Kendall downed Pembroke 47-37 this evening to avenge an early season two point Genesee Region League girls basketball loss.

Izzy D’Agostino scored 14, Ava LaMay 10, Mia Price 7 and Stella Kwiatk 6 for Kendall which is now 7-7 overall.

Newfane 48, Roy-Hart 32
Newfane improved its Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball leading record to 9-2 with a 48-32 win over Roy-Hart which slips to 5-3.

Anna Chunco led Newfane with 18 points, including four threes, as Kameryn Boyer added 10 and Sienna Bowers 9.  Boyer also had 10 rebounds and 7 steals.

Courtney Aquilina scored 11, Adella Dukes 8 and Kaitlin Mettler 7 for Roy-Hart.

Newfane outscored Roy-Hart 21-2 in the third period to break the game open.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Tyler Cody goes in for layup during the Purple Eagles home court win over Wilson this evening as Kyle Radder moves in to support.

Avenging an earlier season one point road loss, Albion downed visiting Wilson 66-53 this evening in a key Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball game.

The victory not only pulls Albion into a tie for second place with Wilson at 6-3 but also clinches at least a tie for the N-O title for front-running Akron which defeated visiting Roy-Hart 51-39. Akron is now 9-1 in N-O action and two games ahead of both Albion and Wilson with just two games remaining.

Tyler Cody scored 20, Kyle Radder 12 and Isaiah Riley 11 to lead the way for Albion as Wesley Olles added 8, Luke Bell 6, Seth Krenning 5 and Kwame Riley 4.

Ryan Hough with a slam dunk for Wilson.

Aidan Neumann poured in a game high 28 points for Wilson as Ryan Hough had 10, Shamus George 7, Colton Frerichs and Chase Martin 3 each and Brook Lepsch 2.

Albion grabbed a slender 18-15 lead at the end of the opening period as Cody tallied 8, including a pair of threes, and Olles 5 during that stretch. Neumann had two threes and Hough a three and a pair of twos for Wilson.

Up by a narrow 31-29 margin at the half, the Purple Eagles extended their advantage to 13, 46-33, by opening the third period with a key 15-4 run. Radder and Isaiah Riley both scored 4 as Cody hit a three and Bell and Olles both chipped in with a basket during that uprising.

The Lakemen did answer with an 8-0 run to close the period including two baskets by Neumann and a three by Frerichs to cut the deficit to 5, 46-41, at the three-quarter mark.

However, Albion opened the decisive final period with a 7-2 run including baskets by Tyler, Kwami Riley and Radder to regain a 10 point, 53-43, lead and Wilson could get no closer than seven after that.

Two baskets by Radder and one by Krenning along with seven free throws helped the Purple Eagles lock up the win.

Akron 51, Roy-Hart 39
Breaking away from a 31-31 tie, Akron outscored Roy-Hart 20-8 in the decisive final period to claim the win and lock up a share of the league title.

Brayden Lamont scored 12, Blake Gerstung 11, Darren Brooks 8 and Brodie Hill 7 to lead the way for the Tigers.

Dan Aquilina scored 15 and Vinny Fazzio 9 for Roy-Hart.

N-O Standings: Akron 9-1, Albion 6-3, Wilson 6-3, Medina 4-4, Barker 2-6, Roy-Hart 2-6, Newfane 1-7.

Red Jacket 52, Holley 51

Destin Kuyal scored 24 and Vinny Golisano 21 for Holley in the narrow 52-51 non league loss to Red Jacket.

Albion’s Wesley Olles drives to the basket against Wilson defenders Shamus George, Brock Lepsch (22) and Ryan Hough.

Albion took first place honors in five events at the annual Niagara-Orleans All League girls swim meet held this evening at Akron.

The Purple Eagles had a pair of individual event double winners aa Keira Sidari took both the 200 Free (2:09.38) and the 100 Butterfly (1:10.20) and Willow Gaines captured the 50 Free (:26.70) and the 100 Breaststroke (1:15.26).

Gaines and Newfane’s Avery Stevenson tied for first in the 50 Free.

Sidari and Gaines also teamed up with Anna Grillo and Jillian LaBaron to win the 200 Freestyle Relay (1:51.23)

Akron’s Audrey Garverick was a double winner in the 200 Individual Medley (2:33.16) and the 500 Free (6:04.32)

Newfane claimed the other two individual events as Stevenson took the 100 Free (:59.64) and Lauren Enderton the 100 Backstroke (1:11.37).

Stevenson and Enderton also combined with Kimberly Schmitt and Sara Klinger to win the 200 Medley Relay (2:07.27).

The Roy-Hart/Barker quartet of Abigail Glyshaw, Lina Pavlovk, Jillian Ossont and Ava Achtyl took the 400 Freestyle Relay (4:17.69).

Albion also led the team scoring on the day with 85.8 points followed by Newfane 64, Akron 48.2, Roy-Hart/Barker 40.6 and Medina 28.

Attica downed Kendall 66-50 and Wheatland-Chili topped Lyndonville 78-62 in Genesee Region League boys games this evening.

Will Kludt scored 19 to lead Kendall as Jonas Rhodes and Vinnie D’Agostino both had 8.

Leighton Willams scored 52 for W-C.

Lane Woodworth tallied 19, Colton Smith 17 and Quincy McClinsey 10 for Lyndonville.

Building up a 31-7 halftime advantage, Lyndonville went on to down host Barker 57-18 in a non league girls basketball game this evening.

Addison Dillenbeck scored 27 and Isabella Groves 19 to lead the way for the Lady Tigers. Groves tallied 11 in the first period and Dillenbeck 9 in the third.

Elise Monaco had 6 to lead Barker.

Alexander 46, Holley 43
Brynn Thomas had 20 points, 7 rebounds and 5 steals and Alivia Wolf 16 points and 13 rebounds for Holley in the narrow 46-43 loss to Alexander in a Genesee Region League contest.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Kenzi Snook grabs a rebound from the Medina duo of Alexa Demmer (22) and Tatianna Maxon (21) during the Purple Eagles home court win over the rival Mustangs this evening.

Avenging an earlier season road loss, Albion downed visiting rival Medina 61-57 in a Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball game this evening.

Cami London scored 17 and Leah Pawlak 10 to lead the way for Albion. Kenzi Snook, Julia Knight and Aaliyah Jones each chipped in with 8, Melia Prince 7 and Paige Newton 3.

Alexa Demmer took game high honors with 22 and Honesty Hill had 19 to pace Medina as Ariel Smith added 9, Tatianna Maxon 4 and Sam Heschke 3.

Medina’s Honesty Hill tries to put up a shot as Cami London tries for a block for Albion.

Medina grabbed a slender 16-14 lead at the end of the first quarter on a three at the buzzer by Hill who had a total of 8 in the stanza. London netted 7 for Albion during that stretch.

The Purple Eagles answered with a 20-17 second period scoring edge to rally into a narrow 34-33 lead at the half. London scored 10, including a pair of threes, to lead that uprising which also included a pair of baskets by both Snook and Prince.

Hill had two threes and a two, Smith a three and a two and Demmer a three-point play in the period to keep the Mustangs close.

The tight contest was deadlocked at 47-47 at the end of the third period.

Jones hit two threes and Pawlak had a two and a three late to spark the Purple Eagles in the period while Demmer had 9 for the Mustangs.

Medina regained the lead for what proved to be the last time at 49-47 at the outset of the final period on a basket by Smith.

However, Albion answered right back with a key 7-0 run on a three by Pawlak followed by baskets by Jones and Snook to regain the lead for good at 54-49.

A three and a two by Demmer did pull Medina back to within one at 55-54 but the Mustangs could not pull even.

Albion finally put a lock on the win as one basket by Prince and two by Knight put the Purple Eagles back up by six, 61-55, in the final seconds.

Albion improves to 3-7 and Medina slips to 2-8 in N-O action.

Albion’s Melia Prince puts up a shot surrounded by the Medina trio of Sam Heschke, Roswyn Oakes and Honesty Hill. Moving in on the play for Albion is Julia Knight.

Contributed Photo – John Grzymala

Having guided the Rams athletic program for a decade, Roy-Hart’s John Grzymala has been honored by being named Section VI Athletic Director of the Year.

“John is a dedicated leader with a passion for fostering athletic excellence. With 15 years of experience in education and a decade as an athletic administrator, John is a force in Western N.Y” said Section VI officials in announcing the award.

A graduate of Canisius University, where he also earned his Masters Degree in Sports Administration, Grzymala has been at Roy-Hart for over 15 years.

He began his career at Roy-Hart as a physical education teacher and also coached varsity softball. He took over the Athletic Director duties some 10 years ago.

The Roy-Hart/Barker/Medina Wilson/Newfane Knights Club Hockey team had a 11:50 a.m. scheduled home game today against St. Joe’s.

However, at the game time St. Joe’s had not arrived for the game. Upon inquiry, they thought the game time was 1:30 p.m.

As today’s game was Senior Recognition Day, that rite was held for Austin Woodward (Wilson) and Jackson Hauser (Barker) while awaiting St. Joe’s.

The game began with the St. Joe’s players trickling into the arena. They had seven skaters to begin.

At the 14:04 point of the opening period, John Peracciny scored from Woodward for the Knights.

The visitors answered shortly after and the game remained a tie until just 42 seconds left in the period when the visitors took a 2-1 lead. During the opening period, they had assembled their complete roster.

Throughout the second period, no one was able to score, and at the 4:56 point, the game was stopped as the ice time had expired, resulting in the loss for the Knights.

This coming Wednesday, the Knights travel to the Riverside Arena to face Buffalo at 8 p.m., before completing the regular season with games Saturday (at Olean) and Sunday home against Nichols.

Monday
Boys Basketball – Kendall at Attica, 6:30 p.m.; Wheatland-Chili at Lyndonville, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Lyndonville at Barker, 6 p.m.; Medina at Albion, 6:30 p.m.; Alexander at Holley, 7 p.m.

Tuesday
Boys Basketball – Wilson at Albion, Roy-Hart at Akron, 6:30 p.m.; Red Jacket at Holley, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Roy-Hart at Newfane, 6:30 p.m.; Kendall at Pembroke, 7 p.m.
Swimming – Girls N-O All-League meet at Akron, 5 p.m.

Wednesday
Boys Basketball – Medina at Newfane, Lyndonville at Northstar, 6:30 p.m.; Kendall at Holley, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Wheatland-Chili at Lyndonville, 7 p.m.

Thursday
Girls Basketball – Wilson at Roy-Hart, 6:30 p.m.; Holley at Kendall, 7 p.m.

Friday
Boys Basketball – Barker at Wilson, 6 p.m.; Albion at Medina, Newfane at Roy-Hart, 6:30 p.m.; Holley at Alexander, Pembroke at Kendall, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Wilson at Barker, 6 p.m.; Akron at Albion, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday
Boys Basketball – Roy-Hart vs. Starpoint, 12 p.m. at SUNY Niagara
Girls Basketball – Lyndonville at Byron-Bergen, 7 p.m.
Wrestling – Section V B3 Tournament at Lyndonville, 9 a.m.

Contributed Photo – Shown here with his award, Jace DiMatteo is joined by his father Coach Jeremy DiMatteo and Coach Bobby Reome.

The Albion Youth Football and Cheerleading program (AYSAP) is proud to announce that Jace DiMatteo has been selected as the recipient of the Black Lion Award, one of the most prestigious honors in football.

The Black Lion Award is a national recognition given to players who embody the qualities of leadership, courage, devotion to duty, self-sacrifice, and unselfish concern for their team. Unlike most awards that highlight individual statistics, the Black Lion Award is about something far greater—team-first mentality, character, and heart.

“Jace exemplifies everything this award stands for. He was the heartbeat of the team, showing up to practice an hour early, staying after practice, and constantly finding ways to involve all his teammates,” said Coach Bobby Reome. “His commitment went beyond just leading by example—he actively worked to build a stronger team, always looking for ways to uplift those around him.”

“Whether it was helping a teammate finish a drill, taking extra time to explain concepts, or pushing everyone to be their best, Jace never hesitated to put others before himself. His dedication and selflessness made an impact not just on the field but in the locker room, shaping the culture of the team in ways that will last beyond this season” Reome added.

“The award is named in honor of Major Don Holleder and the Black Lions of the 28th Infantry Regiment, who displayed extraordinary bravery and selflessness in service to their country. It serves as a reminder that football is more than just a game—it is about brotherhood, discipline, and playing for something bigger than oneself.

“Presenting this award to Jace is a testament to the impact he has had on his teammates and the Albion Youth Football and Cheerleading program as a whole. His leadership and selflessness have left a lasting impression, and his influence will continue to inspire future athletes” said Reome.