Lyndonville earned a one-third share of the championship at this week’s Bolivar Richburg duals going going 8-1 over the two days.

The Tigers  defeated defending tournament and sectional champion Bolivar Richburg on day 1 39-36 Key wins came from a pin by Payton Grabowski over Kyle Mitchell at 189 and Christian Garver sealed the match by defeating defending sectional champion Teegan Sibble at 118 3-1.

Lyndonville was edged by Maple Grove 46-30 on day two putting them in a 3 way tie for first with Maple Grove and Bolivar Richburg.

Grabowski, Garver, and Sebastian Temich all went 9-0 for the tournament while Sam Doolan went 8-1, Justin Holmes 7-1 and Bubba Tackley and Ben Doolan went 7-2.

For the tournament, Lyndonville defeated Franklinville 65-12 Campbell-Savona 64-6, Bolivar-Richburg 39-36, Alfred-Almond 72-3, Arkport win 72-6, Olean 60-18, Fillmore/Keshequa 48-24 and Bath-Haverling 48-21 and lost to Maple Grove 46-30.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – The Medina and Roy-Hart meetings for league and sectional titles were highlighted by strong pitching performances by, from left, Thomas Russo III, Zach Fike and Aidan Paul.

Diamond rivals Medina and Roy-Hart waged tight battles for both Niagara-Orleans League and Section VI baseball titles this past spring.

The Mustangs and Rams shared the N-O title with identical 10-2 records after splitting a pair of regular season meetings. The title was the third in a row for the Mustangs and the fourth in seven years for the Rams.

Those regular season encounters saw Roy-Hart win 2-1 as Thomas Russo hurled a 4 hitter and also drove in both runs with on an RBI triple and a double. Medina evened the score with a 9-0 win as Zach Fike pitched a no hitter.

Medina then nipped Roy-Hart 1-0 in the Section VI Class B2 title game as Fike hurled a 1 hitter with 5 strikeouts earning the Mustangs their third straight sectional crown. The pitching dual saw Russo scatter 4 hits and strikeout 7 for the Rams.

The Mustangs then downed Depew 4-1 to claim the overall Section VI Class B title and a berth in the state playoffs. Aidan Paul hurled a 2 hitter with 6 strikeouts in 6 innings of work on the mound.

Medina finished the season with a 21-4 record after dropping an 11-1 decision to Palmyra-Macedon in the Class B Far West Regional.

Lady Tigers repeat as G-R Division champs  – Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Compiling a perfect 14-0 record, Lyndonville captured the Genesee Region League Division 2 softball title. It was the second straight G-R title season for Lyndonville which claimed the Division 1 crown during the 2021 season. Lyndonville went on to reach the Section V Class C3 championship game where the Lady Tigers dropped a narrow 4-3 decision to Bolivar-Richburg. The Lady Tigers finished the season with a school record 20-1 mark. Lyndonville was led by a quintet of G-R All-Stars including pitcher Haley Shaffer, infielders Gracie Johnson, Lorelei Dillenbeck, Ella Lewis and outfielder Addison Dillenbeck. Lewis is shown here rounding third base.

Lady Rams win 3rd straight N-O softball title – Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Compiling a perfect 12-0 record, Roy-Hart captured a third straight N-O League softball championships. The Lady Rams were led by senior pitcher Reanna Perkins, shown here, a two-time N-O Player of the Year, who registered 165 strikeouts in the circle and hit .500 at the plate with 32 RBI, 6 doubles, 3 triple and 10 home runs. Perkins, Juliana Buscarino and Kaitlin Metter all earned first team All-League honors while Maria Peracciny and Lila Brigham were second team honorees.

Albion three-peats as N-O boys track champions – Photo by Tom Rivers – Albion posted a 6-0 record to capture a third straight N-O boys track championship. The Purple Eagles clinched the title with a late season 85-56 win over Wilson as Brian Spall doubled in the 110 Hurdles and 400 Hurdles, Sh’Kwe Riley took the 400, Orion Groth the 800, Ozzie Matos the 200, Brendan Lebaron the Shotput and Jahmeek Riley (shown here) the High Jump. Newfane won the N-O girls title with a 6-0 record.

Putting together a huge rally in the final three minutes, Roy-Hart nipped Attica 59-58 in the consolation game of the Batavia Lions Club Tournament’s large school division this afternoon at Genesee Community College.

Trailing by 11 with three minutes to go, the Rams came battling back two pull out the win on a clutch three-point play by Jamel Johnson Jr. with just four seconds to go. His layup tied the game and the free throw provided the margin of victory.

Johnson Jr. scored 11 of his game high 18 points in the decisive final period which also included 6 points by Sam Bruning along with threes by both Jackson Webber and Rem Albee. Webber finished with 17, Albee 8 and Bruning and Justin Terwilliger 6 each.

Cole Harding scored 14, Jack James 13 and Landyn Thomas 10 for Attica which led 30-26 at the half and 41-33 after three quarters.

Improving to 4-3, Roy-Hart will next host Wilson in the Niagara-Orleans League season opener on Tuesday.

Elba 43, Medina 31
Elba downed Medina 43-31 in the small schools division colsolation game of the Batavia Lions Club Tournament at GCC this evening.

Connor Scott scored 13 of his game high 16 points in the second half to spark Elba which led 19-11 at the half and 27-21 after three quarters.

The Lancers locked up the win by outscoring the Mustangs 16-10 in the final period.

Aiden Pitts scored 10, Jerrell Nealy 8 and Justin Pitts 6 for Medina which next hosts Albion on Tuesday in the N-O League opener.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Isabella Groves puts up a shot against Medina defender Tatyana Baity during the Lady Tigers in over the host Mustangs this afternoon.

Racing out to a 16 point first quarter lead, Lyndonville went on to defeat host Medina 53-25 in a non league girls basketball game this afternoon.

Ashlee Stephens scored 6, Haley Shaffer and Lorelei Dillenbeck 4 and Addy Dillenbeck and Shelby Boring 2 each in the opening period as the Lady Tigers jumped out to an 18-2 lead.

Shaffer added 6 in the second period as Lyndonville upped its advantage to 24, 28-4, at the half.

Seven players then contributed baskets for the Lady Tigers in the third period as the lead ballooned to 40, 48-8, at the three-quarer mark.

Stephens finished with 14 and Shaffer 12 to lead Lyndonville as Addy Dillenbeck and Lorelei Dillenbeck both had 6, Jocelyn Mack 5, Boring 4, Annabelle Follman 3, Kayli Miller 2 and Isabella Groves 1.

Rylee VanNostrand scored 11 and Stella Poler 10 to pace Medina as Honesty Hill and Alaia McGill both had 2.

Lyndonville improves to 6-2 and Medina slips to 2-4.

Ashlee Stephens puts up a shot as Stella Poler (4) and Nevaeh Moss (1) defend for Medina.

Rebounding from as much as a 10 point second quarter deficit, Greece Odyssey rallied to defeat visiting Lyndonville 58-41 in a non league boys basketball game this evening.

Trailing 24-14, Odyssey used a 10-1 scoring spurt over the final three minutes of the second quarter to slice the deficit to one, 25-24, at the half.

Keeping the momentum, the Leopards then took the lead for good by moving out to an 11 point advantage at the three-quarter mark.

Trenton Muck scored 13 and Ian Mank 12 to lead Lyndonville as Mason Nicholson had 7 and Kevin Travis 5.

The Tigers next return to Genesee Region League action at Wheatland-Chili next Wednesday.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Jack Cecchini puts up a shot as Hayden Groff (5) and George Woodruff (44) defend for Notre Dame during the Batavia Lions Club Tournament semifinal game at GCC this evening.

Steadily pulling away, Notre Dame rolled to a 67-37 victory over Medina in the semifinals of the small school division of the Batavia Lions Club Tournament this evening at Genesee Community College.

Jordan Welker scored a game high 21 points, Jaden Sherwood 11, Jay Antinore 10 and Hayden Groff and CJ Thornby 9 each to spark Notre Dame.

The Irish held leads of 9, 20-11, after the first period, 15, 33-18, at the half and 26, 54-28, at the three-quarter mark. Welker scored 10, including two threes, and Sherwood 8, including two threes in the opening quarter. Groff netted 8 and Welker 6 in the third stanza.

Aiden Pitts led the way for Medina with 14, including four threes, as Cole Callard had 8, Jerrell Nealy 7, Jack Ceccini 4 and Cayden Lilleby and Roosevelt Mitchell 2 each.

Medina will now face Elba in the consolation game Thursday afternoon while Notre Dame will take on Oakfield-Alabama in the title contest. Oakfield-Alabama topped Elba 69-39 in the other semifinal.

Batavia 77, Roy-Hart 41
Building up a 41-26 half-time advantage, Batavia went on to defeat Roy-Hart 77-41 in a large school division semifinal.

Jamel Johnson Jr. led Roy-Hart with 25. Rem Albee added 5, Thomas Russo 4, Jackson Webber 3 and Andrew Waters and Dan Aquilina 2 each.

Roy-Hart will now face Attica in the consolation game Thursday afternoon. Batavia will take on LeRoy in the championship game. LeRoy downed Attica 48-30 in the other semifinal.

Jason Beyer puts up a shot for Medina between Notre Dame defenders CJ Thornby (21) and Jimmy Fanara (22)

Photos by Cheryl Wertman -The N-O League’s first All-WNY honorees include Lacey Berghorn and Madison Brege from Akron and Mia Herman from Barker.

A total of seven Niagara-Orleans League players have earned spots on the All Western New York field hockey squad.

N-O champion Akron is represented on the first team by senior midfielder Madison Brege and senior attacker Lacey Berghorn. Brege had 20 goals and 6 assists and Berghorn 17 goals and 4 assists this past season.

Barker has placed senior midfielder Mia Herman on the first team. She had 16 goals and 9 assists.

Medina is represented on the second team by junior midfielder Iyla Lilleby who had 24 goals and 10 assists.

Akron has placed senior attacker Sophia Jones and Barker senior defender Ashlin Cole on the second team. Jones had 9 goals and 2 assists and Cole 2 goals and 1 assist.

Medina freshman attacker Penelope Schalck has received Honorable Mention. She had 14 goals and 13 assists.

The All-WNY squad honorees also include Iyla Lilleby from Medina, Sophia Jones from Akron, Ashlin Cole from Barker and Penelope Schalck from Medina.

Medina and Roy-Hart will both be competing in the annual Batavia Lions Club Tournament which begins Tuesday at Genesee Community College.

Medina will face Notre Dame at 6:30 p.m. and Roy-Hart will take on Batavia at 8 p.m.

Tuesday’s other opening round games will have Attica vs. LeRoy at 3:30 p.m. and Elba vs. Oakfield-Alabama at 5 p.m.

The consolation and championships games will be held on Thursday.

Also in boys basketball this week, Lyndonville will visit Greece Odyssey at 6 p.m. Wednesday for a non league game..

In girls basketball, Medina will host Lyndonville in a non league contest at 2:30 p.m. Thursday.

On the wrestling mats, Lyndonville will be competing in the Bolivar-Richburg Tournament on Wednesday and Thursday while Albion and Roy-Hart will be taking part in the Akron Tournament on Thursday.