Medina edged past host Wilson 52-48 this evening to improve to 3-0 in Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball competition.

Scoring the game’s first 11 points, Medina went on to hold leads of 11-7 after one period, 21-17 at the half and 39-31 at the three-quarter mark.

Wilson did rally back to within three, 51-48, but Johnny Salone came up with a clutch steal with only nine seconds remaining to help Medina lock up the win.

Jalin Cooper scored a game high 22 points, including 6 dunks, to lead the Medina attack as Salone added 11, Izaiah Rhim 8, Tryellis Atkins 5, Mason Lewis 4 and Vincent Montague 2. Cooper also grabbed off 11 rebounds.

Justin Daul scored 16, Jonah Miller 14 and Connor Seeley 9 for Wilson which is now 2-2 in N-O action. Seeley hit a dramatic three from near mid court as the first half need to pull the Lakemen within four.

Roy-Hart 52, Albion 41
Snapping a season opening three league game losing streak, Roy-Hart (1-3) downed host Albion (1-3) as DJ Davis scored 20, Jacob Bruning 12 and Brendon Hess 8.

Lamar Chambers and Chase Hall both scored 13 and Korey Reynolds 9 for Albion which led 23-20 at the half.

Newfane 72, Barker 46
Kyle DeVoogel scored 19, Max Weber 13 and Brandon Gross and Chad Dunbar 10 each. to lead Newfane (3-0) to a 72-46 win over Barker (2-1).

Nate Luckman and Malik Smith each scored 12 for Barker which trailed 35-26 at the half.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Molley Gross puts up a shot between Wilson defenders Shea Munnikhuyen (34) and Sarah Yousett (32) during the Mustangs win over the defending champion Lakewomen this evening.

Putting together a big stretch run, Medina ended defending champion Wilson’s long 62 game Niagara-Orleans League winning streak as the Mustangs downed the visiting Lakewomen 61-56 this evening.

Breaking away from a 52-52 deadlock, Medina outscored Wilson 9-4 over the final three minutes to claim the big victory.

A rebound bucket by Molley Gross put Medina back on top to stay at 54-52 with 3:15 remaining.

A free throw by Rachel Senek pulled Wilson back to within one at 54-53 but the Mustangs answered with seven straight points on a rebound bucket by Je’ne Brown followed by four free throws by Maddie Williams and one by Maddie Winters to lock up the wn.

“Wilson is tough but I knew they could do it if they just had the confidence,” said Medina Coach Ken Haak whose Mustangs went up by as many as 12 early in the third period only to see Wilson rally back into the 52-52 tie late. “I’m just real proud of the way they weathered the storm.”

Medina’s Maddie Williams tries to drive by Wilson defender Sarah Yousett.

Brown finished with 22, Williams 17, Gross 8, Winters and Kayla Cuadra 6 and Kams 5 as the Mustangs improve to 3-0 in the league and 8-1 overall.

Brown also had 13 rebounds and 5 blocks, Kams 10 assists, Gross 8 rebounds and William 5 assists and 5 rebounds.

Senek finished with a game high 24 before fouling out with three minutes to go as Kayla Neumann added 16 and Shea Munnikhuyen 9 for Wilson which is 4-1 in the league.

Medina jumped out to a 7-0 lead at the outset and was up 13-10 at the end of the first period as Willams had a three and a two and Brown a pair of baskets.

Layups by Neumann and Senek gave Wlson its first lead, 14-13, at the outset of the second period but Medina answered with a 9-2 run including a three by Winters, a jumper by Williams and a layup by Gross to regain a six point, 22-16 lead.

Back-to-back threes by Williams to close the period then upped the Mustangs advantage to 10, 32-22, at the half.

The Mustangs upped the lead to 12, 34-22, at the outset of the third period on a jumper by Kams.

However, Wilson came battling back with a 20-9 run to close the period, including 10 by Neumann and 8 by Senek, to slice the deficit to just one, 43-42, at the three-quarter mark.

The Mustangs quickly went back up by seven 49-42, early in the decisive final period on a layup, a free throw and three-point play by Brown.

However, the Lakewomen again came battling back this time to rally into a 52-52 tie after an 11-5 run on 7 by Senek and 4 by Munnikhuyen.

The Mustangs though turned back the challenge by answering with a victory clinching 7-0 run ignited by a rebound bucket by Brown.

Albion 56, Roy-Hart 30
Caitlynn Snook scored 14, Janae Doty 13 and Chanyce Powell 9 to spark Albion to the 56-30 win over host Roy-Hart. Snook also grabbed off 10 rebounds.

Albion jumped out to a 15-4 first period lead as Doty tallied 7. The Purple Eagles went on to hold leads of 29-13 at the half and 37-20 at the three-quarter mark.

Ellie Todd led Roy-Hart with 12.

Albion is now 3-1 and Roy-Hart 0-4 in N-O action.

Newfane 54, Barker 16

Jumping out to a 24-5 half-time lead, Newfane (2-2) went on to defeat Barker (0-3) 56-30 as Paige Emborsky scored 11 and Makenzie Perry 10 to lead the balanced attack.

Medina’s Je’ne Brown drives against Wilson defender Kyla Neumann.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Mason Pecoraro in action in the 200 Individual Medley during this afternoon’s home meet against Albion.

Improving to 6-1, Albion bested host Medina 97-73 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League boys swim meet.

Matt Kovaleski doubled in the 200 Free and 100 Free and Harrison Brown in the 200 Individual Medley and 500 Free to lead the way for Albion which also had Carlitos Sanchez win the 50 Free and Thomas Furmanski the 100 Backstroke.

Kovaleski and Carlitos Sanchez also teamed up with Tyler Kast and Sam Sanchez to win the 400 Free Relay. Kovaleski, Carlitos Sanchez, Sam Sanchez and Brown combined to win the 200 Free Relay.

Jack Hill won the 100 Butterfly and Kristian Snyder the 100 Breaststroke for Medina which slips to 3-4.

Snyder also teamed up with Daniel Heil, Mason Pecoraro and Powell Stephens to win the 200 Medley Relay.

Medina’s Brooklyn Brown competes in the 100 Butterfly.

Earning a split, Medina captured the girls meet 108-62 to improve to 2-5.

Alyssa Beyer doubled in the 200 Free and 500 Free for the Seahorses which also got wins from Hannah Heil (50 Free), Olivia Carter (100 Backstroke) and Martha Gardner (100 Breaststroke).

Carter, Heil and Brooklyn Brown also teamed up with Gardner to win the 200 Medley Relay and with Beyer to take the 200 Free Relay.

Liz Furmanski doubled for Albion in the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Free as Michaela Pantano captured the 100 Butterfly. Furmanski also Pantano also teamed up with Avery Gaines and Rylie Lear to win the 400 Free Relay.

Albion’s Liz Furmanski in route to a win in the 200 Individual Medley.

Roy-Hart sweeps Barker

Roy-Hart defeated Barker 120-48 in the boys meet and 106-64 in the girls competition.

Nate Mikoll doubled in the 50 Free and 100 Free to lead the boys squad while the girls had Alex Hill double in the 200 Free and 500 Fee and Amanda Hill in the 100 Butterfly and 200 Individual Medley.

The Roy-Hart boys are now 7-0 and the girls 5-2 while the Barker boys aand girls are both 3-4.

Newfane bests Akron
Newfane likewise swept Akron winning the boys meet 91-77 and the girls 89.5-78.5

The Newfane boys had a trio of individual event double winners including Drew Hamelink (100 Butterfly, 100 Backstroke), Zach Lundy (50 Free, 100 Free) and Nicholas Connolly (200 Individual Medley, 100 Breaststeoke0.

Lauren Gaughran doubled in the 200 and 500 Free for the Newfane girls as did Julia Deibel in the IM and 100 Backstroke for Akron.

The Newfane girls improve to 7-0 and the boys to 2-5 while the Akron girls slip top 4-3 and the boys to 0-7.

Albion’s Carlitos Sanchez helps lead the Purple Eagles to a win in the 400 Free Relay.

Front-running Sacred Heart edged past runner-up Legion 36-34 Monday to increase its slender Medina Euchre League lead to three points

Vets Club also posted a narrow 36-34 win over JR Wilson.

Sacred Heart is now 511-469 on the season followed by Legion at 508-472, JR Wilson 493-487 and Vets Club 448-532.

League action continues on January 16 with Sacred Heart at Legion and JR Wilson at Vets Club.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s Patrick Bower puts up a shot against Oakfield-Alabama defenders Dalton Carlsen, Ryan Douglas and Joey Burdick during the Hawks loss to the visiting Hornets this evening.

Holley’s Dalton Major looks to drive by Oakfield-Alabama defender Reice Woodward.

Pulling away in the second quarter, Oakfield-Alabama went on to defeat an undermanned Holley quintet 62-44 this evening in a Genesee Region League game at Holley.

A jumper by Dylan Hillabush pulled Holley to within one, 14-13, at the outset of the second period but Oakfield-Alabama answered back with a decisive 15-2 scoring burst to pull away for good. Reice Woodward and Ryan Douglas both had a pair of baskets to lead that uprising.

A three and a two by Dalton Carlsen then capped off the big 22-8 period for the Hornets which enjoyed a commanding 17 point, 36-19, advantage at the half.

Woodward then erupted for 12 points in the third period, including a three and a three-point play, to help the Hornets maintain a 22 point, 53-31, advantage at the three-quarter mark.

Woodward finished with a game high 25 points as Douglas added 11, Carlsen 8, Joey Burdick 6, Tylor Ohlson 5, Evan Wiedrich 3 and Tayvon Boyd and Tristan Korzelius 2.

Patrick Bower led Holley with 16 as Hillabush, Andrew Moseman and Nate Towne each had 6 and Ryan Andrews, Tyler Hill, Dalton Major and Brandon Dillenbeck 2.

The Hawks, who were already playing without Chris Balys due to an injury, were also missing two other regulars, Derek McArthur and Isaiah Flow, due to illness.

Holley, which slips to 0-9, next hosts Lyndonville on Wednesday.

Oakfield-Alabama improves to 7-3.

Contributed Photos – Heading the Niagara-Orleans League’s contingent of players earning All-Western New York field hockey honors is this first team trio of, from left, Abigail Stone (Akron), Mia Ludwig (Newfane) and Lydia Dewart (Barker).

A total of nine Niagara-Orleans League players have earned spots on the All-Western New York field hockey squad.

That group is led by the first team trio of Akron junior midfielder Abigail Stone, Barker senior attacker/midfielder Lydia Dewart and Newfane senior goalie Mia Ludwig.

Stone, a three-time All-WNY honoree, scored 13 goals this season helping lead Akron to the N-O title. The versatile Dewart, who played both forward ad midfield spots, netted 6 goals while Ludwig had a goals against average of 2.66 in facing a section high 246 shots.

Akron senior winger Heather Cummings, who led the Lady Tigers with 17 goals, was named to the second team along with Wilson senior defender Erin Boyle.

Two other Akron players, senior sweeper Cierra Janis and junior halfback Amanda Jeziorowski, both earned Honorable Mention as did Barker senior defender/midfielder Grayce Weller and Wilson junior midfielder Olivia Mitchell.

Staying in the thick of the battle for a state tournament berth, the Tri-County Bantam Travel team scored a key 2-0 victory over Olean Saturday in a Western New York Amateur Hockey League game.

Patrick Ricker scored the game winner for the Golden Eagles off assists from Dominic Viola and Jeremiah Rausch. Rausch later netted the second goal.

Tucker Johnson earned the shutout in goal, his second of the season.

Today, the Golden Eagles dropped a 4-2 decision to the Niagara Junior Purple Eagles.

Trailing 3-0, the Golden Eagles closed the gap to 3-2 after goals by Ricker and Viola but could get no closer.

TriCounty is now 8-7-1 in the league and 10-13-1 overall.

Batavia Ramparts romp
The Batavia Ramparts Bantam A team romped to a 14-2 win over the host Niagara Ice Hawks today.  After a brief 1-1 tie in the first period, the Ramparts scored the next seven goals to improve to 15-0 in the league.

Leading the scoring for Batavia were Vinnie DiRisio , Alex Totten and Max Hutchins with 3 goals each. Single goals were added by Katie Carmichael, Nick Call, Dominic Peracciny, Zach Geirner and Cory Saj.

Currently, the Ramparts have outscored the opposition 145-18.  Their next league game is January 20th at Cheektowaga which has a league record of 14-2-2

Tri-County Pee Wee team tops Olean

The Tri-County PeeWee Travel team defeated the Olean Arrows 5-1 on Saturday at SUNY Brockport.

After a slow start with no scoring in the first period, the Eagles scored 3 goals in the second period and 2 more in the third period to secure the win.

Henry Schultz had a 3 point game with a goal and 2 assists.  Carson Bader and William Kennard each added 2 goals.

The PeeWee Travel team is now 11-1-2 in WNYAHL league competition and will travel to Ann Arbor, MI next weekend for a tournament.