Sports

Boys Basketball

• Avon 54, Cal-Mum 47 FINAL
• Le Roy 55, Letchworth 50 FINAL

Girls Basketball

• Notre Dame 46, Elba 36 FINAL
• Alexander 61, Holley 18 FINAL
• Letchworth 47, Le Roy 31 FINAL
• Attica 46, Pembroke 40 FINAL
• Oakfield 41, Byron-Bergen 24 FINAL

Two former Genesee County football stars have been selected for induction into the Section V Hall of Fame.

David Boyce, of Le Roy, and Mark Shardlow, of Elba, will both be inducted during the 20th-anniversary ceremony April 6.

Joining the 2017 class are:

• Mark Baniewicz, Fairport
• Trent Bridges, Irondequoit
• Mike Butler, Irondequoit
• Keith Downing, Fairport
• Danny Gilardi, East Irondequoit Eastridge
• Thomas Nacca, Jefferson

Three coaches from Section V and two others who have contributed to Section V football will be inducted: 

• Jim Haugh, Victor and Livonia
• Mike Nally, Edison
• Ron Rucker, East Rochester
• Marc Remillard, game official
• Kevin Pino, athletic trainer, in contributor category

The ceremony will be at RIT Inn and Conference Center. Tickets to the induction ceremony and dinner are $40 per person or $350 for a table of 10. They may be ordered before April 1 with checks payable to Section 5 Football by mailing to: Frank Marafino, 4 Georgetown Drive, Apt. C, Rochester, NY, 14617.

Boys Basketball

• Pembroke 55, Attica 43 FINAL
• Byron-Bergen 58, Oakfield 50 FINAL
• Alexander 63, Holley 37 FINAL
• Elba 60, Notre Dame 42 FINAL
• Lyndonville 59, Kendall 46 FINAL
• Livonia 60, Batavia 53 FINAL

Girls Basketball

• Cal-Mum 50, Avon 41 FINAL

Hockey

• Notre Dame 13, Genesee Ice Devils 1 FINAL

Daemen College men's basketball player Jeff Redband has once again been named the East Coast Conference Rookie of the Week, picking up the honor for games played Jan. 23-29. It's the fourth time this season and the third straight week that Redband has earned the honor. The official announcement was made via the league's weekly men's basketball report, which was released this afternoon from conference headquarters in Central Islip.

Redband, a 6-foot-7 redshirt freshman forward, helped Daemen to a pair of victories last week by averaging 16.5 points, 2.0 assists and 1.5 blocks per game, while shooting 66.7 percent overall (12-for-18) and from three-point range (8-for-12). The Wildcats downed Long Island University Post (88-66) at home on Jan. 25, and followed up with an 82-72 come-from-behind victory at Mercy College on Jan. 28. Daemen has now won nine of its last 11 games overall, and eight of their last nine league contests dating back to mid-December to sit at 14-6 overall and 8-4 in league play this season.

Redband opened the week by scoring a career-high 22 points and snagging a career-best three steals in the blowout win over LIU Post. During a game-opening 39-9 run, Daemen knocked down nine of their first 12 three-point field goal attempts, four of which came from Redband. At one point in the spurt, he scored 14 consecutive points, helping Daemen get out to a 30-point lead just 12 minutes into the game. Redband ended the contest shooting 8-for-12 from the field and 5-for-8 from downtown. The victory moved Daemen to 11-1 this season, 67-9 since the start of the 2011-12 season and 31-5 all-time in ECC games played at Lumsden Gymnasium.

Later in the week, Redband shot 4-for-6 from the field and 3-for-4 from three-point range, totaling 11 points, two rebounds and two assists in the win at Mercy. Redband's efforts helped the Wildcats erase a 17-point deficit in the game as they held the home-standing Mavericks to just 3-for-19 shooting with seven turnovers in the final 12+ minutes of the contest. His three-pointer with 2:40 remaining pushed the Wildcats' lead back to nine points (76-67) after the Mavericks pulled within six on the previous possession.

For the season, Redband has started all 20 contests thus far, and is producing 11.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game with 15 blocked shots. His 59 three-point baskets leads the team and ranks second among the ECC leaders. Redband is shooting 49.1 percent from the field (85-for-173) and 48.8 percent from behind the arc (59-for-121), and he leads all ECC freshmen in scoring.

With four ECC Rookie of the Week selections, Redband has more than any other player in the league this season. He previously earned the accolade for games played Nov. 21-27, Jan. 9-15 and Jan. 16-22. In the last three weeks, Redband is averaging 13.2 points per game and shooting a blistering 59.5 percent from three-point range (22-for-37).

Redband and the Wildcats return home for an ECC showdown with the University of Bridgeport this Thursday, Feb. 2. The game features the second-place Purple Knights (11-8, 7-3 ECC) against the third-place Wildcats as both teams jockey for position in the hunt for an ECC Tournament berth. Tip-off Thursday is slated for 8 p.m.

Boys Basketball

• Geneseo 62, Le Roy 52 FINAL
• Wheatland-Chili 57, Holley 42 FINAL
• Cal-Mum 76, Bath-Haverling 50 FINAL

Girls Basketball

• Canandaigua 54, Batavia 30 FINAL -- no results reported
• Attica 51, Byron-Bergen 44 FINAL
• Alexander 45, Kendall 21 FINAL
• Medina 83, Holley 23 FINAL

Boys Basketball

• Le Roy 65, Notre Dame 48 FINAL
• Oakfield 77, Barker 61 FINAL

Girls Basketball

• Notre Dame 41, Le Roy 33 FINAL
• Oakfield 48, Barker 11 FINAL

Hockey

• Genesee Ice Devils 6, Gates-Chili/Wheatland-Chili 0 FINAL

GR Swimming Championships

• HAC wins both boys and girls team titles at GR Swim Championships – Pembroke takes 2nd

Notre Dame High School celebrated on Saturday by thanking Mike Rapone for his outstanding dedication to the students of Notre Dame and his achievement of being inducted into the Sec V Basketball Hall of Fame.

He was inducted as the all-time winning coach in history. Not bad at all, some might say downright impressive. Rapone wouldn’t. He would tell you it’s the players' achievement not his. Notre Dame celebrated the fete with basketball, fittingly with four games against Rapone’s hometown of Le Roy.

The Lady Irish varsity team dominated Le Roy and finished with a score of 41 to 33.

The Notre Dame boys varsity fought a playoff-intensity fight against Le Roy, that was back and forth for the first three quarters of the game. Notre Dame lost by a score of 48 to 65 when the game got away from them in the fourth quarter. 

Eight teams from the Genesee Region League met at Gates-Chili High School on Saturday for their regional championship meet. Results are listed below:

Boys:

1. Harley Allendale Columbia
2. Pembroke
3. Attica
4. Oakfield-Alabama-Elba
5. Alexander
6. Byron-Bergen-Le Roy
7. Notre Dame
8. Wheatland Chili

Girls:

1. Harley Allendale Columbia
2. Pembroke
3. Alexander
4. Attica
5. Byron-Bergen-Le Roy
6. Notre Dame
7. Oakfield-Alabama-Elba
8. Wheatland Chili

Photos by Destin Danser. Click here to view more or purchase prints.

Boys Basketball

• Cal-Mum 69, Letchworth 46 FINAL
• Geneseo 61, Pavilion 52 FINAL
• Batavia 71, HF-L 70 FINAL/2OT

Girls Basketball

• Elba 51, Pembroke 36 FINAL
• HF-L 52, Batavia 39 FINAL
• Letchworth 56, Cal-Mum 49 FINAL
• Byron-Bergen 53, Notre Dame 51 FINAL
• Attica 43, Lyndonville 37 FINAL
• Geneseo 61, Pavilion 36 FINAL
• Le Roy 42, Warsaw 38 FINAL

Hockey

• Spencerport 4, Genesee Ice Devils 3 FINAL

Wrestling

• Cal-Mum 63, Bath 18 FINAL

Despite the 15-point differential in the final score, this game was a nail-biter through the first three quarters. Pembroke lead by 2 at half time; however, Elba's defense came up big, holding the Dragons to just 11 points in the second half.

Leading scorers for Elba were Emily Reynolds with 21 points and 15 rebounds, and Madison Howard with nine points.

Elba has now won 14 games in a row.

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From start to finish Alexander dominated its matchup with Kendall, to claim a 66-34 victory.

Alexander had four players scoring in double figures, they scored 26 points in the first quarter and was up 40-20 at halftime.

Alexander only allowed 2 points scored against them in the third quarter.

Zach Jasen had nine points, four rebounds, five assists; Brian George 11 points; Chris McClinic 12 points, five rebounds, five assists; Matt Genaway 11 points; Erik Scharlau eight points, eight rebounds, four blocks; and Dustin Schmieder had 11 points.

"I thought the guys played great tonight," said Coach Josh Bender. "We played with energy and intensity and played great team defense throughout the entire game. We shared the ball very well tonight totaling 20 assists. We got our offense going early and that allowed us to get on top and set our defense down the stretch."

For Kendall, Brandon Miller had 15 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks. John Rath had seven points, seven rebounds.

More pictures from the game can be found on Francletography

Le Roy moved to 8-5, riding a three-game winning streak, with a 86-55 win over Warsaw at home on Thursday night.

The team continued to draw contributions from up and down its lineup. Thursday, it was Canyon Roster's turn to step up and provide a scoring spark. He hit 10 field goals in 14 attempts and 6-7 from the line for 26 points. Luke Stella added 12 points and Ryan Boyce, 10. Boyce and Ryan Kettle each sunk a pair of three-pointers.

For Warsaw, big Ben MacConnell had a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds. Nate Tangeman scored 13 points and Scott Rashaun had 10.

This Saturday, both the girls and boys basketball teams, varsity and JV, travel to Notre Dame for a basketball blowout event to honor longtime Fighting Irish basketball Coach and Athletic Director Mike Rapone, brother of Le Roy's boys varsity Coach Rick Rapone. The Hoops extravaganza starts at noon. Girls varsity is scheduled for 4 p.m., with a ceremony honoring Rapone at 6:30 and boys varsity at 7 p.m.

For more high school sports scores, check the Scoreboard provided by Batavia's Best.

Boys Basketball

• Elba 43, Pembroke 40 OT (more)
• Alexander 66, Kendall 34 
• Attica 58, Lyndonville 40 
• Byron-Bergen 63, Notre Dame 45 
• Le Roy 86, Warsaw 53

HS Basketball Roundup (01/26/2017): Le Roy, Byron-Bergen, Attica, Alexander, Elba all victorious

Hockey

• Notre Dame 4, Brockport 3 OT (more)

Wrestling

• Batavia/Attica 63, Honeoye Falls-Lima 9 
• Canandaigua 40, Alexander 33 
• Pavilion/York 36, Way-Coh 24 
• Akron 45, Lyndonville 30 

HS Wrestling Report (01/26/2017): Batavia/Attica, Pavilion/York each win – Alexander, Lyndonville fall

Swimming/Diving

Natarajan sets new meet record at GR League Diving Championships

The Pavillion Golden Gophers have a new mascot, designed by Jeff McGee, a 1999 graduate of Pavilion.

The mascot will be officially unveiled during the varsity boys and girls basketball games Feb. 10 at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball

• Warsaw 56, Pavilion 39 (more)
• Elba 50, Le Roy 37 (more)
• Pembroke 65, Lima-Christian 43 (more)
• Alexander 68, Barker 23 (more)

A big second-quarter scoring put Le Roy in command on their way to a 71-61 victory over Elba to snap the Lancers' seven-game winning streak. CORRECTION: Byron-Bergen beat Elba in OT on Friday, 51-47.

In that second quarter, Ryan Boyce knocked down three three-pointers to fuel the rally.

Boyce, who had a total of five three-pointers, finished with 28 points, four rebounds and three assists. Josh Laurie added 15 points, five rebounds and six assists.

For Elba, Jon Boyce scored 20 points and had 12 rebounds and three blocked shots. Jordan Miller had 17 points and Tucker Bezon had eight points and seven rebounds. 

Photos by Destin Danser. For more photos and to purchase prints, click here.

Press release:

The Genesee County Baseball Club will hold its annual Batavia Muckdogs Hot Stove Dinner and Auction on Saturday, Feb. 25^th from 4:30 - 8 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Church Hall at 17 Sumner St. in Batavia. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for children 12 and under.

The evening will begin with a cocktail hour followed by a buffet dinner at 5:30.

The Hot Stove Dinner is a time for good food, new and renewed friendships, and baseball talk. The night also features both a live and Chinese auction of baseball-related memorabilia (including signed bats and balls), work by local artists, and gift certificates from a variety of local businesses. 

Tickets may be purchased in Batavia at Dwyer Stadium, the Williams Law Firm, and the office of Dr. Alan Barcomb.

Oakfield beat Albion 56-47 in girls basketball Saturday night.

Brianna Smith led the Lady Hornets with 20 points and eight rebounds. Kylie Schlagenhauf added 13 points and six assists. Tori Mandel had 10 points, five steals.

Photos by Destin Danser. To view more photos and purchase prints, click here.