Photo by Tom Rivers: Anglers are pictured in the Oak Orchard River in Carlton on Oct. 19, 2018.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is seeking feedback from area fishermen on proposed regulation changes for New York’s Great Lakes, including an extended open season for lake trout on Lake Ontario.
The proposed changes are designed to safeguard and expand certain fish populations while also enhancing anglers’ continued enjoyment of one of the state’s premier fisheries, the DEC said. The majority of the proposals are a direct result of DEC’s work with anglers during the past year to identify desired outcomes for Lake Ontario’s fishery.
Potential regulation changes include:
• Extending the open season for lake trout and decreasing the daily creel limit for rainbow trout/steelhead on Lake Ontario and the Lower Niagara River, moving the start date from Dec. 1instead of Jan. 1. The season would be closed from October 1 through November 30.
Rationale: Anglers targeting rainbow trout/steelhead in the Lower Niagara River frequently catch lake trout. Since lake trout spawning is largely over by the end of November, opening the lake trout season on December 1 will provide anglers with additional opportunities to harvest trophy lake trout without jeopardizing lake trout restoration efforts.
• Increasing the minimum size limit for rainbow trout/steelhead on Lake Ontario tributaries from 21″ to 25″ (excluding the Lower Niagara River).
Rationale: This potential change is intended to prolong high quality rainbow trout/steelhead fishing opportunities through the winter months, while still allowing anglers the opportunity to harvest a trophy fish. Anglers have noted smaller rainbow trout/steelhead in recent years, and declining rainbow trout/steelhead fishing success as the winter season progresses.
• Decreasing the brown trout daily creel limit and increasing the minimum size limit for rainbow trout/steelhead on Lake Ontario tributaries from 3 fish per day to 1 fish per day (excluding the Lower Niagara River).
Rationale: This potential change is intended to prolong high quality brown trout fishing opportunities through the winter months, while still allowing anglers the opportunity to harvest a trophy fish. Fishing effort on Lake Ontario tributaries can be intense each year from fall through spring, and maintaining high quality brown trout fishing opportunities relies on anglers releasing a high proportion of their catch.
• Decrease the daily creel limit for rainbow trout/steelhead on Lake Ontario and the Lower Niagara River from 3 fish per day to 2 fish per day.
Rationale: Rainbow trout/steelhead provide the primary sportfishery in Lake Ontario’s tributaries from November through the following spring. This potential change is designed to increase numbers and sustainability of rainbow trout/steelhead in the tributary fishery by reducing open lake harvest during periods when Chinook fishing success in the lake declines and more anglers specifically target rainbow trout/steelhead.
Following a review of public comments received and further evaluation this winter, DEC may advance these proposals for formal adoption in 2020. DEC welcomes and encourages feedback on the regulation changes currently under consideration.
To view these and other proposals and provide input, visit DEC’s website (click here). Comments will be accepted through Feb. 28. Comments and questions can also be directed to Steve LaPan, Great Lakes Fisheries Section Head, at: New York State DEC, P.O. Box 292, Cape Vincent, NY 13618.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 5 February 2019 at 8:27 am
Nellie Brown speaks during last Thursday’s meeting at Albion.
ALBION – The school district will have two experts look closer at concerns raised by the Albion Teachers Association that there may be elevated rates of breast cancer among teachers and staff in the elementary school.
Nellie Brown, director of the Workplace Health and Safety Program for Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, spoke for more than an hour last Thursday, outlining numerous chemicals that can be potential causes of breast cancer or endocrine disrupters.
She also uses a protocol for assessing a building’s environment to look at potential factors, such as the ventilation systems, cleaning products, and chemicals used at science labs, art classes and woodshop. She also could do a chemical analysis of air contaminants, measuring particulates.
Brown also can teach the program to school buildings and grounds and maintenance staff, to make sure the district is using environmentally friendly cleaning products.
Brown said determining the causes of elevated breast cancer rates is challenging due to the complexity of the disease and many risk factors involved. It also takes a long time for breast tumors to develop, at least a decade after an exposure to a carcinogen.
The board on Monday agreed to hire Brown at a rate of $250 an hour. She estimated she could do an assessment of the building’s ventilation, cleaning products and some factors in a day. The training of staff would take additional time.
Brown, during her presentation on Thursday, highlighted numerous chemicals that can be potential causes of breast cancer or “endocrine disrupters.” She helped develop the database of chemicals known to cause cancer and worked for the Program on Breast cancer and Environmental Factors at Cornell from 1995 to 2009.
Margy Brown, the Board of Education president, said Nellie Brown “brings a wealth of knowledge” to the issue.
The district also wants to have James Bowers, an epidemiologist who studies diseases for the state Department of Health, do a study at the school. The Teachers Association said 22 people have been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Bowers has done many studies on elevated cancer rates in communities including four at other schools this year.
To determine if there is a cancer cluster, Bowers on Thursday said he looks to see if the cancer is the same type of the disease, the age of people when they were diagnosed (are there unusual age groups such as 20 to 30 years old instead of ages 50 to 70?), how long have they worked there, where they live (many don’t live in the community where they work). He also wants to know how many people also worked in the building over five years, 10 years and longer, to determine the rates of cancer in the building.
“Twenty (diagnoses of cancer) in 10 years is a lot different than 20 in 30 years,” he said on Thursday.
The Board of Education said it welcomes the work from the two experts.
Margy Brown said the board wants to partner with the Teachers Association, which has requested the issue be studied.
“I’m hoping that the dialogue continues with us working together to learn what Ms. Brown and Mr. Bowers have to share with the district,” Margy Brown said.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 4 February 2019 at 9:43 pm
ALBION – The school district is very close to approving a trap shooting team, which would make Albion the third district in Orleans County with a team. Holley was the first with trap shooting in Orleans in 2017, and Kendall added a team last year.
The district will allow a team, using insurance through the Barre Sportsmen’s Club. The club has approved added the team to its insurance policy. The Barre Sportsmen Club is just waiting for that paperwork and will then hand it off to the district, to satisfy its insurance carrier.
Albion nearly had a team last year but the insurance proved a sticking point. That issue is resolved. The district just needs a copy of the insurance policy.
“Thank you for your patience,” Margy Brown, president of the Albion Board of Education, told Chris Rice, president of the Barre Sportsmen’s Club. He has been pushing the district to add a team, which would compete at the Barre Sportsmen’s Club on Gray Road.
“We look forward to a great season for you guys,” Brown said.
The new team will compete as Albion Purple Eagles and will be open to students in grades 9 through 12.
They would compete against others schools who do their trap shooting on their home trap fields. They compare their scores online. Shooters get 50 targets to hit, that are sent out of a machine at 43 miles per hour.
Last year, when there was talk of starting an Albion team, 38 kids signed up in three days. The team wasn’t able to compete for the school because the insurance issue couldn’t be resolved in time of the season starting on March 31.
There were, however, 57 kids in the Orleans County Clay Crushers and they did their target shooting outside of the school league.
Rice said the signups this year go until March 22. The Albion team hasn’t started registrations yet and won’t until the insurance policy is presented to the school. Rice said there is still plenty of time for the registrations.
The team could have up to 50 participants, or 10 per coach. Jeff Atwell will serve as the head coach with four assistants – Chirs Rice, Mike Donahue, Tim Brien and Ryan Uderitz.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 4 February 2019 at 3:53 pm
Photo by Tom Rivers: It was a busy month on the Orleans Hub and it started right away on Jan. 1 with a big watermain break on Route 98 in the Village of Albion. This photo shows the Albion DPW digging down on Main Street to get to the broken pipe.
Orleans Hub set a new record for monthly traffic in January with 853,765 pageviews, which broke the previous record of 788,862 in August 2017. The January traffic topped the previous record by 8.2 percent.
There were a lot of big news stories last month, and we had several feature articles that were popular with Hub readers.
The top two stories for “hits” included coverage of a fire in Albion were two people were seriously injured (click here), and a story about a Medina husband and wife who lost more than 300 pounds last year through exercise, better nutrition and sleep (click here).
Photo by Cheryl Wertman: An article about John Grillo, a legendary wrestling coach at Holley, was the most popular sports story in January. Grillo is retiring after 44 years as a coach.
The bad weather that closed schools and churches in January also tends to spike traffic for the Orleans Hub. We upgraded the bandwidth for our server so we could accommodate more readers last month. We were often maxing out the capacity.
We measure traffic through pageviews and averaged 27,541 in January. We also are interested in the average daily users each month. In 2018, we averaged 7,463 unique visitors each day.
In January, we had a daily average of 8,882 unique visitors, which is the second most since we started the online news site nearly six years ago. August 2017 holds the record with a daily average of 9,185 for the entire month.
We want to thank the readers for checking the site so often, and the advertisers for their support. Several Hub readers also contributed to a recent fund drive. Thank you again for your support.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 4 February 2019 at 1:52 pm
Project will generate at least $80,000 annually for village
Photos by Tom Rivers
ALBION – Russell Brilhart, an employee with Sole Contracting in Delaware, carries a solar panel this morning that will be installed by the Albion sewer plant on Densmore Street.
It’s been busy by the Albion sewer plant the past month with construction crews installing a solar array that will have 3,888 panels.
This team of installers secures one of the panels, which weigh about 50 pounds. This trio includes from left Russell Brilhart, Wendy Hippensteel and Maggie Luckenbaugh. They expect to be on site the next three weeks putting the panels in place.
The solar panels will generate 1.3 megawatts of electricity. It will be sold to National Grid, and is expected raise at least $80,000 a year for the village.
Contractors are expected to have the system constructed in March with it going online in May.
Workers from Dow Electric put in the framework for the 27 inverters which will change the electricity from direct current to alternating current. That will allow the electricity to be sold to National Grid.
The Dow Electric employees put the conduit pipes in the ground. They are battling the mud today after a dramatic rise in the temperatures, from the single digits last week to a high of 60 today.
Workers construct the racks to hold the panels. Contractors are putting the system in place on the east and west sides of the sewer plant, at the corner of Butts Road and Densmore Street.
Tesla is managing the construction project and isn’t charging the village. The company is using state and federal incentives for the project’s cost.
This is the largest municipal solar project so far in Orleans County. Medina also installed solar at its sewer plant about three years ago.
CARLTON – The New York State Department of Transportation is advising motorists that, as of this morning, the bridge carrying Route 18 over Oak Orchard Creek in the Town of Carlton is now open to two lanes of traffic.
Last week traffic was reduced to a one-way alternating pattern using a signal at each end of the bridge. Work began last Friday, and bridge maintenance crews worked throughout the weekend to restore traffic over the bridge to two lanes.
The stretch of Lake Ontario State Parkway west of Route 98, which was previously closed for the winter, temporarily re-opened to provide a detour. That stretch of Parkway has closed once again and is anticipated to re-open this spring.
By Ginny Kropf, correspondent Posted 4 February 2019 at 10:19 am
Chuck Eberhardt tells the story of Rabbi Alexander D. Goode during the Four Chaplains service Sunday at the First Baptist Church of Holley.
HOLLEY – The legend of the Four Chaplains, while tragic, is one which has gone down in history.
Each year on Feb. 3, it has become customary in churches throughout the country, including the First Baptist Church of Holley, to present a service honoring the four chaplains of four different faiths who gave their lives to save four other sailors during World War II.
The service in Orleans County was started by Larry Montello of Albion, who learned about it in 2007 from a lady he met after moving here from the Adirondacks. He has organized a service, with help from the American Legion, VFW and Legion Auxiliary ever since.
The first service was at the Pullman Memorial Universalist Church in Albion, and Montello moved it to various other churches, but for the last four years, it has taken place at the First Baptist Church of Holley.
The four chaplains were Clark V. Poling, a Baptist minister; John P. Washington, a Catholic priest; George L. Fox, a Methodist minister; and Alexander D. Goode, a Rabbi.
During World War II, they were all assigned to the USAT Dorchester.
In the early morning of Feb. 3, 1943 while sailing through the icy waters of the North Atlantic from Boston to Greenland, their ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat.
The chaplains got on deck and started handing out life vests. When all were handed out and there were still many men without any, the chaplains took theirs off and gave them to four sailors.
Larry Montello, right, reads a certificate of appreciation before he, Cathy Fox, president of the Orleans County American Legion Auxiliary; and Steve Johnson, County Legion commander (in cap), present it to Elder Todd Thomas (next to Fox) and pastor Joe Willis with the First Baptist Church.
Ron Ayrault of Holley plays Taps at the conclusion of the Four Chaplains service.
As the ship sank, the chaplains locked arms and prayed and sang in their own religions. Each was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and Distinguished Service Cross.
Participating in Sunday’s service were members of the American Legion in Medina, Albion and Lyndonville; VFW in Medina and Holley; Orleans County Legion Auxiliary; and Orleans County Pfc. Joseph P. Dwyer Peer-to-Peer program, which provided refreshments.
Also in attendance was American Legion vice commander of Gasport, Dan Fuller and his wife Susan.
Veterans formed an honor guard, while several others read the life histories of each chaplain, followed by laying a rose by each chaplain’s picture and lighting a candle in his memory.
Readings were given by Steve Goodrich, Clark V. Poling; Earl Schmidt, John. P. Washington; Ron Ayrault, George L. Fox; and Chuck Eberhardt, Alexander D. Goode.
Steve Johnson with the American Legion in Medina explained the service, saying an act of Congress in 1988 proclaimed Feb. 3 annually as Four Chaplains Day.
There were 902 men aboard the USAT Dorchester; only 230 survived.
Todd Thomas, an elder at the First Baptist Church, spoke on the sacrifice made by the four chaplains and how they willingly gave their lives.
Larry Montello, left, gives instructions to Legion and VFW members who formed the honor guard for Sunday’s Four Chaplains service at the First Baptist Church of Holley. Lined up are Glenn Whitmore, American Legion commander in Medina; Dave Kusmierczak, a member of Medina VFW; John Pera, commander of Holley American Legion; and Fred Heschke of Medina, member of the VFW.
Ron Ayrault salutes the American flag after lighting a candle in honor of George L. Fox during the Four Chaplains service.
Earl Schmidt, director of Orleans County Veterans’ Services, shares the story of John P. Washington, a Catholic priest and one of four chaplains who died in World War II when their ship was sunk by the Germans.
BATAVIA – Medina’s Varsity Winter Guard is shown performing Saturday in Batavia. Medina took first place in Scholastic A with 61.10. followed by Corning in 2nd with 60.73, and Orchard Park in 3rd with 54.60.
In other classes Victor took 1st place in Cadets with 52.15; in A1 Batavia was 1st with 57.63; in Independent A the Ventures wth63.09. In Scholastic Open Orchard Park was the only competitor and Lancaster was the sole competitor in Independent Open. Scores were not available for either of these two guards.
In the RA class Medina’s Jr. Varsity took 2nd place with a score of 56.99, bested by Lancaster with 58.02.
In the Novice class Medina took 1st place, with Hinsdale in second. There are no numeral scores in this class.
Medina took all three of the school guards to this show in Batavia, which included guard units from Western NY and Canada.
The winter guard program is a component of the Marching Band Program under the direction of Jim Steele. Diana Baker is the director for all three guard units and is assisted by Anna Oakes, both Medina alumni. There is camaraderie among the students in all three guards, helping each other with props, costumes, techniques and moral support.
Medina will compete in Victor this Saturday. Medina’s home show is March 9.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 4 February 2019 at 7:52 am
Michael Smith sent in those photos of the shoreline at the Shadigee in Yates. He took the pictures on Jan. 30. The Kodak retiree said he drove the Lake Ontario State Parkway for 30 years and “never once saw this type of formation along the shoreline over 30 different winters.”
A flood watch is in effect through late Wednesday night for several Western New York counties, including Orleans, Genesee, Niagara, Wyoming, Erie, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua.
“The combination of snow melt and rain may result in water rises and ice jams on area creeks and rivers,” the National Weather Service in Buffalo said. “Due to the recent lake effect snow event in WNY this past week, liquid amounts in the snow pack average 2 to 4 inches. Ice jams will be possible. Rainfall during the watch will average around a quarter inch.”
With a high forecast for 60 today there will be extensive snow melt in Orleans County. A period of rain will also occur tonight, although rainfall amounts will be light and less than a quarter inch, the Weather Service said.
The high today of 60 will followed by highs of 38 on Tuesday, 31 on Wednesday and 41 on Thursday, according to the Weather Service.
This photo shows a closer look at the ice balls and formations by the shoreline in Yates.
Provided photos courtesy of John Dieter, Cubmaster of Pack 35
MEDINA – Scouts from Troop & Pack 35 celebrated Scout Sunday at Holy Trinity Church this morning at the 11 a.m. Mass. Scout Sunday’s purpose is to recognize the contributions of young people and adults to Scouting. The Scouts are sitting listening to Father Dan Fawls give a homily.
After Mass the Scouts from Pack 35 held their annual pinewood derby at Holy Trinity’s Parish Hall. Each den held race heats to decide fastest car in each den, then the winners went on to race for the fastest car in the Pack.
Sam Gray took 4th, Joe Reese placed 3rd, Anthony Reese placed 2nd, and Stephen Gobeli took 1st place for the entire Pack.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 3 February 2019 at 5:33 pm
Photos by Tom Rivers
MIDDLEPORT – Runners take off at the start of the Mr. Ed’s Super Bowl Warm-Up race in Middleport today.
Nearly 400 runners completed the course with temperatures in the 40s following a recent hard stretch of bitterly cold days.
Joseph Moberg of Wilson was the overall male finisher with a time of 17:16, just ahead of 14-year-old Reuben Rivers of Albion, 17:28.
Other top 50 finishers from Orleans County include: Troy Callard of Medina, 12th overall at 20:42; Richard Hartway of Medina, 19th at 21:19; Aedan Bunch of Medina, 35th at 22:08, and Douglas Herbert of Medina, 49th at 22:56.
Kimberly Mills of Oakfield was the fastest woman with a time of 21:36. She accepts the first-place finisher plaque from Don Heschke, one of the race organizers.
Jack Kiebala, one of the long-time race organizers, welcomes the runners to awards celebration inside the Middleport fire hall. The big trophy goes to a fire department with the winning relay team. Kiebala is a retired Medina math teacher and girls track and field coach.
The race is one of the biggest local 5k runs, attracting participants from all around Western New York and nearby Ontario.
Proceeds from the event go to fund scholarships for Roy-Hart grads pursuing careers in law enforcement or emergency medical services (firefighting or EMTs).
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By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 3 February 2019 at 2:21 pm
ELBA – A mother and son from Albion were killed on Route 98 in Elba on Saturday, the State Police are reporting today.
Teresa M. Norton, 53, was driving 2008 Suzuki northbound with her son, Thomas M. Norton, 22. State Police say Norton lost control on the snow-covered roadway at about 1:30 p.m. and slide sideways into the path of a 2011 Chevrolet pickup truck. The Chevrolet struck the passenger side of the Suzuki.
The Nortons were both declared deceased at the collision scene by Karen Lang, Genesee County coroner.
The operator of the Chevrolet, Jeffrey S. Toussaint, 59, of Albion was transported to Erie County Medical Center for non-life threatening injuries.
New York State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit, Elba Fire Company and NYS DOT assisted in this investigation.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 3 February 2019 at 9:31 am
Photos by Tom Rivers
LYNDONVILLE – The Lyndonville Fire Department held its annual awards banquet on Saturday evening at the Carlton Recreation Hall and honored several firefighters, including Wes Bradley, right, who was recognized for 40 years of service to the department.
Bradley is congratulated by Eileen Banker, chief of staff for Assemblyman Steve Hawley; Dale Banker, the Orleans County emergency management coordinator, and State Sen. Robert Ortt.
Bradley, who also serves as the department’s chaplain, gave the invocation and benediction at the event.
Other firefighters were recognized for milestones for years of service, including Emerson “Tinker” Young with 20 years and Jason Gerety for 25 years.
Mike Heideman and Anna Schuner were both named “Firefighter of the Year” for 2018 by Chief Ben Bane. The chief said the two are dedicated behind the scenes in the keeping the fire department running, and also respond to many of the department’s fire calls.
“They’re always there willing to help,” Bane said.
Heideman, 48, has been active with the fire department for 33 years, since he was 15. His son, T.J., was firefighter of the year in 2016.
Heideman said he enjoys helping the community. He works in Lyndonville at Monroe Electronics.
Schuner, 49, became an active firefighter seven years ago. She also has been in the Auxiliary for 15 years. Her husband has been a firefighter for about 40 years.
Schuner, like Heideman, is trained to be an interior firefighter. When she took the class, she said she was the oldest in the group.
“We’re always looking for members,” she said.
She urged people, even those without a background in the fire department, to consider joining the fire department.
“I enjoy it,” she said. “I love helping and it’s a need. It makes you feel good.”
Schuner, who works in research and development at Associated Brands in Medina, also was presented the President’s Award from Gary White, who just finished his first year as the department’s president. Schuner has filled that role before. She was helpful to White with the business side of the department, from paying bills to getting permits for different events.
Ken Starr received the Chief’s Award for his service to the fire department. Ben Bane, second from right, is Lyndonville fire chief.
Cindy Grabowski gets a hug from Nicole Kistner, Auxiliary president, after Grabowski received the Auxiliary President’s Award. She stepped up to serve as secretary last year.
State Sen. Robert Ortt said the community is fortunate to have dedicated volunteers in the fire departments. Not only do they serve their community, but they often assist neighboring departments when he needed. He noted Lyndonville responded after midnight on Jan. 21 in the bitter cold when Barker’s village office and library were consumed by fire.
Dale Banker, right, the county’s emergency management coordinator, administers the oath of office to the fire department and auxiliary officers.
The fire officers for 2019 include: Ben Bane, chief; Steve Bane Jr., first assistant chief; Mike Heideman, second assistant chief; TJ Heideman, fire captain; DJ Woodward, fire lieutenant; Wally Snyder, EMS captain; Harold Scribner, fire police captain; and Wes Bradley, chaplain.
The executive officers include: Gary White, president; Greg Schuner, vice president; Peter Kage, secretary; and Jim Wells, treasurer.
The Auxiliary officers include Nicole Kistner, president; Cheryl Mapes, vice president; Cindy Grabowski, secretary; and Anna Schuner, treasurer.
By Ginny Kropf, correspondent Posted 3 February 2019 at 8:18 am
Photos by Ginny Kropf
MEDINA – The Wine About Winter event in downtown Medina on Saturday was a sellout with 850 participants, including Dorothy Casey, Robin Wehling and Carol Bellack of Medina and Tami Siffringer of Lyndonville, who enjoy a sample of wine in The Book Shoppe in Medina.
They not only enjoy the wine tasting, but do a little shopping along the way, while taking a chance to win prizes at many of the 28 participating businesses.
Sue Phillips, owner of The Book Shoppe, holds a tray of peanuts which she offered participants at Wine About Winter. At left is clerk Erica Caldwell. Phillips said the event gets people into the stores and is good for business.
Heather and Bob Brockman of Wilson, right, buy their Chinese auction tickets from volunteers at Wine About Winter. This is the couple’s first time at the event. They learned about it while shopping in Medina during the Christmas season.
Scott Barber hands out maps of the stores participating in Wine About Winter to Kelly Stahl of Medina and Laurie Kurdziel. This is Stahl’s fifth year attending the event, which she said is always a good time.
Joey Robinson passes out wine glasses to Melissa Hansler and Tracey Hendrick. They like everything about Wine About Winter, especially because it gives them the chance to walk around Medina.
Sarah Fisher hands out wrist bands to participants in Medina’s 11th Wine in Winter on Saturday. At right, Cindy Robinson, president of the Medina Business Association, and Kathy Blackburn, president of the Orleans County Chamber of Commerce, register the 850 who bought tickets.
Lines stretched down half a block in Medina during VIP registration at Wine in Winter on Saturday.
By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 3 February 2019 at 8:15 am
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Vincent Montague drives between Newfane defenders Caden Gibson and Jarrett Gilson during the earlier season meeting between the teams at Newfane. The Mustangs, who won that contest in overtime, will host the Panthers in a key makeup game on Monday.
Having been snowed and or frozen out of playing two key Niagara-Orleans League games last week, the front-running Medina boys basketball squad now faces makeup contests against those foes, Albion and Newfane, this week plus a third league matchup against Roy-Hart.
Medina will host Newfane at 6:30 p.m. Monday and visit Albion at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday for the makeup games. The Mustangs will also visit Roy-Hart at 7 p.m. Tuesday in a regularly scheduled N-O contest and visit Buffalo Science in a non league game Thursday.
The Mustangs at 7-0 in N-O competition, currently hold a half game lead over Wilson (7-1), a two-game edge over Newfane (5-2) and a three game bulge over Albion (4-3). Wilson will visit Albion on Tuesday and then host Newfane Friday.
The Medina girls squad will play makeup games at Newfane on Monday at 6:30 p.m.and at home against Albion on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. and will also host Roy-Hart on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m..
The Lyndonville boys squad fresh from a key 52-41 win at Elba on Friday now faces another key Genesee Region League Division II contest as the Tigers visit Notre Dame at 7 p.m. Thursday.
The Tigers took over sole possession of the Division II lead with the win at Elba to improve to 10-1 in the league and 15-1 overall.
Weekly Schedule Monday
Boys Basketball: Newfane at Medina, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball: Rochester Prep at Kendall, 6 p.m.; Medina at Newfane, 6:30 p.m.; Attica at Lyndonville, Byron-Bergen at Holley, 7 p.m.
Tuesday Boys Basketball: Akron at Newfane, 6:30 p.m.; Medina at Roy-Hart, Wilson at Albion, Elba at Kendall, Attica at Holley, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: Albion at Wilson, 6 p.m.; Roy-Hart at Medina, Newfane at Akron, 6:30 p.m.; Elba at Lyndonville, 7 p.m. Swimming: N-O vs. G-R girls meet at Gates-Chili, 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday Girls Basketball: Kendall at Elba, Holley at Attica, 7 p.m.
Thursday Boys Basketball: Roy-Hart at Akron, 6:30 p.m.; Lyndonville at Notre Dame, Holley at Oakfield-Alabama, Medina at Buffalo Science, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: Medina at Lew-Port, Wheatland-Chili at Kendall, 7 p.m.
Friday Boys Basketball: Newfane at Wilson, 6 p.m.; Albion at Barker, 7 p.m.; Kendall at Pavilion, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball: Wilson at Newfane, 6:30 p.m.; Notre Dame at Lyndonville, Holley at Oakfield-Alabama, Barker at Albion, Akron at Roy-Hart, 7 p.m.
Saturday Boys Basketball: Medina at Albion, 11:30 a.m.; Wheatland-Chili at Lyndonville, 5 p.m. Girls Basketball: Albion at Medina, 11:30 a.m.; Rochester Academy at Kendall, 12 p.m.
