Contributed Photos – Lyndonville Hall of Fame honorees, from left, Shane Price, Zach Johnson and Julie Donald.

Lyndonville High recently inducted several new members into the Tigers Athletic Hall of Fame.

The new inductees included the 1975 wrestling team, Zach Johnson (Class of 2019) and former baseball Coach Shane Price.

In addition, Julie Donald (Class of 1985), who was unable to make last year’s induction, was formally inducted.

The 1975 team won Lyndonville’s first Section V wrestling championship.

Coach Fred Large’s team went 13-3 and had 5 Section V Class C and 3 Genesee Region League champions. Four of those Class C champions attended the induction including Bob Large, Jim Bell, Jim Broadwell and Paul Suhr.

Johnson, a three-sport athlete, capped off his high school career with an outstanding senior baseball season. He registered 108 strikeouts and had a 0.69 earned run average as he earned both G-R and Class C Player of the Year honors.

Price guided the Tigers diamond squad for 20 seasons (2002-2022). His Tiger teams earned seven Genesee Region League, three Section V titles and reached the state semifinals in 2011. He was a four time Section V Class C Coach of the Year,

Donald, who was also a three sport athlete, excelled in softball both as a pitcher and a hitter. Her senior year she hit .386 and in the circle registered 47 strikeouts.

Members of the 1975 Tigers wrestling team include Ron Large, Mike Juirnich, Jon Neal, Bob Large, Mark Follman, Jim Bell, Jim Broadwell, Bill Juirnich, Paul Suhr, Norman Church and Steve Culmo.

Contributed Photos – Exceptional Athlete and Milestone Awards Front (L-R) – Lilly Raduns, Brooke Robinson, Arnie Sturtevant, Isabella Groves, Elena Barry Back (L-R) – Austin Fonda, Quincey McClinsey, Lane Woodworth, Greyson Romano, Brody Hazel, Colton Smith, Ben Doolan.

Lyndonville High held its annual Athletic Banquet this past Thursday at White Birch Golf Course highlighted by the presentation of over 75 total awards to culminate the varsity sports year.

The Coaches Award was presented to Colton Smith and Isabella Groves.

Ben Doolan and Elena Barry received the Babe Ruth Sportsmanship Award.

The “Doc” Layer Award was presented to Colton Smith.

Brooke Robinson received the “Bub” Meland Award.

The Alfred Schmitt Memorial Award was presented to Brooke Robinson and Colton Smith.

Braedynn Dillenbeck and Jesus Reyes Rosario received the Harold Dix Jr. Memorial Soccer Award.

The Mike Fuller Memorial Wrestling Award was presented to Ben Doolan.

Lane Woodworth (289 points and 151 rebounds) and Isabella Groves (238 points and 136 rebounds) received the Paul Howell Memorial Basketball Award.

Arnie Sturtevant (.509) and Austin Fonda (.424) received the Ted Hettig Batting Award.

The Trevor T. Cook “Unsung Hero” Award was presented to Emily Dill and Austin Fonda.

The Tri-Athlete Award was presented to Colton Smith (Soccer, Basketball, Baseball), Isabella Groves (Soccer, Basketball, Softball), Emily Dill (Volleyball, Basketball, Softball) and Rylan Townsend (Soccer, Basketball, Softball).

Genesee Region League Scholar-Athlete Awards were presented to Isabella Groves, Brooke Robinson and Colton Smith.

Lilly Raduns and Greyson Romano received the U.S. Marine Corps Award.

The U.S. Air Force Award was presented to Ben Doolan and Rylan Townsend.

Several Milestone Awards were presented including to Softball Coach Joe Moore (200 game wins). Arnie Sturtevant (200 strikeouts), Kate Draper (Positive Athlete, Coach Award), Varsity Wrestling Team (Frank Marotta Sportsmanship Award), Boys Basketball Team (Thomas Emmanuel Sportsmanship Award), Colton Smith (Harvey E. Anderson Scholarship) and Brody Hazel (100 career wrestling wins).

Team Awards – Front (L-R) – Greyson Romano, Lilly Raduns, Braelynn Dillenbeck, Leah Costello, Natalie Rath, Arnie Sturtevant, Brooke Robinson, Rylan Townsend, Elena Barry, Shyann Little. Back (L-R) – Lane Woodworth, Shannon Withey, Colton Smith, Quincey McClinsey, Austin Fonda, Isabella Groves, Alexa Robinson, Kyle Hutchings, Brody Hazel.

The following varsity Team Awards were presented:

Girls Soccer – Most Improved Offensive Player – Rylan Townsend; Most Improved Defensive Player – Arnie Sturtevant; Most Valuable Player – Alexa Robinson; Heart and Hustle Award – Abigail Alexander.

Girls Volleyball – Most Improved Player – Shyann Little; Most Valuable Player – Hannah Fox; Queen of the Court – Emily Dill; Coaches Award – Elena Barry.

Boys Soccer – Most Valuable Player – Colton Smith; Most improved Player – Shannon Withey; Coaches Award – Austin Fonda.

Boys Basketball – Most Valuable Player – Lane Woodworth; Most Improved Player – Devon Babcock; Coaches Award – Colton Smith.

Girls Basketball – Most Valuable Player – Isabella Groves; Most Improved Player – Leah Kenyon; Outstanding Defensive Player – Lilly Raduns; Heart and Hustle Award – Alexa Robinson; Coaches Award – Braelynn Dillenbeck.

Wrestling – Most Outstanding Wrestler – Shannon Withey; Most Improved Wrestler – Greyson Romano; Coaches Award – Brody Hazel; Tiger Award – Michael Alexander; Most Outstanding Wrestler (female) – Abby Alexander; Coaches Award (female) – Ainsley Vann.

Baseball – Most Valuable Player – Quincey McClinsey; Most Improved Player – Shannon Withey; Coaches Award – Colton Smith.

Softball – Most Valuable Player – Arnie Sturtevant; Coaches Award – Brooke Robinson; Bandaid Award – Braelynn Dillenbeck; Most Improved Player – Natalie Rath; Nitty Gritty Award – Isabella Groves.

Girls Track and Field – Most Improved – Robin Botsford; Coaches Award – Leah Costello.

Boys Track and Field – Most Improved – Joshua Wittcop; Coaches Award – Kyle Hutchings.

Contributed Photo – Holley United’s BU15 soccer team  captured the championship at Greece Tournament over the weekend.

Holley United’s BU15 team delivered a statement performance this weekend, capturing the BU15 Elite Championship at the 36th Annual Greece United Futbol Club Soccer Tournament.

The squad opened the tournament with a convincing 6-1 victory over Penfield Fusion before defeating host Greece United 4-0 in the tournament’s deciding match. By weekend’s end, Holley United had compiled a perfect 2-0 record while outscoring opponents 10-1.

However, Coach Joshua Ebbs noted that this championship was about more than wins and losses.

“The roster that lifted the title was built from athletes representing Holley, Albion, Kendall, Brockport, and Barker—five communities united by a shared passion for the game,” said Ebbs.

The championship squad included Colson Brayley, Stryker Brayley, Jax Gotte, and Michael McElwain (Albion); Delaney Lefever (Barker); Gabriel Dixon and Rocco Gubiotti (Brockport); Kallan Babcock, Colton Foeller, Cameron Kelley, Logan Lane, Mason McGuire, Jackson Taylor, Angel Vazquez-Mendoza, Trent Walker, and Evan West (Holley); and Matthew Heberle, Jackson Robinson, Landon Schiavone, and Garrett Smith (Kendall).

“The weekend’s results highlighted the talent on the roster, but they also showcased the power of a club culture built on bringing communities together,” said Ebbs. “Soccer has a unique ability to connect people, create lasting friendships, and unite families around a common goal. Holley United’s success this weekend was a reflection of what can happen when talent, opportunity, and culture align.”

“For Holley United, the championship was more than a tournament title—it was another example of the club’s guiding belief: Community Builds Culture,” concluded Ebbs.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Greg Hughson takes a shot to score Medina FC’s first goal in the Mustangs victory over Germania at Vets Park Sunday evening.

Gaining the .500 mark, the surging Medina Mustangs FC blanked Germania FC 2-0 in a Buffalo District Soccer League Championship Division game Sunday evening at Vets Park.

Greg Husung scored what proved to be the game winning goal for Medina early in the first half off an assist from Ollie Ardle.

Medina defender Trenton Jones later came up with a key block of a shot at the goal line to keep the Mustangs up 1-0 with five minutes remaining in the second half.

The Mustangs finally put a lock on the victory when Cole Callard scored with two minutes remaining as Ardle again earned the assist.

Tyler Ribbeck earned the shutout in goal.

Medina, which has now gone 3-0-1 over the last four games after an 0-3 start, is  3-3-1 with three games remaining in the regular season. The Mustangs have also picked up a 1-0 win over the Williamsville Willies as the result of last Sunday’s rain shortened game.

The Mustangs will next face Ukraine at 8 p.m. Sunday at Buffalo State.

Medina FC goalie Tyler Ribbeck goes high to make a save.

One big scoring inning keyed the MMB Bandits Black to an 8-3 tournament win over the Medina Mustangs 15U baseball team Sunday.

The Bandits combined 6 walks, 3 errors and a single into a big 8 run second inning.

Viktor Snyder, Brayden Calabro, Zach Graham, Jacob Duffina, Evan Collins and Kaiden Hockenberry each had a hit for Medina. Snyder had an RBI.

Improving to 11-0, Sandstone nipped Elks/Rotary 3-2 in a key Albion Midget League baseball game Saturday.

The pitchers dual saw Sandstone’s Nikko Russo register 15 strikeouts and Elks/Rotary’s Remi Ebbs notch 12 strikeouts.

Giovanni LaMartina and Bryce Saxton had hits for Sandstone.

Kayden Donnelly had 2 hits and Ebbs and Ryan Coots 1 each for Elks/Rotary.

The loss was the second for Elks/Rotary which early in the week dropped a 10-4 decision to Carlton.

Coots had 3 hits and Donnelly 2.

Contributed Photos – Ryan Hough and Reece Addesa

Wilson senior Ryan Hough and Akron 8th grader Reece Addesa have been named the Niagara-Orleans League’s Track and Field Players of the Year.

Hough was a quadruple winner at the Section VI Class C championship meet capturing the Long Jump (23-2), High Jump (6-4), Triple Jump (45-3.75) and the 110 Hurdles (:15.48).

He went on to win both the Long Jump (23-4) and High Jump (6-6) at the state Class C championships. He also placed second in the Triple Jump (47-8) and third in the 110 Hurdles (:14.79).

Addesa won both the 800 (2:28.11) and 1500 (5:06.99) at the N-O All-League meet.

She went on to again win both the 800 (2:29.33) and the 1500 (5:04.29) at the Section VI Class C championship meet.