Wings Academy, which he says loves to throw up three-pointers. Had Dashaun Wiggins been available on Saturday, Wings may have dropped a hundred on St. Peter's.
(2) Xaverian's Jack Alesi is doing a great job compensating for a lack of size by using what amounts to a five-guard lineup. Braziller call the team "unselfish to a fault, well disciplined and fundamentally sound."
And, after nine games in two days, he says, "I’m glad its over. You can go only go so long on a diet of hot dogs and pretzels."
Which brings us to . . .
Alanna's big adventure: Alanna Stage, who joined The Daily News in Batavia late this fall after covering professional basketball and doing part-time work for the Democrat and Chronicle, appears to be making the transition to reporting the high school sports beat.
She chronicled her attempt on Saturday to get out to five nearby wrestling tournaments, and the trek includes references to three staples of sportswriting -- coffee, Cheez-its and fast-food restaurants.
Welcome to the life of bad pay, worse hours and a ton of laughs, kid.
Lacing up the skates soon? The Buffalo News reports ADs from nine Western New York school districts across the region, including the Catholic school system, are forming a committee to launch a girls hockey league be 2010.
“We now have the best boys league in the state, and eventually we’ll have the best girls league in the state.” Williamsville AD Jim Rusin told the paper.
The only school west of Central New York that currently sponsors a girls team is Nichols, a private school. This week, however, administrators from Williamsville, Amherst, Clarence, Ken-Ton, Sweet Home, Hamburg, Niagara- Wheatfield, West Seneca and the Monsignor Martin Association spent 90 minutes discussing starting up a regional league.
There could be some full-fledged teams on the ice next season, but the committee is looking toward 2010 as the more realistic time for a league to debut. Rusin cited concerns about conflicts with travel teams, questions about sustaining interest, the availability of ice time and the cost to the districts.
"I don’t think it needs to go at as slow a pace as they’re presuming,” said Helen Drew- Meosky, the mother of five girls who play the sport. “We have considered these issues. We have answers for them. . . . If there are issues that can’t be resolved before next year, so be it, but I have yet to hear one issue that couldn’t be."
