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Byron-Bergen beat Pembroke High School in overtime on Monday in Girls Basketball 44-41.
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For decades -- there is no record we know of for when the games started -- local basketball aficiandos have met every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in the gym at the YMCA to play hoops.
It is almost certainly the longest-running, ongoing pick-up basketball game in Batavia.
Joe Perzia, the longest-tenured regular player, has been hitting the court at the Y since the early 1990s.
Mike Roth, in his 70s, is the oldest active member, but on any given morning, there can be players in their young 20s trying to block out or drive on guys twice or even three times their age, and the matchups aren't always as uneven as they might sound.
The games are always spirited and intense but always friendly.
Players start showing up on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 6 a.m., with games usually starting by 6:30 a.m. In that time, they might fit in as many as three games before players start heading off to work.
On Monday, the current group of regulars played their last games at the old Y. On Jan. 2 (which is actually a Tuesday, in a slight break with tradition), they will play their first games at the new Healthy Living Center.
To commemorate the last games in the old gym, in the manner of a celebration after a big championship win, the players cut down the nets in the old gym.
Submitted photos.
By Connor Beagle
Alexander Central High School has produced plenty of athletic talent throughout the years and the Roberts Wesleyan University track and field program has capitalized on all that talent through the college recruiting process.
Two of the most recent stars to come through Alexander have been Hailee Lowe and Jadyn Mullen. In her first collegiate track meet with the Redhawks Mullen managed to break the school record in the Pentathlon at the Susquehanna Early Season Multi & Invitational.
Mullen scored 3,205 points and won both the high jump and 800 meter run outright in the Pentathlon, jumping 1.56 meters (5' 1.25”) and finishing the 800 in a time of 2:28.62. Mullen was 87 points above the second-place finisher and broke the school record previously held by Hailee Lowe by 33 points, who set it back in January 2023 at the YSU Mid-Major Invitational (3,174 points). Mullen was also named East Coast Conference Field Athlete of the Week for her outstanding performance.
This was not the first record of Lowe’s that Mullen has broken. At Alexander Central Mullen broke Lowe’s record in the 100 meter hurdles and the outdoor Pentathlon. Since graduating from Alexander in 2023, Mullen still holds twelve school records, including outdoor Pentathlon, outdoor long jump, indoor and outdoor high jump, 2k steeplechase, 400 meter hurdles, 100 meter hurdles, 800 meter run, 600 meter run, 55 meter hurdles, indoor shot put, and indoor Pentathlon.
Mullen who was previously at Penn State University for a semester scored 3,124 points at the Bison Opener at Bucknell University to place 5th in the Women’s Orange Pentathlon back in her sole appearance for the Nittany Lions back in December 2023.
Currently, Mullen sits at 116th in the entire nation with her Redhawk debut score of 3,205 points in the Pentathlon. She is currently 1st in the East Region and East Coast Conference with a converted score of 3,227 points. Her converted score due to track size is just 67 points shy of the NCAA DII provisional standard of 3,294 points, which is needed to have a chance to reach the NCAA DII National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana on March 12 -15.
Mullen will look to improve upon her score and continue her success this season at the Brockport Multi Invitational on February 7 - 8. The Redhawks first meet back from Winter break will take place at the Brockport Rust Buster on January 17.
The Alexander Trojans, behind 35 points for Dylan Pohl, dominated Byron-Bergen in Boys Basketball on Thursday for an 80-41 win.
Damien Hale added 10 points for the Trojans.
No Bees hit double-digits in scoring in the game. Noah Clare scored nine, and Cole DiQuattro scored eight.
Before the game, Pohl was recognized for achieving 1,000 career points in the TTrojans' previous game. He is the first basketball player at Alexander to reach this milestone.
Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro.
Le Roy beat Holley 65-51 in Boys Basketball on Thursday.
LeRoy Stats:
Elba beat Notre Dame on Thursday in Girls Basketball, 55-44.
For Elba, Sydney Reilly scored 16 points. Lydia Ross scored 12 points. Maddie Hall scored nine, and Mariah Ognibene and Brea Smith each scored eight.
For the Irish, Gianna Falleti scored 13, and Shirley Thompson scored 10, and Sofia Falleti scored 10.
Photos by Debra Reilly.
Le Roy beat Pavilion in Boys Basketball on Wednesday, 45-56.
Le Roy stats:
No stats were provided for Pavilion. p
Le Roy improves to 2-2
Akron beat Pembroke in the Jack Silvernail Classicon championship final on Wednesday, 54-39.
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Batavia beat Honeoye Falls/Lima in Boys Basketball on Wednesday, 74-67.
Carter Mullen scored 21 points for the Blue Devils. Gavin White scored 20. Brady Mazur and Casey Mazur each scored 11.
Pembroke beat Attica in Girls Basketball on Wednesday, 50-35.
Pembroke stats
Pembroke led the game wire to wire as they jumped out to a 22-4 first-quarter lead. With Jayden Hootman leading the way with two 3-pointers. Peyton Liss and Seneca Calderon also had 6 pts each in the first quarter.
Byron-Bergen beat Holley on Wednesday in Girls Basketball 46-38.
Byron-Bergen:
Holley
Janessa Amesbury scored 12 of her 25 points in the fourth quarter. Sophomore Point Guard Riley Shallenberger scored 13 and a couple of nice assist to Amesbury in the fourth quarter.
"We had a great start in the fourth and stretched the lead to 14, ut Zoey Wolf hit a couple of threes and Ella Turpyn hit one to get Holley right back in the game," said Coach Rick Krzewinski. "Fortunately, we were able to close it out to raise our record to 5-1."
Press release:
Oakfield-Alabama/Elba girls 47
Pembroke/Alexander girls 42
Pembroke/Alexander Boys 77
Oakfield-Alabama held the lead going into the break… with the help of the medley relay win and individual swims by Hilchey, Schramm, Davis, and Williams. The win for OA finally came down to the 400 freestyle relay. With a DQ on the opposing team and a PR for OA. Our girls held the lead and pulled through with a win for Oakfield-Alabama/Elba. Fast swims all around for the sharks, with PRs in the 200 Medley, 200 Free, and 400 Free relays and individual events.
Come cheer on the girls AWAY against HarleyAllenColum on Thursday at 4:30. Great work, ladies.
Record board swims
- 200 freestyle, Vivian Hilchey PR 2:22.81
- 200 IM, Tori Davis PR 2:29.16
- 100 Backstroke Tori Davis PR 1:05.61
Person Records:
- Brooke Schramm, 200 freestyle 2:31.47
- Ada Foster ,100 freestyle 1:13.22
- 200 IM 3:06.51, Lea Kaczmarek
- 200 medley relay 2:15.02, Foster, Davis, Finkney, Hilchey
- 200 freestyle 1:58.27,Hilchey, Schramm, Foster, Davis
- 400 freestyle 5:19.72, Williams, Kaczmarek, Domoy, Schramm
Great job Ladies!
Pembroke beat Alden 53-34 on Tuesday in Boys Basketball.
Elba beat Kendall on Monday in Girls Basketball 58-34.
For the Lancers, Brea Smith scored 17 points and Sydney Reilly scored 10. Lydia Ross scored eight.
Photos by Debra Reilly.
In Boys Basketball on Saturday, Byron-Bergen beat Pembroke by just two points on Saturday, 45-43.
Cody Carlson scored 18 points for the Bees. Noah Clare scored 11, and Cole Diquattro scored eight.
For the Dragons, Jayden Bridge scored 20 points.
Photos by Jennifer Diquattro.
Elba beat Byron-Bergen in Girls Basketball on Saturday 66-35.
Brea Smith scored 21 points, and Syndey Reilly scored 18 points for the Lancers.
For the Bees, Janessa Amesbury scored 11, and Riley Shallenberger scored 10 points.
Photos by Debra Reilly.
Wheatland-Chili beat Elba on Friday 70-43.
No stats available.
Photos by Debra Reilly.
Byron-Bergen lost to Attica on Wednesday in Boys Basketball 66-51.
For the Bees, Cody Carlson scored 20 points, and Cole DiQuatrro scored 10.
Also in Boys Basketball on Wednesday
Photos by Jennifer DiQuatrro.
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