Purple Eagles sweep Seahorses

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 2 January 2024 at 8:09 pm

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Mark Ames heads to a win in the Individual Medley during the Purple Eagles home pool victory over Medina this evening.

Taking first place in 20 of 22 events, Albion swept to a doubleheader victory over visiting Medina in a Niagara-Orleans League swim meet this evening.

Albion won the boys’ meet 60-31 and the girls’ competition 67-26.

The Albion boys had a trio of individual event double winners as Finn McCue took the 200 Free and 100 Butterfly, Mark Ames the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Backstroke and Matt Kania the 50 Free and 100 Breaststroke. Joel Slack added a win in the 100 Free. McCue, Kania and Slack were also on two winning relays.

Medina’s Caiden Class won the 500 Free.

The Albion boys improve to 3-1 and Medina slips to 1-3.

The Albion girls had Mia Olles double in the 200 Free and 100 Free and Kiera Sidari in the IM and Butterfly. Anna Grillo also took the 500 Free, Autumn Flugel the 50 Free and Willow Gaines the Breaststroke. Gaines was also on all three winning relays while Olles and Sidari were each on two,

Medina’s Maya Anderson won the Backstroke.

The Albion girls are now 3-1 and Medina 0-4.

Albion’s Kiera Sidari works toward a win in the 100 Butterfly.

Roy-Hart/Barker sweeps Newfane
The Roy-Hart/Barker swim teams improved to 4-0 with a sweep over host Newfane.

The Channel Cats won the boys’ meet 95-68 and the girls’ 93-76.

Sean Labiak doubled in the IM and Backstroke and Carson Hashem in the IM and 50 Free for the Roy-Hart/Barker boys as Garrett Glyshaw added a win in the Butterfly.

Noah Kneeland doubled for Newfane in the 200 Free and 500 Free.

Julia Miles was a double winner in the 50 Free and 100 Free and Abigail Glyshaw in the 200 Free and 500 Free for the Roy-Hart/Barker girls as Ava Actyl took the Backstroke.

Kimberly Schmitt doubled for Newfane in the IM and Breaststroke.