Contributed Photos – Dawson Stone, Akron and Julia Miles, Roy-Hart/Barker

Roy-Hart/Barker senior Julia Miles and Akron senor Dawson Stone have been honored as the Niagara-Orleans League’s Swimmers of the Year.

Miles won both the 50 Freestyle and 100 Free at the N-O All-League meet this year and in 2023.

Stone won both the 100 Butterfly and 100 Backstroke at the All-League meet and at the Section VI Class C meet. He went on to place sixth in the Backstroke at the overall Section VI championship meet.

Capturing a sixth straight title, SUNY Niagara (formerly NCCC) defeated visiting Jamestown 102-65 this afternoon in the Region III Division II women’s basketball championship game.

Improving to 27-2, the Thunderwolves led 58-31 at the half.

Section VI Class B2

Portville defeated top seeded Wilson 51-29 in the Section VI Class B2 girls basketball championship game today at Buffalo State College.

Cait Cliffe scored 8 to lead Wilson which trailed 25-10 at the half.

Contributed Photos – Roy-Hart graduate Gavyn Boyle, left, along with Medina grads  Zach Fike and Aidan Paul are on the SUNY Niagara (formerly NCCC) baseball squad.

Chris Goyette, left, is pitching from SUNY Brockport and Xander Payne for SUNY Cortland.

A quartet of Medina High graduates are now pitching at the collegiate level.

Zach Fike (2022 graduate) is a sophomore and Aidan Paul (2023 grad) a freshman on the SUNY Niagara (formerly Niagara County Community College) pitching staff.

Xander Payne (2022 grad) is a sophomore on the SUNY Cortland diamond squad. A relief pitcher he is majoring in Sport Management.

Chris Goyette (2020 grad) is a junior on the SUNY Brockport pitching staff.

During their scholastic days at Medina, the foursome had a hand in helping to hurl and hit the Mustangs to a total of three Niagara-Orleans League crowns, three Section VI championships and one regional title during the 2019, 2021, and 2022 seasons.

The SUNY Niagara squad also includes Roy-Hart grad Gavyn Boyle who is a freshman outfielder.

Boyle got his season off to a strong start by belting a three-run homer during the Thunderwolves opening game 14-2 win over host Cayuga Community College Saturday.

Fike pitched in relief in the opener.

Building up a 33-14 half-time advantage, top seeded Salamanca went on to down No. 3 Newfane 61-43 in the Section VI Classs B1 boys basketball championship game this afternoon at Buffalo State College.

Lucas Brown scored a game high 26 points, including five threes, to lead the Warriors.

Nate Snow scored 16 and Mac Capen 10 to pace Newfane which finishes the season at 20-3.

Salamanca will next face Falconer for the overall Section VI Class B title and a berth in the state playoffs. Falconer defeated Eden 59-47 for the Class B2 title.

The Roy-Hart/Barker/Medina Club Hockey team was eliminated from the State Tournament by a 5-1 loss to Half Hallow Hills from Long Island this morning at Jamestown.

RBM fell behind almost immediately 1-0 but tied the game later in the period on an unassisted goal by Luc Wagner (Medina).

In the second period, on an identical replay of Friday evening’s loss, penalties proved disasterous as Half Hallow Hills scored three power play goals to put the game away.

Wagner’s goal gave him a team- leading 24 on the season and a total of 41 points.

RBM ended the season with a record of 10-11-1.

Contributed Photos – Ryan Mettler, left, and Trenton Muck

The Finger Lakes Community College baseball team’s roster this season includes two local players – Lyndonville graduate Trenton Muck and Roy-Hart grad Ryan Mettler.

Muck, a freshman pitcher, has made one appearance on the mound to date for FLCC.

He is majoring in Physical Education.

Mettler is a sophomore second baseman/shortstop.

Last year he hit .375  with 17 RBI. To date after four games this season he is hitting .500 with 4 RBI.

He is a Kinesiology and Human Performance major.

The Roy-Hart/Barker/Medina Club Hockey team opened their State Championship Tournament competition with a 5-1 win over City Honors/ Cardinal O’Hara this morning in Jamestown.

The locals took a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals by Joel Harris (Barker) and Luc Wagner (Medina).

Their lead was extended in the second on goals by Jackson Hauser (Barker), and Wagner again.

Entering the third with a 4-1 lead, Jack Goehle (Newfane) scored.

In the evening game, Valley Stream/Sewanhaka/Lynbrook of Long Island handed RBM a 7-3 defeat.

Behind 2-0 in the first period, Goehle broke the ice assisted by Harris.

In the second, Wagner and Goehle both scored with assists from Paul Lassman (Wilson) and Harris.

Saturday morning will find RBM facing Half Hollow Hills of Long Island at 10:15 a.m.

The top four teams from the two days of competition will play two games to determine the Mixed School NYS Champion. Those games will be Sunday morning.

Looking to end a 40 year plus long drought, No. 3 seed Newfane will take on top seeded Salamanca for the Section VI Class B1 boys basketball championship at 1:45 p.m. Saturday at Buffalo State College.

Newfane, which last captured a sectional title in 1980, brings a 20-2 record into the finals while Salamanca is 17-5.

The Panthers advanced to the finals by nipping No. 2 Olmsted 49-48 in the semifinals while the Warriors downed No. 4 Akron 62-48.

The victor will advance to the Section VI Class B state qualifier game on Tuesday at Buffalo state against the winner of the Class B2 championship between No. 2 Eden and No. 5 Falconer.

The Panthers balanced attack has been led by the senior trio of Ben Dickinson (13 point ave), Landon Braman (12.6) and Nate Snow (10.6).

Leading the way for the Warriors has been Lucas Brown who has scored 560 points for a 25.5 per game average.

Section VI Class B2 Girls Final
No. 1 Wilson vs. No. 7 Portville
Top seeded Niagara-Orleans League champion Wilson will face No. 7 Portville in the Section VI Class B2 girls basketball playoff championship game at 11 a.m. Sunday at Buffalo State College.

Wilson advanced to the final by edging No. 4 Allegany-Limestone 46-44 in the semifinal while Portville downed No. 3 Salamanca 47-35.

The Lakewomen have been led offensively this season by the senior duo of Peyton McInnis (341 points, 203 rebounds) and Rian Faery (258 points, 180 rebounds).

Wilson last won a sectional title in 2017.

The victor will advance to the state playoffs.

Contributed Photos – Reanna Perkins, left, and Madison Fry-Fachet

The collegiate softball season is now underway for two Roy-Hart graduates – Madison Fry-Fachet, who is a graduate student catcher/outfielder at Mercyhurst, and Reanna Perkins, who is a sophomore shortstop at St. Bonaventure.

Fry-Fachet has started 128 games during her career at Mercyhurst, She has a career batting average of .450 with 215 hits, 26 doubles, 44 RBI and 52 stolen bases.

A Childhood and Special Education major, she is a three-time first team Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Division first team All-Star.

A Health Science major, Perkins started 38 games at shortstop her freshman year at St. Bona.

During her scholastic days at Roy-Hart she was a two-time Niagara-Orleans League Player of the Year honoree and helped pitch and hit the Lady Rams to an N-O title her senior year.