Sports

Boys Basketball Ball: Greee Olympia beats Batavia 58-52

By Staff Writer
Feb 13, 2025, 3:32pm

Greece Olympia beat Batavia 58-52 in Boys Basketball on Wednesday.

Scoring or the Blue Devils:

Carter Mullen, 13 points
Justin Smith, 12 points,
Gavin White, 8 points

Boys Basketball: Hawks beat Bees 64-49

By Staff Writer
Feb 13, 2025, 2:48pm

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

Girls Basketball: Le Roy beats Mount Morris 55-46

By Staff Writer
Feb 13, 2025, 2:34pm

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.

Boys Basketball: Notre Dame beat Elba 68-39

By Staff Writer
Feb 13, 2025, 1:58pm

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

Photos by Debra Reilly

Girls Basketball: Byron-Bergen improved to 14-2 with win over Holley

By Howard B. Owens
Feb 12, 2025, 5:59pm

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

Girls Basketball: O-A prevails over Lyndonville 43-29

By Staff Writer
Feb 12, 2025, 5:26pm

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.

Girls Basketball: Elba still undefeated after win over Notre Dame

By Staff Writer
Feb 12, 2025, 5:20pm

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

Girls Basketball: Pembroke beats Attica 54-21

By Staff Writer
Feb 12, 2025, 4:03pm

Pembroke beat Attica in Girls Basketball on Tuesday, 54-21.

Pembroke stats

Seneca Calderon, 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 steals
Jayden Hootman, 13 points, 3 steals
Onolee Easterbrook, 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals
Morgan Coniber, 3 points, 7 rebounds, 6 steals, 2 blocks

Boys Basketball: Alexander tops Byron-Bergen 72-37

By Staff Writer
Feb 11, 2025, 6:38pm

The Alexander Trojans won the team's 14th game of the year on Monday, beating Byron-Bergen 72-37.

Scoring for the Trojans:

Dylan Pohl, 29 points (14-14 on field goals)
Austin Wakefield, 11 points
Kingston Woods, 6 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists

For the Bees:

Cole DiQuattro, 11 points
Craig DiQuattro, 9 points

Photos by Melissa Brooks.

Boys Basketball: Le Roy beat by Spencerport 70-60

By Staff Writer
Feb 11, 2025, 6:33pm

Spencerport beat Le Roy, knocking the Knights down to 13-4, in Boys Basketball on Monday, 70-60.

LeRoy Stats:

Jean Agosto, 14 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block
Matthew Hockey, 13 points, 3 three-pointers, 4 assists, 2 steals
Adam Woodworth, 12 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists
Jake Higgins, 9 pts 8 rebounds, 1 block
Grady Gilligan, 6 points, 2 three-pointers, 7 rebounds, 1 assists

Boys Basketball: Pembroke beats Medina 55-41

By Staff Writer
Feb 11, 2025, 6:28pm

Pembroke beat Medina 55-41 in Boys Basketball on Monday.

Scoring for Pembroke:

Jayden Bridge, 20 points, 9 rebounds
Nolan Peterson, 17 points
Josh vonKramer, 10 points
Caleb Felski, 8 points, 6 assists

"We did a great job defending tonight, and I was really pleased, especially with how Landon Suro defended their shooter tonight, holding him to three points," said Coach Matthew Shay.

BHS Alpine Ski team wraps up regular season with strong performances at Swain

By Staff Writer
Feb 11, 2025, 4:14pm

The was an overcast day at Swain with a hard, slick, packed powder racecourse on Swain's Wheels Run. Saturday, February 8 was the regular season finale of the Southern Tier Race League. 2 runs of Giant Slalom, 1 run of Slalom.

While Batavia High School's Alpine ski team did not get the team results that were desired, the young team (mostly sophomores and freshman) and Senior Abby Bestine had some highlights. Setting up the underclassmen for a bright future.

Abby Bestine (12th Grade) - Last regular season race of her HS career. 16th place finish in Giant Slalom.

Nolan Radley (10th Grade) - 6th place finish in the morning's first GS run.

Lucas DeVay (9th Grade) - Consistently finished races and has established himself as Batavia's number# 2 skier going into sectionals. 15th place in Slalom.

Gunnar Pietrzykowski (10th Grade) - Much improved ski racer, hopes to win the rail jam at Swain's winterfest.

Brody Ditzel (10th Grade) - Good athlete and first year racer showing promise for the future.

Emersyn Mager (8th Grade, modified) - 9th Place in Slalom, 6th place in Giant Slalom.

Gunnar Pietrzykowski
Photo by Matt Holman.

Celia Bayama strikes again at Batavia Downs

By Tim Bojarski
Feb 10, 2025, 9:25pm

Photo of Celia Bayama courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery.

Although she moved up in class, out in post and completely reversed racing strategies, Celia Bayama claimed her second straight win in the $9,500 fillies and mares pacing feature at Batavia Downs on Monday (Feb. 10) afternoon.

Kyle Swift took Celia Bayama off the gate and tucked in fifth while Legal Jeopardy (Dave McNiehgt III) and Scenic Adventure (Kevin Cummings) battled to the quarter in :28 flat. Scenic Adventure finally took command, crossed over to the pegs and backed the half down to a more tempered :58.4. Swift had Celia Bayama out and rolling passing five-eighths and advanced on the backside in first-over fashion to draw even with Scenic Adventure at three-quarters in 1:29.

From there, Swift high-lined and bounced behind Celia Bayama all through the last turn, trying to coerce her to pass Scenic Adventure, which she did at the top of the stretch. As they headed for home, Celia Bayama paced hard to the line while turning back a late lunge by Legal Jeopardy in the passing lane to win by three-quarters of a length in 1:59.4.

It was the 20th career victory for Celia Bayama ($12.60) who is owned by Barry Charles and trained by Chris Petrelli.

Joe Chindano Jr., the Downs leading driver this meet, enhanced his lead on Monday after winning four more races during the card. Chindano won with Keystone Phoenix (1:59.2, $2.60), Kenobi (2:00.2, $4.50), Blue Madam (1:59.4, $14.20) and Heir of Southwest (2:00.4, $4.50). Chindano now has 33 wins for the winter meet and sits six victories ahead of Brett Beckwith who currently has 27.

Trainers Chris Petrelli and Candace Brandstatter-Hall each had two wins during the card to lead the conditioner colony on Monday.

Live racing resumes at Batavia Downs on Thursday (Feb. 13) at 3:00 p.m. with a $4,251 carryover in the Jackpot Super Hi-5 pentafecta in the 13th race. There are only four 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.

Hoops for Hope: Blue Devils top Fighting Irish in Boys Basketball

By Staff Writer
Feb 9, 2025, 5:50pm

In a special second-annual battle of hometown rivals, Batavia topped Notre Dame in Boys Basketball at GCC on Saturday, 63-53.

Hoops for Hopes benefits the Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation.

Batavia's Buddy Brasky, head coach, conceived of the idea for the tournament in 2024 and after a successful tournament last year, the foundation hosted it again for 2025.

Batavia scoring:

Carter Mullen, 22 points
Gavin White, 16 points
Justin Smith, 10 points

Notre Dame scoring:

TJ Cephus, 19 points
Aiden Bellavia, 15 points
Chase Antinore, 8 points

The Blue Devils are now 12-4 on the season. The Fighting Irish are 10-6.

Photos by Pete Welker.

Hoops for Hope: Notre Dame tops Batavia in Girls Basketball

By Staff Writer
Feb 9, 2025, 5:18pm

Notre Dame beat Batavia 44-22 in Girls Basketball at GCC on Saturday in a match-up that benefited the Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation.

All proceeds from the Hoops for Hopes Tournament, which matches all eight Batavia and Notre Dame basketball teams (boys and girls, JV and varsity), go to fighting pediatric cancer.

This was the second year the schools participated in the tournament.

“This is a special night in our community to remember Michael Napoleone and raise money for pediatric cancer with a hometown rivalry,” said Notre Dame coach Vinny Falleti.

Sofia Falleti led the Irish with a game-high 15 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 blocks. Gianna Falleti scored 14 points and had three steals. Also contributing was Shirley Thompson with 7 points, Lucia Fiorentino 4 points 10 rebounds, and Penny Jo Thompson 4 points.

Photos by Pete Welker.

Girls Basketball: Byron-Bergen beats Lyndonville 49-43

By Staff Writer
Feb 9, 2025, 3:23pm

Byron-Bergen beat Lyndonville in Girls Basketball on Saturday 49-43.

"We played a nice first half, taking a 30 to 23 lead into halftime" said Bees Coach Rick Krzewinski. "Only scoring four in the third quarter almost cost us the game. Fortunately, we put up 15 in the fourth quarter to pull out the 49-43 win. With the win, we move to 13-2 with Senior Night against Holley coming up on Tuesday."

For the Bees, Janessa Amesbury scored 24 points. Riley Shallenberger scored 12.

Addison Dillenbeck scored 16 points for Lyndonville.