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G-R girls outlast N-O in OT in Senior game
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Alezya Brown tries to drive to the basket for the Genesee Region League against Niagara-Orleans League defenders Abby Scanlan (Albion) and Ella Hill (Akron) during the Exceptional Senior game this evening at Albion.
Setting the tone for the evening the Genesee Region League outlasted the Niagara-Orleans League 60-55 in overtime in the Exceptional Senior girls basketball game this evening at Albion.
The G-R sent the contest into overtime on a basket by Chase Harding (Attica) with just two seconds to go knotting the score at 51-51.
Keeping the momentum, the G-R then outscored the N-O 9-4 in the four minute overtime period to claim the win.
Ella Lewis (Lyndonville) had a basket and two free throws in the OT for the G-R as Libby Snyder (Kendall) and Laci Sewar (Elba) also had buckets.
The N-O held leads of 15-11 after one period, 28-19 at the half and 43-39 after three-quarters but the G-R came battling back with a 12-8 scoring edge in the final period to force overtime.
Giahna LaFromboise (Akron) scored 6 in both the first and second periods for the N-O while Karlee Rounds (Lyndonville) had 6 in the third and Kelsey Schlagenhauf (Oakfield-Alabama) 5 and Natalie Whitmore (Alexander) 4 each in the fourth for the G-R.
Lewis and Schlagenhauf both finished with 9 to lead a dozen G-R scorers as Dakota Brinkman (Elba) had 8, Whitmore, Snyder and Rounds 6, Maddie Primm (Byron-Bergen) and Alezya Brown (Kendall) 4, Sewar 3, Emma Kramer (Alexander) and Harding 2 and Emily Gadd (Attica) 1.
Lafromboise scored 16 and Ella Hill (Akron) 10 to pace the N-O as Abby Scanlan (Albion) added 8, Claire Halstead (Roy-Hart) and Jensen McGhee (Newfane) 6, Ava Owens (Roy-Hart) 5 and Sydney Mulka (Albion) 4.
It marked the 21st edition of the Exceptional senior game with the N-O now holding a 12-9 lead in the series.
Albion’s Sydney Mulka puts up a shot for the N-O as Kelsey Schlagenhauf (Oakfield-Alabama) defends for the G-R.
Kendall senior to play soccer at Medaille
Contributed Photo – Kendall High senior T’Mia Kitchings has signed to continue her education and her soccer career at Medaille College. A member of Kendall’s 2018 state championship soccer team, she is shown her with her mother Jennifer Fedele. A Lady Eagles team captain for two years, she is a two-time Genesee Region League All-Star. She was also named to the Section V All-Tournament team and earned third team All-State honors last fall. She had 11 goals and 2 assists for the Lady Eagles.
Lady Eagles, Lady Tigers have G-R All-Stars
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Orleans’ representatives on the G-R All-Star team include, from left, Alezya Brown, Ella Lewis and Libby Snyder.
Kendall seniors Alezya Brown and Libby Snyder along with Lyndonville senior Ella Lewis have been named to the Genesee Region League girls basketball All-Star team.
Brown scored 211 points (9.5 average) and also had 182 rebounds, 64 steals and 52 assists.
Snyder led Kendall in scoring with 273 points (13.0 ave.), rebounds with 263 and blocks with 107. She also had 52 steals and 40 assists.
Lewis led Lyndonville in scoring with 286 points also had 109 steals, 103 assists and 98 rebounds.
Five other Orleans players have earned Honorable Mention on the G-R squad including Kendall seniors Grace Levett and Julia Szczepanski, Holley sophomore Samantha Bates along with Lyndonville senior Karlee Rounds and junior Lorelei Dillenbeck.
The G-R All-Star team also includes juniors Ava Wagoner and Dayanara Caballero from Byron-Bergen, junior Maylee Green and senior Lindsay Weidman from Notre Dame, senior Dakota Brinkman from Elba, seniors Chase Harding and Emily Gersitz from Attica, senior Natalie Whitmore and sophomore Alyssa Kramer from Alexander along with senior Kelsey Schlagenhauf, junior Makena Reding and sophomore Caitlin Ryan from Oakfield-Alabama.
Whitmore, who scored 309 points, was named G-R Player of the Year.
The Honorable Mention selections also include senior Laci Sewar and freshman Sydney Reilly from Elba, junior Karli Houseknecht from Pembroke, juniors Avelin Tomidy and Emma Sisson from Notre Dame, senior Emma Kramer and junior Melanie Pohl from Alexander, junior Brooke Reding from Oakfield-Alabama, sophomore Emily Parker from Wheatland-Chili, senior Emily Gadd from Attica and junior Kendall Phillips from Byron-Bergen.
Medina senior to play softball at GCC
Contributed Photo – Medina High senior Faith Oberther has signed to continue her education and her softball career at Genesee Community College next year. Shown here with her parents, Shawn and Stephanie, she is planning on pursuing a career in the health care field.
N-O vs. G-R Senior basketball doubleheader will return this Friday at Albion
When Covid 19 Pandemic restrictions began to be enacted two years ago this week the first local sporting event to be cancelled was the annual Niagara-Orleans League vs. Genesee Region League Exceptional Senior basketball doubleheader that was scheduled to be held at Albion.
Last year the event was again unable to be held because of a short basketball season that had a very compacted league and sectional schedule.
However, the event is now returning and Albion will host the 21st annual N-O vs. G-R senior twin bill this Friday evening. The girls game is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. to be followed by the boys contest at 7.
The lineup for the N-O girls team includes Abby Scanlan and Sydney Mulka from Albion, Ava Owens and Claire Halstead from Roy-Hart, Alyssa Thompson from Barker, Ella Hill and Giahna LaFromboise from Akron, Jensen McGhee, Ang DiTullio and Allison Clark from Newfane and Bella Lemke from Wilson.
The G-R girls roster lists Ella Lewis and Karlee Rounds from Lyndonville, Libby Snyder, Alezya Brown, Julia Szczepanski and Grace Levett from Kendall, Lindsay Weidman and Judah McDonald from Notre Dame, Dakota Brinkman and Laci Sewar from Elba, Kelsey Schlagenhauf from Oakfield-Alabama, Natalie Whitmore and Emma Kramer from Alexander, Chase Harding, Emily Gould and Emily Gersitz from Attica and Maddie Pimm from Byron-Bergen.
The N-O boys squad’s lineup includes Jahmeek Riley and Tyler Gibson from Albion, Joe Cecchini and Jarin Rhim from Medina, Aiden Petrie and Vinny Buscarino from Roy-Hart, Nathan Meza Ray and Steven Class from Barker, Brady Harrington and Connor Gunby from Newfane and Paul Smith and Mason Branca from Wilson.
The G-R boys roster lists Broek Ostrom from Holley, Noah Poler from Lyndonville, Nick Kramer from Alexander, Zach Marsceill and CJ Gotler from Elba, Cody Henry and Colin McCulley from Notre Dame, Gaige Armbrewster, Kam Cusmano and Kaden Cusmano from Oakfield-Alabama and Aaron Lund and Brendan Moore from Wheatland-Chili.
The N-O holds a 12-8 lead over the G-R in both the boys’ and girls’ competition over the first 20 meetings of the series.
Green earns first collegiate golf tourney title
Contributed Photo – Melanie Green
Medina High graduate and University of South Florida sophomore Melanie Green earned her first collegiate golf tournament victory today,
Green earned co-championship honors at the Trinity Forest Invitational in Dallas, Texas which was hosted by SMU.
Green shared top honors with a 54 hole total of 216 on rounds of 74, 72 and 70. She shared the title with Lovisa Gunnar of Tulsa and the two were the only ones to shoot par for the tourney.
Green helped USF tie for fourth place in the 16 team field.
The tourney was the second of the season for the Bulls and Green has led the team in both. She did the same in three of the team’s four tourneys last fall when she compiled a 70.45 average earning first team All American Athletic Conference honors.
Green, who captured three Section VI and two state championships during her scholastic days at Medina, is majoring in Health Science.
Orleans duo earns G-R All-Star honors
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Noah Poler, left, and Holley’s Broek Ostrom have been named to the Genesee Region League All-Star team. Ostrom has also been selected to play in the Ronald McDonald All-Star game.
Two Orleans players, Broek Ostrom from Holley and Noah Poler from Lyndonville, both seniors, have been named to the Genesee Region League All-Star team.
Ostrom had a huge season offensively for the Hawks scoring 575 points (27.3 average) including a school record 51 against Alexander. He also had three 40 point plus games and four 30 plus outings.
Poler likewise led the Tigers in scoring with 348 points for a 17.4 average.
Two other Orleans players, Kendall junior Zach Barrett and Lyndonville senior Trenton Muck received Honorable Mention.
The All-Star team also includes seniors Gaige Armbrewster, Kam Cusmano and Kaden Cusmano from Oakfield-Alabama; senior Cody Henry, junior Jordan Welker and sophomore Ryan Fitzpatrick from Notre Dame; seniors Aaron Lund and Brendan Moore from Wheatland-Chili; junior Cayden Pfalzer and sophomore Tyson Totten from Pembroke; senior Nick Kramer from Alexander; senior Zach Marsceill from Elba and sophomore Brayden Chambry from Byron-Bergen.
Lund was named G-R Player of the Year.
Ostrom and Lund were also selected to represent the G-R in the Ronald McDonald All-Star game.
The Honorable Mention selections also include Trent Woods from Alexander, Cole Harding and Simon Lamperelli from Attica, Gianni Ferrera and Ryan Mucarella from Byron-Bergen, CJ Gotler and Connor Scott from Elba, Colin McCulley and Jimmy Fanara from Notre Dame, Jordan Schlagenhauf from Oakfield-Alabama, Jon Suro from Pembroke and Terry Bayley-Henshaw from Wheatland-Chili.
3-on-3 basketball tournament coming to Albion on Saturday
ALBION – The Albion Boys Basketball Boosters is organizing a 3-on-3 tournament on Saturday 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.
“Since the high school basketball season just concluded, the 3-on-3 tournament is a fun and exciting way to wrap up the season and keep the players in Albion and surrounding schools to keep playing basketball,” said Jeff Radder, one of the organizers and the JV boys basketball coach at Albion. “Plus, with the excitement of the upcoming NCAA Basketball tournament, we decided to host our own version of ‘March Mania.’”
The Boys Basketball Boosters are planning to use the proceeds to pay for Albion players to be in basketball leagues this spring and summer as well as purchase gear for the teams next season, Radder said.
The registration deadline is Wednesday. Awards will be given to teams in grades 5/6, 7/8, 9/10 and 11/12.
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It was a big state championship weekend for two young Albion hockey players
Contributed Photos – Lux Froman, left, and Cami London helped their teams earn state hockey championships over the weekend.
It was a big weekend for two Albion hockey players, Lux Froman and Cami London, who helped their respective teams capture New York Amateur Hockey Association state championships.
Lux had 2 goals and 1 assist for the Rochester Edge which captured the Tier II 12U championship with a 5-0 record.
The Edge blanked the Malone Minor 46ers 2-0 in the championship game after downing the Binghamton Blizzard 4-1 in the semifinals.
In the preliminary rounds, the Edge downed the Rome Grizzlies 4-2, the Canton Peewee 1-0 in overtime and Malone 2-0.
London had 5 goals and 2 assists for the Amherst Lady Knights which claimed the Tier 1 14U championship.
The Knights defeated the Valley Eagles 5-2 in the championship game after downing the Rochester Jr. Americans 7-1 in the semifinals. London had a goal in each game.
In the preliminary rounds, the Knights bested the Valley Eagles 2-1 and the Rochester Jr. Americans 4-3 (both in shootouts) and the Buffalo Bisons 14-0. London had a pair of goals against Rochester.
London and her Amherst teammates will compete in the USA Hockey National championships at Pittsburgh at the end of the month.
NCCC softball squad includes N-O quartet
Contributed Photos – Former N-O League players on the NCCC softball squad include, from left, Morgan Allis, Julia Faery, Sydnie Luckman and Shelby Wolf.
When the Niagara County Community College softball season begins its season with a series of games in Florida later this week the Thunderwolves roster will include a quartet of former Niagara-Orleans League players.
That freshmen foursome includes Sydnie Luckman from Barker, Morgan Allis from Medina, Shelby Wolf from Roy-Hart and Julia Faery from Wilson.
Luckman plays shortstop and second base, Allis third base and the outfield, Wolf first base and Faery catcher, third base or the outfield.
