Getting goal production from five different players, the top seeded Tri County Midget hockey team defeated Rochester 6-3 in the league playoff semifinals this evening at Webster.

Tri County will now play the winner of the Canandiagua vs. Perinton semifinal in the championship game at 5:45 p.m. Sunday at Batavia.

Tri County jumped out to a 3-0 first period lead on goals by Matt Nielson, Jake Esposito and Patrick Ricker.

Second period goals by John Pilon and Chase Froman upped the advantage to 5-1.

Pilon also netted Tri County’s lone third period goal.

The Niagara County Community College women’s basketball team wrapped up the league championship and a perfect 29-0 regular season by romping past Erie Community College 86-56 this afternoon.

Newfane graduate Paige Emborsky scored 17 for NCCC while Albion’s Caitlynn Snook and Roy-Hart’s Ellie Todd each had 2.

Kenetria Redfern led the Thunderwolves with 19 as Cori Dickson added 14, Shilah Parker 14 and Aubrey Halloran 10.

The Thunderwolves will now host the Region III Tournament next weekend.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Izaiah Rhim goes up for a shot against Fredonia defenders Nate Shuart and Alec Schrader during the Mustangs home court sectional loss to the Hillbillies this afternoon.

Plagued by ice cold shooting throughout, top seeded Medina was upended by visiting No. 9 Fredonia 59-40 this afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class B1 playoffs.

The Mustangs connected on just one field goal in the first quarter and only two in the second as Fredonia jumped out to leads of 12-7 after one period and 29-12 at the half.

Nate Shuart had three layups and Owen Nicosia hit a three at the buzzer to give Fredonia the five point first period lead.

The Hillbillies then outscored the cold shooting Mustangs 17-5 in the second period to extend the advantage to 17 at the break as Keith Piper scored 6 and Brayden Myers 5 in the stanza.

The Fredonia advantage quickly soared to 22, 34-12, at the outset of the third period after a three and a layup by Myers who had a total of 9 in the quarter.

The Mustangs could get no closer than 15, 34-19, after that on a jumper and a three by Izaiah Rhim and the Hillbillies enjoyed a commanding 20 point, 42-22, advantage at the three-quarter mark.

Myers finished with a game high 23 for the Hillbillies as Shuart added 15 and Piper 8.

Izaiah Rhim finished with 20 for the Mustangs as Nate Sherman added 6, Brian Fry 5, Vincent Montague 4, Jarin Rhim 3 and Tyler Chinn 2.

Medina finishes the season at 17-4 while Fredonia improves to 14-8 heading into Tuesday’s semifinal matchup against No. 4 City Honors which downed Springville 61-47.

In another B1 quarterfinal, undefeated (21-0) Olean defeated visiting No. 6 Newfane 69-47. Olean will next face East Aurora in the semifinals. No. 7 East Aurora downed No. 2 Lackawanna 65-49.

In a Class B2 quarterfinal, No. 5 Southwestern nipped No. 4 Wilson 41-40.

Section V Class C3
No. 2 seed Lyndonville is schedule to face No. 3 York in the Section V Class C3 semifinals at 7 p.m. Monday at the Brockport Middle School.

Medina’s Tyler Chinn drives against Fredonia defender Ka’Rim Levens.

Medina’s Colby Petrie (126) went 2-2 at the Division 2 (small schools) state wrestling championships being held this weekend at Albany.

In the competition which began on Friday and concludes today, Petrie opened with a pin of 3:55 over Cris D’Amelio from Irvington but then lost by an 8-1 decision in the quarterfinals to top seeded Chandler Merwin from Walton-Delaware Valley.

Rebounding, Petrie posted a 4-1 win in the consolation competition over Willy Kraus from Hampton Bays but was then eliminated by a narrow 3-2 margin by Dean Shambo from Mexico.

Lyndonville’s Mario Fidanza (220) went 0-2 on the weekend.

Seeded No. 1, the Tri County Midget hockey team will begin league playoff competition on Saturday at Webster.

Tri County will face the winner of the No. 5 Rochester vs. No. 4 Webster quarterfinal game in the semifinals at 7:15 p.m.

The other quarterfinal match ups will have No. 5 Monroe vs. No. 3 Canandaigua and No. 7 Batavia vs. No. 2 Perinton.

Saturday’s two semifinal winners will advance to Sunday’s championship game at Batavia at 5:45 p.m.

The Tri County offense is led by the high scoring line of Patrick Ricker (37 goals), Matt Nielson (22 goals) and Chase Froman (16 goals).

The defense is led by James Hapeman, who also has 10 goals, and David Archibald, who has 7 goals.

In goal for Tri County is Nate Hawkes who has 5 shutouts on the season.

Tri County brings an 18-6-2 overall record into the playoffs.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Nathan Poler goes up for a shot against HAC defenders Ryan Hilton and Bobby Shearer during the Tigers home court sectional win this evening.

Earning a school record 18th victory of the season, No. 2 seed Lyndonville rolled to an 83-61 victory over visiting No. 7 Harley-Allendale-Columbia this evening in the quarterfinal round of the Section V Class C3 boys basketball playoffs.

“It was a fantastic effort,” said Lyndonville coach Lee Dillenbeck whose Tigers improve to 18-3. “Defensively we locked it down when we had to and every guy played his role.”

The Tigers previous best season win total was 17 during the 2004-05 campaign (17-3) and during the 2015-16 season (17-5).

Nathan Dillenbeck scored 22, Zach Johnson, 21, Nathan Poler 17 and Nathan Hydock 14 to lead the attack for Lyndonville as Matt Hess added 5 and Russell Stephens and Devin Rounds 2 each.

Ryan Hilton scored 21, Max Brown 16 and Gifford Campbell 12 for HAC.

Nathan Dillenbeck puts up a shot for the Tigers.

Breaking away from a 15-15 deadlock, Lyndonville moved on top to stay by closing the opening period with an 11-2 run. Back-to-back threes by Dillenbeck and Johnson ignited that uprising which was capped off by another three by Johnson.

Johnson and Hydock both had 8 and Dillenbeck and Poler 5 in the stanza which finished with the Tigers up by nine, 26-17.

Lyndonville maintained a nine point, 39-30, lead at the half on a late layup off a steal and three, both by Johnson who had a total of 7 in the period.

The Tigers then broke the game wide open with a 23-10 third period scoring burst to open up a commanding 22 point, 62-40, advantage at the three-quarter mark.

A barrage of five threes by Dillenbeck keyed that decisive scoring burst which also included a three-point play by Hydock, a jumper by Poler and a layup by Stephens.

The Tigers led by as much as 27, 72-45, three minutes into the final period after a burst of three straight baskets by Poler followed by rebound buckets by Dillenbeck and Poler.

Lyndonville will next face No. 3 York in the semifinals on Monday at a site to be determined. York downed No. 6 Pavilion 68-52 in the quarterfinals this evening.

Lyndonville’s Matt Hess puts up a shot over HAC defender Owen Tindall.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Vincent Montague and his Mustang teammates will host Fredonia at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Section VI Class B1 quarterfinals.

Top seeded Medina will host No. 9 Fredonia at 1 p.m. Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Section VI Class B1 boys basketball playoffs.

Medina brings  17-3 regular season record into the sectionals while Fredonia is 13-8 after downing No. 8 Depew 51-43 in the opening round on Wednesday.

The meeting will be the eighth in the postseason between the teams, a series in which Fredonia holds a 4-3 lead. However, Medina won the last meeting in the 2009 quarterfinals by a margin of 62-53.

The Mustangs this season have featured a balanced attack as Nate Sherman is averaging 13.3, Izaiah Rhim 10.4, Brian Fry 9.8, Vincent Montague 9.3 and Tyler Chinn 7.6.

The victor will face the winner of the No. 5 Springville (13-8) vs. No. 4 City Honors (17-3) quarterfinal in the semifinals at Buffalo State College on Tuesday.

Saturday’s other two quarterfinals will have No. 6 Newfane (13-8) at No. 3 Olean (20-0) and No. 7 East Aurora (11-10) at No. 2 Lackawanna (14-6).

In Class B2 quarterfinal action, No. 4 Wilson (14-6) will host No. 5 Southwestern (17-4) at 1 p.m. Saturday. The victor will face the winner of the No. 9 Maritime Charter (9-12) vs. No. 1 Allegany-Limestone (16-3) quarterfinal in the semifinals at Buffalo State on Tuesday.

No. 2 seed East Aurora defeated visiting No. 7 Medina 56-40 this evening in the quarterfinals of the Section VI Class B1 girls basketball playoffs.

Sarah Tully scored a game high 25 points for East Aurora which led 34-17 at the half.

Camri King and Maddie Williams each scored 11 and Anya Bloom 7 for Medina.

In another Class B1 quarterfinal, No. 14 Fredonia defeated No. 11 Newfane 48-36.

In Class B2 quarterfinals, No. 7 Allegany-Limestone defeated No. 2 Wilson 40-30 and No. 4 Southwestern downed No. 5 Akron 57-39.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Nathan Hydock, shown here going for a rebound, and his Tiger teammates will host HAC at 7 p.m. Friday in the Section V Class C3 quarterfinals.

No. 2 seeded Lyndonville will host No. 7 Harley-Allendale-Columbia at 7 p.m. Friday in the quarterfinal round of the Section V Class C3 boys basketball playoffs.

Lyndonville, which posted a 17-3 regular season record, earned a bye into the quarterfinals while HAC, which is 10-11, nipped No. 10 Bolivar-Richburg 50-49 in the opening round to advance.

The contest will be a rematch of last year’s opening round which saw Lyndonville edge past HAC 58-57.

The Tigers have featured a balanced attack this season with four players currently averaging in double figures. That quartet  includes Zach Johnson who has scored 284 points for a 14.4 average, Nathan Dillenbeck 272 points for a 13.6 ave., Nathan Hydock 257 points for a 12.8 ave. and Nathan Poler  229 points for a 11.7 ave.

The victor will face the winner of the No. 6 Pavilion vs. No. 3 York quarterfinal in the semifinals on Monday.

The other two Class C3 quarterfinals will have No. 8 Clyde-Savannah (6-15) at No. 1 Caledonia-Mumford (19-1) and No. 5 Oakfield-Alabama (12-9) at No. 4 Naples (13-8).