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Kendall girls will open with tournament
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Leading Kendall into the upcoming basketball season will be this group of returnees. In front are Katie Pearson and Elizabeth Snyder. In back are Autumn Woodward, Brittney Marks, Lizzie Sutphen and Alezya Brown.
Anchored by a good group of six returnees, Kendall will open the girls basketball season by hosting the Lady Eagles annual tournament on December 4 and 7.
The opening round on the 4th will have Barker vs. Lyndonville followed by Holley vs. Kendall.
The Lady Eagles will be led by the veteran group of seniors Brittney Marks, Katie Pearson, Lizzie Sutphen and Autumn Woodward along with sophomores Elizabeth Snyder and Alezya Brown.
“With our experience we’re pretty solid,” said Coach Jeff Parizek. “Our biggest challenge, as it was last year, is to score consistently.”
The Lady Eagles roster also includes juniors Ciera Kupferschmid and Karlee Robb along with sophomores Julie Coble and Julia Sczepanski.
Schedule
December: 4 and 7 – Kendall Tournament vs. Holley on the 4th at 7 p.m.; 9 – Rochester Prep, 6 p.m.; 12 – Elba, 7 p.m.; 17 – Wheatland-Chili, 7 p.m.; 19 – at Notre Dame, 7 p.m.
January: 6 – Northstar, 6 p.m.; 8 – Lyndonville, 7 p.m.; 10 – Byron-Bergen, 7 p.m.; 13 – at Pembroke, 7 p.m.; 14 – at Holley, 7 p.m.; 18 – Young Women’s College Prep, 1 p.m.; 24 – Attica, 7 p.m.; 28 – at Alexander, 7 p.m.; 30 – at Oakfield-Alabama, 7 p.m.
February: 4 – at Lyndonville, 7 p.m.; 6 – Notre Dame, 7 p.m.; 10 at Young women’s College Prep, 5:30 p.m.; 12 – at Wheatland-Chili, 7 p.m.; 14 – at Elba, 7 p.m.
Kendall cagers return a large veteran group
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall returns a large veteran nucleus including, in front, Noah Tantalo, Noah Walzer and Noah Rath. In back are Dale Steffen, Tyler Wright-Dunkle, Derek Edick, Mason Kuhn and Nick Spellan.
A large contingent of eight veterans will lead Kendall into the upcoming boys basketball season.
That veteran group includes seniors Dale Steffen, Mason Kuhn, Noah Walzer, Noah Rath, Nick Spellan, Noah Tantala , Tyler Wright-Dunkle and junior Derek Edick.
“We’ve got a really nice nucleus,” said Coach Matt Zimmer. “This group has a lot of positive chemistry and they love the game. Ball movement and teamwork look to be our strengths and we will need a team effort defensively and rebounding. I think we have all the tools to be competitive.”
The Kendall lineup also includes senior Riley Hirschman, junior Eric Woodams and freshman Zach Barrett.
The Eagles graduation losses include the starting quartet of John Rath, Nate Warters, Mickey Gardner and Hunter Menze.
Kendall , which went 5-9 in the league and 8-13 overall last year, will open the season with a non league home game against Barker on December 3 and begin Genesee Region League competition at home against Elba on December 13.
Schedule
December: 3 – Barker, 7 p.m.; 13 – Elba, 7 p.m.; 16 – Rochester Academy Charter, 6 p.m.; 18 – at Wheatland-Chili, 7 p.m.; 20 – at Notre Dame, 7 p.m.
January: 3 and 4 at Holley Tournament vs. Holley on the 3rd at 7 p.m.; 7 – at Lyndonville, 7 p.m.; 9 – at Byron-Bergen, 7 p.m.; 13 – Pembroke, 7 p.m.; 15 – Holley, 7 p.m.; 23 – at Attica, 7 p.m.; 29 – Alexander, 7 p.m.; 31 – Oakfield-Alabama, 7 p.m.
February: 3 – at Warsaw, 7 p.m.; 5 – Lyndonville, 7 p.m.; 7 – Notre Dame, 7 p.m.; 11 – Wheatland-Chili, 7 p.m.; 13 – at Elba, 7 p.m.; 15 – at Albion, 11:30 a.m.
Albion boys swim past Attica in opener
Albion defeated host Attica 63-31 this evening in a non league season opening boys swim meet.
Chase Froman won both the 200 Freestyle and 500 Free and Ryan Krenning the 50 Free and 100 Free to lead the way for the Purple Eagles.
Attica downed Albion in the girls meet 60-31.
Medina was swept in a non league opener at HAC bowing 52-42 in the boys’ meet and 57-36 in the girls’ competition.
Hunter Heil was a double winner for the Medina boys in the 50 Free and 100 Backstroke as Miachael Marker took the 100 Butterfly and Isaac Pace the 100 Breaststroke.
Heil, Marker, Pace and Cole Seefeldt also combined to win the 200 Medley Relay.
In the girls meet for Medina Hannah Heil was a double winner in the 50 Free and 100 Free.
Heil also teamed up with Emma Schwarzott, Grace Cook and Amanda Woodruff to win the 400 Free Relay.
Alden girls down Albion in basketball opener
Pulling away down the stretch, Alden downed visiting Albion 52-29 this evening in a season opening non league girls basketball game.
Down 27-19 at the half, Albion trailed by just five, 29-24, midway through the third period. However, Alden outscored the Purple Eagles 23-5 over the final quarter and a half to claim the win.
Paige Derisley scored 8, Aly Knaak 7 and Breanda Johnson 4 for Albion which next hosts Elba at 7 p.m. on December 3.
Purple Eagles eye bounce back season
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Leading Albion into the upcoming basketball season will be this group of veterans including, from left, Kevin Hillman, Xavier Cornick, Deyonci Farley, Liam Ward and Michael DiCureia.
Looking to rebound from last year’s sub .500 (5-7) Niagara-Orleans League record, the Albion boys basketball team returns a good nucleus of five veterans.
Senior Deyonci Farley, who earned N-O Player of the Year honors last season, heads Albion’s veteran contingent which also includes seniors Liam Ward, Kevin Hillman, Xavier Cornick and Michael DCureia.
Farley led the Purple Eagles in both scoring with 385 points (18.3 average) and rebounds with 200.
Juniors Chris Shabazz and Bailey Blanchard also return after seeing some varsity action late last season.
Rounding out the squad are juniors Zach Coleccechi, Elijah Lloyd, Christian Doty, Anthony Freeman, Kyle Woolston and Damion Lattimer.
“The N-O is a very competitive league and we expect to compete in every game,” said Coach Dave Kozar. “”Offensively we should be fine we just have to play as a team. Team chemistry is a key.”
The Purple Eagles gradation losses included Bryce Pritchard, Vincent Zona, Dylan Fox and Jonathan DePuy.
Albion will open the season with non league game at Spencerport on December 3 and begin N-O competition on December 10 at Akron.
Schedule
December: 3 – at Spencerport, 7 p.m.; 5 – Emerson, 7 p.m.; 6 – at Lyndonville, 7 p.m.; 10 -at Akron, 6:30 p.m.; 12 – at Roy-Hart, 7 p.m.; 17 – Medina, 7 p.m.
January: 3 – Wilson, 7 p.m.; 7 – at Barker, 7 p.m.; 11 – at Elba, 1:30 p.m.; 14 – Newfane, 7 p.m.; 16 – Roy-Hart, 7 p.m.; 24 – at Medina, 6:30 p.m.; 28 – Akron, 7 p.m.; 31 – at Wilson, 6 p.m.
February: 4 – LeRoy, 7 p.m.; 6 – Barker, 7 p.m.; 7 – at I Prep, 7 p.m.; 10 – at Alden, 7 p.m.; 13 – at Newfane, 6:30 p.m.; 15 – Kendall, 11:30 a.m.
Veteran quartet will lead Holley cagers
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Leading Holley into the upcoming basketball season will be this quartet of veterans Cody Tanis, AJ Drechsel, Kohl Morgan and Carson Major.
Led by a quartet of returning veterans, Holley is prepping for the December 2 non league season opener at Sodus.
Seniors Kohl Morgan, Carson Major and Cody Tanis along with junior AJ Drechsel will lead the way for the Hawks which are also counting on seniors Ryan Lang and Jake Norman along with sophomore Broek Ostrom.
“We’re looking to be competitive in every game and to show no quit,” said Coach Wil Prince.
The Hawks graduation losses from last year’s 4-17 team, include John Mounts, Matt Skehan, Matt Wilson and Matt Hahn.
Holley will open Genesee Region League competition at Oakfield-Alabama on December 10.
Schedule
December: 2 – at Sodus, 7 p.m.; 4 – Finney, 7 p.m.; 10 – at Oakfield-Alabama, 7 p.m.; 13 – Attica, 7 p.m.; 16 – Pembroke, 7 p.m.; 18 – at Byron-Bergen, 7 p.m.
January: 3 and 4 – Holley Tournament vs. Kendall on the 3rd at 7 p.m.; 7 – at Alexander, 7 p.m.; 9 – Lyndonville, 7 p.m.; 15 – at Kendall, 7 p.m.; 17 – at Notre Dame, 7 p.m.; 29 – Wheatland-Chili, 7 p.m.; 31 – Elba, 7 p.m.
February: 3 – at Barker, 7 p.m.; 5 – Alexander, 7 p.m.; 7 – at Pembroke, 7 p.m.; 11 – Byron-Bergen, 7 p.m.; 13 – at Attica, 7 p.m.; 19 – Oakfield-Alabama, 7 p.m.
Football may be returning to the N-O League
For the first time since 1990 Niagara-Orleans schools may be competing together as a league in football next fall if a current proposal is adopted by the Section VI Athletic Council.
The proposal put together by the Section VI Football Committee would have the current Section VI Football Federation alignment replaced with a return to individual leagues including the N-O League, Niagara Frontier League (NFL) , Erie County League (ECIC), the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus League (CCAA) and the City of Buffalo League.
The Section VI Federation was formed in the early 1970’s and the N-O schools remained together as a division until 1991 when the current enrollment based classification system (AA, A, B, C and D) was adopted.
That change resulted in Albion, Medina, Newfane and Roy-Hart playing in Class B and Akron and Wilson in Class C. Roy-Hart later moved into Class C in 2006.
This past fall the 20 Class B teams were split into four five team divisions with Medina/Lyndonville/Barker playing in the B2 Division, Albion in the B3 Division and Newfane in the B4 Division. That alignment had Albion playing divisional contests against distant foes Olean and Springville while Medina’s division foes included Dunkirk.
Akron, Roy-Hart and Wilson were all in the C North Division.
Now all six N-O football playing schools would be reunited as a league.
“It’s very interesting to us,” said Medina Athletic Director and variety football Coach Eric Valley. “It would do a lot to bring back some traditional rivalries and reduce some of the long trips some schools have had to make. And I think it would do wonders increasing interest for some teams which are having trouble with numbers.”
The proposal is slated to be voted upon by the Section VI Athletic Council on December 11. If approved the details of finalizing the league lineups and setting up a point system to determine show teams would qualify for the sectional playoffs would begin.
Ironically, neighboring Section V just this past fall switched from individual leagues to a Federation system for football.
Legion keeps hiking Euchre League lead
Front-running Legion combined a 38-32 win over Vets Club Monday with JR Wilson’s 36-34 win over runner-up Sacred Heart to open up a 23 point lead atop the Medina Euchre League standings.
Legion is now 313-247, Sacred Heart 290-270, JR Wilson 281-279 and Vets Club 236-324.
League competition continues on December 2 with JR Wilson at Legion and Vets Club at Sacred Heart.
Medina girls tip basketball season off
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Sarah Sones goes after a rebound against Health Sciences’ Amarionna Elliott during the visiting Falcons win over the Mustangs this evening.
Medina tipped off the local high school basketball season this evening as the Mustangs dropped a 39-28 decision to visiting Health Sciences in a non league girls contest.
Trailing 18-7 at the end of a cold shooting (2 of 32), turnover filled (14) first half, Medina came battling back in the third period.
Getting 7 points from Gracie Hughes, including a three, and 5 from Anya Bloom, Medina rallied back to within five twice late in the third period, first at 21-16 and again at 23-18, but could get no closer.
Health Sciences went back up by nine, 28-19, at the three-quarter mark.
The Mustangs did close the gap to six, 30-24, early in the final period after a basket by Nodia Osby and a three by Janiyah Holloway but Health Sciences answered with a key 7-2 run to put a lock on the win.
“We played better in the second half for sure,” said Mustangs Coach Larry Lash.
Hughes led Medina with 9 points as Vanderwalker and Bloom both had 5, Osby 4, Holloway 3 and Carrie Janas 2.
Rashanay Brooks and Myriah Beasley shared game high scoring honors for Health Sciences by each netting 12.
Medina next visits Tonawanda on December 3.
Sherman to play baseball at Canisius College
Contributed Photo – Medina High senior Nate Sherman today signed a Letter of Intent to accept a scholarship to play baseball at Canisius College. He is shown here at the signing with his parents Marguerite and Jon Sherman. Sherman earned first team Niagara-Orleans All-League honors last spring as he helped the Mustangs capture N-O, Section VI Class B, and Far West Regional titles to earn a berth in the state semifinals. He is planning on studying Biochemistry. He has also signed to play this summer with the Royal Printing Buffalo AAABA baseball team.
