Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Ben Doolan works toward a decision win over Alexander/Pembroke’s Wade Franks during the Tigers home match this evening.

Six pins sparked Alexander/Pembroke to a 44-28 win over host Lyndonville in a Genesee Region League wrestling match this evening.

Aydaen Talmon (126), Austin Post (132), Jackson Waite (150), Ryder Reichert (157), Brody Heckman (175) and Joseph Severino (285) all registered pins for Alexander/Pembroke.

Justin Holmes (118) and Greyson Romano (190) both notched pins for Lyndonville which also got an overtime decision victory by Abby Alexander (110), a major decision win by Dom Hargrave (138) and a decision win by Ben Doolan (215).

The match was the league opener for both teams.

Holley-Kendall 46, Byron-Bergen 30
In the other G-R opener, Holley-Kendall bested defending champion Byron-Bergen 46-30.

Jayden Rivera (126), Brenden Eichas (138) and Immanuel Cornell (285) all registered pins for Holley-Kendall which also got decision wins by Carson Cady (118), Isaac Bartlett (132) and Miguel Vasquez (190) and three forfeit wins.

Lyndonville’s Abby Alexander in route to earning an overtime decision victory over Wyatt Whitmore of Alexander/Pembroke.

Lyndonville’s Dom Hargrave works toward a major decision win over Alexander/Pembroke’s Corbin Pierce.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Nate Surdel works toward a pin over Newfane’s Levi Henning during the Mustangs home mat loss to the Panthers this evening.

A combination of five forfeit wins and two pins keyed defending champion Newfane to a 45-33 victroy over host Medina in a Niagara-Orleans League wrestling match this evening.

Wes Henning (215) and Jonah Morello (103) both notched first period pins for the Panthers which also got a decison win from Colin Doxey (165).

Medina had a trio of pins registered by Luke Duffina (138) in 5:40, Ryan Frentz (144) in 1:34 and Nate Surdel (285) in 2:33 as well as a decison win by Jacob Duffina (118). Surdel rebounded from a 15-2 deficit to score his second period pin.

Newfane is now 2-0 and Medina 0-2 in N-O action.

Roy-Hart/Barker 52, Wilson 24
In the other N-O match Roy-Hart/Barker downed Wilson 52-24.

Scoring wins for Roy-Hart/Barker were Max Liuzzi, Rowan Murray, Aideen Rusnock, Remington Marohn, Luke Fay, Max Hickman, Lincoln Murray, Liam Silsby and RJ Townsend.

Medina’s Ryan Frentz in route to scoring a pin over Newfane’s Evan Hornburg.

Lyndonville romped to a 63-38 victory over host Wheatland-Chili in a Genesee Region League boys basketball game this evening.

Lane Woodworth scored 18, Lyric Raduns 17, Colton Smith 16, Quincy McClinsey 9 and Atticus Mank 3 for the Tigers.

Kendall 61, Alexander 34
A 30-17 edge in rebounds and 20 steals keyed Kendall to a 61-34 G-R win at Alexander.

Sammy Conte had 15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and 5 assists; Jonny Conte 12 points and 5 steals; Jonas Rhodes 9 points and 5 steals; CJ D’Agostino 8 points, Vinnie D’Agostino 7 points, Noah Morehouse 6 points and Caleb Opalecky 4 points for the Eagles which led 21-20 at the half.

Roy-Hart 61, Cleveland Hill 39
Roy-Hart downed visiting Cleveland Hill 61-39 in a non league game as Matt Aquilina scored 29, Tysen McCaa 8 and Vinny Fazzio 7.

Attica 67, Holley 60
Cam Mosier scored 20, Josh Silpoch 14 and Avante Walker 12 for Holley in the 67-60 G-R loss to Attica.

Wilson 51, Newfane 45
Wilson downed rival Newfane 51-45 in the Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball opener for both teams.

Aidan Neumann scored 18 and Ryan Hough 11 for Wilson while Kasey Wheat led Newfane with 13.

Girls Basketball
Wilson 56, Newfane 26
Wilson opened defense of its N-O League girls basketball title with a 56-26 win over rival Newfane.

Lucy Madan and Abbie Faery each scored 12  for Wilson which led 37-13 at the half.

Stephanie Chunco and Emma Johnston each scored 9 for Newfane.

Starpoint 70, Roy-Hart 32
Courtney Aquilina scored 15 and Adella Dukes 10 for Roy-Hart in the 70-32 non league loss to Starpoint.

Newfane swept to a pair of Niagara-Orleans League swim meet wins over Albion today.

Newfane won the boys’ meet 88-63 and the girls’ competition 101-49.

Noah Kneeland was a double winner in the 50 Freestyle and 500 Free for the Newfane boys squad which improves to 2-0.

Justin Kania won the 100 Free, Nathan Wehling the 100 Backstroke and Logan Kast the 100 Breaststroke for Albino which is now 1-1.

Sara Klinger doubled in the 200 Free and 50 Free and Riley Klopfer in the 100 Butterfly and 500 Free for the Newfane girls which also improve to 2-0.

Keira Sidari won both the 200 Individual Medley and the 100 Free for Albion which is now 0-2.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Jerrell Nealy puts up a shot over Maryvale defender Eric Hayes during the Mustangs narrow win over the visiting Flyers this evening.

Medina’s home opener turned out to be a down to the wire thriller this evening as the Mustangs nipped Maryvale 53-51 in a non league contest.

Trailing 49-48, Medina rallied into the lead at 51-48 on a three by Preston Woodworth with 35 seconds remaining.

However, Maryvale answered with a pair of clutch free throws by Jacob Goins to retie the game at 51-51 with 29 seconds to go.

The Mustangs finally regained the lead for good at 53-51 on a layup by Jerrell Nealy with 12 seconds remaining.

Woodworth then blocked a last second Flyers shot to preserve the narrow win.

Nealy finished with a game high 29 and Woodworth 11 as Christian Moss added 7, Kolton Fletcher 3, Carlos Doval 2 and Hadrian Batista 1 as the Mustangs improve to 5-0.

Goins finished with 18 and Eric Hayes 12 to lead the Flyers which are now 3-1.

Nealy scored 10 quick points in the opening quarter as Medina jumped out to a 15-9 lead.

The Mustangs maintained slender one point, 26-25 lead at the half as Nealy tallied 8 in the second quarter.

Putting together a 13-3 run to open the second half, Maryvale rallied into a nine point, 38-29, advantage midway through the third period sparked by threes by Goins and Kevahni Moore.

Medina though answered back with an 8-0 run to close the period and slice the deficit to just one at 38-37. as Woodworth had a two and a three to key the rally.

The Mustangs pulled even twice late in the final stanza, first at 45-45 on a free throw by Moss and again at 47-47 on a basket by Moss before finally regaining the lead at 51-49 on Woodworth’s third three of the evening.

That set the stage for the hectic final half minute which in rapid succession saw the Flyers retie at game at 51-51, Nealy score what proved to be the game winning basket and Woodworth lock up the victory with a block of a last second Flyers shot.

Medina next returns to Niagara-Orleans League action on Friday hosting Roy-Hart at 6:30 p.m.

Medina’s Jayzon Wills drives to the basket against Maryvale’s Jacob Goins.

File Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Wesley Olles, left, and Tyler Cody led Albion to a narrow win at LeRoy this evening.

Two big scoring quarters earned Albion a narrow 59-58 win at LeRoy this evening in a non league boys basketball game.

Trailing 17-4 at the end of the first quarter, Albion battled back with a big 25-7 second period scoring burst to rally into a 29-24 half-time advantage.

Wesley Olles scored 14 to lead that Purple Eagles rally.

Down 39-35 at the end of the third period, Albion again came roaring back this time with a big 24-17 fourth quarter scoring edge to claim the one point win.

Trailing 56-50, the Purple Eagles closed with a key 9-2 scoring run, which included two baskets and a pair of free throws by Tyler Cody and a basket and a free throw by Olles. Cody had a total of 9 points in the period and Olles and Elijah Doxey 5 each.

Olles finished with 19, Cody 16, Nate Gibson 11, Doxey 7, Nick Luft 4 and Josh Schoeberlein 2.

Albion next hosts Newfane in a Niagara-Orleans League at 6:30 p.m. Friday.

Oakfield-Alabama 47, Barker 42

Oakfield-Alabama trimmed host Barker 47-42 in a non league game as Mason Watterson scored 16 and Gabriel Smith 15 to lead the Hornets.

Anthony Taliaferro scored 16, JJ Prynn 10, Donovan Hefferon 9, Carter DerSarkissian 6 and Peyton Wagner 1 for Barker.

Barker used a 16-3 second quarter scoring edge, including 9 by Hefferon, to take a 22-11 half-time lead.

However, Oakfield-Alabama answered back with a big 22-9 third quarter scoring surge to rally into a 33-31 lead at the three-quarter mark.

Barker did rally back into a 36-35 lead at the outset of the final period on a jumper by Taliaferro and a three by Prynn but the Bulldogs could not hold the advantage.

The Hornets answered with a 12-6 scoring edge to close the game and claim the win.

Barker next visits Wilson in an N-O contest on Friday.

Holley romped to a 41-16 victory over visiting Red Jacket in a non league girls basketball game this evening.

Brynn Thomas had 9 points and 10 steals, Hanna Ostrom 8 points, 6 assists and 3 steals and Alexis VanAmeronn 10 rebounds to lead the way for the Lady Hawks.

Byron-Bergen 43, Albion 39
Byron-Bergen trimmed visiting Albion 43-39 in a non league contest.

Melia Prince and Aaliyah Jones each scored 12 and Leah Pawlak 9 for Albion.

Avon 59, Kendall 44
Avon downed visiting Kendall 59-44 in a non league game.

Teagan Shaw scored 16, Mia Price 14 and Stella Kwiatek 8 for Kendall.

Elba 87, Barker 27
Elise Monaco scored 12 for Barker in the non league loss at Elba.

Monday
Boys Basketball – Oakfield-Alabama at Barker, 6:30 p.m.; Albion at LeRoy, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Lyndonville at Global Concepts, 6:30 p.m.; Albion at Byron-Bergen, Barker at Elba, Red Jacket at Holley, Kendall at Avon, 7 p.m.

Tuesday
Boys Basketball – Maryvale at Medina, Cleve Hill at Roy-Hart, Wilson at Newfane, 6:30 p.m.; Lyndonville at Wheatland-Chili, Holley at Attica, Kendall at Alexander, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Newfane at Wilson, 6:30 p.m.; Roy-Hart at Starpoint, 7 p.m.
Swimming – Albion at Newfane, 5 p.m.

Wednesday
Girls Basketball – Lyndonville at Wheatland-Chili, Holley at Attica, Kendall at Alexander, 7 p.m.
Wrestling – Newfane at Medina, Roy-Hart/Barker at Wilson, Alexander/Pembroke at Lyndonville, Byron-Bergen at Holley-Kendall, 6 p.m.

Thursday
Boys Basketball – Byron-Bergen at Holley, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Wilson at Barker, 6 p.m.; Albion at Newfane, 6:30 p.m.
Swimming – Akron at Albion, 5 p.m.
Wrestling – Albion at Akron, 6 p.m.

Friday
Boys Basketball – Barker at Wilson, 6 p.m.; Roy-Hart at Medina, Newfane at Albion, 6:30 p.m.; Holley at Gananda, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Medina at Roy-Hart, 5:30 p.m.; Byron-Bergen at Holley, Attica at Kendall, 7 p.m.
Swimming – Medina at Roy-Hart/Barker, 5 p.m.

Saturday
Girls Basketball – Letchworth at Albion, 12 p.m.
Wrestling – Holley-Kendall at East Rochester Tournament

Lyndonville’s annual Fred Large Memorial Wrestling Tournament held today included two girls weight classes with Albion and Lyndonville girls claiming top honors.

In the 113-123 lb. class, Albion’s Mia Standish took top honors going 3-0. Lyndonville’s Emily Garcia went 2-1 to take second place.

In the 132-146 lb. class, Lyndonville’s Ainsley Vann went 3-0 to take first place honors. Lew-Port’s Mariana Bucelato finished second going 2-1.

Improving to 2-1, Roy-Hart downed host Attica 55-41 in a non league boys basketball game this evening.

Matt Aquilina poured in 24 and Tysen McCaa had 9 to set the pace for the Rams which led by 8 (14-6) after the first quarter, by 10 (29-19) at the half and by 12 (42-30) at the end of the third quarter. Aquilina scored 8 in the second quarter and 7 in the third.

Roy-Hart next hosts Cleveland Hill in another non league game at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Rams then begin Niagara-Orleans League competition at Medina on Friday at 6:30 p.m.

Wilson 70, Tully 52
Wilson defeated Tully (Section III near Syracuse) 70-52 this evening in the championship game of the Wilson Tip-Off Tournament.

Aidan Neumann scored 29 and Ryan Hough 16 to lead the Lakemen. Neumann surpassed the 1,000 career points milestone.