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Kendall tops W-C in G-R volleyball
Kendall downed Wheatland-Chili in straight sets 25-9, 25-9, 25-16 in a Genesee Region League volleyball match this evening. For Kendall, Maya Tatar had 12 service points including 8 aces, Irelynn Maloney 11 service points with 4 attack points, Rylan Clark 5 points with 5 aces and…
Albion golfers post win over Medina
Albion downed Medina 232-241 in a Niagara-Orleans League golf match this afternoon. Viktor Snyder and Drew Pritchard both shot 43, Owen Spencer 47 and Luke Bedford 49 for Albion. Cam Fike took medalist honors with a 41 and Tyler Draper had a 44 for Medina. Albion is now 8-2-1 and…
2 from Hemp House in Medina sentenced to 5 years probation, no jail time
ALBION – Two people at the former Hemp House on Main Street in Medina were sentenced to five years probation and no jail time today for attempting to possess more than 10 pounds of marijuana. Mitchell Kwandrans, 39, of Medina and Marcus Verratti, 41, both admitted in court on…
Albion 8th-graders turn bland wall at Veterans Park into patriotic mural
Photos by Tom Rivers ALBION – Albion 8th-grade students in Kamie Feder’s enrichment art class have been painting a patriotic mural the past three school days at Veterans Park in Albion at the corner of Linwood Avenue and Brown Street. Aleeah Vallejo is shown working on the…
Final rabies vaccination clinics scheduled for 2026 in Genesee, Orleans
Press Release, Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments The Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments (GO Health) are offering their final 2026 free drive-thru rabies vaccination clinics in October. The Orleans County Rabies Vaccination Clinic will be held on Wednesday,…
Barker/Roy-Hart will host JFK Friday
Aiming to keep a hold on sole possession of first place, Barker/Roy-Hart will host JFK for a C North Division Homecoming game at 7 p.m. Friday. Barker/Roy-Hart is 3-0 in the division while JFK is in a three way tie for second place at 2-1 with Springville and Cleveland Hill.…
Rivals will visit Flyers on Thursday
Looking to maintain a share of first place, Albion/Medina will visit Maryvale at 7 p.m. Thursday in a key B1 Division football game. Albion/Medina is currently tied for first place with McKinley at 3-0 (4-0 overall) while Maryvale is just a game off the pace at 2-1 (3-1).…
Students get to see trades, other jobs in ag, manufacturing at GLOW With Your Hands
Photos by Tom Rivers BATAVIA – Anthony Hernandez Landaverde, a sophomore at Lyndonville, operates an excavator on Tuesday at the Genesee County Fairgrounds in Batavia. The excavator was one of the stations at the annual GLOW With Your Hands workforce exploration event. There were…
Downtown Browsery expanding on Main Street in Medina
Browsery now has 75 vendors in Albion and Medina MEDINA – Taking a quote from Mary Poppins, “When one door closes, another door opens.” Such is the case in Medina, where the closing of one store on Main Street has provided the opportunity for another to expand. The Downtown…
Albion spikers edge Roy-Hart in 5 sets
Albion outlasted Roy-Hart in 5 sets in a Niagara-Orleans League volleyball match this evening 25-15, 23-25, 25-22, 20-25, 15-5. For Albion, Charlotte Pike had 5 aces, 3 kills, 9 digs and 16 assists, Jillian LeBaron 8 kills and 22 digs, Melia Prince 2 kills and 9 digs and Anna…
Albion golfers edge Roy-Hart
Albion edged Roy-Hart 233-238 in a Niagara-Orleans League golf match this afternoon. Albion’s Viktor Snyder and Roy-Hart’s Blake Stahl shared medalist honors with rounds of 42. Owen Spencer and Drew Pritchard also both shot 46 for Albion. Judson Heck added a 46 and Jared Hy a 49…
Albion girls win to even N-O soccer record
Albion regained the .500 mark at 3-3 in Niagara-Orleans League girls soccer competition with a 6-0 win over Newfane this evening. Jane Nesbitt scored 2 goals as Shayla Higgins, Madison Frasier, Lena Grillo and Melanie Viza each netted 1. Ava Woolston also had 2 assists and…