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Breaking a scoreless tie in the second period, the Batavia Ramparts won their seventh straight game, defeating Olean  4-0 at today in a Western New York Amateur Hockey League game.

Scoring for the Ramparts were Max Hutchins (Notre Dame H.S.), Zach Geitner (Brockport), Drew Bower (Akron) and Vinnie DiRisio.  Corey Saj (Medina) assisted on Geitner’s goal.

Zach Howard in goal recorded his fourth shutout.  He has only allowed four goals this season, while his teammates have scored 60.

On Saturday, the Ramparts played a scrimmage game against the Monroe County Bantam AA and came away with a 10-1 victory.   Saj had four assists, while Dominic Peracciny of Roy-Hart scored a goal and had two assists.

Next weekend, the Ramparts visit Cazenovia on Saturday evening and then travel to Erie, Pa. for a Sunday contest.

Tri-County Pee Wee Travel team
The Tri-County Pee Wee Travel team defeated Batavia 7-0 Saturday as Carson Bader of Albion had 3 goals and 2 assists. Other local players on the team include Hayden Watt, Joshua Exposito and Maija Young.

Today, the Pee Wee team dropped a narrow 3-2 decision at Lockport.

Contributed Photo – Cady Messmer in action for Nazareth College.

A second team honoree last year, Albion High graduate and Nazareth College senior Cady Messmer has been named to the first team of the Empire 8 All-Conference volleyball squad.

Messmer, who recently topped the 1,000 career kill milestone, had 348 kills, 310 digs and 66 service aces this season. She registered 68 kills and had a conference best 19 aces in league play as she helped lead Nazareth to a 6-2 conference record.

A four year player, Messmer is a Business Management major.

During her scholastic days at Albion, she helped lead the Purple Eagles to three Niagara-Orleans League titles and one Section VI championship. She was a two-time All-State honoree.

Photo By Mike Wertman – Coach John Grillo meets here with veteran Holley and Kendall wrestlers who will anchor the newly merged squad. In front are Jeremy Browe, Nate Schoonmaker, Coach Grillo, Tristyn Moyer and Branden Gardner. In back are Braxton Leary-Hart, Erik Balys, Zach Day, Dalton Moyer, Dawson Cutter, Brandon Stewart and Dylan Spellan.

The area high school wrestling scene will take on a bit of a new look this season with the merger of the Holley and Kendall mat squads.

Low participation numbers at Kendall, which saw the two districts merge for varsity baseball last spring, has again prompted this merger into the new Holley/Kendall wrestling team.

“I’m estatic. It’ really benefits both schools,” said long-time Holley Coach John Grillo who is guiding the newly merged squad. “I feel like I’m back to being a first year coach, like being a new coach in a new program. It brings new life to me and to the program.”

Anchoring the lineup will be Holley veterans including seniors Zach Day and Braxton Leary-Hart, junior Brandon Gardner sophomores Eric Balys, Eli Stanton and Dalton Moyer and freshmen Nate Schoonmaker along with Kendall veterans including seniors Dylan Spellan and Brandon Stewart, junior Jeremy Browe and freshmen Dawson Cutter and Tristyn Moyer.

“We’re working hard to blend them together as one,” said Grillo, “We’re really starting as a new program.”

The Holley/Kendall squad will debut by hosting their own team tournament at Holley on December 3.

Interestingly  this merger, along with Attica’s joining with Batavia,  leaves the Genesee Region League with only four wrestling schools – Holley/Kendall, Lyndonville, Byron-Bergen and Alexander.

Holley/Kendall’s Schedule
Dec. 3 – Holley/Kendall Team Tournament, 10 a.m.
Dec. 8 – Brighton, 6 p.m.
Dec. 10 – at Springville Duals, 9 a.m.
Dec. 13 – at Alexander, 6 p.m.
Dec. 17 – at South Seneca Duals, 9 a.m.
Dec. 20 – at Akron 6 p.m.
Dec. 23 – Churchville-Chili, 6 p.m.
Dec. 28 – Holley/Kendall Varsity Duals, 10 a.m.
Jan. 5 – Lyndonville, 6 p.m.
Jan. 10 – at Byron-Bergen, 6 p.m.
Jan. 12 – McQuaid, 6 p.m.
Jan. 14 – at Eastridge Duals, 9 a.m.
Jan. 19 – Gates-Chili, 6 p.m.
Jan. 21 – at Caledonia-Mumford, Duals, 9 a.m.
Jan. 28 – at Avoca Tournament, 9 a.m.
Jan. 31 – Brighton and Wilson Magnet Tri-meet, 5:30 p.m.

The Newfane girls cross-country team captured the state Class C cross-country championship held today at Chenango Valley State Park.

The Niagara-Orleans League and Section VI Class C champion Lady Panthers garnered 75 points on the day to claim the state title by 7 points over Canton.

Newfane was led by the trio of Kim Goerss who finished 18th, Nina Burkard 22nd and Vanessa Burkhard 26th.

In the boys Class D race, the Barker duo of Jack Hopkins and Jake Arnold finished 41st and 43 rd respectively.

Girls Soccer
The Newfane girls dropped a narrow 1-0 decision to Chenango Forks in the semifinals of the state Class B soccer championships held today at Cortland.

Chenango Forks scored the game’s lone goal in the opening minute.

N-O champion Newfane advanced to the state semis by blanking Fredonia 3-0 for the Section VI title and then by nipping Palmyra-Macedon 2-1 in the Far West Regional.

Contributed Photos – Wilson’s All-League honorees include, from left, Nate Fox, Connor Seeley and Jonah Miller.

Medina All-Leaguers Michael Cardone, left, and Ian Wagner.

Champion Wilson has placed three players and runner-up Medina two on the annual Niagara-Orleans All-League golf team.

Wilson, which compiled a third straight undefeated (12-0) N-O championship season, is represented by seniors Connor Seeley and Jonah Miller along with junior Nate Fox. Seeley and Miller are both three-time honorees.

Medina has placed freshman Ian Wagner and senior Michael Cardone. Wagner, a three-time All-League selection, captured the N-O Tourney title this season. Cardone is a two-time first team honoree.

Rounding out the All-League team are Roy-Hart senior Hogan Lang, Albion junior Nick Penna and Newfane junior Tyler Wagner.

Newfane’ Tyler Wagner, left, Albion’s Nick Penna and Roy-Hart’s Hogan Lang.

Contributed Photos – Medina/Lyndonville’s first team B East honorees include, from left, Jake Cotter, Jalin Cooper and Eric Neace.

Undefeated (5-0) champion Medina/Lyndonville has placed a total of eight players on the first team of the B East Division All-Star football squad.

The Mustangs are represented by senior running backs Jake Cotter and Eric Neace, junior wide receiver Jalin Cooper, senior offensive lineman Tyler Howard, senior linebacker Dawson Joy, senior defensive back Lucas Porter, junior defensive back Mason Lewis and senior punter Dustin Joy.

Dawson Joy was named B East Division Defensive Player of the Year.

In addition, Mustangs Coach Eric Valley was named B East Division Coach of the Year.

Dawson Joy and Dustin Joy

Cotter had a total of 1,129 all purpose yards including 829 rushing and 8 touchdowns. On defense, he had 4 sacks.

Neace also scored 8 touchdowns and had 420 yards rushing. Defensively, he was in on 60 tackles and had a team leading 7.5 sacks.

Cooper had a team leading total of 1,213 all purpose yards and 16 touchdowns. He had 403 yards rushing with 7 TDs and 339 yards receiving with 6 TDs.

Howard was in on a team leading 79 tackles while Dawson Joy had 78, Dustin Joy 67, Porter 55 and Lewis 47. Howard also had 5.5 sacks while Porter had a team leading 6 interceptions and Lewis 2. Dawson Joy had 3 fumble recoveries and Porter 2.

The Mustangs have also placed six players on the second team including sophomore quarterback Izaiah Rhim, offensive linemen Ian Joseph, a junior, and Emmanuel Sones, a senior, along with senior defensive lineman Frank Carrasquillo, sophomore linebacker Johnny Salone and junior defensive back Brendan Luthart.

Rhim completed 51 of 115 passes for 741 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Three Mustangs received Honorable Mention including seniors DaJohn Brown and Powell Stephens and sophomore Ronnie Koonce.

Mason Lewis, Tyler Howard and Lucas Porter.

Seven different players contributed goals as the Tri County Golden Eagles Bantam Travel team blanked the Rochester Youth squad 9-0 this evening in a non league scrimmage contest.

Trevor Wiesner and Jeremiah Rausch both scored two goals as Mike Holding, Patrick Ricker, Alonzo Storey, Hunter Maley and Cam Smith each chipped in with one.

Hayden Watt, who was playing his first game of the season with the Golden Eagles, earned the shutout in goal.

Tri-County will next compete in the Riverworks Tournament in Buffalo over the Thanksgiving weekend.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Chanyce Powell, left, and Emilie Barleben represent Albion on the first team of the Niagara-Orleans All-League volleyball squad.

Four repeat selections head the first team of the annual Niagara-Orleans All-League volleyball squad.

Albion senior Chanyce Powell, a three-time first team honoree, heads that quartet which also includes Medina’s Emily Kams, Roy-Hart’s Bea Bacon and Akron’s Taydem Printup, all seniors.

Rounding out the first team are Albion senior Emilie Barleben and Akron sophomore Darion Jonathan.

Contributed Photos Darion Jonathan  and Taydem Printup represent undefeated (10-0) champion Akron on the first team.

Powell had 256 spiking kills, 182 digs, 82 blocks and 40 service aces this season for Albion while Barleben had 185 assists, 166 digs, 43 kills and 34 aces.

Printup had 146 kills, 49 aces and 203 digs and Jonathan 150 kills, 42 aces and 218 digs for undefeated (10-0) N-O champion Akron.

Kams had 169 assists, 137 digs, 59 kills and 45 aces for Medina.

Bacon, who averaged 12 kills per match, had 99 service points, 35 aces and 26 blocks in N-O competition.

Roy-Hart has two second team selections in senior Brianna Brewer and junior Olivia Vorholzer.

The second team also includes Medina senior Molley Gross, Akron junior Sharrah Jonathan, Wilson junior Raechel Blasius and Newfane sophomore Faith Morgan.

Receiving Honorable Mention are junior Caitlyn Snook from Albion, sophomores Je’ne Brown and Maddie Williams from Medina, junior Skyler Christopher and sophomore Aspen Moore from Roy-Hart, senior Megan Froman and sophomore Mackenzie Perry from Newfane along with sophomore Jennifer Myers, 8th grader Madelyn Seeley and freshman Sarah Nugent from Wilson.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Emily Kams, left, and Roy-Hart’s Bea Bacon

Contributed Photos – The Niagara-Orleans League is represented on the All-Western New York boys small schools soccer team by this trio of, from left, Trevor Moreland (Newfane), Kristian Snyder (Medina/Lyndonville) and Cesar Carlin (Wilson).

A trio of Niagara-Orleans League players have been named to the first team of the All-Western New York small schools boys soccer squad.

The three, who are all three-time first team N-O All-League honorees, include Medina/Lyndonville senior midfielder Kristian Snyder, Newfane junior midfielder Trevor Moreland and Wilson junior forward Cesar Carlin.

Snyder set a new Mustangs scoring record this season with 27 goals.

Moreland helped lead Newfane to a second straight N-O title with 22 goals and 15 assists while Carlin had an area best 37 goals and 10 assists.