Albion girls prepping for early N-O opener

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 24 November 2025 at 8:14 am

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Leading Albion this season will be this veteran quintet of Aubrey Gannon, Melia Prince, Aaliyah Jones, Madison Muckle and Leah Pawlak.

Five veterans anchor the lineup for Albion which will get the Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball season off to an early start as the Purple Eagles are scheduled to host Akron on December 8 at 6:30 p.m.

The Purple Eagles veteran quintet includes seniors Leah Pawlak, Madison Muckle and Aubrey Gannon along with junior Melia Prince and freshman Aaliyah Jones.

“We did lose four starters but we’ve got good experience back,” said Coach Wil Prince.

The Purple Eagles graduation losses included the starting quartet of Cami London, Julia Knight, Paige Newton and Kenzi Snook.

Albion, which went 4-8 in N-O action and 6-14 overall last season, will tune up for the N-O campaign by visiting Wheatland-Chili on December 2.