Batavia's City Council will hold a public hearing tonight at 7 o'clock on the proposed budget for next year. Council has worked the property tax increase down to about 3 1/2 percent according to WBTA's Dan Fischer. Further budget cuts have reduced the increase to 2.17 percent. Water rates are slated for a 4 percent hike. That meeting will be at City Hall.
It looks like the Batavia wrestling team is ready for the post season.
The Blue Devils traveled to Section 6 territory on Saturday and captured first place in the Ken-Ton Tournament.
Batavia scored 148.5 points to top host Kenmore West, which scored 125.5 points. Pembroke took third with 86 points in the 12 team field with 86 points.
Dylan Goodsell of Batavia won the Aggregate Pin Award as he rolled to the title at 215 pounds. He pinned Alex Fumerella of Kenmore West in the finals at the 5:34 mark.
Ryan Darch and Troy Ireland also won titles for the Blue Devils.
Darch won a decision in the 160 pound finals and Ireland pinned Kenmore's Joe Amoia in 3:23 in the 171 pound finals.
Adam Hill (119 pounds), Colby Sanner (125) and Graham Jensen (189) had titles for Pembroke.
Brittany Wormley scored seven of her nine points in the first quarter as the Batavia girls basketball team jumped out to a 14-5 lead and went on to beat Eastridge 63-41.
Brittany Mazurkiewicz scored 18 points with five steals to lead the Blue Devils (13-4) while Jaycee Shirk added 15 points and 10 boards.
Michelle Jordan added seven points.
Emily Piacentini and Kaela Trifiro had eight points each for Eastridge (7-8).
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Nichole Hart and Liz Geandreau were both in double figures as Notre Dame downed host Kendall 48-38.
Hart had 13 points and Geandreau added 11 for the Fighting Irish (13-3). Jill Marshall scored 10 points and Hannah Scott-McGrail added eight points.
Samantha D'Agostino had 12 points for the Eagles (5-11).
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Hillary Bates had a well-rounded game for Oakfield-Alabama as they thumped host Holley 44-16.
Bates scored 10 points and had six rebounds, four steals and four assists.
Brynne Perfitt was the leading scorer with 11 points and Christina Palillo added eight boards and five points for the Hornets (9-8).
Julie Brooks scored seven points for the Hawks (5-12).
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Byron-Bergen outscored Attica 14-4 in the third quarter and 13-2 in the fourth in picking up the 35-18 win.
Amanda Brown scored 10 of her 12 points in the third quarter and was assisted by Shannon Dilcher and Kayleigh Puma's seven points.
Nobody scored more than four points for Attica.
Byron-Bergen is 9-8.
Andrew Hoy continued his hot play and Batavia picked up an easy win over visiting Eastridge Friday night in a Monroe County League clash.
Hoy hit four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 24 points with seven assists to lead the Blue Devils to a 69-41 win over Eastridge.
Batavia had the advantage in all four quarters in the win and improves to 14-2.
Marcus Hoy scored five points and handed out 13 assists and Joe Schlossel added 11 points.
Mike Lee pulled down seven boards and Robert Hoy added eight points for Batavia, which hit 11-of-23 3-point attempts.
Colin Sprague was the only double-digit scorer for Eastridge, scoring 10 points.
The Democrat & Chronicle released its newest polls today and several of our local teams are listed.
The Batavia boys basketball team is ranked ninth in the large school poll while Oakfield-Alabama is ranked No. 10 in the small school version.
The Elba girls basketball team received a spot at No. 9 in the small school poll with Notre Dame also getting votes, but not making the list. Jasper-Troupsburg is one spot ahead of the Lancers, even though Elba is currently the No. 1 ranked team in Class DD with J-T coming in second.
Attica is tied with Letchworth at No. 4 in the small school wrestling poll, with Batavia coming in at six and Holley coming in at eight.
Batavia's hockey team did not crack the top 10, but did receive votes in this week's poll.
Most viewed posts for January:
• City Council officially gets out of the ambulance business, by Philip Anselmo
• Big changes could be coming in NYSPHSAA, by Brian Hillabush
• City poised to scrap county-wide ambulance service, by Philip Anselmo
• Now is the Time to Renew, by Patrick Burk
• Rural Democrats respond to Chris Lee's first week in office, by Philip Anselmo
• Caroline Kennedy reportedly withdrawing from Senate consideration, by Howard Owens
• Inauguration party Tuesday at TF Brown's sponsored by The Batavian, by Howard Owens
• Batavia wrestling coach chimes in on economic changes, by Brian Hillabush
• Consolidation: Five questions... Charlie Mallow, by Philip Anselmo
• Poll: Looking for a good cup of joe..., by Philip Anselmo
If you have a "favorite" post that maybe wasn't one of our most viewed for January, please add it in the comments section. This is a great way for folks to go back and check out what they may have missed.
A third restaurant in 30 days has closed its doors in downtown Batavia. Grugnale's Italian Deli on Jackson Street is shuttered today. A sign on the door states that the deli has closed temporarily while the owners seek out a new location, WBTA's Dan Fischer reports. "The owners there have said they hope to re-open the business," says Fischer.
South Beach on Main Street and Sallome's Deli on Oak Street have also recently closed their doors.
Don Burkel, Executive Director of the Batavia Business Improvement District (BID), said there is hope and incentive for future business owners and shoppers downtown. Burkel said some of the incentives currently in the works could include: a coupon book and a shop-and-dine night—during which downtown shoppers can get discounts at local eateries and find sales at local merchants. Businesses may also look to benefit from cooperative advertising with the media.
The BID continues to plan events coming up in March and April and has already confirmed the bands, the Formula and Ghost Riders to perform at Jackson Square this summer.
Oakfield-Alabama led a night in which the Genesee Region League didn't have a final score within single digits.
The Hornets destroyed visiting Holley 69-23 Thursday.
Noah Seward had a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds with A.J. Kehlenbeck pitching in 14 points. and Tyler Tamblin finishing with nine. Sam McCracken and Tim Smith scored seven points each.
Holley didn't have anybody score more than Eddie Bauer's six points.
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Kevin Francis must have had a good time proving that he is the top guard in the league. He scored 27 points and had nine steals as Notre Dame trounced host Kendall 80-46.
Vinny Zambito had 12 points and both Greg Barr and Nick Wetherwax added 10 points apiece for the Fighting Irish (13-3).
Kendall star Josh Laureano only managed 15 points while getting help from Colt Tooley, who scored 13.
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The first quarter was ugly, with both teams scoring just five points.
But Attica had a 13-7 second quarter lead and went on to beat Byron-Bergen 47-34 at home.
Tate Westermeier had 15 points and eight rebounds with Craig Wolfley adding six points and eight boards. Shawn Dupuis had nine points.
Byron-Bergen (3-12) was led by Tess Schramm, who scored six points.
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Phil Ostroski scored 18 points to lead Elba to a 55-44 win over visiting Wheatland-Chili.
Dan Ramsey and Sonny Giuliano both scored 15 points for the Lancers (9-7).
Andy Lund scored 12 points with eight boards for the Wildcats (3-12).
Last time we updated the University of Rochester men's basketball team and Batavia graduate Mike Chmielowiec, they took third in the Chase tournament and Chmielowiec had injured his ankle in the previous game.
Now the senior is back at 100-percent.
But even that wasn't enough as the Yellowjackets gave up 57 points in the second half and lost to Emory College 83-74. Chmielowiec hit a key 3-pointer in the game that got Rochester back within three points at 70-67, but that was the closest the Yellowjackets got in the game.
Chmielowiec finished with 20 points.
Rochester is 13-5 and Chmielowiec leads the team in scoring with 19.9 points per game. He also has 20 assists and and 18 steals to go with his 4.9 rebounds per contest.
When a team has a 3-17 record, that usually means that freshman get a chance to play a lot of minutes and they are building for the future.
The Rochester Institute of Technology basketball has that record and freshman Charley Scott-McGrail is definitely getting her minutes.
The freshman has played in all 20 games, getting one start, and is playing about 23.5 minutes per game.
McGrail - who was a two-time captain at Notre Dame - is scoring 5.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. She also has 16 assists, seven blocked shots and 10 steals.
The driver of a small passenger car was unhurt after the tire of an oncoming semi-truck flew off the wheel and was hurled into her front windshield.
I happened upon the accident driving into Batavia this morning.
The incident was on Route 33 north of Ivison Road.
The driver the car was suffered a minor cut, according to an official on scene, but she declined an interview request. She appeared pretty shaken up.
We'll have a short video from the scene soon.
The Batavia Area Jaycees are proud to announce the 56th Annual Home Garden and Trade Show is going to be held on March 20-22 at the Batavia Downs!
We are still looking for vendors for this event! All booth prices will be $279!!!!
Weekend Passes have been slashed to $1
For contract details visit: www.geneseeny.com/bataviajaycees and click on the home show link!
Show hours are:
March 20 (Friday) from 5-9pm
March 21 (Saturday) from 10am - 7pm
March 22 (Sunday) from noon - 4pm
If you have any questions, please contact us at 585-343-5775 or email at info@bataviajcs.org
Nichole Hart and Liz Geandreau had big games in Monday's win over Pavilion and duo continued its hot play in a 61-49 win over Lyndonville Wednesday.
Hart dropped in 18 points and Geandreau had a double-dobule, scoring 12 points while pulling down 10 rebounds.
Brittany Morelli also scored 12 points for the Fighting Irish (13-3) and Trisha Pike added seven points.
Ashleigh Mahoke scored 12 points and Taylor Hrovat added 11 points for the Tigers (7-9).
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Anna Dominick and Anni Lehtola split up the scoring duties in Alexander's 53-30 win over Holley.
Each scored 14 points to lead the Trojans, who improve to 10-4 and hold on to the top spot in Class C.
Rachel Pettys had a solid all-around game with seven points, six rebounds, eight steals and four assists.
Julie Brooks had 14 points and Emily Troupe added 12 for the Hawks (5-10).
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As always, Elba spread the scoring around and picked up a victory. The Lancers were actually outscored 12-4 in the first quarter, but had a 20-7 run in the second and never looked back in picking up a 51-33 win over Kendall.
Meg Stucko led the Lancers with eight points and 13 rebounds with Katie Newton scoring seven points and Sarah Schwartzmeyer and Racheal Cook getting six points apiece.
Meghan Fahy led the Eagles (5-10) with 10 points.
The Lancers improve to 14-2.
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Nicole Sharick scored a game-high 13 points to lead Pembroke to a 43-31 win over Attica.
Laura Moser pitched in eight points, six rebounds and two steals as the Dragons improve to 9-7.
Jackie Algier and Margaret LaFleur had eight points apiece for the Blue Devils.
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Le Roy falls to 1-15 after Geneseo outscored the Oatkan Knights 15-0 in the first period and cruised to a 40-31 victory.
Allison Macomber had 13 points with 12 rebounds to lead Le Roy, with Jenna Merica scoring eight points and Megan Lowe grabbing 13 boards with five assists.
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Byron-Bergen and Oakfield-Alabama evened up records as the Bees walked into Oakfield and left with a 43-40 win.
Both squads are now 8-8.
In the spotlight match in all of Section 5 today, Greece Olympia's John Veltre upped his season record to 49-0 with a pin over Batavia's Ryan Darch in 3:12 at 160 pounds.
Olympia went on to win the dual meet at Batavia 35-21.
Anthony D'Aurizio pinned Zack Beauregard in just 1:02 for the Blue Devils with Josh Mase getting a tech fall victory over D.J. Bentley in 5:30 at 103.
Troy Ireland also had a win for Batavia (18-6).
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Jordan Kiessling picked up his 100th career win as Byron-Bergen beat Alexander 58-24.
The 171-pounder topped Dustin Say 11-1 in leading the Bees.
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Kendall's Devin Iqbal had a quick pin to lead Kendall to a 48-39 win over Pembroke.
Iqbal pinned Dean Culinan in just 37 seconds at 96 pounds.
Both Elba and Notre Dame got small bumps in the NYSSWA girls polls for Class D this week.
The Lancers are 13-2 and jump from No. 9 in the state to No. 7 while the Fighting Irish are 12-3 and move up from No. 20 to No. 19.
Jasper-Troupsburg is 16-1 and ranked ninth.
It appears those three squads will be fighting for the Class DD championship as they are top three seeds.
Both Elba and Notre Dame have games tonight and we will have scores as soon as possible.
It appears that Oakfield-Alabama and Notre Dame have the regular season titles wrapped up when you look at the standings and schedule of remaining games.
I am going by what is on the Section 5 Web site and there may be make-up games I don't know about, but as of this point I think Oakfield-Alabama has won Division I and Notre Dame is the Division II champion.
The Fighting Irish are 12-3 and have a five games left to play. The only team in striking distance is Elba at 8-7. Elba has just four games left, including one against Notre Dame. So if my math is correct, Notre Dame has clinched the Division II title.
Oakfield-Alabama (13-2) has a four game lead over Pembroke (9-6) with four regular season games left on the schedule, with one of them being against the Dragons on February 11.
Pembroke has four games left, so that the Dragons still have a little bit of chance to sneak in there.
It will be interesting to watch and see if Notre Dame or Oakfield-Alabama finished with the overall GR title, with just a game between the two.
The Genesee Region League will also be hosting the Niagara-Orleans League in a tournament between the two leagues at Genesee Community College on Feb. 13 and 14.
The new state rankings were just released and Oakfield-Alabama is back in the top 15 for Class C.
The Hornets (13-2) were in the top 15, but dropped out last week. They are back in the state rankings at No. 13 this week.
Batavia had dipped down into a tie for 25th last week but move up to No. 23 this week in Class A.
Notre Dame did not move up or down, remaining at No. 9 in Class D.
Hi everyone! My name is Tasia and I currently live in Batavia. I am an undergraduate student at SUNY Brockport majoring in journalism. For the next four months I am going to be doing an internship with The Batavian and am very excited to get to know the community better.
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Andrew Wright is heating up at the right time for the Pembroke basketball team, and that could be huge as the season wraps up and sectionals begins.
Wright won Player of the Week for last week and is already making a statement for this week, with 28 points and 10 rebounds in a 68-38 blowout over Attica on the road.
Big man Ken Babcock pitched in 16 points and nine rebounds while Steve Moser added 11 points with five steals.
The Dragons also played some solid defense, holding the Blue Devils (7-8) to just one player in double figures as Tate Westermeier scored 10 points.
Bryan Thompson had nine points and Greg Zybczynski had eight for Attica.
Pembroke is now 9-6.
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Noah Seward was big in the paint in leading Oakfield-Alabama to a 65-43 win over Byron-Bergen.
Seward scored 14 points with 11 boards and four blocked shots.
Brad Riner scored eight points with 10 dimes and four steals with Tyler Tamblin scoring 10 points and Sam McCracken adding eight for the Hornets (13-2).
Tyler Sass led the Bees (3-11) with nine points and four boards.
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Elba held Kendall's Josh Laureano to just 12 points, but two of those came in the final minute to wrap up a 44-37 win over the Lancers.
Phil Kludt and Colt Tooley had 13 points apiece to lead the Eagles, who improve to 9-5.
Sonny Giuliano had 13 points with Dan Ramsey adding 12 to lead the Lancers.
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Kevin Francis scored 20 points and Greg Barr added 16 as Notre Dame thrashed Lyndonville 80-58.
Pretty much all of the scoring came from three players as Erick VanWycke had 17 points, Ken Urbanik had 16 and Muhammad Akram finished with 12.
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Mike Humphrey dropped in 23 points to lead Le Roy to a 60-42 win over Geneseo.
Eric Stella had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Brock Pasquale added eight for the Oatkan Knights.
Dylan Colville scored 22 points for Geneseo.
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Kyle Woodruff went off for the Alexander basketball team, scoring 30 points with 10 rebounds in a 65-62 win over Holley.
Stephen George had 13 points and Jared Quinn added 10.
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The Batavia hockey team gave up two goals to Chris Roeder and one to Anthony Mandrino, Vince Pettrone in a 5-2 loss.
Corey Kocent scored both Batavia goals. Adam Kurek had 17 saves for the Blue Dvils (12-7-1).
Victor is 12-7-2.
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Jeff Wadhams scored his third goal to complete a hat-trick late in the third period in leading Geneva/Waterloo to a 5-3 win over the Notre Dame hockey team.
Dylan Versage, Brett Perfitt and Jason Harasimowicz had a goal each for Notre Dame (6-8-1).
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