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The opening of a new multi use artificial turf athletic facility at Barker this past fall has been key to a change in the host school for both the Roy-Hart/Barker football and Lyndonville/Barker girls soccer teams.

For the past few years Roy-Hart has served as the host school for the merged football team and Lyndonville as the host school for the merged girls soccer team.

Now Barker will be serving as the host school for both the merged football and girls soccer teams.

The change will also make for a switch in the league affiliation for the merged girls soccer team which will now be competing in the Niagara-Orleans League. Previously, the Lyndonville/Barker team had competed in the Genesee Region League. The soccer team will be playing some games at Lyndonville.

“Having the turf field is big and I think the change is more beneficial.” said Lyndonville Athletic Director Jim Zeliff of the girls soccer change. “It just makes sense. We will have shorter trips for road games and it helps N-O soccer.”

“I’m very happy to bring it (the host school role) back to our campus,” said Barker Athletic Director Rob Mucha. “We have a great working relationship between the three school districts and all the communities seem to be mutually happy. It’s great to be taking advantage of the turf field and shorter road trips is also a bonus especially for soccer. It’s something special.”

“I think it will help make our student/athletes feel more a part of the community,” added Mucha. “I also think it will help to boost our participation numbers.”

In a sea-saw battle which saw no less than six lead changes, Holley-Kendall edged Albion 41-33 in a non league wrestling match this evening at Holley.

Trailing 33-29 with two bouts remaining, Holley-Kendall regained the lead for good at 35-33 on a pin by Jared Ostrander (190) in 3:16. A forfeit win at 215 then closed out the win.

“Jared Ostrander’s match really turned the tide for the team,” said Holley-Kendall Coach Jim Mapes. “He had a big throw to get the wrestler on his back and secure the win with a pin”

Hunter Jewell-Smith (285), Kohle Pachla (124) and Neeka Caterisano (131) also had pins and Jacob Abrams (138) a technical fall win for Holley-Kendall.

Drake Schomske (108). Stryker Sanders (116), Jaxon Lynch (145), Kaiden Froman (152) and Noah Marat (170) all registered pins and Justin Mengs (101) had a decision win for Albion. The pins by Froman and Marat gave the Purple Eagles their last two leads at 27-23 and 33-29.

Moving into first place by a half game, Newfane downed visiting Albion 47-30 in a Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball contest this evening.

Newfane improves to 6-1 with the win and moves just ahead of 5-1 Akron whose game against Barker was postponed as school was cancelled at Akron today due to the weather.

Anna Chunco scored a game high 16 points, including four threes, to lead the way for Newfane. Sienna Bowers added 9, Ah-Leena Golden 7, Kameryn Boyer 5. Julia Noonan and Stephanie Chunco 4 and Bailee Patcyk 2.

Leah Pawlak scored 10, Cami London 8, Julia Knight 6, Kenzi Snook 4 and Melia Prince 2 for Albion.

Newfane jumped out to a 17-12 first quarter lead as Anna Chunco scored 7 and Boyer and Bowers 4 each. London netted 6 and Knight 4 to pace Albion during that stretch.

Newfane maintained a narrow 21-18 advantage at the half after a low scoring second period.

Albion though battled back to grab the lead twice early in the third period at 22-21 and again at 24-23 on baskets by London and Snook.

However, Anna Chunco answered with back-to-back threes to put Newfane back on top to stay at 29-24. Those tallies ignited an 11-2 run to close the period which put the Lady Panthers up by 8, 34-26.

Newfane then closed out the win by outpointing Albion 13-4 in the final period as six players contributed to the scoring.

Albion is now 1-6 in N-O action.

More weather postponements
The Wilson at Roy-Hart N-O game and the Lyndonville at Medina and Holley at Arts non league contests were also postponed as both Roy-Hart and Medina cancelled after school activities due to the weather. The Roy-Hart at Wilson and Akron at Barker N-O boys games were also both postponed.

Contributed Photo – Coach Jared Moreland talks to some of the Purple Eagles Wrestling Academy’s competitors during Sunday’s “Icebreaker” Novice Tournament in Albion. Also shown are Coaches Nick Jackson, Jeff Lutes and Mike Estela.

Albion’s Purple Eagles Wrestling Academy hosted an “Icebreaker” Novice Tournament on Sunday which had some 210 participants ages 5-12.

The Novice Tournament was for youth wrestlers with two years or less experience.

The results for the Purple Eagles Wrestling Academy kids are as follows.
First Place – Romen Allport, Kairo Bennett, Isaac Button, Matthew Colmenero, Jace DiMatteo, Matthew Ellis, Percy Hilson, Beau Hughson, Gunner Jackson, Conor Murphy, Royce Rotthoff, Colt Tumia, Xavier Weis.
Second Place – Thomas  Colmenero, Elizabeth Colmenero, Walter Estela, Landon Houseman, Luke Joy, Harrison Joy, Lucas Rotthoff, Paxton Tooley, Jayce Torres.
Third Place – Jai’heem Drisdom, Caleb Martin, Gavin O’Brocta.
Fourth Place – Atlas Chudy, Malissa Mengs.
Fifth Place – Oliver Dillard, Gavin Jackson, Ayden Monell, Grant Parkot.
Sixth Place – Asher Dix.
Seventh Place – Joseph Vasquez.

Today
Girls Basketball – Holley at Notre Dame, 7 p.m.

Tuesday
Boys Basketball – Roy-Hart at Wilson, Akron at Barker, 6:30 p.m.; Kendall at Attica, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Holley at School of the Arts. 5:30 p.m.; Lyndonville at Medina, Albion at Newfane, Wilson at Roy-Hart, Barker at Akron, 6:30 p.m.
Swimming – Roy-Hart/Barker at Medina, Newfane at Akron, 5 p.m.
Wrestling – Albion at Holley-Kendall, 6 p.m.

Wednesday
Boys Basketball – Medina at Pembroke, 7 p.m.
Wrestling – Lyndonville at St. Mary’s, Lancaster, 6 p.m.

Thursday
Boys Basketball – Lyndonville at Holley, Oakfield-Alabama at Kendall, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Medina at Alden, 6:30 p.m.
Swimming – Medina at Albion, Roy-Hart/Barker at Newfane, 5 p.m.
Wrestling – Albion at Lyndonville, Alexander at Roy-Hart/Barker, 6 p.m.

Friday
Boys Basketball – Medina at Roy-Hart, Barker at Newfane, Wilson at Akron, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Akron at Wilson, 6 p.m.; Roy-Hart at Medina, Newfane at Barker, 6:30 p.m.; Holley at Lyndonville, Kendall at Oakfield-Alabama, 7 p.m.

Saturday
Boys Basketball – Albion at Warsaw, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Albion at Warsaw, 1:30 p.m.
Wrestling – Medina’s Gary Gross Memorial Tournament, 9 a.m.

Traveling to Buffalo State, the Roy-Hart/Barker/Medina Club hockey team faced Lancaster Saturday evening and came away on the short end of a 7-3 score..

Things started well for RBM  as Cameron Bryer (Wilson) scored unassisted in the first two minutes of the game.

Lancaster, however, would score six straight goals over the next two periods, three of them power play scores.

In the third period, Max Pilon (Medina) scored from Connor Woodward (Wilson) and Bryer got another unassisted goal late in the game.

RBM, which is now 5-6 on the season, will complete the home and home series with Lancaster this Wednesday at the Cornerstone Arena beginning at 7 p.m.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Brody Fry works toward a pin over Wilson’s Henry Wortkoetter in the 190 lb. title bout at today’s Niagara-Orleans All-League Tournament at Albion.

Three Medina and two Albion wrestlers earned championships at the annual Niagara-Orleans All League Tournament held today at Albion.

Medina’s trio of repeat N-O champions included Reece Senske (116), Luke Duffina (131) and Brody Fry (190)

Stryker Sanders (101) and Drake Schomski (108) claimed championships for Albion.

Albion’s Drake Schomski in route to a title win over Wilson’s Angelo Cusatis.

Roy-Hart/Barker likewise had a pair of champions in Luke Fay (138) and Ronan Klug (170) as did Wilson in defending champion Jacob Stephenson (160) and Hamza Merrick (285).

Newfane led the way to the victory podium with four winners including defending champions Aidan Gillings (145) and Ayden Buttery (152) along with Rian Czaja (124) and Richard Doxey (215).

Senske pinned Robert Bauer (Wilson) in 47 seconds in his title bout after scoring a pin of 1:10 in the semifinals.

Medina’s Reece Senske nears a title bout win over Wilson’s Robert Bauer.

Duffina scored a 13-2 major decision win over Joey Jopp (Roy-Hart/Barker) in the finals after earning a pin of 3:01 in the semis.

Fry pinned Henry Wortkoetter (Wilson) in 1:08 in his title bout. He advanced with pins of 25 seconds in the quarterfinals and 3:27 in the semis.

Stryker pinned his Albion teammate Justin Mengs in 39 seconds in the finals after posting a technical fall win in the semis.

Albion’s Stryker Sanders works toward a title bout win over his Purple Eagles teammate Justin Mengs.

Schomske pinned Angelo Cusatis (Wilson) in 1:18 in his title bout. He also scored pins in both the quarter and semifinals.

Fay pinned Cameron Wild (Akron) in 37 seconds in the finals and Klug pinned Chris Almonte (Albion) in 3:11 in his title bout.

In Wilson’s title wins Stephenson won by disqualification over Will Vandenbosch (Akron) and Merrick pinned his Lakemen teammate Michael Jeffords in 3:00.

Medina’s Luke Duffina in route to scoring a title bout win over Joey Jopp from Roy-Hart/Barker.

In Newfane’s championship bouts Czaja pinned Alex Brandl (Akron) in 2:24, Gillings had a 17-6 major decision win over Victor Cusatis (Wilson), Buttery pinned Jake Smith (Akron) in 1:12 and Doxey pinned Dominick Lopez (Wilson) in 2:41.

Gillings earned the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler award.

Medina’s Austin Seefeldt (152) placed third as did the Roy-Hart/Barker trio of Rowan Murray (108), Remington Marohn (124) and RJ Townsend (285).

Newfane, which finished first during the dual match portion of the N-O season at 5-0, captured the All-League Tournament title with 176.5 points. Wilson was second with 165.5 points followed by Akron 132, Roy-Hart/Barker 125.5, Albion 102 and Medina 81.5.

Luke Fay from Roy-Hart/Barker in route to earning a title bout win over Akron’s Cameron Wild.

Roy-Hart/Barker’s Ronan Klug works toward a title bout win over Albion’s Chris Almonte.

Holley edged Elba 64-62 in a Genesee Region League boys basketball game this evening.

Vinny Golisano scored 21, Destin Kuyal 15 and Josh Silpoch 12 to lead the Hawks.

In other G-R action, Wheatland-Chili downed Kendall 47-38 and Pembroke topped Lyndonville 69-17.

Vinnie D’Agostino scored 14 and William Kludt 11 for Kendall.

Owen Shultz scored 17 and Jayden Bridge 11 to lead Pembroke while Colton Smith had 7 for Lyndonville.

G-R Girls Basketball

Attica 34, Holley 29

Alivia Wolf scored 15 and Zoey Wolf 11 to lead Holley.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Tatianna Maxon puts up a shot against Wilson defender Bella Thrush during the Mustangs home court loss this evening.

Wilson downed Medina 52-39 and Roy-Hart bested Barker 61-19 in Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball action this evening.

Addy Elia scored 14 and Emily Phillips 11 for Wilson which improves to 4-2 at the halfway point of the N-O season.

Alexa Demmer took game high honors with 18 for Medina as Ariel Smith and Tatianna Maxon both had 9 and Honesty Hill 7.

Leading by a narrow 10-8 margin at the end of the first quarter, Wilson extended its advantage to 23-13 at the half and to 46-23 at the three-quarter mark.

Roy-Hart improved to 4-2 in N-O action as Adella Dukes scored 18, Courtney Aquilina 14, Millie Owens 8 and Kaitlin Mettler, Kylie McOmber and Peyton May 6.

Elise Monaco led Barker with 8.

The Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball title race really tightened up this evening as Albion knocked front-running Akron from the ranks of the unbeaten by a narrow 51-47 score at Albion and Wilson nipped visiting Medina 48-46 in overtime.

Those results leave Akron at 6-1 and holding a slim half game edge over 5-1 Wilson as Medina is 4-2 and Albion 4-3.

Aidan Neumann hit what proved to be the game winning shot in overtime with a three which put Wilson up 47-46.

Neumann finished with 18 and Shamus George 17 to lead the Lakemen.

Trailing by 10, 37-27, at the end of the third period, Medina sent the game into overtime deadlocked at 39-39 after outscoring Wilson 12-2 in the fourth quarter. Preston Woodworth and Avion Johnson both hit threes and Jerrell Nealy had a pair of baskets to lead that Mustangs rally.

Nealy finished with a game high 20, Woodworth 8 and Johnson 6.

Albion 51, Akron 47
Kyle Radder scored 15, Wesley Olles 14, Tyler Cody 10 and Isaiah Riley 8 to lead the balanced attack for Albion in the key 51-47 victory over previously unbeaten Akron.

Derren Brooks scored a game high 24 to lead Akron.

Leading by a narrow 22-21 margin at the half, Albion extended its lead to 10, 42-32, at the three-quarter mark as Radder scored 8 and Cody 7 in the third period.

The Purple Eagles then held off a fourth quarter Tigers comeback bid.

Free throws by Riley, Rader and Olles in the final minute helped Albion lock up the win as Akron could get no closer than three down the stretch.

Barker 61, Roy-Hart 60
Owen Harris scored 18, Donovan Hefferon 14 and Logan Murrell 13 to lead Barker to a narrow 61-60 win over Roy-Hart. Two late free throws by Hefferon helped the Bulldogs lock up the win.

Dan Aquilina scored a game high 30 for Roy-Hart. Braden Ricker added 8 and Erique Powell 7 for the Rams.

Barker is now 2-4 and Roy-Hart 1-5 in N-O action.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Abby Alexander works toward a win over Byron-Bergen’s Harlow Galves in the 101 lb. bout of this evening’s Genesee Region League match at Lyndonville which was won by Byron-Bergen.

Putting a lock on the Genesee Region League wrestling title, Byron-Bergen downed host Lyndonville 40-23 this evening.

Pins by Brendin Galves (145), Roman Smith (152), Jeremiah Romero (190) and Bradley Tatar (285) along with technical fall wins by Parker Moore (138) and Solomon Smith (160) keyed the victory for the Bees.

Justin Holmes (124) had a double overtime major decision win for Lyndonville which also got a major decision win by Iziah Rodriquez (108) and decision wins by Ty Holmes (131), Ben Doolan (170) and Abby Alexander (101)

The Tigers finish the G-R season at 1-2.

N-O roundup
Newfane completed the dual match portion of the Niagara-Orleans League season by defeating Akron 58-10 on Wednesday and Roy-Hart/Barker 49-17 this evening.

The league season will conclude with the annual All-League tournament at Albion on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m.

Lyndonville’s Justin Holmes in route to earning a double overtime major decision win over Byron-Bergen’s Blake Liles in the 124 lb. bout.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Pembroke’s Morgan Coniber grabs off a rebound during the Lady Dragons win over host Lyndonville this evening.

Breaking away from a half-time tie, Pembroke used a big third quarter scoring edge to key a 46-28 win over host Lyndonville in a Genesee Region League girls basketball game this evening.

Deadlocked at 17-17 at the half, Pembroke used a 16-5 third period scoring edge to open up a 33-22 advantage. Morgan Coniber scored seven, including a three, to key that uprising.

Jayden Hootman took game high scoring honors with 15 for Pembroke as Coniber had 8, Seneca Calderon 7 and Peyton Liss 6.

Addison Dillenbeck scored 14 and Isabella Groves 8 to lead Lyndonville.

Kendall 48, Wheatland-Chili 38
Kendall evened its G-R record at 4-4 with a 48-38 win over Wheatland-Chili.

Ava LaMay led the Lady Eagles with 12 as Addison Kludt and Brooke Rodas both had 8, Izzy D’Agostino 7, Lia Larson 6, Alea Barrett 5 and Stella Kwiatek 2.

Elba 82, Holley 42
Zoey Wolf had 19 points, including 6 threes, 7 rebounds and 3 steals and Alivia Wolf 14 points, 4 steals and 4 rebounds for Holley in the G-R loss to Elba.

Lyndonville’s Isabella Groves puts up a shot as Morgan Coniber (13) and Ashlyn Robinson (23) defend for Pembroke.