Just as has been the case almost every year for the past decade the lineup for the Section VI Class B football divisions will again have a new look this fall.

This year the 20 Class B teams look to be divided into four enrollment based divisions of five teams each.

Albion will be in the B3 Division along with Olean, Springville, Lackawanna and Depew.

The Medina/Lyndonville/Barker team will be in the B2 Division along with Iroquois, Dunkirk, Maryvale and Maritime/Health Sciences.

The B1 Division will include Lake Shore, Pioneer, Cheektowaga, East Aurora/Holland and Lew-Port while the B4 Division will have Newfane, Tonawanda, Alden, Eden/North Collins and Burgard.

The seven game regular season will include four divisional contests and three Class B crossover games.

Albion and Medina will meet on the regular season ending rivalry weekend.

Last year, the 20 Class B teams were divided into three divisions (two comprising 7 teams and one of 6 teams). Albion and Medina were in the B2 Division along with Olean, Depew, Springville and Lackawanna.

The football schedule is slated to be finalized next week.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Veteran members of the Medina lacrosse team include, in front, Caleb Boyce, Thomas Vasquez, Zach Blount and Wesley Hughes. In back are Bobby Geiger, Tim Roy, Blaire Prest, Chaise Prest. Christian Silversmith and Mitchell Silversmith.

With new Coach Todd Eick at the helm, the Medina varsity lacrosse team is prepping for the March 25 non league season opener against Iroquois.

“We’ve got a nice core of players coming back,” said Eick who takes over the varsity helm from Gordy Luthart after guiding the JV team the last few years.  “We do have some holes to fill as we lost some key players to graduation so our young guys are going to have to step up and fill those shoes.”

New Medina varsity Coach Todd Eick meets here with the Mustangs tri-captains Blaire Prest, Chaise Prest and Christian Silversmith.

Senior tri captains Chaise Prest (Attack), Blaire Prest (Defense) and Christian Silversmith (Attack/Midfielder) head the Mustangs veteran group which also includes senior Tim Roy (Attack/Middie) juniors Bobby Geiger (Defense), Wesley Hughes (Goalie), Cooper Fearby (Middie), Thomas Vasquez (Middie) and Caleb Boyce (Defense) along with sophomores Zach Blount (Attack), Mitchell Silversmith (Attack) and Robert Morehouse (Goalie).

Christian Silversmith led the Mustangs in scoring last year with 59 goals while Blount had 20 and Roy 11.

Medina’s graduation losses include midfielders Brendan Luthart (55 goals), Mason Lewis (50 goals) and DaRon Bellan (14 goals) along with defenders Ian Joseph and Luke Wilson and goalie Cody Crane.

The Mustangs went 5-3 in the D Division and 9-9 overall last spring.

After hosting Iroquois on the 25th, the Mustangs will begin Class D Division competition at home o March 27 against Salamanca.

Schedule
March: 25 Iroquois, 5 p.m.; 27 – Salamanca, 5:30 p.m.; 30 – at Newark, 11 a.m.
April: 2 – at Brockport, 5 p.m.; 3 – at Wilson, 5 p.m.; 8 – at Pal-Mac, TBA; 10 – Gowanda, 5:30 p.m.; 12 – at Salamanca, 5:30 p.m.; 15 – at Eden, 5 p.m.
May: 1 – Wilson, 5 p.m.; 3 – Akron, 5 p.m.; 6 – at Gananda, 5:30 pm.; 8 – at Gowanda, 5:30 p.m.; 10 – Amherst, 5:30 p.m.; 13 – at Akron, 5 p.m.; 15 – at Lockport, 5 p.m.

Legion combined a 40-30 win over Vets Club with Sacred Heart’s 36-34 loss to JR Wilson Monday to regain sole possession of the Medina Euchre League lead.

Legion is now 791-679 on the season, Sacred Heart 785-685, JR Wilson 762-708 and Vets Club 602-868.

League competition continues on March 18 with Legion at Sacred Heart and Vets Club at JR Wilson.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Nate Warters and Lyndonville’s Zach Johnson have earned Genesee Region League All-Star honors.

Division II champion Lyndonville has placed two players, senior Zach Johnson and sophomore Nathan Dillenbeck, on the Genesee Region League All-Star basketball team.

Johnson scored 322 points (14.6 average) and had 169 assists, 152 rebounds and 43 steals.

Dillenbeck scored 301 points (13.7 ave.) and had 63 rebounds, 51 assists and 45 steals.

GR All-Star Nathan Dillenbeck of Lyndonville drives against Kendall’s John Rath who earned Honorable Mention.

Kendall is represented by senior Nate Warters who scored 356 points (17.8 ave) highlighted by his topping the milestone 1,000 point career scoring mark late in the season. He also had 86 rebounds, 45 assists and 28 steals.

Lyndonville also had senior Nathan Poler and junior Nathan Hydock earn Honorable Mention as did Holley junior Kohl Morgan and Kendall senior John Rath.

Poler scored 251 points (11.4 ave.) and had 165 rebounds while Hydock tallied 281 points (12.8 ave.) and grabbed off a team high 179 rebounds.

Morgan averaged 14 points and 11 rebounds while Rath scored 245 points (12.2 ave.) and had 95 rebounds, 70 assists and 54 steals.

The All-Star first team also includes senior Jon Boyce and junior Colton Dillon from Elba, seniors Chris McClinic and Ryan Davis from Alexander, seniors Dawson Nelson and Devon Henderson from Attica, junior Gabe MacDonald from Notre Dame, senior Joey Burdick from Oakfield-Alabama and senior Jordon Ludwig from Pembroke.

Johnson and Boyce will represent the G-R League at the Ronald McDonald game on March 23.

Also earning Honorable Mention were, from left, Nathan Poler (Lyndonville), Kohl Morgan (Holley) and Nathan Hydock (Lyndonville).

Contributed Photo – Nicole Blackburn

STAUNTON, VA — Holley High graduate Nicole Blackburn  has earned USA South Conference accolades for the 2018-19 Mary Baldwin University Women’s Basketball season.

A senior forward Blackburn was named to the conference’s All-Sportsmanship Team.

Speaking about her performance, Mary Baldwin Head Coach Ross James said: “Nicole is a selfless, team-first player. It is not surprising to me that she would be widely recognized for her sportsmanship.”

Blackburn averaged 6.6 points and 7.3 rebounds per game this season.

Contributed Photo – Carlitos Sanchez

Albion High graduate and Genesee Community College freshman Carlitos Sanchez competed in the National Junior College Athletic Association swimming championships this weekend at Buffalo.

Sanchez was a member of the GCC 200 Freestyle Relay team which placed sixth with a school record time of 1:29.69.

He was also a member of the GCC 400 Freestyle Relay team which placed seventh after winning its heat.

In the individual event competition, Sanchez placed eighth in the consolation race and 16th overall in the 50 Backstroke.

The GCC men’s team finished seventh overall and the women’s squad 10th overall at the end of the four day competition which was hosted by Erie Community College.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Alecia Hinkson (Lyndonville) and Brittney Marks (Kendall).

Nine of the 12 players on the annual Genesee Region League girls basketball All-Star team are underclassmen headed by the Elba sophomore quartet of Leah Bezon, Brynn Walczack, Maddie Muelig and Taylor Augello.

The only seniors are Callie McCulley and Stevie Wilcox from Notre Dame and Taylor Gadd from Attica. McCulley was named G-R Player of the Year as she scored 426 points (21.3 average) and grabbed off 249 rebounds.

Olivia Radford and Maddy Marsh from Holley.

The All-Star team also includes freshman Kelsey Schlagenoff and junior Brianna Smith from Oakfield-Albama along with Alexander sophomore Hailee Kramer, Pembroke junior Dekari Moss and Wheatland-Chili junior Jenna LaMere.

A quartet of Orleans County players have earned Honorable Mention on the All-Star squad including senior Maddy Marsh and junior Olivia Radford from Holley, junior Brittney Marks from Kendall and senior Alecia Hinkson from Lyndonville.

Marsh scored 195 points (9.7 ave.) and had 229 rebounds and Radford scored 199 points (9.8 ave) and had 48 steals.

Marks 134 points (6.7 ave.) and 124 rebounds and Hinkson 220 points (10.0 ave.) and 160 rebounds.

Contributed Photo – Chanyce Powell

Albion High graduate and SUNY Brockport sophomore Chanyce Powell has earned All American honors after placing seventh in the Long Jump at the NCAA Division III national championship being held this weekend at Boston.

Powell had a personal best jump of 18-7.

It marks the second straight year that Powell has earned All American honors having placed fifth in the Long Jump last year.

Powell advanced to the nationals after placing second in the Triple Jump and 10th in the Long Jump at last weekend’s Atlantic Regional.

She also placed second in the Triple Jump at the recent SUNYAC championships.

She is majoring in Exercise Physiology.