Medina will host the 22nd Niagara-Orleans League vs. Genesee Region League Exceptional Senior basketball doubleheader on Friday evening.

The girls’ game is scheduled for 5 p.m. followed by the boys’ contest at 6:45.

The N-O holds a 12-9 lead in both the girls and boys series but the G-R swept both contests last year in overtime.

The N-O girls roster includes Rylee VanNostrand and Stella Poler from Medina, S’koi Sanders from Albion, Juliana Buscarino, Alexis Cacciatore and Makenna Elsenheimer from Roy-Hart, Melanie Holtz from Akron and Lilah Frerichs, Kaylee Allcorn and Maddie Miller from Wilson.

The G-R girls lineup has Haley Shaffer and Lorelei Dillenbeck from Lyndonville, Taigan Guerrero from Kendall, Amelia McCulley, Avelin Tomidy and Maggie Monachino from Notre Dame, Lauren Nelson from Wheatland-Chili, Isabel Breeden and Karli Houseknecht from Pembroke, Makena Reding, Brooke Reding and Emma Wray from Oakfield-Alabama, Melanie Pohl and Parker Wolfley from Alexander, Kendall Phillips, Dayi Caballero and Ava Wagoner from Byron-Bergen and Olivia Mercado from Attica.

The roster for the N-O boys squad includes Amari Jones, Javon Jones and Aquil Gaffney from Albion, Aiden Pitts from Medina, Jamel Johnson Jr. and Nate Beyer from Roy-Hart, Andrew Romesser from Akron, Brad Cantrell and Aidan Voss from Barker, Evan Myers from Newfane and Matt Fox, Logan Wolfe and Mike Bubar from Wilson.

The G-R boys lineup will include Trenton Muck and Mason Nicholson from Lyndonville, David Brumsted and Gianni Ferrara from Byron-Bergen, Connor Scott from Elba, Noah Currier, Kyle Porter and Brayden Smith from Oakfield-Alabama, Chase Gadzek, Cayden Pfalzer and Landon Suro from Pembroke and Terry Bayly-Henshaw from Wheatland-Chili.

ALBION – A 3-on-3 basketball tournament returns on Saturday at Albion. The Albion Boys Basketball Boosters debuted the event last year with about 100 players.

Registration for the tournament is open to boys and girls in grades 5 through 12. Tip-off in the double-elimination tourney begins at 10 a.m. in the high school gym. There will be 10-minute games. Teams can have a maximum of four players on the roster. The cost is $20 per player.

Awards will be given to each boys or girls team in grades 5/6, 7/8, 9/10 and 11/12.

The tournament provides competition and also is a fundraiser for Albion players to be in basketball leagues this spring and summer as well as purchase gear for the teams next season, said Jeff Radder, the tournament organizer.

The registration deadline is today. Click here for the link to sign up.

Contributed Photos – Andrew Ossont and Mayah Harris

Roy-Hart senior Andrew Ossont and Akron senior Mayah Harris have been named the Niagara-Orleans League’s Swimmers of the Year.

Ossont captured top honors in four events at the N-O All-League meet.

He took first place honors in the 50 Freestyle and 100 Breaststroke. He was also a member of the Channel Cats winning 200 Medley and 400 Freestyle Relay teams.

Harris likewise was a four-time winner at the All-League meet.

She won both the 100 Butterfly and 100 Breaststroke and was a member of the TigerSharks winning 200 Medley and 200 Freestyle Relay teams.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Lorelei Dillenbeck

Lyndonville senior Lorelei Dillenbeck has been selected to play in the Ronald McDonald All-Star basketball game which will be held later this month in Rochester.

A four year varsity player, Dillenbeck scored 222 points this season as she helped the Lady Tigers advance to the sectional finals.

It marks the second year in a row that Lyndonville has been represented at the Ronald McDonald girls’ game as last season Ella Lewis was honored.

The Genesee Region League will also be represented at the Ronald McDonald game by Notre Dame senior Amelia McCulley.

McCulley scored a league high 562 points this season for a 24.4 per game average and was named the G-R Player of the Year. She helped lead Notre Dame to the G-R Division 2 title.

The G-R League will be represented at the Ronald McDonald boys All-Star game by Pembroke’s Cayden Pflazer and Notre Dame’s Jordan Welker.

Pflazer has also been named the G-R League’s Player of the Year.

Contributors – Local players on the NCCC diamond squads this season include, from left, Zach Fike, Sydnie Luckman and Shelby Wolf.

When the Niagara County Community College baseball and softball teams begin a season opening series of games in Florida this coming week the Thunderwolves lineups will include a trio of local players.

Medina High graduate Zach Fike is a freshman pitcher for the Thunderwolves baseball squad. A two-time Niagara-Orleans League first team honoree, he helped hit and hurl the Mustangs to back-to-back league and Section VI titles his junior and senior years.

Roy-Hart grad Shelby Wolf and Barker grad Sydnie Luckman are both sophomore infielders for the Thunderwolves softball squad. Both players were first N-O All-League honorees their senior year.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Ashlee Stephens battles for a rebound with Keshequa’s Julia Wilkins during this evening’s Section V Class D1 championship game at Letchworth.

Moving on top to stay with a key second quarter scoring burst, top seeded Keshequa went on to down No. 3 Lyndonville 58-41 in the Section V Class D1 girls basketball championship game this evening at Letchworth.

Ava Thayer scored 18, Libby Benner 17 and Braelyn Isaman 14 to lead the way for Keshequa. Benner was named the D1 tourney’s Most Valuable Player while Thayer and Isaman were both named to the All Tournament team.

Ashlee Stephens and Lorelei Dillenbeck each scored 11, Addision Dillenbeck 10, Shelby Boring 5 and Isabella Groves 4 for Lyndonville. Stephens and Lorelei Dillenbeck were both named to the All Tournament team.

Lyndonville’s Addison Dillenbeck drives by Keshequa’s Kelsey Davis.

Lyndonville did grab a slender 11-10 lead at the end of the first quarter. Addison Dillenbeck, Stephens, Boring and Lorelei Dillenbeck all tallied during that stretch.

However, Keshequa answered with a key 15-5 second period scoring edge to take the lead for good by a 25-16 margin at the half. Benner and Thayer each had a three and a two and Isaman a three to spark that Indians surge.

Keeping the momentum, Keshequa upped the advantage to 14, 34-20, early in the third period as Anna Linde had three baskets including a three.

Lyndonville though came battling back to slice the deficit to just five twice late in the period, first at 31-26 and then at 38-33. Stephens and Lorelei Dillenbeck both scored four during that stretch as the Lady Tigers went 9 of 12 from the free throw line.

The Lady Tigers though could get no closer as a late basket by Isaman helped Keshequa regain an 8 point, 41-33, lead at the three-quarter mark.

Back-to-back baskets by Thayer quickly upped the Indians lead back up to 12, 45-33, to open the final period and the Lady Tigers could get no closer than nine after that.

Thayer scored 9, including a three, and Benner and Isaman both had 4 for the Indians in the final period.

Keshequa, which improves to 18-5, will next face D2 champion Andover/Whitesville next week for the overall Section V Class D title and a berth in the state playoffs. Andover/Whitesville defeated Elba 58-55 for the D2 title in the first game of the doubleheader.

Lyndonville finishes the season at 15-8. Click here for more photos from tonight’s game.

Section VI Class C title contest

Top seeded Randolph downed No. 3 Wilson 54-46 for the Section VI Class C championship this afternoon at Jamestown Community College.

Lyndonville’s Lorelei Dillenbeck puts up a shot over Keshequa defender Ryley Benner.