Boys Basketball: Alexander beats Attica 79-42
Alexander beat Attica on Wednesday in Boys Basketball 79-42
Scoring for the Trojans:
- Austin Wakefield 17 points
- Kingston Woods 15 points
- Dylan Pohl 12 points
Photos by Melissa Brooks.
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Boys Basketball: LeRoy's second half team effort proves to defeat York 54-42
Le Roy improved to 12-3 on the season in Boys Basketball with a 54-42 win over York at home on Wednesday.
Scoring:
- Jean Agosto, 19 points
- Matthew Hockey, 12 points
- Aarie Luce, 10 points
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Boys Basketball: Notre Dame tops Oakfield-Alabama 64-47
Notre Dame beat Oakfield-Alabama 64-47 in Boys Basketball on Wednesday at O-A.
Scoring for Notre Dame:
- Chase Antinore, 20 points
- Makyell Walker, 14 points
- Aiden Bellavia, 12 points
The Hornets:
- Brady Williams, 15 points
- Avery Watterson, 11 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
- Jack Cianfrini, 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
- Gabe Smith, 6 rebounds, 5 blocks
Photos by Jordyn Tobolski
Boys Basketball: Byron-Bergen beats Pembroke with three-pointer in closing seconds
Cole DiQuattro has a three-pointer with 4.8 seconds left in the game to give Byron-Bergen a 54-51 win over Pembroke in Boys Basketball on Wednesday.
For the Bees:
- Cole DiQuattro 21 points
- Cody Carlson 11 points
- Noah Clare 13 points
Pembroke:
- Jayden Bridge 13 points, 11 rebounds
- Owen Shultz 12 points
Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro
Boys basketball: Batavia beats Livonia 82-46
Batavia outscored Livonia in every quarter in Boys Basketball on Wednesday on its way to a 82-46 win.
For the Blue Devils, Carter Mullins scored 23 points, Justin Smith, 16, and picking up 11 apiece were Casey Mazur and Brady Hemer. Gavin White scored nine.
Playing with a Purpose: Elba and Oakfield-Alabama battle it out in community fundraiser
The Girls Basketball squads for Elba and Oakfield-Alabama played with a purpose on Tuesday in memory of Jordyn Torrey Augello.
The "Playing with a Purpose" "game is a fundraiser that honors Augello, a 2005 graduate of Elba remembered to her contributions to the community as a basketball player, coach, and advocate for the community's youth. She passed away in 2017.
The Lancers beat the Hornets for the second time this season. The score was 54-42.
It was a big night for O-A's Alea Groff, however, who scored 16 points and became the program's all-time leader in three-pointers, sinking her 127 shot from beyond the arch. Kylie Schlagenhauf was the former record holder.
Scoring for Elba:
- Sydney Reilly, 18 points
- Brea Smith, 11 points
- Lydia Ross, 9 points
For O-A:
- Alea Groff, 6 points, 5 steals
- Piper Hyde, 8 points, 7 rebounds
- Alexa Clark, 5 points, 7 rebounds
- Jessica Sosnowski, 5 points
- Rylee Denny, 3 points, 5 rebounds
"I'm Really proud of my kids' effort tonight," said O-A Coach Jeff Schlagenhauf. "Elba is an excellent basketball team. We were able to cut the lead to 42-40 with about 4 minutes to go. They made a few more shots down the stretch, but I can't say enough about how hard my girls competed tonight."
The Jordyn Torrey Augello Memorial Foundation supports individuals with cancer and their families, as well as local youth athletic programs.
Photos by Debra Reilly.
Ramparts 18U team celebrates seniors, get 5-0 win over Rochester
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 Thomson2. Colton Smith, assist Julian Hunsinger3. Colton Smith, assists Julian Hunsinger and Carter Fix4. Noah Korczak, assists Micah Flores and Gavin Zinkievich5. Gavin Zinkievich, assist Tylor Lippert
Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro
Favored Oaxacan Dream N bucked longshot bias at Batavia Monday
Sent off at 50-cents to the dollar in the featured $9,500 pace for fillies and mares at Batavia Downs on Monday (Feb. 3), Oaxacan Dream N lived up to the hype on a rainy night over a sloppy track with an impressive gate-to-wire win, which was her first of 2025.
Dave McNeight III made it quick and simple as he sent Oaxacan Dream N to the front off the gate and laid down measured fractions of :29.5, :59 and 1:29.2 to three quarters, where she held a 1-¼ length lead over the pocket-sitting Scenic Adventure (Kevin Cummings). With no other legitimate threats coming from behind, Oaxacan Dream N rounded the last turn and entered the stretch before pacing away to a 1-½ length win in 1:59.1.
Oaxacan Dream N ($3.00) is owned by Vogel and Wags Nags and trained by Maria Rice.
That was one of the few highlights of the night for chalk bettors on Monday as conditions seem to dictate that price plays were where the speculator's smart money should have gone.
The run of overlooked victors started in the first race with Matticulous GB (2:00.4, $14.40) and continued with Fireworks Flash (2:02, $11.60), Sake Bomb (1:59.1, $28.40), Bugatti (2:01.3, $27.60), Celia Bayama (2:00.2, $54.50) and closed out the card with Justine (2:03.3, $56.60), who was eighth and last at the half, tipped three-deep at three-quarters, came off the far turn five-deep and still seventh before bolting to the line a winner by a nose in a photo. Celia Bayama and Justine teamed up to provide a late daily double that returned $1,430 for a $2 wager.
Several horsemen had multiple wins on Monday. Drivers Kevin Cummings and Joe Chindano Jr. each scored a hat trick while trainers Chris Petrelli, David Russo and Sam Smith all had two wins apiece.
Live racing resumes at Batavia Downs on Thursday (Feb. 6) at 3:00 p.m. and there will be a pair of carryovers for the betting faithful. First there will be a $1,374 carryover in the Pick-5 in race one and later, a $2,885 carryover in the Jackpot Super Hi-5 pentafecta in the 13th race.
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.
Byron-Bergen/Le Roy Girls Swim Team wins Section V, Section VI crossover meet
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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
BND United picks up big win at home against state-ranked McQuaid
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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Girls Basketball: Elba's unbeaten streak continues with win over York, 69-60
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.
Girls Basketball: Batavia takes a loss to rival HFL 62-40
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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Boys Basketball: Batavia falls to HFL 58-53
Honeoye Falls-Lima beat Batavia in Boys Basketball on Friday 58-53.
For the Blue Devils, Carter Mullen scored 31 points, and Gavin White scored 17.
Batavia is now 10-4.
Girls Basketball: Pembroke beats Holley 51-27
Pembroke outscored Holley 35-12 in the first half on Saturday en route to a 51-27 win Girls Basketball.
The Dragons held Holley to one point in the third quarter.
Scoring:
- Peyton Liss, 19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals
- Seneca Calderon, 9 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists
- Morgan Coniber, 8 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals
- Ashlyn Robinson, 2 points, 11 rebounds
Pembroke is 7-6 on the season.
Girls Basketball: Elba beats Wheatland-Chili to remain undefeated
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.
Girls Basketball: Byron-Bergen beats Kendall 58-45
Byron-Bergen beat Kendall 58-45 in Girls Basketball on Thursday.
Scoring:
- Janessa Amesbury, 32 points
- Olivia Senf, 11 points
- Riley Shallenberger, 8 points
Izzy D’Agostino scored 13 points for Kendal.
"Janessa Amesbury, for the second game in a row, scored 32 points. Twenty of those came in the first half. It was the best first half we had all season, scoring 35," said Coach Rick Krzewinski. "Olivia Senf is also in double figures with 11. With the win, we move to 10-2."
Beckwith bags five including Batavia feature Thursday
Brett Beckwith took care of business Thursday (Jan. 30) afternoon at Batavia Downs when he won five races on the card and vaulted himself into first place for driving wins this meet. Beckwith’s run included a natural hat trick in races nine, 10 and 11 and a victory in one of the co-features on the program.
In the $13,000 Open Handicap pace, Beckwith sat behind Itsallaboutfaith N, who then sat behind Primo Uomo (Joe Chindano Jr.) as he marched off quarters of :27.3 and :57.1 while being pushed by the parked-out Belmont Major N (Keith Kash). Belmont Major N’s bid then fell apart approaching three-quarters as the top two horses pulled away from the field around the last turn. When the race entered the stretch, Beckwith tipped Itsallaboutfaith N off the pegs and simply cruised by Primo Uomo in deep stretch to win by a length in 1:54.
Itsallaboutfaith N ($8.40) is owned by PT Stable and trained by Gareth Dowse.
Beckwith’s other four winners were Century Grizzly (1:57.3, $23.40), Angelo J Fra (1:58.3, $4.80) who chalked up her 64th lifetime win, Venier Hanover (1:56.2, $3.60) and Maczaffair N (1:9.2, $6.00).
Beckwith now sits in first place with 24 driving wins, two ahead of Joe Chindano Jr. who was relegated to second with his now 22 wins after Thursday's action.
The other co-feature at The Downs was the $13,000 Open Handicap trot that was won by El Toro Loco with an impressive gate to wire performance in his first start at Batavia this year after a five-week stint in Ohio.
Kevin Cummings sent El Toro Loco off the gate to the front and stepped lively quarters of :29, :59.2 and 1:28.1 while Missile (Brett Beckwith) and My One Percent (Kyle Cummings) gave chase. After rounding the last bend, El Toro Loco turned for home with a 1-¾ length lead and held sway to the line where he won in 1:57.4.
El Toro Loco ($6.70) is owned by El Dorado Stable and Mike Torcello and trained by Sam Smith.
Cummings, Smith and Torcello went on to team up for a hat trick as they also won with Yo A J (1:58.2, $7.90) and Heavensdor Hanover (1:57.2, $3.30) during the proceedings.
Live racing resumes at Batavia Downs on Monday (Feb. 3) at 3:00 p.m. and there will be a carryover of $1,807 in the Jackpot Super Hi-5 pentafecta in the 12th race.
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.
Boys Basketball: Byron-Bergen beats Lyndonville 64-40
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.
Boys Basketball: Alexander tops Elba 68-49
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
Alexander is now 11-3. Elba is 2-13.
Photos by Melissa Brooks.
Girls Basketball: O-A beats Holley 58-27
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
A great team win from start to finish," said Coach Jeff Schlagenhauf. "We were able to force a number of turnovers that led to some easy baskets in the first half."
