Albion and Medina will both open the high school football season on the road on the first weekend of September.

The Purple Eagles will visit Iroquois on Friday Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. and the Mustangs will travel to St. Mary’s of Lancaster on Saturday Sept. 2 at 2 p.m..

Interestingly, the Purple Eagles schedule includes two Thursday night games and the Mustangs one Thursday night and two Saturday afternoon contests.

Roy-Hart/Barker will also open the season on Sept. 1 at home against Burgard.

Albion will also visit Dunkirk on Friday Sept. 8 before the Purple Eagles home opener on Friday Sept. 15 against Roy-Hart/Barker.

The Purple Eagles will then take to the road again for games at Maryvale on Thursday Sept. 21 and at Burgard on Friday Sept. 29.

Albion will  host Lew-Port on Thursday October 5 and Lake Shore on Friday Oct. 13 before closing out the regular season at rival Medina on Friday Oct. 20.

Medina’s home opener will be on Friday Sept. 8 against Eden. The Mustangs will also host Roy-Hart/Barker on Sept. 29, JFK on Friday Oct. 6 and Albion on Oct. 20.

The Mustangs other road games will be at Cleveland Hill on Saturday Sept. 16, at Akron on Friday Sept. 22 and at Newfane on Thursday Oct. 12.

Roy-Hart/Barker’s other home games will be against JFK on Sept. 22, Cleveland Hill on Thursday Oct. 12 and Akron on Oct. 20. The other road games will be at Newfane on Sept. 8, and Akron on Oct. 20.

Albion
Sept. 1 at Iroquois, 7 p.m.
Sept. 8 at Dunkirk, 7 p.m.
Sept. 15 Roy-Hart/Barker, 7 p.m.
Sept. 21 at Maryvale, 7 p.m.
Sept. 29 at Burgard, 7 p.m.
Oct. 5  Lew-Port, 7 p.m.
Oct. 12 Lake Shore, 7 p.m.
Oct. 20 at Medina, 7 p.m.

Medina
Sept. 2 at St. Mary’s, 2 p.m.
Sept. 8 Eden, 7 p.m.
Sept. 16 at Cleveland Hill, 2 p.m.
Sept. 22 at Akron, 7 p.m.
Sept. 29 Roy-Hart/Barker, 7 p.m.
Oct. 6 JFK, 7 p.m.
Oct. 12 at Newfane, 7 p.m.
Oct. 20 Albion, 7 p.m.

Roy-Hart/Barker
Sept. 1 Burgard, 7 p.m.
Sept. 8 at Newfane, 7 p.m.
Sept. 15 at Albion, 7 p.m.
Sept. 22 JFK, 7 p.m.
Sept. 29 at Medina, 7 p.m.
Oct. 5 at Eden, 7 p.m.
Oct. 12 Cleveland Hill, 7 p.m.
Oct. 20 Akron 7 p.m.

The Monday Night Medina Women’s Softball League will be having an organizational  meeting for the upcoming season on March 27th, at 6:30  p.m. at the Jr. Wilson Sportsman’s Club.

Anyone who is interested in having a team in the league this year should have a representative at the meeting

Perspective teams can also contact Kathy Riggs-Allen (716-560-0415 or e-mail at Rigaton19@aol.com) prior to the meeting with their information. That would help out tremendously.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – First team N-O All-League honorees Jamel Johnson Jr. from Roy-Hart, right.  and Luey Castro from Barker.

Lead by a pair of players from undefeated (12-0) champion Newfane, a total of four schools are represented on the first team of the annual Niagara-Orleans All-League boys basketball squad.

Newfane is represented by senior Evan Myers who scored 354 points and grabbed off 126 rebounds, and junior Ben Dickinson, who had 245 points and 196 rebounds.

Rounding out the first team are Roy-Hart senior Jamel Johnson Jr., Akron senior Drew Romesser and Barker junior Luey Castro.

Akron’s Drew Romesser

Johnson Jr., who was named N-O Player of the Year,  scored a Roy-Hart single season record 511 points and grabbed off 252 rebounds.

Romesser scored 278 points and Castro 156 points.

Newfane has also placed two players on the second team, Nate Snow and Landon Braman, both juniors.

Albion has a trio of second team honorees in Amari Jones, Javon Jones and Aquil Gaffney, all seniors.

Completing the second team is Akron freshman Ben Gerstung.

The Honorable Mention selections, listed by school, are as follows:

Akron – Blake Gerstung (Fr.), Trace Hill (Jr.) and Donny Kreher (Sr.)

Albion – Blake Preston (Jr.)

Barker – Brad Cantrell (Sr.), Aiden Mescall (Jr.) and Aidan Voss (Sr.)

Medina – Aiden Pitts (Sr.)

Newfane – Konnor Courtemanche (Jr.)

Roy-Hart – Nate Beyer (Sr.) and Remington Albee (Jr.)

Wilson – Matt Fox (Sr.), Mike Bubar (Sr.), Logan Wolfe (Sr.) and Blake Martin (Jr.)

Newfane’s first team honorees Ben Dickinson and Evan Myers.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Wilson’s first team honorees Rian Faery and Peyton McInnis.

Four schools are represented on the first team of the Niagara-Orleans All-League girls basketball squad.

Two players from undefeated (12-0) champion Wilson, Peyton McInnis and Rian Faery, both juniors, head the first team.

McInnis scored 308 points and grabbed off 185 rebounds and Faery had 271 points, 130 steals and 111 rebounds.

Contributed Photo – Akron’s Sophia Jones

Completing the first team are Medina senior Rylee VanNostrand, Akron senior Sophia Jones and Newfane sophomore Anna Chunco.

VanNostrand moved into second place on the Mustangs all time single season scoring list with 421 points.

Chunco scored 204 points and Jones had 97 rebounds, 89 points and 39 steals.

Underclassmen also dominate the second team which includes Roy-Hart sophomore Kaitlin Mettler and Barker senior Mia Herman along with Albion’s Madison Hughson, Akron’s Sloan Jonathan and Wilson’s Cait Cliffe who are all juniors.

The Honorable Mention selections, listed by school, are as follows:

Albion – S’koi Sanders (Sr.)

Akron – Melanie Holtz (Sr.)and Katie Leeds (Jr.)

Medina – Stella Poler (Sr.)

Newfane – Mallory Schultz (Jr.) and Sienna Bowers (Jr.)

Roy-Hart – Alexis Cacciatore (Sr.)

Wilson – Lilah Frerichs (Sr.), Maddie Miller (Sr.) and Kaylee Allcorn (Sr.)

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – First team All-League honorees Rylee VanNostrand, Medina, and Anna Chunco, Newfane.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Mason Nicholson, left, and Trenton Muck.

Two Lyndonville seniors, Trenton Muck and Mason Nicholson, have earned Honorable Mention on the Genesee Region All-League boys basketball All-Star squad.

Division 1 champion Pembroke heads the G-R All-Stars with four players including seniors Cayden Pfalzer and Chase Guzdek, junior Tyson Totten and sophomore Landon Suro. Pfalzer was also honored as the G-R Player of the Year.

Division 2 champion Byron-Bergen has three All-Stars in seniors David Brumsted and Gianni Ferarra along with junior Braedyn Chambry.

Division 1 runner-up Oakfield-Alabama also has a trio of All-Stars in seniors Noah Currier, Kyle Porter and Brayden Smith.

Completing the list of All-Stars are juniors Cole Harding and Jack Janes from Attica, senior Jordan Welker and junior Jaden Sherwood from Notre Dame and senior Terry Bayly-Henshaw and sophomore Paris Williams from Wheatlsnd-Chili.

Holley and Kendall did not have any All-Star honorees as neither school was represented at the G-R All-League selection meeting.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Lorelei Dillenbeck, Lyndonville

Lyndonville senior Lorelei Dillenbeck has earned Genesee Region League All-Star basketball honors.

Dillenbeck, a four year starter, scored 222 points this season.

Lyndonville junior Ashlee Stephens and sophomore Addison Dillenbeck both received Honorable Mention.

Holley junior Samantha Bates and sophomore Alivia Wolf also both earned Honorable Mention as have Kendall seniors Taigan Guerrero and Lauren Pilon.

Division 1 champion Oakfield-Alabama has a trio of All-Stars in junior Caitlin Ryan, senior Makena Reding and sophomore Alea Groff.

Division 2 champion Notre Dame likewise has three All-Stars in seniors Amelia McCulley and Avelin Tomidy and junior Emma Sisson. McCulley, who scored 562 points, has been named G-R Player of the Year,

Division 2 runner-up Byron-Bergen also has a trio of All-Stars in seniors Ava Wagoner, Kendall Phillips and Dayi Caballero.

Division 1 runner-up Alexander has the All-Star duo of junior Alyssa Kramer and senior Melanie Pohl.

Rounding out the All-Star team are Attica junior Madelyn Robinson, Pembroke senior Karli Houseknecht and Elba sophomore Sydney Reilly.