Local Sports
Unbeaten Ramparts top Golden Eagles
Breaking away from an early 2-2 tie, the undefeated Batavia Ramparts erupted for six goals in the second period to key a 12-4 win over the Tri-County Golden Eagles Bantam Travel team Saturday at SUNY Brockport.
Alex Totten scored 5 goals to lead the Ramparts as Max Hutchins added 3, Jed Reese 2 and Vinnie DiRisio and Dereick Fedus 1 each.
Mike Holding scored 2 goals for the Golden Eagles as Jeremiah Rausch and Josh Wood both netted 1.
Tri-County is now 7-5-1 in the league and 9-11-1 overall.
The Ramparts then improved to 14-0 on the season by defeating second place Jamestown 11-2 today.
Up 3-1 after one period, the Ramparts exploded for 5 goals in the second period to break the contest open.
Totten again led the offense with 4 goals as Reese had 3, Hutchins 2 and Drew Bower and Nate Ryan 1 each.
On the season, the Ramparts have outscored their opponent 131-16.
Tri-County Pee Wee team wins
Tri-Couunty Pee Wee Travel team nipped Aurora 3-2 this weekend at SUNY Brockport.
Carson Bader, Henry Schultz and Landen Schwab each scored a goal as the Eagles improve to 8-1-2 in Western New York Amateur League competition
Albion’s Hollinger is All-WNY academic football team honoree

Contributed photo – Allbion High senior Jared Hollinger was honored as a member of the Academic All-Western New York football team during Saturday’s annual All-WNY Football Banquet. He is shown here with his long time friend and Albion youth football program director Gino Allport, left, and his father James Hollinger. He is in the top ten in his class, in the marching band, Robotics Club and is a volunteer football coach for the Albion youth league. He started on offense for two years and was instrumental in a Line that produced the leagues Offensive Player of the Year Tommy Mattison who rushed for 1,089 yards. He will be attending Hamilton College in the fall and playing football.
Tigers to keep home hardwood busy

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Eric Neace, left, and Makenzie Muck and their Tiger teammates will have a busy upcoming week of home boys and girls basketball games.
The Lyndonville girls basketball squad will host Medina in a non league game on Monday and Wheatland-Chili in a Genesee Region League contest on Wednesday. In addition, the Tigers’ boys team will entertain Notre Dame in a G-R game on Tuesday to highlight the upcoming week of local high school cage action.
The Roy-Hart boys basketball squad faces a pair of Niagara-Orleans League season opening road games at Newfane on Tuesday and at Wilson on Thursday.
The Medina and Albion boys cage squads both have non league road games as the Purple Eagles visit LeRoy on Tuesday and the Mustangs travel to Elba on Wednesday.
On the wrestling mats, Lyndonville visits Albion on Tuesday and Roy-Hart on Wednesday.
Weekly Schedule
Monday
Boys Basketball – Holley at Pembroke, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Medina at Lyndonville, Albion at Notre Dame, 7 p.m.
Wrestling – Medina at McQuaid, 6 p.m.
Tuesday
Boys Basketball – Roy-Hart at Newfane, Byron-Bergen at Barker, 6:30 p.m.; Notre Dame at Lyndonville, Albion at LeRoy, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Barker at Elba, 7 p.m.
Swimming – Akron at Barker, Medina at Roy-Hart, Newfane at Albion, 4:30 p.m.
Wrestling – Lyndonville at Albion, Newfane at Akron, 6 p.m.
Wednesday
Boys Basketball – Medina at Elba, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Newfane at Albion, Wheatland-Chili at Lyndonville, Pembroke at Holley, Notre Dame at Kendall, 7 p.m.
Wrestling – Lyndonville at Roy-Hart, 6 p.m.
Thursday
Boys Basketball – Roy-Hart at Wilson, 6 p.m.; Albion at Newfane, 6:30 p.m.; Kendall at Notre Dame, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball -Wilson at Roy-Hart, 6:30 p.m.; Elba at Medina, 7 p.m.
Swimming – Roy-Hart at Albion, 4 p.m.; Barker at Newfane, Akron at Medina, 4:30 p.m.
Friday
Wrestling – Churchville-Chili at Holley-Kendall, 6 p.m. at Holley
N-O Standings
Boys Basketball – Barker 1-0, Medina 1-0, Wilson 1-0, Newfane 0-0, Roy-Hart 0-0, Albion 0-1, Akron 0-2
Girls Basketball – Wilson 2-0, Medina 1-0, Akron 1-1, Newfane 1-1, Albion 0-1, Barker 0-1, Roy-Hart 0-1
Boys Swimming – Albion 2-0, Roy-Hart 1-0, Medina 1-1, Newfane 1-1, Barker 0-1, Akron 0-2
Girls Swimming – Newfane 2-0, Barker 1-0, Akron 1-1, Medina 1-1, Roy-Hart 0-1, Albion 0-2
Wrestling – Akron 1-0, Newfane 1-0, Albion 1-1, Barker/Roy-Hart 1-1, Wilson 1-1, Medina 0-2
Cleve Hill cagers down Roy-Hart
Regaining the .500 mark at 2-2, Cleveland Hill posted a 67-40 victory over visiting Roy-Hart this afternoon in a non league boys basketball game.
Up 27-19 at the half, Cleve Hill extended its advantage to 16 in the third period and Roy-Hart could get no closer than 9 after that.
Tyler Phillips scored a game high 23 points and Paul Woodward added 19 to lead the way for Cleve Hill.
Matt Borel scored 12, Brendon Hess 9, Charlie Brigham 6 and Jacob Bruning 5 for Roy-Hart.
Now at 2-4, Roy-Hart will open the Niagara-Orleans League campaign at Newfane on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
Newfane swimmers sweep Akron
Newfane swept to a doubleheader victory over visiting Akron this morning in a Niagara-Orleans League makeup swim meet.
In the boys meet, Newfane evened its record at 1-1 by downing Akron (0-2) 97-57 as Zach Lundy was a double winner in the 50 Freestyle and 100 Backstroke and Drew Hamelink took both the 100 Butterfly and 100 Breaststroke.
The defending champion Newfane girls improved to 2-0 with a 101-69 victory over Akron which slips to 1-1.
Newfane’s Lauren Gaughran doubled in the 200 Free and 500 Free as did Akron’s Julia Diebel in the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Backstroke.
Holley-Kendall matmen win tourney title
Coming from way behind in the title deciding match, Holley-Kendall captured top honors at the South Seneca Duals today.
Trailing 30-0, Holley-Kendall rallied to nip Letchworth 43-42 to claim the tourney title as a major decision win by Jayden Pieniaszek in the final bout provided the margin of victory for the Hawks.
Earlier in the tournament, the Hawks defeated South Seneca 52-28 and Wayland-Cohocton 60-21.
Pieniaszek, Tristyn Moyer, Nate Silversmith, Braxton Leary-Hart, Dylan Spellan and Erik Balys all went 3-0 on the day for the Hawks while David Farruggia, Hunter McLean, Jeremy Browe, Riley Hirschman and Dawson Custer were all 2-1.
Holley-Kendall next will host Churchville-Chili at 6 p.m. Friday for Alumni Night.
All former Holley and Kendall wrestlers are invited to attend and will be introduced at mat side prior to the match.
Two Mustang gridders earn honors

Contributed Photo – Two Medina/Lyndonville players, Tyler Howard, left, and Jalin Cooper earned top honors at today’s annual Western New York Football Banquet. Howard was named B East Division Defensive MVP and Cooper B East Division Offensive MVP. Howard led the B East Division champion Mustangs in tackles this past season with 79 and also had 5.5 sacks. Cooper had 1,213 all purpose yards with a total of 15 touchdowns.
Seahorses, Purple Eagles swimmers split
Rivals Albion and Medina both earned a victory this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League swim meet at Albion.
Albion won the boys meet 56-38 and Medina took the girls competition 53-41.
A trio of individual event double winners led the way for the Albion boys. Harrison Brown won the 200 Free and 500 Free, Matt Kovaleski the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Butterfly and Carlitos Sanchez the 50 Free and 100 Free as Thomas Furmanski added a win in the 100 Backstroke.
Kristian Snyder won the 100 Breaststroke for Medina.
Albion is now 2-0 and Medina 1-1.
The Medina girls were sparked by wins by Hannah Heil (50 Free), Alyssa Beyer (500 Free), Olivia Carter (100 Backstroke) and Martha Gardner (100 Breaststroke). Carter, Gardner and Heil also teamed up with Brooklyn Brown to win the 200 Medley Relay. Beyer and Carter also combined with Brianna McMullen and Ashlee Howell to win the 200 Free Relay.
For Albion, Liz Furmanski was a double winner in the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Free and Michaela Pantano won both the 200 Free and 100 Butterfly.
Medina is now 1-1 and Albion 0-2.
Medina girls edge past rival Albion

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Emily Kams drives against Albion defender Nicole Eldred during the host Mustangs win over the Purple Eagles this evening.
In a sea-saw battle Medina trimmed visiting rival Albion 48-45 this evening in the Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball opener.
Albion jumped out to a 12-7 first quarter lead as Emily Blanchard tallied 8 points including a pair of threes.
However, Medina answered back with an 18-11 second period scoring edge to rally into a 25-23 lead at the half. Je’ne Brown scored 7 and Maddy Williams 6 to lead that Mustangs rally.
The Purple Eagles though regained a slender 34-33 lead at the three-quarter mark as Chanyce Powell and Blanchard both tallied 4 points to lead the 11-8 scoring edge.
Once again though Medina battled back, this time with a 15-1 scoring edge down the stretch to earn the win.
Brown tallied 6 and Kams 5, including three clutch late free throws, to lead that late Mustangs surge which also included a key late rebound by Gross to help seal the narrow win.
Brown finished with 15 points, Kams 10, Williams 9, Gross and Kayla Cuadra 6 and Maddy Winters 2. Brown also had 10 rebounds and 6 blocks and Williams 6 assists and 5 steals.
Powell and Blanchard both scored 12 for Albion as Janae Doty added 7, Sierra Chudy 6, Elisabeth Baker 4 and Caitlynn Snook and Kendall Eibl 2 each.
Newfane 63, Roy-Hart 30
Building up a 33-15 half-time advantage, Newfane went on to defeat Roy-Hart 63-30 in another N-O contest.
Paige Emborsky scored 22 and Emily Foltz 14 to lead the way for the Lady Panthers.
Skyler Christopher scored 10 and Ellie Todd 8 for Roy-Hart.
Wilson 66, Akron 55
Defending champion Wilson improved to 2-0 by downing Akron (1-1) 66-55 as Rachel Senek scored 21, Shea Munnikhuysen 16 and Kayla Neumann 11.

Albion’s Chanyce Powell blocks a shot attempt by Medina’s Molley Gross as Emily Blanchard defends from behind.
Kendall tops W-C for first victory; Elba trims Lyndonville in key contest
Snapping a season opening three game losing streak, Kendall earned victory No. 1 on the young season by rallying for a 51-37 win over visiting Wheatland-Chili this evening in a Genesee Region League contest.
In another G-R game, Elba trimmed host Lyndonville 62-56 in a matchup of the two teams which battled for the G-R Division 2 title last year.
Trailing 26-21 at the half, Kendall rallied to outpoint W-C 30-11 in the second half to earn the victory.
“We changed up defenses in the second half and that the was big key for us,” said Kendall Coach Matt Zimmer.
The Eagles used a 12-4 third period surge to rally into a 33-30 lead at the three-quarter mark and then locked up the win with an 18-7 fourth quarter run.
Nate Warters scored 8, James Longrod 7, Brandon Miller 6 and Collin Lewis 5 to spark the Eagles in the second half.
“It was a good balanced effort,” said Zimmer.
Warters and Miller both finished with 14 points, Longrod 9 and Lewis 8. Miller also had 13 rebounds, 5 blocks and 4 assists and Waters 4 steals and 3 assists.
Elba 62, Lyndonville 56
A late rally fell just short as Lyndonville dropped a 62-56 decision to Elba.
The Tigers closed the gap to just two with 17 seconds remaining on a pair of free throws by Jacob Hoffee but could not pull even as the Lancers used some sharp free throw shooting (10 of 10 in the period) to lock up the win.
Corey Hydock scored 20 and Eddie Schildt 15 to lead Lyndonville as Hoffee and Zach Johnson both had 9.
The loss could be a costly one for the Tigers as Schildt suffered a knee injury late in the game.
Elba was led by a quartet of double figure scorers as Henry Pflaumer tallied 15, Collin O’Halloran 14, Jordan Miller 11 and Jon Boyce 10.
Mustangs late surge bests Purple Eagles

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Jalin Cooper puts up a shot as Tommy Mattison (1) and Kory Reynolds (22) defend for Albion. The action took place during the Mustangs win over the host Purple Eagles this evening.
Putting together a big fourth quarter scoring explosion, Medina downed host Albion 70-47 this evening in the Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball opener.
Taking control of the boards and fast breaking at every opportunity, Medina outscored Albion 25-6 in the decisive final period to claim the win after holding a slender 45-41 lead at the three-quarter mark.
Albion in fact stayed within four, 50-46, early in the final stanza as a three by Chase Hall and a layup by Lamar Chambers off set Medina layups by Johnny Salone and Tryellis Atkins.
However, that was as close as the Purple Eagles would get as the Mustangs closed the game with a 20-1 run to win going away.

Albion’s Kory Reynolds puts up a shot over Medina’s Izaiah Rhim.
Jalin Cooper scored 8 on a slam dunk, two jumpers and a pair of free throws and Atkins 7 on two layups and three free throws to highlight that decisive uprising which also included threes by Alex Allis and Izaiah Rhim.
Cooper finished with a game high 24 points as Salone netted 18, Atkins 11, Rhm 7, Allis 6 and Tyler Howard and Jorge Phillips 2 each.
Chambers and Kory Reynolds both scored 13 to lead Albion as Liam Ward added 9, Tommy Mattison and Hall 5 and Demetrius Gardner 2.
Albion jumped out to an 18-13 first quarter lead as Chambers, Reynolds and Ward each had a three and a two.
However, Medina reversed that in the second quarter using an 18-12 scoring edge to rally into a 31-30 lead at the half as Salone tallied na layup in the last second.
Salone scored 8 and Cooper 6 in the period for the Mustangs while Reynolds had a pair of buckets and Mattison and Ward three’s for the Purple Eagles.
Albion went back up by five, 40-35, by opening the third period with a 10-4 run, a surge which included a pair of threes by Chambers.
The Mustangs though again answered back, this time with a 10-1 run to close the period and regain the lead for good by a 45-41 margin at the three-quarter mark.
A rebound bucket by Rhim and a three by Allis ignited that surge which also included a pair of layups by Cooper.
Keeping the momentum, the Mustangs then closed out the win with the big 25-6 fourth quarter explosion.
In another N-O contest, Wilson (1-0) defeated Akron (0-2) 59-35.

Medina’s Johnny Salone puts up a shot as his teammate Izaiah Rhim and Albion’s Kory Reynolds look on.





