Unable to build on a first period lead, the Tri County Midget hockey team dropped a narrow 2-1 decision to Perinton today at Brockport.

A goal by James Hapeman gave Tri County a 1-0 lead in the first period but Perinton answered with a pair of second period goals which proved to be just enough to claim the win.

Now at 1-7-2, Tri County next faces Perinton on Friday at Brockport.

Photo by Mike Wertman – Medina’s Veterans Memorial Park had a major face lift in 2017 with new artificial turf and scoreboard.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – The Medina softball team made history capturing its first ever sectional championship.

Phase 1 of a major renovation project at Veterans Memorial Park was a very visible highlight of 2017 in Medina.  The summer long project saw the installation of a new drainage system, new artificial turf and a large new video scoreboard. Unlike the previous turf, the new artificial surface completely covers the field including the baseball and softball infields. Phase 2, which is scheduled for the summer of 2018, will feature the installation of a new permanent grandstand on the south side of the field.

The Medina varsity softball team made school history by capturing its first ever sectional championship nipping top seeded Eden 5-4 in the Class B-2 title game after edging past No. 2 Fredonia 1-0 in the semifinals. However, the Mustangs bid for a spot in the playoffs was dashed when B-1 champ Depew topped Medina 6-1 for the overall B title. The Mustangs also ended a 12 year league title drought by earning a one-third share of the Niagara-Orleans championship with Akron and Roy-Hart at 9-3.

The Medina boys varsity basketball squad captured a second straight N-O title posting a 12-0 record. Junior Jalin Cooper scored a school record tying 458 points on the season. He also surpassed the 1,000 point career scoring milestone in late December.

Cooper, who accepted a Division 1 football scholarship from the University of Toledo in December, also had a big spring on the track as he successfully defended his Section VI titles in the 100 and 200 meter dashes and went on to place in the top four in both events at the state championships.

The Medina girls basketball squad had a strong postseason run advancing to the sectional finals for the first time since 1998 where the Mustangs bowed 60-33 to N-O champion Wilson for the B-2 title. Sophomore Je’ne Brown scored a school record 427 points. Sophomore Maddie Williams also set a school single game record with 54 points including a state record 16 threes.

The Medina volleyball team also advanced to the sectional finals for the first time since 1995 where the Mustangs lost to Alden in the B-2 finals three sets to one.

The Medina tennis team captured a second straight N-O title and the fifth in the last six years by going 12-0. Mustangs tennis Coach Chris Horgan also earned the state Coach of the Year award.

On the baseball diamond, Wilson downed Medina 11-5 in the inaugural Jeff Evoy Memorial Scholarship game at Vets Park.

The Medina golf team likewise went undefeated to claim the N-O championship as sophomore Ian Wagner won the N-O individual championship and went on to place third at the sectionals to earn a spot in the state championships.

Medina sophomore Melanie Green likewise had a big year on the links as she captured the Section VI championship, placed third at the state championships and won the Western New York Junior PGA title.

The Medina varsity lacrosse team had two players, senior Jake Cotter and junior Brendan Luthart, earn All-Western New York and All-State honors. Both signed Division 1 scholarships, Cotter to Canisius and Luthart to St. Bonaventure.

In Medina Women’s Softball League action, Bane’s Plumbing/Banes Machine Shop captured both the regular season and playoff ‘A’ Division titles downing Orleans Vets 12-8 in a tie breaker game for the regular season crown and Jr. Wlson 8-6 in the playoff final.

The Woodroe Realty Blue Jays captured the N-O Youth Baseball Minor Division playoff title.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Aubrey Lewis and her Lyndonville softball teammates captured a Section V Class D1 championship.

The Lyndonville High varsity baseball and softball teams both captured Section VI Class D1 championships. The Tigers baseball squad also claimed a fourth straight Genesee Region League Division 2 title.

The Tigers baseball team, which went 17-3, defeated Fillmore 6-2 for the D1 title but then dropped a narrow 6-5 decision to Lima Christian for the Section V Class D berth in the state playoffs. Three members of the Tigers squad – Eric Neace, Michael Wells and Jacob Hoffee – earned All-State honors.

The Lady Tigers softball team likewise bested Alfred-Almond 10-1 in the D-1 title contest but then dropped a narrow 2-1 decision to G-R foe Elba for the Section VI Class D spot in the state playoffs.

Dawson Joy and his Lyndonville baseball teammates captured both Genesee Region League Division II and Section V Class D1 titles.

Lyndonville senior Jeff Gress Jr. placed fourth at the state wrestling championships. Gress and senior Dustin Hinckley both win Class B titles.

It was a busy year for Lyndonville native and pro Triathlete Scott Bradley whose schedule included competing in two events in Europe.

Kendall
The Kendall girls win the G-R Division 2 soccer title. Senior Taylor ReQua earned first team Class D All-State honors.

At the Section V Class D track championships, Kendall’s Lyndsay Wright won the 100 Hurdles and 400 Hurdles and Alexis Payton the Pentathlon.

Holley
Holley senior pitcher Dylan Hillabush earned first team Class C All-State honors and also signed to play for Niagara University.

The newly merged Holley-Kendall wrestling squad won the G-R title.

Barker
Barker shared the Niagara-Orleans League field hockey title with Akron but later bowed to the Lady Tigers in the Section VI Class C finals.

Barker senior basketball player Nate Luckman topped the 1,000 point career scoring mark.

Raiders senior pitcher Eddie Wasnock earned second team All-State honors.

At the N-O All-League swim meets Barker’s Sara Gendrue was a double winner in the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Breaststroke and Collin Webb in the 50 Free and 100 Free.  Webb also teamed up with Andrew Jenks, Aaron Wagner and Collin Stevenor to win both the 200 Free and 400 Free relays.

In youth baseball, Orchard Park downed Somerset 8-2 in the Lockport Midget ‘A’  League playoff finals.

Roy-Hart
The Roy-Hart boys swim team went 10-0 to capture an 11th straight N-O championship.

The Roy-Hart baseball tram captured a second straight N-O title and the softball team earns a one-third share of the N-O crown with Akron and Medina.

Roy-Hart grad Matt McCauley took over as coach of the Barker/Roy-Hart wrestling squad.

Roy-Hart ended its seven year long football merger with Barker at the end of the season.

The newly formed Roy-Hart/Barker/Medina Club hockey team began its inaugural season in the Western New York Club League defeating Iroquois 4-2 in the debut contest.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Brilliance Johnson and his Albion teammates not only defeated rival Medina but also shared the B2 Division title and earned a berth in the sectionals.

The Albion varsity football squad had a big 2017 season defeating rival Medina 51-22, earning a share of a division title for the first time since 2006 and gaining a berth in the sectional playoffs for the first time since 2011.  Albion shared the Class B2 title with Dunkirk which also downed the Purple Eagles 25-7 in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI playoffs.

The Albion girls varsity soccer team made school history by advancing to the sectional finals for the first time. The Purple Eagles, which needed overtime to nip rival Medina 1-0 in the opening round, downed Alden 2-1 in the semifinals but then dropped a narrow 1-0 decision to Niagara-Orleans League champion Newfane in the Class B-1 final.

Kendall Derisley and her Albion teammates earned a berth in the sectional finals for the first time in the program’s history.

Albion senior Chanyce Powell repeated as the Section VI long jump champion and also placed third in the triple jump.

The Albion girls cross-country team placed second in the Section VI Class B2 race.

Albion golfer Nick Penna fired a school record round of 32 in a win over Barker.

The Albion duo of Blake Aina and Preston Flugel captured Section VI Class B wrestling titles.

Former long-time Albion football Coach Dick Diminuco was inducted into the Section VI Hall of Fame.

The Albion JV football team posted a perfect 8-0 record.

The Albion youth football Varsity Division team went 11-0 defeating Tri Town 40-6 in the playoff championship game.

The Albion U18 girls soccer team captured a Rochester District League title.

Barre nipped Sandstone 9-8 in the Albion Midget Baseball League playoff final to claim a third straight title.

The Barre Cubs won the U10 Midget League title edging Carlton 5-4.

All Smiles claimed the Orleans Girls Softball League title.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s John Mounts drives around Rochester Academy’s Trevon Stringer during the host Hawks loss to the Racers this evening in the championship game of the Holley Tournament.

A late scoring burst earned Rochester Academy a 63-52 victory over the host Hawks this evening in the championship game of the Holley Tournament.

Trailing 51-50, the Racers closed with a 13-1 scoring surge over the final three minutes, including 6 by Jevonny Brown and 4 by Albert Tomlin, to claim the win and the title.

Brown, who was named the tourney’s MVP, finished with 20 as Tomlin, who was named to the All-Tournament team added 17, Spencer Burns 13 and Trevon Stringer 10.

Patrick Bower puts up a shot for Holley as Spencer Burns defends for Rochester Academy.

Patrick Bower scored a game high 24 points to lead Holley as Andrew Moseman added 9, Ryan Andrews 8, Braden Ferranti 6, John Mounts 3 and Nate Towne 2. Bower and Moseman were both named to the All-Tournament team.

Threes by Moseman, Andrews and Ferranti helped Holley jump out to a 13-8 first period lead.

The Hawks maintained a 28-24 advantage at the half as Moseman, Andrews and Mounts all hit threes in the second period.

Rochester Academy though rallied into a narrow 40-38 lead at the three-quarter mark as Tomlin scored 6 and Brown and Stringer 5 each in the third period.

Bower scored all 10 of Holley’s third period points to keep the Hawks close.

The lead then sea-sawed back and forth eight times in the wild fourth quarter before the Racers regained the upper hand for good by putting together the deciding 13-1 run to close.

Holley took its last lead at 51-50 on a three-point play by Bower who tallied 10 of the Hawks 14 final period points.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Hunter Menze puts up a shot as Jake Hamilton defends for Geneseo during the Eagles overtime loss to the Blue Devils this evening in the Holley Tournament.

A late comeback bid fell just short as Kendall dropped a narrow 56-53 overtime decision to Geneseo this evening in the consolation game of the Holley Tournament.

Trailing by 13, 47-34, early in the final period Kendall put together a key 10-0 run to get right back in the game. A three and a layup by Mickey Gardner and a layup off a turnover by Nate Warters highlighted that spurt which pulled the Eagles to within three, 47-44, with 4:50 remaining.

Nate Warters scores on a layup for Kendall with four seconds to go to send the contest into overtime.

Geneseo did go back up by six, 52-46, at Daniel Kaye hit a three but Kendall again came battling back.

This time the Eagles got three layups by Warters, the last coming with just four seconds remaining, to knot the contest at 52-52 and force overtime.

However, Kendall could not keep the momentum as the Blue Devils outpointed the Eagles 4-1 in the four minute overtime to claim the victory as Jake Hamilton had the winning basket.

Hamilton scored 20 and Kaye, who was named to the All-Tournament team, added 12 to lead Geneseo.

Warters scored 18, John Rath 15 and Gardner and Hunter Menze 10 each for Kendall. Menze was named to the All-Tournament team.

Geneseo held leads of 14-12 after one period, 31-25 at the half and 43-34 at the three-quarter mark. Rath scored 9 and Warters and Menze 8 each in the first half to keep the Eagles close.

Kendall though used a big 18-9 fourth period surge, including 10 by Warters and 6 by Gardner, to rally into a tie and send the contest into overtime.

Getting goal production from five different players, the Tri County Midget hockey team notched victory No. 1 on the season by blanking Webster 6-0 Friday night at Brockport.

Tri County jumped out to a 2-0 first period lead on goals by Jake Donoghue and Matt Neilson.

The advantage increased to a commanding 5-0 margin on two goals by Patrick Ricker and one by Chase Froman in the second period.

John Pilon tallied in the third period to round out the Tri County scoring.

Pilon and Victor Benjovski anchored the Tri County defense as Alex Lamparella earned the shutout in goal.

Now at 1-6-2, Tri County next hosts Perinton on Sunday at Brockport.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s Patrick Bower puts up a shot between Kendall defenders Mickey Gardner and Dale Steffen during the host Hawks tournament win over the rival Eagles this evening.

Building up a big third quarter lead, the host Hawks had to turn back a Kendall stretch run rally to claim a narrow 54-48 win over the rival Eagles this evening in the opening round of the Holley Holiday Tournament.

Holley opened up a 13 point, 46-33, lead at the end of the third period which saw Andrew Moseman hit four threes and Patrick Bower chip in with two layups and three free throws.

However, Kendall, which was plagued by foul trouble, came battling with 15-6 run in the final stanza to close to within four, 52-48, in the final half minute.  Two threes by Dale Steffen highlighted the Eagles rally which also included two baskets by Hunter Menze and one each by Mickey Gardner and Nate Warters.

Holley’s Andrew Moseman looks to shoot as John Rath defends for Kendall.

The Eagles though could get no closer as a pair of free throws by Moseman put a lock on the win for the Hawks.

Moseman finished with a game high 26 and Bower 21 to spearhead the Holley offense as Ryan Andrews had 4 and Nick Schutz 3. Bower also grabbed off 15 rebounds and John Mounts 10.

Menze led Kendall with 12 as Warters and Steffen both had 9, Rath, Gardner and Mason Kuhn 6 each.

Holley jumped out to a 12-6 first period lead as Moseman hit a three and went 4 for 4 from the foul line.

A pair of layups by Bower upped the Hawks advantage to 16-8 at the outset of the second period but Kendall came battling back.

The Eagles put together a 12-2 run, including two layups by Warters, a three by Rath, a jumper by Kuhn and a layup by Gardner to rally into a 20-18 lead.

Holley though answered with a 7-0 run to close the period on a layup and free throw by Moseman and two baskets by Bower to regain the lead for good by a 25-20 margin at the half.  Bower had a total of 10 points in the period.

The contest also counts as a Genesee Region League victory for the Hawks.

Holley will now face Rochester Academy Charter in the championship game at 7 p.m. Saturday while Kendall will take on Geneseo in the consolation game at 5:30 p.m.  RAC defeated Geneseo 55-44 in the other semifinal.

Kendall’s John Rath drives up court past Holley defender Andrew Moseman.

Kendall’s Nate Warters goes in for a layup against Holley defenders Andrew Moseman and John Mounts.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Jalin Cooper surpasses the 1,000 point career scoring mark.

St. Paul, Ontario bested Medina 68-58 this evening in the I-90 Challenge at Villa Maria College as Mustangs senior Jalin Cooper surpassed the 1,000 point career scoring mark.

Cooper hit the 1,000 point milestone with his second basket of the night, a layup in the opening quarter.  In becoming the Mustangs eighth 1,000 point scorer, he now has a career total of 1,018 as he finished the evening with 22. He is now seventh on the Mustangs all-time scoring list which is led by Levi Pace’s 1,280 points.

Izaiah Rhim added 14, Alex Allis 12 and Tyler Chinn 8.

Medina sent the game into overtime when Chinn made two clutch free throws with five seconds remaining in regulation time.

However, St. Paul pulled out the victory by outscoring Medina 15-5 in the overtime period including making good on 7 of 8 free throw attempts.

St. Paul held leads of 23-12 after one period, 35-29 at the half and 44-38 at the three-quarter mark.

Cooper tallied 9 in the opening paired and Rhim 7 in the second as Allis made all of his points on four threes.

Medina next hosts Orchard Park at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in a non league game.

Elba 70, Albion 58
Leading by a narrow 56-55 margin, Elba outscored Albion 14-3 in the fourth quarter to claim a 70-58 victory in the consolation game of the Batavia Tournament.

Liam Ward scored 16, Deyonci Farley and Demetrius Gardner 11 and Bryce Pritchard 10 for Albion which led 34-33 at the half.

Collin O’Halloran scored 24, Ben Pflaumer 19 and Colton Dillon 14 for Elba.

Wrestling

Medina’s Elijah Sones (195) placed third at the Akron Wrestling Tournament.