Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s CJ D’Agostino goes in for a layup during the host Eagles win over Wheatland-Chili this evening.

Sparked by an aggressive, pressing defense, Kendall rolled to a 75-35 victory over visiting Wheatland-Chili in a Genesee Region League boys basketball game this evening.

Jonny  Conte scored 14, Vinnie D’Agostino 13 and Sammy Conte and Caleb Opalecky 12 each to lead Kendall’s balanced attack as CJ D’Agostino and Noah Morehouse both added 8, Jonas Rhodes 6 and Ryan Gaesser 2.

Setting the tone for the evening, Kendall raced out to a commanding 25-8 first quarter lead. All five starters contributed baskets to that surge led by Jonny Conte with 8 and Vinnie D’Agostino 7.

The Eagles went on to lead by 33 (49-16) at the half and by 40 (64-24) at the end of the third quarter. Sammy Conte scored 8 in the second period and Opalecky 5 in the third.

Alexander 70, Holley 36
Alexander bested host Holley 70-36 in another G-R contest.

Avante Walker scored 16, Josh Silpoch 12 and Cam Mosier 6 for Holley.

Kendall’s Caleb Opalecky puts up a shot over a pair of W-C defenders.

Kendall’s Noah Morehouse drives the baseline to the basket.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Alexa Demmer drives in for a layup ahead of Barker defender Kaylee Stoll during the Mustangs league opening home court win this evening.

Moving on top to stay with a big 18-2 scoring run to closing the opening period, Medina went on to down visiting Barker 57-33 in the season opening Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball game for both teams.

Caliyah St. Louis scored 14 and Alexa Demmer 10 to spark Medina in the first quarter which ended with the Mustangs up by 14, 24-10.

Medina went on to lead by margins of 36-16 at the half and 49-29 after three quarters. Demmer and Sam Heschke both scored 6 in the second period. Heschke also tallied 9 in the third period.

Demmer finished with a game high 20 as St. Louis and Heschke both had 15, Tatianna Maxon 3 and Autumn Cornelius and Emberlyn Oakes 2 each

Elise Monaco scored 11 and Hailey Dodge 9 to pace Barker as Villete Jary added 5, Cheyenne Rouse 4 and Kaylee Stoll and Briley Huwyler 2 each.

Medina is now 3-1 overall while Barker is 0-3.

Pembroke 37, Lyndonville 17
Pembroke downed Lyndonville 37-17 in a Genesee Region League game as Jaylen Hootman scored 13 and Peyton Liss 9.

Braelynn Dillenbeck scored 6, Alexa Robinson 5 and Bella Groves 4 for Lyndonville.

Medina’s Emberlyn Oakes puts up a shot against Barker defender Elise Monaco as Cheyenne Rouse moves in.

Barker’s Hailey Dodge tries to drive against Medina defender Harmoni Wilson.

Over a dozen schools will be competing in Lyndonville’s annual Fred Large Memorial Wrestling Tournament on Saturday beginning at 9 a.m.

The tournament is held in memory of Fred Large who organized the Lyndonville wrestling program in the 1960’s and guided the Tigers to a number of league and sectionals championships.

In addition to the host Tigers the tournament field will include Albion, Holley-Kendall, Medina, Wilson, Byron-Bergen, CSAT, Lew-Port, McQuaid, Niagara Falls, Pavilion/York, Wayne and Williamson/Sodus/Marion.

Kendall dropped a 51-44 decision at Wheatland-Chili 51-44 this evening in a Genesee Region League game.

Izzy D’Agostino scored 11 and Stella Kwiatek and Mia Price both added 9 to set the pace for Kendall which led 24-22 at the half.

The Holley vs. Alexander game was postponed and rescheduled for January 6.

Byron-Bergen 40, Roy-Hart 32
Courtney Aquilina scored 15 and Millie Owens and Kylie McOmber 6 each for Roy-Hart in the 40-32 non league loss to Byron-Bergen.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Preston Woodworth tries to put up a shot between Barker defenders JJ Prynn and Donovan Hefferon during the Mustangs league opening win over the host Bulldogs this evening.

Moving on top to stay with a big second quarter scoring burst, Medina went on to edge host Barker 70-66 in a season opening Niagara-Orleans League basketball game this evening.

Jerrell Nealy and Preston Woodworth each scored 22 to lead the Medina attack as Christian Moss added 9, Jimmy Dieter 5, Carlos Doval 4, Bryan Santiago-Bautista and Hadrian Batista 3 each and Avion Johnson 2.

Anthony Taliaferro took game high honors with 26 for Barker as Peyton Wagner tallied 12, Carter DerSarkissian 11, Donovan Hefferon 9 and JJ Prynn 8.

Taliaferro scored 8 in the opening quarter to help Barker jump out to a 15-10 lead.

However, Medina answered back with a big 26-12 surge in the decisive second period to rally into a 36-27 halt-time advantage.

Nealy had three threes, Woodworth a three, a three-point play and a basket and Moss two baskets and a three-point play to lead that Mustangs uprising.

Barker though battled back to within four, 49-45, at the end of the third period.

All five starters contributed baskets to that Bulldogs rally including a two and a three by DerSarkissian and a pair of baskets by both Wagner and Prynn.

Medina’s Carlos Doval drives to the basket against Barker’s Carson Schwab.

Nealy and Woodworth both hit threes for the Mustangs during that stretch.

Back-to-back threes by Woodworth quickly put Medina back up by 10, 55-45, at the outset of the final period and Barker could get no closer than three after that.

A three by Taliaferro pulled Barker to within three at 57-54 early in the period but Medina answered back with a free throw by Batista and a basket by Nealy to quickly go back up by six, 60-54.

Late in the period a three point play by Wagner pulled the Bulldogs again to within three at 68-65 but the Mustangs answered with free throws by Dieter and Woodworth to lock up the win.

Akron 81, Albion 66
Akron opened defense of its N-O title with an 81-66 win over visiting Albion as Blake Gerstung scored a game high 29, Derren Brooks 21, Brodie Hill 12 and Ben Gerstung 10.

Tyler Cody scored 25, Elijah Doxey 17, Wesley Olles 12 and Josh Schoeberlein 9 for Albion which trailed 33-24 at the half.

Barker’s Anthony Taliaferro goes to the basket against Medina’s Preston Woodworth.

Albion split with visiting Roy-Hart/Barker in a season opening Niagara-Orleans League swim meet this afternoon.

Albion won the boys’ meet 45-30 and Roy-Hart/Barker took the girls’ competition 51-32.

Justin Kania was a double winner for the Albion boys in the 50 Freestyle and 100 Free as Logan Kast took the 100 Breaststroke and ChrisJen Winters the 500 Free..

Roy-Hart/Barker got individual event wins from Steven Scott (200 Free), Oscer Dergel (200 Individual Medley) and Hendrick Trombley (100 Back).

Samantha Fox was a double winner in the IM and Backstroke for the Roy-Hart/Barker girls as Cora Lennon took the 200 Free and Jillian Ossont the 50 Free.

Keira Sidari doubled in the 100 Free and Breaststroke for Albion and Victoria Rotoli won the 500 Free.

Newfane sweeps Medina
Newfane swept to a doubleheader victory over host Medina winning the boys’ meet 86-77 and the girls’ competition 105-53.

The Newfane boys had a trio of individual event double winners in Eli Kneeland (200 Free and 500 Free), Noah Kneeland (IM and Backstroke) and Dylan Lamont (Butterfly and Breaststroke).

Bryson Ford was a double winner for Medina in the 50 Free and 100 Free.

Six Newfane girls scored individual event wins led by double winner Emma Haseley in the IM and Butterfly.

Madeline Mark won the 50 Free for Medina.

For the fourth consecutive game, the Roy-Hart/Barker/Medina Club hockey team faced an undefeated team and this time came home with a 3-3 tie at Hamburg.

The home team scored first with a short-handed goal.

In the second period, RBM tied the game with a goal by John Peracciny (R-H) assisted by Sean Mettler (R-H) and Clayton Wagner (Medina). Later in the period, Hamburg took the lead again, but a goal by Wagner at the 4:09 point again created a tie.

Entering the third, RBM took the lead on a goal by Gavin Ickowski (R-H) with Wagner notching another assist.

Hamburg again tied the game setting up overtime during which time either team could score.

Noah Orens (Newfane) stopped an incredible 44 shots in goal.

RBM’s next outing is Sunday, Dec. 21st at 8 p.m. against St. Joseph’s at Buffalo’s Northtown Center.

Lyndonville scored a home mat doubleheader victory this evening to open the wrestling season as the Tigers defeated Pavilion/York 69-12 and St. Mary’s, Lancaster 60-11.

Shannon Withey, Ben Doolan and Greyson Romano all had pins and Brody Hazel an overtime win for the Tiigers in the victory over St. Mary’s.

Iziah Rodriguez had a pin and Jake Gidley a last second decision win against Pavilion/York.

Holley defeated host Wheatland-Chili 52-36 and Kendall dropped a 58-52 decision to visiting Pembroke in season opening Genesee Region League boys basketball games this evening.

Avante Walker scored 16, Cam Mosier 14 and Josh Silpoch 10 to lead the way for Holley.

Walker and Mosier both scored 9 points in the first half to help spark the Hawks out to a 30-16 half-time advantage.

Pembroke took a 34-26 half-time lead over Kendall as Nolan Peterson hit six threes. The Dragons maintained a 47-39 lead at the end of the third quarter. Peterson finished with a game high 29.

CJ D’Agostino scored 22 and Jonas Rhodes 12 for Kendall.

Grabbing a 25-17 half-time advantage, Medina went on to defeat Park School 47-32 in a non league girls basketball game this evening.

Caliyah St. Louis scored 23 and Alexa Demmer 14 to lead the Medina offense.

St. Louis also had 7 steals and 6 rebounds, Demmer 4 steals, Emberlyn Oakes 8 rebounds and Roswyn Oakes 5 rebounds for the Mustangs which next host Barker at 5 p.m. Friday in the Niagara-Orleans League opener.

Barker dropped an 81-27 decision at Kenmore West in another non league game this evening.

Elise Monaco scored 15 and Cheyanne Rouse 7 for Barker.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Aurelius Schalck works toward a pin over Akron’s Alex PeQueen during the Mustangs league opening home mat loss to the Tigers this evening.

Albion romped to a 60-21 victory at Wilson  and Akron bested host Medina 49-18 in season opening Niagara-Orlans League wrestling matches this evening.

Pins by Jackson Snook (285) in 59 seconds, Stryker Sanders (118) in 36 seconds, Drake Schomske (132) in 4:55 and Hoyt Aina (175) in 4:56 along with six forfeit wins earned Albion the road win.

Wilson got pins from David Gurski (157) and Cristofaro Interisano (190)

Early back-to-back sub minute pins by Logan Firmanek (215) in 51 seconds, and James Crooks (285) in 41 seconds ignited the win for Akron which also got a pin by Alex Brandl (138) in 3:43.

Medina got pins by Aurelius Schalck (103) in 5:07 and Luke Duffina (132) in 1:38 as Tyler Raduns (175) and Jacob Duffina (118) both added decision wins.

Medina’s Tyler Raduns in route to scoring a win over Akron’s Gabriel Sterling.

Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball action will tip off on Thursday as Medina visits Barker at 6 p.m. and Albion travels to defending champion Akron at 6:30 p.m.

Medina has gone 3-0 in season opening non league action as Jerrell Nealy is averaging 21.3 points per game and Preston Woodworth 18.7.

Barker, which has gone 2-2 in non league contests, has been led by Anthony Taliaferro, who is averaging 19.8, Donovan Hefferon (8.0) and JJ Prynn (7.2).

Akron, which has gone 2-0 in non league games, has been paced offensively by the quartet of Blake Gerstung (21.5 ave.), Derren Brooks (16.0), Ben Gerstung (12.5) and Ace Abrams (12.5).

Albion has had only one game, a 69-50 non league loss to Pac-Mac. Elijah Doxey led the Purple Eagles with 29 points.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Lauren Snyder, left, and Grace Pearl have both earned All Western New York volleyball honors.

Niagara-Orleans League champion Roy-Hart has placed two players on the All Western New York volleyball squad.

Senior Grace Pearl and sophomore Lauren Snyder have both been named to the All-WNY second team.

In addition, Pearl, who was named N-O Player of the Year, has also been named to the fifth team of the All State Class B squad.

Pearl had 153 spiking kills, 38 aces and 91 digs on the season.

Snyder had 82 kills, 33 aces and 20 assists.

Pembroke edged host Kendall 55-52 and Oakfield-Alabama downed visiting Lyndonville 45-21 in Genesee Region League girls basketball games this evening.

Peyton Liss scored 23, Jayden Hootman 14 and Onolee Easterbrook 11 for Pembroke which led 39-34 at the half and 50-41 after three quarters.

Mia Price scored 19, Teagan Shaw 12 and Stella Kwiatek 10 for Kendall which started with only six players and finished with three.

Trailing 11-10 at the half, Oakfield-Alabama used an 18-1 third period scoring burst to key the win over Lyndonville.

Allison Williams scored 18 and Allison Harkness and Alexa Clark 10 each for Oakkfield-Alabama.

Isabella Groves led Lyndonville with 9.

In a non league boys basketball game Notre Dame downed Roy-Hart 71-21.

Nine Medina High fall varsity sports teams have earned New York State Public High School Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete awards by compiling a composite average of at least 90.

Those teams and their averages include Volleyball (96.75), Field Hockey (95.945), Boys Soccer (94.43), Boys Cross-Country (93.94), Golf (96.64), Girls Cross-Country (96.64), Football (92.64), Football Cheerleading (91.29) and Girls Soccer (95.29).

Contributed Photos – VOLLEYBALL: Bottom Row – Alyssa Johnston, Cassidy Janas, Teagan Balaban, Karlee Cau, Madison Watts, Caliyah St. Louis, Madison Sanders and Natalie Herbert. Top Row – Allie Frentz, Raelyn Baker, Grace Goodrich, Maya Anderson, Samantha Heschke and Payton Denniston.

FIELD HOCKEY: Bottom Row – Elaina Bruce, Savannah Jo Thompson, Adelynne Lacy, Lilah Class, Maggie Lonnen, Ava Blount and Morgan Zeiner. Top Row: Jenelle Stalker, Sophia Cherry, Isabelle Perez, Madison Farley, Malloree Rinker, Tatianna Lopez, Emiliana Batista and Sophia Castricone. Missing – Penelope Schalck.

BOYS SOCCER: Bottom Row: Bryson Ford, Camden Fike, Israel Delgado, Aleksandr Seefeldt, Owen Sargent, Lathan McEwen Miller and Caden Kingsbury. Top Row: Gavin Dahlhaus, Vinny Gray, Jimmy Dieter, Austin Guido, Aidan Papaj, Ryan Pegelow, Colvin Poole and River Jones. Missing – Luke Duffina.

BOYS CROSS-COUNTRY: Bottom Row – Cole Hughes, Brandon Brueckner and Hunter Walczak. Top Row – Brennan Allen, Jonathan Dix and Roman Maksimchuk.

GOLF: Bottom Row – Brennan Allen, Camden Fike and Max Pilon. Top Row – Tyler Draper, Chasen Bouter and Emily Smith-Flatley. Missing – Jameson Pilon, Gunner Pitcher, Jackson Reese and Nic Weatherbee.

GIRLS CROSS-COUNTRY: Bottom Row – Rachel Herbert and Britton Brady. Top Row – Talia Rupp. Missing – Isabella Anelli and Faith Baker Austin.

FOOTBALL: Bottom Row – Matt Jacobs, Cole Herman, Christian Moss, Frankie Stephens, Kolton Fletcher, Avion Johnson, Preston Woodworth, Nate Surdel and Ben Klino. Top Row – Jackson McGrath, Jude Lacy, Hadrian Batista, Vinny Gray, Davi Mucoucah, Ryan Frentz, Tyler Raduns, Harrison Ribbeck-Farley and Tim Zeiner. Missing – TJ Champney.

FOOTBALL CHEERLEADING: Bottom Row – Ava Satkowski, Aleeyah Martinez, Mahri Harmer Owen and Michelle De La Torre. Top Row – Ivyonna Lopez, Peyton Allen, Peyton Morgott, Paisley Pasnik and Chloe Luxon. Missing – Aubrey Rizzo.

GIRLS SOCCER: Bottom Row – Asialynn Neuhaus, Lyla Page, Rhoswyn Oakes, Molly Cook, Saniyyaha Wilson and Madeline Mark. Top Row – Tessa Costich, Sofia Lopez, Lillian Maynard, Arabella White, Gabriella Velez and Lucia Dicureia.