Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s first team C North Division All-Stars include, on offense, from left, Roosevelt Mitchell, Noah Skinner and Cole Callard.

Champion Medina has placed seven players on the first team of the C North Division All-Star football squad.

Senior running back Noah Skinner, who was named C North Player of the Year, and senior lineman Chris Johnson, who was named Defensive Player of the Year, head Medina’s contingent.

The Mustangs first team honorees also include senior defensive backs Cayden Lilleby and Aiden Pitts, senior defensive end Ollie Wilson, junior offensive lineman Roosevelt Mitchell and sophomore placekicker Cole Callard.

Medina’s first team defensive All-Stars include, from left, Chris Johnson, Cayden Lilleby, Aiden Pitts and Ollie Wilson.

Skinner rushed for 1,470 yards and 27 touchdowns and caught 8 passes for 160 yards and a TD. On defense, he had a team leading 61 tackles, including 47 solo, and 2 sacks.

Johnson had 46 tackles, including 31 solo, and 1 sack; Mitchell 36 tackles, including 26 solo and 1 sack and Wilson 29 tackles, including 16 solo, and 4 sacks.

The Mustangs starting quarterback, Pitts completed 54 of 90 passes for 882 yards and 8 touchdowns and rushed for 410 yards and 4 TDs. On defemse, he had 3 interceptions and a fumble recovery.

Lilleby rushed for 304 yards and 5 touchdowns and caught 13 passes for 175 yards and 3 TDs. Defensively, he had 30 tackles, including 22 solo.

Callard made good on 34 of 37 extra point attempts and also handled the Mustangs punting and kickoff duties.

Medina also had five second team honorees including senior tight end Josh Wilson, junior offensive lineman Xavier King, junior running back Amari Soule and junior defensive backs Noah Cudzilo and Kaedon Cleveland.

The Mustangs also had junior lineman Sawyer Kingsbury and junior defensive back Logan Gray receive Honorable Mention.

Akron senior quarterback Chris Bergman was named C North Offensive Player of the Year. He passed for 1,753 yards and 15 touchdowns and rushed for 999 yards and 19 TDs. His favorite receiver, senior Donny Kreher, who also earned first team honors, caught 49 passes for 1,026 yards and 11 TDs.

Akron’s first team honors also included senior offensive lineman Jack Pazderski and senior defensive end Zander Borten.

Newfane’s first team honorees included quarterback Nate Snow, wide receiver Ben Dickenson and offensive lineman Jonny Beiter, all juniors. Snow passed for 1,172 yards and 11 touchdowns and rushed for 390 yards and 6 TDs. Dickenson caught 51 passes for 694 yards and 5 TDs.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – The Silverbacks first team honorees include, from left, Jackson West, Payton Grabowski and Jacob Gould.

Roy-Hart/Barker/Lyndonville has placed three players on the first team of the C North Division All-Star football squad.

The Silverbacks are represented by senior tight end Payton Grabowski, junior defensive back Jacob Gould and sophomore defensive lineman Jackson West.

Grabowski had 5 receptions for 99 yards and a touchdown and on defense had 18 tackles and a sack. Gould had 30 tackles and 2 interceptions and West 34 tackles and 1 sack.

The Silverback also placed three players on the second team including senior quarterback Trenton Muck, senior offensive lineman Logan Tolliver and sophomore linebacker Dan Aquilina.

Muck had 5 rushing and 5 passing touchdowns and made 30 tackles on defense. Aquilina made 43 tackles.

The Silverbacks had four Honorable Mention selections including senior Lucas Drees (RB/LB) and juniors Jackson Webber (OL/DL), Braxton Crosby (RB/DL) and Josh Hahn (OL/LB).

Contributed Photo – Alyssa Thompson

The collegiate winter sports season is now underway and a good number of local athletes are competing, some of whom are listed here.

In women’s basketball, the Finger Lakes Community College roster includes sophomore Alyssa Thompson from Barker, Georgia Luft from Elba and Makayla Pocock from Byron-Bergen. Jensen McGhee from Newfane is a freshman member of the Niagara County Community College squad and Brianna Smith from Oakfield-Alabama is a sophomore member of the Buffalo State College squad.

In men’s basketball, Holley grad Broek Ostrom is a freshman member of the St. Bonaventure University team.

In women’s swimming Albion has a quartet of grads on the Genesee Community College team including sophomores Paige Derisley, Michaela Pantano and Rylee Pearles and freshman Quinn McCue. The GCC squad also includes Emma Corbett, a freshman from Akron along with sophomores Alaura Rehwaldt from Byron-Bergen and Jordyn Stachowiak from Attica and freshman Ruth Metzger from Attica. Medina’s Hannah Heil is a sophomore on the Buffalo State team while Roy-Hart’s Kayla Hagen and Akron’s Mindy Doktor are both juniors on the Fredonia State squad.

In men’s swimming, Roy-Hart’s Jacob Hagen and Newfane’s Ethan Niver are both freshman on the SUNY Brockport team while Barker’s Casey Webb is a senior on the Roberts Wesleyan University team.

In wrestling, Lyndonville grad Sam Recco is the head coach and Holley grad Mike Silvis the assistant coach of the SUNY Brockport wrestling team.

The Pembroke Dragons improved to 11-1 by defeating the Morrisville Eaton Warriors (Section III) 54-38 in the New York State 8 Man Regional semifinal game on Thursday.

Behind the blocking of JJ Gabbey, Octavius Martin, Jayden Mast, Madden Perry, Ben Steinberg, Chase Guzdek and Caleb Felski, Tyson Totten rushed 40 times for a single game school record 400 yards and 5 touchdowns. Caleb Felski added an 80 yard kick return for a touchdown while Chase Guzdek caught a 14 yard touchdown reception.

The Dragons were down 22-20 at the half but played good defense, forced several turnovers and pounded the rock being a tough O-Line. Dominic Boldt, Sean Pustkulla, and Avery Ferreira had to step into big roles with injuries to Section V and GR All stars Cayden Pfalzer and Jayden Bridge unable to play due to injury.

Jayden Mast had 12 tackles, Octavious Martin had 11 and a forced fumble, Jacob Dulski had 6 tackles and an interception, and Chase Guzdek led the way with 15 tackles.

The Dragons will compete in the 8 man football Final on Friday November 25th at Union Endicott.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Three of Roy-Hart’s N-O All-League honorees include, from left, Landen Guild, Peter Martillotta and Aiden Guild.

Undefeated (10-0) champion Roy-Hart has placed four players on the first team of the Niagara-Orleans All-League boys soccer squad.

The Rams quartet includes senior forward Peter Martillotta, senior midfielder Aiden Guild, junior midfielder Rem Albee and junior defender Landen Guild. Martillotta and Aiden Guild are both repeat honorees. Martillotta, who was named N-O Player of the Year for the second straight year, had 40 goals and 7 assists, Landen Guild 8 goals and 6 assists, Albee 7 goals and 18 assists and Aiden Guild 6 goals and 14 assists.

Roy-Hart Coach Greg Martillotta was also named N-O Coach of the Year.

Akron is represented by the trio of junior forward Cole Fleming, senior midfielder Collin Rehwaldt and senior defender Caleb Suckow who are all repeat selections. Fleming had 17 goals and 8 assists, Rehwaldt 13 goals and 16 assists and Suckow 4 goals and 4 assists.

Wilson likewise has placed three players including sophomore forward Keegan Herrmann, senior defender Charles Clemente and junior goalie Jake Austin. Herrmann, a repeat honoree, had 14 goals and 11 assists.

Rounding out the first team is the Medina duo of sophomore midfielder Cole Callard and senior defender Josh Hilobuk. Callard scored 18 goals.

Roy-Hart’s Rem Albee, left, along with Medina’s All-League honorees Cole Callard, center, and Josh Hilobuk.

Albion led the way on the second team with four honorees including junior forward Finn McCue, sophomore midfielder David Rosario-Soto, freshman midfielder Pablo Rosario-Reyes and senior defender Andrew Uderitz.

Medina is represented by the trio of senior forward Jackson Moreland, junior midfielder Alex Benz and senior defender Bryson Costich.

Wilson has placed senior midfielder Logan Wolfe and junior defender Blake Simpson and Akron senior forward Andrew Romesser.

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

Akron – Sly Sundown (Sr.), Evan Liss (Sr.), Mark Dean (Sr.), Kiernan Regan (Sr.) and Liam Haak (Jr.)

Albion – Ullises Ledesma (Sr.), Corleone Plain (Sr.) and Alonzo Figueroa-Fuentes (Jr.)

Medina – Mason Moreland (Sr.), Cam Kenward (So.) and Brady Christiaansen (So.)

Newfane – Aden Harris (Sr.), Michael Prosser (Sr.) and Christopher Klumpp (8th)

Roy-Hart – Andrew Waters (Sr.), Ethan Kuzma (Jr.) and Bradden Ricker (So.)

Wilson – Ian Paul (Jr.)

Contributed Photos – Roy-Hart’s first team All-League honorees include Amelia Konstanty, Kaitlin Mettler, Grace Parker and Nadia White.

Co-champions Roy-Hart and Wilson have placed a total of nine players on the first team of the Niagara-Orleans All-League girls soccer squad.

Roy-Hart is represented by the quartet of sophomore Kaitlin Mettler and seniors Grace Parker, Nadia White and Amelia Konstanty. Mettler, White and Konstanty are all repeat honorees. Mettler, who was named N-O Player of the Year, had 30 goals and 9 assists and White 7 goals and 13 assists.

Wilson has placed the quintet of seniors Madelaine Schultz and Kaylee Allcorn, juniors Rian Faery and Leia Cloy and seventh grader Addison Elia. Faery and Cloy are both repeat selections. Elia had 19 goals and 7 assists, Schultz 12 goals and 9 assists and Faery 11 goals and 17 assists.

Rounding out the first team are senior Cydney Brandl and junior Katie Leeds from Akron and sophomore Anna Chunco from Newfane. Leeds had 20 goals and 8 assists and Chunco 17 goals and 10 assists.

Four of Wilson’s first team honorees are, from left, Kaylee Allcorn, Leia Cloy, Addison Elia and Rian Faery

Akron and Newfane lead the way on the second team with three honorees each. The Lady Tigers are represented by senior Sarah Kidder and juniors Ava Blockwotz and Maggie Middaugh. The Lady Panthers have placed senior Ainsley Debiase, junior Brianna Michalak and freshman Stephanie Chunco.

Albion is represented by senior Olivia Krenning and sophomore Cami London, Roy-Hart by seniors Ava Livergood and Grace Trombley, Medina by senior Tatyana Baity and Wilson by senior Maddie Miller.

Completing the first team honorees are, from left, Wilson’s Madelaine Schultz, Akron’s Cydney Brandl and Katie Leeds and Newfane’s Anna Chunco.

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

Akron – Sophia Janik (Sr.), Alayna Susfolk (So.) and Ella Liss (So.)

Albion – Sophia Albanese (Jr.), Alison Gibson (Jr.) and Abby Wittenberg (Jr.)

Medina – Rylee VanNostrand (Sr.), Olivia Eaton (Sr.) and Ellie Roath (Sr.)

Newfane – Allie Szratter (Sr.), Cameron Stopa (Jr.) and Kamryn Boyer (So.)

Roy-Hart – Alexis Seib (Sr.), Maddie DiNeri (Jr.) and Allie Trombley (So.)

Wilson – Peyton McInnis (Jr.), Lily Avery (Jr.), Marrisa Schultz (So.) and Rowan Simpson (Fr.)

Contributed Photos – Akron’s first team All-League honorees, from left, Madison Brege, Lacey Berghorn and Sophia Jones.

A trio of players from champion Akron head the annual Niagara-Orleans All-League field hockey team.

Akron, which captured the N-O title with a 12-0 record, is represented by the senior trio of Madison Brege, Lacey Berghorn and Sophia Jones. Brege, who was named N-O Player of the Year, and Berghorn are both repeat selections. On the season, Brege had 20 goals and 6 assists, Berghorn 17 goals and 4 assists and Jones 9 goals and 3 assists.

Runner-up Barker, which went 10-2, is represented by the senior duo of Mia Herman and Ashlin Cole, who are both repeat honorees. Herman had 16 goals and 9 assists and Cole 2 goals and 1 assist.

Barker’s Ashlin Cole and Mia Herman and Roy-Hart’s Cheyenne Stilwell.

Medina, which finished in third place at 8-4, has placed junior Iyla Lilleby, who is a repeat selection, and freshman Penelope Schalck. Lilleby had 24 goals and 10 assists and Schalck 14 goals and 13 assists.

Rounding out the first team are Roy-Hart senior Cheyenne Stilwell, who had 7 goals and 3 assists, Newfane freshman Roxy Smith, Wilson junior Natalie Rossi and Kenmore senior Genevieve Mucitelli who is a repeat selection.

Akron also has a trio of second team honorees including senior Melanie Holtz, junior Olivia McClaine and freshman Morgan Tomporowski.

Barker is represented by seniors Miya Goodale and Aailyah Wheat and Medina by senior Rachel Hill and junior Arianna Bloom.

Medina’s Penelope Schalck and Iyla Lilleby and Newfane’s Roxy Smith.

Completing the second team are Roy-Hart senior Lorna Becker, Newfane sophomore Kyra Austin, Wilson junior Aubriana Cristiano and Kenmore senior Alannah Smith.

Players receiving Honorable Mention, as listed by school, are as follows:

Wilson’s Natalie Rossi and Kenmore’s Genevieve Mucitelli

Akron – Isabelle Jones (Sr.), Megan Gates (Sr.), Natalie Ginestre (Sr.) and Emma Olszewski (Sr.)

Barker – Alexa Zglinicki (Sr.), Alexis Weeks (Sr.) and Cole Carnes (Jr.)

Medina – Lydia Fox (Sr.), Adeline Castricone (Jr.) and Baileigh McAdoo (Jr.)

Roy-Hart – Isabella Santella (Sr.), Madison Kelley (Sr.) and Abigail Glyshaw (So.)

Newfane – Gwen Johnson (Sr.), Madison Lawton (Sr.), Mckayla Austin (Sr.) and Gabby Ross (Fr.)

Kenmore – Jordan Jofschnieder (Sr.) and MacKenzie Kumrow (8th)

Contributed Photos – First team All-Leaguers, from left, Elsie Logan (Akron), Samantha Albright (Roy-Hart) and Alex Stern (Roy-Hart)

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

The first team includes Samantha Albright and Alex Stern from Roy-Hart, Emma Hoffer and Charley Buscaglia from Newfane, Elsie Logan from Akron and Caitlin Cliffe from Wilson. All are seniors except Cliffe who is a junior.

Logan was named N-O Player of the Year. Albright and Hoffer are both repeat selections.

Albright had 106 spiking kills, 25 service aces and 86 digs; Stern 93 kills, 44 aces and 77 digs; Hoffer 232 digs and 29 aces; Buscaglia 226 assists, 103 digs, 58 aces and 28 kills and Logan 164 kills, 56 aces and 119 digs.

First team All-Leaguers, from left, Charley Buscaglia (Newfane), Emma Hoffer (Newfane) and Caitlin Cliffe (Wilson)

The second team includes Kaylee Orr and Sloan Jonathan from Akron, Melissa Klinger and Lauren Bax from Newfane, Makenna Elsenheimer from Roy-Hart and Lilah Frerichs from Wilson. All are seniors except Jonathan who is a junior.

Players receiving Honorable Mention are as follows listed by school:

Albion – Maya Knaak (Sr.) and Madison Hughson (Jr.)

Akron – Rachel Dugan (Sr.), Ashlee Henning (Jr.) and Shanna Thomas (Jr.)

Medina – Lorelei Sanders (Jr.) and Ki’Mani Poole (Jr.)

Newfane – Reese Rutherford (Sr.) and Lorin Ander (Sr.)

Roy-Hart – Ella Martillotta (So.)

Wilson – Hanna Roberts (Sr.)