Albion tops Akron; Newfane bests Barker/Roy-Hart

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Elijah Sones works toward a win over Wilson’s Mike Durow during the Mustangs victory over the visiting Lakemen this evening.

Gaining league victory No. 1 on the season, Medina (1-3) bested visiting Wilson (0-4) 54-28 this evening in a Niagara-Orleans wrestling match.

Pins by Joe Gates (126), in 4:41, Austin Cox (132), in 37 seconds, and Elijah Sones (170), in 1:46, highlighted the victory for Medina which also benefitted from six forfeit wins.

Jake Sanborn (120), Claytin Taylor (152), Mike Durow (170) and Matt Morgan (195) all registered pins for Wilson which also got a major decision win by Drew Westmoreland (145).

Albion 42, Akron 27
Pins by Preston Flugel (120), Tim Wells (138), Israel Florentino (160) and Sam Slick (170) highlighted Albion’s 42-27 victory over visiting Akron.

Blake Aina (145) also had a technical fall win and Tom Drake (195) and Jordan Wolcott (126) decision victories for the Purple Eagles.

Ethan Pequeen (182), Ethan Schlees (220) and John Fiebelkorn (132) all notched pins for Akron.

Albion and Akron are now both 2-2 in N-O action.

Medina’s Sydney Brown works against Wilson’s Claytin Taylor.

Newfane 46, Barker/Roy-Hart 27
Defending champion Newfane downed visiting Barker/Roy-Hart 46-27 in a key battle of the unbeatens.

Improving to 4-0, Newfane was sparked by pins by Charlie Johnstone (132), Julian Nixon (138), Paul Dunbar (152), Cyrus Simmons (182) and Jake Kubala (220).

Eli Eaton (160) and Kirk Fay (285) both had pins and Cameron Swick (170) a technical fall win for Roy-Hart which slips to 3-1.

N-O Standings

Newfane 4-0, Barker/Roy-Hart 3-1, Albion 2-2, Akron 2-2, Medina 1-3, Wilson 0-4.

Alexander 41, Lyndonville 36
Only three matches were decided on the mat as Alexander topped visiting Lyndonville 41-36 in a Genesee Region League contest dominated by a dozen forfeits.

Garren Bayne had a decision win for Lyndonville.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Aubrey Lewis scored 27 to lead Lyndonville past host Holley this evening.

Snapping a season long six league game losing streak, Lyndonville downed host Holley 44-23 this evening in Genesee Region girls basketball action.

Aubrey Lewis poured in a career high 27 points to spark the Lyndonville attack as Makenzie Muck added 11 and Jasmine Plummer 6.

Lewis also had 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals while Muck had 7 rebounds.

Olivia Radford scored 8 and Hayley Rowley 6 for Holley.

Lyndonville jumped out to a 23-14 half-time advantage as Lewis tallied 14 during that stretch.

Byron-Bergen 35, Kendall 25
Leading by a 17-13 margin at the half, Byron-Bergen used an 11-5 third period scoring edge to key a 35-25 G-R win over Kendall.

Dana VanVolkenberg led the Lady Bees with 11 points.

Taylor ReQua and Daniela Volkmar both scored 6 for Kendall as Taylor Rutland tallied 5, Lyndsay Wright 4 and Maya Rutland and Bridget Miller 2 each.

Front-running Sacred Heart defeated Vets Club 43-27 Monday to increase its Medina Euchre League lead over runner-up Legion which nipped JR Wilson 36-34.

Now up by 18 points, Sacred Heart is 566-484 on the season followed by Legion 548-502, JR Wilson 524-526 and Vets Club 462-588.

League action continues on January 18 with Legion at Sacred Heart and JR Wilson at Vets Club.

Channel Cats best Purple Eagles

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Mason Pecoraro in action for Medina in the 200 Individual Medley during the Seahorses home pool loss to Newfane this afternoon.

Newfane scored a win in the final event to nip host Medina 87-83 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League boys swim meet.

Trailing by two, Newfane claimed the victory with a win by the 400 Freestyle Relay quartet of Thomas Schultz, Mark Connolly, Zach Lundy and Andrew Hamelink.

Hamelink was also a double winner in the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Freestyle and Schultz in the 200 Free and 500 Free for the Panthers which also had Lundy win the 100 Backstroke, Mark Connolly the 100 Butterfly and Nick Connolly the 100 Breaststroke.

Chase Pecoraro won the 50 Free for Medina.

Newfane and Medina are now both 3-3.

The defending champion Newfane girls completed the sweep by downing Medina 109-60 to stay unbeaten at 6-0.

Lauren Gaughran doubled in the 200 Free and 500 Free and Allie DeBiase in the Individual Medley and 100 Breaststroke for Newfane which also had Meghan Mietlicki win the 100 Free and Lauren Seymour the 100 Backstroke.

Emma Gardner was a double winner in the 50 Free and 100 Butterfly for Medina which slips to 1-5.

Medina’s Emma Gardner heads toward a win in the 100 Butterfly.

Roy-Hart sweeps Albion

The defending champion Roy-Hart boys squad downed visiting Albion 121-48 to stay perfect at 6-0.

Mason Sparks was a double winner in the 200 Free and 500 Free, Tanner Rees in the Individual Medley and 100 Butterfly and Nathan Mikoll in the 50 Free and 100 Free to lead the way for the Channel Cats which also had Elliott Spitzer win the 100 Backstroke and Jarret Thompson the 100 Breaststroke.

The loss drops Albion to 3-3.

The Roy-Hart girls likewise downed Albion 109-54 to regain the .500 mark at 3-3.

Alex Hill doubled in the 200 Free and 100 Butterfly and Kayla Hagan in the 500 Free and 100 Backstroke for Roy-Hart which also had Alex Fox take the Individual Medley and Holly DiMayo the 100 Breaststroke.

Elizabeth Furmanski was a double winner in the 50 Free and 100 Free for Albion.

Barker edged past visiting Newfane 72-68 and Roy-Hart nipped host Wilson 59-57 this evening in Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball action.

Leading by a narrow 48-46 margin at the three-quarter mark, Barker outscored Newfane 24-22 down the stretch as the Raiders made good on 9 of 11 free throw attempts.

Kyle Secore scored 8, Nate Luckman 7, Michael Snell 5 and Eddie Wasnock 4 for Barker in the decisive final quarter.

“It was a big win for us,” said first year Barker Coach Josh Kraft. “We kept our composure and made some key free throws in the fourth quarter.”

Luckman finished with a game high 28 points as Secore netted 15 and Wasnock and Snell 13 each.

Chad Gilson scored 20, Kyle DeVoogel 15 and Al Kramp 10 for Newfane.

Barker led 13-11 after one quarter and 34-23 at the half.

Both teams are now 2-4 in N-O action.

Roy-Hart 59, Wilson 57
Roy-Hart turned back a strong second half Wilson challenge to claim a narrow 59-57 victory and improve to 5-1 in N-O action.

Andy Xapsos scored 21, Chris Anderson 10 and Ben Maynard, Jacob Bruning and Justin Heschke 7 each to lead the way for Roy-Hart which led 14-10 after one period and 33-21 at the half.

Ryan Bradley scored 21, Alex Fox 12 and Connor Seeley 9 for Wilson.

The Lakemen closed the deficit to 47-39 at the three-quarter mark and then outscored the Rams 18-12 in the decisive final stanza to make the finish exciting.

The loss drops Wilson to 3-3.

Medina game rescheduled

The Akron at Medina game, which was postponed due to the weather,has been rescheduled for January 30 with the JV game at 5 p.m. and the varsity at 6:30 p.m.

N-O Standings

Medina 5-0, Roy-Hart 5-1, Albion 3-2, Wilson 3-3, CSAT 2-3, Barker 2-4, Newfane 2-4, Akron 0-5.

The early afternoon snow burst has caused the postponement of this evening’s scheduled Akron at Medina and Albion at CSAT boys basketball games.

The contests were postponed when Akron and CSAT both cancelled after school activities due to the weather.

No makeup dates have been announced.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Jacob Hoffee grabs a rebound as Holley’s Ryan Moseman defends. The action took place during the host Tigers win over the Hawks this evening.

All ten players contributed to the point production as Lyndonville rolled to a 63-36 victory over visiting Holley this evening in a Genesee Region League boys basketball game.

Eric Neace scored 11, Eddie Schildt and Corey Hydock 10 each and Nick Hinkson 9 to lead the balanced attack for Lyndonville which also had Zach Johnson tally 8, Jacob Hoffee, Hunter Ottaviano and Ken Kalson 4, Dylan Nicholson 2 and Josh Tombari 1.

Dylan Hillabush scored 8, Isiah Flow 7, Derek McArthur 6, Nick Passarell and Zach Trask 5, Ryan Moseman 4 and Chris Balys 1 for Holley.

Lyndonville’s duo of Eddie Schildt and Zach Johnson pull down a rebound against Holley’s Ryan Moseman.

Leading from wire to wire, Lyndonville jumped out to a 12-2 lead in the first three minutes on a pair of threes by Johnson, rebound buckets by Hinkson and Neace and a jumper by Schildt.

The Tigers built the lead to 17, 25-8, at the end of the opening quarter which saw Johnson tally 8, Schildt 6, Hydock 5, Neace 4 and Hinkson 2.

Holley’s Dylan Hillabush puts up a shot over Eric Neace.

Lyndonville’s advantage quickly increased to 20, 30-10, at the outset of the second quarter after a layup and a three by Hinkson.

The Tigers maintained commanding leads of 42-15 at the half and 57-24 at the three-quarter mark.

Lyndonville is now 5-2 in the league and 8-4 overall while Holley s 1-6, 1-10.

Holley’s Isiah Flow puts up a shot as Hunter Ottaviano defends for Lyndonville.

Byron-Bergen 49, Kendall 43
Trailing 18-13 at the half, Byron-Bergen used a 19-11 third period scoring edge to key a 49-43 G-R victory over visiting Kendall.

Brandon Burke scored 16 and Rider Farnsworth 14 for Byron-Bergen which made good on 14 of 17 free throw attempts to help lock up the win.

Jacob Ramsdell scored 11, Nick Manners 9, Nathan Warters and Brandon Miller 8 and Colton Breslawski 7 for Kendall. Ramsdell also had 13 blocks and 6 rebounds and John Rath 6 steals for the Eagles.

G-R Wrestling

Byron-Bergen 55, Holley 22
Nate Schoonmaker, Nick Shenck and Pat Purtell all registered pins and Zach Day had a major decision for Holley in the Hawks home mat 55-22 G-R loss to Byron-Bergen.

Snapping a five game losing streak, Kendall downed visiting Rochester Academy Charter 42-28 this evening in a non league girls basketball game.

Kendall, which roared out to a 26-7 half-time advantage, improves to 3-7.

Elizabeth Rath scored 15 to lead the Kendall offense as Daniela Volkmar added 8, Taylor ReQua 6, Lyndsay Wright and Rachael Bakutis 4, Taylor Rutland 3 and Emily Mattle 2.

Rath also had 10 rebounds and 3 steals, ReQua 8 assists, 5 rebounds and 3 steals and Wright 5 rebounds.

Kendall next hosts Byron-Bergen in a Genesee Region League contest at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Emma Lindke drives by Wilson’s Rachel Senek during the Lady Rams loss to the visiting Lakewomen this evening.

Earning a milestone 50th straight league victory, undefeated (6-0) six time defending champion Wilson downed host Roy-Hart 62-33 this evening in a foul filled Niagara-Orleans girls basketball game.

Rachel Senek scored 16 and Kayla Neumann 10 to spearhead the offense for Wilson, which last lost in N-O competition in the 12th game of the 2011-12 season, a 47-36 setback at the hands of Albion.

Shea Munnkhuysen added 7, Lauren Couturier 6, Serina Jaeger and Jodie Vincent 5, Jen Darlak and Emily Kelly 4, Leah Herman 3 and Zipporah Barrett 2 for the Lakewomen.

Emma Lindke tallied 7, Skyler Christopher 6, Ellie Todd, Sarah Duewiger and Maddy Glena 4, Reilly Albee 3, Ava Bligh and Delaney Draper 2 and Maddie Fry 1 for Roy-Hart which slips to 1-5.

Wilson, which used a 9-2 edge in made free throws to key a 16-10 first period scoring edge, made good on 21 of 38 from the foul line on the night while Roy-Hart was 9 of 20.

Trailing 6-5, Wilson used an 11-2 scoring burst on 8 free throws and a three by Senek, to take the lead for good in the opening period.

Roy-Hart’s Skyler Christopher tries to take a rebound away from Wilson’s Serina Jaeger.

The Lakewomen extended the lead a bit to 10, 28-18, at the half before breaking the contest wide open with a big 17-5 third period scoring edge. Seven different players contributed to the point product during that stretch as Wilson opened up a commanding 22 point, 45-23, advantage at the three-quarter mark.

Wilson next visits rival Newfane in a key battle of the unbeatens for the N-O lead. Newfane bested Barker 45-25 to also improve to 6-0.

Newfane 45, Barker 25
Paige Emborsky scored a game high 19 points to lead the way for Newfane in the 45-25 win over visiting Barker.

Olivia Littman added 10, Katie Kneeland 8 and Emily Foltz 6 for the Lady Panthers. Emborskey also grabbed off 11 rebounds.

Caitlyn Mason scored 9 for Barker which slips to 2-4.

Contributed Photos

Lyndonville softball players and coaches display the banner honoring the Lady Tigers 2015 Genesee Region League Division II championship season. From left are Miranda Lembke, Jenna Doran, Lisa Boyce, Aubrey Lewis, Kaitlyn Albone, Madison Boyle, Coach Rick Boyle, Morgan Hungerford, Rebekah Hoffee, Coach Joe Moore, Haley Wetherbee, Jasmine Plummer, Jessica Harling, Rhiannon Burgess, and Antoinette Gress.

Lyndonville baseball players and coaches display the banner honoring the Tigers 2015 G-R League Division II championship campaign. From left are Coach Shane Price, Eddie Schildt, Ty Hrovat, Mike Wells, Jon Amsdill, Brandon Schoolcraft, Jacob Hoffee, Austin Buckland, Trevor Bentley, Eric Neace, Andy Dusett, and Scott Smih. Missing from the photo are James Ianni and Chris Scroger.