Photo by Cheryl Wertman – The annual All-Orleans County wrestling team, as selected by the coaches, includes, in front, Tristyn Moyer, Ellwood Hafner, Connor Bell, Amilcar Morales, RaShawn Bloom and Bruce Rasmusson. In the middle row are Rodney Davis, Erik Balys, Jayden Pieniaszek, Colby Petrie and Chase Stinson. In the back row are Cody Wilson, Bryce Kelly, Mario Fidanza, Jessy Cruz, Cade Aina and Eli Stanton.

Two state championship tournament competitors, Medina senior Colby Petrie (126) and Lyndonville junior Mario Fidanza (220), head the annual All-Orleans County wrestling team as selected by the coaches.

Petrie, who is a four time Niagara-Orleans League champion, placed first at the Class C/D championship, third at the Section VI championship and then went 2-2 at the state championships to finish the season with a record of 31-7.

Fidanza, who placed third at the Section V championships to gain berth in the state meet, went 27-3 on the season including 18 pins.

Medina is also represented on the All County team by freshman RaShawn Bloom (99) who placed second at the N-O tournament and fourth at the Section VI championships finishing with s 16-9 record.

Lyndonville has also placed senior Chase Stinson (126), sophomore Rodney Davis (160) and freshman Connor Bell (113).

Stinson placed third at both e Class B tournament and the Section V championships finishing the season with a 33-9 record including 19 pins.

Davis placed third at the Class B tournament and went 25-16 on the season including 15 pins.

Bell also placed third at the Class B tourney and went 21-17 on the season including a dozen pins.

Holley-Kendall topped the All-County team with six honorees including seniors Erik Balys (152), Eli Stanton (170) and Cade Aina (182) along with juniors Tristyn Moyer (120) and Jayden Pieniaszek (126) and eighth grader Bruce Rasmusson.

Balys, who went third at the Class BB tournament and fourth at the Section V championships, was 35-7 on the season and finishes with a career record of 141-58.

Aina, who placed fourth at both the Class BB and Section V championships, went 40-6 and finishes with a career record of 125-28.

Stanton, who placed fourth at the Class BB tourney, went 32-10 and finishes with a career record of 57-46.

Moyer, who was fifth at the BB tourney and sixth at the Section V championships, went 33-8 and now has a career record of 125-34.

Pieniaszek placed second at the Class BB tourney posting a 32-7 record to improve his career mark to 97-18.

In his first varsity season, Rasmusson was fifth at the Class BB tourney and compiled a record of 33-7.

Albion is represented by a quintet of grapplers on the All-County team including senior Jessy Cruz (170), juniors Bryce Kelly (220) and Cody Wilson (285) along with freshmen Amilcar Morales (113) and Ellwood Hafner (120).

Cruz, who won the N-O All-League tourney and placed third at the Section VI Class B Tournament, went 22-9 on the season.

Kelly won the N-O tourney and placed fifth at the Class B championships while Haefer was third at the N-O tourney and fifth at the Class B meet.

Morales won the N-O tourney and went 22-14 on the season.

Wilson, who went 31-8, placed fourth at both the Class B tourney and the Section VI championships.

Petrie, Bloom, Stinson, Cruz, Wilson, Moyer, Pieniaszek, Balys and Aina are all repeat honorees.

Seven other wrestlers have earned Honorable Mention on the All-County squad including Medina freshman Robert Morehouse, Lyndonville sophomores Brennon Munn and Dillon Burt Hodgins along with the Holley-Kendall quartet of senior Frank Flynn, junior Dawson Custer, sophomore Austin Berns and freshman Dylan Clemons.

Clemons and Berns both placed second and Flynn third at the Class BB championships.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Amanda Hill has been named the N-O League’s Female Swimmer of the Year.

Albion senior Matthew Kovaleski and Roy-Hart freshman Amanda Hill have been named Niagara-Orleans League Swimmers of the Year.

Kovaleski took first place honors in the 50 Freestyle and 100 Breaststroke at the N-O All-League meet and was also a member of the winning 200 Medley and 400 Freestyle relay teams.

Albion’s Matthew Kovaleski has been named the N-O League’s Male Swimmer of the Year.

He also helped Albion capture its first sectional championship. He again won both the 50 Free and 100 Breaststroke at the Section VI Class C championship meet and was a member of the winning 200 Medley and 400 Freestyle relay teams.

Kovaleski, who went undefeated in every duel meet as well as at the N-O and Class C meets, holds the school record in the Breaststroke (1:04.56) and was a member of the school record setting 200 Free Relay team (1:32.46).

“Matthew is one of our swim program’s most decorated swimmers,” said Albion Coach Carlos Burroughs. “He is a tremendous worker and leader, as evidenced by him being voted team captain by his peers. He does very well in the classroom and participates in a variety of activities other than swimming. He will be continuing his swim career in college in the fall.”

Hill took first place honors in the 200 Individual Medley and 500 Freestyle at the N-O All-League meet. She was also a member of the winning 200 Medley and 400 Freestyle relay teams.

She holds the Roy-Hart record in the 200 Freestyle (2:00.99) and has both the R-H and N-O record in the 500 Free (5:29.22).  She was also a member of the R-H and N-O record setting 200 and 400 Freestyle Relay teams which had times of 1:45.05 and 3:50.75 respectively.

“Mandy is very dedicated, hardworking and enthusiastic about swimming,” said Roy-Hart Coach Dottie Barr. “As a freshmen Mandy set goals for herself and went for them! She went undefeated in all the races she swam in the regular season. The team goal of winning the N-O vs. G-R meet was of great importance to the team and Mandy and as the anchor of both winning relays the team won the meet.”

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Bryce Pritchard and Holley’s Maddy Marsh will be two of the players taking part in the annual Niagara-Orleans League vs. Genesee Region League Exceptional Senior doubleheader Friday at Medina.

The 20th annual Niagara-Orleans League vs. Genesee Region League Exceptional Senior basketball doubleheader will be held on Friday at Medina.

The girls’ game will be at 5 p.m. followed by the boys’ contest at 6:45 p.m.

The N-O holds a 12-7 lead over the G-R in the series in both the boys and girls competition.

Last year the N-O girls won a 59-58 thriller to snap a two-year G-R win streak. The G-R boys won for the second year in a row by a score of 73-59.

The N-O girls roster includes Maddie Williams and Sarah Cochrane from Medina, Brylie Hapeman, Lexi Wolck and Kirsten Struble from Albion, Meghan Washington from Roy-Hart, Gabby Baker from Barker, Megan Knoll from Newfane, and Darion Jonathan, Elise Leeds, Helena Hill and Kayilah Tallchief from Akron.

The lineup for the G-R girls squad includes Alecia Hinkson and Anna Lewis from Lyndonville, Maddy Marsh from Holley, Jenna Regan from Kendall, Callie McCaulley and Stevie Wilcox from Notre Dame, Maddie Howard from Elba, Tori Mandel and Shelby Carlsen from Oakfield-Alabama, Maci Riggs and Haley Alvord from Alexander and Kacey Pearce and Taylor Gadd from Attica.

The N-O boys lineup includes Izaiah Rhim and Vincent Montague from Medina, Bryce Pritchard from Albion, Charlie Brigham, Charlie Bruning and Lance Krieger from Roy-Hart, Nick Brandt from Barker and Jake Miller, Steve Frerichs, Jon Littere and Ian Evans from Wilson.

The roster for the G-R boys’ team includes Zach Johnson and Nathan Poler from Lyndonville, Nate Warters and John Rath from Kendall, Jon Boyce from Elba, Jordon Ludwig from Pembroke, Chris McClinic and Ryan Davis from Alexander, Spencer Misiti from Notre Dame, Anthony DiQuattro from Byron-Bergen and Dawson Nelson and Devon Henderson from Attica.

Eight members of the Kendall Youth Wrestling Club earned top three finishes at the NYWAY state qualifier tournament held in Canandaigua this past weekend to advance to the state championship meet which will be held this coming weekend in Brockport.

Camden Holt and Andrew D’Agostino both placed first, Bryson Shuler and Carson Cady second and Gerry Ferrara, Bentley Harner, Hoyt Aina and Andrew Cole third.

Danny Shuler, Drake Schomske,  and Isaiah Wheelock also competed for Kendall.

In the varsity division competition, Erik Balys and Bruce Rasmusson both placed first.

Legion combined a 46-24 win over Vets Club with Sacred Heart’s 38-32 loss to JR Wilson Monday to regain a share of the Medina Euchre League lead.

Legion and Sacred Heart now share the top spot at 751-649 followed by JR Wilson at 726-674 and Vets Club at 572-828.

League competition continues on March 11 with Legion at Vets Club and Sacred Heart at JR Wilson.

Contributed Photo – Chanyce Powell

Albion High graduate and SUNY Brockport sophomore Chanyce Powell will be competing in the NCAA Division III national indoor track and field championships this coming weekend at Boston.

This past weekend Powell placed second in the Triple Jump (38-7 1/2) and 10th in the Long Jump (17-6 1/4) at the All Atlantic Regional held at Ithaca.

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

Last year Powell placed fifth in the Long Jump at the national championships. She also won the Triple Jump at the regionals.

Powell is majoring in Exercise Physiology at Brockport.