Contributed Photo – The recent inductees into the Lyndonville Athletic Hall of Fame included members of the 1986 soccer team, soccer Coach Wes Bradley and 2012 graduate wrestler Josh Brabon. In front are John Pike, Bob Parker, Josh Brabon, Kurt Leta and Dave Donald. In the back row are John Donald, Derek Dix, Neil Hungerford, Wes Bradley, Chris Siebert and Steve Hibbard’s son, Steve.

Three new members were recently inducted into the Lyndonville Tigers Athletic Hall of Fame – the 1986 boys soccer team, soccer coach Wes Bradley and 2012 graduate Josh Brabon.

The 1986 soccer team, coached by Bradley, was Lyndonville’s first team to qualify for the state playoffs. After also securing a Genesee Region League division title, the team also received its first sectional championship. From there, the Tigers claimed the Section V Class D title.

The roster of the team includes: Gary Bayne, Eric Bentley, Bruce Blanchard, Derek Dix (Co-Captain), Jeff Dix, Dave Donald (Co-Captain), John Donald, Kent Fischer, Scott Goodrich, Opie Harris, Jaime Harrold, Chris Hayes, Gary (Steve) Hibbard, Neil Hungerford, Kurt Leta, Bob Parker, Robbie Pawlik, John Pike, John Powley, Todd Reimer, Chris Seibert, Dan Soder, Keith Taylor, David Wells and Matt Woodworth.

Coach Bradley was recognized at the ceremony for his many contributions to the soccer program. He
coached the soccer team from its first season in 1976 until 2002. During his 27 years of coaching, he had
31 players continue to play soccer at the collegiate level. In addition to soccer, he coached track and
field, volleyball, softball, and basketball at Lyndonville until he retired in 2003.

Bradley also formed and helped run the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) Region 426 for
Lyndonville, Medina, and Roy-Hart from 1984-1999. He was also named Coach of the Year four times – in 1979, 1980, 1984 and 1988; the Section V Merit Award for soccer in 1989; the Appreciation Award in 2001; and being inducted into the SUNY Potsdam Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.

Brabon took home sectional wrestling titles all five years of his time on the Varsity Wrestling team. He was Section V place finisher, taking 5th in 2011 and making the finals in 2012. He finished his career with 157 varsity wins.

In addition to wrestling, he was a 3-year member of the Varsity Basketball team and was on the Varsity Baseball team. He was named G-R Player of the Year; and receiving Lyndonville’s Ted Hettig Award in both 2011 and 2012, which is given to the varsity baseball player with the highest league batting average.

Contributed Photo – Shelby Wolf

Capping off an outstanding season both at the plate and in the field, Roy-Hart graduate and Niagara County Community College sophomore Shelby Wolf has been named to the inaugural NFCA National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Rawlings Gold Glove squad.

A first baseman, Wolf had 242 putouts, 13 assists, just two errors and a .992 fielding percentage this past season.

At the plate, she hit .438 with 19 doubles, 4 triples, 8 home runs and 62 RBI.

She has also been named to the first team on both the Western New York Athletic Conference and Region 3 All-Star squads.

Barker grad and NCCC sophomore infielder Sydnie Luckman was named the second team on the WNYAC All-Star squad.

She hit .317 on the season with 4 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run and 29 RBI.

Roy-Hart grad is golf All American
Roy-Hart grad and NCCC sophomore McCarthy Lang has earned second team Division 3 All American golf honors.

She captured medalist honors at the recent Region 3 championship to earn a second straight trip to the national championships

Contributed Photo – Lyndonville award winners included, in front, Haley Shaffer, Brianna Krisher, Elizabeth Whipple, Colton Smith, Lorelei Dillenbeck and Annabelle Follman. In back are Mason Nicholson, Kevin Travis, Trenton Muck, Payton Grabowski, Chyenne Tackley and Joshua Slingerland.

Lyndonville’s varsity student/athletes were recently honored at the Tigers annual athletic awards banquet.

The following special awards were presented:

The “Bub” Meland Award to Annabelle Follman; “Doc” Layer Award to Sam Doolan and the Alfred Schmitt Memorial Award to Trenton Muck and Haley Shaffer.

Babe Ruth Sportsmanship Award to Lorelei Dillenbeck and Trenton Muck.

Coaches’ Award to Lorelei Dillenbeck and Payton Grabowski.

Genesee Region League Scholar-Athlete Award to Lorelei Dillenbeck and Annabelle Follman.

Harold Dix Jr. Memorial Award to Colton Smith and Elizabeth Whipple; Mike Fuller Memorial Award to Sebastian Temich; Paul Howell Memorial Award to Mason Nicholson and Ashlee Stephens; Ted Hettig Memorial Award to Lorelei Dillenbeck and Cole Moyle.

Trevor T. Cook “Unsung Hero Award” to Haley Shaffer and Kevin Travis.

Tri-Athlete Award to Lorelei Dillenbeck, Annabelle Follman, Payton Grabowski, Trenton Muck and Haley Shaffer.

U.S. Air Force Award to Chyenne Tackley III and Brianna Krisher; U.S. Marine Corps Award to Joshua Slingerland and Annabelle Follman.

Lorelei Dillenbeck was selected to receive the Stan Sherwood Memorial Award for the Genesee Region League.

The following Team Awards were presented:

Baseball – Most Valuable Player: Trenton Muck; Most Improved Player: Allan Heideman; Coach’s Award: Payton Grabowski.

Boys Basketball – Offensive Most Valuable Player: Mason Nicholson; Defensive Most Valuable Player: Trenton Muck; Most Improved Player: Ian Mank; Coach’s Award: Kevin Travis.

Boys Soccer – Most Valuable Player: Mason Nicholson; Most Improved Player: Joshua Slingerland; Coach’s Award: Kevin Travis.

Boys Track and Field – Most Valuable Player: Joshua Slingerland; Most Improved Player: Kevin Travis; Coach’s Award: Chyenne Tackley III.

Football – Defensive Most Valuable Player: Payton Grabowski; Offensive Most Valuable Player: Trenton Muck; Special Teams Most Valuable Player: Chyenne Tackley III.

Girls Basketball – Most Valuable Player: Lorelei Dillenbeck; Most Improved Player: Peyton Rounds; Outstanding Defensive Player: Haley Shaffer; Coaches Award: Addison Dillenbeck.

Girls Soccer – Outstanding Offensive Player: Michayla Greene; Outstanding Defensive Player: Kayli Miller; Most Improved Player: Addison Dillenbeck.

Girls Track and Field – Most Valuable Player: Annabelle Follman; Most Improved Player: Leah Costello; Coach’s Award: Arietta Metty.

Softball – Most Valuable Player: Lorelei Dillenbeck; Most Valuable Player: Haley Shaffer; Most Improved Player: Isabella Groves; Coach’s Award: Brianna Krisher; Charlie Hustle Award: Addison Dillenbeck.

Volleyball – Most Valuable Player: Lorelei Dillenbeck; Most Improved Player: Jocelyn Mack; Coach’s Award: Katelynn Breeze.

Wrestling – Most Valuable Player: Payton Grabowski; Most Improved Player: Patrick Hargrave; Coaches Award: Chyenne Tackley III.

Senior Athlete Awards were presented to:

Daniel Barry – Baseball and Basketball; Shelby Boring – Basketball; Katelyn Breeze – Softball and Volleyball; Leah Costello – Soccer and Track and Field; Alexis Dauphinee – Soccer; Safia Delobbe-Scott – Soccer, Track and Field and Wrestling; Addison Dillenbeck – Basketball, Soccer, Softball and Volleyball; Lorelei Dillenbeck – Basketball, Softball and Volleyball.

Also to Ben Doolan – Wrestling; Annabelle Follman – Basketball, Soccer and Track and Field; Austin Gardner – Track and Field; Payton Grabowski – Baseball; Michayla Greene – Soccer; Isabella Groves – Basketball, Soccer and Softball; Brody Hazel – Soccer and Wrestling; Elizabeth Ingersoll – Soccer; Brianna Krisher – Softball; Jacky Mack – Volleyball; Madison Miller – Soccer; Shaleigh Miller – Soccer; Trenton Muck – Football.

Also to Mason Nicholson – Soccer; Jacob Pitcher – Baseball and Basketball; Lilly Raduns – Soccer; Mallory Robertson – Volleyball; Alexa Robinson – Soccer and Softball; Brooke Robinson – Soccer and Softball; Haley Shaffer – Softball and Volleyball; Brianna Smith – Softball and Volleyball; Colton Smith – Basketball, Soccer and baseball; Savannah Spoth – Soccer; Chyenne Tackley III – Football, Track and Field and Wrestling; Rylan Townsend – Soccer; Elizabeth Whipple – Soccer and Track and Field; Shannon Withey – Wrestling.

 Contributed Photo Lyndonville award winners included, in front, Mason Nicholson, Lorelei Dillenbeck, Brianna Krisher, Annabelle Follman, Isabella Groves, Katelynn Breeze, Kayli Miller and Addison Dillenbeck.In back are Trenton Muck, Payton Grabowski, Kevin Travis, Chyenne Tackley, Allan Heideman and Joshua Slingerland.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Lorelei Dillenbeck.

Lorelei Dillenbeck, who graduated from Lyndonville High last week, has earned All-State softball honors.

A six year varsity player, Dillenbeck has been named to the fourth team on the Class D All-State squad.

A three-time Genesee Region League All-Star, she hit .514 this past season with 7 doubles, 7 triples, 4 home runs and 31 RBI.

For her career, she hit .458 with 22 doubles ,12 triples and 8 home runs. In the circle, she posted a 26-5 record with 156 strikeouts in 175 1.3 innings,

Notre Dame’s Loretta Sorochty earned first team Class D honors while her teammate, Katie Landers was a third team selection.

Oakfield-Alabama’s Caitlin Ryan earned fourth team Class C honors.

Contributed Photo – Angelina Napoleon

This year’s Gatorade National Girls Track and Field Player of the Year, Angelina Napoleon from Allegany-Limestone, has a Medina connection.

Her mother is Medina High alum Melanie Parada Napoleon  who is married to Chris Napoleon.

Angelina, who graduated from Allegany-Limestone last week and has accepted a track scholarship to attend North Carolina State, holds the national record in the 2000 Steeplechase and is ranked No.8 in the world in the event.

She won both the Steeplechase and the 800 at this spring’s New York State Federation championships.

She is the only U.S. female athlete to post a time of under 6:20 in the Steeplechase and a sub 2:04 time in the 800.

Her mother was also an accomplished track athlete at Medina as during her senior year she was a member of the Mustangs 3200 Relay team which captured the Section VI title.

Contributed Photos – Shelridge Seniors Members Club Championship winners Mark Doel, left, and Gary Braun.

Shelridge Country Club held its Senior Members Club Championship this past weekend with 45 members taking part in the two-day event.

Mark Doel was the overall Gross Score Champion, shooting a 70-74 for a two-day total of 144, even par! He edged out Ray Neuman’s 147.

Gary Braun became the overall Net Score Champion by posting net scores of 66-70, giving him a two-day total of eight under par 136. He defeated Steve Barnes by three strokes.

Other Gross Division Champions with scores in parentheses: 60-64: Larry Jones (168); 65-69: Steve Barnes (157);  70-74: Jack Welch (165); 80+: Butch Stupnick (173).

Other Net Division Champions: 50-59: Tim Gelnett (142); 60-64: Tim Zacher (144); 70-79: Wally Burdett (144); 80+: Butch Stupnick (142).

Contributed Photo – Hickory Ridge’s 4 – Person Scramble winners were, from left, Barb McIntyre, Diane Colsanti, Larry Powers and Deb Wood.

The Hickory Ridge Golf Association had another one of their ten tournaments for members of the association and club this past week featuring a 4 person mixed scramble format.

Finishing in first was the team of Deb Wood, Larry Powers, Diane Colsanti and Barb McIntyre with a 68. They finished one stroke ahead of Aleta Martin, Clark Brooks, Marcia Zambito and Dave Cotter who tied with a 69 with Marty Martin, Dick Taylor and Jeff and Bonnie Dobson.

The Tuesday Ladies Night Out league reports a low gross of 42 by Kathy Babbitt with 42. Close behind was Diane Abel with a 44. Low net was Babbitt with 34 and Able with 35. Eileen Snyder had the only birdie on the night.

Deb Wood and Aleta Martin lead the standings with 48 points. Cheryl Ferguson and Vicki Brawn hold second with 42 points and Diane Henley and Judy Schuth are in third with 24.5 points.

The Pete Sullivan Sr. league reported an 18 hole low gross of 75 shared By John True and Dan Morphet.Low net was Dave Bieber with 62. Closest to the pin on #18 was Dana Vosburgh at 4’2”. Closest second shot on #4 was Morphet with 11’ 9”. Birdies were reported by Tru, Vosburgh, Jeff Dobson, Rich Wheeler and Duane Engle.

A reminder to all Sr league golfers, the three club tournament along with the second picnic of the year will be July 6. It will be a low gross and low net event.

The Thursday Men’s Traveling league shuffled the league standings this past week. Molisani and Soria lead with 124 points. Flansberg-Stalker are in second with 116 points while Denniston-Draper are third with 112 points.

Barry Flansberg had low gross with 39. Jim Peglow was low net with 29. Corey Stalker scored the first eagle for the league this year when he holed out for a 3 on the par 5 number 1. Stalker also recorded a birdie as did Kevin Lach, Randy Van Houten, Jason Schrader and Josh Bennett.