• Posted 1/17/2025

    Boys Varsity Basketball rolled to a huge league win in Thursday's night game vs Pioneer.  The team defense in the 2nd quarter ignited a run that helped sustain and maintain the lead. The team was led by Dwayne Sykes 22pts. Jerome Shanklin added 17pts and 7 assists. Cruz Lucas contributed 6 rebounds off the bench. 

     
    The team looks to continue their winning streak with upcoming games vs West Seneca East, Lackawanna and Maryvale. 

    Posted 1/13/2025 

    This past weekend, the Indoor track team went in 2 separate directions.

    – some went to Nazareth College for the James Goss Invite and others went to Houghton for a divisional meet

    – both meets had very favorable results

    Here are some of them:

     

    Nazareth Invite

    • Myonna Smith – took 3rd place overall in the meet in the 55 m hurdles with a time of 8.43 – breaking her own school record – she also ran the 55 m dash – running a 7.62 and placing 17th
    • Myla Scott – took 17th in the LJ – out of 45 – leaping 15’ 11.5”

     

    • Bruk Terrell – took 11th place in the 55 m hurdles posting a time of 8.45 and ran the 300 m – posting a time of 38.92
    • Mekhi Dennis – took 10th place overall in the LJ with a jump of 20’ 4” – he also took 12th place in the 55 m hurdles – with a time of 8.52 and ran the 300 m – with a time of 40.98

     

    Houghton Divisional

    • Omani Douglas – ran a PB in the 55 m dash with a time of 7.98
    • Hannah Snead-Molinares – had a PB in the Weight throw – with a heave of 30’ 8”
    • Jocelynn Munoz – also threw a PB in the Weight – tossing it 29’ 9”

     

    • Rashed Shovon – had a PB in the 55 m – posting a time 8.13 as well as a PB in the 300 m – with a time of 47.41
    • Malik Ross – had PR in both the Weight – 38’ 11.5” - and the Shot – tossing it 33’ .5”
    • Cole Zimbardi – had  great day posting a time of 5:47.0 in the 1600 m run
    • Jaxon DuBard – had a HUGE PR in the Weight – throwing it 50’ 9”

      

    Posted 1/13/25 

    Boys Varsity Basketball secured a huge league victory over Lackawanna to remain unbeaten in league play. Dwayne Sykes scored a career high 24 points while knocking down 5 - 3 pointers! Devin Baity secured his first career double double with 15 points and 12 rebounds.  Cameron Brown added 14 points while Jerome Shanklin tallied 9 assists.

    The boys are back in action Tuesday night at home vs Pioneer. Come out and support the boys as they look to continue their winning ways. 
     
    Posted 1/9/25
     
    The Varsity Boys team secured a win by dominating Wednesday night vs East Aurora.  The team's full court defensive pressure ignited a scoring spree with 12 players entering the scoring books.  Jerome Shanklin led the way with 20 points and 12 assists. 
     
    Cameron Brown established his defensive presence by contributing 4 steals, in addition to his 12 point spark off the bench.  The boys are back in action on Friday vs Lackawanna 
     
    Go Chargers!
     
    Posted 1/8/25
     
    Cheektowaga Boys basketball picked up a big league win on Tuesday night at Iroquois. The team's defensive intensity led the way in slowing down Western New York's leading scorer to 11points.  Jerome Shanklin and Dwayne Sykes led the way with 17 and 16 points respectively. The two also combined for 11 assists.  Cole McFarland came off the bench and nailed 3 triples to provide a shooting lift.
     
    The boys close out the week with games @ East Aurora and @ Lackawanna. 
    Posted 1/6/25
     
    The boys' basketball team opened league play with a win versus West Seneca East on Friday night. The team got off to a fast start and was able to secure the victory. 13 different players contributed to the scoring column, led by Brandon Dennis, who had a career-high 17pts.  Devin Baity and Abdi Sadik led the charge on the boards with 7 rebounds each. Dwayne Sykes added 5 assist and Jerome Shanklin contributed 4 steals.
     
    The team is back in action this week with road games. 
     
     
    Posted 12/17/24
     
    The boys bowling team lost a hard fought match to Maryvale to drop to 0 & 2.  Amari Daniels led the way for the A team with a 589 set and high game of 225.  8th grader Carter Ballard added a 505 with a high game of 189 and Micah Portolesi added a 504 with high game of 178.  The B team was led by Freshman Michael Fink who bowled a 525 with a high game of 201.  Dylan Walterich added a 153 and Evan Hanzlian added a 125 for the boys who will bowl Thursday at home against Cleve Hill.

    The girls bowling team upped their record to 2&0 with a 4 to 3, 148 pin victory over Maryvale.  9th grader Zion Wideman led the way for the B team with a 518 set including a huge 201 in the deciding game.  9th grader Taniah Tucker added a 510 with a 187 high game and 7th grader Zaniah Wideman added a 404 for the B team which took all 3 points.  The A team was led by Carlee Gorney's 417 set with a high game of 158.  Amali Ballard added a 157, Emma Gioia a 126 and 7th grader Aaliyah McClamb added a 199 in the deciding 3rd game.  The girls host Cleve Hill this Thursday at 3:30 at  Airport. 

    Posted 12/10/24

    The boys' bowling team opened their season with a tough home loss against Tonawanda.  Amari Daniels led the way for the "A" team with a 503 set and a high game of 200.  Micah Portolesi added a 476 set with a 168 high game and Carter Ballard added a 182.  The "B" team was led by Matt Abbey's 468 set with a high game of 170.  Michael Fink added a 180 and Evan Hanzlian chipped in with a 151 for the boys who bowl Maryvale Monday at Airport.

    The girls bowling team followed up their 5th place finish in the Maryvale Tourney with a 7 to nothing win over Tonawanda in their opening match.  8th grader Amali Ballard led the "A" team with a 423 set with a high game of 160.  Senior Carlee Gorney added a 152 and Sophomore Emma Gioia added a 132 to help the "A" team take all 3 points.  The "B" team, which also took all 3 points, was led by Freshman Zion Wideman, who bowled a 474 set with a high game of 186.  Freshman Taniah Tucker added a 443 with a 165 high game and 7th grader Zaniah Wideman added a 352 set with a high game of 121.  The girls' next match is Monday at Airport Lanes against Maryvale. 

    Posted 10/25/24

    The Charger's Unified Bocce team went 8-2 in the culminating tournament yesterday.  Ben, Peter, Angelo, and Victoria dominated their opponents, going 2-0.  Charlie, Tyler, Gigi, and Jahmari also went 2-0. This team had the comeback match of the day. They were down 2 points going into the end with time running out. They needed 2 points to tie, they focused and worked together as a team to seal 3 points and get the victory to clinch first place.  Ryan, Brennan, Olivia, and Mike D also went 2- 0. This team was down 5 to 0 and rallied to win 7 to 5.

    Congratulations to Ben Sniatecki for earning the tournament sportsmanship award and to Angelo Sanetick and Caleb Janis for earning the team HEART. 
     
    Posted 9/11/24

    On Tuesday, our girls' tennis team competed against Iroquois in a great first match of the season. Gianna Barbario came out on top in her match, taking down her competitor 7-4 in a battle of the deuces.  Maryam Muhammad did a great job competing in her first singles match, displaying exemplary serving skills.  Amirah Proctor and Eva Tran did a great job in their doubles match, attacking the net and displaying great communication as a duo.  The team looks forward to competing on Friday against Lake Shore.