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Albion and Medina will have new football foes
Due to some major changes in the Section VI football division alignment Albion and Medina will both be facing some new opponents this fall.
Because of changes in classification enrollment numbers, this fall Class B will be increased from two to three divisions while Class C will be reduced from three to two divisions.
Last fall Albion competed in the B2 Division along with Maryvale, Cheektowaga, East Aurora, Falconer. Dunkirk and Olean.
This fall the Purple Eagles will be in the new B2 Division along with Maryvale, Dunkirk and newcomers Lew-Port, Burgard, Iroquois and Lake Shore which were all in the B1 Division last fall. Olean and East Aurora will now be in the B3 Division, Falconer in the C South and Cheektowaga in the B1.
Last fall Medina competed in the C North Division along with Roy-Hart/Barker/Lyndonville, Akron, Newfane, Cleveland Hill and Tonawnada.
This fall the Mustangs will again be in the C North Division which will include Roy-Hart/Barker, Akron, Newfane and Cleveland Hill along with newcomers JFK and Eden/North Collins. Tonawanda moves into the B3 Division. JFK and Eden/North Collins were both in the C Central Division last fall.
Wilson will again be in the D Division along with Gowanda/Pine Valley, Randolph, Franklinville/Ellicottville, Cattaraugus/Little Valley and Clymer/Sherman/Panama.
The Section VI fall schedule of games has not yet been released.
New Division alignment
B1 – Amherst, Kenmore East, Williamsville South, South Park, West Seneca East, Health sciences/Global, Cheektowaga, Pioneer
B2 – Albion, Lake Shore, Burgard, Maryvale, Lew-Port, Iroquois, Dunkirk
B3 – East Aurora/Holland, Olean, Lackawanna, Tonawanda, Depew, Springville, Alden, WNY Maritime
C North – Medina. Roy-Hart/Barker, Akron, Eden/North Collins, Newfane, Cleveland Hill, JFK
C South – Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove, Fredonia, Southwesterm Salamanca, Portville, Silver Creek/Forestville, Chautauqua Lake/Brocton/Westfield
D Division – Wilson, Gowanda/Pine Valley, Randolph, Franklinville/Ellicottville, Cattaraugus/Little Valley, Clymer/Sherman/Panama
Albion nips Wilson in overtime; Barker downs Medina; Roy-Hart bests Akron
Albion edged past host Wilson 55-52 in overtime this evening to improve to 7-3 in Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball competition.
Blake Preston hit a three and Amari Jones a two in the overtime to earn the Purple Eagles the narrow win.
Preston finished with a game high 17 as Amari Jones and Javon Jones each added 7.
Charles Clemente scored 15, Blake Martin 10 and Matt Fox and Connor Peck 9 each for Wilson which slips to 3-6.
Barker 62, Medina 48
Building up leads of 18-8 after the first quarter, 34-19 at the half 47-34 at the three-quarter mark, Barker went on to down visiting Medina 62-48.
Luey Castro scored a game high 26, Aidan Mescall 16 and Brad Cantrell 11 to lead the way for Barker. Castro scored 10 in the first period and 8 in the third and Cantrell 6 in the first.
Justin Pitts scored 11, Jerrell Nealy 10 and Cayden Lilleby and Roosevelt Mitchell 7 each for Medina.
Barker is now 3-7 and Medina 1-8 in N-O action.
Roy-Hart 60, Akron 55
Defending champion Roy-Hart improved to 6-4 with a 60-55 win over Akron which drops to 4-5.
Jamel Johnson Jr. scored 17, Jayden Swygert 12 and Dan Aquilina 11 to lead the way for Roy-Hart.
Ben Gerstung and Trace Hill each scored 13 and Blake Gerstung 10 for Akron.
Roy-Hart built up leads of 37-24 at the half and 53-35 after three quarters. Johnson scored 7 in both the first and second quarters, Justin Terwilliger hit two threes in the second and Aquilina netted 8 in the third.
Notre Dame 86, Lyndonville 43
Jimmy Fanara scored a game high 36, Jordan Welker 14 and Ryan Fitzpatrick 11 to spark Notre Dame to an 86-43 win over visiting Lyndonville in a Genesee Region League game.
Mason Nicholson scored 21, Ian Mank 8 and Jake Wilson 6 for Lyndonville.
In another G-R game, Pembroke downed Holley 108-32.
Mustangs post win over Lady Raiders
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Tatyana Baity puts up a shot against Barker defender Lillia Peace during the Mustangs home court win this evening.
Avenging an earlier season road loss, Medina downed visiting Barker 49-38 in a Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball game this evening.
Rylee VanNostrand scored 19 and Stella Poler 18 to lead the way for Medina which improves to 3-6 in N-O action. Tatyana Baity added 4 and Hilda Santiago Bautista, Nevaeh Moss, Angel Mulcahy and Honesty Hill 2 each for the Mustangs.
Cole Carnes led Barker with 11 as Mia Herman added 7, Lillia Peace 6, Anna Bowerman and Keira Dalton 4 and Rachel Sutter and Michayla Green 2.
Up 10-8 after the first period, Medina extended its lead to 10, 27-17, at the half. VanNostrand scored 15 and Poler 6 to lead the Mustangs in the opening half.
The Mustangs maintained a 10 point, 36-26, lead at the three-quarter mark and Barker could get no closer than 5 in the final period.
Poler scored 9 and VanNostrand 4 in the final stanza to help lock up the win for the Mustangs.
Wilson 52, Albion 28
Front-running Wilson improved to 9-0 with a 52-28 win over host Albion which slips to 5-5.
Madison Hughson took game high scoring honors for Albion with 14 and Lilah Frerichs led Wilson with 12.
Wilson will next host runner-up Akron in a key contest on Thursday. Akron improved to 8-1 by downing Roy-Hart (1-8) 56-32.
Barker’s Keira Dalton blocks a shot attempt by Medina’s Rylee VanNostrand.
HAC downs Holley in non league contest
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s Vinny Golisano puts up a shot against HAC defender Awak Thongjang during the host Hawks loss to the Wolves this evening.
Steadily pulling away after each of the first three quarters, HAC bested host Holley 64-44 in a non league game this evening.
Tyler Knaap scored a game high 20 points, including five threes, Awak Thongjang 14 and Oliver Riveros 12 to pace HAC which led by eight, 18-10, after the first quarter, by 17, 37-20, at the half and 21, 51-30, at the three-quarter mark.
Knapp and Riveros both scored 8 in the first quarter. Knapp then hit two threes in both the second and third quarters and Thongjang tallied 6 in both the third and fourth period for the Wolves.
Destin Kuyal and Lance Babcock both scored 12 and Vinny Golisano 10 to lead Holley.
Attica 53, Kendall 45
Trailing 30-18 at the half and 36-33 after three quarters, Attica rallied with a 20-9 scoring surge in the decisive final period to down Kendall 53-45 in a Genesee Region League game.
Cole Harding took game high scoring honors with 18 for Attica while Zach Barrett led Kendall with 16.
HAC’s Thomas Riveros tries to block a shot attempt by Holley’s Lance Babcock.
Akron senior caps career in record fashion
Contributed Photo – Capping off her varsity career on a high note, Akron senior TigerShark Mayah Harris captured the only first place for the Niagara-Orleans League at the Genesee Region League vs. N-O Crossover meet held this past Friday as she broke her own school record for the 100 Breaststroke clocking in at 1:11.85. She is pictured here with her four first-place patches from the N-O All League meet (100 Butterfly, 100 Breaststroke, 200 Medley Relay, 200 Freestyle Relay) and the first-place patch from the crossover meet.
Banes host 13th scholarship bowling tourney
Contributed Photos – A total of 45 bowlers competed in the 13th annual Keith Bane Jr Memorial Scholarship Bowling Tournament today at Medina Lanes. Bruce Seefeldt took first place honors with an 808 series. Andy Ritz placed second with a 799 series and Paul Kelly third with a 768 series. From left are Ritz, Seefeldt and Kelly. Proceeds from the tournament will go toward a scholarship for Lyndonville High graduating seniors.
On hand for the tournament were members of the Bane family including, from left, Keith Bane III, Donna Bane, Connie Bane Heschke and Sue Bane Seefeldt.
Kendall youth wrestler earns 100th win
Contributed Photo – It was a special weekend for Kendall Youth Wrestling Club member Jeffrey Lutes who earned his milestone 100th victory in youth wrestling during competition at the Rush Henrietta Wrestle Fest tournament.
Tiger wrestlers celebrate B3 sectional title
Contributed Photo – Lyndonville wrestlers and coaches celebrate capturing the Section V Class B3 title on the Tigers home mat Saturday. Shown here, starting in front, are Greyson Romano, Ben Doolan Coach Joe Suhr, Shannon Withey, Trenton Muck, Sam Doolan, Josh Woodward, Chyenne Tackley, Coach Jim Zeliff, Coach Devon Joy, Allan Heideman, Alex Farrell, Justin Holmes, Payton Grabowski, Christian Garver, Brody Hazel, Ty Holmes, Sebastian Temich, Patrick Hargrave and Bryson Hazel (on Patrick’s shoulders). The Tigers garnered 215 points on the day to claim top honors in the 15 team field. Ty Holmes, Temich and Grabowski all earned first place finishes. Grabowski’s day included earning his milestone 100th career victory. Also advancing to next weekend’s Section V state qualifier were Garver, Tackley and Sam Doolan who each placed second, Brody Hazel and Muck who placed fourth, Farrell, Hargrave and Heideman who took fifth and Withey who took sixth. Coaches Suhr and Zeliff also earned Coach of the Year honors.
Weekly H.S. sports schedule
Weekly Schedule
Monday
Boys Basketball – HAC at Holley, Kendall at Attica, 7 p.m.
Tuesday
Boys Basketball – Albion at Wilson, 6 p.m.; Medina at Barker, Akron at Roy-Hart, 6:30 p.m.; Lyndonville at Notre Dame, Holley at Pembroke, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Barker at Medina, Wilson at Albion, Roy-Hart at Akron, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Girls Basketball – Notre Dame at Lyndonville, Pembroke at Holley, Attica at Kendall, 7 p.m.
Thursday
Boys Basketball – Kendall at Holley, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Akron at Wilson, 6 p.m.; Medina at Roy-Hart, Albion at Newfane, 6:30 p.m.
Friday
Boys Basketball – Roy-Hart at Medina, Newfane at Albion, Wilson at Akron, 6:30 p.m.; Lyndonville at Perry, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Kendall at Holley, 7 p.m.
Saturday
Boys Basketball – Roy-Hart vs. Starpoint at NCCC, 11:30 a.m.
Girls Basketball – Medina at Lyndonville, 11:30 a.m.
Wrestling – Section VI state qualifier at Lake Shore; Section V state qualifier at SUNY Brockport
N-O Basketball Standings
Boys – Newfane 9-0, Albion 6-3, Roy-Hart 5-4, Akron 4-4, Wilson 3-5, Barker 2-7, Medina 1-7
Girls – Wilson 8-0, Akron 7-1, Albion 5-4, Newfane 4-5, Medina 2-6, Barker 2-7, Roy-Hart 2-7
Host Lyndonville reigns at the Section V Class B3 wrestling Tournament
Host Lyndonville had a huge day at the Section V Class B3 wrestling tournament today.
The Tigers captured the team championship and also advanced 12 wrestlers to next Saturday’s Section V state qualifier tournament..
Lyndonville garnered 215 points to claim the team title as South Seneca finished second with 180.5 points and Bolivar-Richburg third with 172.
The Tigers had a trio of individual weight class champions including Ty Holmes (118), Sebastian Temich (152) and Payton Grabowski (172).
In their title bouts, Holmes had a 18-7 major decision over Maddox Regatuso from Perry, Temisch a 12-4 major decision over Jackson Peet from Cal-Mum and Grabowski a pin of 5:16 over David Debadts from Warsaw.
The Tigers also had Christian Garver (110), Cheyenne Tackley (189) and Sam Doolan (285) second, Brody Hazel (126) and Trenton Muck (189) fourth, Alex Farrell (138), Patrick Hargrave (160) and Allan Heideman (215) fifth and Shannon Withey (118) sixth.
Class B2 Tournament
Holley-Kendall had the trio of Bruce Rasmusson (118), William Kruger (132) and Hunter Smith (285) place third at the Section V Class B2 tourney held at Canisteo-Greenwood.
