The Journal Register (Medina, NY)

FOOTBALL: Fluellen works his way to Division I
David Fluellen couldn’t run away from the comparisons. So he pushed himself to keep up with them.
FED HOCKEY: Spartans ice Wheatfield, 3-1
A typically hot Niagara-Wheatfield power play unit was as cold as the 20-degree temperature outside the Amherst Recreational Center Saturday, and it cost the Falcons plenty in a 3-1 loss to Williamsville North in a matchup of state-ranked Federation hockey clubs.
HS HOOPS INSIDER: Rematches provide intrigue, excitement
We’ve got three rematches slated for early this week that will determine league champions, seeding come sectionals and perhaps give us a good indication as to who might be the cream of the crop in their respective classes come March.
HS BOWLING: Drylewski perfect as NFHS wins Sommer tourney
Tim Drylewski says his team performs better when they’re pumped up and full of energy. After the Niagara Falls senior rolled a perfect 300 in game one at Saturday’s Roy Sommer Tournament at Thruway Lanes, the Wolverines were that and more.
COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Pierce paces Bulls to win over Toledo
Rodney Pierce had 16 points to lead four Bulls in double figures as the University at Buffalo men’s basketball team edged Toledo on the road Saturday, 65-59, for their first-ever win at Savagae Hall.
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Defense lets down UB again
Visiting Western Michigan buried nearly 60 percent of its shots in capturing a pedestrian 85-70 victory at Alumni Arena on Monday.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Konieczka, Niagara pull stunner over Marist
Jaclyn Konieczka, who had scored in double digits just once in her four-year career, put up 15 in the first half and finished with a game-high 21 points as the Purple Eagles shocked Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference-leading Marist with a thrilling 69-59 decision for what’s clearly the biggest win of coach Kendra Faustin’s tenure.
MEN’S BASKETBALL: 'Meech helps Niagara out of slump
Demetrius Williamson helped dig the Purple Eagles out of a skid on Sunday, finishing with 20 points and eight rebounds as Niagara ran out to an early lead and held on to beat Loyola, 86-77.
HS HOOPS INSIDER: Connections aplenty with officials
It’s a scene you see before the tip of every high school basketball game. The officials come to the scorer’s table and exchange pleasantries with those seated.
COLLEGE ROUNDUP: UB men top Northern Illinois, 95-83
DE KALB, Ill. — Rodney Pierce led five Buffalo players in double figures with 17 points in a 95-83 Mid-American Conference men’s basketball victory over Northern Illinois on Saturday.
HS WRESTLING: Lancers pin down Rao tourney
The Lewiston-Porter wrestling team won its second in-season tournament on Saturday.
HS ROUNDUP (Jan. 31): Cain has big game for Niagara Catholic
Senior Mary Cain finished with 18 points, 13 rebounds, 12 steals and 10 blocks to help Niagara Catholic to a 43-41 overtime win over visiting Christian Central Academy in non-league girls basketball action Saturday.
NLL LACROSSE: Without Tavares, Bandits look for first win
The Buffalo Bandits are learning what life without star John Tavares might be like after the National Lacrosse League’s all-time leading scorer retires.
And frankly, it’s no fun.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Canisius outlasts Niagara in OT
The three days in March mantra is starting to become a miscalculation.
Canisius outlasted rival Niagara 73-70 in an overtime thriller Friday, putting the Purple Eagles in a position where, if the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men’s basketball tournament started today, they’d be one of four teams in a play-in game.
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Ken East wins big battle over GI
There is nothing like the thrill of a big game living up to expectations.
Joelle Pollak sank 20 points as Kenmore East topped Grand Island 53-48 in Niagara Frontier League girls’ basketball action at the “Doghouse” Thursday night.
BOYS BASKETBALL: N-W’s Hughes has come up huge
It’s not a secret that the Falcons are struggling this season. But Jake Hughes is keeping his head up.
After all the Niagara-Wheatfield junior knows all about adversity. He’s been battling it since middle school.
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Niagara heads to Canisius in unfamiliar underdog role
The phrase “throw the records out the window” has been used before a lot of Niagara-Canisius men’s basketball games over the last dozen years. That won’t be necessary tonight, when the Little Three rivals meet in a pivotal Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game at the Koessler Center.
COLLEGE SPORTS: Buff State hockey gets 1-year postseason ban
The Buffalo State College men’s hockey team’s 2009-10 season took a turn for the worst on Thursday as the NCAA handed down a one-year postseason ban on the program for financial aid violations. The Bengals (6-12-1 overall/2-8-0 SUNYAC), are led by former Niagara University hockey players Nick Carriere, who is in his fifth season as head coach, as well as Pat Oliveto, who signed on with the team in 2009.
MEN’S BASKETBALL: UB shoots itself in the foot
Reggie Witherspoon was incredulous. His Buffalo Bulls forced visiting Ball State into 25 turnovers Thursday, while giving the ball up just six times. They grabbed 16 offensive rebounds and allowed eight. Add it up, and UB had 27 more scoring chances.
WRESTLING: UB goes to the mat to 'Takedown Cancer'
The University at Buffalo will host a fundraiser on Saturday to benefit former wrestling captain Jeff Parker, who is battling cancer.
HOCKEY: Girls try to form Fed team
Teams are expected to compete from Williamsville, Ken-Ton, a combined Monsignor Martin squad, Amherst/Sweet Home, and West Seneca/Lancaster next season, and Al Demster said he thinks the proposal has a “90 percent chance” of getting approved by Niagara Falls. If not today, then soon.
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Starpoint's Whitman turns it up a notch
Whitman, who was a solid performer alongside Andi Ridge a year ago, has taken her game to another level this winter. She’s currently averaging 22 points and 13 rebounds per game, both team highs. She even has a pair of 30-point games to her credit this season.
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Purple Eagles sink even lower
Niagara wound up squandering a 10-point halftime lead and losing 62-61 when Novar Gadson tipped in Ryan Thompson’s missed layup with five seconds remaining before 1,691 stunned fans at the Gallagher Center.
WOMEN'S HOCKEY: Niagara can't catch up to No. 8 Huskies
Sunday’s matinee at Dwyer Arena was simply another example of a Niagara team that hasn’t caught its share of bounces. Despite staying even in shots and chances, the Purple Eagles watched No. 8 Northeastern waltz out of town with a pair of wins by virtue of a 6-2 verdict in front of 186 fans.
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Niagara loses to Saint Peter’s
The Niagara University men’s basketball team has brought its troubles home.
So far in January, the Purple Eagles had played a “home game” at HSBC Arena, won once at a half-full Gallagher Center with almost no student fans, and then went on the road for four games, losing three of those games.
MMA: Victory owner ready for 'Mayhem'
When Erik Herbert opened a mixed martial arts training facility in July, the thought of fighting in a professional fight before friends and family was something he could only dream about.
WOMEN'S HOCKEY: MacLean gets consistent at NU
Little about Jennifer MacLean’s hockey career has been consistent. An offensively-gifted forward from the Toronto suburb of Oshawa, MacLean started her collegiate career at Quinnipiac, becoming the team’s most valuable player in a sophomore year that saw her post a career-high 24 points in 33 games.
BASEBALL: Bisons to get 2012 Triple-A All-Star Game
For the 350 lovers of the game who convened Friday afternoon in the Grand Ballroom of downtown Buffalo’s Adam’s Mark Hotel, the Buffalo Bisons’ annual Hot Stove Luncheon provided exactly what they needed — some cheerful talk about baseball and some confidence in the upcoming season.
It was also announced that the Bisons will host the 2012 Triple-A All-Star Game at Coca-Cola Field, the event’s 25th anniversary.
MEN’S HOCKEY: Purple Eagles invade Quinnipiac with re-emerging confidence
It’s been ever-so-painful to get started, but Niagara men’s hockey coach Dave Burkholder feels his squad gaining a little momentum as it heads to meet a Quinnipiac team that’s just outside the USCHO.com national top 20 poll.

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