Northshore Fury captures tournament title

Contributed Photo – The Fury’s lineup includes in front from left – Dean Fischer, Zia Dix, Marshall Thomas, Chris Andrews, and Gunner Knight. Back from Left – Brayden Aydelotte, Lane Woodworth, Jude Lacy, Trey Rhim, and Mason McGuire.
The Northshore Fury 16U AAU basketball team earned a championship going undefeated over the weekend at the John Wilbur Memorial Classic, held in Rochester.
Facing competition from Rochester and Toronto, Canada, the Fury finished 3–0 with victories of 67–49, 58–46 and 56–31. Balanced scoring and strong defense carried the team throughout the tournament, with the Fury holding every opponent under 50 points.
Trey Rhim of Notre Dame led the scoring with 16 points per game. Jude Lacy of Medina averaged 15 points, while Lane Woodworth of Lyndonville added 14 points per game.
Additional scoring came from Marshall Thomas of Notre Dame, Brayden Adyelotte of Lyndonville, Zia Dix and Dean Fischer of Medina, and Chris Andrews and Gunner Knight of Holley. Mason McGuire contributed rebounds and stellar defensive play, helping anchor a championship effort that featured contributions from all ten players.
The Fury are coached by Pete Rhim of Medina, Kevin McGuire of Holley, and Joshua Dix of Albion.
The Fury return to action this coming weekend October 24th–25th at the Jammin’ for a Cause Slamfest.
Sectional soccer playoffs get underway today

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Garret Jones and his Albion teammates will open Section VI soccer playoff action at home this afternoon against Pine Valley-Gowanda at 3:30 p.m.
Sectional soccer playoff competition gets underway this afternoon as No. 16 seed Albion hosts No. 17 Pine Valley-Gowanda in a Section VI Class B game at 3:30 p.m.
Albion went 0-9-1 in Niagara-Orleans League action and 2-13-1 overall during the regular season while Pine Valley-Gowanda was 0-14.
The victor will have little time to celebrate as the next round is Tuesday and the opponent will be top seeded Lafayette which went 11-1 in the Buffalo league and 12-4 overall.
Garret Jones had 5 goals and 2 assists and Brendan Smith 4 goals to lead the Purple Eagles offense.
Medina will begin Class B competition on Tuesday as the No. 7 seeded Mustangs (6-4, 10-4-1) will host No. 10 Tonawanda (4-6-2, 4-9-3) at 4 p.m. at Vets Park.
The winner will visit No. 2 Allegany-Limestone (9-0-1, 11-2-2) on Thursday.
Offensively the Mustangs have been led by Aidan Papaj (30 goals, 12 assists), Aleks Seefeldt (14 goals, 14 assists), Izzy Anderson (9 goals, 15 assists) and Cam Fike (7 goals, 4 assists).
Roy-Hart will begin Class C competition on Tuesday as the No. 10 seeded Rams (1-8-1, 4-11-1) visit No. 7 Holland (5-6-1, 7-8-1)at 3:30 p.m.
The Rams have been sparked offensively by Michael Fuller (19 goals, 7 assists), Jack Trombley (6 goals, 2 assists) and Joshua Jennings (1 goal, 10 assists).
Also on Tuesday, the No. 3 seeded Holley girls (10-5-1) will host No 14 Letchworth (0-15) at 6 p.m. in a Section V Class C1 game.
In Section VI girls competition on Wednesday No. 10 Roy-Hart/Medina (4-6, 7-9) will visit No. 7 Iroquois (5-5, 8-7 at 3:30 p.m. in Class A; N0. 9 Albion (5-5, 7-7) will visit No. 8 Southwestern (6-6, 7-9) at 7 p.m. in Class B and No. 8 Barker/Lyndonville (3-7, 9-7) will host No. 9 Franklinville (2-8. 4-11) at 3:30 p.m. in Class C.
In Section V boys action on Wednesday No. 8 Lyndonville/Barker (8-8) will host No. 9 Pembroke (6-8-2) at 5:30 p.m. at Barker in Class C1 and No. 9 Kendall (7-7-2) will visit No. 8 Perry (8-6-2) at 6 p.m. in Class C2.
The time and location of the Lyndonville/Barker game has been changed from the original schedule.
The Lyndonville/Barker vs. Pembroke winner will visit top seeded East Rochester (14-1) on Saturday and the Kendall vs. Perry winner will visit No. 1 Geneseo (14-1-1) also on Saturday.
Burial permits from 1880 to 1910 in East Carlton show prevalence of communicable diseases

This is a selection of burial permits from 1880 to 1910 for East Carlton/Kent Cemetery.
By Catherine Cooper, Orleans County Historian
“Illuminating Orleans” – Volume 6, No. 28

The following is a list of the conditions cited on 120 permits. Each entry represents one case, unless otherwise noted:
- Acute melancholia
- Alcoholia (sic)
- Anasarca
- Apoplexy (6 cases)
- Asphyxia (1 yr. old)
- Blood poisoning
- Brain abscess
- Bright’s disease (4 cases)
- Cancer, breast
- Cancer, cervical
- Cancer, stomach
- Cancer, uterine
- Cardiac dropsy
- Cerebral hyperemia
- Cholera, infantile (3 cases)
- Chronic fibroid phthisis
- Cirrhosis of the liver
- Consumption (7 cases)
- Convulsions
- Cystitis
- Degeneration of spinal cord
- Diphtheria (3 cases, aged 2,3 and 8)
- Dropsy
- Drowning, while bathing in Marsh Creek
- Dysentery
- Dysentery, bloody
- Dysentery, systemic
- Fibrosis
- Fracture of back and neck – (9-year-old boy, struck by a railroad train)
- Gangrene, senile
- General debility
- Heart disease (5 cases)
- Heart failure (5 cases)
- Hemorrhage (infant. 2 days old)
- Hemorrhage & peritonitis
- Hemorrhage in childbirth – (mother aged 16)
- Inflammation of bowels
- Influenza (2 cases)
- Intestinal obstruction (2 cases)
- Liver abscess
- Locomotor ataxia
- Lupus
- Murder (Emma Hunt, V6, No.27)
- Natural causes (2 cases)
- Nephritis (2 cases)
- Non-closure of foramen ovale – (infant)
- Old age, (6 cases)
- Overdose
- Paralysis (7 cases)
- Peritonitis (2 cases)
- Phthisis
- Phthisis pneumonialis (sic) (2 cases)
- Pneumonia (3 cases)
- Pneumonia, broncho
- Pneumonia, double
- Pneumonia exhaustion
- Pulmonary consumption (3 cases)
- Pulmonary edema
- Pulmonary tuberculosis (2 cases)
- Rheumatic e….itis (sic)
- Rheumatism (2 cases)
- Senile disability
- Tic doloreaux
- Tuberculosis (3 cases)
- Typhoid fever (4 cases)
- Valvular (mitral) disease of the heart (2 cases)
- Whooping cough and pneumonia – (infant, 1.5 months)
Some of the terms used may be unfamiliar. Apoplexy is now referred to as a stroke. Phthisis is a wasting disease. Tuberculosis is listed under a variety of terms: consumption, tuberculosis, pulmonary consumption, and pulmonary tuberculosis.
According to the Center for Disease Control/ Census Bureau Mortality Statistics, the leading causes of death for 1880 – 1910 were infectious and communicable diseases: tuberculosis, pneumonia, influenza, and intestinal infections. The Carlton statistics reflect this:
CDC Leading causes of death from 1880-1910 (Carlton Statistics)
- Pneumonia & influenza (12 cases)
- Tuberculosis (14 cases)
- Enteritis & dysentery (7 cases)
- Diphtheria (3 cases)
- Typhoid fever (4 cases)
- Heart disease (10 cases)
Deaths caused by communicable diseases have since declined. Heart disease and cancer are now the two leading causes of death.
Most of the burial permits also list the undertakers. At that time, furniture stores also operated as undertakers since they had the ability to supply coffins on demand.
Albion firms were: B.C. Mathes, 79 Main St.; Onderdonk & Reed, 66-68 Main St.; Reynolds & Flintham, 113 Main St.; Nelson A. Stevens operated in Kendall; and Keys & Millard and Harry E. Turner were located in Holley, on the Public Square.
Runners earn spots on Niagara-Orleans All-League teams for girls cross country

Photos by Tom Rivers: Eden Hillman of Newfane, left, won the Niagara-Orleans League race on Saturday, the first girl to finish, crossing the fine line in a time of 20:14. She is now a three-time league champ. Hayden Barlow of Wilson, right, took fourth and earned a spot on First Team, All-League.
CARLTON – The top runners in the Niagara-Orleans cross country race were recognized on Saturday with the top seven runners earning first team, then 8 through 14 on the second team, and 15 through 21 receiving honorable mention.
There were 44 runners in the race that covered 3.1 miles at Lakeside Beach State Park.
First Team All-League: Pictured from left include Eden Hillman of Newfane, 1st in 20:14; Abigail Bower of Akron, 2nd in 21:17; Jenna Achtyl of Newfane, 3rd in 21:30; Hayden Barlow of Wilson, 4th in 21:48; Aleece O’Malley of Akron, 5thin 21:54; Kylee Rebmann of Akron, 6th in 21:55; and Mirabelle Strong of Barker, 7th in 22:00.

Jenna Achtyl of Newfane, who finished third overall, is ahead of Aine Davis of Barker, who finished 10th. This is in the early part of the race. Achtyl passed several runners to move up in the race.
Second Team All-League: Pictured from left include Hannah Monaco of Barker, 8th in 22:17; Aine Davis of Barker, 10th in 22:34; Kendall Dzierzanowski of Wilson, 9th in 22:22; Makayla Pask of Akron, 11th in 22:38; Marissa Bryant of Royalton-Hartland, 12th in 22:58; Mackenzie Hill of Newfane, 13th in 23:09; Adele Mathes of Albion, 14th in 23:43.

Grace Nesbitt of Albion runs along the Lake Ontario shoreline during the race. She earned an honorable mention for All-League.
Honorable Mention All-League: Pictured from left: Aubrey Bruning of Albion, 15th in 23:43; Madelyn Freatman of Wilson, 16th in 24:04; Sienna Gibson of Newfane, 17th in 24:09; Samantha Silsby of Royalton-Hartland, 18th in 24:23; Grace Nesbitt of Albion, 19th in 24:35; Mallory Snell of Newfane, 20th in 24:43; Skeilair Montgomery of Medina, 21st in 24:47.
Top 21 finishers in Niagara-Orleans cross country race earn spots on All-League

Photos by Tom Rivers: Quinn O’Malley of Akron leads all of the runners in the Niagara-Orleans Cross Country league championships on Saturday at Lakeside Beach State Park. O’Malley, a sophomore, took first place in a time of 17:39.97. There were 60 runners from seven schools in the race.
CARLTON – The top runners in the Niagara-Orleans cross country race were recognized on Saturday with the first seven runners earning first team, then 8 through 14 on the second team, and 15 through 21 receiving honorable mention.
First Team All-League: Pictured from left include Quinn O’Malley of Akron, 1st in 17:39; Peyton Wagner of Barker, 2nd in 17:53; Cole Hughes of Medina, 3rd in 18:03; Grayson Prynn of Barker, 4th in 18:16; Logan Wagner of Barker, 5th in 18:34; John Murphy of Newfane, 6th in 18:45; and Jonathan Dix of Medina, 7th in 18:49.

Jonathan Dix of Medina puts everything into a sprint down the last stretch of Saturday’s race. He secured the final spot on First Team All-League, just ahead of Stryker Sanders of Albion.
Second Team All-League: Pictured from left include Stryker Sanders of Albion, 8th in 18:53; Hunter Sweeney of Barker, 9th in 19:00; Matt Bloom of Albion, 10th in 19:01; Chace Atwater of Barker, 11th in 19:07; Peyton Waterbury of Akron, 12th in 19:31; (Missing from photo) Niall Boyle of Medina, 13th in 19:45; and Anthony Taliaferro of Barker, 14th in 19:49.

Matt Bloom of Albion leads a group of runners in the race. His teammate, Rowe Bouchey, is just behind him. Bloom, a junior, finished 10th overall and Bouchey, a freshman, came in 15th.
Honorable Mention All-League: Pictured from left include Rowe Bouchey of Albion, 15th in 19:55; Ethan Gancasz of Barker, 16th in 19:56; Xavier Haitsch of Newfane, 17th in 20:08; Carter Braddell of Newfane, 18th in 20:15; River Hallett of Akron, 19th in 20:16; Matthew Jordan of Barker, 20th in 20:36; Roman Maksimchuk of Medina, 21st in 20:40.
Medina Marching Band takes 1st in division at Webster competition

Photos by Tom Rivers: The Medina Marching Band performed during halftime of the Orleans County Rivals football game on Friday night at Vets Park and culminated the show with a large patriotic banner. The merged Albion-Medina football team won its game, 56-6, against Amherst. The marching band performed its show, “We The People.”
Information courtesy of Medina Band Boosters
The Medina Mustang Marching Band traveled to Webster on Saturday for their fifth competition this season. It was a chilly night but a huge crowd turned out for 11 bands in competition in various classes.
Medina is in class in SS2 and finished in 1st place with a score of 81.45 followed by Le Roy in 2nd with 80.55 and Horseheads in 3rd with 78.15.
LS2 class had three competitors and Greece took 1st with 84.60, Lancaster 2nd wih 83.35 & Orchard Park in 3rd with 81.82.
East Irondequoit was the only competitor in SS1 & Webster the only National band.
Pioneer was the only SS3 band with 70.05. LS3 included Hilton in 1st with 72.75 and Rochester in 2nd with 70.30.
Medina’s next competition is Oct. 24th in Greece followed by the NYSFBC championships on Sunday, Nov. 1st in Syracuse.
The Medina band performs during Friday’s halftime show at Vets Park and its show celebrated the nation’s 250th anniversary with the music of Aaron Copeland.
The band consists of 90 students and is directed by Kyla Leno-Denise and Andrea Busch. The band is performing in new uniforms this year.
Cobblestone Museum showcases old-time skills at annual open house
Photos by Tom Rivers
GAINES – Connor Miller, right, and George Borrelli, left, both did blacksmith demonstrations on Saturday at Vagg’s Blacksmith Shop at the Cobblestone Museum.
They were among several skilled artisans showcasing trades that were popular and critical to the community in the 1800s.
This blacksmith shop was built in 1922 after a fire in 1921 destroyed the original blacksmith shop from 1842. Joseph Vagg operated the shop until 1956.
Harold Clark of Rochester was inside the blacksmith shop on a chilly day doing chair caning. Clark has been a chair caner for about 35 years. He was featured at the Cobblestone Museum on Saturday for the fourth time during the annual open house in the fall.
“I enjoy the geometric pattern and watching it develop,” he said. “I enjoy restoring old furniture and keeping it in use.”
Georgia Thomas was outside Farmer’s Hall doing butter churning demonstrations. The process took about 20 to 25 minutes to turn heavy cream into butter.
“You shake it until your arms fall off,” Thomas said about the butter churning process.
Farmer’s Hall was originally constructed in 1855 in Kendall as a church. He later became the Kendall Town Hall. In 1978, the building was given to the Cobblestone Museum. The structure was deconstructed and then rebuilt on the museum grounds. It now serves as an exhibition hall for 19th and early 20th century farming implements.
Tom Zangerle makes an oil painting of the five-seat outhouse next to Farmer’s Hall. This Greek Revival outhouse originally was at a farm in Ridgeway on Culvert Road. That cobblestone farm was owned by Roy Goheen, who was the grandfather of Tom’s wife, Mary Zangerle.
The museum complex was open for tours on Saturday, including a display of more than 200 Victorian mourning art objects compiled by retired museum director Bill Lattin. This exhibit in the museum’s upper gallery takes a look at the various objects found in American art pertaining to death and loss.
Lattin said he first became interested in mourning art when he was in college during the mid-1960s. A college professor who taught photography had a collection of antique post mortem pictures from the 19th century and Lattin found them fascinating.
The first piece he purchased was a death mask of Dr. Roswell Park, who was the attending physician when President William McKinley was assassinated. An antique dealer in Brockport sold it to Lattin for $5.
The Victorians tried to make death a beautiful thing, as portrayed by the flowers and ornate decorations of many of the items, Lattin said.
Many in his collection are one-of-a-kind memorials made by hand. Others include manufactured knick-knacks and many memorial prints, as well as art made from hair in shadowboxes. One shadowbox holds a stuffed dove, crucifix and wax flowers.
Two Albion teams score football playoff wins
The Albion youth football teams scored a pair of playoff victories in Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) competition Saturday.
JV Division
Albion 40, Barker/Roy-Hart 0
The Albion JV Eagles turned in a great team performance on both sides of the ball Saturday, rolling to a 40-0 shutout victory over Barker/Roy-Hart in playoff action.
Eight different Eagles contributed touchdowns or extra points as Albion showcased a balanced offensive attack.
Jayce Torres led the ground game with 160 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Cayden Farrell added 102 yards rushing and a touchdown while also throwing for 64 yards, including a touchdown pass to Easton Hodgins.
Arkell Lewis added a touchdown run, while Jai’Kaih Drisdom chipped in 19 yards rushing.
Through the air, Kairo Bennett had 40 yards receiving, Hodgins finished with 39 yards, and Elijah Warren added 25 yards. Greyson Roberts also contributed 40 yards passing.
Conor Murphy and Roberts each added extra-point runs, while Bennett caught a conversion pass.
Albion’s defense was equally impressive, keeping Barker/Roy-Hart off the scoreboard throughout the contest.
Harrison Froman provided one of the game’s biggest defensive highlights, returning an interception 40 yards for a touchdown. Froman also recorded three tackles. Bennett led the Eagles with seven tackles, followed by Lewis with six. Kaydence Russaw and Kyle Schomske each recorded five tackles, while Torres added three. Farrell, Kaynon Reamer, Parker Gardner, Murphy, Tyler Patten and Mason Cornick were also in on tackles. Cornick added another interception for the Eagles.
Varsity Division
Albion 36 Batavia 6
Damareon Shine led the Eagles offensively, rushing for 82 yards and four touchdowns while adding two PATs. Camden Holt also had a big day on the ground, rushing for a team-high 96 yards and a touchdown while adding three PATs. Quarterback Jace DiMatteo contributed through the air, completing two PAT passes.
Defensively, the Eagles were led by Jace Wright and Holt, who recorded seven tackles each. Harrison Galloway and Kayden Donnelly followed with six tackles apiece, while Romen Allport and Hudson Armer each added five stops. Shine and Matthew Colmenero each contributed four tackles, while Kayden Brigham, Cooper Traxler and Brady Graham were also in on tackles.
Beginners Division
The Albion Beginners football team saw its season come to an end Saturday against Barker/Roy-Hart.
Offensively, Myles LaBarge led the Eagles with 50 yards rushing. Hudson Hodgins added 19 yards on the ground, while James Mahoney contributed 10 yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, LaBarge led Albion with four tackles, followed by Mahoney with three. Hodgins, Tanner Beecher, Jaxon Nashburn, Cameron Froman and Levi Purnell were also each in on tackles.
The game marked the end of the season for the young Eagles, who gained valuable experience throughout the year. The players showed growth, determination and teamwork while building a foundation for the future of Albion football.
Next Saturday’s Championship lineup at Albion High School
10 a.m. – Beginners – Batavia vs Barker/Roy-Hart
Noon – Mini – Leroy vs Barker/Roy-Hart
2p.m. – JV – LeRoy vs Albion
4 p.m. – Varsity – Albion vs Newfane
Weekly High School Sports Schedule
Weekly Schedule
Regular Season Games
Monday
Volleyball – Medina at Albion, Roy-Hart at Akron, Wilson at Newfane, Holley at Attica, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday
Field Hockey – Newfane at Akron, 4:30 p.m.; Barker at Medina, Wilson at Kenmore, 7 p.m.
Volleyball – Attica at Albion, Starpoint at Roy-Hart, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Volleyball – Newfane at Akron, 5 p.m.; Health Sciences at Medina, 6 p.m.; Alexander at Kendall, Lyndonville at Elba, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday
Football – Cleveland Hill at Barker/Roy-Hart, 7 p.m.
Field Hockey – Medina at Newfane, Wilson at Roy-Hart, 4:30 p.m.; Akron at Kenmore, 7 p.m.
Volleyball – Kendall at Byron-Bergen, Alexander at Holley, 6:30 p.m.
Friday
Football – McKinley vs. Albion/Medina, 7 p.m. at Albion
Field Hockey – Medina at Sacred Heart, 7:30 p.m.
Sectional Soccer Games
Section V Boys
Wednesday
Class C1 – No. 9 Pembroke at No. 8 Lyndonville/Barker, 3 p.m.
Class C2 – No. 9 Kendall at No. 8 Perry 6 p.m.
Saturday
Class C1 – No. 3 Holley will host the winner of Wednesday’s No. 11 Red Creek vs. No. 6 Bloomfoield game at 7 p.m.
Section V Girls
Tuesday
Class C1 – No. 14 Letchworth at No. 3 Holley, 6 p.m.
Friday
Class C2 – No. 1 Kendall will host the winner of Tuesday’s No. 9 Warsaw vs. No. 8 Naples game time TBA
Section VI Boys
Class B
Monday – No. 17 Pine Valley-Gowanda at No. 16 Albion, 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday – No. 10 Tonawanda at No. 7 Medina, 4 p.m.; No. 13 Cassadaga Valley-Falconer at No. 4 Akron, 3:30 p.m.; No. 11 Newfane at No. 6 Southwestern, 7 p.m.
Class C
Tuesday – No. 10 Roy-Hart at No. 7 Holland, 3:30 p.m.
Thursday – No. 1 Wilson will host the winner of Tuesday’s No. 9 Frewsburg vs. No. 8 Silver Creek-Forestville game.
Section VI Girls
Class A2
Wednesday – No. 10 Roy-Hart/Medina at No. 7 Iroquois, 3:30 p.m.
Class B
Wednesday – No. 9 Albion at No. 8 Southwestern, 7 p.m.; No. 12 Newfane at No. 6 Salamanca, 3:30 p.m.
Saturday – No. 2 Akron will host the winner of Wednesday’s No. 10 Tonawanda vs. No. 7 Silver Creek-Forestville game
Class C
Wednesday – No. 9 Franklinville at No. 8 Barker/Lyndonville, 3:30 p.m.
Saturday- No. 1 Wilson will host the winner of Wednesday’s Barker/Lyndonville vs. Franklinville game
High School Football Weekend Recap
Weekend Notes
West Seneca East finished the Trojans B1 Division schedule at 6-1 to claim at least a share of the title. Albion/Medina and McKinley both improved to 5-1 with wins setting up a key regular season ending meeting this Friday at Albion for a share of first place and a home game in the upcoming sectionals to the victor.
Undefeated (6-0) defending champion Barker/Roy-Hart clinched at least a tie for the tie with a win. The Bulls can now claim the title outright with a home field win over Cleveland Hill Thursday evening.
B1 Division
Weekend Results
Albion/Medina 56, Amherst 6
McKinley 32, Maryvale 21
West Seneca East 31, Williamsville South 21
Lake Shore 55, Lew-Port 7
Standings (Division, Overall)
West Seneca East 6-1, 6-1
Albion/Medina 5-1, 6-1
McKinley 5-1, 6-1
Williamsville South 4-3, 4-3
Maryvale 3-3, 4-3
Lake Shore 2-5, 2-5
Amherst 1-6, 1-6
Lew-Port 0-6, 0-7
Friday’s Games
McKinley vs. Albion/Medina, 7 p.m. at Albion
Lew-Port at Maryvale, 7 p.m.
Williamsville East at Williamsville South, 7 p.m.
West Seneca East at West Seneca West, 7 p.m.
Sweet Home at Amherst, 7 p.m.
Eden at Lake Shore, 7 p.m.
C North Division
Weekend Results
Barker/Roy-Hart 51, Alden 26
Eden/North Collins 28, Akron 6
Springville 49, Tonawanda 0
Cleveland Hill vs. JFK
Standings (Division, Overall)
Barker/Roy-Hart 6-0, 6-1
Springville 5-1, 6-1
Cleveland Hill 4-2, 4-3
JFK 3-3, 3-4
Alden 3-3, 3-4
Eden/NC 3-4, 3-4
Akron 1-5, 1-6
Tonawanda 0-7, 0-7
Thursday’s Games
Cleveland Hill at Barker/Roy-Hart, 7 p.m.
Springville at Alden, 7 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Akron at JFK, 7 p.m.
Eden/NC at Lake Shore, 7 p.m.
Tonawanda at North Tonawanda, 7 p.n.



















