A goal with just over minute to go earned the Tri County Midget Yellow squad a narrow 5-4 win over Perinton today in a New York Amateur Hockey League game.

Ryan Wells completed his hat-trick by scoring the game winner for Tri County which improves to 6-0 in the league and 11-1-1 overall.

Tri County led 2-1 after two periods as Wells scored once in each of the first two periods.

Third period goals by John Pilon and Ian McGraw kept Tri County even at 4-4 setting the stage for Wells’ last minute game winning tally.

On Saturday, Tri County romped to a 13-3 win over Monroe County.

Tri County took charge early by exploding for seven goals in the first period including two by Patrick Ricker and one each by Max Hapeman, James Hapeman, Zack Geitner, Pilon and Corey Granby.

Keeping the momentum, Tri County tacked on five mores goals in the second period including two each by Chase Froman and Wells and one by Ricker who completed his hat-trick

McGraw netted Tri County’s one third period goal.

Tri County net faces Perinton in a rematch on Saturday.

The Albion boys basketball team has a busy opening week on tap as the Purple Eagles will host Spencerport on Monday and Emerson on Thursday and then visit Lyndonville Friday.

Lyndonville will also host a girl-boy doubleheader on Tuesday against Rochester Academy Charter.

The Medina boys basketball team will open the season at home on Monday against Buffalo Science.

The Kendall girls basketball tournament will get underway on Wednesday with Barker vs. Lyndonvile at 6 p.m. and Holley vs. Kendall at 7:45 p.m. The consolation and championship games will be on Saturday.

The Niagara-Orleans League wrestling season will begin on Wednesday with Wilson at Albion, Akron at Medina and defending champion Newfane at Roy-Hart/Barker.

Wrestling competition will also feature the annual Holley-Kendall Team Tournament on Saturday at Holley.

Weekly Schedule
Monday
Boys Basketball: Buffalo Science at Medina, 6:30 p.m.; Spencerport at Albion, Holley at Sodus, 7 p.m.

Tuesday
Boys Basketball: Rochester Academy Charter at Lyndonville, Barker at Kendall, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball: Rochester Academy Charter at Lyndonville, 5:30 p.m.; Elba at Albion, Medina at Tonawanda, 7 p.m.
Swimming: Wheatland-Chili at Albion, Notre Dame at Barker, Byron-Bergen at Medina, 4:30 p.m.; HAC at Roy-Hart, 5 p.m.

Wednesday
Boys Basketball: Finney at Holley, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball:  Kendall Tournament (Barker vs. Lyndonville, 6 p.m., Holley vs. Kendall, 7:45 p.m.); Roy-Hart at Starpoint, 7 p.m.
Wrestling: Wilson at Albion, Akron at Medina, Newfane at Roy-Hart/Barker, 6 p.m.

Thursday
Boys Basketball: Emerson at Albion, MST Seneca at Roy-Hart, Barker at Notre Dame, 7 p.m.

Friday
Boys Basketball: Medina at CSAT, 6 p.m.; Albion at Lyndonville,, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball: CCA at Medina, 6 p.m.; Albion at LeRoy, Depew at Roy-Hart, 7 p.m.

Saturday
Boys Basketball: Barker at Pembroke ,12:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball: Kendall Tournament, TBA
Wrestling: Holley-Kendall Team Tournament, 10 a.m.; Albion and Lyndonville at Byron-Bergen Tournament,

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Helping to lead Roy-Hart/Barker into the upcoming wrestling season are these veterans. In front are Zack Hill and Colby Hancock. In back are Trent Choate, Gavin Ciarfella and Brett Ricker.

Roy-Hart/Barker will face a challenging Niagara-Orleans League wrestling opener when the Rams host defending champion Newfane on Wednesday.

Senior Colby Hancock along with sophomores Trent Choate, Brett Ricker, Zack Hill and freshman Gavin Ciarfella anchor the Rams lineup.

“I’m really looking forward to this season. We’ve got a lot of new faces and our numbers are up so we won’t have to give up as many forfeits,” said Coach Matt McCauley.

Schedule
December: 4 – Newfane, 6 p.m.; 6 – at Sweet Home Tournament; 11 – Medina, 6 p.m.; 18 – at Albion, 6 p.m.
January: 8 – at Akron, 15 vs. Wilson at Akron, 6 p.m.; 18 – at N-O All-League Tournament at Albion; 22 – Holley, 25 – at Medina Tournament.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Veteran members of the Barker basketball squad include, from left, Sydnie Luckman, Rachel Parfinski, Kylie Annable, Dakota Leising, Serena Harris and Haleigh Mason.

Having lost only one player to graduation, Barker returns a large veteran group as the Lady Raiders prep for the up coming basketball season.

The Lady Raiders veteran group includes seniors Haleigh Mason, Rachel Parfinski, Kylie Annable, Dakota  Leising and Serena Harris along with junior Sydnie Luckman.

Newcomers to Coach Dave Luckman’s Lady Raiders roster include junior Natalie Bruning who was on the swim team the last couple of years.

Barker will open the season by competing in the Kendall Tournament on Wednesday and Saturday. The Lady Raiders will face Lyndonville in the opening round.

Schedule
December: 4 and 7 at Kendall Tournament vs. Lyndonville on the 4th at 6 p.m.; 10 – Medina, 6 p.m.; 13 – at Akron, 6:30 p.m.; 16 – Holley, 7 p.m.; 19 – Wilson, 6 p.m.; 30 – Lyndonville, 6:30 p.m.
January: 7 – at Albion, 7 p.m.; 9 – Newfane, 6 p.m.; 14 – Roy-Hart, 6 p.m.; 17 – at Medina, 6:30 p.m.; 21 – at Holley, 6:30 p.m.; 23 – Akron, 6 p.m.; 28 – at Wilson, 6 p.m.; 30 – CSAT, 6 p.m.
February: 4  Albion, 6 p.m.; 7 – at Newfane, 6:30 p.m.; 11 – at Roy-Hart, 7 p.m.; 14 – at Lyndonville, 7 p.m

Roy-Hart dropped a pair of games this weekend at the season opening Alden girls basketball tournament.

Roy-Hart lost 50-26 to Alden in the opening round on Friday.  Rileigh McCabe scored 12 and Shelby Wolf 9 for the Lady Rams.

Akron then bested Roy-Hart 26-18 in the consolation game this afternoon. Wolf scored 8 and McCabe 5 for the Lady Rams

In a game between the undeafeateds in the WNY Club Hockey League, Roy-Hart/Barker/Medina beat Wilson/Newfane  4-2 Friday at Harbor Center.

As in the previous two games, RBM fell behind in the first two minutes as W/N notched a goal at 15:24.

However, just as in the first two games, Jason Kuchey (R-H) tied the game at 6:50 of the first period unassisted on a power play.

W/N regained the lead in the second period and another nail- biter seemed awaiting the third period.

In that stanza, Kuchey scored again to tie the game with assists from Nick Wood (Akron) and Andrew Downey (R-H).

Later in the third period, Nick Wood scored the game winner at  5:59 with assists from Dominic Peracciny (RH) and Ryan Mettler (RH).

Trevor Crawford (Akron)  iced the contest with an empty-net goal with 8.3 seconds to go.

Andrew Warner (Tonawanda)  played a spectacular game in goal stopping 34 of 36 shots.

RBM’s next contest is against league leading City Honors/ Cardinal O’Hara at Riverside Rink on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Leading Barker into the upcoming basketball season will be this trio of Josh Weakland, Joey Brandt and Hunter Callen.

Looking to snap a two year long league losing streak, Barker will tune up for the Niagara-Orleans basketball campaign with a string of four straight season opening non league road games beginning at Kendall on Tuesday.

The trio of senior Hunter Callen and juniors Josh Weakland and Joey Brandt will lead the way for Barker which will begin N-O competition at home on December 13 against defending champion Medina.

“The key for us will be to play good defense,” said Coach Michael Brooks. “We have to make the other team take tough shots.”

The Raiders graduation losses included Preston Harris, Nick Brandt and Dan Ober.

Schedule
December: 3 – at Kendall, 7 p.m.; 5 – at Notre Dame, 7 p.m.; 7 – at Pembroke, 7 p.m.; 10 – at Tonawanda, 6:30 p.m.; 13 – Medina, 6 p.m.; 17 – Akron, 7 p.m.; 20 – at Wilson, 6 p.m.
January: 3 – at Lyndonville, 1:30 p.m.; 7 – Albion, 7 p.m.; 10 – at Newfane, 6:30 p.m.; 14 – at Roy-Hart, 7 p.m.; 16 – at Medina, 6:30 p.m.; 21 – at Byron-Bergen, 7 p.m.; 24 – at Akron, 6:30 p.m.; 28 – Wilson, 7 p.m.
February: 3 – Holley, 6:30 p.m.; 6 – at Albion, 7 p.m.; 11 – Newfane, 7 p.m.; 13 – Roy-Hart, 7 p.m.; 17 – Lyndonville, 6 p.m.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Anchoring the lineup for the Medina wrestling squad is this veteran group. In front are Robert Morehouse and Riley Black. In back are Zack Oliver, Miles Hartway, Noah Skinner and RaShawn Bloom.

Youth and inexperience dot the Medina wrestling team’s roster as the Mustangs prep for Wednesday’s Niagara-Orleans League home opener against Akron.

Senior Riley Black,  juniors Robert Morehouse and Miles Hartway along with sophomores RaShawn Bloom and Zach Oliver and freshman Noah Skinner provides the veteran experience for the Mustangs. Bloom won the 106 lb. title at last year’s N-O All-League Tournament and compiled a 16-9 record.

“We’re very inexperienced in terms of varsity competition,” said Coach Eric Gross. “Overall I like what I see in the younger guys.”

In all the Mustangs have 6 seniors, 4 juniors, 4 sophomores, 3 freshmen and 5 eighth graders listed on their early season 22 member roster.

Schedule
December: 4 – Akron, 6 p.m.; 11 – at Roy-Hart/Barker, 6 p.m.; 18 – Newfane, 6 p.m.
January: 8 – at Wilson, 6 p.m.; 15 vs. Albion at Akron, 6 p.m.; 18 – N-O All-League Tournament at Albion; 25 – Medina’s Gary Gross Memorial Tournament.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Leading Holley into the upcoming season will be this group of veterans. In front are Olivia Radford, Tia Hofforth and Halee Passarell. In back are Megan Harrington, Alexis Clemons and Jade Hofforth.

Looking to keep the momentum generated last year, Holley is prepping for the season opening Kendall Tournament.

Holley will face Kendall in the December 4 tourney opener.

Anchoring the lineup for the Lady Hawks will be the veteran group of seniors Olivia Radford, Jade Hofforth, Megan Harrington and Alexis Clemons along with junior Halee Passarell and freshman Tia Hofforth.

“We made good strides last year and we’re looking to improve on that,” said Coach Sal DeLuca whose Lady Hawks went 6-14 last year having snapped a long losing streak with a pair of wins in the season opening Kendall Tourney.

Holley’s graduation losses included Madison Marsh, Sarah Klatt and Julia Smith.

Schedule
December: 4 and 7 at Kendall Tournament vs. Kendall on the 4th at 7 p.m.; 11 – Oakfield-Alabama, 7 p.m.; 16 – Barker, 7 p.m.; 17 – Byron-Bergen, 7 p.m.; 19 – at Pembroke, 7 p.m.
January: 6 – at Attica, 7 p.m.; 8 – Alexander, 7 p.m.; 10 – Lyndonville, 7 p.m.; 14 – Kendall, 7 p.m.; 16 – Notre Dame, 7 p.m.; 21 – at Barker, 7 p.m.; 22 – at Lyndonville, 7 p.m.; 28 – at Wheatland-Chili, 7 p.m.; 30 – at Elba, 7 p.m.
February: 4 – at Alexander, 7 p.m.; 6 – Pembroke, 7 p.m.; 12 – at Byron-Bergen, 7 p.m.; 14 – Attica, 7 p.m.; 18 – at Oakfield-Alabama, 7 p.m.