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As a result of an extreme winter storm that has produced high winds, heavy snow, sub-zero wind chills and treacherous driving conditions to all of western New York, the management of Batavia Downs has canceled the live card of racing scheduled for Monday (Feb. 17) in an abundance of caution for the safety and welfare of all the participants.

Live racing will resume on Thursday (Feb. 20) at 3 p.m., which will be the second last card of the winter meet that ends on Monday, February 24. 

Wellsville beat Byron-Bergen 67-58 in Boys Basketball on Saturday.

Scoring for the Bees:

• Noah Clare, 17 points
• Cody Carlson, 13 points
• Cole DiQuattro and Andre White, 11 points each

Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro

Oakfield-Alabama beat Akron 50-33 in Girls Basketball on Friday during the first night of the Genesee Region vs. Niagara/Orleans Showcase.

Scoring for the Hornets:

• Allie Williams, 19 points, 10 rebounds
• Alea Groff, 12 points, 11 rebounds 3 steals  3 assists
• Allison Harkness, 8 points
• Piper Hyde, 4 points
• Alexa Clark, 3 points, 7 rebounds
• Rylee Denny, 2 points, 3 assists
• Raine Denny, 2 points

"This was a great opportunity for my team to see a very good opponent on the college floor at GCC," said Coach Jeff Schlagenhauf. "It's great preparation as we prepare for Sectionals next week. 

"This is the 2nd year of the GR/NO Showcase. It is a great event. Many thanks to GCC for hosting the girls' event."

After holding the Dragons scoreless in the first quarter, Wilson beat Pembroke 39-23 at GCC on Friday on the first day of the Genesee Region vs. Niagara/Orleans Showcase.

Jayden Hootman scored 11 points and had seven steals for Pembroke.

Abby Faery lead Wilson with 13 points.

Photos by Kristin Smith.

Allie Williams scored a career-high 21 points as Oakfield-Alabama beat Wheatland-Chili 69-23 in Girls Basketball on Thursday.

Williams also had 16 rebounds.

Remaining O-A stats:

• Piper Hyde, 14 points, 4 steals, 3 assists
• Raine Denny, 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists
• Allison Harkness, 8 points
• Emma Moeller, 5 points
• Rylee Denny, 4 points, 5 assists
• Alea Groff-- 4 points, 8 rebounds, 6 steals
• Aimee Demmer-- 2 points
• Alexa Clark  1 point, 7 rebounds

"This was a great win and a wonderful way to celebrate our three seniors (Piper Hyde, Jess Sosnowski and Alea Groff) on Senior Night, said Coach Jeff Schlagenhauf. "They have meant so much to our program The girls played a really strong final 3 quarters at both ends of the floor.

He added, "Coach Annis had his girls ready to play. They are a very young group that will be a very good team in the near future."

Photos by  Jordyn Tobolski

Pavilion beat Mount Morris 81 to 47 in Boys Basketball on Thursday.

No stats were provided for the game.

Photos by Kristin Smith

Byron Bergen beat Alexander 57-33 in Girls Basketball on Thursday.

Bees scoring:

• Janessa Amesbury, 33 points
• Riley Shallenberger, 16 points

Alexander:

• Emily Pietrzynowski, 10 points
• Ella Felski, 8 points

"I thought we played a really nice first half," said Bees Coach Rick Krzewinski. "Riley Shallenberger had 10 of her 16 points in the second quarter, and Janessa Amesbury had 9 of her 33. With the win, we move to 15-2 and play Roy Hart at GCC on Saturday at 6 p.m."

Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro

Due to deteriorating weather and the resulting track conditions, Batavia Downs has cancelled live racing for Thursday (Feb. 13) afternoon due to an abundance of caution for the safety of all the horses and horse people.

Racing will resume at the Downs on Monday (Feb. 17) at 3:00 p.m. with a $4,251 carryover in the Jackpot Super Hi-5 pentafecta in the 11th race. There are only three more live racing dates in the 2025 winter meet, which concludes on Monday, February 24.

Free full card past performance programs for every live card of racing at Batavia can always be downloaded at the Downs’ website (bataviadownsgaming.com) under the “Live Racing” tab and all the racing action can be viewed as it happens for free at the Batavia Downs Live Facebook page.

The Byron-Bergen Bees lost on Wednesday in Boys Basketball to the Holley Hawks 64-49.

The Hawks' Destin Kuyal dominated with 30 points.

Scoring for the Bees:

• Cole DiQuattro, 11 points
• Cody Carlson, 8 points
• Noah Clar, 7 points
• Omar Bryant, 7 points

Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro

Le Roy beat Mount Morris 55-46 in Girls Basketball on Wednesday.

The Knights are now 11-7 on the season.

Le Roy scoring:

• Kylie Wilson, 17 points
• Sierra Burk, 16 points
• Baily Caton, 15 points

Photos by Kristin Smith.

Notre Dame beat Elba on Wednesday in Boys Basketball 68-39.

Photos by Debra Reilly

Byron-Bergen beat Holley 39-27 in Girls Basketball on Tuesday.

Scoring for the Bees:

• Janessa Amesbury, 21 points
• Riley Shallenberger, 8 points

Holley

• Zoey Wolfe, 11 points
• Alivia Wolfe, 10 points

"Janessa Amesbury scored all of her 21 points in the second half, and Riley Shallenberger scored 8 points in the second half, allowing us to overcome an 18-7 deficit at the half," said Coach  Rick Krzewinski. "We turned it around, out-scoring Holley 32-9 in the second half. With the win, we move to 14-2 and go to Alexander Thursday.

Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro

The Hornets overcame a slow offensive start to eventually beat Lyndonville in Girls Basketball on Tuesday.

After scoring only 13 points in the first half, to 11 for the Tigers, Oakfield-Alabama put up 19 in the third quarter and 11 in the fourth for a 43-29 win.

Hornets scoring:

• Allison Harkness, 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists
• Allie Williams, 10 points, 8 rebounds
• Piper Hyde, 8 points
• Alea Groff, 7 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists
• Alexa Clark, 4 points, 6 rebounds
• Jess Sosnowski, 3 points, 4 assists

"While we struggled offensively in the first half, we played outstanding defense from start to finish," said Coach Jeff Schlagenhauf. "Our offense got going in the 3rd quarter, and the good defense continued. Lyndonville is well-coached, and I was pleased with how my kids responded after two very tough games last week."

O-A is 12-6 on the season, ranked #5 in Class C2.

Photos by  Jordyn Tobolski.

Elba improved to 18-0 on the season in Girls Basketball with a 57-46 win over archrival Notre Dame on Tuesday.

The Lancers sit atop Class D in Section V.

Notre Dame has been putting together a good season as well but falls to 13-5. The Irish are ranked #5 in Class D.

For Elba:

• Brea Smith, 18 points
• Maddie Hall, 13 points
• Mariah Ognibene, 11 points

For Notre Dame:

• Sofia Falleti, 20 points
• Lucia Fiorentino, 9 points.

Photos by Debra Reilly