The New York Mets announced that Ken Oberkfell will return as manager of the Buffalo Bisons for the 2010 season. Pitching coach Ricky Bones will also remain a part of the Herd’s staff while Jack Voigt has been promoted from the Brooklyn Cyclones (A) to take over as the team’s new hitting coach. Athletic trainer Brian Chicklo and strength and conditioning coach Ken Coward will return for their second seasons with the Bisons. Buffalo opens up its 125th season on Thursday, April 8, in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Additionally, the Mets have hired former Bisons manager Terry Collins as their minor league field coordinator. Collins was manager of the Bisons from 1989-1991 and had a 246-186 record. His .569 winning percentage is the eighth highest in the 124-year history of the team. Collins was inducted into the Buffalo Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992.
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The Rochester Knighthawks, in conjunction with the Knighthawks Krew (the team’s fan club), announced that the Krew will be hosting the annual “Welcome to Rochester” Meet the Knighthawks Party on Saturday, Nov. 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Stock Exchange Restaurant in the First Federal Plaza. This will be the seventh consecutive year that the Knighthawks Krew has upheld this tradition of welcoming the Rochester Knighthawks players, coaches and staff back to Rochester.
Fans can also meet the players on Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m. during training camp at the Total Sports Experience in Gates. The second session is on Sunday, Nov. 29, from 8 to 11 a.m. The Knighthawks open their 16th season on Jan. 9 against the Buffalo Bandits. The game is set for an 8:05 p.m. start at The Blue Cross Arena.
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Exactly 12 months after struggling through a season where it was known as the youngest team in the nation, the Niagara women’s volleyball team is now known as the 2009 MAAC Champions.
The Purple Eagles earned the program's first MAAC Championship on Monday, sweeping Marist, 25-20, 27-25, 27-25 at the Koessler Athletic Center on ESPNU. MAAC Coach of the Year Susan Clements and her Purple Eagle squad completed the best turnaround in the nation and finished with the conference crown and a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Niagara will find out where it will travel and who it will face in the 2009 NCAA Tournament on Sunday, Nov. 29, at 3 p.m. on ESPNews.
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