N-O wrestle, swim seasons winding down

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 15 January 2024 at 10:11 am

The Niagara-Orleans League wrestling season wraps up this week as Albion will host the annual All-League Tournament on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. The Purple Eagles will also host Medina at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the regular season finale.

The N-O swim regular season competition will also wrap up this week as Roy-Hart/Barker will host Medina on Tuesday and Newfane on Thursday and Albion will visit Medina on Thursday, all at 5 p.m., in meets that will help determine the league’s champions. The boys standings currently has Albion at 6-1 and Roy-Hart/Barker at 5-1. The girls race as Roy-Hart/Barker at 6-0 and Albion at 5-2.

First place in the N-O boys basketball title race will be on the line on Tuesday in a key clash of unbeatens as defending champion Newfane (4-0) hosts Akron (5-0).

Weekly Schedule
Tuesday
Boys Basketball – Medina at Barker, 6 p.m.; Roy-Hart at Albion, Akron at Newfane, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Barker at Medina, Albion at Roy-Hart, Newfane at Akron, 6:30 p.m.; Lyndonville at Pembroke, Elba at Holley, Kendall at Wheatland-Chili, 7 p.m.
Swimming – Medina at Roy-Hart/Barker, Akron at Newfane, 5 p.m.

Wednesday
Boys Basketball – Pembroke at Lyndonville, Holley at Elba, Wheatland-Chili at Kendall, 7 p.m.
Wrestling – Medina at Albion, Roy-Hart/Barker at Newfane, Wilson at Akron, Byron-Bergen at Holley-Kendall, 6 p.m.

Thursday

Girls Basketball – Medina at Wilson, 6 p.m.; Roy-Hart at Barker, 6:30 p.m.; Lyndonville at Holley, Alexander at Kendall, 7 p.m.
Swimming – Albion at Medina, Newfane at Roy-Hart/Barker, 5 p.m.
Wrestling – Lyndonville at Alexander, 6 p.m.

Friday
Boys Basketball – Wilson at Medina, Albion at Akron, Barker at Roy-Hart, 6:30 p.m.; Holley at Lyndonville, 7 p.m.

Saturday
Girls Basketball – Albion at Byron-Bergen, 4:30 p.m.
Wrestling – N-O All-League Tournament at Albion, 10 a.m.; Lyndonville Tournament, 10 a.m.

N-O Standings
BOYS BASKETBALL – Akron 5-0, Newfane 4-0, Wilson 2-3, Medina 1-2, Barker 1-3, Roy-Hart 1-3, Albion 1-4
GIRLS BASKETBALL – Wilson 5-0, Akron 4-1, Newfane 3-1, Albion 2-3, Medina 0-2, Roy-Hart 0-3, Barker 0-4
BOYS SWIMMING – Albion 6-1, Roy-Hart/Barker 5-1, Akron 3-4, Medina 1-5, Newfane 1-5
GIRLS SWIMMING – Roy-Hart/Barker 6-0, Albion 5-2, Newfane 3-3, Akron 2-4, Medina 0-6
WRESTLING – Newfane 4-0, Medina 3-1, Roy-Hart/Barker 2-2, Wilson 2-2, Akron 1-3, Albion 0-4