Barker boys romp at All-League meet locking up a second straight N-O Cross-County title
Photos by Tom Rivers: Luke Fay, right, of Barker finished about a half second ahead of his teammate Peyton Wagner in today’s Niagara-Orleans League cross country race at Lakeside State Park. Fay, a senior, tore his right meniscus last year and worked his way back in top running form to win the league title. Barker took six of the top seven spots in the race. Fay won the race in 17:52.87, with Wagner, a junior, next in at 17:53.25.
In capturing a second straight league championship Barker dominated at the annual Niagara-Orleans All-League boys cross-country meet at Lakeside Beach State Park today as the Bulldogs took six of the top seven finishing spots.
Barker, which went 6-0 during the regular season, garnered 16 points to win the meet by 60 points as Albion was second with 76 followed by Akron 90, Medina 93, Newfane 125, Roy-Hart 134 and Wilson 169.
Barker’s Luke Fay won the race in a time of 17:52.87. He was followed by five of his Bulldogs teammates as Peyton Wagner finished second, Gabe Nestoros third, Logan Wagner fourth, Ethan Gancasz sixth and Grayson Prynn seventh.
Medina’s Cole Hughes, who finished fifth, rounds out the All League first team.
The All-League second team, comprised of the 8th – 14th place finishers, included, in order, Stryker Sanders (Albion), Logan Meyers (Akron), Sean Milczarski (Newfane), Aron Gehl (Akron), Tristian Tilbe (Albion), Matt Bloom (Albion) and Bryan Parris (Barker).
Eden Hillman, right, of Newfane is out in front in today’s girls race. She defended her title, winning the race in 19:36.61, with Taylor Alvord of Roy-Hart in second. Hillman won the race as a seventh-grader a year ago in 21:41. She lowered her time by more than two minutes in winning today’s title.
Newfane completed an 11th straight N-O championship season by winning the girls All-League meet with 36 points followed by Roy-Hart 48, Akron 50 and Albion 92. Barker, Medina and Wilson all had incomplete teams.
Newfane’s Eden Hillman won the race in a time of 19:36.61.
Rounding out the top seven finishers which comprises the All League first team were, in order, Taylor Alvord (Roy-Harr), Julia Rohde (Roy-Hart), Abigail Bower (Akron), Talia Rupp (Medina). Kylee Rebmann (Akron) and Jordyn Centner (Newfane).
The All- League second team, comprised of the 8th – 14th place finishers, included, in order, Kayla Hallman (Newfane), Mirabelle Strong (Barker), Mackenzie Hill (Newfane), Marissa Bryant (Roy-Hart), Adele Mathes (Albion), Makayla Pask (Akron) and Kristine Wall (Akron).
Medina has two runners on the first team, All League. Talia Rupp was fifth overall in the girls race and Cole Hughes was fifth overall for the boys.
Albion’s top finishers are both freshmen. Stryker Sanders was 8th overall in the boys race in a time of 18:58, while Adele Mathes was 12th overall in the girls race in 23:06. Both are on second team, All League.
For the 11th straight year Newfane won the girls league title with another undefeated season.
The Barker boys defended their title and are now league champs the past two seasons. They were undefeated during the season.
