Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Evan Horn grabs a rebound from the Wheatland-Chili duo of Brian Napier and Aaron Lund during the host Tigers division title clinching victory this evening.

Leading from wire-to-wire, Lyndonville romped to a 60-37 victory over visiting Wheatland-Chili this evening to lock up the Genesee Region League Division 2 boys basketball championship.

Zach Johnson and Nathan Hydock both scored 14 points to lead the way for Lyndonville which improves to 11-2 in the league (6-1 in Division 2 and 16-2 overall).

Lyndonville’s Nathan Neace looks to pass as Jordan Richards defends for W-C.

The Tigers also had Nathan Dillenbeck with 9, Matt Hess and Russell Stephens 6, Nathan Poler and Evan Horn 4 and Casey Winiecki 3.

Jose Rivera scored 14 and Jordan Richars 10 for Wheatland-Chili which slips to 0-19.

Lyndonville led 12-6 after the opening period as Hydock had a three-point play and a layup and Dillenbeck a layup off a turnover to spark the Tigers in the early going.

The Tigers then broke the game open with a big 18-4 second period scoring surge to open up a 22 point, 30-8, lead at the half.

Johnson led a parade of six scorers for the Tigers in the period with 6 points.

The Tigers upped the advantage to 30, 42-12, midway through the third period and held a 26 point, 47-21, lead at the three-quarter mark.

Lyndonville will close out the G-R campaign by hosting Kendall at 7 p.m. Monday.

Girls Basketball
In a G-R girls contest, Elba defeated Kendall 76-36.

Devin Rounds puts up a shot for Lyndonville over W-C defender Desmond Walker.

Contributed Photo – Lyndonville’s third place sectional finishers Mario Fidanza and Chase Stinson.

Third place finishes by Medina’s Colby Petrie (126) and the Lyndonville duo of Chase Stinson (126) and Mario Fidanza (220) were the top performances by local wrestlers at this weekend’s sectional championships.

In the Section VI Division 2 (small schools) championships at Lake Shore, Petrie rebounded from a narrow 5-4 semifinal loss to earn third place honors with a pair of decision wins, including a narrow 2-1 victory in the bout for third and fourth place.

In the Section V Division 2 championships at SUNY Brockport, Stinson and Fidanza likewise both rebounded from semifinal losses to earn third place honors.  Stinson earned a 6-4 sudden victory win for his third place finish while Fidanza posted a narrow 5-4 decision win.

Also at the Section VI championships Medina’s RaShawn Bloom (99) and Albion’s Cody Wilson (285) both placed fourth while the Roy-Hart duo of AJ Schafer (160) and Karson Grover (195) both placed sixth.

The Section V champions also saw Holley-Kendall with a trio of place finishers as  Erik Balys (152) and Cade Aina (182) both took fourth and Tristyn Moyer (120) sixth.

Niagara-Orleans League champion Newfane had a trio of Section VI champions including Andy Lucinski (99), Josh Gill (120) and Jaden Heers (285). The Panthers also had a second place finisher in Ryan Nugent (145) as did Akron in Millard Young (195).

Breaking away from a 49-49 deadlock, the Niagara County Community College women’s basketball team outscored host Monroe Community College 22-11 in the decisive final period to claim a 71-60 victory this afternoon and remain undefeated at 25-0.

Kenetria Redfern (Cheektowaga) scored 9 points and grabbed off 5 rebounds to lead the Thunderwolves down the stretch.

Aubrey Halloran led NCCC with 16 points and 9 rebounds as Redfern added 14 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists; Paige Emborsky (Newfane) 14 points, 5 rebounds; Shilah Parker (Cardinal O’Hara) 12 points; Cori Dickson (Cardinal O’Hara) 9 points, 8 assists

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Camri King drives against Albion defender Natalie Lathrop during the Mustangs win over the visiting Purple Eagles this afternoon.

Avenging an early season 48-35 loss, Medina bested visiting rival Albion 51-39 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball makeup game.

Leading by a narrow 38-35 margin at the three-quarter mark, Medina pulled away for good with a key 9-0 run at the outset of the final period. A three by Maddie Williams along with baskets by Camri King and Kharise Johnson highlighted that uprising which vaulted Medina out to a 12 point, 47-35 advantage.

In all, the Mustangs outpointed the Purple Eagles 13-4 in the decisive final period.

Making it seven wins in the last eight league starts, Medina improves to 8-3 in N-O competition while Albion slips to 7-3.

King finished with  23 points as Williams had 9, Tyesha Robinson 7, Johnson 5, Anya Bloom 4 and Jarielys Flores-Medina 3.

Lexi Wolck led Albion with 21 as Kirsten Struble, Natalie Lathrop and Sarah Gregori each added 4 and Paige Derisley, Brylie Hapeman and Honesty Little 2 each.

Getting 8 early points from King, Medina jumped out to a 16-10 first period lead.

The Mustangs maintained a seven point, 27-20 lead at the half.

Albion though rallied back to within three, 38-35, at the three-quarter mark as Wolck scored 10 in the third period.

However, the Purple Eagles would get no closer as the Mustangs’ 9-0 run to open the decisive final period broke the game open.

Albion next hosts Akron on Monday and Medina visits Akron on Tuesday.

Albion’s Kirsten Struble and Natalie Lathrop battle for a rebound with Medina’s Camri King as Sarah Cochrane moves in for the Mustangs.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Brian Fry puts up a shot over Albion defender Bryce Pritchard during the Mustangs key win over the host Purple Eagles this afternoon. Moving in on the play is Deyonci Farley.

Putting together a big late scoring burst, Medina bested rival Albion 60-53 this afternoon in a makeup game at Albion to clinch at least a tie for a school record fourth straight Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball championship.

Trailing 47-45, Medina erupted for a decisive 15-6 scoring surge to close the game and lock up the win and the league title.

A three by Izaiah Rhim and a layup off a steal by Vincent Montague ignited that uprising putting Medina back on top to stay at 50-47.

Albion cut the deficit to one, at 50-49 on a layup by Dylan Fox but could not pull even.

Medina answered with a fast break layup by Montague and a rebound bucket by Brian Fry to up the lead to 54-49.

The Purple Eagles did close the gap back to three twice, first at 54-51 after a pair of free throws by Kevin Hillman and again at 56-52 on a layup by Hillman but would get no closer.

Both times the Mustangs quickly answered the challenge to regain a five point lead first at 56-51 on a rebound basket by Izaiah Rhim and then at 58-53 on a pair of clutch free throws by Tyler Chinn with only 13 seconds to go. Chinn tacked on two more free throws with four seconds remaining to close out the win.

Albion’s Deyonci Farley puts up a shot against Medina defenders Vincent Montague and Nate Sherman.

Nate Sherman scored 15, Izaiah Rhim 14 and Fry 13 to lead Medina’s balanced attack as Jarin Rhim added 7, Montague 6 and Chinn 5.

Deyonci Farley shared game high honors for Albion with 15 as Bryce Pritchard added 11, Fox 7, Liam Ward and Hillman 6, Brilliance Johnson and Xavier Cornick 3 and Michael DiCureia 2.

The victory boosts Medina’s N-O record to 10-0 (15-3 overall) and keeps the Mustangs two games ahead of runner-up Wilson (8-2) with just two games remaining on the league schedule.

Albion, which slips to 5-5 in the league, grabbed an 11-9 first quarter lead on 5 points by Farley along with threes by Ward and Pritchard.

Medina pulled even at 22-22 at the half as Fry scored 5 and Sherman 4 in the second period.

Albion regained a slender 39-38 lead at the three-quarter mark as Farley and Pritchard both had a three and a two and Cornick a three in the third period.

Izaiah Rhim and Fry likewise both had a three and a two and Sherman added a pair of baskets in the period to keep Medina close.

The lead then changed hands four times in the first four minutes of the decisive final period before Medina regained the lead for good at 48-47 on a three by Izaiah Rhim which ignited the decisive 15-6 run to close out the tight contest.

Albion next visits Akron on Monday and Medina hosts Akron on Tuesday.

Medina’s Tyler Chinn drives for a layup against Albion defender Kevin Hillman.

Albion’ s Michael DiCureia battles for a rebound with Medina’s Nate Sherman as Deyonci Farley and Bryce Pritchard look on..

Having played the top four teams in the last eight days, the Roy-Hart/Barker/Medina/Akron Club hockey team defeated Canisius 5-4 in OT Friday night, ending this grueling stretch with two wins and two losses.

RBM took an early 2-0  lead as Dominic Peracciny (R-H) scored a goal off an assist from Jason Kuchey (R-H) and Dylan Krzykowski (Ak) tallied  with assists going to Rhett Wagner (M) and Mitchell Johnson (B).  Canisius did score at the end of the period on a power play.

In the second period, Canisius tied the game, but RBM came back with two quick scores, Kuchey from Peracciny and Peracciny from Kuchey to take a 4-2 lead.  The visitors did manage a score before the start of the final period.  At the six minute point, Canisius tied the score again, setting up the five minute overtime.

With just two second left, Kuchey again scored on a rebounded Krzykowski shot for the win.  Tyler Lehan was outstanding in goal as were defensemen Tom Paisley and Colin Dodge.

RBM closes out the regular season this evening at 8:10 against rival Jamestown.

A trio of Orleans wrestlers including Chase Stinson (126) and Mario Fidanza (220) from Lyndonville and Erik Balys (152) from Holley-Kendall, have advanced to the semifinals of the Section V wrestling championships being held at SUNY Brockport.

Fidanza advanced by notching a quarterfinal round pin while Stinson and Balys both earned decision wins.

A total of 10 Orleans wrestlers are still alive in the consolation competition including Connor Bell (113) and Rodney Davis (160) from Lyndonville along with Dylan Clemons (113), Tristyn Moyer (120), Jayden Pieniaszek (126), Dawson Custer (160), Eli Stanton (170), Cade Aina (182), Austin Berns (195) and Frank Flynn (220) from Holley-Kendall.

The consolation rounds, semifinals and title matches will be held Saturday.

Building up a 33-18 half-time advantage, Albion went on to defeat host Barker 67-55 this evening in a Niagara-Orlens League game.

Deyonci Farley scored a game high 24 points to lead Albion as Bryce Pritchard tallied 14 and Liam Ward 12.  Farley netted 11 in the opening period to help get the Purple Eagles off and rolling.

Nick Brandt scored 14 to lead Barker.

Albion, which next hosts leaue leading Medina in a makeup game at 11:30 Saturday morning, is now 5-4 in N-O action while Barker is 0-10.

Newfane 45, Wilson 37
Newfane scored a 45-37 win over rival Wilson dropping the Lakemen to 8-2 and two games behind undefeated (9-0) Medina. The Panthers improve to 7-3.

Sam Capen and Deuce Capen each scored 12 for Newfane as Garrett Srock added 9 and Jarrett Gilson 8. Srock hit a long three at the buzzer to give the Panthers a 25-22 lead at the half. He later made a key basket late in the fourth quarter to put the Panthers up by six.

Steve Frericks scored 10 and Ian Evans 8 for Wilson.

Pavilion 52, Kendall 36
Pavilion grabbed a 31-16 lead at the half and went on to defeat visiting Kendall 52-36 in a non league game.

Nate Warters scored 9, Derek Edick 7 and Dale Steffen and Hunter Menze 6 each for Kendall.