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Both the Boys Indoor Track Team and the Girls Indoor Track Team on Thursday put in dominating performances to win sectional titles.

It was the 19th sectional title for the girls' team and the 12th for the boys.

The girls scored 209 points. In second place, Wayne Central scored 72 points. The boys scored 184 points. Livonia-Avon-Geneseo came in second with 82 points.

"This was an incredible performance by the Blue Devils as we were able to win 18 out of 33 events contested," said Coach Nicholas Burk. "We had solid contributions across the board in our throwing, distance, sprinting, hurdles, and jumping events.  Our Blue Devil athletes were very committed to continuing the tradition of Batavia Track and Field and representing our school and community with the tough reputation we've earned through many years of success."

Boys Results:

• 1st place: Cameron Garofalo - 3200m (10:28.25)
• 1st place: Cameron Garofalo - 1000m (2:46.44)
• 1st place: Cameron Garofalo - 1600m (4:55.04)
• 1st place: Sheldon Siverling - Shot Put (59-7.25)
• 1st place: Sheldon Siverling - Weight Throw (63-9.25)
• 1st place: Cooper Konieczny - 55 Hurdles (8.31)
• 1st place: Cooper Konieczny - Pole Vault (13-6)
• 2nd place: Isaac Varland - Weight Throw (52-4.25)
• 2nd place: Karvel Marino - Shot Put (50-5.5)
• 3rd place: Grant Gahagan - 600m (1:29.76)
• 3rd place: Grant Gahagan - High Jump (5-10)
• 3rd place: Madden Legler - Weight Throw (48-2.75)
• 3rd place: E'Nhazje Carter - 1000m (2:49.57)
• 3rd place: Greyson Betances - Pole Vault (10-0)
• 4th place: Nate Kinsey - 3200m (10:42.16)
• 4th place: Zailen Griffin - 55m (6.88)
• 4th place: Zailen Griffin - Long Jump (19-5.75)
• 4th place: Kareem Jackson - 55 Hurdles (9.73)
• 4th place: Anthony Naegely - High Jump (5-6)
• 5th place: Tyler Wittcop - Shot Put (39-8.5)
• 5th place: Brock Bigsby - Weight Throw (46-7)
• 5th place: Keagan Calmes - Long Jump (18-6.75)
• 5th place: Josh Barone - Pole Vault (9-6)
• 5th place: Da'Von Gallo-Williams - Triple Jump (37-9.5)
• 6th place: Da'Von Gallo-Williams - Long Jump (18-6)
• 6th place: Grady Moore - 55 Hurdles (10.42)
• 6th place: Mason Bellamy - 1000m (2:53.35)
• 6th place: Jamari Irivin - 600m (1:33.24)
• 6th place: Karvel Martino - Weight Throw (45-3.25)
• 6th place: Finn Halpin - Pole Vault (9-6)
• 1st place: 4x800 Relay - E'Nhazje Carter, Jamari Irvin, Nate Kinsey, Grant Gahagan (8:49.92)
• 2nd place: 4x400 Relay - Cooper Konieczny, Da'Von Gallo Williams, Connor Wolff, Isaac Varland (3:48.09)
• 3rd place: 4x200 Relay - Zailen Griffin, Brandon Currier, Lakoda Mruczek, Trevor Tryon (1:39.57)

• 1st place: Campbell Riley - 1000m (3:14.71)
• 1st place: Campbell Riley - 1500m ( 5:16.16)
• 1st place: Ava Wierda - Shot Put (34-5.5)
• 1st place: Ava Wierda - Weight Throw (45-9.75)
• 1st place: Ella Shamp - High Jump (5-1)
• 1st place: Ella Shamp - Long Jump (16-7)
• 1st place: Mady Smith - 55 Hurdles (8.59)
• 1st place: Mallory Boyce - 600m (1:45.48)
• 1st place: Karizma Wescott - 300m (42.80)
• 2nd place: Bella Moore - 1500m Racewalk (9:25.52)
• 2nd place: Drew Stevens - Weight Throw (39-11.25)
• 2nd place: Libby Grazioplene - Shot Put (29-10.5)
• 2nd place: Ava Anderson - 600m (1:45.8)
• 3rd place: Ava Anderson - 55 Hurdles (9.42)
• 3rd place: Amelia Tripp - 1000m (3:24.76)
• 3rd place: Ady O'Donnell - 300m (43.56)
• 3rd place: Ady O'Donnell - Long Jump (16-1.25)
• 3rd place: Jaimin MacDonald - Shot Put (29-9.5)
• 3rd place: Jainin MacDonald - Weight Throw (38-5.5)
• 3rd place: Karizma Wescott - Triple Jump (32-6.5)
• 3rd place: Mallory Boyce - 3000m (11:30.74)
• 4th place: Jenna Higgins - 600m (1:48.32)
• 4th place: Miah Jones - Triple Jump (31-4.5)
• 5th place: Miah Jones - 55 Hurdles (10.14)
• 5th place: Sophia Lawrence - 600m 1:48.86)
• 5th place: Libby Grazioplene - Weight Throw (33-11)
• 5th place: Madeline Bellamy - 1500m (5:43.59)
• 5th place: Jessa Stewart - 55m (7.64)
• 6th place: Drew Stevens - Shot Put (28-9.5)
• 6th place: Mady Smith - Triple Jump (30-7)
• 1st place: 4x400 Relay - Ava Anderson, Karizma Wescott, Sophia Lawrence, Ady O'Donnell (4:17.52)
• 2nd place: 4x800 Relay - Jenna Higgins, Mallory Boyce, Amelia Tripp, Campbell Riley (10:23.26)
• 6th place: 4x200 Relay - Jessa Stewart, Mady Smith, Trishelle Gibson, Miah Jones (1:58.75)

Alexander beat Pembroke in Boys Basketball on Thursday 60-43.

The win pushed the Trojan's record to 16-4, and the program clinched its first Genesee Region title in Division I since 2019.  

The Trojans are the #2 seed heading into the Section V C1 tournament.

• Dylan Pohl, 30 points, 13 rebounds
• Austin Wakefield, 11 points, 5 assists
• Kingston Woods, 6 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists 

For Pembroke:

• Jayden Bridge, 13 points
• Nolan Peterson, 8 points
• Caleb Felski, 8 points

Photos by Melissa Brooks.

A packed house on Thursday for the Section V Class B quarterfinal in hockey had plenty of reasons to cheer as Batavia Notre Dame United dominated Churchville-Chili for an 8-1 win.

United outshot CC 38-17.

Jameson Motyka scored 5 goals, a hat-trick, coming within in the first eight minutes.

"In the first couple minutes, we started off kind of slow, but once we put the first one in, they just started coming real quick," Motyka said. "In the second period, we kind of took a step back, and then we went back at it in the third. It was a good period to end on going into the next game."

Churchville-Chili’s lone goal was in the second period on a shot by Anthony Indiano.

Point totals for BND United:

• Jameson Motyka – 5 goals, 2 assists
• Brady Johnson – 1 goal, 3 assists
• Jake Hutchins – 1 goal, 1 assists
• Sam Pies – 3 assists
• Cadan Shamp - 1 goal
• Chase Cummings - 1 assist
• Will Stevens - 1 assist
• Maggie Buchholz - 1 assist
• Luke Staley - 1 assist
• Goalie- Rhys Tanner - 1 assist, stopped 16 shots in net

BND United, seeded second in the tournament, plays this Wednesday at home vs #3 seed Webster Schroder at 6 p.m.

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As a result of the ongoing extreme winter weather that has impacted all of western New York over the past week, Batavia Downs management has canceled the live card of harness racing scheduled for Thursday (Feb. 20) in an abundance of caution for the safety and welfare of all the participants.

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

Elba finished out its regular season in Girls Basketball on Wednesday with a 60-44 win over Lyndonville.

It was the 19th win for the Lancers. Elba is the only undefeated team in all classes of Girls Basketball in Section V.

Scoring:

• Sydney Reilly, 21 points
• Brea Smith, 16 points
• Mariah Ognibene, 13 points

Photos by Debra Reilly

Cal-Mum beat Oakfield-Alabama in Boys Basketball on Tuesday, 52-50.

The Hornets finish the regular season at 10-10.

Stats:

• Avery Watterson, 16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
• Gavin Armbrewster, 15 points, 2 steals, 2 blocks
• Carson Warner, 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 steal, 1 block

Photos by  Jordyn Tobolski

Batavia needed a win on Wednesday night in its final Boys Basketball game of the regular season to clinch a Monroe County Division league championship.

A loss would mean they were co-champions.

The Blue Devils improved to 14-6 with a 76-45 win over Greece Odyssey.

"It was a big game for us in that respect. We didn't want to be co-champions," said Coach Buddy Brasky. "We wanted to be sole champions. And they've been one of the hottest teams in Monroe County over the last month, and they've been playing really good basketball, scoring a lot of points. So we really emphasized in practice leading up to this game defense and toughness."

In the second half, Odyssey (11-9) didn't help their cause, committing five technical fouls. 

"They lost their composer, which was just a shame because they're a good team, and it's just too bad that that happened to them," Brasky said. "I just warned our kids, don't retaliate. Don't talk back if they're talking trash to you. Let them do all of that, and we'll just keep playing basketball, and the score on the scoreboard will be your answer to them."

Brasky is feeling good about his team heading into the postseason.

"Well, it's just what we've been preaching all year," Brasky said. 'It's, we've got to become a defensive first team, and we have struggled with that at some times this year, and we've got to be a tougher team. Toughness and defense are the things that will lead us there, and we've had a good step forward in that way tonight."

Scoring for Batavia:

• Carter Mullen, 20 points
• Casey Mazur, 19 points
• Justin Smith, 15 points
• Gavin White, 12 points

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Pittsford-Sutherland beat Batavia in Boys Basketball 72-66 on Monday.

The teams exchanged leads throughout the first half, with the Blue Devils up by one at the end of the second quarter, and a 10-point run in the third quarter made it 55-50. Sutherland dominated, scoring early in the fourth quarter to take a 10-point lead, which Batavia cut to five. The Blue Devils struggled in the closing minutes, letting Sutherland get away with a win.

Scoring for Batavia:

• Carter Mullen, 17 points
• Casey Mazur, 17 points
• Gavin White, 17 points
• Justin Smith, 10 points

Batavia is now 13-6 and plays their final regular season game on Wednesday against Greece Odyssey at 7:15 p.m.

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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."