North Tonawanda wins AA title as No. 7 seed in boys basketball

North Tonawanda wins AA title as No. 7 seed in boys basketball

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Lumberjacks bounded on the hardwood after chopping the top team in its class down to size. North Tonawanda, the lowest-seeded team remaining in the Section VI playoffs at No. 7 in Class AA, outlasted No. 1 Orchard Park 51-45 in Thursday night's championship game at Buffalo State Sports Arena. Dancing [...]

North Tonawanda has loftier goals after winning first sectional title in school history

BUFFALO — North Tonawanda had big expectations when Annabelle Day transferred back to play her last two years with her younger sister Lilly.

NORTH TONAWANDA Boys Win Sectional Title

You might say Chris Juergens was dressed for success at Thursday night’s Class AA sectional boys final at Buffalo State. Juergens, North Tonawanda’s 26-year-old head coach, wore his wedding suit to the proceedings. “I’m joking with the kids and student section because this is the suit I got married in,” Juergens said. “I said if I lost, I’m getting divorced.” Well, his marriage carries on, along with his team’s surprising postseason. The seventh…