The Roy-Hart/Barker/Medina Club Hockey team defeated Wilson/Newfane this evening 7-1 for their third straight Western New York Club League victory.

For the second game in a row, the winners were led by the Kuchey Brothers, who again accounted for a total of five goals.

RBM started the scoring on a goal by Michael Kuchey. Joe DiBenedetto added a goal off an assist from Matt Saj (Medina) for a 2-0 lead. W-N scored near the end of the period.

In the opening minute of the next period, Jason Kuchey scored with assists going to Tom Paisley and Michael Kuchey), followed by two straight goals by Michael Kuchey assisted by Drew Marsh (Akron) and Paisley. That period ended with RBM holding a 5-2 advantage.

The final period saw a Michael Kuchey and Marsh each score a goal.

Now 4-4, RBM next faces Cheektowaga at Cornerstone in Lockport this coming Wednesday at 8:20 p.m.

Going 3-1 on the day, Holley-Kendall earned a second place finish at the South Seneca Duals today.

Holley-Kendall defeated South Seneca 63-20, Hannibal 45-30 and Williamson 37-36 but lost to Letchworth 48-34.

Tristyn Moyer, Cade Aina and Dylan Spellan all went 4-0, Hunter McLean 3-0, Dawson Custer 2-0, Erik Balys, Brandon Gardner 3-1 and Jayden Pieniaszek and David Farruggia 2-1 for Holley-Kendall.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Brian Fry looks to put up a layup as Justin Poumpey tries for the block for St. Francis. The action took place during the Mustangs loss to the Red Raiders this afternoon at St. Mary’s, Lancaster.

Roaring out to a huge turnover aided 24 point half-time advantage, St. Francis went on to blitz Medina 67-27 this afternoon in the ADPRO Sports challenge at St. Mary’s, Lancaster.

Medina did stay within one, 9-8, with three minutes to go in the opening quarter after Jalin Cooper’s third layup in the early going.

However, St. Francis closed the period with a 7-0 run to regain the lead for good at 16-8.

Keeping the momentum, the Red Raiders then exploded for a turnover aided 16-0 run over the first five minutes of the second quarter to race away to a commanding 24 point, 32-8 advantage. The lead stayed at 24, 36-12, at the half.

Dorion Ivey scored 7, Owen Woyshner 5 and Bo Sireika 4 to lead the Red Raiders big second quarter surge.

St. Francis, which got scoring from 14 different players, maintained a 26 point, 47-21, advantage at the three-quarter mark.

Sireiaka, who topped the 1,000 point career scoring mark with a three in the first period, scored 9 and Ivey 7 to lead the Red Raiders balanced attack.

Cooper finished with 10 for the Mustangs as Tyler Chinn added 5, Nate Sherman 4, Alex Allis and Izaiah Rhim 3 and Brendan Luthart 2.

Now at 1-4, Medina next faces St. Paul, Ontario in the I-90 Showcase at Villa Maria College on December 29.

Medina’s Tyler Chinn tries to drive against St. Francis defenders Dan Busha and Noah Unger.

Pulling away in after the first quarter, Barker posted a 63-30 victory over host Lyndonville this evening in a non league boys basketball lame.

Leading by a narrow 14-13 margin after one quarter, the Raiders extended the lead to 31-18 at the half, Barker used an 18-12 third period scoring edge to up the advantage to 49-30 at the three-quarter mark. The Raiders then blanked the Tigers 14-0 in the final stanza to close out the win.

Nick Brandt scored 16 and Preston Harris 10 to lead the way for Barker as Austin Sullivan added 9, Malik Smith 8, Evan Ecker and Zach Richbart 7 and Dan Ober 6.  Harris scored 5 in the second quarter while Sullivan had 5 and Brandt 4 in the third.

Matt Hess  led Lyndonville with 11 as Zach Johnson had 9, Ricky Forder 6 and Nathan Dillenbeck and Nathan Poler 2 each.

Barker is now 2-4 and Lyndonville 1-3.

Elba 65, Kendall 56
Building up a commanding 17 point half-time advantage, Elba went on to defeat host Kendall 65-56 in a Genesee Region League boys basketball game.

Colton Dillon scored 19, Jon Boyce 14 and Grayson Huntington to pace the Lancers which led 34-17 at the half and 47-32 at the three-quarter mark.

Nate Warters tallied 19, Hunter Menze 13, John Rath 12 and Mason Kuhn 10 for Kendall. Kuhn completed a double-double with 10 rebounds as Warters and Menze both had 8 boards and Rath 9 assists.

Newfane 56, Nichols 50
Kyle DeVoogel scored 23, including six threes, and Max Weber added 16 to lead Newfane to the 56-50 non league win over Nichols.

The Panthers trailed 29-25 at the half.

Putting together a big defensive effort, Albion bested visiting rival Medina 27-16 this evening in the Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball opener for both teams.

Caitlynn Snook had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Natalie DiCureia 8 rebounds and 7 steals to lead the way for Albion.

Kharise Johnson was high for Medina with 6.

Albion held leads of 4-3 after one period, 14-7 at the half and 19-13 at the three-quarter mark.

“They worked hard, followed the game plan defensively and rebounded,” said Albion Coach Lucian Price.  “That’s the best composure we’ve had so far this season.”

Albion is now 2-2 overall and Medina 1-3.

Lyndonville 34, Barker 25
Avenging an earlier season 31-27 loss, Lyndonville defeated host Barker 34-25 this evening in a non league game.

Alecia Hinkson took game high honors with 13 and Anna Lewis added 7 to lead Lyndonville.

Sydnie Luckman scored 9 for Barker.

Up 8-2 after one period, the Lady Tigers extended the advantage to 21-8 at the half and to 31-17 at the three-quarter mark.

Lyndonville is now 2-4 and Barker 2-2.

Newfane 63, Roy-Hart 38
Jumping out to leads of 22-9 after one quarter and 37-14 at the half, Newfane went on to score a 63-38 victory over host Newfane in another N-O contest.

Emily Foltz scored 19 and Paige Emborsky 14 to lead Newfane while Ellie Todd was high for Roy-Hart with 8.

Newfane is now 2-0 in the league and Roy-Hart 0-1.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Mason Lewis drives for a layup against Albion defender Hunter Webster during the Mustangs home court win over the Purple Eagles this evening.

Steadily pulling away, Medina opened defense of its Niagara-Orleans League basketball title with a 61-40 win over visiting rival Albion this evening.

Jalin Cooper scored a game high 19 and Brendan Luthart 11 to lead the Medina attack as Izaiah Rhim added 9, Mason Lewis 8, Brian Fry 6, Jorge Phillips 4 and Nate Sherman and Tavian Rhim 2 each.

Deyonci Farley tallied 14 and Bryce Pritchard 13 to lead Albion as Demetrius Gardner had 7 and Liam Ward and Hunter Webster 3 each.

Jorge Phillips puts up a shot for Medina over Albion defender Shyheim Jakes.

Medina jumped out to a 13-10 first period advantage, a lead the Mustangs would not relinquish.  A three and a three-point play by Lewis led the way in the early going.

The Mustangs extended the lead a bit to seven, 27-20, at the half as Cooper made three layups and Luthart hit a three during that stretch.  Gardner scored 5 and Pritchard made a 3 to keep Albion close.

Three more layups and a dunk by Cooper, followed by another three by Luthart, upped the Medina advantage to 14, 39-25, with three minutes to go in the third period.  The Mustangs maintained a 10 point, 40-30, lead at the three-quarter mark.

The Mustangs then broke the contest open for good with a 10-3 scoring spurt over the first four minutes of the final period to stretch the advantage to 17, 50-33, A three and a fast break layup by Luthart capped off that key uprising.

A three by Izaiah Rhim and a layup by Phillips ballooned the lead to 21, 57-36, with two minutes to go to close out the win.

Now at 1-3 overall, Medina next faces St. Francis at 3 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary’s of Lancaster in a non league contest.

The evening’s other scheduled N-O contest, Akron vs. Wilson was postponed.

Demetrius Gardner puts up a shot for Albion against Medina defender Brendan Luthart.

Albion’s Liam Ward puts up a shot ahead of Medina defenders Tavian Rhim (13) and Jorge Phillips (22).

A basket at the buzzer to end the first half ignited Roy-Hart to a 58-50 victory over visiting Cleve Hill this evening in a non league boys basketball game.

Noah Kindron scored on a layup at the buzzer after a steal by Jacob Bruning to put Roy-Hart on top 29-27 at the half.

Keeping the momentum, the Rams then outscored the Eagles 17-8 in the third period to extend the advantage to 46-35. Bruning scored 7 and Charlie Brigham 4 to lead that surge.

Bruning finished with 18, Kindron 17 and Brigham 12 as the Rams improve to 4-2.

Girls Basketball
Elba 63, Kendall 27
Building up a commanding 46-17 half-time advantage, Elba went on to defeat visiting Kendall 63-27 in a Genesee Region League game.

Maddie Muehig scored 17 to lead Elba as Emily Reynolds and Leah Bezon both tallied 11.

Brittney Marks scored 7 and Lyndsay Wright and Taylor ReQua 5 for Kendall.

Both teams are now 3-1.

Wrestling
Alexander 43, Holley-Kendall 36
Alexander downed host Holley-Kendall 43-36 in a Genesee Region League wrestling match.

Jeff Moynihan, Jeremy Browe, Erik Balys and Frank Flynn registered pins for Holley.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Carlitos Sanchez heads toward a win in the 100 Backstroke during the Purple Eagles victory over host Medina today.

Improving to 2-0, Albion posted a 93-77 victory over host Medina this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League boys swim meet.

Medina earned a split on the day by downing Albion 117-53 in the girls meet.

Five different swimmers scored individual event wins for the Albion boys including Harrison Brown (200 Free), Sam Sanchez (200 Individual Medley), Tyler Kast (100 Butterfly), Matt Kovaleski (100 Free) and Carlitos Sanchez (100 Backstroke).

Kovaleski, Brown, Sam Sanchez and Carlitos Sanchez combined to win both the 200 Free and 400 Free relays.  Kovaleski, Sam Sanchez, Carlitos Sanchez and Thomas Furmanski also teamed up to win the meet opening 200 Medley Relay.

Now at 1-1, Medina got wins from Mason Pecoraro (50 Free), Jack Hill (500 Free) and Ray Paull (100 Breaststroke).

Hunter Heil in action in the 100 Butterfly for Medina.

Hannah Heil was a double winner for the Medina girls in the 50 Free and 100 Free. The Seahorses also got individual event wins from Hannah Kenward (200 Free), Brooklyn Brown (200 Individual Medley), Alyssa Beyer (500 Free), Ashton Laird (100 Backstroke) and Grace Cogovan (100 Breaststroke).

Brown, Beyer and Heil also teamed up with Grace Cogovan to win the 200 Medley Relay and with Margaret Klotzbach to take the 200 Free Relay.

Albion’s Michaela Pantano won the 100 Butterfly and also teamed up with Avery Gaines, Allison Graham and Karli Henchen to take the 400 Free Relay.

The Medina girls are now 1-1 and Albion 0-2.

Barker, Roy-Hart split
The Barker boys improved to 1-1 by downing host Roy-Hart (0-2) 93-75.

The Raiders were led by a trio of individual event double winners including Collin Webb (50 Free, 100 Breaststroke), Adam Wagner (200 Free, 100 Free) and Andrew Jenks (200 Individual Medley, 100 Butterfly).

Carter Green won the 500 Free and Michael Miller the 100 Back for Roy-Hart.

Roy-Hart downed Barker 102-64 in the girls meet leaving both teams at 1-1.

Madison Ohol doubled in the 200 Free and 500 Free and Kayla Hagen in the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Backstroke to lead the Roy-Hart girls as Alex Fox added a win in the 100 Butterfly.

Sara Gendrue doubled for Barker in the 100 Free and 100 Breaststroke.

Akron girls down Newfane
Akron ended defending champion Newfane’s eight year long N-O unbeaten streak as the Lady Tigers downed the Lady Panthers 97-73.

Lexi Cramer won the 100 Free and 100 Back and was also a member of the winning 200 Medley and 400 Free relay teams and Mindy Doktor took the 50 Free and was a member of the 200 Medley and 400 Free relay teams to lead the way for Akron.

Lauren Gaughran doubled in the 200 Free and 500 Free for Newfane.

Akron is now 2-0 and Newfane 1-1.

Akron (1-0-1) and Newfane (0-1-1) tied 84-84 in the boys meet.

Simon Jonathan doubled in the 50 Free and 100 Butterfly for Akron as did Tom Schultz for Newfane in the 200 Free and 500 Free.

Medina’s Brooklyn Brown works toward a win in the 200 Individual Medley.

Michaela Pantano heads toward a win for Albion in the 100 Butterfly.

Putting together a big final period scoring surge, the Roy-Hart/Barker/Medina Club ice hockey team won their home opener defeating Lancaster 6-4 Wednesday evening at the Cornerstone Arena in Lockport.

The Kuchey Brothers (Roy-Hart), Michael and Jason, spearheaded the attack by tallying a total of five goals.

Joe DiBenedetto (R-H) opened the scoring late in the first period, but Lancaster answered just two minutes later to tie the game on a goal with RBM two men short.

Just a few seconds later, Michael Kuchey scored a short-handed goal, but Lancaster again used the power play to tie the game 2-2 at the end of the period.

The second period saw Michael Kuchey give RBM the lead, but Lancaster scored two later in the period for a 4-3 advantage.

However, the final period was all RMB as Michael Kuchey scored two goals and Jason Kuchey scored one.

Now at 3-4, RBM’s next game is Saturday at 5:10 p.m. against Wilson- Newfane at the Cornerstone Arena.