AVON — The Avon girls’ basketball team hung on to an early lead on the road at Cal-Mum Tuesday night, to earn their first Livingston County Division II victory of the season, 47-42. The Braves, who were without two of their post presences, Rachel Mignemi and Colleen Lagonegro, due to sickness, pulled out the victory after surrendering a comfortable nine-point halftime lead. Early on, the Braves’ focus was on controlling the shooters of Cal-Mum … [Read more...]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Avon Ladies Take A Tough Loss
AVON — The Avon Lady Braves suffered a loss to the Perry Yellow Jackets, 49-40, Friday night at home. The Braves fought a hard battle up until the fourth quarter, when the Yellow Jackets caught fire from three-point territory and took an 11 point lead. The deficit was too great to overcome with little time remaining in the game. "They put that one run on," head coach Peter Leone said. "That was the difference, but I was pleased with our … [Read more...]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lady Braves fall to Dansville
AVON — On Wednesday night, the visiting Dansville Lady Mustangs defeated the hometown Lady Braves, 60-50, in a Section V girl’s basketball matchup. Dansville’s Kelsey Poplawski led all scorers with 20 points, while Avon’s Jill McEvoy added 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 assists, in a losing effort. Dansville held a comfortable lead throughout the second half, and despite cutting the lead to within four points in the second … [Read more...]
VOLLEYBALL: Lyons defeats Geneseo in DDD Finals
BLOOMFIELD — The Geneseo girls’ volleyball team’s season ended Friday night in Bloomfield, losing in the Class DDD Finals to the Lyons Lions in three sets. The Lady Lions took the first set 25-13, the second set 25-19 and the final set 25-16. While the Lady Devils lost the game, head coach Chris Butera was impressed with the effort they put forward in the championship game. “We were ready, we were mentally and physically prepared, based on … [Read more...]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Geneseo advances to semi-finals
GENESEO — The Blue Devils advanced to the semifinal round of the Section V class DDD playoffs with a victory over Alexander.Geneseo won in straight sets 25-23, 25-21, 25-10. Geneseo is the 2nd seed in the tournament and Alexander played tough for a 10th seed."Alexander is a solid team, we came out and tried to do to much," said Chris Butera, Geneseo Head Coach. "It's a mental thing, if we play safe, smart and not too overly aggressive we can play … [Read more...]
GIRLS SOCCER: Avon falls to Mynderse
AVON — After a very productive season, the Avon girls soccer team's year ended with a double overtime loss 5-3 to Mynderse Academy at home Friday afternoon. The Lady Braves found themselves down 3-1 in the second half, with two of Mynderse's goals being scored by Allie Deal, but the Lady Braves battled back to even the score at 3, with two goals from Abigail Keenan, who scored their earlier goal. This would be the last goal for the Lady … [Read more...]
BOYS SOCCER: Blue Devils advance to the next round
GENESEO-- The Blue Devils came away with their first victory in the class C2 Sectional tournament against the Canisteo-Greenwood Redskins on the night of October 24th. Geneseo scored the first and only three goals of the night within the first five minutes of the quarter and maintained a strong defensive effort to keep the Redskins at nothing. "We're looking strong and healthy this year" replies Geneseo head coach Chris … [Read more...]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Geneseo wins on Senior Night
GENESEO — The Geneseo girls volleyball team enjoyed their Senior Night with a three-set victory over Oakfield-Alabama at home on Wedensday night. The Lady Devils took the first set 25-11, the second set 25-9, and the deciding set 25-15. Head coach Chris Butera said he was proud of his entire team on Wedensday night, especially the seven seniors, who were honored before the game. "The girls came ready to play, it's senior night, so … [Read more...]
Wonderful Livonia concert to benefits kids in Kenya
LIVONIA — For the benefit of 50 individual children living in brutal poverty over 7,000 miles away surrounded by potentially life-threatening diseases and circumstances, a concert featuring The Yellow Jackets and other local bands will be held this weekend at Livonia high school. Orchastrated by Joe Dimino, the former Director of Catholic Charities in Livingston County, the performance, entitled "Give Me Shelter" will comence at 3:00 on … [Read more...]
GIRLS SOCCER: Avon suffers a tough loss to Keshequa
AVON — The Avon girl's soccer team suffered a tough loss Monday afternoon, losing 3-2 to the Keshequa Indians at home. The game went without scoring until late in the first half when Avon added goals at the 4:22 mark and the 2:28 mark. The Braves would hold a 2-0 lead into the second half, but a flurry of goals from the Indians inevitably led to the loss. The Indians scored their first goal at the 34:19 mark, their second at … [Read more...]