Improving to 4-2, Roy-Hart downed host Barker 71-50 in a Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball game this evening.

Adella Dukes scored 21, Courtney Aquilina 19 and Brooke Corser 13 to lead the way for the Lady Rams as Kylie McOmber added 6 and Millie Owens 5.

Elise Monaco took game high honors with 23 for Barker as Kaylee Stoll added 7, Hailey Dodge 6, Charlotte Haag 5, Villete Jary 4 and Cheyanne Rouse 3.

Roy-Hart led 34-28 at the half and 51-37 at the end of the third quarter.

Barker is now 0-6 in N-O action.

Medina swept to a pair of victories over host Albion in a Niagara-Orleans League swim meet this evening.

The Seahorses won the boys’ meet 49-44 and the girls’ competition 60-33.

Bryson Ford was a double winner in the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Freestyle for the Medina boys squad which also had Timothy Zeiner win the 200 Free, Jonathan Dix the 100 Butterfly and Bradley Goyette the 500 Free.

Justin Kania won the 50 Free, Nathan Wehling the 100 Backstroke and Logan Kast the 100 Breaststroke for Albion.

Medina improves to 4-2 and Albion slips to 2-5.

Lily Hungerford was a double winner in the 200 Free and Butterfly for the Medina girls as Madeline Mark won the 500 Free and Maya Anderson the 100 Backstroke.

Albion had a pair of double winners as Keira Sidari took the IM and 100 Free and Anna Grillo the 50 Free and 100 Breaststroke.

Medina is now 2-4 and Albion 0-7.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Preston Woodworth goes up for a shot ahead of Newfane defender Mac Capen during the Mustangs come-from-behind win over the visiting Panthers this evening.

Coming from WAY, WAY back, Medina rallied down the stretch to nip visiting Newfane 50-48 in a Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball game.

Trailing by as many as 17 midway though the second period and by 11 heading into the final quarter, the Mustangs came battling back in the final stanza to outscore the Panthers 19-6 and claim the narrow win.

Jerrell Nealy spearheaded the Mustangs big rally by scoring 14 points down the stretch. He opened his big quarter with a three and capped it off with another clutch three with 25 seconds remaining for what proved to be the winning tally and a 49-48 Medina lead.

Kolton Fletcher then came up with a huge steal to get the ball back for Medina with nine seconds remaining and Christian Moss capped off the win with a free throw with three seconds to go making the final 50-48.

Nealy finished with 18, all in the second half, to lead the Mustangs as Preston Woodworth added 12, Avion Johnson 9, Moss 5, Jayzon Wills 4 and Fletcher 2.

Mac Capen poured in s game high 32 to lead the way for Newfane.

Capen scored 11 in both the first and second quarters to help the Panthers build up as much as a 17 point, 28-11 lead midway through the second period.

Medina though got back into the game by closing the period with a 10-2 run to cut the deficit to 9, 30-21, at the break. Woodworth and Johnson both scored 6 during that rally.

The Panthers increased their lead a bit to 11, 42-31, at the end of the third period. Capen scored 7 during that strecth which saw the Panthers go 8 of 12 from the free throw line.

That set the stage for the Mustangs big Nealy led fourth quarter 19-6 scoring surge to claim the win.

Medina improves to 4-2 in N-O action as Newfane slips to 3-3.

Wilson 65, Akron 58
Front-running Wilson bested visiting runner-up Akron 65-58 to open up a two game lead atop the N-O League standings.

Aidan Neumann scored 22, Ryan Hough 19 , Brock Lepsch 10 and Shamus George 9 to lead Wilson.

Ben Gerstung tallied 16, Derren Brooks 14 and Blake Gerstung and Brodie Hill 12 each to pace Akron.

N-O Standings: Wilson 6-0, Akron 4-2, Medina 4-2, Newfane 3-3, Albion 2-4, Barker 1-4, Roy-Hart 0-5.

Medina’s Jerrell Nealy goes high for a rebound between the Newfane duo of Mac Capen, left, and Isaiah Gerstung (3).

Albion defeated Holley-Kendall 52-30 and Lyndonville downed Akron 43-32 in non league wrestling matches this evening.

Justin Mengs (110), Stryker Sanders (118), Drake Schomske (126), Corbin Piccirilli (132), Jaxon Lynch (150), Hoyt Aina (165) and Jackson Snook (285) all registered pins for Albion which also got technical falls victories by Parker Roberts (144) and Kaiser Allport (157).

Holley-Kendall got pins by Jeremy Lutes (103), Michael Williams (138), Aiden Robins (175), Tyler Davenport (190) and Aiden McGrain (215).

Pins by Dom Hargrave (132), Michael Alexander (144) and Brody Hazel (150) led the way for Lyndonville.

The Tigers also got technical fall wins by Bryson Hazel (103) and Greyson Romano (190) and a decision win by Iziah Rodriquez (126).

Roy-Hart/Barker 48, Lake Shore 35
Roy-Hart/Barker downed Lake Shore 48-35 in a non league wrestling match at Barker this evening as pins by Remy Marohn, Luke Fay and Max Hickman led the way.

Building up a commanding 20 point (36-16) half-time advantage, Medina went on to down host Newfane 60-31 in a Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball game.

Caliyah St. Louis scored 25 and Sam Heschke 18 to lead the way for Medina which snapped a six game losing streak.

Ah-Leena Golden led Newfane with 10.

Kendall 49, Lyndonville 36
Teagan Shaw and Sophia Picardo both scored 11 and Stella Kwiatek and Mia Price with 10 each to lead Kendall to a 49-36 win over Lyndonville in a Genesee Region League game.

Alexa Robinson scored 14 and Isabella Groves 8 for Lyndonville.

Kendall led 27-26 at the half and 39-30 at the end of the third period.

Notre Dame 79, Holley 22
Alexis VanAmeron had 6 points and 7 rebounds, Brynn Thomas 5 points and Hanna Ostrom 3 for Holley in the 79-22 G-R loss to Notre Dame.

Holley dropped a 38-27 decision at H-A-C this evening in a non league girls basketball game.

Hanna Ostrom led Holley with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Mia Thom added 4 points and 8 rebounds, Ali VanAmeron 5 points and 8 rebounds, Brynn Thomas 3 points and 9 assists and Ella Turpyn 2 points for the Lady Hawks.

Holley next visit Notre Dame on Wednesday in a Genesee Region League game.

Today’s frigid temperatures, which caused most area schools to close, wiped out this evening’s scheduled slate of Niagara-Orleans League boys and girls basketball games and swim meets.

The Newfane at Medina boys basketball game has been rescheduled for Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

The Roy-Hart/Barker at Medina swim meet has been rescheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m.

Today’s other scheduled N-O contests which have been postponed include Barker vs. Roy-Hart and Akron vs. Wilson boys basketball; Roy-Hart vs. Barker and Wilson vs. Akron girls basketball and the Albion vs. Akron swim meet.

Also postponed are the Lyndonville at Kendall and Notre Dame at Holley Genesee Region League boys basketball games.

Contributed Photo – Xander Payne

The SUNY Cortland baseball team, whose roster includes Medina High graduate Xander Payne, is spending this winter break week in the Dominican Republic for a combination of preseason diamond work and community service projects.

Payne is a junior pitcher for the Red Dragons majoring in Sports Management.

This is the third time the Cortland baseball team has made the preseason trip to the Dominican.

In addition to practicing and playing exibition games against Dominican teams, the Cortland players will be holding youth baseball clinics, donating baseball equipment such as shoes and pants and doing community service work by helping with local housing projects.

The players will also be learning about the country’s culture by visiting some historic sites and also get the opportunity to learn a little Spanish.

The Red Dragons will open the season at the D3 Showcase in Greensboro, North Carolina February 19-22.

Three Genesee Region USBC bowlers cashed at Sunday’s 60-and-Over Tour presented by Batavia Downs Gaming tournament at Medina Lanes.

Roger Allis of Medina, Mike Pettinella of Batavia and Scott Gibson of Oakfield were among the 24 bowlers who earned prize money out of the 73 entrants in the tour’s fifth of eight events this season.

Allis, who qualified with a 694 series, advanced to the semifinal round by winning two eliminator-style matches with games of 258 and 246. In the semis, he posted 186 – not enough to make it to the four-bowler finals but still good enough to win $190.

Pettinella qualified fourth with a 725 series, earning a first-round bye. He posted a 233 game in the second round but missed advancing by five pins. In cashing for the fourth time this season, he earned $145.

Gibson rolled 675 in the qualifying round but failed to advance after a 187 game. He won $80.

Robert Day placed first in the all-Rochester finals, rolling a 279 game in the finals for the $495 top prize.

In second through fourth place were Bill Hasiotis, $375; Roger Barclay, $270, and Don Galiotti, $230.

The next 60-and-Over Tour stop is set for 11 a.m. Feb. 22 at Transit Lanes in Williamsville.

Contributed Photo – The Albion High gym was packed Sunday as the Purple Eagles Wrestling Academy held its second annual Novice Tournament.

The Purple Eagles Wrestling Academy held its 2nd annual novice tournament yesterday. The tournament welcomed around 220 wrestlers to Albion High School. The Albion youth wrestlers finished as follows:

1st Place
Asher Dix, Jayce Rivera, Jagger Bourne, Jai’heem Drisdom, Jaxon Francis, Landon Stalker, Owen Whiting,

2nd Place
Carter Hall, Connor Murphy, Steele Sanders, Jaxson Stefaniak, Jordan Button, Storm Sanders, Lexington Pridgen, Major Dixon, Roman Pridgen

3rd Place
Chase Armer, Gaven Jackson, James Mahoney, Levi Purnell, Maelanni Rivera, Sam Conde, Zayden Leflore

4th Place
Josh Parkot, Melissa Mengs, Max Rivera, Mayson Vosburgh, Thomas Colmenero, Wayne Kent, Xavier Weiss

5th Place
Alex McAdoo, Apollo Chuddy, Artaevion Lewis, Atlas Chuddy, Blake Dawley, Caleb Martin, Isaiah Hewitt, Noah Button, Parker Dawley

“The Purple Eagles Wrestling Academy will be hosting a double-elimination tournament on February 1st to help prepare the youth wrestlers for their post-season,” added Purple Eagles Academy Director Mike Sanders.