Contributed Photo –  All-Tournament team honorees Tommy Bernhardt from Thousand Islands and Jacob Pitcher from Lyndonville.

Lyndonville dropped a 63-29 decision to Thousand Islands High today in the consolation game of the LaFargeville Boys Basketball Tournament.

Colton Smith and Juan Alberdi both scored 8 points and Atticus Mank 7 for the Tigers.

Jacob Pitcher represented Lyndonville on the All Tournament team.

The Vikings were led by All Tournament team selection Tommy Bernhardt who scored a game high 14 and Loyal Williams who chipped in with 12.

Lyndonville will next host Kendall at 7 p.m. Tuesday in a Genesee Region League game.

Holley-Kendall had two individual weight class champions crowned and Lyndonville one at the Perry Wrestling Tournament today.

William Kruger won at 152 and Hunter Jewell-Smith at 285 for Holley-Kendall.

Kruger scored a 19-1 technical fall win over James Patanella from Caledonia-Mumford in his title bout.

Jewell-Smith scored a quick 47 second pin over Colin Kazmierczak from LeRoy in the finals.

Holley-Kendall also had Jayden Rivera place fourth at 101 and Jared Ostrander fourth at 190.

Ty Holmes captured the 124 lb. title for Lyndonville. He earned his milestone 100th career win in the quarterfinals and then pinned Alan Gray from Letchworth in 2:23 in the finals for his 102nd victory.

Lyndonville also had Shannon Withey place second at 145, Chanse Amsdill third at 108 and Justin Holmes fourth at 116.

Albion has winner at Red Jacket Tourney
Stryker Sanders captured the 101 lb. title for Albion at the Red Jacket Tournament today as he scored a technical fall 16-1 win over his Purple Eagles teammate Justin Mengs in the finals.

Albion also had Drake Schomske place second at 108 and Jaxon Lynch third at 145.

Contributed Photos – First team All WNY honorees include, from left, Marissa Brege (Akron), Penelope Schalck (Medina) and Madigan Regan (Akron).

Three Niagara-Orleans League players have earned spots on the first team of the All Western New York field hockey squad.

That trio includes Medina junior midfielder Penelope Schalck, Akron junior goalie Marissa Brege and Akron sophomore midfielder Madigan Regan. Schalck, who was named N-O Player of the Year, had 20 goals and 11 assists.

All three players have also earned All-State honors.

The N-O also had a trio of second team All WNY selections in Barker junior midfielder Madelina Pavlock, Roy-Hart sophomore attacker Adella Dukes and Akron sophomore defender Madison Gates.

In addition, Barker senior Madilyn Detschner and Roy-Hart junior Dillan Santella both received Honorable Mention.

A late three earned Kendall a narrow 46-45 come-from-behind victory over host Byron-Bergen in a Genesee Region League boys basketball game this evening.

Trailing 45-43, Kendall pulled out the victory as Vinnie D’Agostino hit the three with 9 seconds to go.

The Eagles had trailed by as much as 12 in the third quarter.

Vinnie D’Agostino finished with 20 as Jonas Rhodes added 12, William Kludt 9, CJ Agostino 3 and Jonny Conte 2.

Kendall is now 2-2 in G-R competition.

LaFargeville 67, Lyndonville 27
The host school downed Lyndonville 67-27 in the opening round of the LaFargeville Tournament this evening.

Jacob Pitcher scored 9 and Colton Smith 6 for Lyndonville.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Alexa Demmer puts up a shot against Akron’s Gracie Leiker during the Mustangs loss to the visiting Lady Tigers this evening.

Akron improved to 4-0 by downing host Medina 60-50 in a Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball game this evening.

Lexie Ground scored 17 to lead Akron as Abby Gerstung added 9, Gracie Leiker 8, Olivia Novak and Marissa Brege 6 each and Kia LaFromboise 3.

Alexa Demmer took game high honors with 26 for Medina as Honesty Hill had 12, Tatianna Maxon 6, Ariel Smith 4 and Roswyn Oakes 2.

Medina is now 0-2 in N-O action.

Elba 57, Lyndonville 37
Building up a 28-13 half-time advantage, Elba went on to down Lyndonville 57-37 in a Genesee Region League game.

Sydney Reilly scored 19, Lydia Ross 15 and Brea Smith 9 to lead Elba.

Addison Dillenbeck took game high honors with 21 and Isabella Groves added 11 for Lyndonville. Dillenbeck scored 12 in the third period.

Roy-Hart has forfeit win.

Trailing 25-23 late in the third quarter, Roy-Hart picked up a forfeit win when the Park coach picked up her second technical foul and Park forfeited.

The evening was highlighted by the induction of Roy-Hart’s 2004 and 2005 N-O League and Section VI champion girls basketball teams into the Proud to Be A Ram Wall of Fame.

Albion earned its first Niagara-Orleans girls basketball win of the young season by downing host Barker 50-30 this evening.

Julia Knight scored 14 and Kenzi Snook 10 to lead the way for the Purple Eagles as Cami London chipped in with 7, Aaliyah Jones 6, Melia Prince 5 and Madison Muckle and Paige Newton 4 each.

Hailey Dodge scored 11 and Jordyn Kinne 9 to pace Barker.

Albion is now 1-2 and Barker 0-3 in N-O action.

Defending champion Wilson likewise picked up its first N-O win by besting rival Newfane 37-18.

Wilson is now 1-2 and Newfane 2-1.

Pulling away in the second half, defending co-champion Akron posted a 70-55 victory over visiting Medina this evening to remain atop the Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball standings at 4-0.

Leading by a narrow two point, 29-27, margin at the half, Akron used an 18-10 third period scoring edge to extend the advantage to 47-37 at the three-quarter mark. Demen Brooks scored 6 and Blake Gerstung 5 to lead that surge.

The Tigers then closed out the win by outpointing the Mustangs 23-18 down the stretch. Ben Gerstung scored 11 and Blake Gerstung 7, including two three’s, during that stretch.

Ben Gerstung finished with 24, Syras Jonathan 16 and Brooks and Blake Gerstung 13 each.

Jerrell Nealy took game high honors with 26 for Medina as Preston Woodworth had 8, Christian Moss 7, Kolton Fletcher 6, Cole Callard 5 and Avion Johnson 3.

Trailing 18-13 after one quarter, Medina took its lone lead late in the second quarter at 27-26 after back-to-back threes by Nealy and Johnson.

However, Akron regained the lead for good by a 29-27 margin at the half on a basket by Brooks and a free throw by Blake Gerstung.

The loss drops Medina to 1-1 in N-O action.

A huge second quarter scoring surge keyed Albion to a 77-46 win over visiting Barker in a Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball game this evening.

Leading 17-13 after the opening period, Albion put together a 31-9 second period scoring explosion to race away to a commanding 48-22 halftime advantage. Nate Gibson scored 10, Wesley Olles 8 and Isaiah Riley 6 to lead that uprising.

Gibson finished with 20, Olles 13, Riley and Kyle Radder 9 each, Tyler Cody and Luke Bell 8 each, Jaylen Daniel 4, Josh Schoeberlein 3 and Peyton Robinson 2.

Isaac Monaco scored 15, Donovan Hefferon 9 and Carson Schwab 5 to lead Barker.

Albion is now 2-1 and Barker 1-3 in N-O competition.

Wilson 40, Newfane 28
Wilson improved to 2-1 in N-O action by posting a 40-28 win over rival Newfane which slips to 0-3.

It has been discussed and considered for several years but now the low participation numbers have reached a point where Medina High has made the decision to switch from 11 man to 8 man football.

“We had some long, hard conversations about it and it certainly was not an easy decision to make but it is the most responsible decision to make,” said Medina football Coach and Athletic Director Eric Valley.

“It is more about player safety,” said Valley. “In a best case scenario we would have 16 to 18 kids back next fall and we don’t feel that is enough to keep 11 man afloat. No one likes to make this move. I feel awful about it but for the sake of player safety it is the most responsible thing to do. We don’t want to bring kids up to play varsity who are not ready. Our goal is to get out of it as quickly as possible so we can return to 11 man.”

This past fall Medina fielded modified (grades 7-9) and varsity (10-12) but due to the low numbers several freshmen were moved up to the varsity squad. In an effort to help the process of getting back to 11 man Valley is looking to reinstate a JV level 11 man team this fall.

The decision comes after a very successful period on the gridiron for Medina which has won two Section VI Class C championships and five straight C North Division titles over the past five years.

The decision will also end Medina’s 125 year old plus football rivalry with Albion and also will leave the Mustangs with very few nearby 8 man opponents.

This past fall there were only two 8 man teams in Section VI and they were both from the Southern Tier – Frewsburg and Allegany-Limestone. The only close by 8 man teams are Holley and Pembroke which both compete in Section V.

“We’re working to keep our football team going and strong so hopefully this is only temporary,” said Superintendent Mark Kruzynski. “Our varsity numbers are low right now but our modified numbers are pretty good so hopefully this will only be for a year or two.”

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Ava Achtyl heads toward a win in the 200 Individual Medley for Roy-Hart/Barker during this evening’s sweep over visiting Medina.

Roy-Hart/Barker scored a sweep over visiting Medina in a Niagara-Orleans League swim meet this evening winning the boys’ meet 82-79 and the girls’ competition 97-76.

The victories keep the Channel Cats undefeated at 3-0 and in a tie for the N-O lead with Newfane which swept Akron by scores of 113-46 in the boys’ meet and 103-67 in the girls’.

Garrett Glyshaw won the 100 Breaststroke and Garrett Armenia the 500 Free for the Roy-Hart/Barker boys which took the lead for good with a 1-2-3 sweep of the 100 Breaststroke.

Bryson Ford doubled in the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Backstroke and Jackson Reese in the 50 Free and 100 Free for the Medina boys squad. The Seahorses also had Bradley Goyette win the 100 Butterfly and Brandon Brueckner the 200 Free.

The Roy-Hart/Barker girls had Ava Achtyl double in the 200 Individual Medley and 500 Free and Maria Trombley in the 100 Free and 100 Backstroke. Gloria Haller also took the 100 Butterfly, Abigail Glyshaw the 100 Breaststroke and Cheyenne Walker the 50 Free for the Channel Cats.

Medina’s Madeline Mark won the 200 Free for Medina.

Medina’s Bryson Ford in route to a win in the 200 Individual Medley.

Newfane sweeps Akron

The Newfane boys were led by a trio of individual event double winners as Noah Kneeland won the 100 Butterfly and 100 Breaststroke, Matthew Page the 50 Free and 100 Free and Dylan Lamont the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Backstroke.

Kimberly Schmitt doubled in the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Breaststroke and Lauren Enderton in the 50 Free and 100 Backstroke.

Akron’s Audrey Garverick won both the 200 Free and 500 Free.

N-O Standings
Boys – Roy-Hart/Barker 3-0, Newfane 3-0, Akron 1-2, Albion 0-2, Medina 0-3
Girls – Roy-Hart/Barker 3-0, Newfane 3-0, Akron 1-2, Albion 0-2, Medina 0-3.