Gigliotti a Golden Griffin

By Bill Potrecz: BP Sports Niagara - November 19, 2024

Vanessa Gigliotti found her comfort zone at Canisius University.

The 17-year-old, Grade 12 student at Saint Paul Catholic High School has committed to the Buffalo school after accepting a scholarship to row and study sport management.

“Obviously it was a lot of research and a lot of seeing what their program was like, seeing the school was like. That’s a big thing for me, my education,” she said. “I wanted to know if the school I was going to was a good school. I landed on Canisius and it was incredible.”

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Patriot Cruzes to Hillesheim award

By Bernie Puchalski: BP Sports Niagara - August 20, 2024

Mark Cruz was thrilled to be named the 2023-24 winner of the George Hillesheim Award which recognizes the top high school boys basketball player in Niagara Falls.

The 17-year-old Niagara Falls native joins an impressive list of recipients, which includes former Olympians and NCAA Division 1 players.

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Patriots set bar high for OFSAA

By Bill Potrecz: Niagara Falls Review - June 4, 2024

The Saint Paul Patriots have high hopes once again at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) AA boys soccer championships June 6-8 in North Bay.

The defending champion Patriots enter OFSAA as the No. 1 seed, but coach Aldo Seca said the ranking can be a mixed blessing.

“It’s an honour to be ranked No. 1 but at the end of the day we know the seeding doesn’t mean much,” Seca said. “You have that bullseye on your back, everyone is looking to take down No. 1”

Seca knows the road to gold isn’t always an easy drive..

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