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Section VI unveils 2017 football alignment
Medina/Lyndonville and Albion in different divisions, but will still play each other
Unlike most other sports the Section VI football division alignments in the past have not been determined by enrollment but that will change this coming fall.
For the first time the division alignment for the section’s 18 Class B schools, which includes Albion, Medina/Lyndonvile and Barker/Roy-Hart, will be determined by enrollment.
The six largest schools by enrollment will comprise the B1 Division, the next six B2 and the smallest six B3.
“I’m pretty excited about it,” said Medina/Lyndonville Coach Eric Valley. “It’s the first time they are truly following a system. I like the way the division is decided.”
Medina/Lyndonville and Barker/Roy-Hart will be in the B3 Division along with Newfane, Alden, Tonawanda and Lackawanna.
Albion will be in the B2 Division along with Dunkirk, Olean, Springville, Depew and Fredonia/Westfield/Brocton.
The B1 Diivision will include East Aurora/Holland, Pioneer, Cheektowaga, Burgard/MST, Lew-Port and Maryvale.
Though in separate divisions Medina and Albion will still play each other as an interdivisional contest.
The enrollments for the Class B schools are as follows: East Aurora/Holland 555, Pioneer 550, Cheektowaga 523, Burgard/MST 512, Lew-Port 503, Maryvale 498, Dunkirk 471, Olean 455, Springville 448, Albion 446, Fredonia/Westfield/Brocton 442, Depew 429, Lackawanna 425, Newfane 423, Alden 412, Medina/Lyndonville 408, Tonawanda 399 and Barker/Roy-Hart 379.
Medina youth matmen compete at Lancaster
Contributed Photo – Eight Medina Youth wrestlers competed at the Lancaster wrestling tournament today with six earning place finishes. Dominick Callara, Breydin Miller, and Jayden Travis all took first place honors. Avion Johnson placed second , Drew Boardway third ,and Brydin McMurray fourth. Also wrestling tough were Trenton Morley and Luke Duffina. In front, from left, are Duffina, Callara, and Johnson. In back are Morley, Travis, Miller, Boardway, and McMurray .
Two wins cap Tri County icers league season
The Tri County Bantam team capped off their Western New York Amateur Hockey League season with a pair of wins this weekend at Brockport by scores of 6-4 over Monroe County and 8-1 over Perinton.
Tri-County jumped out to a 2-0 first period lead on Saturday on goals by Jeremiah Rusch and Dominic Viola but Montroe County pulled even before the end of the period.
Again in the second period the Golden Eagles grabbed a 3-2 lead on a goal by Rausch only to see Monroe retie the contest.
The third period likewise saw Tri County go up 4-3 on another tally by Rausch but again Monroe rallied to knot the score.
Tri County finally regained the lead for good on a goal by Patrick Ricker with two minutes remaining. Rausch added an empty net goal to round out the scoring.
Viola then scored 3 goals, Ricker 2 and Jake Esposito, Rausch and Trevor Wiesner 1 each in today’s victory over Perinton.
Tucker Johnson made 25 saves in goal.
Rausch finishes the regular season with 31 goals, Ricker 16 and Wiesner 12.
The Golden Eagles conclude the regular season with a 11-7-2 league and 13-13-2 overall record.
A local Super Bowl Sunday tradition: the annual Mr. Ed’s 5K race at Middleport
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – The weatherman cooperated with the temperature around 30 and very light snow as some 375 runners from all around Western New York took part in the 28th annual Mr. Ed’s 5K Superbowl Sunday race this morning. Jacob Osswald from Buffalo was the overall winner while Kimberly Mills of Bason was the first female finisher. Here a large group of the runners heads up Mill Street just before the turn onto Carmen Road.
The American flag waves proudly held by one of the runners as the large field moves onto Carmen Road just before the turn onto Townline Road. Proceeds from the race goes to the Mr. Ed’s Scholarship Fund which benefits current and former Roy-Hart students.
Mustangs face key week in N-O title quests
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – In the thick of the Niagara-Orleans League title races, both the Medina boys and girls teams face key contests this week against Wilson and Newfane. The girls squad also has a make-up game at Albion. Here in earlier season action Medina’s Emily Kams drives against Wilson’s Shea Munnikhuysen and the Mustangs Mason Lewis goes against Newfane’s Thorne Geise.
It will be a decisive week for both the Medina boys and girls basketball teams in their quest to claim Niagara-Orleans League titles.
The defending champion Medina boys squad, which is undefeated at 8-0 in N-O action, will host their top two challengers in third place Wilson (6-3) on Tuesday and second place Newfane (7-1) on Thursday, both at 6:30 p.m.
Earlier in the season the Mustangs posted key road wins over the Lakemen (52-44) and the Panthers (77-65).
The Medina girls team, which is looking to rebound from its first league loss of the season (54-52 at Roy-Hart) is currently tied with defending champion Wilson in the loss column but is three games back in the win column. Wilson is currently at 9-1 and Medina at 6-1.
Medina handed Wilson its only league loss earlier in the season with a 61-56 home court victory.
The Mustangs face a most challenging week, all on the road, as they visit Wilson on Tuesday, Albion (4-4) in a make-up game on Thursday and then Newfane (5-4) on Friday.
Earlier in the season, the Mustangs defeated the Purple Eagles 48-45 and the Lady Panthers 55-37.
Wilson can clinch at least a tie for an eighth straight N-O title with a win over Medina as after that the Lakewomen have only one more league game, at home against Albion on February 14.
However, after this busy three game week, Medina still has a pair of N-O home games the following week, against Barker on February 14 and Akron on February 15 to round out the league season.
N-O Standings
Boys Basketball: Medina 8-0, Newfane 7-1, Wilson 6-3, Barker 4-4, Roy-Hart 3-6, Akron 1-8, Albion 1-8
Girls Basketball: Wilson 9-1, Medina 6-1, Newfane 5-4, Albion 4-4, Akron 4-5, Barker 1-7, Roy-Hart 1-8
Weekly Schedule
Monday
Boys Basketball: Byron-Bergen at Holley, Kendall at Wheatland-Chili, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball: RAC at Lyndonville, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday
Boys Basketball: Wilson at Medina, Lyndonville at Akron, 6:30 p.m.; Barker at Newfane, Albion at Roy-Hart, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball: Medina at Wilson, 6 p.m.; Newfane at Barker, 6:30 p.m.; Holley at Attica, Kendall at Elba, Roy-Hart at Albion, 7 p.m.
Wednesday
Boys Basketball: Attica at Holley, Elba at Kendall, 7 p.m.
Thursday
Boys Basketball: Newfane at Medina, Roy-Hart at Akron, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball: Medina at Albion, Elba at Lyndonville, Byron-Bergen at Holley, Wheatland-Chili at Kendall, 7 p.m.
Friday
Boys Basketball: Barker at Albion, Lyndonville at Elba, Holley at Byron-Bergen, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball: Akron at Roy-Hart, Albion at Barker, Medina at Newfane, 6:30 p.m.
Hawks advance 7 matmen to state qualifier
Seven Holley-Kendall wrestlers earned top six place finishes today at the Class BB championships held at Byron-Bergen to advance to next weekend’s Section V state qualifier.
Second place finishes by Erick Balys (145), Jeremy Browe (152) and Braxton Leary-Hart (170) led the way for the Holley-Kendall contingent.
In their title matches Balys lost 3-0 to Andrew Norrison from Marcus Whitman, Browe 2-1 to Mario Vazquez from East Rochester and Leary-Hart 15-0 to Matthew Gaiser from Alexander.
The Hawks also had Jayden Pieniaszek (106) place third, Tristyn Moyer (99) and Chad Miller (285) fifth and Dylan Spellan (170) sixth.
Albion swimmers are strong at Class B meet
Contributed Photo – The Albion boys swim team turned in a strong performance at today’s Section VI Class B championships. The Purple Eagles quartet of Harrison Brown, Sam Sanchez, Carlitos Sanchez and Matthew Kovaleski placed third in the 200 Freestyle Relay and fourth in the 400 Free Relay. Kovaleski also placed third in the 100 Butterfly, Carlitos Sanchez seventh in the 50 Free and Sam Sanchez eighth in the 100 Butterfly.
Two Albion grapplers capture Class B titles
Two Albion High wrestlers, senior Blake Aina and junior Preston Flugel, captured top honors at the Section VI Class B championships held today at Cheektowaga.
Aina captured the 152 lb. title with a 10-2 major decision win over Icar Simon of Olean. He advanced to the finals by scoring a pin of 1:15 in the quarterfinals and an 8-3 decision victory in the semis.
Flugel claimed the 132 lb. crown by decisioning Gavin Kulp of Olean 6-2 in the finals. He advanced with a pin of 1:06 in the quarterfinals and a narrow 2-0 win in the semis.
The Purple Eagles also had Ben Restivo earn third place honors at 182 lb. with a 4-3 decision win in the consolation finals. Donamic Farley added a fourth place finish at 195.
“The kids wrestled real well today,” said Coach Pat Uveino.
The Albion quartet now advances to the Section VI championship state qualifier meet.
The Purple Eagles finished fifth in the team standings.
Class C
Medina’s Colby Petrie placed second at 113 lb. in the Class C championships held at Falconer. He dropped a narrow 3-1 decision to Dalton Gardner of Fredonia in the title bout after scoring an 8-0 major decision win in the semis.
The Mustangs also had Travis Wiseman (99) and Da’John Brown (285) both earn fourth place finishes.
The Medina trio advances to the Section Vi championships.
Barker/Roy-Hart’s Brent Bachman captured the 126 lb. title with a 5-3 decision win over Giovani Russo of Fredonia. He advanced to the finals by scoring a pin of 3:12 in the quarterfinals and a 6-0 decision win in the semis.
Barker/Roy-Hart also had Nick Fazzolari place second at 195 lb. He scored a pin of 1:09 in the quarterfinals and a 11-2 major decision win in the semis before dropping a narrow 7-6 decision to Reid Griener of Akron in the title bout.
Lyndonville mat duo claims Class B titles
Contributed Photo – This quintet of Lyndonville wrestlers earned top two place finishes at the Section V Class B championships held today at Keshequa. From left are Chase Stinson, Dustin Joy, Jeff Gress Jr., Dustin Hinckley and Frankie Carrasquillo. Gress and Hinckley both took championship honors while Stinson, Joy and Carrasquillo all earned second place finishes.
Two Lyndonville High wrestlers, seniors Jeff Gress Jr. and Dustin Hinckley, captured top honors at the Section V Class B championships held today at Keshequa.
Gress captured the 126 lb. title with an 18-3 technical fall win over Colten Studley of Bolivar-Richburg. He advanced to the title match with a quick 53 second pin in the quarterfinals and a 14-0 major decision win in the semis.
Hinckley claimed the 160 lb. crown with a 6-0 decision win over Conner McEvoy of Keshequa. He earned a spot in the finals by scoring quick pin of 1:01 in the quarterfinals and a 15-0 technical fall victory in the semis.
The Tigers also had a trio of second place finishers in Chase Stinson (113), Dustin Joy (145) and Frankie Carrasquillo (285).
Stinson scored a technical fall win in the quarterfinals and a pin of 3:52 in the semis before dropping a 19-4 technical fall decision to Colton Davis of Keshequa in the finals.
Joy scored a pin of 3:27 in the quarterfinals and an 8-1 decision win in the semis before losing a narrow 2-1 decision to Adam Wagner of South Seneca in the finals.
Carresquillo notched a pin of 1:34 in the quarterfinals and a 3-1 decision victory in the semis before being pinned in the finals in 3:54 by Jacob London of Alfred-Almond.
All five Tiger grapplers now advance to the Section V state qualifier championships.
Medina youth cagers down Barker
The Medina youth basketball team defeated Barker today to improve to 3-1 on the season.
Lavonn Guy led the scoring with 22 points. Aidan Pitts added 15, Dominick Callara 10, Justin Pitts 10, Hunter Stephens 10, Dominic Rosselli 8, Alex Benz 6, Cayden Lilleby 5, and Brody Fry, Amari Soule, and Josh Wilson 4 each.
Medina is next in action on Saturday at Newfane at noon.
