Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Savannah Poler puts up a shot for Lyndonville as Oakfield-Alabama’s Danica Porter tries for the block. The action took place during the host Lady Tigers loss to the Lady Hornets this evening.

Unable to overcome a 12 minute field goal scoring drought at the outset, Lyndonville dropped a 63-34 decision to visiting Oakfield-Alabama this evening in a Genesee Region League girls basketball game.

Makayla Hilchey scored 13, Tori Mandel 11 and Shelby Carlsen 10 to lead Oakfield-Alabama’s balanced attack as Lakin Woodward added 8, Kylie Schlagenhauf and Lauren Reding 7, Danica Porter 5 and Kelsey Schlagenhauf 2.

Ella Lewis led Lyndonville with 13 as Alecia Hinkson and Savannah Poler both added 6, Faith Chaffee 5, Anna Lewis 3 and Miranda Lembcke 1.

Taking advantage of Lyndonville’s early field goal scoring drought Oakfield-Alabama jumped out to a 13-2 first period lead and increased its advantage to 19-2 midway through the second quarter. Six different players contributed to the Lady Hornets scoring in the first period and five in the second.

Anna Lewis finally ended Lyndonville’s drought when she scored on a layup with four minutes to go in the second quarter.

The Lady Hornets led by 20, 29-9, at the half and by 30, 47-17, at the three-quarter mark.

Lyndonville’s Danielle Weldon looks to drive around Oakfield-Alabama defender Shelby Carlsen.

Contributed Photo – In the first row are Roger Cordle, Benjamin Trotter, Tanner Schultz and Jack Strong.  In the back row are Past Grand Knight Todd Fragale, District Deputy Vince Reisch, Riley Bell, Gracie Cordle, William Rahill, Grand Knight Marty Johnston and Youth Director Philip Kauppinen. Not pictured were helpers Sean Rahill and Delaney Fragale.

Seven boys and girls from Niagara County, ages 9 to 14, recently were named local champions of the 2018 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship and have earned the right to compete at the district level.

The nine-year-old boys champion was Roger Cordle. Benjamin Trotter was the winner of the 10-year-old boys’ division. In the 11- year-olds’ boys bracket, Tanner Schultz was the champion. Twelve-year- old winners were Riley Bell and Anthony “Jack” Strong. The 13-year-old division champions were Gracie Cordle and William Rahill.

Each contestant was allowed 15 free throw attempts in the contests. Ties were settled by successive rounds of five free throws per contestant until a winner emerged.

Each of these winners will compete in the district competition to be held on February 17th at DeSales Catholic Schools with an eye toward moving on to the state and international levels.

Lockport K of C Council 319 sponsored the local competition at DeSales Catholic School. All youngsters ages 9 to 14 were eligible to participate.

Rallying into the lead for good in the third quarter, Lyndonville went on to defeat host Byron-Bergen 58-49 this evening in a Genesee Region League game.

Nathan Poler and Zach Johnson each scored 19 points to lead the Lyndonville attack as Kane Flynn added 10, Nathan Dillenbeck 6 and Matt Hess 4.

Joshua Hohn and Chad Green each scored 11 to lead Byron-Bergen.

Rallying from deficits of 17-9 after one period and 29-27 at the half, Lyndonville used a 16-5 third period scoring surge to take the lead for good by a 43-34 margin at the three-quarter mark.  Poler tallied 7 in the second period and 6 in the third.

The Tigers then put a lock on the win as Johnson made good on 9 of 12 free throw attempts and Flynn chipped in with 5 points down the stretch.

Lyndonville, which is now 3-4 in G-R action, next visits Oakfield-Alabama on Friday.

Pembroke 74, Kendall 34
Pembroke used a big 22-7 second period scoring edge to open up a 34-19 half-time advantage keying a 74-34 victory over host Kendall in a G-R game.

Reid Miano scored 15 and Lucas Kohorst 14 to lead Pembroke which improves to 10-0.

Nate Warters and Hunter Menze both scored 8 for Kendall. Menze also had 8 rebounds and Mickey Gardner 7.

In one other G-R game Notre Dame downed Holley 62-38.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Deyonci Farley puts up a shot against Barker defender Preston Harris during the host Purple Eagles win over the Raiders this evening.

Putting together a late scoring burst, Albion edged past visiting Barker 68-65 this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League make-up game.

Trailing by eight, 63-55, with three minutes remaining, Albion came rallying back with a clutch 13-2 scoring surge to close the game and claim the narrow win.

Two free throws by Deyonci Farley followed by one layup by Liam Ward and two by Bryce Pritchard ignited the rally and pulled Albion even at 63-63 with 1:22 remaining.

Barker’s Austin Sullivan puts up a shot over Albion defender Bryce Pritchard.

Barker interrupted with a layup by Malik Smith to regain what proved to be its last lead at 65-63.

Farley, who had a career high scoring night, put Albion back on top for good at 66-65 with 21 seconds remaining after a free throw and a rebound basket.

Pritchard gave Albion a little breathing room at 68-65 with two clutch free  throws at the 15 second mark but the Purple Eagles couldn’t savor the victory until a Barker three-point shot bounced off the rim and out at the buzzer.

Farley finished with a career high 30 points as Pritchard netted 18, Ward and Demetrius Gardner 8 and Dylan Fox and Xavier Cornick 2.

Smith led Barker with 21 as Austin Sullivan had 15, Nick Brandt 12, Evan Ecker 8, Preston Harris 5 and Zach Richbart 4.

Barker jumped out to a 15-9  first period lead as Ecker tallied 6 and Smith 4.

Albion though erupted for 22 points in the second period, including 10 by Farley and 6 by Pritchard, to rally into a narrow 31-30 half-time lead.

The contest remained tight throughout the third period which ended with Barker back on top by two, 49-47.

Sullivan hit two threes and Smith one for the Raiders in the third period as Brandt added a pair of buckets from close range.  Farley had 8 and Prtichard 6 to keep Albion close.

The Raiders extend the advantage to eight, 63-55, with three minutes to go as Sullivan and Brandt both had a pair of baskets and Smith a three.

However, the last surge and the victory belonged to Albion as Pritchard scored 6, Farley 5 and Ward 2 to lead the Purple Eagles decisive 13-2 run to close the tight contest.

Albion is now 4-2 in N-O action and Barker 0-4.

Albion and Barker both scored victories on the road this afternoon to remain tied for the Niagara-Orleans League boys swim lead.

Improving to 8-1, Albion defeated Akron 106-63 and Barker downed Medina 92-78.

Matt Kovaleski doubled in the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Breaststroke and Carlitos Sanchez in the 50 Free and 100 Free for Albion as Tyler Kast took the 100 Butterfly.

Barker was led by a trio of double winners as Adam Wagner took the 200 Free and 100 Free, Andrew Jenks the 100 Individual Medley and 100 Butterfly and Collin Webb the 50 Free and 100 Breaststroke. Ryan Santarsiero added a win in the 500 Free for the Raiders.

Ray Paull won the 100 Breaststroke for Medina which slips to 4-4.

In the other boys meet, Roy-Hart defeated Newfane 100-69 as Will Rickard doubled in the 50 Free and 100 Free.

In the girls competition, Roy-Hart and Akron both scored wins to remain tied for first place at 8-1.

Roy-Hart defeated Newfane 98-72 as Kayla Hagen doubled in the 100 Free and 100 Backstroke. Lauren Gaughran doubled for Newfane in the 200 Fee and 500 Free.

Akron downed Albion 135-35 as Alexis Cramer was a quadruple winner in the 100 Free, 100 Back, 200 Medley Relay and 400 Free Relay as was Madison Harris in the 200 Free, 500 Free, 200 Free Relay and 400 Free Relay.

In the other meet, Medina nipped Barker 86-84 as Hannah Heil doubled in the 50 Free and 100 Free while Margaret Klotzbach took the 200 Free, Brooklyn Brown the 100 Butterfly and Alyssa Beyer the 500 Free.

Sara Gendrue doubled for Barker in the 100 Individual Medley and 100 Breaststroke.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Tristyn Moyer of Holley- Kendall works toward a win over Lyndonville’s Chase Stinson during the Hawks Genesee Region League win over the host Tgiers this evening.

Nine forfeits and four first period pins made for a quick match as Holley-Kendall downed host Lyndonvile 63-18 in a Genesee Region League wrestling match his evening.

Pins by Frank Flynn (220) in 45 seconds, Dawson Custer (152) in 1:49 and Brandon Gardner (126) in 3:37, along with a one point decision win by Tristyn Moyer (120), highlighted the victory for Holley-Kendall which benefitted from seven of the forfeit wins.

Lyndonville got back-to-back sub minute pins Cullen Heveron (132) in 46 seconds and Dylan Burt-Hodgins (138) in 52 seconds to open the match.

The victory gives Holley-Kendall a 2-1 G-R record and puts the Hawks into a three-way tie for the top spot with Byron-Bergen and Alexander. Byron-Bergen nipped Alexander 40-39 this evening.

Dawson Custer of Holley-Kendall in route to a win over Lyndonville’s Andrew Brabon.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Barker’s Gabby Baker goes in for a layup as Medina defender Hannah Sones tries for the block. The action took place during the Lady Raiders win over the host Mustangs this evening.

Gaining league victory No. 1 on the season, Barker downed an undermanned Medina team 36-33 this evening in a Niagara-Orleans girls basketball game at Medina.

Serena Harris scored 9, Gabby Baker 8 and Haley Brown 7 to lead Barker’s balanced offense as Kylie Annable, Sarah Mason and Rachel Parfinski each chipped in with 4. Brown and Mason also each grabbed off 7 rebounds.

Maddie Williams scored a game high 17 points for Medina which played without three starters due to a combination of suspensions and a medical situation. Maleyah Brewer added 5, Divere Brown 4, Shamaria Howard, Sarah Cochrane and Hannah Sones 2 and Brianna MacFarland 1.

Trailing 8-6 early in the second period, Barker took the lead for good by closing the period with a 14-2 run including a three and a two by Baker, a pair of buckets by Mason, a three by Harris and a jumper by Annable to grab a 18-10 advantage at the half.

A layup by Brown put Barker up by 10, 20-10, at the outset of the third period but Medina came battling back.

Shamaria Howard grabs a rebound for Medina against Barker’s Haley Brown.

The Mustangs put together a 14-5 run including two threes and a layup by Williams, two baskets by Brown and a layup by Cochrane to cut the deficit to one, 25-24, but could not pull even.

The Lady Raiders answered with a rebound basket by Annable and a layup by Baker to take a 29-24 lead at the three-quarter mark.

Medina did pull back to within two at 32-30 midway through the final period as back-to-back jumpers by Williams highlighted the 6-0 run but the Mustangs would get no closer.

Barker, which is now 1-3 in N-O action, put a lock on the win on a rebound bucket by Brown followed by free throws by Harris and Baker.

Medina which slips to 0-4 in N-O games, made good on only two of 12 free throw attempts down the stretch.

Wilson 41, Albion 30
Emily Kelly scored a game high 22 points and Sarah Lewis added 8 to lead Wilson to a 41-30 victory at Albion.

Caitlynn Snook scored 7, Brylie Hapeman 5, Elisabeth Baker and Lexi Wolck 4, Natalie DiCureia and Janae Doty 3, Cassidy Wolcott 2 and Natalie Lathrop and Tess Pettit 1 for Albion which trailed by margins of 9-5 after one period, 23-12 at the half and 29-23 at the three-quarter mark.

Both teams are now 3-2 in N-O action.

Newfane 51, Akron 25
Newfane took over sole possession of first place by defeating Akron 51-25 in a key N-O clash of unbeatens.

Paige Emborsky scored 22 and Alexa Littman 21 to spark Newfane which improves to 6-0.  Littman also grabbed off 16 rebounds.

Up by a narrow 20-16 margin at the half, Newfane pulled away in the second half as Littman scored 15 and Emborsky 10 during that stretch.

The loss drops Akron to 3-1.

Starpoint 60, Roy-Hart 50
Meghan Washington scored 10, Maddy Glena 9 and Ellie Todd and Delaney Draper 7 for Roy-Hart in the 60-50 non league loss to Starpoint.

Byron-Bergen 53, Lyndonville 31
Anna Lewis scored 11, Alecia Hinkson 10 and Ella Lewis 6 for Lyndonville in the 53-31 Genesee Region League loss to Byron-Bergen.

Dana VanValkenburg scored 23 to spark Byron-Bergen which led 28-18 at the half.

In another G-R contest, Pembroke defeated Kendall 47-24.

Medina and Albion both scored victories on the road this evening in Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball competition.

Medina defeated Barker 71-45 to improve to 3-1 while Albion boosted its N-O record to 3-2 by knocking Wilson (3-1) from the ranks of the unbeaten by a 47-31 margin.

Jalin Cooper scored 18, Izaiah Rhim 15 and Mason Lewis 11 to lead the way for Medina as Tyler Chinn added 8, Nate Sherman 7, Brendan Luthart 5, Alex Allis 3 and Brian Fry and Tavian Rhim 2.

Zach Richbart scored 13 to led Barker which slips to 0-3.

Medina jumped out to a 20-9 first period lead and held a 39-15 advantage at the half.  Cooper scored 8 in the first period and 6 in the second to lead that surge.

Albion used a balanced attack to down Wilson as Deyonci Farley scored 14, Liam Ward 10, Demetrius Gardner 8 and Bryce Pritchard 7.

Albion jumped out to a 16-8 first period lead as Pritchard tallied 5, Ward and Farley 4 and Xavier Cornick 3.

The Purple Esgles upped the advantage to 28-12 at the half.

Mac Musall led Wilson with 8.

Newfane 58, Akron 36
Undefeated (4-0) Newfane took over sole possession of first place by downing Akron 58-36.

Kyle DeVoogel scored 19, Brandon Gross and Chad Dunbar 10 and Max Weber 8 for the Panthers which led 28-15 at the half.  Weber also had 11 rebounds and 11 assists.

Sacred Heart trimmed JR Wilson 36-34 Monday to maintain a 14 point lead atop the Medina Euchre League standings.

Runner-up Legion downed Vets Club 38-32 in the other contest.

Sacred Heart is now 527-453 on the season, Legion 513-467, JR Wilson 465-515 and Vets Club 455-525.

League competition continues on January 22 with JR Wilson at Legion and Vets Club at Sacred Heart.

It was a busy Monday holiday for the Albion High wrestling squad as the Purple Eagles posted a 2-3 record at the Victor Team Tournament.

Albion defeated Eastridge 51-29 and Brighton 66-21 but lost to Victor 53-34, Byron-Bergen 41-39 and Adirondack 54-33.

Preston Flugel went undefeated (5-0) on the day for Albion including earning his milestone 100th career victory.

Cody Wilson, Ben Restivo and Tim Wells all went 4-1 for the Purple Eagles while Hunter Albright registered three pins.

Albion next competes in the Section VI Division II (small schools) Dual Meet Tournament on Saturday at Lancaster.

Olean is the top seed for the eight team event whose field also includes defending champion Pioneer, Iroquois, Falconer, Newfane, Akron/Alden and Randolph.

The winning team advances to the inaugural state Dual Meet championships.