Keep up with all the excitement of local high school basketball on "Hoops and Highlights.” Hosted by Russell Kingsbury of the 'Buffalo Legacy Project", it's your direct connection to the world of high school basketball action. Don't miss "Hoops and Highlights" Tuesday nights at 6 on Hometown 1340 WLVL!
Hoops & Highlights!
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Tue March 31, 2026 @ 6:00 PM
* Coach Giulio Colangelo @wnyhoopmania WNY Boys Basketball Report
* Tim Lindner @tml1000 WNY Girls Basketball Report
Tune in Tuesday @ 6:00 PM or check out https://wlvl.com/podcasts for great WNY boys & girls high school sports content.
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Hoops & Highlights!
WLVL Hometown 1340 AM
Tue March 24, 2026 @ 6:00 PM
* Coach Giulio Colangelo @wnyhoopmania WNY Boys Basketball Report
* Tim Lindner @tml1000 WNY Girls Basketball Report
* Coach Sierra Beaver - Frewsburg High School Class C Girls NY State REPEAT Champions.
* Senior Point Guard Annabelle Day - North Tonawanda High School Class AA Girls NY State Champions.
* “Little Sister” Sophomore Guard Lilly Day - North Tonawanda High School talks about winning a state championship, making history & family.
Tune in Tuesday @ 6:00 PM or check out https://wlvl.com/podcasts for great WNY boys & girls high school sports content.
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Coach Giulio Colangelo @wnyhoopmania - Boys High School Basketball Report
Tim Lindner @tml1000 - Girls High School Basketball Report
Frederick Law Olmsted High School Senior Guard Tacari McCray. Far West Regional Champions
Coach Giulio Colangelo @wnyhoopmania - Weekly Boys High School Basketball Report
Tim Lindner @tml1000 - Girls High School Basketball Report
Girls Varsity Basketball Coach Ryan Bradt - North Tonawanda Lady Lumberjacks - Section Six Class AA Champions
Boys Varsity Basketball Coach Chris Juergens - North Tonawanda Lumberjacks - Section Six Class AA Champions
Boys Varsity Basketball Coach Joe Scarsella - Global Concepts Charter School - Section Six Clsss C Champions
Hoops & Highlights!
WLVL Hometown 1340 AM
Tue March 3, 2026 @ 6:00 PM
Section Six & MMA Basketball Reports
* Coach Giulio Colangelo @wnyhoopmania WNY Boys Basketball Report
* Tim Lindner @tml1000 WNY Girls Basketball Report
* Coach Kyle Husband - Canisius High School 2026 Manhattan Cup Champions by defeating rival St. Joe’s 60-56.
* Senior Guard Julie Cruz from Williamsville East High School drops 33 points against a tough Amherst team & talks hoops courtside at Buff State.
* Listen to the Niagara Falls High School PEP Band & the “Sounds of the Sectionals” @ Buff State.
Tune in Tuesday @ 6:00 PM or check out https://wlvl.com/podcasts for great WNY boys & girls high school sports content.
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Coach Giulio Colangelo @wnyhoopmania - Boys High School Basketball Report
Tim Lindner @tml1000 - Girls High School Basketball Report
NY Section Six Boys Track & Field Chairman Justin Craddock
Hoops & Highlights!
WLVL Hometown 1340 AM
Tue February 17, 2026 @ 6:00 PM
* Coach Giulio Colangelo @wnyhoopmania WNY Boys Basketball Report
* Tim Lindner @tml1000 WNY Girls Basketball Report
* Coach Grace Licata from Amherst High School shares her coaching philosophy & how her coaches implement it on her very successful girls varsity team.
* Tune in on tuesday @ 6:00 PM or check out https://wlvl.com/podcasts for great WNY boys & girls high school sports content.
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Hoops & Highlights!
WLVL Hometown 1340 AM
Tue February 3, 2026 @ 6:00 PM
* Coach Giulio Colangelo @wnyhoopmania WNY Boys Basketball Report
* Tim Lindner @tml1000 WNY Girls Basketball Report
* NY State Section Six Chairman Larry Jones explains the new sectional playoff format for BOTH the boys & girls public high school basketball teams.
Tune in Tuesday @ 6:00 PM or check out https://wlvl.com/podcasts for great WNY boys & girls high school sports content.
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Hoops & Highlights!
WLVL Hometown 1340 AM
Tue January 27, 2026 @ 6:00 PM
* Coach Giulio Colangelo @wnyhoopmania WNY Boys Basketball Report
* Tim Lindner @tml1000 WNY Girls Basketball Report
SMALL SCHOOLS - PALOOZA!!!
* Tapestry Charter School - Boys Varsity Asst Coach Damond Rand.
* Frewsburg High School - Girls Varsity Basketball Coach Sierra Beaver.
* Wilson High School Boys Varsity Basketball Coach Brett Sippel
Tune in Tuesday @ 6:00 PM or check out https://wlvl.com/podcasts for great WNY boys & girls high school sports conversations.
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* Coach Giulio Colangelo @wnyhoopmania WNY Boys Basketball Report
* Tim Lindner @tml1000 WNY Girls Basketball Report
Courtside Quick Takes:
* Grand Island High School 6’7” Junior Guard /Forward Dane Brown.
* Depew High School Senior Guard Olivia Leazott.
* Orchard Park High School Girls Varsity Basketball Coach Gary Janas.
Tune in Tuesday @ 6:00 PM or check out https://wlvl.com/podcasts for great WNY boys & girls high school sports conversations.
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Coach Giulio Colangelo-Boys High School Basketball Report
Tim Lindner- Girls High School Basketball Report
Amir Moye - Health Sciences Senior Guard
Kendall Hulsman - 6’8” Center Iroquois High School Girls Varsity Basketball
Coach AD Dunn - Great Elite Girls Flag Football
* Coach Giulio Colangelo @wnyhoopmania WNY boys basketball report * Tim Lindner @tml1000 WNY girls basketball report * Coach Chris Frankowski - Boys Basketball Coach at Orchard Park High School
* Coach Giulio Colangelo @wnyhoopmania WNY boys basketball report
* Tim Lindner @tml1000 WNY girls basketball report
Courtside Quick Takes:
* Trey Paulfrey - Nichols School senior point guard.
* Coach Justin Gerstung - Akron High School is 7-0 playing in the Niagara-Orleans League.
* Bellarose Milligan - West Seneca junior guard.
* Coach Giulio Colangelo @wnyhoopmania WNY boys basketball report
* Tim Lindner @tml1000 WNY girls basketball report
Courtside Quick Takes:
* Charlie Croff - Lockport High School senior guard averaging over 30 points/game.
* Coach Phil Butler - Burgard High School is 7-1 playing in the City of Buffalo Yale Cup League.
Coach Giulio Colangelo, WNY Boys High School Basketball Correspondent and Tim Lindner, WNY Girls High School Basketball Correspondent. Plus, student athletes: Nicolette Zachary, Vivianna Hallman, Mackenna Chamberlain, and North Tonawanda High School Girls Coach, Ryan Bradt.
MONDAY NOVEMBER 17th!!!
The first day of school basketball tryouts in New York State!!!
Thousands of young athletes will be trying out for modified, freshman, JV or varsity basketball teams. “What should a player do to stand out/make the team/impress the coach at tryouts?” * Salamanca HS boys varsity basketball coach Adam Bennett * St Mary’s Lancaster boys varsity basketball coach Frank Propis* NYS Section Six Chairman Larry Jones * Coaches Corner Marcus Harris * Legendary retired Riverside HS Coach William “Ice” Russell.
“Who is the greatest basketball player in WNY history?” The Big Cat Buffalo Bob Lanier! Hear Part Two of Mike Vaccaro, sportswriter from the NY Post talk about The Big Cat at St Bonaventure & the 1969-1970 Final Four Brown Indians run. And we wrap up our tribute show with a great conversation with former Buffalo Brave & Bob’s Detroit Pistons teammate Gus Gerard.
“Who is the greatest basketball player in WNY history?”
The Big Cat Buffalo Bob Lanier!
* Hear Bob Carnevale from Lafayette High School share his memories of Bob Lanier from the Boys Clubs (Butler Mitchell vs Masten) to playing against him at Bennett High School.
* Part #1 Hear Mike Vaccaro, sportswriter from the NY Post talk about The Big Cat at St Bonaventure & the 1969-1970 Final Four Brown Indians run. Mike’s stories were so good that we have to continue his interview on next week’s show!
* NEXT WEEK we hear the 2nd part of the Mike Vaccaro talk & we wrap up our tribute show with a great conversation with former Buffalo Brave & Bob’s Detroit Pistons teammate Gus Gerard.
West Seneca East High School Football Coach. Jim Maurino talks about his 6-0 Trojans football team as they prepare for a showdown with rival Williamsville South. Dave Lyman shares his “List of WNY Women High School Basketball Players Playing In College.” Ninety-Five women playing college basketball from fifty different local high schools. It is impressive! And Coach Kyle Clifford from Hustle Hoops talks about his new basketball facility in Hamburg and how it creates more program opportunities.
* Hear Health Sciences Charter School Football Coach Ty Parker talk about his 5-0 Falcons football team & the tradition of excellence that they have built.
* Hear Bennett High School Football Coach Steve McDuffie talk 4-1 Tigers football, the changing Buffalo Public Schools football program & creating a culture of success.
* Hear St Joe’s Collegiate Institute Football Coach Mike Corona talk about Marauders football & this impactful Kenmore Avenue high school.
* Chas Kirsch - Healthy Buffalo tells us what basketball programs are offered in the Fall/Winter of 2025. Healthy Buffalo always brings it in the Northtowns!
* Kyle Clifford - Hustle Hoops Basketball shares the Fall/Winter programs in his Orchard Park & Route 5 gyms. Southtowns gyms full of great kids & awesome coaches!
Hear St Francis High School Football Coach Jerry Smith talk about his 40+ years of Red Raiders football. The school, the history, the people & the mission have made St Francis a longtime portal to success for many young WNY athletes.
* Meet Coach Kelli McCauley as she talks about St Mary’s High School girls varsity basketball.
St Mary’s adds two All WNY players & a talented Canadian 9th grade forward to their squad already anchored by sophomore phenom, Mila Bissett.
Could the result be 3-4 first teamers?
Is this a potentially historic team?
Enjoy Canisius High School Varsity Football Coach Kraig Kurzanski as he talks about Crusader Football, Standards, Faith & the 2025 team. Also, local sports announcer & broadcaster Jack Kreuzer talks about growing up in WNY with a strong voice, microphone & a passion for sports.
Meet Bryant Browne, the new Teen Director at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northtowns.
Bryant talks about 14207 Basketball, a walk-up pick-up basketball partnership with Buffalo Common Councilmember Joseph Golombek at Riverside Park in July/August of 2025. Learn more about the exciting new things happening in Riverside & at the BGCNT!
* Meet Kareem Brown, a SUNY Niagara Assistant Coach & Operations Manager & Coach with 716 United Basketball @ the Niagara Falls Boys & Girls Club. Hear about their new basketball league & fun activities at this safe place for Falls kids!
Meet the new President of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials Board #53 (IAABO) - Tom Roberts. Tom talks about how to become an official, the commitment, camaraderie & resources that IAABO Board #53 provides & even explains a few calls. Learn about officiating from the new “Top Zebra”.
Special guest Phil McConkey - Buffalo Westside native
Canisius High School student/athlete
Naval Academy grad + military service 27 yr old NFL rookie with the NY Giants to scoring a TD in the Super Bowl, Super Bowl Champion! Just a kid from Buffalo’s Westside.
Also Coach Christopher Dole & Coach Mike Tryzbinski talk about last weekend’s Basketball Coaches Association of NY Summer Hoops Festival & how our Buffalo teams fared.
* Buffalo North District Common Councilmember Joseph Golombek talks about beautiful Riverside Park & the many sporting events that it supports.
* Coach Ken Ferguson talks about his most recent event - Exposure is Everything Basketball Clinics - including a significant partnership with WNY basketball legend, Ritchie Campbell.
* Meet Coach Adelayjah AD Dunn of the Gr8t Elite Girls Flag Football Club. His girls bring a splash of color, flavor & energy to every practice & game!
* Buffalo Bills Head Coach Sean McDermott talks about his son, a possible Canisius High School freshman Quarterback
* Meet Max Mancabelli, an excellent Orchard Park High School track & field athlete competing in summer decathlon meets.
* Russ Kingsbury talks to a number of young campers at the Hamburg Hoops at The Hub Boys Basketball Camp.
* Meet Mikeylah Biles - Class of 2028 from Cardinal O’Hara girls basketball .
* Meet Houghton University Men’s Basketball Coach Jeremy Bialek.
* Russ Kingsbury talks about the current state of WNY Division 3 college basketball.
* Meet NYS Class C Champion Pioneer Panthers MVP Jayden Leederman, who may be the best girls flag football player in all of WNY.
* Meet Kendall Hulsman, the 6’7” center who is making her mark on the Iroquois High School girls basketball team. The tallest girl hooper in WNY.
* Meet two West Seneca West High School standouts, PG Jayden Ecker & Center Ava Gunnells. The WSW girls had a great 2024-25 season.
* Coach Keith Wing talks about the new WNY Flash flag football club.
* Meet Joe Kraus a local sportscaster & journalist. A talented local voice that we look forward to listening.
* Neal Smith of Buffalo United Soccer Club talks mission & the 4th Annual Robert J. Kresse Soccer Festival.
* Coach Chuck Mancabelli gives a final Track & Field Report.
* Meet Lillie Bogdan, a Class of 2025 senior Track & Field athlete from Frontier High School. Last weekend, Lillie competed in the steeplechase in two national track meets (Flying to Eugene, Oregon & then to Philadelphia PA). Lillie finished first in both meets. Is she the top ranked steeplechase high school athlete in the USA? Yes!
* Lancaster High School Track & Field Coach Rich Skrabucha took a group of athletes to the New Balance National Meet @ the University of Pennsylvania. WNY athletes excelling on a national stage.
* Meet Paige Wylie, a lacrosse attack & draw player from Frontier High School-Class of 2029. Paige, playing varsity LAX as an eighth grader, was invited to the UnderArmor Top 150 LAX Tournament. More WNY excellence!
* Girls High School Basketball correspondent Tim Lindner (@tml1000) attended the Empire State Takeover Girls Showcase @ Skidmore College.
* Meet Nate Blenman, a 6’9” Class of 2026 center. Big Nate talks about his basketball experiences at Amherst High School & St Joes Collegiate & his decision to move to a New England prep school for his senior season.
Coach Rob Genco & Coach Scott More talk about WNY Lacrosse & plans to Unleash the Beast - a new LAX media platform.
* Hear Ken Ferguson share plans to revive the spirit of the historic Randy Smith Basketball League with Exposure is Everything Basketball Classic @ MLK Park.
* Russ Kingsbury does a Summer Basketball Camp Guide on the Hoops & Highlights podcast.
Meet Abby Mason, who along with QB Ellie Edwards scored all of the points in the state championship game. Pioneer High School Girls Flag Football Coach Chris Edwards talks about his NY State Class C Champion Panthers exciting 13-12 victory over Owego High School last weekend @ SUNY Cortland.
An historic championship - first state championship for Pioneer High School in any sport & the first girls flag football state championship ever for Section Six. Meet Dominic Davis, a graduating senior Track & Field star from St Francis High School.
Tonight, Pioneer High School Girls Flag Football Coach Chris Edwards talks about the path that his Panthers took to the Section Six Class C Championship.
*Girls Basketball Correspondent Tim Lindner @ tml1000 reviews the Buff News Girls POY & All-WNY teams.
*WNY High School Track & Field Correspondent Coach Chuck Mancabelli reports on the recent 32-team WNY T&F meet.
*Bishop Timon-St Jude standout 10th grader Paddy Hart talks about how he got into track & field, his events, training & future goals.
Last week, Coach Art “Duke” Serotte, the legendary Grover Cleveland High School Football Head Coach passed away at 85 years of age. Twelve Harvard Cups, 160 wins & a 28 game win streak showed his success on the gridiron but what about the multitude of young men that whose lives he shaped. Coach Steve McDuffie (Bennett HS), Frank Zgrablich (1969-1973),
Mo Eldridge (Kent State/Seattle Seahawks. Also Coach Tony Alessi (former Presidents player & Grover Cleveland Head Coach) & Earl Schunk (former Grover Cleveland Boys Basketball Coach).
Hear their stories about this incredible man.
Chad Andrews @centercourt42 gives his boys All-Centercourt basketball teams plus Player of the Year. Also a great conversation with Daemen University Men’s Head Basketball Coach Mike MacDonald. Mike talks about his historic 28-1 season.
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