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8 SportsUnion | AUGUST 2017 Welcome To Editor Letter From The As we enter the dog days of summer, a lot has been happening. We officially introduced Dave Ricci has a writer for us. Ricci brings a ton of experience, and a love for the communities that he covers. I have worked with Dave while I was the Sports Editor and then Managing Editor at Metro Group Inc. He has hit the ground run- ning, and the community has backed his efforts. Adam Gorski is anoth- er name you will be hear- ing a lot of this com- ing school year. A student at Cardi- nal O’Ha- ra High School, Gorski will be supply- ing features through- out the year idden (when soccer A H doesn’t get in the way). he is bright and eager to learn the field - and we are happy to have him aboard. One of the bigger an- nouncements we have this summer is our link up with the Buffalo Sabres and HarborCenter. The Sabres and HarborCenter have be- come the official sponsor of Sports Union for the 2017- 18 year. We couldn’t be happier with this partnership with the Sabres. They are a first class organization and care deeply about the communi- ty - as do we. We can’t wait to bring some of the stories about what they are doing to our wonderful Western New York community. The August issue has a lot of stories on Hamburg and Frontier High School soccer. The stories coincide with the first Southtowns Derby on Saturday, Sept. 16. Along with those stories, we will have a story on a you woman who is making a name for herself on the softball cir- cuit with the West Seneca Magic and nWNY.com nio sU ort Mount Mer- Sp w. ww cy Academy. We are al- ready work- ing hard on our Sep- tember is- sue and have a lot of stories lined up for the is- sue. As we Gem go along this school year, you will also notice more stories our website - as we ramp up our coverage of high school and college athletics. Don’t be surprised to see the Buf- falo Bisons and more Sa- bres coverage as well. Besides the Sabres and HarborCenter, we like to welcome Lawley Insurance, Simple Moments Photogra- phy and others. As always, follow us on instagram (sportsunion- wny10), twitter and Face- book. AUGUST 2017 n | SportsUnio www.sportsunionwny.com Volume 2, Issue 12 Founded 2015 Managing Editor Matthew Ondesko Designer Geoff Schneider Web Content RoBert Smith Cover Photo Geoff Schneider Frequency: Sports Union is published 12 times a year on the first Friday of every month. Photos and stories are for the use of Sports Union. Other use without permission from Sports Union is not prohibited Sponsors: 1 PHOTOS PROVIDED BY: Geoff Schneider & Brittany Heist WRITERS: Matt Ondesko Advertising 716.954.3727 | [email protected] Twitter @SportsUnionWNY Facebook facebook.com/SportsUnionWNY