Barker downed host Wilson 53-47 this evening to snap a season opening three game Niagara-Orleans League losing streak.

Luey Castro scored 14, Logan Murrell 13, Isaac Monaco 12 and Aidan Mescall 9 to lead Barker’s balanced attack.

Blake Martin scored a game high 21 and Aidan Neumann 10 for Wilson which is now 2-3 in N-O action.

Newfane 72, Roy-Hart 42
Defending champion Newfane improved to 4-0 with a 72-42 N-O win at Roy-Hart which slips to 1-3.

Ben Dickinson scored 16, Luke Emmons 12 and Brayden Seitz and Mike Capen 10 each for the Panthers which led 39-19 at the half.

Rem Albee led Roy-Hart with 10 as Dan Aquilina and Matt Aquilina each added 8.

G-R Roundup
Notre Dame downed Kendall 83-63, Wheatland-Chili downed Holley 54-38 and Attica bested Lyndonville 77-26 in Genesee Region League boys games.

Ryan Fitzpatrick scored 24 and Jaden Sherwood 21 to lead Notre Dame.

Jacek Kwiatkowski scored 15, Austin Werth and Hunter Richards 11, Louis Conte 10 and Austin Wakefield 9 to pace Kendall. Richards also grabbed off 19 rebounds and Conte 11.

Vinny Golisano scored 15 to led Holley as Destin Kuyal and Josh Silpoch both had 6.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Jerrell Nealy drives to the basket against Albion defender Kyle Radder during the Mustangs home court win over the Purple Eagles this evening.

Leading from wire to wire, Medina bested rival Albion 64-55 in a Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball game this evening at Medina.

Jerrell Nealy scored a game high 25 points to lead Medina as Justin Pitts added 13, Preston Woodworth 10, Trevon Shine 6, Christian Moss 5, Cole Callard 3 and Elijah Doxey 2.

Kyle Radder paced Albion with 19 as Wesley Olles added 12, Blake Preston 10, John Eibl 8, Isaiah Riley 4 and Seth Krenning 2.

Medina jumped out to a 14-6 first quarter lead as Nealy scored 6 and Callard hit a three.

The Mustangs nearly doubled their advantage to 14, 31-17, at the half as Nealy tallied 9 in the second period which also included threes by Pitts and Woodworth.

Albion though came battling back in the third period outscoring Medina 19-7 over the first six minutes to slice the deficit to just two at 38-36. Radder scored 8, Preston 5 and Olles, Riley and Eibl 2 each to lead that Purple Eagles rally.

However, the Mustangs answered with a key 10-2 run to close the period and regain a 10 point, 48-38, advantage. A three at the buzzer by Pitts capped off that key uprising which also included buckets by Woodworth and Nealy.

The Mustangs extended their advantage to 15, 60-45, midway through the final period after a 12-7 run which included two baskets and a three-point play by Nealy and a three-point play by Pitts.

The Purple Eagles though again came battling back with an 8-0 run to pull to within seven, 60-53, with just over a minutes to go. Eibl and Radder both had a pair of baskets to key that surge.

Albion could get no closer though as Shine ended that Purple Eagles run with a key layup to put the Mustangs up 62-53 with 23 seconds to go. Shine then closed out the win with a pair of free throws to offset a late basket by Olles.

Medina is now 1-2 and Albion 1-4 in N-O action.

Medina’s Cole Callard drives against Albion’s Seth Krenning.

Albion’s Kyle Radder goes by Medina’s Christian Moss and Elijah Doxey for a layup.

Albion scored a sweep over visiting Newfane in a Niagara-Orleans League swim meet this evening.

A win in the final relay event earned the Albion girls a 49-45 victory while the Purple Eagles boys squad downed the Panthers 51-40.

Kiera Sidari, Autumn Flugel, Mia Olles and Willow Gaines teamed up to score the decisive win in the 400 Free Relay to give the Albion girls the victory.

In the individual events, Sidari won both the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Butterfly, Olles the 200 Free, Flugel the 100 Free and Gaines the 100 Breaststroke.

Finn McCue won the 200 Free, Justin Kania the 50 Free and Joel Slack the 100 Free to lead the Albion boys squad. Kania and Mason Giattino were both on two winning relays.

The Albion boys are now 6-1 and the girls 5-2.

The Newfane boys had Dylan Lamont double in the IM and Backstroke and Noah Kneeland in the Butterfly and Breaststroke.

Roy-Hart/Barker sweeps Akron
Roy-Hart/Barker downed host Akron 99-70 in the boys’ meet and 97-54 in the girls’ competition.

Carson Hashem was a double winner in the 50 Free and 100 Free and Sean Labiak in the 200 Free and 500 Free to lead the Channel Cats boys squad which improves to 5-1.

Julia Miles won both the IM and Butterfly and Ava Achtyl the 100 Free and Breaststroke for the girls squad which stays undefeated at 6-0.

A second half comeback bid fell short as Roy-Hart dropped a 44-39 decision at Akron this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball make-up game.

Akron built up a 15 point, 28-13, half-time advantage but Roy-Hart came battling back to cut the deficit to 39-28 after three quarters and then to just three late in the final stanza but could get no closer.

Ben Gerstung scored 14, Trace Hill 10 and Brayden Lamont 8 to pace the Tigers.

Dan Aquilina took game high honors with 23 for the Rams as Rem Albee and Brayden Ricker both added 6.

Akron improves to 5-0 in N-O competition as Roy-Hart slips to 1-2.

Building up a 21-8 half-time advantage Holley went on to down host Barker 43-22 in a non league girls basketball game this evening.

Samantha Bates had 16 points and 8 steals, Alivia Wolfe 15 points and 5 steals, Zoey Wolf 7 points and 8 rebounds and Jailyn Bishop 9 rebounds and 5 points to pace Holley.

Kiera Dalton led Barker with 8 points.

In a Niagara-Orleans League game, Akron downed host Roy-Hart 53-30.

In Genesee Region League action, Oakfield-Alabama downed Lyndonville 47-13, Elba bested Kendall 56-11 and Pembroke edged Wheatland-Chili 52-49.

Caitlyn Ryan and Alea Groff each scored 13 and Allison Williams 10 for Oakfield-Alabama which led 22-4 at the half. Addison Dillenbeck led Lyndonville with 8.

Reagan Schneider had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead Pembroke.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Liam Castricone works toward a pin over Roy-Hart/Barker’s Joe Jopp during the Mustangs home mat victory over the visiting Rams this evening.

Clutch pins in the final two bouts earned Medina a 39-32 victory over visiting Roy-Hart/Barker in a key Niagara-Orleans League wrestling match this evening.

Trailing 32-27, Medina regained the lead for good at 33-32 on a first period pin by Kole Campbell (170) in 1:44.

The Mustangs then closed out the match and the victory on a first period pin by Conor Crandall (190) in 1:07.

Medina also got off to a fast start building up a 15 point, 27-12, advantage midway through the match on pins by Sawyer Kingsbury (215) in 22 seconds, Luke Duffina (124) in 2:40 and Liam Castricone (131) in 4:50 along with a 7-3 decision win by Brody Fry (285) and a forfeit win.

Roy-Hart though rallied back into a brief 32-27 lead by taking the next four bouts on pins by Luke Fay (145) in 1:43 and Ronam Klug (160) in 3:26 along with a 3-0 decision win by Joel Hickman (152) and a forfeit win.

However, the final two bouts and the match belonged to Medina which improves to 3-1 in N-O action as Roy-Hart/Barker slips to 2-2.

In another N-O match, Wilson (2-2) downed visiting Albion (0-4) 54-14.

Medina’s Brody Fry in route to earning a decision win over Roy-Hart/Barker’s Dan Moore.

Roy-Hart/Barker’s Joel Hickman works toward a decision win over Medina’s Austin Seefeldt.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – First team All-State honorees Roosevelt Mitchell from Medina and Destin Kuyal from Holley/Lyndonville.

Four Medina players have earned spots on the Class C All State football squad.

The Mustangs quartet includes first team honoree senior lineman Roosevelt Mitchell, second team selections junior linebacker Brody Fry and sophomore running back Christian Moss and Honorable Mention pick junior place kicker Cole Callard.

Mitchell, who has accepted a scholarship to Akron University, was also a first team All-Western New York selection and a finalist for the Trench Trophy which is given to the top WNY lineman. A three year starter two-way starter he had 28 tackles and 6 sacks.

Fry, who was named the C North Division Defensive Player of the Year, had a team leading 69 tackles. On offense he rushed for 260 yards and 2 touchdowns and caught 10 passes for 152 yards and a TD.

Moss, who was named the C North Division Offensive Player of the Year, rushed for 1,362 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Callard, who earned All-WNY honors in both football and soccer this past fall, made 44 of 46 extra point kick attempts and made 4 field goals including a school record 47 yarder.

Medina’s All-State selections also include, from left, Brody Fry, Christian Moss and Cole Callard.

Newfane has two Class C All-State honorees as senior quarterback Nate Snow has been named to the first team and senior wide receiver Ben Dickinson to the second team.

In addition, Roy-Hart/Barker junior linebacker Dan Aquilina and Akron junior quarterback Coy Patterson have both earned third team honors.

The All State Class D squad includes Wilson senior running back Jack Mahar on the first team.

8 Man All State squad
Holley/Lyndonville junior quarterback Destin Kuyal has been named to the first team on the 8 Man All State squad.

A Section V All Star, Kuyal started at quarterback and linebacker for the Hawks. On offense he rushed for 677 yards and 10 touchdowns and passed for 546 yards and 3 TDs. On defense, he made 82 tackles including 7 for losses.

Pembroke senior running back Tyson Totten was named the 8 Man Division All-State Player of the Year.

The state champion Dragons also had linemen Jayden Bridge and Jayden Mast earn first team honors while running back Caleb Felski and linemen Jeremy Gabbey and Octavius Martin were Honorable Mention selections.

Completing a weekend home and home series, the Roy-Hart/Barker/Medina Club hockey team played to a 3-3 overtime tie with Orchard Park Monday evening at Cornerstone Arena.

Connor Ernest (Wilson) opened the scoring assisted by Lawson Wallworth (Roy-Hart). OP tied the game by the end of the period.

RBM regained a 3-1 lead in the second period. Luc Wagner (Medina) gave RBM the lead with assists from Jack Goehle (Newfane) and John Peracciny (Roy-Hart).Wallworth then lit the lamp assisted by Brayden Lepsch (Wilson) and Holden Burkhard (Newfane).

Orchard Park, however, scored the last two goals tying the game.

Neither team could score in the overtime period.

Devon Derda (Newfane) was in goal for RBM.

RBM next travels to Cattaraugus Ice Rink in Irving to face ELPS, the current top team in the division on Friday evening at 7 p.m..

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Wesley Olles puts up a shot against Wilson defender Blake Martin during the Purple Eagles home court loss to the Lakemen this evening.

Wilson evened its Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball record at 2-2 with a 50-43 win at Albion this evening.

Blake Martin scored a game high 23 points to lead Wilson, including 12 in the final period to help lock up the win for the Lakemen. Aidan Neumann added 13, Ryan Hough 6, Ryan Messing and Jack Mahar 3 and Shamus George 2.

Kyle Radder led Albion with 11 as Blake Preston and Isaiah Riley 9, Wesley Olles 7, Seth Krenning 3 and John Eibl and Xavier Byrd 2 each.

Albion jumped out to a 9-0 lead at the outset but Wilson rallied right back into the lead by answering with a 12-0 run including 7 by Martin.

The Purple Eagles pulled back even for what proved to be the last time at 12-12 as Preston closed the period with a three.

Wilson used a 14-5 second period scoring edge, including 7 by Neumann, to open up a nine point, 26-17 advantage at the half.

Getting seven third period points by Riley, Albion cut the deficit a bit to five, 33-28 at the three-quarter mark.

Down by eight, 44-36, Albion battled back on baskets by Olles and Radder to cut the deficit to 44-40. The Purple Eagles finally closed to within three, 46-43, on a three by Olles with just 19 seconds to go but could get no closer.

Wilson finally put a lock on the win when Martin made four clutch free throws in the final 16 seconds. Earlier in the period he scored 8 points on four layups to help keep the Lakemen up by as much as 8, 44-36.

The loss drops Albion to 1-3 in N-O action.

In a Genesee Region League game Oakfield-Alabama defeated host Lyndonville 82-23.

Albion’s Isaiah Riley drives to the basket for a shot.

Girls Basketball
Wilson 66, Albion 22
Improving to 4-0, defending champion Wilson downed visiting Albion 66-22 as Peyton McInnis, Bella Thrush and Emily Phillips each had 13 and Rian Faery 12.

Madison Hughson scored 8 and Julia Knight 7 for Albion.

Breaking away from a 10-10 deadlock, Wilson took charge by outscoring Albion 20-0 in the second period to open up a commanding 30-10 advantage.

Albion and defending champion Roy-Hart/Barker split in a key Niagara-Orleans League swim meet this evening at Albion.

Albion won the boys’ meet 49-44 to improve to 5-1 and move a half game ahead of Roy-Hart/Barker (4-1).

Finn McCue won the 100 Butterfly, Mason Giattino the 500 Free and Matt Kania the 100 Breaststroke to lead the way for the Purple Eagles.

A big key for the Purple Eagles was a 9-2 edge in second place finishes which offset the Channel Cats  7-4 advantage in first place finishes.

Sean Labiak doubled in the 200 Free and 100 Backstroke and Carson Hashem in the 50 Free and 100 Free for Roy-Hart/Barker which also got a win from Nick Armenia in the 200 Individual Medley.

Roy-Hart/Barker won the girls’ meet 55-39 to remain undefeated at 5-0 as runner-up Albion slips to 4-2.

Julia Miles won both the 50 Free and 100 Free for Roy-Hart/Barker as Madelina Pavlock took the 200 Free, Marisa Trombley the 500 Free and Ava Achtyl the 100 Backstroke.

Kiera Sidari doubled for Albion in the IM and Butterfly as Willow Gaines added a win in the 100 Breaststroke.