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Newfane crushes Avon in Class D Regional
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.
Orleans trio begins college wrestling career
Contributed Photos – This trio of Orleans student athletes are now competing in their freshman season of collegiate wrestling. Holley graduate Hunter Jewell Smith, left, and Medina grad Brody Fry are both on the SUNY Brockport wrestling team. Medina grad Reece Senske, right, is a member of the Norwich University wrestling team. All three wrestlers enjoyed very successful high school careers including competing in the state championships where Senske was a two time place finisher.
Albion duo earns first team B2 Div. honors
Photos by Cheryl Wertman- Albion’s Kaiden Froman, left, and Jackson Snook have earned first team B2 Division honors.
Two Albion players – senior Kaiden Froman (LB/WR) and junior Jackson Snook (OL/DL) – have been named to the first team of the B2 Division All-Star squad.
Froman led Albion in tackles with 99 and had one interception.
Snook had 43 tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and a touchdown.
The Purple Eagles had a trio of second team honorees including senior Hunter Huscher (WR) and juniors Logan Kast (OL) and Jaxon Lynch (LB).
Albion also had three Honorable Mention selections senior Devonte Jones (DB) and sophomores Levi Coughlin (OL) and Elijah Doxey (RB).
Holley has G-R volleyball All-Star
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Holley senior Alexis VanAmeron has been named to the Genesee Region League All-Star volleyball team. On the season she had 122 spiking kills, 131 digs, 24 blocks and 24 assists.
Medina has four C North first team honorees
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s first team C North Division honorees, from left, Frankie Stephens, Preston Woodworth and Kolton Fletcher.
Medina’s first team honoree Christian Moss has also been named C North Division Offensive Player of the Year.
Four Medina players have earned spots of the first team of the C North Division All Star squad.
The Mustangs quartet includes seniors Christian Moss (RB/DE), Kolton Fletcher (LB/RB), Frankie Stephens (OL/DL) and junior Preston Woodworth (QB/DB).
Moss, who was named C North Division Offensive Player of the Year, rushed for 1,138 yards and scored 16 touchdowns. He also caught 13 passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns. He is now the Mustangs career leader in both touchdowns (61) and yards rushing (4,350).
Fletcher rushed for 269 yards and 2 touchdowns and caught 33 passes for 582 yards and 6 touchdowns. On defense, he made 83 tackles and had 4 fumble recoveries, 2 interceptions and 1 sack.
Stephens made 42 tackles and had 1 sack and 1 fumble recovery.
Woodworth passed for 1,445 yards and 17 touchdowns and rushed for 168 yards and 4 touchdowns. On defense, he made 22 tackles and had 3 interceptions.
Medina also had four second team honorees including senior Avion Johnson (LB/TE), junior Hadrian Batista (WR/DB), sophomore Davi Mucaucah (kicker) and freshman Kendrick Russaw (RB/LB).
The Mustangs also had four Honorable Mention selections including senior Vinny Gray (WR/DB) and juniors Jayzon Wills (RB/LB), Matthew Jacobs (OL/LB) and TJ Champney (OL/DL).
Champion Barker/Roy-Hart has seven C North Division first team honorees
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Barker/Roy-Hart first team C North honorees, from left, RJ Townsend, Tysen McCaa and Anthony Adinolfe.
Undefeated (6-0) champion Barker/Roy-Hart has placed seven players on the first team of the C North Division All-Star squad.
The Bulls large contingent includes seniors Joey Reiter (RB/LB), Tysen McCaa (QB/DB/K), Vinnie Fazzio (RB/LB), Anthony Adinolfe (WR/RB/DB) along with juniors Carter DerSarkissian (WR/RB/DB) and RJ Townsend OL/DL/LB) and sophomore Jakob West (OL/DL).
Reiter rushed for 973 yards and scored 11 touchdowns. He had 29 tackles on defense.
Barker/Roy-Hart’s Vinnie Fazzio has been named C North Defensive Player of the Year.
McCaa passed for 744 yards and 10 touchdowns and rushed for 533 yards and 6 touchdowns. He also handled the Bulls kickoff, punt and extra point kicking duties.
Fazzio, who has been named C North Defensive Player of the Year, rushed for 384 yards and 7 touchdowns and caught 13 passes for 256 yards and 5 touchdowns. On defense he led the Bulls with 72 tackles, including 51 solo, and had 8 fumble recoveries and an interception.
Adinolfe rushed for 378 yards and 4 touchdowns and caught 14 passes for 162 yards and 3 touchdowns. Defensively, he had 43 tackles, including 29 solo, 3 fumble recoveries and 2 forced fumbles.
DerSarkissian rushed for 576 yards and 6 touchdowns. On defense he made 46 tackles, including 31 solo, and had 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovery and 1 forced fumble.
Townsend made 32 tackles, including 21 solo, and had 2 sacks and 1 fumble recovery.
West made 26 tackles, including 17 solo, and had 3 sacks.
Barker/Roy-Hart also had four second team honorees including senior Carson Schwab (WR/DB), juniors Ashton Ark (WR/LB) and Logan Flint (OL/DL) and sophomore Max Townsend (WR/DB/QB).
The Bulls also had a quartet of Honorable Mention selections including seniors Evan Baker (WR/DB), Ben Hess (OL/DL), Aiden Munn (OL/DE) and sophomore John Brigham (OL/DE).
Barker/Roy-Hart first team honorees Jakob West, Carter DerSarkissian and Joey Reiter.
Wilson and Medina set the pace on the N-O All League boys soccer squad’s first team
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina first team N-O honorees Aidan Papaj, left, and Aleks Seefeldt.
Undefeated (10-0) champion Wilson has placed six players and runner-up Medina (8-2) four on the first team of the annual Niagara-Orleans All-League boys soccer squad.
Senior forward Aidan Neumann, who has been named N-O Player of the Year, heads Wilson’s contingent which also included senior forward David Gurski, junior midfielder Cole Herrmann, senior defender Andrew Danner, junior defender Max Harmon and junior goalie Eli Moore.
Neumann had 55 goals and 13 assists on the season, Gurski 20 goals and 12 assists, and Herrmann 8 goals and 28 assists.
Wilson first team honorees David Gurski, Aidan Neumann and Cole Herrmann.
Medina is represented by the quartet of junior forward Aidan Papaj, senior midfielder Vinny Gray, junior midfielder Aleks Seefeldt and senior defender Luke Duffina.
Seefeldt had 16 goals and 19 assists, Papaj 15 goals and 5 assists, Gray 10 goals and 8 assists and Duffina 7 goals and 4 assists.
Rounding out the first team is the Akron junior duo of midfielder Sawyer Ranney and defender Alexander Brandl.
Wilson first team honorees Andrew Danner, Eli Moore and Max Harmon.
The second team All-League honorees, listed by school, are as follows:
Wilson – Mason Schultz (Jr) and Hayden Fellows (So.)
Medina – Caden Kingsbury (Sr.) and Jimmy Dieter (Sr.)
Akron – Thatcher Ranney (Fr.) and Samuel Reagan (So.)
Albion – Garret Jones (So.)
Newfane – Alexander Tate (Sr.), Chris Klumpp (Jr.) and Isaac Zachery (Sr.)
Roy-Hart – Michael Fuller (So.) and Jose Daniel Pabon-Rosa (Sr.)
Medina’s first team honorees Luke Duffina, left, and Vinny Gray
The Honorable Mention selections, listed by team, are as follows:
Akron – Ryan Pribe (Jr.) and Luke Piscitelli (Jr.)
Albion – Joseph Bropst (Sr.), Justin Kania (Sr.) and Joshua Zayac (Sr.)
Medina – Ryan Pegelow (Sr.), Bryson Ford (So.) and Izzy Anderson (So.)
Newfane – Dwyane Dawes (Fr.), Mason D’Orsaneo (Jr.) and Dylan Lamont (Jr.)
Roy-Hart – Ethan Brown (Jr.), Will Bundrock (So.) and Hayden Hillburn (Sr.)
Wilson – Trenton Kaminski (Fr.), Chase Martin (Sr.), Archer Simpson (So.)
Practice begins for H.S. Winter sports season
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Preseason practices for the high school winter sports season boys and girls basketball, swimming and wrestling teams got underway today. Here several members of the Medina boys varsity basketball team work on a dribbling drill. Season opening action is not that far away as the Lyndonville boys basketball team will tipoff the season the day after Thanksgiving by participating in a North Country tournament at Lafargeville High.
RBM club hockey team wins season opener
The Roy-Hart/Barker/Medina Knights club hockey team traveled to Cheektowaga Sunday evening and came away with a 3-0 season opening victory.
Gavin Ickowski (R-H) opened the scoring at 4:31 of the first unassisted.
The game progressed into the second when Blake Palumbo (Newfane) scored, assisted by Ryan Falcetti (Wilson).
With 58 seconds left in the game, Clayton Wagner (Medina) scored unassisted.
Noah Orens (Newfane) was stellar in goal stopping 38 shots.
RBM’s next contests are both at home this coming weekend, Friday at 6 p.m. against Team Buffalo and Sunday morning at 11:35 against Olean.
N-O honors All-League field hockey team
Photos by Cheryl Wertman and contributed – Akron’s first team honorees include, from left, Madigan Regan, Morgan Tomporowski and Marissa Brege.
A trio of players from undefeated (12-0) champion Akron heads the first team of the annual Niagara-Orleans All-League field hockey squad.
Akron is represented by seniors Marissa Brege and Morgan Tomporowski along with junior Madigan Regan.
Tomporowski, who was named N-O Player of the Year, scored 49 goals. Regan had 4 goals and 18 assists while Brege made 50 saves in goal and had a 0.29 goals against average.
Runner-up Barker (10-2) has placed seniors Madelina Pavlock and Kaylee Stoll on the first team.
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Barker first team honorees Kaylee Stoll, left, and Madelina Pavlock and Roy-Hart honoree Adella Dukes.
Pavlock scored 22 goals and Stoll had 2 goals and 8 assists.
Third place Medina (6-6) also had a pair of first team honorees in seniors Penelope Schalck and Sophia Castricone. Schalck had 23 goals and 8 assists.
Rounding out the first team are Roy-Hart junior Adella Dukes (12 goals, 9 assists), Wilson senior Mackenzie Hardy. Kenmore senior Zoey Dettbarn and Newfane senior Roxy Smith.
Brege, Regan, Pavlock, Schalck, Dukes, Hardy and Dettbarn are all repeat first team honorees.
Contributed Photos – First team honorees Zoey Dettbarn from Kenmore and Roxy Smith from Newfane.
The second team All-League honorees, listed by school, are as follows:
Akron – Madison Gates (Jr.), Alexis Salmon (Jr.) and Mackenzie Tomporowski (So.)
Barker – Jordyn Kinne (Sr.) and Hailey Dodge (Sr.)
Medina – Isabelle Perez (Jr.) and Lilah Class (Sr.)
Roy-Hart – Brooke Zglinicki (Sr.)
Wilson – Ruby Narehood (Sr.)
Kenmore – Mackenzie Kumrow (Jr.)
Newfane – Eliana Reis (Sr.)
The Honorable Mention selections, listed by school, are as follows:
Akron – Brooke Milhollen (Jr.) and Aneika Forrestel (So.)
Barker – Jillian Maines (So.), Sophia Pavlock (So.) and Elise Monaco (So.)
Medina – Emiliana Batista (Sr.), Maggie Lonnen (Sr.), Tatianna Maxon (Sr.) and Jenelle Stalker (So.)
Roy-Hart – Dillan Santella (Sr.) and Alayna Kowalski (Sr.)
Wilson – Taylor Ernest (So), Brynn Lepsch (Fr.) and Katie Hardy (So.)
Kenmore – Annmarie Toukatly (Jr.), Sacha Vinson (So.), Hailey Mueller (Jr.) and Katherine Pritchard (Fr.)
Newfane – Nattalie Johnson (Sr.), Gabby Ross (Sr.), Aurora Ball (So.), Addison Reis (So.) and Emma Haseley (Fr.)
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina first team honorees Sophia Castricone and Penelope Schalck and Wilson honoree Mackenzie Hardy.





