WNYA Staff Report

The 38th annual Dick Gallagher Football Banquet was held this past Saturday and despite challenging weather that morning, over 250 people attended the event. Dozens of awards were handed out to the area's top football players, coaches, teams, officials and contributors. The banquet was sponsored by the Jolly Boys of Williamsville, the Buffalo Bills and the Buffalo News and hosted by WNYAthletics at the Lake Erie Italian Club in Lackawanna, NY. Ilio DiPaolo's catered the luncheon and Dennis...

Buffalo, NY - Canisius (2-0) opened up the 2025 Tom Keenan Tournament with a 70-56 win over the McKinley Macks (2-1) on Thursday. Elijah Jones led the Crusaders with 19 points while Jack Cullinan and Christian Gill each had 13. The Macks were led by Camarii Staples with 16. McKinley is back in action tonight vs. Williamsville East at 5:30pm at Amherst. Canisius will play the winner of Penfield/Horseheads on Saturday at 3:30pm to close out the tourney. Gallery by Shawn Turri/WNYAthletics

Photo Gallery courtesy of Emily Croisdale/WNYAthletics