig fitting. “It started with having patients who were going through chemo treatments,” Burgio said. “We’re one of the only salons featuring that.” Though owning and working at a salon takes up a lot of time, Burgio finds a way to continue his music career. “I played bass guitar with Seven Day Faith,”

Burgio said. “We had a few hit songs and played with Avril Lavigne. Hearing our songs on the airwaves was an amazing moment for me.” He has played in many bands since Seven Day Faith and currently plays with Leah Erin in the country/soul duo Beautiful Remedy. “We just put out a CD on iTunes. We’re going to Nashville this summer to perform there and we’re working on signing a promotional deal out of AStar Promotions,” Burgio said.

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Though being a hairdresser and a musician are two different personas, Burgio couldn’t imagine his life without either. “Sometimes you need a different outlet other than what you’re doing on a regular basis,” he said. “They’re both so amazing and so different from each other. I would be miserable if I didn’t have both of them.” To learn more about Salon La Moda, visit www.salonlamoda.com. And to learn more about Burgio’s band Beautiful Remedy, visit beautifulremedy.com or www. facebook.com/thebeautifulrem.

Board President Bob Dana said one of the main complaints he receives from parents is that they do not receive letters with important information until just before school starts. Zymroz said there will be a transitional committee assigned to help those students who will have to transition to another school in the near future, and this also includes parent information nights. In completing enrollment projections, a newly hired company, DecisionInSite, used two projection studies: a conservative one more suitable for budgeting, and a moderate one that is more suitable for facilities planning. Zymroz said in order to

have a more accurate idea of future enrollment, the district chose to use the moderate one to give itself some additional flexibility. According to Zymroz, the declining enrollment is due to declining birth rate and families moving out of the district, but in some cases, it is also due to parents transferring their children to private schools. Zymroz said the district provides exit surveys for parents of children who leave the district’s schools, but the majority of the parents who receive them do not return them to the district. In the future, Zymroz said she hopes the district will follow up more on these surveys.

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District releases evaluation of staff development program By Kimberlee Sabshin NT SUN CORRESPONDENT

On Tuesday, the Kenmore-Tonawanda Board of Education heard an update from Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Robin Zymroz and Staff Development Center Director Elaine Altman on the district’s professional development, in response to a request the board made in October in response to concerns about teacher training and evaluation in the district’s schools. “As per your request, we wanted to look at two things: we wanted to look at the professional development that is being offered through the district, through its looking at student work days, superintendent’s conference days and any of the workshops, the kinds of things that we are supporting, as well as what the staff development center is also offering,” Zymroz told the board. Zymroz and Altman said the staff is being evaluated and held to a standard of “evidence of impact,” which does not measure how hard the teachers are working toward a goal, but rather how they have achieved that goal in an outcomebased manner. “We are very concerned about

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making sure everything we do results in school improvement, which is the improvement of instructional teaching practices, as well as increased student learning. You can’t have one without the other,” Zymroz said. Zymroz promoted the idea of “productive struggle,” meaning that it is okay for students to struggle with some things, but they should have an opportunity instead of “lecturing at them” about that struggle. Teachers are also dealing with the ELA and math modules associated with the new Common Core learning standards, and the Common Core is “at the forefront of everything we do.” For staff development, full-time teachers must complete a minimum of 20 credit hours per year. In the 2013-14 school year, 668 teachers, including teacher assistants, enrolled in specialized workshops. 452 teachers, or 68 percent, took more than 20 hours. 216 teachers took the minimum amount, Altman said. Teachers receive training in fields such as literacy, math and instructional strategies. “The model that we use when we’re trying to promote quality adult learning is similar to what we talked about with students, because just as we

have to further engage students in the learning process, we have to follow that learning model for adults,” said Altman. “What our aim is, is that we want sustainable learning. Instead of sitting and getting information, we require our participants to interact with it, to take it back to their classrooms and utilize it, then come back for a follow-up for further discussion.” Faculty and staff enrolled in the workshops also included administrators, teachers, support staff and substitute teachers. Altman said of the different subjects the workshops offered, the largest number attended the literacy and social, emotional and behavioral workshops, which include training on cyberbullying, student stress and other issues students commonly face. “We’re looking for continuous improvement, so that, to us, is growth mindset,” Zymroz added. “The district holds its district development with this goal in mind, and it’s a shared feeling by the staff development center.” Board President Bob Dana said with implementation of the Common Core standards, a major concern is whether staff are ready to work with it, and whether parents are prepared to work with

their children. He asked if any workshops have been created to help parents help children with homework when students come home with a particularly difficult assignment. “My concern is for the teachers out there who seem to be frustrated,” Dana said, recalling his own experiences as a teacher who had to adjust to some of the new technology in the classroom before his retirement. “I want to make sure that they’re getting it. A lot of teachers don’t seem wellprepared…I’m drawing a conclusion that we need to do a better job helping them.” In response, Zymroz suggested having teachers work in groups to unpack the individual modules, rather than leaving them on their own to do the work. “Rather than one teacher out there unpacking a module, which is a lot of work, if we could get teachers of a similar grade level or similar discipline together, we could support that, so it’s not all falling to each teacher separately,” she said. “What I do in my position is I look at the actual data,” Altman said. “We’re not an island. We collaborate with the district and we want things to be good not just for our staff, but for our students.”

Santa visited Ken-Ton Meals on Wheels oldest client, Norm. He is 106 years old and Santa delivered a large cookie for the holidays courtesy of Sweet Beginnings Bakery. Photo submitted.

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On Monday, the Kenmore Village Improvement Society held its annual Christmas party and meeting at the Kenmore Community Center, with fruit, vegetable and cheese platters, refreshments, good company and fresh bundles of greens for the society’s “Greens for Seniors” initiative, ready to be delivered to senior residents of the village. Earlier that day, KVIS members prepared a total of 200 of the bundles of greenery, each one complete with a candy cane, bow and small card with a Christmas greeting, to be brought to residents of the senior apartments at Kenmore Avenue and Colvin Boulevard. KVIS President Melissa Foster commented that this year’s bundles were completed in record time, about two hours. They were scheduled to be distributed to the recipients the next day, on Tuesday. “We had plenty of volunteers, people who came and helped. We were so fortunate because the Paul Bunyan Christmas tree seller at Anderson’s Frozen Custard on Sheridan Drive gave us all the greens for free,” Fos-

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things have developed out there where we have sold about 52 acres so far. We have to extend the road further to accommodate those new buyers, and we’re going to extend the road another 820 feet,” Jones said. “We have to include additional grating and storm water management and extension of the road, and certain provisions for green infrastructure.” Also on Monday, members of the board recognized the collective effort town workers put into helping neighboring communities with the recent winter storm, which

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Kenmore Middle School students share their love of Origami Thanks to a new club formed by two sixth grade students at Kenmore Middle School, their classmates have all the more reason to look forward to Fridays. Best of all, it is an activity that has a lot of educational benefits. It is a new origami club run entirely by students for students. During academic support period on Fridays in the Kenmore Middle School library, sixth graders Anthony Balash and Emily Trifilo teach participants how to take a single square piece of a paper and transform it through a series of complex folds into a crane, a ninja star, a box, and a multitude of other creations. “Anthony came to us and said, ‘I think we should have an origami club.’ It was his idea. We only facilitated it. We let him take the lead,” said Kimberly Conrad, library media specialist at the Middle School. “I cannot thank Anthony and Emily enough for providing an activity that involves critical thinking and is fun for his classmates.” On Fridays, Anthony and Emily help their classmates learn traditional origami techniques. At a session recently, in less than 30 minutes, they helped

more than a dozen participants complete the best-known origami shape: the Japanese paper crane, also known as orizuru. It is the act of taking something as simple as a blank sheet of paper and making it into something so much more that captured Anthony’s interest. “You can turn paper into animals and make them move, and it’s just paper – no tape, no glue. I think that’s pretty cool,” Anthony said. Emily shared his enjoyment of origami, and together they decided to start the club. “I knew how to make a ninja star, and he has helped me with animals,” said Emily, who expressed the same reasons for enjoying the activity as Anthony. “I like it because there is no tape and no glue – just folds.” One thing that impressed Conrad was the effectiveness of Anthony’s style of teaching. When he showed the students how to make the folds, he did it with his back turned in order to make it easier for them to follow. He initiated group work. And he would walk around the room seeing how everyone was doing and helping them along the

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2014-15 Basketball Preview St. Joe’s to lean on team-wide effort without lone stud

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Depth and balance are what the St. Joe’s Marauders basketball team will be hanging its hat on in 2014-15. Losing five players to graduation and another who transferred at the start of the season made it look as if it would be a work in progress for the Marauders. But coach Mark Simon said his team has shown an incredible work ethic and chemistry early on. And though the team doesn’t have that one breakout stud, the depth across the board is better. “Our plan is to play maybe 10 a night,” Simon said. “Use that depth and athletic ability to put some pressure

on people. We’re going to try to be defensively aggressive and try to play as up-tempo as much as possible.” Simon said the plan is also to obviously remain as disciplined as possible on the offensive side of the game as well. In a year in which teams lose a lot to graduation, it usually means a specific core of two or three players are expected to step up and be the leaders. But again, Simon feels the depth from top to bottom will help to alleviate the pressure of leadership being placed on the shoulders of just a few guys. “I think the luxury of this team is not one guy has to really (lead),” he said. “Last year, we were a team of a couple guys. This is going to truly be a team, family effort where we don’t need one of them to step up because they’re all good enough to score points. They’re experienced now so it’s going to be a team effort.” Returnees helping to fos-

ter that family-first mindset are seniors Matthew Fritz, Edward Tabone Jr., Jack Scaglione, Antonio Morreale and Marcell Davis “It’s good. Everyone works hard. Everyone’s trying to earn their spot,” Fritz said. “I think we’ve got a really good, hardworking group here. It makes us work harder and makes us better as a team, I think, without that one star.” Fritz and sophomore Naseer Jackson will play point guard, junior Nick Motley returns and Grant Beyer, who transferred in from Williamsville South, should also be a nice addition. Having a balanced roster will keep every player working hard because they all no there isn’t that one star who can bail them out. And with so much depth, guys know if they slack off they will drop on the depth chart. “Honestly, I think it brings us together more,” said Fritz. “It brings us a team more, as a family.

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St. Joe’s senior Marcell Davis rebounds during a game against Canisius last year. Davis is one of seven seniors on this year’s Marauders.

New Mount St. Mary coach bringing Beilein tactics to floor waters of the 2014-15 season, it will have a new person steering the ship as Mike McCarthy has taken over the varsity job after guiding the Thunder JV team to an 18-2 record last season. McCarthy played for St. By Dave Ricci Joe’s in high school and SPORTS REPORTER played DI college ball at Canisius. His freshman seaThe Thunder is looking son was under legendary to lay the boom on its op- coach John Beilein. ponents. McCarthy looks to bring As the Mount St. Mary much of what he learned basketball team navigates the under Beilein to the Thunder

game plan. Step one, strong defense. “That’s just what we preach everyday in practice. It’s defense, defense, defense,” said McCarthy. “We know that we have a lot of learning to do on the offensive end...It’s a lot of reading of offenses, reading your cuts. It’s gonna take some time for them to understand that. The further we get along the better they’ll get offensively, but it starts with defense for us.” McCarthy will have plenty

to work with as he returns six seniors. Leading the way is point guard Katie Meegan. A threesport stud who also plays soccer and lacrosse, Meegan sees the floor well and is a reliable court general. Also back are Julie Fleming, Meighan Murphy, Olivia MacDonald, Cheyenne Freely, Adrianna Durkin and Natalie Short. Fleming, another outstanding all-around athlete, is money from the free throw

line while Freely is strong in the paint. Murphy also has a reliable scoring touch as she led the Thunder with 12 points in its 54-33 win over Nichols on Dec. 3. Sophomore Kelly Burns will also be a big piece of the puzzle going forward and sophomore Molly Meegan is getting some on-the-job training serving as back up point guard to her big sister, Katie. “I think it’s in the DNA, a little bit,” said McCarthy.

“They know how to handle the ball.” The Thunder fell to Kenmore West, 29-28, in its season opener on Dec. 2. “I love this team because we are so together and we understand what we want to do,” said Meighan Murphy. “We want to improve, not just us, but we want to improve the whole program. I love that we’re all dedicated and we’re moving forward and we’re coming after everyone this year.”

City of Tonawanda Courier/ Friday, December 12, 2014

2014-15 Basketball Preview Tonawanda knows it’s a target after sectional title victory By Dave Ricci SPORTS REPORTER

The culture of winning is there. But now, so is the target on their backs. Tonawanda Lady Warriors enter the new season riding the program’s biggest wave of success. Winning back-to-back ECIC IV championships in 2012 and 2013, the Warriors made school history when they captured the 2013-14 Section VI Class B championship. But as the calender flips to a new season, Tonawanda moves forward without six

members from last year’s team. Most notably, starters Kalyn Compeau, Alanna Herne and Savanna Baughman all graduated. The onus of leadership now falls on the shoulders of returnees Haley Snyder, Paige Hill and Haley Slater. All seniors, they are looking to take the lessons learned from last year’s six seniors and do their best to lead this year’s team. “We come, we work hard in practice,” said Haley Snyder. “We tried to do what Alanna, JEFFREY T. BARNES Kalyn and Savanna did last year. We’re just trying to take Alanna Herne, who graduated was one of the their places (as leaders) but in Tonawanda girls basketball team’s top players our own way.” With a solid core of six last season. returnees and an infusion of six new faces, Snyder added “I hope they understand der. “I can tell everybody here that it’s up to the veterans to show the younger girls what how hard it is to get to where is learning and trying hard we were last year,” said Sny- with plays and everything. it takes to win.

They’re asking, ‘can we go over this because I’m not sure?’ Because they want to play. They want to be in the game. They want to work just as hard as we did.” Snyder and Dahnea Harrison will take turns running the point. Harrison came on big last season and was key in the second half of the Class B title game against Wilson. They will be key to running the offense, the way Herne and Compeau did. Hill brings a hardworking never-say-die mindset. Alicia Farrell returns and is looking to step into the role of rebounding and scoring that Baughman did so well. Slater is also coming off of a breakout season and will once again be needed to provide offense. “I have all the confidence

the guards can do the job,” said coach Jay Hall. “We’re obviously going to look for Alicia, Haley (Slater) and Paige inside a little more.” The Warriors inside game took a hit when 6-foot center Haley Schoelerman sustained an injury in a 48-46 loss to Nichols in the title game of the Roy-Hart Tournament on Dec. 6. She is expected to be out 4-6 weeks. But the Warriors responded with a 36-25 win over Depew in their Dec. 8 home opener. Varsity newcomers Anna Hess, Sydney Taylor, Gabby Krajewski, Ciara Wooden, Hannah Strassburg and Kiele Gabioud are all looking to make an impact. The Warriors unveiled two championship banners on Dec. 8 to commemorate the sectional and league titles.

Tonawanda boys set to enter season of transition By Dave Ricci SPORTS REPORTER

Tonawanda Warriors basketball coach Hank Hughes wasn’t being coy. He wasn’t dodging the question. He was honestly unsure of how to sum up what it would be like for the program to come into the season without a Stich brother running the point. Three seasons of Steven Stich then another three years with Ben Stich gave the Warriors a six-year run in which they knew this vital position was in the hands of a capable young man who could get the job done. Factor in the loss of leading rebounder/inside threat, 6-foot5 Connor Pumm, 6-foot-7 Bill Galley and gritty Paul Pal-

ladino, and this is definitely a transition year for Tonawanda. “This is the first time I can’t really give you good answers. I don’t know what the future holds here. I think we can be anywhere from good to bad,” said Hughes. “The expectations are set pretty high now. We’ve been to Buff State three out of four years. Had four winning seasons in a row. For here, that’s unheard of and unbelievable. Expectations are set high and these guys have got to realize you’ve got to work. Big shoes to fill.” Leading the way will be cocaptains Larenz Jefferson and Tristan Boling. “Ben was the point guard for three years, he ran the show. Connor was a good vocal leader, scored a lot of buckets,”

said Jefferson. “Coach came out first day of practice, made me and Tristan the captains. We’ve been here since sophomore year so I think we’re ready to step into the leadership role and give our team a good start to the season.” Hughes feels Jefferson, Boling and Frye showed improvement during summer league and lead by example. But there is still the need for a vocal leader. Adrian Hall came into the season as the front runner to take over the job of point guard. “He was doing a fabulous job (in camp),” said Hughes. “When he was bringing the ball up nobody could take it from him.” Zach Stapf and Boling will also be options at the point.

Hughes said returning junior Cody Diaz and Frye must hit threes on a consistent basis. Eyes will also be on Tyler Stapf, who made a strong accounting of himself in the summer. Alex Gehm, Tyler Gomez, Charlie Moore, Mike Desantis, Collin Smith, Jordan Ulett, Dakota Harvey and Bryce Pieszala complete the lineup. Having made trips to Buff State for the sectional semifinals in three of the last four years, the Warriors know expectations are high. “Coach Hughes has been doing a real good job since he’s been coaching here,” said Jefferson. “The expectations are set high but we try not to let the pressure get to us or stop us from what we’re trying to do here.”

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City of Tonawanda Courier /Friday, December 12, 2014

2014-15 Basketball Preview O’Hara boys hope to make statement, earn respect By Dave Ricci SPORTS REPORTER

The back of their warmup shirts show what the Cardinal O’Hara Hawks have their minds set on. “Make a STATEment.” “That’s our motto this year. We’ve been down for a while, not necessarily cause we didn’t have anybody,” said new head coach Tony Pulvirenti. “I thought last year’s team was decent. Just making a statement, earning re-

spect. Don’t think you’re gonna come on the court and play somebody you think you’re more talented than and (you’re automatically) gonna win. We’re out there to earn respect. You’ve got to respect each other first before you can earn the respect of others.” Pulvirenti said the motto has a double meaning and that O’Hara is committed to returning to the DAN HICKLING “state” tournament for the first time since 1993-94. Cardinal O’Hara hasn’t been in the state tourIn his fourth season with nament since the 1993-94 season. the Hawks program, Pulvirenti officially took over in March and immediately got the team locked into a ture of being competitive,” starts with what we do strong offseason program. he said. “And it starts with everyday in practice. The “We’re building a cul- the offseason training. It results should be seen if

you’re putting in the time and the work.” The Hawks return guard Donel Cathcart, who has grown from 6-foot-2, 155 pounds to 6-foot-4, 170. Cathcart, who is on pace to reach the 1,000 point mark, will be utilized on the wing. Also back are junior Charles DeBose III, who will play point guard, and sophomore Cliff Zeigler. Six-foot-6 Jovell Littlejohn, who was a rebounding machine, returned to East High School in Buffalo. But the Hawks do welcome in two new faces who are expected to make an impact. Williams Turner, who

transferred in from IPrep, should be a nice fit at the two-guard spot. G/F Deamontae Riley is a 6-foot-1 sophomore who has come in from Bishop-Timon. “He’s very good off the bench. Defensively, rebounding, steals. He makes a lot of things happen,” said Pulvirenti. “Every team needs a guy like that to fill that role. Not everybody wants to do that. He’s a kid who’s willing to do it and does whatever you ask of him.” O’Hara will be in the Monsignor Martin small school playoff bracket for a shot at the Class B state tournament in NYC.

Lady Hawks eye another state championship victory the best that we can.” But change is the nature of SPORTS REPORTER the beast in high school sports. The Hawks lost all five startIt’s no secret in sports that ers from last season — most success puts a target on your notably Keyonte Edwards, back. Just ask the Cardinal Kelsey McCarthy and MMAA O’Hara Lady Hawks basket- all-time leading scorer Jontay Walton. All were key to last ball team. After winning the 2014 year’s historic season. Longtime head coach Dan Class A Catholic High School McDermott has also stepped Athletic Association state title, the Lady Hawks followed it up down from head coaching duby making history as the first ties after 15 seasons, but will ever WNY team to win the remain on as an assistant to new head coach Nick O’Neil, Class A Federation title. This came on the heels of the his former assistant. As the Hawks come into program’s third consecutive 2014-15, they will be led by Monsignor Martin Athletic tri-captains Dickson, Anndea Association title win and backto-back Class B Catholic state Zeigler , who are both sophomores, and senior Jocelyn crowns. “Our (school’s) name is Velardi. “At any level of basketball, very prestigious now,” said sophomore Cori Dickson. “So if you lose five starters you’re we just have to go out and do going to be in rebuilding mode By Dave Ricci

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at some point,” said O’Neil. “But the fortunate thing for us is Cori and Anndea played big roles in our run. They were role players up until the playoffs. When we got to the playoffs, Cori won us a game against a nationally ranked team and Anndea was all-tournament for the federation. So they stepped up and played well beyond their years as freshmen.” Far from just along for the ride, as the season unfolded Dickson and Zeigler both made huge contributions. Both are eager to play even bigger roles this season. “We have a big role to play this season and we just have to get everyone prepared,” said Zeigler. Lizzy Edwards, Gina Draksic, Leah Coleman and Da’Bria Scott also return. The Hawks’ ranks are also

bolstered by the addition of new faces Summer Hemphill, a 6-foot-1 transfer from Buffalo Arts who comes into the season with 785 career points. Cierra Harrison, a shooting guard, comes in from Lockport and Kiara Johnson also joins the team. Freshman Nickelle O’Neil, who spent her seventh and eighth grade seasons on the Amherst Tigers varsity team, is one of the most highly regarded ninth graders in the state. “We expect a lot of each other because we know what we’re capable of,” said Dickson. Nick O’Neil obviously wants his girls to be driven and have lofty goals. But at the same time, he and the other coaches don’t want to put to much pressure on rather young group.

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Hoover Middle School: 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15 Edison Elementary School: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16 Hamilton Elementary School: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16 (Fifth Grade Vocal and Instrumental) Roosevelt Elementary School: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17 Kenmore East High School: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17 Lindbergh Elementary School: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17 (Chorus and Orchestra) Franklin Middle School: 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18 (Chorus and Orchestra) Kenmore Middle

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