Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s Mia Thom, who earned tourney MVP honors, goes for a shot against Albion’s Melia Prince and Julia Knight (12)  during the Lady Hawks narrow Kendall Tournament championship game win this afternoon.

Points proved very hard to come by over the first three quarters but scoring picked up down the stretch as Holley nipped Albion 32-30 in the championship game of the Kendall girls basketball tournament this afternoon.

Deadlocked at 8-8 at the half and 16-16 after three quarters, the pace picked up in the final stanza as Holley outpointed Albion 16-14 to claim the narrow win.

Trailing 27-26, Holley rallied for the win by closing with s 6-3 scoring edge.

A basket by Alivia Wolf put Holley back on top to stay at 28-27.

Mia Thom followed up with a layup off a steal and a pair of clutch free throws for the margin of victory.

Thom, who earned tourney MVP honors, had 6 points, 12 rebounds and 3 steals on the day.

The teams traded scores over the first six minutes of the period as a basket by Melia Prince gave Albion its last lead at 27-26.

Wolf finished with a game high 21 points. She had 7 in the third period and 9 in the final stanza including a four point play.

Ella Turpyn added 3 points and Alexis VanAmeron 2 for the Lady Hawks.

Cami London scored 9 and Aaliyah Jones 8 to lead Albion as Prince added 6, Kenzi Snook 4, Paige Newton 2 and Julia Knight 1.

Albion’s Cami London goes up for a shot between Holley defenders Alexis VanAmeron (10) and Zoey Wolf (5).

Consolation Game
Kendall 53, Medina 25
Jumping out to a 14-0 lead at the outset, Kendall went on to down Medina 53-25 for third place honors.

Ava LaMay scored 8 and Brooke Rodas 6 during that key opening stretch for Kendall which went on to lead by margins of 31-11 at the half and  45-21 at the three-quarter mark.

LaMay finished with a game high 16, Mia Price 12, Isabella D’Agostino 10, Rodas 9, Alea Barrett 4 and Stella Kwiatek 2.

For Medina, Ariel Smith scored 7, Alexa Demmer 6, Honesty Hill and Samantha Heschke 5 and Cassidy Janas 2.

Kendall’s Isabella D’Agostino tries to put up a shot against Medina defenders Cassidy Janas and Alexa Demmer during action in the consolation game.

Four players scored in double figures as Roy-Hart bested host Cleveland Hill 66-47 in a non league boys basketball game this afternoon.

Dan Aquilina scored 22, Enrique Powell 13, Braden Ricker 12 and Matt Aquilina 11 for Roy-Hart which is now 1-1.

The Rams will next host Notre Dame in another non league contest on Tuesday.

Houghton 46, Lyndonville 40
Colton Smith scored 13 and Juan Alberdi 12 for Lyndonville in a 46-40 no league loss to visiting Houghton this afternoon.

Girls Basketball
Olmsted 49, Barker 17
Olmsted downed visiting Barker 49-17 in a non league girls basketball game.

Elise Monaco scored 10 for Barker. Monaco, Alina Riches and Kaylee Stoll each grabbed off 4 rebounds.

Medina scored a sweep over visiting Notre Dame in a non league swim meet Friday.

The Seahorses won the boys’ meet 77-30 and the girls’ competition 74-49.

Bradley Goyette was an individual event double winner for the Medina boys  in the 200 Individual Medley and 500 Freestyle as Bryson Ford took the 50 Free, Jackson Reese the 100 Free and Hunter Walczak the 100 Backstroke.

Allie Frentz won the 50 Free, Madeline Mark the 500 Free and Maya Anderson the 100 Backstroke for the Medina girls.

Medina will open Niagara-Orleans League competition at home against Newfane on Thursday at 5 p.m.

Roy-Hart/Barker splits with HAC
Roy-Hart/Barker downed HAC 95-69 in the girls’ meet but lost 125-42 in the boys’ competition.

Abigail Glyshaw was a double winner in the  50 Free and 100 Breaststroke for the Roy-Hart/Barker girls as Maria Trombley took the 100 Free.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Isabella Groves goes in for a layup between Notre Dame defenders Sofia Falleti and Emma Fitch during this evening’s season opener at Lyndonville.

Building up a commanding 24 point (32-8) half-time advantage, Notre Dame went on to down host Lyndonville 56-34 this evening in the season opening Genesee Region League girls basketball game for both teams.

Sofia Falleti scored a game high 22 points as Lucia Fiorentino added 11 and Gianna Falleti 10 to lead the way for Notre Dame.

Isabella Groves scored 15 and Addison Dillenbeck 12 to pace Lyndonville.

Lyndonville will next host Albion in a non league game at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Lyndonville’s Emily Dill puts up a shot against Notre Dame defender Shirley Thompson.

Roy-Hart 57, JFK 44
Kaitlin Mettler scored 21, Courtney Aquilina 17 and Adella Dukes 13 to lead Roy-Hart to a 57-44 non league win at JFK.

Boys Basketball
Pal-Mac 64, Albion 43

Palmyra-Macedon posted a 64-43 win over visiting Albion in a non league boys basketball game this evening.

Tyler Cody led Albion with 22 as Wesley Olles added 7 and Nate Gibson 6.

Notre Dame 66, Barker 38

Anthony Taliaferro scored 10 and Owen Harris 9 for Barker in a 66-38 non league loss to visiting Notre Dame.

Holley-Kendall opened the wrestling season with a 59-17 non league victory at Pavilion/York this evening.

Leading the way for Holley-Kendall were pins by Will Kruger in 1:15, Jared Ostrander in 1:34, Immanuel Cornell in 3:02, Hunter Jewell-Smith in 1:35 and Brenden Eichas in 1:50. Neeko Caterisano also had a technical fall victory by a score of 19-2.

Holley-Kendall will next compete in the Byron-Bergen Tournament on Saturday.

Contributed Photo – Holley High seniors Alivia Wolf, left, and Zoey Wolf today signed their letters of intent to continue their education and soccer careers collegiately. They are shown her with their mother Holley girls varsity soccer coach Renee Wolf.

Holley High School seniors Alivia and Zoey Wolf signed their letters of intent today to play collegiate soccer next fall.

Alivia, a defender/forward and team captain, will attend Genesee Community College (GCC). She has yet to decide on her area of study.

Zoey, a defender and team captain, will attend Alfred University where she plans to study Early Childhood Education.

The sisters have been a part of the Holley soccer program for the last six years. They were integral members of the 2023 Section V championship and Far West Regional championship team. They also helped make school history as the first girls’ soccer team to win a regional championship and compete in the NYS Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) state tournament.

Alivia is a two-time Genesee Region All-Star (2022, 2024) and was named to the Section V All-Tournament Team in 2024. Zoey is a three-time Genesee Region All-Star (2022, 2023, 2024) and a two-time Section V All-Tournament Team honoree (2023, 2024).

“It has been an amazing ride with these two, being not only their coach, but also their mom,” said Renee Wolf, Holley Girls’ Varsity Soccer coach and high school teacher. “They have worked extra hard to be where they are, and I am beyond proud of them. They have been a part of a lot of amazing things here at Holley throughout their soccer career, and I wish them the best of luck in all that they do.”

Contributed Photos – Isabella Thom, left, and Lexi Wolck

Holley High graduate and Genesee Community College freshman Isabella Thom has been named to the first team of the Region III soccer squad.

A defender, Thom started 10 games for GCC this past season and had 1 goal and 2 assists.

During her scholastic days at Holley, Thom was a two-time Genesee Region League All-Star.

Albion grad and GCC sophomore Lexi Wolck has been named to the Mid State Athletic All Conference soccer team.

A midfielder, Wolck started all 13 games for the Cougars and had 4 goals and 2 assists.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Honesty Hill and Holley’s Brynn Thomas battle for a rebound during this evening’s Kendall Tournament semifinal contest which was won by the Lady Hawks in overtime.

Holley and Albion both scored narrow wins in the opening round of the Kendall girls basketball tournament this evening.

Holley rallied late to edge Medina 38-34 in overtime in the opener. Albion then trimmed Kendall 40-37 in the second game.

Holley will now face Albion in the championship game at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Medina will meet Kendall in the consolation game at 1 p.m.

Holley’s Alviia Wolf heads up the court.

Holley 38, Medina 34 OT

Trailing 30-25, Holley rallied to send the game into overtime knotted at 32-32 by closing the fourth quarter with a 7-2 run. Alivia Wolf scored all 7 points during that run capped off by a game tying basket with 5 seconds to go.

The Lady Hawks then outscored the Mustangs 6-2 in the overtime period to claim the win on baskets by Zoey Wolf, Mia Thom and Brynn Thomas.

Alivia Wolf finished with a game high 16 points as Zoey Wolf and Thom both had 6, Thomas 4, Alexis VanAmeron 3, Desiree McCormick 2 and Ella Turpyn 1.

Ariel Smith scored 15 and Honesty Hill 12 to lead Medina as Roswyn Oakes added 4, Cassidy Janas 2 and Samantha Heschke 1.

Medina led 7-3 after the first quarter, 16-12 at the half and 24-19 at the three-quarter mark.

Albion’s Julia Knight battles for a rebound with her opposite number from Kendall Brooke Rodas.

Albion 40, Kendall 37

Trailing 13-11 at the half, Albion used a big 18-9 third period scoring edge to rally into the lead for good over Kendall.

Aaliyah Jones scored 5, Julia Knight and Melia Prince 4, Kenzie Snook 3 and Cami London 2 in the decisive third period for Albion which rallied into a 29-22 lead.

The Purple Eagles maintained an 11 point, 37-26, advantage midway through the final period as Snook had a pair of baskets and Knight and Paige Newton  one each.

However, Kendall did make the finish exciting by closing with an 11-3 run to make the final a slender 3 point margin.

Knight led Albion’s balanced attack with 9 as Snook added 8, Jones and Prince 7, Newton 5 and London 4.

Ava LaMay scored 13 and Izzy D’Agostino 10 to lead Kendall as Addison Kludt and Stella Kwiatek both had 4 and Alea Barrett, Brooke Rodas and Mia Price 2 each.

Albion’s Aaliyah Jones puts up a shot against Kendall defender Alea Barrett.

Making it three wins in a row, the Roy-Hart/Barker/Medina Club Hockey team hosted Cheektowaga Wednesday evening and came away an 8-2 victory.

Highlighting the evening were four goals by Jackson Hauser (Barker) in what was a very physical game with 18 penalties resulting in 53 penalty minutes.

The opening period ended in a 2-2 tie, with Hauser scoring both goals with assists from Sean Mettler (R-H) and Max Pilon (Medina). One of the goals was unassisted.

RBM took a 4-2 lead in the second with goals by Nate Downey and Gavin Ickowski both of Roy-Hart and assists by Mettler and Hauser.

The third period saw four RBM goals: Austin Woodward (Wilson) from Aiden Cronkhite (Newfane), two by Hauser with an assist to Ickowski and the final goal by Cronkhite unassisted.

Four of RBM’s goals came on powerplays and one shorthanded.

Noah Orens (Newfane) turned away 28 shots in goal for the win.

RBM’s next game is Saturday against St. Joe’s at the North Buffalo Ice Rink at 9 p.m.