Leading from wire-to-wire, Lyndonville posted a 70-53 victory over visiting Byron-Bergen this evening in a Genesee Region League boys basketball game.

Nathan Dillenbeck scored a game high 23 points for Lyndonville as Noah Poler added 15, Russell Stephens 14, Casey Winiecki 9, Anthony Moule 5 and Trenton Muck 3.

Jerrod Amesbury led Byron-Bergen with 18.

Lyndonville jumped out to a 21-7 first quarter lead as Poler and Dillenbeck each hit a three and a two and Stephens chipped in with three baskets.

The Bees did cut the deficit to three with 2.5 seconds to go in the second quarter but Moule answered right back with a huge three in the final second to give the Tigers a 35-29 lead at the half.

The Tigers opened up an 11 point, 49-38, advantage at the end of the third period which saw Winiecki, Poler and Dillenbeck each score four points.

Dillenbeck then scored 10 and Poler 5 in the final stanza to help the Tigers lock up the win.

Lyndonville is now 3-2 in G-R competition.

Alexander 67, Holley 36

Building  up a 37-23 halftime advantage, Alexander went on to defeat Holley 67-36 in another G-R contest.

Nicholas Kramer scored 19 and Devin Dean 17 to lead the way for Alexander.

Broek Ostrom netted 12 and Mason Neale 10 for Holley.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Ava Owens takes a shot over Barker defender Natalie Bruning during this evening’s Niagara-Orleans League game at Roy-Hart.

Steadily pulling away, Roy-Hart posted a 42-25 win over visiting Barker this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball game.

Rileigh McCabe and Mya Quinn each scored 8 to lead Roy-Hart’s balanced attack as Claire Halstead and Ava Owens added 7 and Shelby Wolf 6.

Sydnie Luckman took game high honors for Barker with 17.

Roy-Hart grabbed a 12-8 lead at the end of the opening period on back-to-back layups by Wolf.

The Lady Rams upped the advantage to nine,20-11, at the half and to 14, 29-15, at the three-quarter mark.

Roy-Hart is now 1-1 and Barker 1-2 in N-O action.

Albion 37, Medina 18

Albion evened its N-O record at 1-1 with a 37-18 win over visiting rival Medina.

Honesty Little had 9 points and 7 rebounds and Ryan Olles 8 points and 7 rebounds for the Purple Eagles which led 21-10 at the half.

Faithann Vanderwalker scored a game high 10 points for Medina which is now 0-3.

Wilson 39, Akron 36

Defending champion Wilson improved to 3-0 with a narrow 39-36 win over Akron which is now 1-1.

Barker’s Sydnie Luckman puts up a shot against  Roy-Hart defender Shelby Wolf.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Christian Drisdom tries for a shot as Damion Lattimer defends for Albion. The action took place during the host Mustangs win over the rival Purple Eagles this evening.

A fast start and a strong finish keyed Medina to a 54-42 win over visiting rival Albion this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball game.

Barker nipped visiting Roy-Hart 61-58 on a three at the buzzer in another N-O contest.

Medina jumped out to as much as a 13 point lead early in the second quarter but saw Albion battle back to take a two point lead early in the third quarter and stay within one midway through the final stanza.

Medina’s Tyler Chinn goes in for a layup as Christian Doty defends for Albion.

However, the Mustangs answered the challenge by closing with an 11-0 run to lock up the victory.

A jumper and a fast break layup by Christian Drisdom ignited that decisive late uprising which also included three free throws by Tyler Chinn, another layup by Drisdom and a pair of free throws by Joe Cecchini.

Chinn finished with a game high 17 and Brian Fry added 16 to lead the Mustangs scoring as Jarin Rhim chipped in with 7, Cecchini and Drisdom 6 each and Dontae Rhim 2.

Bailey Blanchard had 15 and Tyler Gibson 11 to pace the Purple Eagles as Chris Shabazz added 8, Damion Lattimer  4 and Christian Doty and Jahmeek Riley 2 each.

Fry had a three point play and a three and Chinn a pair of layups to help Medina take a 13-7 lead at the end of the first period.

The Mustangs quickly upped the advantage to 13, 22-9, by opening the second quarter with a 9-2 run highlighted by a layup off a steal by Fry and a three by Chinn.

Albion though came battling back answering with s 13-2 run to close the period and cut the deficit to just two at 24-22 at the half.

Gibson had a three, a layup off a steal and a jumper and Lattimer a three to key that uprising.

Keeping the momentum, the Purple Eagles then took what proved to be their only lead at 26-24 at the outset of the third period after a layup by Shabazz and two free throws by Doty.

Medina quickly regained the lead at 28-26 after a layup by Jarin Rhim and a layup off a steal by Chinn.

Two threes by Fry and one by Jarin Rhim then helped the Mustangs open up a seven point, 39-32, lead at the three quarter mark.

However, Albion again came battling back opening the decisive final quarter with s 10-4 run to slice the deficit to just one, 43-42 with four minutes to go. Gibson and Blanchard each had two baskets and Shabazz one during that rally.

The Purple Eagles though could not find the range again as Medina answered with a decisive 11-0 closing run to claim the victory and improve to 3-0 in N-O action.

Albion is now 0-2 in league play.

Albion’s Bailey Blanchard puts up a shot as Jarin Rhim, Dontae Rim and Brian Fry defend for Medina.

Barker 61, Roy-Hart 58

Brad Cantrell hit a three at the buzzer to earn Barker the thrilling win over Roy-Hart in a sea-saw contest.

Cantrell also pulled the Raiders even at 58-58 with a layup.

Joey Brandt finished with 17, Cantrell 15 and  Devonte Hill 10 to lead the way for Barker.

“It was really a group effort tonight,” said Barker Coach Jake Haight whose Raiders are now 1-2 in N-O action.

Rhett Goodwin scored a game high 25 and Tom Ragonese 12 for Roy-Hart which trailed 29-24 at the half.

Roy-Hart is also 1-2 in league play.

Akron 44, Wilson 23

Jake Mazza scored 17 to lead Akron to a 44-23 victory over Wilson.

Akron is now 1-1 and Wilson 1-2 in N-O action.

Improving to 4-0, Alexander defeated host Lyndonville 64-55 this evening in a Genesee Region League girls basketball game.

Natalie Whitmore scored a game high 26 points and Ally Mileham added 19 to lead the way for Alexander.

Lorelei Dillenbeck scored 23 and Ella Lewis 16 for Lyndonville as Kaylee Nesbitt added 8, Karlee Rounds 5 and Alexis Hughes 3.

Getting 6 points from Mileham and 5 from Whitman Alexander grabbed a 19-16 first quarter lead. Dillenbeck hit four three’s during that stretch to help keep Lyndonville close.

The Lady Trojans extended their lead a bit to 36-28 at the half as Whitmore netted 8 and Mileham 7 in the second period.  Lewis had 7 for the Lady Tigers in the stanza.

Ten third period points by Whitman helped Alexander maintain a 56-45 lead at the three-quarter mark. Lewis tallied 7 and Dillebeck 6 for Lyndonville in the quarter.

However, the Lady Tigers could get no closer than six down the stretch.

Now at 1-3, Lyndonville next visits Byron-Bergen on Saturday.

Pembroke 63, Holley 14

Emily Peters scored 23, including seven three’s, to lead Pembroke past Holley 63-14 in another G-R contest as the Lady Dragons improve to 3-1.

Halee Passarell and Tia Hofforth each scored 5 and Jailyn Bishop 4 for Holley.

Notre Dame 53, Kendall 34

Going to 4-1 in G-R competition, Notre Dame bested Kendall 53-34 as Amelia McCulley poured in 26 points.

Elizabeth Snyder scored 14, Alezya Brown 5 and T’Mia Kitchings 4 for Kendall. Snyder also grabbed off 13 rebounds and Brown 8.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Connor Bell works toward a pin over Batavia-Attica’s Thomas Green during this evening’s non league match at Lyndonville.

Batavia-Attica downed host Lyndonville 42-34 this evening in a non league wrestling match.

Lyndonville did jump out to an early 18-6 lead after back-to-back pins by Connor Bell (126) in 35 seconds and Brandon Munn in 2:56.

However, Batavia-Attica answered back with a string of four straight pins by Casper Stewart (138), Travis Kauffman (145), Tyler Budzinack (152) and Kaden Manucci (160) to take the lead for good at 30-18.

The Tigers did battle back to within two at 30-28 after a major decision win by Rodney Davis (172) and a second period pin by Maddox Stirk (189) but could get no closer.

The Blue Devils put a lock on the win via a pin by Thomas McCabe (285) in the second from the last bout to go up 42-28.

Lyndonville will next compete in a tournament at Byron-Bergen on Saturday.

Brandon Munn in route to scoring a pin victory for Lyndonville over Wyatt Bryman of Batavia-Attica.

Medina scored a sweep over Newfane and Albion bested Barker this afternoon in Niagara-Orleans League “virtual” swim meets.

The Medina boys improved to 7-2 by downing Newfane 105-60 as Cole Seefeldt won the 200 Freestyle, Isaac Pace the 200 Individual Medley, Xander Payne the 100 Free and Austin Tompkins the 100 Breaststroke.

Eli Thompson doubled in the 50 Free and 100 Backstroke for Newfane which slips to 1-8.

The Medina girls completed the sweep by defeating Newfane 87-79 to improve to 5-4.

Brooklynn Brown doubled in the IM and 100 Butterfly and Madelynn Satkowski won the 100 Free for the Seahorses.

Bridget Martin was a double winner in the 200 Free and 500 Free for Newfane which is now 3-6.

The Albion boys improved to 3-4 by downing Barker 107-49 as Jacob Foote won the 200 Free, Dallas Ecker the Butterfly, Finn McCue the 100 Free and Josh DePoty the 500 Free.

Ryan Santarsiero doubled in the IM and Breaststroke and Ryan Stevener in the 50 Free and Backstroke for Barker which is now 1-9.

The Roy-Hart boys locked up outright possession of a second straight N-O title by downing Barker 114-41 to stay undefeated at 9-0.

Carter Green was a double winner in the 50 Free and 100 Free for the Channel Cats as Jacob Hagen took the 200 Free, Nicolas Saia the Butterfly and Sean Labiak the 500 Free.

Santarsiero doubled in the IM and Breaststroke and Stevener took the Backstroke for Barker.

The Roy-Hart girls improved to 7-2 by besting Barker 91-37.

Amanda Hill doubled in the 500 Free and Breaststroke and Alexis Seib in the IM and 100 Free for the Channel Cats as Nadia White took the 50 Free and Raychel Dunker the Butterfly.

Natalie Bruning was a double winner for Barker in the 200 Free and Backstroke.

The Akron girls completed a 10-0 title season by downing Albion 128-32 as CC Morey doubled in the Butterfly and 500 Free and Mayah Harris in the IM and Breaststroke.

The Akron boys completed the sweep by downing Albion 91-78 as Zander Borton doubled in the 200 Free and 500 Free and Aiden Polkowski in the IM and 100 Free.

Finn McCue won the 50 Free, Dallas Ecker the Butterfly and Jacob Coolbaugh the Breaststroke for Albion.

N-O Standings

Boys: Roy-Hart 9-0, Medina 7-2, Akron 6-4, Albion 3-4, Newfane 1-8, Barker 1-9

Girls: Akron 10-0, Roy-Hart 7-2, Medina 5-4, Newfane 3-6, Albion 2-5, Barker 0-10

Unable to overcome a 10 point deficit heading into the final quarter, Lyndonville dropped a 58-44 decision to host Alexander this evening in a Genesee Region League boys basketball game.

Trailing 40-30 heading into the final stanza Lyndonville did cut the deficit to four with less than three minutes to go but could get no closer. Casey Winiecki scored 7 and Nathan Dillenbeck 6 to lead Lyndonville’s late rally.

Dillenbeck finished with 15 and Winiecki 11 as Noah Poler added 8, Russell Stephens 6, Anthony Moule 3 and Trenton Muck 1.

Nicholas Kramer took game high honors for Alexander with 20 as Devin Dean added 15 and Jay Morrison 14.  Kramer scored 8 in the final stanza while Morrison had 9 in the fourth and Dean 9 in the second.

Alexander held leads of 13-12 after one period and 25-18 at the half.

Lyndonville is now 2-2.

Notre Dame 89, Kendall 56

Building up a 46-26 halftime advantage, Notre Dame went on to down host Kendall 89-56 in a G-R contest.

Colin McCulley scored a game high 29 for Notre Dame as Mark Sanders added 17, Jimmy Fanara 12 and Ryan Fitzpatrick 10.

Derek Edck scored 16, Braxton Zarpentine 15 and Zach Barrett 10 for Kendall. Edick also had 7 rebounds and 8 assists and Zarpentine 10 rebounds.

Pembroke 66, Holley 36

Pembroke likewise built up a commanding 37-14 halftime advantage in route to posting a 66-36 G-R win over visiting Holley.

James Tette scored 11 and Broek Ostrom 9 for Holley.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Rhett Goodwin goes in for a layup as Zach Snow defends for Newfane during this evening’s Niagara-Orleans League game at Roy-Hart.

Exploding out to a 20 point first quarter lead, Newfane went on to defeat Roy-Hart 71-54 in a Niagara-Orleans League make-up boys basketball game this evening.

Jeremy Foltz scored a game high 21 points and Zach Snow added 18 to spearhead the Newfane attack as Tyler Oudette added 11, Cade Littman 10, Michael Carmer 6 and Trevor Heschke 5.

Aiden Petrie led Roy-Hart with 18 as Rhett Goodwin had 12, Tom Ragonese 10, Vincent Buscarino and John Conley 5 each and Gavyn Boyle and Jordan Terwilliger 2.

Snow scored 8, Littman 6 and Carmer 4 in the decisive opening quarter to spark the ball hawking Panthers out to a commanding 26-6 lead.

Newfane maintained a 14 point, 37-24, lead at the half as Foltz scored nine in the second period including a three.

Six different players then contributed a basket in the third quarter as Newfane held a 16 point, 52-36 advantage at the three-quarter mark.

Roy-Hart did cut the deficit to nine, 54-45, early in the final period after layups by Buscarino and Petrie followed by a three by Conley but Newfane answered with a three by Oudette and a layup by Foltz to quickly go back up by 13 at 61-48.

Back-to-back rebound baskets by Petrie and Ragonese again pulled Roy-Hart to within nine at 61-52 with just over three minutes to go.

However, the Rams could get no closer as Newfane locked up the win by closing with a 10-2 run including six by Snow.

Newfane is now 2-0 and Roy-Hart 1-1 in N-O action.

N-O competition continues on Friday with Roy-Hart at Barker, Albion at Medina and Akron at Wilson.

N-O Standings: Medina 2-0, Newfane 2-0, Roy-Hart 1-1, Wilson 1-1, Akron 0-1, Albion 0-1, Barker 0-2,

Gavyn Boyle goes up for a shot for Roy-Hart against Newfane defender Zach Snow.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Lily Carpenter goes in for a layup against Akron defender Jessee Jonathan during this evening’s game at Medina.

Jumping out to a 15 point first quarter lead, Akron went on to defeat host Medina 62-16 this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball game.

Akron grabbed a 16-1 first period lead as Jessee Jonathan had three baskets and Ella Hill and Isabelle Jones two each.

Jonathan finished with a game high 18 points, Hill 14 and Giahna Lafromboise 10.

Lily Carpenter scored 7 and Anya Bloom 4 for Medina.

In another N-O contest, Wilson defeated Barker 41-26.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Ella Lewis drives to the basket between Holley defenders Halee Passarell and Sara Kingdollar during this evening’s game at Lyndonville.

Pulling away in the second quarter, Lyndonville went on to defeat visiting Holley 44-16 this evening in a Genesee Region League girls basketball game.

Leading 9-6 at the end of the opening quarter, Lyndonville broke the contest open with a big 16-0 scoring surge in the second quarter.

Ella Lewis had two threes and a fast break layup and Lorelei Dillenbeck a three, a jumper and a fast break layup to key that decisive uprising for the Lady Tigers which opened up a 25-6 halftime advantage.

Lewis finished with a game high 21, Dillenbeck 12, Ashlee Stephens 5, Alexis Hughes 3, Prezli Silversmith 2 and Karlee Rounds 1.

Halee Passarell led Holley with 8 as Jailyn Bishop added 4 and Tatum Gagne and Harleigh Andrews 2 each.

Lyndonville is now 1-2 and Holley 0-4.

Holley’s Tatum Gagne drives against Lyndonville defender Prezli Silversmith.

Elba 66, Kendall 36

Brynn Wolczak scored 24, Leah Bezon 12 and Dakota Brinkman and Taylor Augello 10 each to lead host Elba to a 66-36 G-R win over Kendall.

Elizabeth Snyder had 11 points and 12 rebounds, Alezya Brown 7 points and 7 rebounds and T’Mia Kitchings 5 points for Kendall.

Elba led 36-25 at the half.