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Buffalo Warriors Improve to 3-0 with High-scoring Victory

Buffalo Warriors Improve to 3-0 with High-scoring Victory

The Buffalo Warriors put on a high-octane offensive display featuring multiple highlight reel dunks during a 125-77 victory over the Toronto Can-Ams Wednesday night in the Events Center at the Hamburg Fairgrounds.

Buffalo’s Rashad Faust led all scorers with 46 points. Jareed Reed added a team-high 32 for the Toronto squad.

Buffalo Sabres Alumni Hockey Game to Benefit Paradise House

Buffalo Sabres Alumni Hockey Game to Benefit Paradise House

 

An exhibition hockey game featuring members of the Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 21 at Holiday Twin Rinks, 3465 Broadway, Cheektowaga. The Sabres alumni will be taking on a Colvin Cleaners team made up of employees of the company and Western New York hockey players who made a charitable donation to participate. Proceeds from the game will benefit Paradise House, a transitional living program for women in Buffalo.

Admission is just $10 per person and includes an autograph session with the players. Sponsors of the event include Colvin Cleaners, The Resource Training Center and the Dreamcatchers Foundation.

Buffalo Warriors Improve to 2-0

Buffalo Warriors Improve to 2-0

 

The Buffalo Warriors built an 18-point halftime lead and then hung on for an exciting 106-94 victory over the Buffalo Knights Tuesday night at the Event Center at the Hamburg Fairgrounds.

The Warriors, an independent professional team playing in their inaugural season, were led by Jamell Cromartie who scored a game-high 37 points. Ivan Davis added 16 for the Warriors, while Jonathan Burgio led the Knights in scoring with 24 points.

For more information about the Warriors, please visit www.buffalowarriors.com.

Seneca Niagara Casino Announces April and May Dates for Free Learn-To-Play Table Games Sessions

Seneca Niagara Casino Announces April and May Dates for Free Learn-To-Play Table Games Sessions

Mississippi Stud Poker on Wednesdays in April; Craps on Wednesdays in May

Senator Grisanti speaks in favor of legalizing mixed martial arts in New York State

Senator Grisanti speaks in favor of legalizing mixed martial arts in New York State

Senator Grisanti-(R,I-60) is the co-sponsor of S.2755 which would allow professional Mixed Martial Arts(MMA) events to be held within New York State. The bill passed the Senate by a margin of 47 to 15.


MMA is legal in 47 states and has a huge following based on attendance and pay per view sales alone.


The success of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship), the premier MMA League, has brought economic benefits to cities around the country and the globe.

An exhibition in Toronto last spring set a record of $11 million in ticket sales alone with over 50,000 tickets sold. The total impact from weigh-in on Friday until the end of events on Sunday was $35 million.

An independent study done a couple of years ago indicated that Buffalo could reap almost $5 million from one exhibition.

MQA Student Athletes Shoot for Basketball Stardom

MQA Student Athletes Shoot for Basketball Stardom

 

Several student athletes from Mary Queen of Angels Regional Catholic School in Cheektowaga were crowned local champions in the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Shooting Contest that took place on Jan. 16 at the school. Taking part in the competition were Hannah Pufpaff, Matt Mesi, Sara Ferraraccio, Jacob Solomon, Madison Zdzinski, Jeremy Glinski, Chris Kobis and Nicole Kruse.

The students then moved on to the district competition held on Feb. 23 at the Knights of Columbus on Delaware Avenue in Buffalo, where Hannah Pufpaff earned a trip to the regional competition in Syracuse for the third consecutive year!

Crews Ready Tracks for Snowmobile Racing this Weekend at Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel

Crews Ready Tracks for Snowmobile Racing this Weekend at Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel

SALAMANCA, NY – Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel is ready to host high-speed, heart-pounding snowmobile races for southwestern New York’s first-ever national circuit of events this weekend. Crews with the International Series of Champions (ISOC) racing organization turned more than one million gallons of water into an enormous mound of snow this winter on a football-field-sized plot of land outside the casino. Now, that snow is meticulously shaped into a race course with twists, hills and ramps for the world’s top snowmobile athletes.