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It was senior night for the Batavia Ramparts 18U team at the David M. McCarthy Memorial Ice Arena as they took on, and went on to beat, the Rochester Jr American 5-0.

There are 12 seniors on the team.

The team consists of juniors and seniors at schools in the region.

Goalie Trent Thomson recorded the shut-out on Sunday.

Scoring:

1. Evan Schwerthoffer, assist Trent Thomson

2. Colton Smith, assist Julian Hunsinger

3. Colton Smith, assists Julian Hunsinger and Carter Fix

4. Noah Korczak, assists Micah Flores and Gavin Zinkievich

5. Gavin Zinkievich, assist Tylor Lippert

Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro

Press release:

Held at Gates-Chili Friday night, the Byron-Bergen/Le Roy girls swim team brought home their third-straight Genesee Region/Niagara Orleans title with 372 points. 

BBLR won all three relays, with Anna Kent, Rena Wilson, Mikayla Yohon, and Lea Donofrio starting the night off in the Medley Relay (2:03.58).  Senior Haylee Gartz broke the BBLR school record in the 50 Freestyle on the first leg of the 200 Freestyle Relay with a 25.20. Along with Yohon, Donofrio, and Kara Valdes, BBLR also broke the school record in that relay with a 1:44.98.  Gartz, Kent, Rose Wilson, and Valdes placed first in the 400 Freestyle with a 3:55.48.  

Gartz was chosen as Co-Swimmer of the Meet due to her outstanding performances, including first place in the 200 Freestyle with a 2:00.25 and 100 Freestyle with a 54.77.  Yohon also placed first in the 50 Freestyle with a season-best 26.27 and second in the 100 Butterfly (1:06.59.) Valdes placed third in both the 50 Freestyle (26.77) and 500 Freestyle (5:55.56). Kent placed second in the 100 Backstroke (1:06.58).

Newfane’s girls came in second with 247 points. Lauren Enderton, Kimberly Schmitt, Avery Stevenson, and Sara Klinger placed second with a 2:05.14. Stevenson also placed second in the 50 Freestyle (26.69) and third in the 100 Freestyle (59.36). Enderton came in third in the 100 Breaststroke with a 1:12.81. Schmitt placed second in the 100 Breaststroke (1:17.87).

Harley Allendale Columbia’s girls came in third with 222 points. Maria Nichols placed first in the 500 Freestyle with a 5:38.54 and second in the 200 Freestyle with a 2:06.68. Sophomore Chloe Terio placed second in the 200 IM with a 2:33.34 and third in the 100 Butterfly (1:08.73.)

Royalton-Hartland came in fourth with 199 points. Their 200 Medley Relay came in fourth (Ava Achtyl, Sam Fox, Abigail Glyshaw, and Maria Trombley). Glyshaw also placed fourth in the 200 IM (2:41.81).

Oakfield-Alabama’s girls came in fifth with 164 points. Freshman Tori Davis placed first in the 100 Backstroke with a 1:02.86 and second in the 100 Freestyle with a 58.11.

Akron finished sixth (156 points) with Audrey Garverick placing second in the 500 Freestyle with a 5:53.90 and fourth in the 200 Freestyle (2:13.68). Brooke Milhollen placed fourth in the 100 Backstroke (1:12.88).

Albion finished seventh (149 points) with Willow Gaines touching first in the 100 Breaststroke (1:16.15) and fourth in the 50 Freestyle (26.89).  Jillian LeBaron, Gaines, Keira Sidari, and Anna Grillo placed third in the 200 Medley Relay (2:11.49) and Sidari placed third in the 200 Freestyle (2:10.92).

Pembroke/Alexander placed eighth (133 points) with Junior Rose Reisdorf placing third in the 200 IM (2:39.75).

Batavia/Notre Dame placed ninth with 128 points. Senior Maddy Bellamy brought home Co-Swimmer of the Meet honors with her first place finish in the 200 IM (2:19.82) and 100 Butterfly (1:03.67).

Photo credit Julie Donofrio

A 3-2 victory over McQuaid by Batavia Notre Dame United was a big win for the program said Coach Marc Staley after the game.

The difference came down to United killing a penalty while scoring on its own power play in the third period.

We had that one chance," Staley said, "and we scored on it.  We talked about it going into the third period, if we could score on a power play and get the lead, I felt comfortable that we could shut them down."

Staley said the team went with a 1-1-3 defense in the third and it was effective.

"We had 38 clears in the third period, which is crazy, but the kids really committed to blocking shots, getting in lanes, limiting second chances, winning face-offs, doing all that stuff that doesn't show up on the score sheet," Staley said.

Ten minutes into the first period, Luke Staley took a slap shot from the point, and Jameson Motyka redirected a tip-in goal to start the scoring.

McQuaid, one of the top-ranked Class A teams in the state, scored in the second to tie the game when Lou Zaari passed to Sean Donlon.  

Two minutes later, BND answered on a fast break from Sam Pies to Jameson Motyka to regain the lead 2-1.   With two minutes left in the second, McQuaid scored a goal from Conor Edgecomb to tie the game.

The third period brought McQuaid their first penalty of the game. Brady Johnson capitalized a power-play goal, from Jameson Motyka past goalie Owen Salinas. 

In the net, Rhys Tanner stopped 28 of 30 shots on goal.

BND United is now 9-5-2 on the season and plays on the road versus McQuaid next Saturday at Rochester Ice Center at 3:45 p.m.

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Elba picked up its 14th consecutive win in Girls Basketball on Friday over York, 69-60.

Sydney Reilly once again dominated, scoring 31 points for the Lady Lancers. Mariah Ognibene had another big game, scoring 12 points. Brea Smith scored nine.

Photos by Debra Reilly.

Batavia sustained its 13th loss of the season, against one win, on Friday in Girls Basketball.

Honeoye Falls-Lima won 62-40.

For the Lady Devils, Jaimin Macdonald scored 15 points, and Ali Tomidy scored 12.

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Elba beat Wheatland-Chili 55-37 in Girls Basketball on Thursday night.

For Elba, Sydney Reilly scored 17 points, Mariah Ognibene scored 12, and Lydia Ross scored eight.

Elba is now 13-0 on the season.

Photos by Debra Reilly.

Byron-Bergen beat Lyndonville in Boys Basketball on Wednesday 64-40.

For the Bees, Cody Carlson scored 25 points, Adam Cardenas, 15, Joe Brumsted and Noah Clare, eight each, and Cole Diquattro, 6.

Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro. 

Alexander beat Elba in Boys Basketball on Wednesday, 68-49.

For Alexander:

• Dylan Pohl, 18 points
• Damien Hale, 15 points (5 three-pointers) 
• Mason Snyder, 10 points 

Photos by Melissa Brooks.

Oakfield-Alabama beat Holley in Girls Basketball on Wednesday 58-27.

Scoring:

• Alea Groff, 12 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals
• Alexa Clark, 12 points, 14 rebounds
• Piper Hyde, 15 points
• AllieWilliams, 7 points, 11 rebounds
• Jess Sosnowki, 5 points, 7 rebounds
• Rylee Denny, 3 points
• Raine Denny, 2 points
• Allison Harkeness, 2 points

Notre Dame improved to 11-4 on Monday on Tuesday with a 53-37 win over Pembroke in Girls Basketball.

Sofia Falleti led the way for the Irish with a game-high 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Lucia Fiorentino also contributed 10 points and 7 rebounds.

“This was a big Genesee Region match-up for us tonight," said Coach VInny Falleti. "We knew Pembroke was a good team and could shoot well. Our team did a great job defensively and was able to have the majority of our team contribute offensively as well.”

Photos by Jaden Radam (Notre Dame student)

Oakfield-Alabama beat Kendall in Girls Basketball on Friday 49-32.

Scoring

• Alea Groff, 10 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals
• Allie Williams, 9 points, 11 rebounds
• Jessica Sosnowki, 7 points
• Piper Hyde, 7 points, 5 assists, 3 steals
• Raine Denny, 6 points
• Allison Harkness, 6 points, 2 assists
• Alexa Clark, 4 points, 7 rebounds

"Great team win with balanced scoring and contributions from all 10 players," said Coach Jeff Schlagenhauf. "We played well offensively in the second half, and defensively, we played well for 32 minutes."

Photos by  Jordyn Tobolski

Press release:

Tonight at Gates-Chili High School, Byron-Bergen/LeRoy ended their regular season unbeaten, with the boys and girls winning the GRL Championship meet.

The BBLR girls cruised to victory with 579 points, clinching their fifth GRL Championship win in a row. Senior Haylee Gartz won the Girls Swimmer of the Meet award, continuing her record-breaking streak by taking down her own BBLR school record and meet record in the 100 freestyle (54.39).  She also placed first in the 200 IM with a 2:20.26.    

Gartz, along with Anna Kent, Mikayla Yohon, and Kara Valdes broke the BBLR school record and placed first in the 200 medley relay with a 1:57.95 and broke the school record, tied the meet record, and won the 400 freestyle relay (3:50.38).

Yohon also won both her individual events, with a 26.39 in the 50 freestyle and a 1:06.34 in the 100 butterfly. And Valdes placed first in the 500 freestyle with a season-best 5:57.44.

Harley Allendale Columbia placed second with 327 points. Maria Nichols, Chloe Terio, Carolina Muelas, and Elise Pinch placed first in the 200 freestyle relay with a 1:50.57. Pinch was also an individual winner, coming in first in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:21:55.

Pembroke/Alexander placed third with 273 points with several top 3 finishes and Attica placed fourth with 221 points with their own share of great performances.

Oakfield-Alabama's Tori Davis helped the girls clinch fourth place (243 points) by winning the 100 backstroke with a 1:01.98.

Batavia/Notre Dame placed sixth with 155 points. Senior Maddy Bellamy placed first in the 200 freestyle with a 2:03.65. Wheatland Chili's girls came in seventh with 110 points.

The BBLR boys won for the second year in a row. The boys started out strong, winning the 200 medley relay with Jack Walker, Lucas Morrison, Carter Fix, and Malacai McGrath finishing in 1:46.84. Fix also won the 200 (1:53.03) and 500 freestyles (4:59.60), earning him Boys Swimmer of the Meet honors. 

HAC's boys had an amazing night with Dylan Mayall winning the 200 IM (2:10.93) and 100 backstroke (58.46). Mayall, Andrew Fouraker, Landon Krul, and Hayden Williams won the 200 freestyle relay with a 1:37.10.

It came down to the last relay; with BBLR's Walker, McGrath, Sam Hersom, and Fix placing first in the 400 freestyle relay (3:37.03) and Zachary Gay, GJ Donofrio, Colton Erion, and Levi McGrath coming in fourth that secured the win for BBLR. In the end, BBLR had 523 points to HAC's 522 winning by only one point.

Pembroke/Alexander placed third with 403 points with several season-best swims. Wheatland-Chili's Miguel Gonzales won the 100 butterfly with a 58.25, helping secure fourth place for Wheatland with 159 points. 

Batavia/Notre Dame's Dominic Southall placed first in the 100 freestyle with a 51.67 and 100 breaststroke with a 1:07.53, earning the team fifth place (130 points). And Attica's Samuel Dunlap placed first in the 50 freestyle with a 23.72, with the team placing sixth with 45 points.

Photo credit Julie Donofrio