Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Nathan Dillenbeck goes in for a layup against Rochester Prep defender Jaden Hayes during the host Tigers non league win this evening.

Featuring a balanced attack, Lyndonville defeated visiting Rochester Prep 71-59 this evening in a non league game.

Nathan Poler scored 20, Zach Johnson 18, Matt Hess 15, Nathan Dillenbeck 10 and Kane Flynn 8 to spark the Tigers which notched victory No. 2 on the season. Hess also grabbed off 13 rebounds, Poler 11 and Johnson 10.

Lyndonville’s Zach Johnson drives by Rochester Prep defender Marquis Thomas.

Wesley Henderson took game high scoring honors for Rochester Prep with 21.

Lyndonville jumped out to a double digit, 18-8, first period lead as Poler tallied 6, Johnson 5, Hess 4 and Flynn 3.

Rochester Prep did pull to within four, 25-21, late in the second period but Lyndonville closed with  10-2 run capped off by back-to-back threes by Johnson and Flynn, to regain a 12 point, 25-23, advantage at the half. A rebound bucket by Johnson and a layup by Hess ignited that key spurt.

A pair of threes by Dillenbeck helped extend the Lyndonville advantage to as much as 19, 54-35, late in the third period which finished with the Tigers up by 15, 58-43.

Poler had nine in the third period on a three-point play, two jumpers and a layup, and Dillenbeck 8.

Rochester Prep did pull to within nine, 63-54, midway through the final stanza but would get no closer as Lyndonville answered with a rebound bucket by Hess and a layup by Johnson to regain command at 67-54 with 2:30 remaining.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Miranda Lembcke puts up a shot as Alexia Kelly tries to block for Rochester Prep. The action took place during the Lady Tigers home court win this evening.

Up by a dozen at the half, Lyndonville went on to defeat visiting Rochester Prep 54-35 in a non league game this evening earning the Lady Tigers their third victory of the season.

Anna Lewis had a triple-double with 13 points, 10 steals and 10 assists to set the pace for Lyndonville.

Ella Lewis led the Lady Tigers in scoring with 16 as Miranda Lembcke added 9, Alecia Hinkson 7, Savannah Poler 6,Paige McDonald 2 and Danielle Weldon 1.

Lyndonville’s Anna Lewis puts up a shot against Rochester Prep defender Kyaisia Mckenzie.

Alexia Kelly scored 12 and Ashley Benjamin 11 for Rochester Prep.

Lyndonville jumped out to a 15-6 first period lead as Ella Lewis scored 6 and Anna Lewis 4.

The Lady Tigers maintained a 12 point, 27-15, lead at the half and upped the advantage to as much as 16, 39-23, late in the third period after a layup off a turnover by Hinkson.

Anna Lewis had 7 in the period which ended with Lyndonville up by 12, 42-30.

The Lady Tigers put a firm lock on the win by opening the final period with a 7-0 run including a three by Ella Lewis, a layup off a steal by Hinkson and a layup by Lembcke for a commanding 19 point, 49-30 lead.

Pembroke 42, Barker 22
The host Lady Dragons defeated Barker 42-22 in the consolation game of the Pembroke Tournament.

Gabby Baker and Hailey Brown both scored 7 points for Barker which trailed 19-10 at the half.

North Tonawanda 48, Roy-Hart 35

North Tonawanda defeated Roy-Hart 48-35 in the championship game of the Tonawanda Tournament.

Going 5-0 on the day, the host Hawks took top honors today at the annual Holley-Kendall Duals Wrestling Tournament.

The Hawks defeated Lyndonville 78-12, Addison 50-33, Cal-Mum 51-31, Gilead 56-24 and Albion 57-27.

Albion, Addison and Cal-Mum all finished at 3-2.

Holley-Kendall was represented on the All-Tournament team by Tristyn Moyer, Hunter McLean, Dylan Spellan, Cade Aina, Jeremy Browe and Erik Balys.

Albion placed Preston Flugel, Ben Restivo, Donamic Farley and Cody Wilson on the All-Tournament team. Flugel earned the tourney’s MVP honor.

Cullen Heveron and Chase Stinson represented Lyndonville on the All-Tournament team.

Steadily pulling away, Batavia posted an 84-58 victory over Albion this evening in the opening round of the Batavia Lions Club Tournament at Genesee Community College.

The Blue Devils built up leads of 19-12 after one period, 44-25 at the half and 63-39 at the three-quarter mark.

Mason McFollins poured in a game high 31 to lead Batavia as Antwan Odom added 12.

Liam Ward scored 20, Bryce Pritchard 17 and Deyonci Farley 10 for Albion.

Notre Dame defeated Elba 73-66 in the other semifinal.

Albion will now face Elba in the consolation game at 6:30 p.m. Friday while Batavia will take on  Notre Dame in the title contest at 8 p.m.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Kharise Johnson puts up a shot over Oakfield-Alabama defender Lakin Woodward during the Mustangs home court loss to the Lady Hornets this evening.

Taking charge in the second quarter, Oakfield-Alabama went on to defeat host Medina 51-28 this evening in a non league girls basketball game.

Leading 13-9 after one period, Oakfield-Alabama outpointed Medina 13-1 in the decisive second quarter to open up a 16 point, 26-10, advantage at the half.  Brianna Smith and Makayla Hilchey both had a pair of baskets and Kylie Schlagenhauf hit a three to lead that surge.

Oakfield-Alabama’s Kylie Schlangenhauf grabs a rebound against Medina’s Camri King.

The Lady Hornets extended the advantage to 21, 39-18, at the three-quarter mark as Hilchey and Lauren Reding both had two baskets and Smith a three-point play in the third period.

Hilchey finished with 14, Schlagenhauf 12 and Smith 10 to lead the Lady Hornets as Danica Porter added 6, Reding 4, Lakin Woodward and Shelby Carlsen 2 and Lizzy Toal 1.

Camri King and Brianna MacFarland both had 5, Je’ne Brown, Maddie Williams and Maleyah Brewer 4, Kharise Johnson 3, Sarah Cochrane 2 and Divere Brown 1 for Medina which slips to 1-6.

Roy-Hart 51, CSAT 41
Featuring a balanced attack, Roy-Hart bested CSAT 51-41 in the opening round of the Tonawanda Tournament.

Ellie Todd and Maddie Fry both scored 12 to lead Roy-Hart as Skyler Christopher added 10 and Meghan Washington 9 to go along with 12 rebounds.

RAC 58, Barker 37
Jumping out to a 21-12 half-time advantage, Rochester Academy Charter went on to defeat Barker 58-37 in the opening round of the Pembroke Tournament.

Sydnie Luckman led Barker with 11 as Gabby Baker had 9, Dakota Leising 6 and Serena Harris and Haley Brown 5.

Albion will take on Batavia at 8 p.m. this evening at Genesee Community College in the opening round of the Batavia Lions Club Tournament. The game had originally been scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

Notre Dame will face Elba in the 6:30 p.m. opener.

The consolation and championship games will be held at 6:30 an 8 p.m. Friday. They had originally been scheduled for Thursday.

The Albion JVs will face Batavia at 1:30 this afternoon at GCC.

Contributed Photos – Chanyce Powell, Marquis Riddick and Holly Heil

Albion High graduates Marquis Riddick and Chanyce Powell and Medina grad Holly Heil are all competing on the SUNY Brockport indoor track and field teams this season.

Riddick a senior, is off to a strong start having been named SUNY Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week recently after taking first place honors in the Long Jump (6.78 meters) at the Golden Eagles Early Season Invite.

He is majoring in Kinesiology/Sport Science/ Physical Education.

Powell, a freshman, placed fourth in the triple jump at the Early Season Invite. She is majoring in Exercise Physiology.

Heil, a sophomore who also ran for the Golden Eagles Cross-Country team last fall, is competing in the distance events. She is majoring in Psychology.

The Roy-Hart/ Barker/Medina Club Hockey team won its fifth straight game, beating Dunkirk– Fredonia 7-4 Saturday evening at Cornerstone Arena in Lockport.

RBM took the lead almost immediately on a goal by Luke Luckman (Barker) assisted by Jason Kuchey (R-H).

Dunkirk– Fredonia, however scored the next two goals for a 2-1 lead at the intermission.

Early in the second period, Dylan Krzykowski (Akron) scored unassisted to even the game.  Drew Marsh (Akron) also scored unassisted giving RBM the lead, only to have D-F tie the game near the end of the period.

The final period was nearly all RBM as Matt Saj (Medina) scored, followed a short time later by Jason. Kuchey, assisted by brother Michael for the game winner.

Krzykowski and Luckman ended the RBM scoring with Michael. Kuchey picking up two assists on the final three goals.

Now 6-4, RBM’s next game is next Saturday evening against Olean at Cornerstone beginning at 7 p.m..