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Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Barker’s girls varsity basketball team will be led this season by this group of veterans. In back are Summer Duchow, Rachel Samson and Elizabeth Samson. In front are Kaylee Stoll and Hailey Dodge.

Looking to rebound from last year’s 1-11 league campaign, Barker’s underclassmen dominated squad will begin prepping for the Niagara-Orleans basketball season with a non league game at Alexander on Monday.

Summer Duchow, Elizabeth Samson and Rachel Samson are the only seniors on the otherwise youthful Lady Bulldogs squad. Juniors Kaylee Stoll and Haley Dodge provide the only other real varsity experience.

“We’re young but we’re going to be scrappy, very scrappy,” said new Coach Jim Harris.

The Lady Bulldogs roster also includes juniors Qiessa Alwani, Peyton Bradley, Mallory Fiacco, Briley Huwyler, Jordyn Kinne along with freshmen Elise Monaco, Alina Riches and Arnie Sturtevant.

The Lady Bulldogs graduation losses included Kiera Dalton, Rachel Sutter, Cole Carnes, Lillia Peace, Michayla Greene and Addison Szafranski.

Barker will also host Kenmore East in a non league game on Dec. 9 before opening the N-O season at home on Dec. 13 against Akron.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Leading Roy-Hart into the upcoming season will be this quintet of seniors. In front are Jackson West and Braden Ricker. In back are Caleb Beyer, Dan Aquilina and Erique Powell.

Led by a quintet of seniors, Roy-Hart will begin tuning up for the Niagara-Orleans League basketball season next week with a pair of non league contests at North Tonawanda on Tuesday and at Cleveland Hill on Saturday.

Dan Aquilina, who earned first team N-O All-League honors last season, heads that quintet which also includes Braden Ricker, who was an Honorable Mention selection, Caleb Beyer, Jackson West and Enrique Powell. Aquilina had a big season with 363 points and 190 rebounds.

Rounding out the Rams top eight are juniors Tysen McCaa and Vinny Fazzio and sophomore Matt Aquilina.

“We’ve got a good group back,” said Coach Joe Pawlak.

The Rams will also host Notre Dame on December 10 and Allegany-Limestone on Dec. 13 before opening the N-O season at home against Wilson on Dec. 17.

Roy-Hart’s graduation losses included Rem Albee, Jayden Swygert and Jackson Webber.

The Rams went 6-6 in N-O action last fall.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s veteran group includes Paige Newton, Leah Pawlak, Kenzi Snook and Julia Knight.

It will be a busy three game season opening week as the Albion girls basketball team preps for the upcoming Niagara-Orleans League campaign.

Albion will open the season by hosting Byron-Bergen on Monday December 2 and then participate in the Kendall Tournament on Thursday December 5 and Saturday December 7. The Purple Eagles will face Kendall in the opening round.

New Coach Wil Prince’s Purple Eagles are led by the veteran quartet of seniors Kenzi Snook, Julia Knight and Paige Newton along with junior Leah Pawlak.

Albion’s graduation losses included first team N-O All-League honoree Madison Hughson who is now playing for Genesee Community College.

The Purple Eagles N-O opener will be December 13 at home against Newfane.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Leading Lyndonville into this weekend’s season opening tournament will be Colton Smith, Juan Alberdi, Lane Woodworth and Jacob Pitcher. Missing is Quincy McClinsey.

The local high school Winter sports season will tip-off this weekend as the Lyndonville boys basketball team travels to the North County to play in the Lafargeville Tournament.

The Tigers will play the host school in Friday’s opening round as the championship and consolation games will be Saturday.

It will be a bit of a Homecoming for Lyndonville Coach Rich Augustus who previously coached at Lafargeville which is north of Watertown.

Anchoring the Lyndonville lineup will be the veteran trio of senior Jacob Pitcher, junior Colton Smith and sophmore Quincy McClinsey along with junior Juan Alberdi, an exchange student from Spain, and sophomore Lane Woodworth who is up from the JV ranks.

The Tigers home opener will be on December 7 against Houghton and the Genesee Region League opener on December 11 at Wheatland-Chili.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Wilson’s first team All-League honorees, from left, Andrew Danner, Cole Herrmann, Keegan Herrmann and Aidan Neumann (Contributed Photo).

Champion Wilson has placed four players and runner-up Medina three on the first team of the annual Niagara-Orleans All-League boys soccer squad.

Wilson is represented by senior forward Keegan Herrmann (26 goals, 21 assists), junior forward Aidan Neumann (20 goals, 12 assists), sophomore midfielder Cole Herrmann and junior defender Andrew Danner. Keegan Herrmann and Danner are both repeat selections.

Medina has placed senior midfielder Cole Callard (44 goals, 20 assists), a repeat honoree who has been named N-O Player of the Year. The Mustangs are also represented by senior defender Trenton Morley, who is a repeat honorees, and senior goalkeeper Brady Christiaansen who registered a dozen shutouts.

Albion is represented by senior midfielder David Rosario (11 goals, 6 assists) and senior defender Leo Bolton (4 goals, 1 assist).

Medina’s first team honorees, from left, Brady Christiaansen, Cole Callard and Trenton Morley.

Rounding out the first team are Newfane junior midfielder Alex Tate (5 goals, 7 assists) and sophomore defender Chris Klumpp along with Akron sophomore forward Sawyer Ranney (12 goals, 8 assists).

Wilson has placed a quartet of players on the second team including senior midfielder Logan Kulak, junior midfielder David Gurski, senior defender Nick Palermo and sophomore defender Max Harmon.

Medina likewise has four second team honorees including senior forward Tyler Kroening (17 goals, 9 assists), junior forward Vinny Gray (12 goals, 18 assists), sophomore midfielder Adam Papaj (7 goals, 5 assists) and junior defender Luke Duffina (5 goals, 6 assists).

Albion’s first team selections David Rosario, left, and Leo Bolton.

Albion has placed a trio of players including senior goalkeeper Adrian Figueroa-Fuentes (93 saves, 6 shutouts), senior forward Tye Talbot (4 goals, 2 assists) and senior defender Jayden Lewis.

Competing the second team is Roy-Hart senior midfielder Zach Schultz.

Players earning Honorable Mention are as follow, listed by school:

Akron – Noah Crockford (Sr.), Cameron Reuben (Sr.) and Hunter Sears (Sr.).

Albion – Matt Kania(Sr.), Joey Bropst (Jr.) and Justin Kania (Jr.).

Medina – Aleks Seefeldt (So.) and Cam Kenward (Sr.).

Newfane – Damian Schafer (Sr.), Kasey Wheat (Jr.) and Dylan Lamont (So.).

Roy-Hart – William Bundrock (Fr.), Michael Fuller (Fr.) and Jose Daniel Rosa (Jr.)

Wilson – Eli Moore (So.), Mason Schultz (So.) and Austin Woodward (Sr.).

First team honorees, from left, Alex Tate and Chris Klumpp from Newfane and Sawyer Ranney from Akron.

The Roy-Hart/Barker/Medina Club hockey team traveled to Olean Saturday and returned with its first victory of the young season by a 6-0 score.

Taking a 1-0 lead in the first on a goal by Jackson Hauser (Barker) with an assist from Sean Mettler (Roy-Hart), RBM increased their lead to 3-0 at the end of two periods.

Cameron Bryer (Wilson) scored from Austin Woodward (Wilson) and Hauser added an unassisted goal.

In the third, Hauser completed the hat trick from Mettler, Bryer got his second of the game, and Mettler scored unassisted.

Noah Orenz got the shutout in goal.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s first team All-League honorees include, from left, Allie Trombley, Kaitlin Mettler and Kaylie Churchill.

Champion Roy-Hart is represented by a trio of players on the first team of the annual Niagara-Orleans All-League girls soccer squad.

Roy-Hart has placed seniors Kaitlin Mettler and Allie Trombley, who are both repeat selections, along with junior Kaylie Churchill.

Mettler had a league high 36 goals and 10 assists, Trombley 5 goals and 7 assists and Churchill 5 goals and 9 assists.

Albion’s All-League honorees Cami London, left, and Kenzie Snook.

Runner-up Wilson is likewise represented by three player including freshman Addison Elia, a repeat honoree who has been named N-O Player of the Year, along with senior McKenzie Elia and junior Rowan Simpson.

Addison Elia scored 24 goals and added 7 assists.

Albion has placed the senior duo of Cami London and Kenzie Snook. London, a repeat selection, had 25 goals and 5 assists.

Akron is represented by seniors Aleyna Susfolk (8 goals, 5 assists) and Ella Liss (5 goals, 2 assists).

Completing the first team is the Newfane duo of senior Anna Chunco (16 goals, 5 assists) and junior Stephanie Chunco (4 goals, 9 assists).

Roy-Hart also has a trio of second team honorees including senior Ali Ausman and sophmores Maria Trombley and Courtney Aquilina.

Akron likewise has three second team selections in seniors Avery Wolfe, Maddie Hillman and Gracie Leiker.

Albion has placed seniors Rori Higgins and Olivia Brooks.

Newfane is represented by senior Kameryn Boyer and junior Journee Hughey.

Contributed Photos – Wilson’s first team selections, from left, Addison Elia, McKenzie Elia and Rowan Simpson.

Completing the second team are Medina senior Honesty Hill and Wilson senior Emily Phillips.

Players receiving Honorable Mention are as follows, listed by school:

Akron – Abby Gerstung, Naomi Romesser.

Albion – Julia Button, Ava Woolston and Kailee Anstey.

Medina – Alexa Demmer.

Newfane – Paige Miller and Jade Jerge.

Roy-Hart – Macie Sidor, Alexis Capen and Addie Carr.

Wilson – Lilly Gurski, Brook Urban and Grace Smith.

Contributed Photos – Akron’s first team honorees Ella Liss and Aleyna Susfolk and Newfane’s selections Anna Chunco and Stephanie Chunco.

Contributed Photos – Akron’s first team All-League honorees, from left, Madison Gates, Marissa Brege and Madigan Regan.

All seven schools are represented on the first team of the annual Niagara-Orleans All-League field hockey squad.

Undefeated (12-0) champion Akron leads the way with three selections including junior Marissa Brege and sophomores Madigan Regan and Madison Gates. Brege is a repeat honoree who had a 0.25 goals against average this season.

Runner-up Barker has placed the duo of senior Madilyn Detschner and junior Madelina Pavlock who are both repeat selections. Pavlock had 15 goals and 9 assists.

Barker’s first team honorees Madilyn Detschner, left, and Madelina Pavlock

Roy-Hart likewise has two honorees in junior Dillan Santella and sophomore Adella Dukes who scored 16 goals.

Rounding out the first team are Medina junior Penelope Schalck, Wilson junior Mackenzie Hardy, Newfane senior Kyra Austin and Kenmore junior Zoey Dettbarn.

Schalck, who has been selected N-O Player of the Year, scored 20 goals and added 11 assists. She is a repeat selection as are Austin and Dettbarn.

Akron likewise has a trio of second team honorees including senior Julia Klodzinski, junior Morgan Tomporowski and sophomore Alexis Salmon.

Barker is represented by the junior duo of Kaylee Stoll and Jordyn Kinne.

Roy-Hart has placed juniors Alayna Kowalski and Brooke Zglinicki.

Completing the second team are Medina senior Sophia Goyette, Wilson junior Ruby Narehood, Newfane junior Nattalie Johnson and Kenmore sophomore Mackenzie Kumrow.

First team honorees , from left, Penelope Schalck (Medina), Adella Dukes (Roy-Hart) and Dillan Santella (Roy-Hart).

The players who have earned Honorable Mention as as follows, listed by school:

Akron – Ava Fox and Mackenzie Tomporowski.

Barker – Hailey Dodge and Ella Taylor.

Roy-Hart – Savannah Newton, Olivia Marsillo and Mackenzie Landers.

Medina – Emiliana Batista, Maggie Lonnen, Sophia Castricone and Tatianna Maxon.

Wilson – Rayn Cooper and Reese Kepner.

Newfane – Gabby Ross, Ella Tower and Roxy Smith.

Kenmore – Annmarie Toukatly, Chloe Gallant, Bridget Pengelly and Alexis Casselman.

First team honorees, from left, Kyra Austin (Newfane), Mackenzie Hardy (Wilson) and Zoey Dettbarn (Kenmore).

Jumping out to a 16-0 first quarter lead, Frankfort-Schuyler went on to defeat Holley 52-14 in the quarterfinal round of the state 8 Man Division football playoffs this evening at Frankfort-Schuyler.

All of Holley’s scoring came in the fourth quarter on a pair of touchdown passes from quarterback Destin Kuyal to Vinny Golisano covering 14 and 54 yards and a two-point conversion run by Hunter Jewell-Smith.

Kuyal finished with 130 yards passing and Jewell-Smith 125 yards rushing.

The host Maroon Knights led 38-0 after three quarters.

Undefeated (11-0) Frankfort-Schuyler advances to the state semifinals against the winner of Saturday’s regional between Pembroke and Frewsburg.

The Hawks, which gained a spot in the state playoffs as a wildcard entry, finish the season at 6-5.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s All-Tournament honorees, from left, Brooke Rodas, Sophia Picardo and Addison Kludt.

Holley’s All-Tournament honorees Zoey Wolf, left, and Alivia Wolf.

Three Kendall and two Holley players have earned spots on the Section V girls soccer All-Tournament teams.

In Class C2, Kendall is represented by junior Brooke Rodas and sophomores Sophia Picardo and Addison Kludt.

Rodas made 37 saves and had a 0.44 goals against average on the season while Picardo had 17 goals and 27 assists and Kludt 1 goal and 4 assists.

In Class C1, Holley has placed seniors Alivia Wolf and Zoey Wolf.

Alivia Wolf had 17 goals and 13 assists on the season and Zoey Wolf 5 goals and 3 assists.

Kendall advanced to the C2 finals and Holley to the C1 semifinals where the Lady Eagles and Lady Hawks both dropped narrow 1-0 decisions.

The Roy-Hart/Barker/Medina Club Hockey team opened their season at Riverside Rink against Buffalo on Wednesday and came away losing 8-1.

Sean Mettler (Roy-Hart) gave RBM a shortlived lead in the first unassisted at the 4:29 mark.

Buffalo tied the score a minute later and the period ended 1-1.

Buffalo went on to score three goals in the second and four in the third period.

RBM’s next game is at Olean on Saturday at 10 a.m. against the home team 0-1 Arrows.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Local Section V All-Tournament team honorees, from left, Jesus Rosario-Reyes (Lyndonville), Pablo Rosario-Reyes (Kendall) and Chris Mosier (Holley).

Six local players have earned spots on the Section V boys soccer All Tournament teams.

Holley is represented on the Class C1 team by senior Chris Mosier who had 25 goals and 5 assists this season.

Champion Kendall has placed four players on the Class C2 team including seniors Colby Hughes (8 goals, 13 assists) and William Kludt (8 goals, 1 assist) along with juniors Pablo Rosario-Reyes (29 goals, 24 assists) and Jonny Conte (84 saves and a 0.58 goals against average).

Rosario-Reyes has also been named Class C2 Player of the Year and Eagles mentor Rich Esposito has been honored as C2 Coach of the Year,

Lyndonville is represented on the Class D team by sophomore Jesus Rosario-Reyes.

Kendall’s All-Tournament honorees also include, from left, Colby Hughes, William Kludt and Jonny Conte.

Contributed Photo – Melanie Green

For the second week in a row Medina’s Melanie Green has put together a strong final round to earn a top 10 finish at a NXXT Women’s Pro Tour Golf Tournament.

Green posted a 3 under par round of 69 on Wednesday to finish in a tie for 8th place at the NXXT championship at Rio Pinar at Orlando, Florida.

She registered 4 birdies on her final round to finish the tournament with a 1 under par 215 total. She opened the three day, 54 hole event with rounds of 74 and 72.

Next, Green will continue her quest to earn an LPGA Tour Card by competing in the Q-School’s Final Stage Tournament in early December in Mobile, Alabama.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Lia Larson

Kendall senior Lia Larson has been named to the Genesee Region League All-Star volleyball team.

Kendall senior Ella Christ has received Honorable Mention as has the Lyndonville duo of senior Addison Dillenbeck and freshman Hannah Fox.

G-R champion Byron-Bergen has a trio of All-Star honorees including seniors Lily Stalica, Olivia Senf and Peyton Goodenbery.

Runner-up Notre Dame and third place finisher Pembroke also both have three All-Stars. Notre Dame has placed juniors CJ Campagna, Gianna Falleti and Lyllian Miller. Pembroke is represented by senior Reagan Schneider, who earned G-R Player of the Year honors, junior Onolee Easterbrook and freshman Juliana Cleveland.

Rounding out the All-Star team are Senior Emily Pietrzkowski from Alexander, seniors Morgan Borycki and Nalani Mercado from Attica, senior Alexa Ocamo from Elba and seniors Jessica Sosnowski and Cara Williams from Oakfield-Alabama.

Also earning Honorable Mention were Sydney Dunden from Alexander, Carlene Domes from Attica, Noel Dorman and Rayne Sheard from Byron-Bergen, Sydney Reilly from Elba, Jordan Dwyer and Kaitlin Kratz from Notre Dame, Cali Cramer and Allison Williams from Oakfield-Alabama, Brianna Reynolds from Pembroke and Jamie Crawford from Wheatland-Chili.