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1976 Section VI – Division II Championship Football Team

1976 Section VI – Division II Championship Football Team

Head Coach: Richard Van Valkenburgh

Co-Captains: Dave Klemenich and John Pritchard

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Complied an 8-1 record during the ’76 season, ranked Top 10 in WNY and 25th in New York State. ­­­­­­­­­­­­10 Players were named Division II All-Star Team: 4-Offense, 5-Defense, 1 Special Teams. Mark Collins and Perry Dix selected as All-Western New York- Buffalo News. Perry Dix set Division II record by blocking 6 punts during the 1976 season. Outscored their opponents 156 points (17.3) to 89 points (9.8).

Joe Whelan, Class of 2009

Joe Whelan, Class of 2009

Cross Country, Track

New York State Cross Country Champion and Gatorade Player of the Year-2008. ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Section VI- Runner of the Year- 2007. 8th Place finish in 2008 Foot Locker National Cross Country Championship. At the time of graduation, set the Section VI Record for the 3000 Steeplechase- 2009 (9:19.31). Went on to run 4 years of Cross Country at Syracuse University. Winner – Buffalo Marathon- 2019 (2:22.04)

Will Cole, Class of 2009

Will Cole, Class of 2009

Track and Field

3-Time New York State Champion- 400m Hurdles. At the time of graduation, set the Section VI 400m Hurdles record: 52.69- 2009.  ­­­­­­­­­­­­At the time of graduation, held 6 Hamburg Track and Field indoor and outdoor records. Received the Gatorade Player of the Year award- 2008/2009. Two-year Team Captain for both Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field teams. Received an athletic scholarship to the University of Buffalo where he posted the 2nd best all-time performance in the 400m Hurdles in UB history.

Lyneve Lauria, Class of 1994

Lyneve Lauria, Class of 1994

Soccer, Basketball

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­2nd Team All- Western New York selection- Basketball- 1994.  Two-time 1st Team All-ECIC-1 (1991, 1993) and 2nd Team All-ECIC selection- Soccer- 1992. ­­­Made a key save in goal in the shootout for the Lady Bulldogs to advance to the NYS semi-final soccer game- 1992. Two-year team captain of basketball team that finished the season with a 19-3 record- 1992 and 1993. To date, the only Hamburg Girl’s basketball player to ever play collegiately at the Division I Level. Went on to play basketball collegiately at Canisius College.

Casey Derkacz, Class of 2007

Casey Derkacz, Class of 2007

Soccer, Tennis, Swimming, Lacrosse

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Named NSCAA/Adidas All-WNY, All-NYS, and All-Region Soccer- 2007.  Tallied over 40+ goals and 80+ assists over 5 year Varsity Soccer career.  ­­­­­­­­­­­­Competed in NYS quarterfinals in Doubles Tennis as a sophomore, before switching to lacrosse playing on two Section VI winning teams in 2006 & 2007.  Earned 14 Varsity Letters while at Hamburg competing in 4 sports. Went on to play Division I soccer at the collegiate level at Penn State then University of Buffalo, playing in +60 matches. While at UB named to Mid-American All-Conference Soccer Team- 2010.