By a margin of 10 seconds, the Springville boys track and field team’s 3,200-meter relay broke a school record on Saturday at Houghton. The Griffins ran the relay in 8:43.35, with a team of Brett Russell, Zach Peterman, Mike Evans and Jared Hecht. Russell won the 3,200-meter run for another first-place finish at 9:43.1. Hecht earned another school ... Read More »
The Springville-Griffith Institute boys swimming and diving team earned a victory over St. Francis (Buffalo), 59-41, on Thursday, Jan. 16. Zach Hughey and Eric Schweickert won two individual events each to lead the Griffins. Hughey won the 100 backstroke (1:07.40) and 100 freestyle (:55.57), while Schweickert won the 500 freestyle (5:55.68) and 200 freestyle (2:06.74). Also for the Griffins, Wyatt ... Read More »
Maryvale held off the Springville boys basketball team, 68-55, Friday night, Jan. 17, in ECIC Div. III play at Cheektowaga. Austin Boies led the Griffins with 19 points in the loss and Cyrus Fisher added 14 points. Eric Copeland marked seven points for SGI (2-10). Xavier Mitchell paced Maryvale (5-4) with 28 points while Jayden Morgan and Morris Morlock had ... Read More »
The Springville varsity girls basketball team traveled to Maryvale Jan. 16 and came away with a 64-44 victory at Cheektowaga. The SGI girls (8-4) started off red hot by scoring 24 points in the first quarter alone. Mackenzie Owens buried three of her six three-pointers in the first quarter. SGI cooled off a bit in the second quarter but entered ... Read More »
By Elyana Schosek Student Reporter The Springville-Griffith Institute School District has been undergoing renovations and modifications both big and small as part of a capital project for some time now. One of the lesser-known components of the project was a revamped Library Media Center (LMC) at the middle school. Superintendent Kimberly Mortiz was especially excited about this aspect of the ... Read More »
Multiple runners earned personal best times for the Springville-Griffith Institute indoor track and field team on Saturday, Jan. 11 at Buffalo State, including Emily Schlemmer, who ran to second and third place in a pair of events. Schlemmer had a personal pest in the 300 at :45.72 for second place. Teammate Jaime Dickinson also PR’d with a :48.52, while Sydney ... Read More »
The Springville-Griffith Institute varsity girls basketball team made it two league wins in a row Tuesday night by defeating Pioneer, 73-18. Mackenzie Owens led the Griffins’ offense with 22 points. Meg Rehrauer scored 14, Ivette Lewandowski had 10, Nyah Solly nine and Jess Engel and Belle Oakley six each. Springville dominated the first half for a lead of 45-10. “Nyah ... Read More »
CHEEKTOWAGA — Austin Boies had 24 points for the Springville-Griffith Institute varsity boys basketball team on Tuesday, but Cheektowaga took the win, 82-54, over the Griffins. Cyrus Fisher had 17 for the Griffins (2-9). For Cheektowaga (6-3), Nevada Eldridge scored 18 and Jesse Hawkins had 15. Springville is set to visit Maryvale on Friday, while the Griffins’ next home game ... Read More »
By Elyana Schosek Student reporter Technology classes in high school aren’t the same as they used to be. Most people think of tech classes in school as woodworking and basic measuring skills. But today, many of these classes revolve around technology and the application of technology to building different objects. This is somewhat true for one of the biggest projects ... Read More »
By Elyana Schosek Student reporter In considering all the student clubs at Springville-Griffith Institute High School, there is one that has been around for a while but is lesser-known among students. It works toward a goal that is especially relevant in today’s society. It’s called SADD, or Students Against Destructive Decisions. Prior to 1997, the club was called Students Against ... Read More »
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