Sports Profiles

Coming from a relatively unknown country with few tennis prospects, Anett Kontaveit never imagined great success. However, she proved all wrong as she reached unimaginable heights in a career that spanned for 13 years. 

22-Grand Slam Champion, the King of Clay, and arguably one of the greatest tennis players in the history of the game, Rafael Nadal, has announced his retirement from professional tennis; his last event will be the Davis Cup Finals in late November where he will be representing Spain.

Three weeks ago, Lebron James and his son, Bronny, rose from the bench and walked to the scorer's table. The floor started to shake as the crowd's noise grew louder, and a rush of excitement came as the two players were subbed in to make the first father-son duo in the league.

2024 was a strange year for 37 year old Novak Djokovic; outside of winning his main priority of the year - the 2024 Paris Olympics and the last item on a legendary resume, his other results were lackluster to say the least.

Dominic Thiem was destined to become the successor to the Big Three. For most of his career, the Austrian seemed to be fated to do so with a career high ranking of world number 3, one major title at the US Open in 2020, three grand slam final showings, and a total of 17 singles titles.

Jessica Pegula, born in Buffalo NY, made it to the finals of the 2024 US Open for Women's SIngles. Jessica was born in Buffalo New York to her parents Terry and Kim Pegula, both of who are the owners of our favorite sports team: the Buffalo Bills. Jessica started her professional career in 2009, and has been competing in tournaments ever since.

At the end of the 2023-2024 school year, Williamsville East High School is sad to say farewell to a beloved gym teacher. Mr. Durr is retiring after spending 31 years teaching and coaching here.

By Owen Lewis With a 10-0 undefeated season and a states-qualifying doubles team, you could say that the East Girls Varsity Tennis Team is on...

By Sarah Brunskill, Kate Zu, and Gaby Lops Williamsville East’s Girls’ JV soccer team was on fire this year, with a record of 13-1-1. We kicked...

New Boys’ Varsity Soccer coach, Tony Schiappa, values three pillars of team culture: Competition is King, Energy is Everything, and Bringing a Professional Approach. Sophomore...