A 38-26 scoring edge over the middle two quarters keyed Oakfield-Alabama to a 66-54 victory over Lyndonville on Friday in the Genesee Region League season opener.
In other G-R action, Kendall defeated Byron-Bergen 43-29 and Elba topped Holley 51-44.
In a non-league contest, JFK defeated host Roy-Hart 56-49.
Leading by a narrow 13-12 margin, Oakfield-Alabama outscored Lyndonville 23-16 in the second quarter to take a 36-28 lead at the half. The Hornets extended the advantage to 51-38 at the three-quarter mark after out pointing the Tigers 15-10 in the third quarter.
Sam McCracken scored 28 points and AJ Kehlenback added 22 and 14 rebounds to lead the Hornets.
Muhammad Akram scored 22 and Josh Karp 13 for the Tigers as both players his three three-point shot.
Kendall 43, Byron-Bergen 29
Jimmy Zingler scored 11 points, Colt Tooley 10 and Alex Bosko nine to lead the balanced attack for Kendall, which enjoyed a 21-7 half-time advantage.
Elba 51, Holley 44
Eric Kowalik, who scored a game high 19 points, hit three big three-point shots in the fourth quarter to key Elba’s 51-44 victory over Holley.
Guy Hills scored 14 and Brian Mitchell 12 for Holley.
JFK 56, Roy-Hart 49
Leading by just one, 40-39, at the three-quarter mark, JFK outscored Roy-Hart 16-10 down the stretch to claim the win.
Jeff Swick took game high scoring honors for Roy-Hart with 19.
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Medina netters nip Albion to open season
Opening the Niagara-Orleans League tennis season in exciting fashion Medina edged past rival Albion 3-2.5 Tuesday.
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Mustangs shut out by Lakemen
Limited to three scattered hits, Medina dropped a narrow 2-0 decision to Wilson Tuesday in a Niagara-Orleans League game at Vets Park.In other N-O action, Albion downed Akron16-1 and Roy-Hart blanked Barker 8-0.
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Lady Rams trim Mustangs 10-2
Roy-Hart and Albion both posted victories Monday to improve to 3-0 in Niagara-Orleans League softball competition.Roy-Hart trimmed visiting Medina (1-2) 4-2 and Albion bested host CSAT (0-3) 10-2.
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Mustangs top Hawks to gain weekend split
A big early inning five run scoring burst sparked Medina to a 17-3 non-league victory over host Holley Saturday earning the Mustangs a split on the weekend.On Friday, unable to hold a big lead late, Medina saw Oakfield-Alabama rally to claim a wild 8-7 nine inning victory in a non-league game Friday at Vets Park.
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Veteran Purple Eagles netsquad looks to challenge
Over the past two years youthful Albion tennis squads have gained experienced while enduring a tough learning curve that resulted in back-to-back 0-12 Niagara-Orleans League seasons.However, that now experienced, senior laden Purple Eagles squad led by six returning regulars is looking to move back into N-O title contention this spring.
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Youthful Mustangs prepare for N-O opener
The accent is on youth this spring as Medina gets set for the Niagara-Orleans League girls track home opener against Barker on April 19.Medina, which went 3-3 in N-O competition last spring, has 20 underclassmen on the 28 member squad including eight seventh graders.
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Purple Eagles 9 blanks Lions
Seniors Matt Quider and Travis Downs combined to pitch a two hitter leading Albion past Lockport 3-0 Wednesday in a non-league game.Quider allowed one hit with five strikeouts over the first four innings and Downs gave up one hit with four strikeouts over the last three frames.
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Purple Eagles prep for title defense
Anchored by a quintet of high All-League meet place finishers, Albion is prepping to begin defense of its Niagara-Orleans girls track title at Akron on April 19.Sophomore Abby Squicciarini, who won both the 100 and 200 meter sprints at the All-League meet last spring, heads that key group.
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Rams look to rebound
Both teams will be looking to rebound from sub .500 seasons when the Roy-Hart boys and girls track squads open the Niagara-Orleans League season at Wilson on April 19.The Roy-Hart boys went 2-4 and the girls 1-5 last spring.
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