Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Jalin Cooper and Newfane’s Paige Emborsky have earned Niagara-Orleans League basketball Player of the Year honors.

Two seniors who helped lead their teams to league titles this season, Medina’s Jalin Cooper and Newfane’s Paige Emborsky, have earned Niagara-Orleans Player of the Year honors.

Cooper, who set school records for most points in a season (468) and a career (1,383) along the way, helped key Medina to a share of a third straight N-O title which the Mustangs shared with Newfane at 10-2. He also had 209 rebounds, 73 steals and 49 assists.

In addition to his point totals, Cooper also finishes his four year varsity career with 759 rebounds, 219 steals and 186 assists.

Emborsky poured in 479 points (21.7 ave.) this season in helping to lead the Lady Panthers to an undefeated (12-0) N-O championship campaign. She also had 76 rebounds, 65 assists and 53 steals.

A five year varsity player, Emborsky compiled a career total of 1,498 points.

Photos by Tom Rivers

LYNDONVILLE – The Lyndonville A team celebrates after winning a basketball tournament today in Lyndonville that included five teams that play in a 5^th-6^th grade travel league. The Lyndonville A team capped an undefeated season with victories today over Albion and then Wilson in the championship game.

Lyndonville A was a perfect 10-0 on the season, playing the Lyndonville B team, Albion, Newfane and Wilson.

The team includes, front row, from left: Amber Grabowski, Ashlee Stephens, Addison Dillenbeck and Ella Fletcher. Back row: Head Coach Terry Stephens, Elizabeth Whipple, Tisha Zeitz, Cheyanne Jenks, Jocelyn Mack, Katelin Breese, and Assistant Coach Mark Hughes.

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Contributed Photo – Chanyce Powell holds her trophy for placing fifth in the Long Jump at the NCAA Division III national championships.

Albion High graduate and SUNY Brockport freshman Chanyce Powell had a top five finish at the NCAA Division III indoor track and field national championships being held this weekend at Birmingham, Alabama.

Enjoying her third straight big weekend of postseason competition, Powell placed fifth in the Long Jump on Friday with a leap of 18-5 3/4.

She also placed 14th in the Triple Jump today with an effort of 37-4 1/2.

“All together it was a great experience,” said Powell. “It was very unexpected and I’m happy to come home with some hardware. I’m also happy that I could contribute to our teams’ tenth place finish at the nationals.”

It was an interesting reversal from last weekend when Powell won the Triple Jump and placed 11th in the Long Jump at the Division III Atlantic Regional.

The weekend before that she captured the SUNY Athletic Conference title in the Triple Jump and placed fourth in the Long Jump.

During her scholastic days at Albion, Powell was a four-time Niagara-Orleans League champion in the Triple Jump and a two-time champion in the Long Jump. She was also a two-time Section VI champion in the Long Jump.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Noah Kindron (Roy-Hart) looks to put up a shot for the Niagara-Orleans League against Genesee Region League defenders Mike Donahue (Attica), Reid Miano (Pembroke) and Ben Pflaumer (Elba) during this evening’s annual Exceptional Senior game at Albion won by the G-R 73-59.

Building up as much as a 21 point lead in the first half, the Genesee Region League went on to defeat the Niagara-Orleans League 73-59 this evening at Albion in the 19th annual Exceptional Senior boys game.

Ryan Moffat (Notre Dame), Reid Miano (Pembroke) and Jamil Marable Jr. (Pembroke) each scored 12 points and Lucas Kohorst (Pembroke) 10 to lead the G-R’s balanced attack. Tylor Ohlson (Oakfield-Alabama) added 7, Mike Donohue (Attica) 6, Erik Scharlau (Alexander) 4, Ryan Douglas (O-A) 3, Ben Pflaumer (Elba) 3, Nico Zambito (Notre Dame) 2 and Patrick Bower (Holley) 2.

Brendan Luthart (Medina) tries for a layup for the N-O as G-R defender Ben Pflamer (Elba) looks to block.

Kyle DeVoogel led the N-O with 19 as Max Weber (Newfane) added 13, Jacob Bruning (Roy-Hart) 11, Malik Smith (Barker) 5, Mac Musall (Wilson) 3, Nelson Logan (Akron) 3, Brendan Luthart (Medina) 2, Noah Kindron (Roy-Hart) 2 and Derek Holtz (Akron) 1.

Two threes by Kohorst, along with one each by Moffat, Marable and Pflaumer, sparked the G-R out to a 10 point, 21-11, first period lead.

Keeping rolling, the G-R boosted its advantage to 19, 40-21, at the half as Moffat and Miano both had a two and a three, Kohorst a pair of buckets and Marable a three for the G-R in the second period.

The N-O did close the gap a bit to 10, 47-37, with three minutes to go in the third period after layups by Bruning and Weber followed by back-to-back threes by Musall and Logan but could get no closer.

The G-R answered with one basket by Miano followed by two by Marable to maintain a 13 point, 53-40, advantage at the three-quarter mark.

The G-R then put a firm lock on the win by outscoring the N-O 12-6 over the first four minutes of the final period to go back up by 19, 65-46.  Threes by Ohlson and Miano highlighted that surge.

The N-O lineup also included Jalin Cooper (Medina) and Nate Fox (Wilson) while the G-R roster also included Adam Lund (Wheatland-Chili).

The G-R win cuts the N-O’s series lead to 12-7.

Malik Smith (Barker) tries to put up a shot for the N-O against G-R defender Erik Scharlau (Alexander).

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Paige Emborsky (Newfane) drives in for a layup for the Niagara-Orleans League past Genesee Region League defenders Miranda Lembcke (Lyndonville) and Olivia Kohorst (Pembroke). The action took place during this evening’s annual Exceptional Seniors game at Albion won by the N-O 59-58.

Playing with only seven players, the Niagara-Orleans League trimmed the Genesee Region League 59-58 this evening in the 19th annual girls Exceptional Senior game at Albion.

Paige Emborsky (Newfane) poured in a game high 24 points, including 13 in the decisive fourth quarter, to spearhead the N-O offense. Ellie Todd (Roy-Hart) added 13, Neely Abrams (Akron) and Caitlynn Snook (Albion) 8 each, Alexa Littman (Newfane) 4 and Hailey Brown (Barker) 2.

Margaret Sutherland (Notre Dame) scored 18 and Makayla Hilchey (Oakfield-Alabama) 10 to lead the way for the G-R as Natalie Thornton (Notre Dame) chipped in with 8, Dana VanValkenburg (Byron-Bergen), 7, Alyssa Seiheimer (Wheatland-Chili) 6, Kyle Schlagenhauf (O-A) 3, Catlin Walton (Alexander) 2, Lexi Breton (Alexander) 2 and Miranda Lembcke (Lyndonville) 2.

Miranda Lembcke drives against N-O defender Natalie DiCureia (Albion).

Up 14-12 after one quarter, the N-O extended its advantage a bit to 27-21 at the half  after a late burst of three straight threes by Emborsky, Todd and Abrams.

A layup by Snook and another three by Emborsky upped the N-O lead to 11, 36-25, midway through the third period but the G-R came battling back.

The G-R answered back with a 10-0 run on three straight baskets by Sutherland followed by two by Thornton to close to within one, 36-35 at the three-quarter mark.

Keeping them momentum, the G-R then grabbed a 39-36 lead at the outset of the final period after buckets by VanValkenburg and Seilheimer.

The N-O quickly went back up 41-39 after a three by Emborsky and a layup by Brown.

The teams then traded buckets until the G-R pulled even for what proved to be the last time at 52-52 on a basket by Lembcke with two minutes remaining.

The N-O finally regained the lead for good at 59-52 with a minute to go after a key 7-0 run on a layup and a three by Emborsky, her sixth of the evening, followed by a layup off a steal by Todd.

The G-R though did make the finish exciting as Sutherland hit two quick threes in the final 30 seconds to close back to within one but could not get another shot off.

Rounding out the N-O squad was Natalie DiCureia (Albion) while the G-R lineup also included Lakin Woodward (O-A) and Olivia Kohorst (Pembroke).

The win gives the N-O a 12-7 lead in the series.

Caitlynn Snook (Albion) puts up a shot as Lakin Woodward (Oakfield-Alabama) defends for the G-R.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Nate Warters and Holley’s Patrick Bower have earned G-R All-Star honors.

Holley senior Patrick Bower and Kendall junior Nate Warters have both been named to the Genesee Region League All-Star basketball team.

Bower scored 338 points (15 ave.) and grabbed off 197 rebounds.

Warters tallied 372 points (16.9 ave) and had 107 rebounds, 70 assists and 35 steals.

Kendall junior John Rath and Holley senior Andrew Moseman both received Honorable Mention.

Rath scored 240 points (10.09 ave.) and had 112 rebounds and 108 assists while Moseman scored 217 points and had 91 assists and 22 steals.

Two Lyndonville juniors, Nathan Poler and Zach Johnson, also both received Honorable Mention.

Poler scored 287 points (13.0 ave.) and had 167 rebounds and 55 assists. Johnson tallied 255 points (11.6 ave.) with 188 rebounds, 101 assists and 33 blocks.

The All-Star first team also includes Erik Scharlau and Chris McClinic from Alexander, Dawson Nelson from Attica, Colton Dillon and Jon Boyce from Elba, Ryan Moffat and Nico Zambito from Notre Dame, Ryan Douglas and Taylor Ohlson from Oakfield-Alabama and Reid Miano from Pembroke.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Demetrius Gardner will be among the participants in the annual Niagara-Orleans League vs. Genesee Region League Exceptional Senior doubleheader at Albion on Friday night.

Albion will play host to the 19th annual Niagara-Orleans League vs. Genesee Region League Exceptional Senior basketball doubleheader on Friday.

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

The N-O holds a 12-6 lead in the boys game series and an 11-7 edge in the girls series.

However, the G-R swept the doubleheader last year winning 64-62 in overtime in the girls game and 91-77 in the boys contest. That made it two wins in a row in the girls series for the G-R and snapped a four game N-O win streak in the boys contest.

The N-O boys squad looks to include Demetrius Gardner (Albion), Jalin Cooper and Brendan Luthart (Medina), Jacob Bruning and Noah Kindron (Roy-Hart), Mac Musall and Nate Fox (Wilson), Kyle DeVoogel and Max Weber (Newfane), Derek Holtz and Nelson Logan (Akron) and Malik Smith (Barker).

The lineup for the G-R boys squad has Patrick Bower (Holley), Erik Scharlau (Alexander), Ben Pflaumer (Elba), Ryan Moffat and Nico Zambito (Notre Dame), Ryan Douglas and Taylor Ohlson (Oakfield-Alabama), Reid Miano, Lucas Kohorst and Jamil Marble Jr. (Pembroke), Mike Donohue (Attica) and Adam Lund (Wheatland-Chili).

The G-R girls squad will have Miranda Lembcke (Lyndonville), Taylor ReQua and Lyndsay Wright (Kendall), Kylie Schlagenhauf, Makayla Hilchey, Lakin Woodward and Lauren Reding (Oakfield-Alabama), Alyssa Seilheimer and Hannah Callaghan (Wheatland-Chili), Olivia Kohorst (Pembroke), Margaret Sutherland and Natalie Thornton (Notre Dame), Dana Van Walkenburg (Byron-Bergen) and Lexi Breton and Caylin Walton (Alexander).

The roster for the N-O girls includes Caitlynn Snook and Natalie DiCureia (Albion), Paige Emborsky and Alexa Littman (Newfane), Neely Abrams (Akron), Ellie Todd (Roy-Hart), Haley Brown (Barker) and Shea Munnikhuysen (Wilson).

Tony Nemi (Medina 1) remained undefeated in Kenan Senior League indoor soccer by defeating Wolf Lumber 4-1 this past Friday.

Matt Hess scored 2 goals while Andrew Houseman and Caelan Holland each netted one.