(Amherst, NY) – The Buffalo Junior Sabres will start their preparations for the 2012-13 Ontario Junior Hockey League season by hosting tryouts, which begin the weekend of April 21 and 22, 2012.

Tryouts will be held at the Northtown Center at Amherst, 1615 Amherst Manor Drive.  Space will be limited.  Interested players should visit the team’s official website, www.buffalojuniorsabres.com, for instructions and to download a copy of the tryout application.

The Junior Sabres, operated by members of the Buffalo Sabres Alumni, will be led by head coach and general manager Michael Peca in the 2012-13 season.

Founded in 1975, the Junior Sabres organization develops elite level players for consideration by higher-level hockey programs, most notably NCAA college hockey.  Three players from the 2011-12 roster have verbally committed to NCAA Division-I programs.

Buffalo Seminary will host a free Girls' Basketball Clinic with Niagara Athletics Hall of Fame member, Eva Cunningham, on Saturday, February 25 from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

A former student-athlete at Niagara University, Eva is the all-time leading scorer for the Purple Eagles women's basketball program, with a record total of 1,753 points and 553 assists. She is also the first female student-athlete in Niagara's history to have her jersey retired. After graduating in 2005, she went on to play professional basketball in Puerto Rico, Portugal and Ireland. Recently named to the MAAC Honor Roll, Eva serves as the Assistant Director of Athletics and Head Basketball Coach at Buffalo Seminary.

Girls in grades 6, 7, and 8 are encouraged to attend. Space is limited; please call (716) 885-6780 to register.

Buffalo Seminary, 205 Bidwell Parkway, Buffalo, NY 14222

BUFFALO, NY – Despite mild winter temperatures, the Western New York Ford Dealers announced that the Ford Focus Hockey Shootout will still go on.  Taking place at the Labatt Blue Buffalo Street Hockey Tournament – ten lucky fans will get a chance to shoot-to-win a new 2012 Ford Focus.

“We’re gearing up for a big weekend at the Erie Basin Marina,” said Frank Downing, representative of the WNY Ford Dealers. “Mother Nature won’t stop us from having a good time; it’s still all about great people and outdoor hockey - ice or not.”