Williamsville East Opens 2026 With Experienced Senior Core

Overview

• Williamsville East went 11-9 in the 2025-26 season in the HighSchoolSports.org published results window.
• The roster includes experienced seniors Chase Bartholomew, Grant Cyrulik, Ryan Falgiano, Jackson Geraci, Moksh Gupta, Cuauhtemoc Ortiz Ortega and Colin Terrill.
• The schedule starts with road matches at Maryvale, West Seneca West, Hamburg and Sweet Home before the Sept. 16 home opener against Amherst.

Williamsville East Boys Volleyball Preseason Preview

Williamsville East enters the 2026 boys volleyball season with continuity to work from after an 11-9 finish in 2025-26.

Coach Ryan Nigro's group brings back a sizable senior class with players spread across several parts of the rotation. Chase Bartholomew is listed at setter, while Grant Cyrulik gives the roster senior experience in the middle. On the pins and right side, Williamsville East has Ryan Falgiano, Jackson Geraci, Cuauhtemoc Ortiz Ortega and Colin Terrill among its Class of 2027 options. Moksh Gupta adds a senior defensive presence at libero/defensive specialist.

Junior Knox Venator also returns with varsity experience at outside hitter/right side. Matt Fang is another junior listed at outside hitter/right side. Carter Faunce and Adrian Llakatura give the roster additional middle options, and Colin Slavin and Praveen Karvnaratne are listed in back-row and setting roles. Gabe Burtis, a Class of 2029 setter/libero, is another name on the roster as Williamsville East builds out its depth.

The early schedule asks Williamsville East to settle in away from home. Williamsville East opens with four straight road matches: Sept. 8 at Maryvale, Sept. 9 at West Seneca West, Sept. 10 at Hamburg and Sept. 15 at Sweet Home. The home opener follows Sept. 16 against Amherst.

Late September brings a Sept. 28 match at Williamsville South and a Sept. 30 home date with Frontier. October includes a quick home-and-away sequence with Starpoint on Oct. 5 and Oct. 7, followed by home matches against Williamsville North on Oct. 14 and Hamburg on Oct. 15.

The closing stretch of the listed schedule sends Williamsville East to Amherst on Oct. 20 and Lancaster on Oct. 21 before home matches against West Seneca West and Williamsville South. The last listed match is Oct. 29 at Clarence.