Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Barker’s veteran group includes, in front, Kaylee Stoll, Briley Huwyler and Hailey Dodge. In back are Alina Riches, Mallory Fiacco, Elise Monaco and Peyton Bradley.

With all five starters back Barker is looking to rebound from last year’s 0-12 Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball season.

In all the Lady Bulldogs return seven veterans including seniors Peyton Bradley, Haley Dodge, Mallorie Fiscco, Briley Huwyler and Kaylee Stoll along with sophomores Elise Monaco and Alina Riches.

The Barker roster also includes juniors Cheyenne Rouse and Villette Jary.

“I like our group,” said Coach Jim Harris. “We have all five starters returning. I tthink we’ll be ok.”

Barker will open the season with a non league game at CSAT on December 2. The Lady Bulldogs N-O opener is scheduled for Dec. 12 at Medina.

All three of Lyndonville’s fall varsity sports teams including boys soccer, girls volleyball and the combined Barker/Lyndonville girls soccer squad have earned New York State Public High School Athletic Association Scholar Athlete Awards by compiling a composite average of at leas 90.

Boys Soccer (90.83 combined GPA) – Michael Alexander, Brayden Aydelotte, Austin Fonda, Ethan Franks, Brody Hazel, Iziah Rodriguez, Colton Smith, Maddox Smith and Shannon Withey.

Girls Soccer (95.48 combined GPA) – Brooke Robinson, Natalie Rath, Alexa Robinson, Rylan Townsend, Leah Costello, Braelynn Dillenbeck, Abigail Alexander, Arnie Sturtevant, Isabella Groves, Annalee Clark, Cheyanne Rouse, Melodi Murphy, Alina Riches, Lillyanna Reyes, Delaney Lefever and Aine Davis.

Girls Volleyball (92.66 combined GPA) – Elena Barry, Isabella Bresett, Sarah Corser, Emily Dill, Destinee Holmes, Leah Kenyon.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Leading Albion this season will be this veteran quintet of Aubrey Gannon, Melia Prince, Aaliyah Jones, Madison Muckle and Leah Pawlak.

Five veterans anchor the lineup for Albion which will get the Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball season off to an early start as the Purple Eagles are scheduled to host Akron on December 8 at 6:30 p.m.

The Purple Eagles veteran quintet includes seniors Leah Pawlak, Madison Muckle and Aubrey Gannon along with junior Melia Prince and freshman Aaliyah Jones.

“We did lose four starters but we’ve got good experience back,” said Coach Wil Prince.

The Purple Eagles graduation losses included the starting quartet of Cami London, Julia Knight, Paige Newton and Kenzi Snook.

Albion, which went 4-8 in N-O action and 6-14 overall last season, will tune up for the N-O campaign by visiting Wheatland-Chili on December 2.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Leading Barker into the upcoming season is this veteran trio of Anthony Taliaferro, Donovan Hefferon and Jackson Prynn.

Looking to improve upon last year’s 3-9 league record, Barker has four non league contests scheduled before the Niagara-Orleans home opener against Medina on December 11.

Seniors Donovan Hefferon and Jackson Prynn along with junior Anthony Taliaferro head Barker’s returning group which also includes seniors Carson Schwab, Carson Marvin, Austin Puchlerz and Maico Vazquez. The Bulldogs are also looking to juniors Ashton Ark, Carter DerSarkissian and Peyton Wagner.

“We’ve got good size and pretty good experience back,” said Coach Jake Haight.

Barker is slated to host Lyndonville in the season opener on December 1 at 6:30 p.m. The Bulldogs also have non league games scheduled at Attica on Dec. 3 and home against Notre Dame on Dec. 5 and Alden on Dec. 8.

Holley, Kendall and Lyndonville have all placed players on the All Tournament teams following the recent Section V soccer playoffs.

The Holley girls team, which won the Class C1 title, is represented by the quartet of Hanna Ostrom, Mia Thom, Brynn Thomas and Jayna Burris

The Hawks boys squad has placed Tarek Garret.

In Class C2, the Kendall girls team has placed the trio of Addison Kludt, Sophia Picardo and Brooke Rodas.

The Eagles boys squad is represented by the threesome of Brandon Barrett, Jonny Conte and Pablo Rosario-Reyes.

Both of the Eagles teams lost in the C2 finals.

In Class D2, the Lyndonville Tigers have placed Jesus Reyes and Colton Smith.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s veteran group includes, in front, Adella Dukes, Millie Owens and Peyton May. In back are Brooke Corser, Courtney Aquilina, Abby Fox and Kylie McOmber.

Anchored by a good group of seven returnees, Roy-Hart will be tuning up for the Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball season with a busy slate of three of non league road games the first week of December.

The Lady Rams, which went 6-6 in N-O action and 11-9 overall last year, will visit Kenmore East on December 1, Lyndonville on December 3 (6:30 p.m.) and Niagara-Wheatfield on Dec 5.

Junior Courtney Aquilina, who earned first team N-O All-League honors last year, and junior Adella Dukes, who was a second team honoree, head the Lady Rams veteran contingent. Aquilina had 192 points and 122 rebounds and Dukes 236 points and 158 rebounds.

That veteran group also includes seniors Millie Owens, Kylie McOmber, Abby Fox and Peyton May along with junior Brooke Corser.

“We have a good group back, The key is figuring out everyone’s role,” said Coach Grace Swick.

The Lady Rams also have two more non league games scheduled Dec. 11 home vs. Byron-Bergen and Dec. 16 at Starppint before opening the N-O season at home against Medina on Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s veteran group includes in front, Sebastian Clark, Colton Smith and Raul Morales. In back are Atticus Mank, Lyric Raduns and Lane Woodworth. Missing is Quincy McClinsey.

The high school basketball season will tip off the day after Thanksgiving as Lyndonville travels to the North Country to compete in the Lafargeville High tournament.

The Tigers will face the host Knights in Friday’s opening round.

This is the second year in a row Lyndonville has competed in the Lafargeville tournament which is a bit of a homecoming for Tigers Coach Rich Augustus who formerly taught and coached there.

Senior Colton Smith and sophomore Lane Woodworth lead Lyndonville’s veteran group which also includes seniors Sebastian Clark and Raul Morales along with juniors Atticus Mank, Lyric Raduns and Quincy McClinsey.

“Most of our scoring is back so we are looking to build off of last year,” said Augustus. “Defense will be key for us.”

Following the North Country trip the Tigers are scheduled to visit Barker for a non league game on December 1 at 6:30 p.m.

Contributed Photos – Orleans players on the GCC women’s basketball squad include, from left, Samantha Bates, Alivia Wolf, Madison Hughson and Julia Knight.

This season’s Genesee Community College women’s basketball team lineup includes four Orleans County players.

That quartet included Albion graduates sophomore Madison Hughson and freshman Julia Knight along with Holley grads sophomore Samantha Bates and freshman Alivia Wolf.

Bates and Wolf also both played on the GCC women’s soccer team which captured the Region III championship and went on to place fourth at the national championship tournament.

The Niagara-Orleans League is also represented on the GCC squad basketball by sophomore Sloan Jonathan from Akron.

Four former Genesee Region League players are also on the GCC squad including freshman Seneca Calderon and sophomore Elle Peterson from Pembroke, freshman Janessa Amesbury from Byron-Bergen and freshman Sydney Reilly from Elba.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman and contributed – Akron’s honorees Madigan Regan, Morgan Tomporowski and Marissa Brege.

Medina’s Penelope Schalck and Barker’s Kaylee Stoll.

Five Niagara-Orleans League field hockey players have been named to both the All Western New York first team and to the Class C All State squad.

N-0 champion Akron is represented by the trio seniors Marissa Brege and Morgan Tomporowski along with junior Madigan Regan. Brege has also been named to the Class C state playoffs All Tournament team.

Tomporowski scored 49 goals and Regan had 4 goals and 18 assists while Brege made 50 saves in goal and had a 0.29 goals against average.

Barker has placed senior Kaylee Stoll who had 2 goals and 8 assists.

Medina is represented by senior Penelope Schalck who had 23 goals and 8 assists.

Three N-O players have also been named to the All WNY second team including Akron juniors Madison Gates and Alexis Salmon and Barker senior Madelina Pavlock.

The N-O also has two All WNY Honorable Mention selections in Medina senior Sophia Castricone and Roy-Hart junior Adella Dukes.

Newfane romped to a 75-12 victory over Avon (Section V) in the Class D Far West Regional this evening at All High Stadium in Buffalo.

Newfane built up a commanding 36-12 first half lead as quarterback Mac Capen scored five touchdowns on runs of 14, 3, 40 and 1 yards and a 97 yard interception return.

Capen added his sixth touchdown in the third quarter on a 66 yard run.

The Panthers also got second half touchdown runs by Camryn Stover, Aiden Cronkhite, Camlo Flowers and Jayson Cole.

Improving to 12-0, Newfane will next face Tioga in the state Class D semifinals next weekend at Cicero-North Syracuse.

Tioga (Section IV) downed Lowville (Section III) 28-14 in the Central Regional.