Medina earned a split with Barker Tuesday to open the Niagara-Orleans League season winning the boys’ meet 102-66 and losing the girls 88-82.
Albion likewise split at Akron winning the girls competition 87-82 and losing the boys 97-73.
Roy-Hart also came home from Newfane with a split winning the boys competition 107-62 and losing the girls 89-81.
The Medina boys squad was led by a pair of individual event double winners as Clay Barna took the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly and Tim Kaiser the 100 free and 100 backstroke.
The Seahorses also got wins from Sean Evoy in the 200 free and Andrew Cotter in the 500 free.
Zach Heil was on all three winning relays for Medina while Kaiser, Barna and Craig Castricone were each on two.
Robert Schumacher doubled for Barker in the 200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke.
Margie Zaepfel doubled for the Barker girls in the 200 IM and 100 free. She was also on the winning 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays as was Brianna Sutch.
Alecia Fortunato doubled in the 200 and 500 freestyle events for Medina which also got wins from Nicole Porter in the 50 free and Megan McAnn in the 100 butterfly.
The Albion girls were sparked by double winners Amy Jessmer (50 free, 100 backstroke) and Katie Donnelly (200 IM, 100 butterfly). Kaitlyn Miller added a win in the 500 free and Hannah Joslyn took the 100 breaststroke.
Jessmer, Shannon Mulrain and Leah Knab also teamed up with Joslyn to win the 200 medley relay and with Donnelly to take the 400 free relay.
Ben Schaefer doubled in the 200 IM and 100 butterfly to lead the Akron boys which swept all three relays.
Bryan Deibel doubled in the 200 and 500 freestyle events for Albion as Bran Davies added a win in the 100 backstroke.
Jason Beabout won both the 200 and 500 freestyle events and Josh Beabout the 200 IM and 100 butterfly to lead the Roy-Hart boys.
Brianna Strong won both the 100 free and 100 backstroke for the Newfane girls. She was also on the winning 200 medley and 400 free relay teams which both set school records as was KiKi Dy.
Sarah Dimayo was a double winner for the Roy-Hart girls in the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke.
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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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