Weekend H.S. football scoring recap
Weekend H.S. football scoring recap
C North Division Games
Medina 49, Cleveland Hill 0
Barker/Roy-Hart 40, Alden 21
Akron 33, JFK 6
Eden 53, Tonawanda 16
Honeoye Falls-Lima 49, Maritime 14 (non league)
C North Standings
Barker/Roy-Hart 5-0, 6-1
Akron 5-1, 5-2
Eden 4-1, 6-1
Medina 4-2, 5-2
Maritime 3-2, 4-3
Alden 1-4, 2-5
JFK 1-3, 2-5
Cleve Hill 1-4, 1-6
Tonawanda 0-6, 0-7
B2 Division Games
Albion 30, East Aurora/Holland 27
Iroquois 35, Olean 14
Lackawanna 18, Depew 13
Maryvale 48, Dunkirk 26
B2 Standings
Iroquois 6-0, 6-1
Lackawanna 5-1, 5-2
Depew 5-2, 5-2
Olean 4-2, 4-3
Maryvale 2-4, 3-4
Albion 1-5, 1-6
East Aurora 1-5, 1-6
Dunkirk 1-6, 1-6
Independent
St. Mary’s, Lancaster 52, Holley 0
Kendall girls seeded No.1 for Class C2 playoffs
Top seeded Kendall will begin Section V Class C2 girls soccer playoff competition with a home game at 6 p.m. Friday.
The Lady Eagles will host the winner of the opening round game between No. 8 Warsaw and No. 9 Genesee Valley Belfast.
Holley, which is seeded No. 5 in Class C1, will host Genesee Region League foe No. 12 Alexander at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the opening round.
Defending champion Kendall boys are No. 1 seed for Section V Class C2 soccer playoffs
Top seeded Kendall will open defense of its Section V Class C2 boys soccer championship by hosting a quarterfinal round game at 7 p.m. next Saturday.
Kendall, which went 16-0 during the regular season, will face the winner of the opening round game between No. 8 Cuba-Rushford/Hinsdale and No. 9 Perry.
Holley, which is seeded No. 7, will host No. 10 Red Creek in a Class C1 first round contest at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Lyndonville, which is seeded No. 2 in Class D2, will host No. 7 Houghton in a quarterfinal game at 3 p.m. Friday.
Medina and Albion will host Section VI boys soccer playoff openers this coming week
Medina and Albion will both host opening round games in the Section VI boys soccer playoffs this coming week.
Medina, which is seeded No. 4 in Class B, will host No. 13 Olmsted at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. The victor will face the winner of the No. 5 Fredonia vs. No. 12 Southwestern game in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Albion, which is seeded No. 8 in Class A2, will host No. 9 Lake Shore on Wednesday at a time to be determined.
In other Class B openers, No. 7 Akron will host No. 10 Eden at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and No. 11 Newfane will visit No. 6 Tapestry at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Wilson, which is the No. 1 seed in Class C, will host the winner of the No. 8 North Collins vs. No. 9 Chautauqua Lake game at 3 p.m. Friday.
Barker/Lyndonville girls will open Section VI Class C soccer playoffs at home Wednesday
Seeded No. 8, Barker/Lyndonville will host No. 9 Chautauqua Lake at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Barker in the opening round of the Section VI Class C girls soccer playoffs.
The victor will then visit top seeded Wilson in the quarterfinals at noon next Saturday.
In a Class A opener No. 11 Albion will visit No. 6 Williamsville South at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.
In Class B openers on Wednesday No. 14 Medina will visit No. 3 Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove at 6 p.m.; No. 4 Roy-Hart will host No. 13 Tonawanda at 6 p.m.; No. 6 Akron will host No. 11 Silver Creek at 3:30 p.m. and No. 12 Newfane will visit No. 5 Allegany-Limestone at 6 p.m..
Barker boys romp at All-League meet locking up a second straight N-O Cross-County title
Photos by Tom Rivers: Luke Fay, right, of Barker finished about a half second ahead of his teammate Peyton Wagner in today’s Niagara-Orleans League cross country race at Lakeside State Park. Fay, a senior, tore his right meniscus last year and worked his way back in top running form to win the league title. Barker took six of the top seven spots in the race. Fay won the race in 17:52.87, with Wagner, a junior, next in at 17:53.25.
In capturing a second straight league championship Barker dominated at the annual Niagara-Orleans All-League boys cross-country meet at Lakeside Beach State Park today as the Bulldogs took six of the top seven finishing spots.
Barker, which went 6-0 during the regular season, garnered 16 points to win the meet by 60 points as Albion was second with 76 followed by Akron 90, Medina 93, Newfane 125, Roy-Hart 134 and Wilson 169.
Barker’s Luke Fay won the race in a time of 17:52.87. He was followed by five of his Bulldogs teammates as Peyton Wagner finished second, Gabe Nestoros third, Logan Wagner fourth, Ethan Gancasz sixth and Grayson Prynn seventh.
Medina’s Cole Hughes, who finished fifth, rounds out the All League first team.
The All-League second team, comprised of the 8th – 14th place finishers, included, in order, Stryker Sanders (Albion), Logan Meyers (Akron), Sean Milczarski (Newfane), Aron Gehl (Akron), Tristian Tilbe (Albion), Matt Bloom (Albion) and Bryan Parris (Barker).
Eden Hillman, right, of Newfane is out in front in today’s girls race. She defended her title, winning the race in 19:36.61, with Taylor Alvord of Roy-Hart in second. Hillman won the race as a seventh-grader a year ago in 21:41. She lowered her time by more than two minutes in winning today’s title.
Newfane completed an 11th straight N-O championship season by winning the girls All-League meet with 36 points followed by Roy-Hart 48, Akron 50 and Albion 92. Barker, Medina and Wilson all had incomplete teams.
Newfane’s Eden Hillman won the race in a time of 19:36.61.
Rounding out the top seven finishers which comprises the All League first team were, in order, Taylor Alvord (Roy-Harr), Julia Rohde (Roy-Hart), Abigail Bower (Akron), Talia Rupp (Medina). Kylee Rebmann (Akron) and Jordyn Centner (Newfane).
The All- League second team, comprised of the 8th – 14th place finishers, included, in order, Kayla Hallman (Newfane), Mirabelle Strong (Barker), Mackenzie Hill (Newfane), Marissa Bryant (Roy-Hart), Adele Mathes (Albion), Makayla Pask (Akron) and Kristine Wall (Akron).
Medina has two runners on the first team, All League. Talia Rupp was fifth overall in the girls race and Cole Hughes was fifth overall for the boys.
Albion’s top finishers are both freshmen. Stryker Sanders was 8th overall in the boys race in a time of 18:58, while Adele Mathes was 12th overall in the girls race in 23:06. Both are on second team, All League.
For the 11th straight year Newfane won the girls league title with another undefeated season.
The Barker boys defended their title and are now league champs the past two seasons. They were undefeated during the season.
Barker caps off N-O field hockey season with victory over Medina; Akron, Wilson post wins
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Barker’s Kaylee Stoll drives the ball up field ahead of Medina defender Isabelle Perez during the Lady Bulldogs home field win over the Mustangs this morning.
Scoring in every quarter, Barker downed Medina 7-2 this morning in the host Lady Bulldogs Niagara-Orleans League field hockey season finale.
The teams were deadlocked at 1-1 at the end of the first quarter as Madelina Pavlock scored for Barker and Emi Batista for Medina.
The Lady Bulldogs then grabbed a slender 3-2 lead at the half on second quarter goals by Kaylee Stoll and Sophia Gerhardt. Ava Blount scored for Medina during that stretch.
Barker then broke the contest open by outscoring Medina 4-0 in the second half.
Milayna May scored a goal in both the third and fourth quarters for the Lady Bulldogs while Pavlock scored twice in the final stanza to complete her hat-trick.
Barker finishes the N-O season at 10-2 while Medina is 5-6 with one N-O game remaining next Wednesday against Newfane.
Medina’s Sophia Castricone goes between Barker defenders Sophia Gerhardt and Milayna May.
Wilson 6, Kenmore 2
Wilson improved to 4-7 in N-O action with a 6-2 win over Kenmore (3-7) as Taylor Ernest and Clara Ferdinand each scored two goals and Katie Hardy and Brynn Lepsch both netted one.
Akron 8, Newfane 0
Improving to 11-0, Akron locked up outright possession of a sixth straight N-O title with an 8-0 win over Newfane.
Morgan Tomporowski scored five goals to lead the Lady Tigers as Mackenzie Tomporowski, Lexie Salmon and Avery Monkelbaan each had one.
N-O Standings: Akron 11-0, Barker 10-2, Medina 5-6, Roy-Hart 4-7, Wilson 4-7, Kenmore 3-7, Newfane 1-9.
Barker’s Lexi Brazzel works to keep the ball away from Medina’s Malloree Rinker.
Velocitii, which has tripled workforce in past 3 years, honored as Chamber’s ‘Business of the year’
Photo by Ginny Kropf: Heather Smith sits in the conference room of Velocitii, the company she purchased three years ago with partners Brian O’Neill and Jeff Brandt. Velocitii has been named Business of the Year by the Orleans County Chamber of Commerce.
MEDINA – The Orleans County Chamber of Commerce’s Business of the Year is proud of its accomplishments during only 11 years in existence.
Velocitii was founded by Roger Hungerford as a business process outsourcing company which provides customer service, technical support and back office work on behalf of other companies, said Heather Smith of Webster, chief executive officer.
“Roger wanted to create a company that was about job growth in the area,” Smith said.
Smith joined the company in 2020 as chief operating officer and rose to CEO six months later. She purchased the company three years ago with her partners Brian O’Neill and Jeff Brandt. The company has grown from 55 employees when Smith started to 180 now, most of whom work from home.
“We have tapped into the market of people looking for virtual work,” Smith said. “It works for us.”
Velocitii’s customers are from all over the United States, Smith said, one of which is from the local area.
Among their customers are a waste management company in the Northeast and a regional health care company in the Northwest.
The services they provide their clients include customer service, technical support and customer support, such as processing health care claims and accounts payable and receivable.
Velocitii has won a Top Workplaces Award for the last three years, based on a third-party survey of employees’ engagement and satisfaction.
Smith said she is proud to have tripled their size since joining the company. She praised her entire team for their efforts in building a culture where clients want to work with them and employees want to work for them.
“It’s an honor to have built a culture that has been recognized by an external organization,” she said. “Our goal is to keep growing. Our entire team is very excited about this Chamber award. It was a pleasant surprise.”
Lt. Gov. tours Community Action, hears about agency’s services in era of budget cuts
Community faces challenges with housing, healthcare, lack of childcare, food insecurity
Photos by Ginny Kropf: Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado gets a tour of Community Action’s Main Street Corner Thrifts, Gifts and More store during his visit on Tuesday. Here, he talks with Cassie Healy, manager of the store; Renee Hungerford, Community Action’s chief executive officer; and Jackie Dunham, chief operating officer.
ALBION – Staff of Community Action of Orleans and Genesee welcomed Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado to the main Street Corner Thrifts, Gifts and More store on Tuesday, where they shared their agency’s many services and struggles with budget cuts.
Delgado toured the store and visited with Renee Hungerford, CEO; Jackie Gardner, COO; Melinda Daniels, executive assistant; Ryan Lasal, director of Community Programming; Barbara Shine, board member; and Cassie Healy, Community Development and ROMA manager.
Hungerford explained the programs Community Action offers, saying the agency has come a long way in the last five years.
“We’ve rebuilt our programs to focus on the differences we can make with people and achieve meaningful outcomes, rather than focus on only services,” Hungerford said. “Our mission is to help people become self-sufficient. That means we partner with people and provide support as they help themselves. Resources are scarce, so outcomes are monitored to ensure services are meeting the objectives for which they are intended.”
Some of the programs discussed included High School Credit Recovery, the Prom Program, the new Fresh Start Center, Veterans’ Telehealth program, Case Management/Emergency Services, Head Start and Early Head Start, Project Salus, Child Care Resource Center, Weatherization, Cooling and Door-Through-Door Transportation services. Hungerford also shared information on the Holley Community Center, where a prepared meal is served five days a week. They are also working with Orleans County Mental Health to bring mental health services to the Holley Center.
Lasal spoke of the lack of childcare, which is an epidemic in Orleans County, he said. He said the demand is not even close to being met, and the county has run out of money from the Child Care Assistance Program to fund childcare programs. Community Action is doing its best to subsidize what they can to keep children in Head Start programs, but this is not sustainable, Hungerford said. Parents, including key staff members, are facing the decision of leaving a job due to the inability to afford daycare. This is then exacerbated as staff shortages impact what service that can be offered.
Staff of Community Action of Orleans and Genesee welcomed Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado to the Main Street Corner Thrifts, Gifts and More store on Tuesday. From left are Amanda DeSantis, chief of staff for Delgado; Melinda Daniels, executive assistant at Community Action; Delgado; Renee Hungerford, chief executive officer of Community Action; Jackie Dunham, chief operating officer at Community Action; Ryan Lasal, director of Community Programming; and Barb Shine, a member of Community Action’s board.
Hungerford also discussed the local shortage of healthcare services, saying the ratio of individuals to primary care doctors has been more than 13,000 to 1, and just recently dropped to a little under 10,000 to 1.
“Our agency has a strong focus on addressing the ‘social determinants’ of health, such as food insecurity and shelter, to help people stay healthy and try to minimize the burden on the healthcare system,” Hungerford said. “We are a Medicaid 1115 waiver participant, which expands services we are able to provide eligible customers.”
Dunham discussed the Weatherization Program, saying there is a waiting list of one year for people needing help with home improvements. They have a crew of four very dedicated and capable workers, she said, who are determined to make a home comfortable and affordable for a family to live in.
“The feedback we get from their work is ‘Wow!’” Dunham said.
Hungerford added there are concerns with many of their funding sources, including LIHEAP, which could impact the future of the Weatherization Program.
Delgado asked what their biggest concern was, and Hungerford said, “Food and housing.”
“Housing is a big problem,” she said. “When people come to us for emergency shelter, we have nowhere to put them, except in a motel. Housing has a complex layer of needs, in that we need emergency housing, transitional housing, first-time homebuyer support and support for people who own, but need to renovate and repair our aging housing stock. At the other end of the spectrum, if we could attract more businesses, we would need housing that is suitable for potential employees who could move into the area.
She also said we need to attract more businesses, because there aren’t enough jobs, especially well-paying jobs.
“Our population is declining and that is not good for the economy,” she added.
Delgado said his visit is part of his goal to visit Community Action agencies across the state.
“It’s important to touch as many agencies as I can to see what’s going on and to understand the growing need,” he said. “The numbers are growing and the lines are getting longer. I hear that everywhere I go.”
The lieutenant governor’s visit comes as Community Action of Orleans and Genesee celebrates its 60th anniversary this year.
Sponsored Post
Barker/Roy-Hart downs Alden to clinch a tie for the C North Division championship
Barker/Roy-Hart clinched at least a tie for the C North Division football championship by scoring a 40-21 victory over Alden this evening at Barker.
“The kids are super pumped,” said Coach Bill Bruning of the Bulls clinching at least a share of the division title.
Joey Reiter scored two touchdowns on runs of 80 and 40 yards for the Bulls which also got touchdowns by Vinnie Fazzio on a 5 yard run, Anthony Adinolfe on a 16 yard run, Ashton Ark on a 2 yard pass reception from quarterback Tysen McCaa and by McCaa on a 70 yard kickoff return.
On defense for the Bulls, Reiter had 8 tackles and Fazzio 7 tackles and an interception.
Barker/Roy-Hart is now 5-0 in the division and 6-1 overall heading into the C North finale at Maritime on October 25.
Lady Rams win to cap 10-0 N-O volleyball title season; Albion downs rival Medina
Roy-Hart completed a perfect 10-0 Niagara-Orleans League championship volleyball season with a 25-5, 25-10, 25-14 victory over Akron this evening.
Raegan Kern had 8 kills, Grace Pearl 6 kills and Lauren Snyder and Kylie McOmber 5 kills each to lead the Lady Rams.
Akron finishes at 4-6.
Albion 25-20-25-25, Medina 10-25-14-15
Albion closed out the N-O season with a four set 25-10, 20-25, 25-14, 25-15 win over rival Medina this evening at Medina.
Jillian LeBaron had 12 kills, 4 aces and 35 digs; Madison Muckle 32 digs, Hanna Kumalac 21 assists, Melia Prince 6 kills and Katelyn Viza 10 aces for Albion.
Caliyah St. Louis had 6 kills and Sam Heschke 6 aces and 5 kills for Medina.
Albion finished the N-O season at 2-8 and Medina 0-10.
Medina boys win non league soccer regular season finale; Barker/Lyndonville girls romp
Closing out the regular season on a high note, Medina scored a 5-1 win over host Central Christian Academy this afternoon in a non league boys soccer contest.
Aidan Papaj and Aleks Seefeldt each scored two goals and Izzy Anderson one for the Mustangs.
Jake Duffina, Bryson Ford, Jimmy Dieter and Owen Sargent all had assists.
Medina finishes the regular season with a 14-2 overall record.
Attica 2, Albion 0
Attica blanked visiting Attica 2-0 in a non league regular season finale.
Williamson 7, Lyndonville 0
Williamson downed host Lyndonville 7-0 in another non league regular season finale.
Girls Soccer
Barker/Lydonville 12, CSAT 0
Nine players scored goals as Barker/Lyndonville romped to a 12-0 win over CSAT at Lyndonville this afternoon.
Alexa Robinson scored three goals and Brooke Robinson two to lead the way as Isabella Groves, Rylan Townsend, Annalee Clark, Lilly Raduns, Natalie Rath, Braelynn Dillenbeck and Villette Jary each netted one.
Roy-Hart 0, Alden 0
Roy-Hart and Alden battled to a scoreless deadlock in a non league contest.
Medina romps in C North Division finale
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Hadrian Batista hauls in a pass from quarterback Preston Woodworth and races to the endzone for Medina’s first touchdown in this evening’s win over Cleveland Hill at Vets Park. Defending for Cleve Hill is Xavier Powell.
Scoring early and often Medina rolled to a 49-0 victory over Cleveland Hill at rainy Vets Park this evening to close out the C North Division campaign.
Medina raced out to a 21-0 first quarter advantage ignited by a 68 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Preston Woodworth to Hadrian Batista on the Mustangs second play of the game. Davi Mucoucah tacked on the first of his six extra point kicks.
Christian Moss followed up with a pair of touchdowns on a 3 yard run and a 24 yard pass reception from Woodworth. Moss had a 27 yard run and a 30 yard pass reception on the first drive. A fumble recovery by Kolton Fletcher set up the second scoring opportunity.
The Mustangs advantage soared to 35-0 at the half on second quarter touchdown runs of 24 and 25 yards by Moss who had a total of 149 yards rushing on the evening to top the 1,000 yard mark for the season with 1,014.
A 19 yard run by Fletcher and a 24 yard pass from Batista to Woodworth highlighted the first drive. Another fumble recovery by Fletcher then set up the second drive which was keyed by a 28 yard run by Moss.
The Mustangs tacked on two more scores in the third quarter on an 95 yard kickoff return by Fletcher and a 30 yard pass from Woodworth to Jude Lacy.
The Mustangs defensive effort also included a fumble recovery by Ryan Frentz.
Medina finishes the C North Division season at 4-2 and remains in the hunt for a sectional playoff berth.
The Mustangs are 5-2 overall heading into next Friday’s regular season finale against Batavia in a non league contest at Vets Park.
Medina’s Frankie Stephens tackles Cleve Hill’s Jaiden Rainey.
Medina’s Kendrick Russaw follows a block by Avion Johnson to pick up good yardage.
Carlton candidate welcomes chance to hear concerns and goals of residents
Editor:
This is a message for my Carlton friends and neighbors. I am a candidate for our Town Board. I firmly believe that this election is about you!
This election isn’t just about who’s on the ballot—it’s about you, your family, your future, and the community we’re building together.
I am running for the Carlton Town Board not to gain power, but to serve with a purpose. I will listen, act, and be the leader who’s always believed that progress starts with people. It begins with transparency and common sense. It begins with educated decision making. It begins with listening to you.
Historically I have served on the Albion CSD Board of Education, the BOCES Board of Education, the Orleans Cornell Cooperative Extension Board of Directors and numerous other boards and committees. I have decades of leadership experience. I completed Leadership Orleans in 2022 with a new outlook on Orleans County and the need for us to step up.
Integrity. Empathy. Vision. These aren’t just words—they’re the principles that guide me.
Want a local government that listens and acts?
Want leaders who are truly accessible and transparent?
Want a future built on collaboration, not division?
Then let’s talk. Let’s ask questions. Let’s get involved.
Stop by 13399 Callard Drive on October 25th anytime between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. for a Meet and Greet. Let’s talk about what is important to us. I want to earn your vote!
Not registered? You can do that today!
Regards-
Marlene Seielstad
Carlton candidate for Town Board
