Six teams will be competing in the annual Holley Duals Wrestling Tournament on Monday.

Holley and neighboring Albion will head the tournament field which will also include Depew/Cleveland Hill, Caledonia-Mumford, Red Creek and Marcus Whitman.

The tournament is scheduled to get underway at 10 a.m. with all six teams in action on three mats. Each team will wrestle a total of five matches on the day.

The Lyndonville wrestling squad will be competing in the Letchworth Tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Barker/Roy-Hart will be in action at the Akron Tournament and Kendall at the Geneseo Tournament, both on Wednesday.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Holley will host Lyndonville on Tuesday in the opening round of the Hawks Tournament. Here Holley’s Dylan Hillabush (20) drives against Lyndonville’s Hunter Ottaviano during the recent Roy-Hart Tournament which saw the Tigers down the Hawks.

A local rivalry matchup will highlight Tuesday’s opening round of the Holley Tournament as the host Hawks will face Lyndonville at 7 p.m.

The contest will be a rematch of the recent Roy-Hart Tournament consolation game which saw Lyndonville down Holley 71-37.

It will also be a rematch of the inaugural Holley Tournament title game in 1983 which also saw the Tigers best the Hawks 54-47.

MVP Tim Riemer scored 18 and All-Tourney team honoree Ray Holt added 17 to lead Lyndonville while Holley was paced by All-Tourney team honorees Steve Wharram with 15 and Frank Bartlett with 12.

The host Hawks have captured the tournament title three times, the most recent coming in 2009.

Interestingly, Lyndonville Coach Lee Dillenbeck, who is a Holley High graduate, earned the tourney’s MVP honors in 1990 as he led the Hawks to a 64-50 victory over Williamson in the championship game by scoring a game high 18 points.

Albion holds the record for the most tournament championships with nine, including seven in a row from 1997 to 2003 while Kendall has claimed the crown eight times.

Northstar will face Oakfield-Alabama in the other first round contest at 5:30 p.m. That will be a rematch of last year’s championship game which was won by Northstar 72-64. Northstar in fact has captured the last three tourney titles.

The consolation and championship games will be held on Wednesday at 5:30 and 7 p.m.

The Albion boys will be competing in the Batavia Lions Club Tournament at Genesee Community College on Monday and Wednesday.

The Purple Eagles will face Batavia in the opening round at 7:45 p.m. Monday following the U. Prep vs. Notre Dame contest at 6:30 p.m.

The consolation and championship games will be held at 6:30 and 7:45 p.m. Wednesday at GCC.

The Kendall boys will face Midlakes on Tuesday in the opening round of the Gananda Tournament. The consolation and championship games will be held on Wednesday.

The Albion girls squad will be competing in the Wheatland-Chili Tournament on Monday and Tuesday. The Purple Eagles will face Caledonia-Mumford in the opening round at 5:30 p.m..

The week’s schedule

Monday
Boys Basketball – Medina at Orchard Park, 1:30 p.m.; Albion vs. Batavia at GCC Tournament, 7:45 p.m.
Wrestling – Holley Duals, 10 a.m.

Tuesday
Boys Basketball – Roy-Hart at Alden, 6:30 p.m.; Lyndonville vs. Holley at Holley Tournament, 7 p.m.; Kendall vs. Midlakes at Gananda Tournament, 5:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Barker at Oakfield-Alabama, 7 p.m.; Albion vs. Cal-Mum at Wheatland-Chili Tournament, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday
Boys Basketball – Lew-Port at Medina, 2:30 p.m.; Roy-Hart at Tapestry, Pembroke at Barker, 6:30 p.m.; Holley Tournament 5:30 and 7 p.m.; GCC Tournament, 6:30 and 7:45 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Wheatland-Chili Tournament, 5:30 and 7 p.m.
Wrestling – Lyndonville at Letchworth Tournament

Thursday and Friday
No games – New Year’s holiday

Photos by Mike Wertman – Holley’s cheerleading squad is led by this trio of Amber Becker, Alaina Roniger and Juli Cuccaro.

Holley, Kendall and Lyndonville cheerleading squads are preparing for the upcoming competitive tournament, league and sectional championship season which begins in early January.

The Genesee Region League championship is scheduled for February 3 at Byron-Bergen.

The Section V championships will then be held on February 27 at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester.

Several other tournaments are also scheduled around Section V during January and February as Lyndonville, for example, will compete in the Dansville Tournament on January 9 and the Empire Cheer Competition at RIT on February 13.

Leading the Kendall cheerleading squad are Lexi Payton and Sarah Pieniaszek.

The Lyndonville cheerleading squad is led by Kennedy Smelski and Kali Jacobs.

Kendall senior is All Greater Rochester honoree

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Mariah Elsenheimer

Albion High senior Mariah Elsenheimer has earned second team All-Western New York and third team Class B All-State soccer honors.

A four year varsity starter, Elsenheimer scored 15 goals and added 5 assists this season despite shifting from a midfield to a defensive position part way through the season to help shore up that unit.

A two-time first team Niagara-Orleans League honoree, she finishes with career totals of 70 goals and 29 assists.

Kendall High senior Maya Rutland has been named to the second team of the All Greater Rochester soccer squad.

A three year varsity starter, she led Kendall this season with 29 goals and added 7 assists.

Named G-R Player of the Year this season, she finishes with career totals of 73 goals and 22 assists.

N-O League and Section VI Class B champion Wilson had two players, midfielder Kayla Neumann and goalie Emily Kelly, earn first team Class B All-State honors as defender Zipporah Barrett received fifth team honors. Neumann also earned second team All-WNY honors.

Kendall’s Maya Rutland

Neumann had 26 goals and 11 assists this season while Kelly had a 1.031 goals against average as the duo helped lead Wilson to the state championship game where the Lakewomen dropped a 2-0 decision to Schalmont.

N-O boys soccer champion Newfane placed two players, senior forward Chad Gilson and sophomore midfielder Trevor Moreland, on the first team of the All-WNY small schools squad. Gilson scored 23 and Moreland 16 this past season for the Panthers.

Photos by Mike Wertman

GOLF – Compiling a composite average of 97.0, members of the Medina High golf team have earned a New York State Public High School Athletic Association Scholar/Athlete Team Award. In front are Carson Gates, Dylan Sturtevant, Trevor Luthart, Sophia Cardone and Ben Zakes. In back are Andrew Fuller, Michael Cardone, Jacob Bensley, Brad McPherson and Ian Wagner. Missing from the photo is Toby Kiebala.

BOYS SOCCER – Members of the Medina/Lyndonville boys soccer team have compiled a composite average of 95.353 to earn a NYSPHSAA Scholar/Athlete Team Award. In front are Ethan Leonard, Greg Husung, Justin Morgan and Zach Harris. In back are Chase McAdoo, Coby Albone, Kristian Snyder, Carson Zgoda and Zach Laird. Missing from the photo are Colm Cooper, Jacob Hoffee, Dylan Nicholson, Ian Smith, Nick Albone and Paul Kurz.

GIRLS SOCCER – Compiling a composite average of 95.201 members of the Medina girls soccer squad have earned a NYSPHSAA Scholar/Athlete Team Award. In front are Allison Bensley, Katie Bilicki, Cora Payne, Ashlee Howell and Morgan Roach. In back are Martha Gardner, Madison Holland, Emma Gardner, Andrea Toussaint, Madeline Winters and Kati Young. Missing from the photo is Destiny Satkowski.

VOLLEYBALL – Members of the Medina volleyball squad have compiled a composite average of 95.088 to earn a NYSPHSAA Scholar/Athlete Team Award. In from are Alyssa Beyer, Grace Masse and Emily Kams. In back are Abigail Maines, Carley Schultz, Molley Gross and Cassandra Sargent. Missing from the photo are Alexis Neuman and Alexandria Sargent.

CROSS-COUNTRY – Compiling a composite average of 94.564, members of the Medina cross-country team have earned a NYSPHSAA Scholar/Athlete Team Award. In front are Daniel Heil and Jack Hill. In back are Sabrina Quioris, Paige Wagner, Hannah Sones and Haylee Cogovan. Missing from the photo is Gracie Cogovan.

FIELD HOCKEY – Members of the Medina field hockey squad have compiled a composite average of 93.627 to earn a NYSPHSAA Scholar/Athlete Team Award. In front are Sarah Granchelli, Teanna Cardone, Alissa Blount, Alexis Maines and Lacey Kenward. In back are Emma Wilson, Stella Russo, Meghan Allen, Michaela Cardone and Alexis Koch. Missing from the photo are Hannah Lonnen, Guinevere Schalck and Bryahna Sikorski.

FOOTBALL – Compiling a composite average of 90.764, members of the Medina/Lyndonville football squad have earned a NYSPHSAA Scholar/Athlete Team Award. In front are Emmanuel Sones, Trent Cotriss, Brooklyn Moore and David Moore. In back are Gage Grabowski, Izaiah Rhim, Dylan Lewis and Damian Norrish. Missing from the photo are Andrew Dussett, Tom Follman, Jeff Gress Jr. and Eric Neace.

CHEERLEADING – Members of the Medina cheerleading squad have compiled a composite average of 90.169 to earn a NYSPHSAA Scholar/Athlete Team Award. In front are Chelsea Donley, Ashton Laird, Sydney Morien and Meadow Washak. In back are Courtney Bailey, Carlin Sanders and Tiana Mulliger. Missing from the photo are Kali James, Tiffany Petry and Elexa Taylor.

N-O League also has six players on All-WNY squad

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s All-State volleyball duo of Chanyce Powell, left, and Kelsee Soule

Niagara-Orleans League champion Albion has placed two players, senior Kelsee Soule and junior Chanyce Powell, on the third team of the Class B All-State volleyball squad.

Soule, a five year varsity starter, had 217 spiking kills, 72 service aces 14 blocks and 298 digs this past season.

Powell, a three year varsity starter, had 266 kills, 74 aces, 69 blocks and 117 digs.

Soule has also earned first team All-Western New York small schools honors while Powell and Albion senior Meghan Hurley have both been named to the second team.

Contributed Photos – Medina’s Emily Kams, left, and Albion’s Meghan Hurley.

Three other N-O players have also been named to the All-WNY second team including Medina junior Emily Kams, Roy-Hart junior Bea Bacon and Akron junior Taydem Printup.

Hurley had 118 kills, 95 aces, and 336 assists on the season while Kams had 271 assists and 55 aces, Bacon 119 service points, 24 aces, 67 kills and 26 blocks and Printup 112 digs, 85 kills and 45 aces.

Contributed Photos – Roy-Hart’s Bea Bacon, left, and Akron’s Taydem Printup.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Tommy Mattison poured in 30 points for Albion this evening in the Purple Eagles overtime win at Newfane.

Up by a dozen at the half, Albion survived a big second half Newfane comeback as the Purple Eagles escaped with a narrow 58-56 overtime victory over the host Panthers this evening to improve to 2-1 in N-O competition.

Newfane, which used a 13-4 fourth quarter run to rally into a 54-54 tie, took the lead at the outset of the overtime period on a three by Max Weber.

However, Albion answered right back with a tying three by Brady Meakin. The Purple Eagles then got a big bucket and two clutch free throws by Tommy Mattison to claim the slender win.

“That was one we had to win. We didn’t want to fall two games off the pace,” said Albion Coach Brennan Meakin. “We built up a big lead but then we fought through the storm when Newfane rallied. We hit a couple of big threes and made our free throws.”

Mattison finished with a game high 30 points as Kory Reynolds added 9, Manwell Taylor and Chase Hall 8 each and Meakin 6 for the Purple Eagles. Reynolds also grabbed off 12 rebounds and Mattison 11.

Kyle DeVoogel scored 15, Chad Gilson 12, Weber and Brandon Gross 6 each and Zach Lajoie 5 for Newfane which drops to 1-2 in N-O competition.

Albion jumped out to a 26-15 first quarter lead as Mattison exploded for 17 points.

The Purple Eagles maintained a 38-26 lead at the half but the Panthers closed the gap to six, 47-41, at the three-quarter mark before pulling even at 54-54 to send the contest into overtime.

Alexander 55, Holley 33

Building up a commanding 28-13 half-time advantage, Alexander went on to defeat visiting Holley 55-33 in a Genesee Region League contest.

Josh Bradley led the Trojans with a game high 21 points including five threes.

Dylan Hillabush scored 14 and Nick Passarell 11 for Holley. Passarell also grabbed off 9 rebounds and Chris Balys 8.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Nicole Eldred drives by Newfane’s Brianna Heers during the host Purple Eagles loss to the Lady Panthers this evening.

Jumping out to a double digit first period lead, Newfane went on to defeat host Albion 48-31 this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball game.

Three straight baskets by Emily Foltz ignited Newfane’s 17-5 first period scoring surge which also included two layups off turnovers by Katie Kneeland and a three by Paige Emborsky.

Albion’s only lead of the night was at 3-2 after a three-point play by Emily Blanchard as the Purple Eagles were plagued by a rash of turnovers and cold shooting..

Newfane went on to up its advantage to 20, 27-7, at the half and then to 25, 40-15, at the three-quarter mark. Four different players contributed baskets for the Lady Panthers in both the second and third periods.

Foltz finished with a game high 14 points as Kneeland, Emborsky and Olivia Littman each added 8. Halie Hambruch, Katherine LeFever, Marlee Passuite, Kayleigh Daniels, Emily Geer and Laura Auernhamer each chipped in with 2.

Albion’s Sierra Newton looks to put back a rebound shot as Marlee Passuite tries for the stop for Newfane.

Chanyce Powell scored 9 and Blanchard 8 for Albion as Sierra Newton netted 6, Caitlynn Snook 4 and Janae Doty and Raven White 2 each.

Newfane improves to 3-0 in N-O action while Albion slips to 1-2.

Snapping a first place deadlock, Sacred Heart defeated JR Wilson 49-21 Monday to take a six point lead in the Medina Euchre League title race over Legion which downed Vets Club 43-27.

Sacred Heart is now 452-388 on the season, Legion 446-394, JR Wilson 416-424 and Vets Club 366-474.

League competition continues on December 28 with Legion at Sacred Heart and Vets Club at JR Wilson in position round matches.