Pics from the 97Rock Away Game party at the Aud-Packers game

Vincenza, Jickster, Gina
The last few years, Citadel Broadcasting, the primary sponsors of the Buffalo Jills, have gone all out for Away games in addition to the big parties it throws for home games. 103.3 The Edge held Away game parties partnered with a local sports bar including drink and food specials as well as plenty of giveaways. They also made sure to bring in a pair of Buffalo Jills cheerleaders, in uniform, for the games. This year, 97Rock and DJ Jickster have taken the ball and run with it, to borrow a football analogy. Like last year, this year's parties are held at the Aud Sports Bar on Transit Road in Depew, a place named after the famed Memorial Auditorium which comes complete with plenty of memorabilia from the old Aud. For today's event, fans got free raffle tickets and anytime the score changed in the first half, they got to choose any of a number of prizes from the table filled with plenty of stuff like t-shirts, keychains, bottle coozies, and lots more in addition to drawings for larger prizes. Also, in attendance were a pair of beautiful Buffalo Jills Ambassador Squad members in the forms of rookie Gina and 4th year vet Vincenza. They helped with prizes, talked to fans, and took photos while watching the game with everyone. Check out the pics at http://s15.photobucket.com/albums/a375/buffalojills2005/2010/Packers-Road/

Next week, it's going to get bigger so make sure to show up earlier than just before kickoff to enjoy the festivities. While I don't know exactly what extra stuff Jickster will have going on, I can tell you that there will be calendars for sale at long last. The calendars finally arrived from the printers the other day and the girls will be picking them up this week. While it's definitely turned into a much longer wait than normal, I can assure everyone that, going off the cover shot that was shown at the Golf Tourney and by knowing Jills photographer Brian Garman's work, it'll be worth the wait.

Buffalo Pro Cheer Photos of The Week

This week, our 1st photo from the Jills comes from the Bills' Friday night draft party and features 2nd year vet Kristen, 9th year director Stephanie, and rookie Ambassador Gina. Kristen, as we previously told you, is moving over from the ambassador squad to the dance squad. With the 2010 season, Stephanie will have put in 17 seasons with the Jills, with an 8-year career on the sidelines including a pair of Super Bowls. Gina will be one of those girls you'll see at the 97Rock and 103.3 The Edge Tailgate parties this fall at the Ralph as she joined the ambassador squad this year.

Our 2nd photo comes from the Jills Open Practice held at the start of June. Shown posing are 2nd year vet Courteney and rookie Meghan. Something that isn't widely known to the fans is the fact that rookie Jills are paired up with a veteran "buddy" to turn to for help in acclimating to the squad. Courteney is fellow ambassador squad member Meghan's buddy. We can't say for sure that Courteney's trademark positivity rubbed off on Meghan because she may have already had it already. One veteran who has definitely rubbed off on Meghan is Murissa...they both just love to pose for the camera like nobody's business.

From the Bandettes, we have a photo from the Pearl Street Postgame party following the February 6 game against the Toronto Rock. Shown posing for the camera are Meghan, Beth, and Justina. Meghan just completed her 5th year on the squad, the last 2 as captain, and has been a big contributor in helping get the info on the Bandettes out to the fans. Beth was in her 4th season on the squad after starting out in 2006 with Meghan and taking 2009 off. Justina finished up her 2nd season as a captain like Meghan did, but got named captain in only her 2nd season, with her rookie season being the 2008 Championship Season.