Todd Burley was named Ransomville Speedway’s Driver of the Year after winning the modified division with six feature wins during the season. Pete Bicknell was second and Chad Brachmann was third.
Ryan Susice became the youngest champion in the sportsman division. Susice won six times on the year en route to the 2009 Performance Award. Don Spatorico and Justin Wright rounded out the top three.
Derrick Borkenhagen took the checkered flag three times this season on his way to the streetstock title. Borkenhagen nipped Ricky Wachburn on the final night of racing for the title. Scott Krull was third.
Jamie O’Donnell was the Firehall Enduro champion, while Darryl Haag took the inaugural Flexcare 4-Bangers title.
Most popular driver awards, decided by fan voting, were given to Jeff McGinnis (modified), Susice (sportsman), Gerald Poole (streetstock) and Jamie Woods (4-cylinder).
Most improved awards were handed out to Tommy Flannigan (modified), John Smith (sportsman) and Webb Nashwinter (streetstock).
Best looking car went to Erick Rudolph (modified), Spatorico (sportsman), Mike Greenwalt (streetstock) and Mike Pahl (4-cylinder).
Rookie of the Year was awarded to Mat Williamson (modified), Mike Williams (sportsman) and Timmy Kott (streetstock).
Justin Wright was given the Trevor Wilkins Memorial Hard Charger award, which is given to a sportsman competitor that comes from the back on a weekly basis.
The Jimmy Binks Memorial Mechanic of the Year award was presented to Ralph Vinson, who works on his son Rich’s modified machine.
Sam Crogan was handed the Hard Luck award after he suffered a season-ending crash midway through the season.
Robbie Krull was presented with the Sportsmanship award.
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McMahon strong arms Lockport
Junior Sarah McMahon pitched one of the best games of her varsity career on Friday, lifting No. 7 Williamsville North to an upset, 3-0, win over No. 2 Lockport in a Section VI Class AA softball quarterfinal contest.
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Roy-Hart advances to B-2 baseball final with win over Wilson
A marathon 15-run third inning keyed No. 2-seeded Royalton-Hartland to a 21-4 victory over No. 6 Wilson on Friday in the Section VI Class B-2 semifinal baseball contest.
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Devils advance to Stanley Cup Finals
Adam Henrique scored off a wild scramble in front at 1:03 into overtime and the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Rangers 3-2 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals to advance to their first Stanley Cup finals since 2003.
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Joe D's in the house
While “concussions” remain a high profile topic in the National Football League today, Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame offensive lineman Joe DeLamielleure said they were relatively unheard of when he played professional football.
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Slow start, big finish
If someone asks you to describe the 2012 Lockport baseball Lions, just say, “slow start, big finish.”
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LHS will take on Will North Friday in VI softball quarterfinal
The No. 2-seeded Lockport Lions found out Tuesday who they'll play at 4:45 p.m. Friday in a Section VI Class AA quarterfinal softball game.
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Lockport's Weaver tops at Two Fly Challenge
Eleven-year-old Jake Weaver took first place recently in the youth division at the 13th Annual Ausable River Two Fly Challenge.
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More games in Toronto
The NFL's International Committe approved the Buffalo Bills' plan to extend their series of games in Toronto on Tuesday and a new five-year agreement between the teams and Rogers Communications is expected to be finalized soon.
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Batter up!
Outwater Park is the place for LHS baseball fans to be this afternoon, where the young, but talented Lockport Lions will host West Seneca West at 5 p.m. in a Section VI Class AA pre-quarterfinal playoff contest.
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Sabres sign Sulzer to one-year deal
The Buffalo Sabres rewarded Alexander Sulzer on Monday, signing him to a one-year, $725,000 contract.
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