Weekly high school sports schedule
Weekly Schedule
Monday
Boys Soccer – Akron at Albion, 6:45 p.m.
Girls Soccer – Kendall at Finney, 5 p.m.
Field Hockey – Medina at Akron, Wilson at Barker, 4:30 p.m.; Roy-Hart at Kenmore, 7 p.m.
Golf – Albion at Akron, 4 p.m.
Volleyball – Albion at Batavia, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday
Boys Soccer – Medina at Roy-Hart, 6:45 p.m.; Holley at Kendall, 7 p.m.
Girls Soccer – Barker/Lyndonville at Wilson, 4:45 p.m.; Roy-Hart at Medina, 6:45 p.m.
Cross-Country – Medina at Roy-Hart, Albion and Akron at Newfane, Barker at Wilson, 4:45 p.m.
Golf – Barker at Medina, 4 p.m.
Volleyball – Newfane at Medina, Albion at Roy-Hart. Wilson at Akron, Lyndonville at Alexander, Elba at Holley, Wheatland-Chili at Kendall, 6:30 p.m.
Field Hockey – Roy-Hart at Barker, 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Girls Soccer – Albion at Akron, 4:45 p.m.; Holley at Pembroke, Wheatland-Chili at Kendall, 7 p.m.; CSAT at Medina, 7:15 pm.
Golf – N-O All-League Tournament
Thursday
Boys Soccer – Roy-Hart at Wilson, Newfane at Akron, 4:45 p.m.; Lyndonville at Attica, 6 p.m.; Medina at Albion, 6:45 p.m.; Kendall at Pembroke, Wheatland-Chili at Holley, 7 p.m.
Girls Soccer – Albion vs. Barker/Lyndonville at Barker, Wilson at Roy-Hart, Akron at Newfane, 6:45 p.m.
Field Hockey – Barker at Roy-Hart, Newfane at Wilson, 4:30 p.m., Kenmore at Medina, 7 p.m.
Volleyball – Byron-Bergen at Lyndonville, Holley at Attica, Kendall at Oakfield-Alabama, 6:30 p.m.
Friday
Football – Medina at Eden, Albion at Depew, York/Pavilion at Barker/Roy-Hart, 7 p.m.
Boys Soccer – Pembroke at Medina, 6 p.m.
Girls Soccer – Kendall at Notre Dame, 5 p.m.; Alexander at Holley, 7 p.m.
Volleyball – Oakfield-Alabama at Roy-Hart, Newfane at Lyndonville, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday
Boys Soccer – Park at Lyndonville, 4:30 p.m., Holley at Wayland-Cohocton, 6 p.m.; Batavia at Albion, 7 p.m.
Girls Soccer – Wilson at Medina, 11 a.m.; Pembroke vs. Barker/Lyndonville, 2:30 p.m. at Lyndonville; Newfane at Albion, 5 p.m.
Volleyball – Kendall at Finney, 2 p.m.
Albion scores sweep in youth football
Contributed Photo – Hudson Palmer races for a first down for the Mini Division Eagles.
Albion scored a three game sweep over Oakfield-Alabama/Elba in Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) action Saturday.
Beginner Division
Albion 45, OAE 7
Five different Eagles scored on the ground. Xavier Weis led the attack with 114 yards and 2 touchdowns, Matthias Ellis had 68 yards and 2 TDs. Kenny Almonte had 60 yards and a score. Gunner Jackson added 56 yards and a score. Artavion Lewis also added a 16 yard TD. Jaxon Francis picked up 10 yards, Myles Labarge 9 and Drake Neri 6 yards.
Almonte led the defense with 13 tackles, Weis had 11, Ellis and Lewis 6 each. Francis added 5 tackles, Neri Maximiliano Rivera and James Mahoney had 3 each. Lexington Pridgen and Mason Rodden were in on tackles as well.
Mini Division
Albion 40, OAE 6
The Mini Eagles also had 5 different players score on the ground. Jaidyn Harper led the rushing attack with 89 yards and 2 scores, Moses Taylor chipped in with 73 yards and a score. Patrick Westlund ran for 28 yards, Grayson Roberts 13 yards, Conor Murphy 10 yards and all added a touchdown. Elijah Cornick ran for 25 yards, Hudson Palmer ran for 20 and also added 10 receiving.
Taylor led the defense with 12 tackles, Harper 11, Murphy 8, Zeus Vallejo 7, Westlund 6, Xavier Richardson 5 and Wyatt Purnell 4. Roberts, Mason Cornick and Romam Tisdale added 3 each.
JV Division
Albion 42, OAE 0
Five TD passes help pace the JV Eagles offense. Damareon Shine and Kayden Brigham each caught a pair from Jace DiMatteo. Arthur Lewis III caught one from Cayden Farrell. Shine also had a 21 yard TD run. Camden Holt added 62 yards rushing, Farrell 37, Jayce Torres 32, Lewis 26, Jai’Kaih Drisdom 23, Owen Beecher 20.
Lewis led the defense with 8 tackles, Farrell 6, Shine 5, Kairo Bennett 4, Roman Allport 4 and Harrison Froman 3. Matthew Colmerero, Torres, Edward Hammonds, Kaydence Russaw, Parker Gardner, Dominic Westlund and Isaac Button were each in on tackles. Allport also added a interception.
Orleans County hosting Family Game Night on Oct. 9
Press Release, Orleans County Legislature
ALBION – The Orleans County Legislature, in conjunction with the county Youth Bureau, will be hosting its 11th annual “Family Game Night” on Thursday, Oct. 9, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Dubby’s Tailgate, located at 165 South Platt St. in Albion.
The event is free, however residents are asked to register in advance as seating is limited.
The event will feature free pizza, board games, prize drawings and other activities and promotions. There will be several display booths with county departments that will be providing information on various programs and services available to Orleans County families. Each family will also be given an opportunity to take home a free board game to start their own game night.
“Family Game Night has grown tremendously over the years, as many families love the idea of turning off all the electronic devices and taking part in an evening of old-fashioned fun,” said Legislature Chairman Lynne Johnson. “At the same time, the event helps us highlight important information about the programs, opportunities and services available to residents.”
For more information or to register for the event, click here. Call the Legislative Office at (585) 589-7053 or send an email to Lisa.Stenshorn@orleanscountyny.gov with your name, phone number, address and number of people attending.
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Holley splits Homecoming soccer twin bill
Holley split with visiting Canisteo-Greenwood this evening in a Homecoming soccer doubleheader.
In the opener, the Holley boys posted a 1-0 overtime win on a goal by Tarek Garrett assisted by Cam Mosier.
Dylan Warner earned the shutout in goal for the Hawks which improve to 5-4.
Canisteo-Greenwood gained a split on the evening by nipping Holley 1-0 in the girls’ contest.
The Lady Hawks are now 5-4-1.
Fall foliage showing more red, orange and yellow leaves
Photo by Tom Rivers: Two people walk along the north wall in Medina this afternoon with the Horan Road canal bridge in the background. The local foliage is still mainly green, but the more colors are starting to spread with each passing week.
Some parts of the state are getting in the beginning of peak fall foliage. That’s in the Adirondacks and Catskills.
Locally, I Love NY reports most of the GLOW region is in the “just changing” stage.
A spotter for I Love NY reports “10% change in Albion with average to bright red, orange and yellow leaves.”
I Love NY provided this update on Wednesday of fall foliage around the state.
O’Hara completes football sweep of Holley
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s Landyn Burch intercepts a pass during the host Hawks loss to cardinal O’Hara this afternoon.
Completing a home and home season series sweep, Cardinal O’Hara downed Holley 63-14 in a non league football game this afternoon.
O’Hara, which downed Holley 33-0 at Tonawanda in the season opener, built up a commanding 35-0 half-time advantage as quarterback Josh Guerin passed for two touchdowns and ran for another to highlight the Hawks early scoring burst.
O’Hara led by as much as 49-0 late in the third quarter.
Holley’s scoring came on a 70 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Kevin Robinson to Landyn Burch and a two-point conversion run by Colton Bradley on the final play of the third quarter and a one yard TD run by Robinson late in the final quarter.
Burch also had a pass interception in the first half for the Holley defense.
Holley running back Colton Bradley reaches for more yards.
Barker/Lyndonville downs Medina; Kendall post shutout in girls soccer contests
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Natalie Rath drives to the goal for Barker/Lyndonville against Medina defender Asia-Lynn Newhaus during this morning’s game at Barker won by Barker/Lyndonville.
Seven players contributed goals as Barker/Lyndonville downed Medina 10-0 in a Niagara-Orleans League girls soccer game this morning at Barker.
Alexa Robinson scored three goals and Natalie Rath two to lead the way for Barker/Lyndonville as Cheyanne Rouse, Braelynn Dillenbeck, Rylan Townsend, Alina Riches and Aine Davis each netted one.
Barker/Lyndonville is now 4-1-2 and Medina 0-5 in N-O action.
Kendall 3, Oakfield-Alabama 0
Kendall blanked Oakfield-Alabama 3-0 in a Genesee Region League game this afternoon on goals by Sophia Picardo, Ryleigh Denning and Alea Barrett.
The Lady Eagles are now 7-0 in the league and 9-1 overall.
Medina’s Sophia Lopez and Barker/Lyndonville’s Annalee Clark battle for control of the ball.
Holley tops Lyndonville in G-R volleyball
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s Annalee Ham goes up for a block attempt on a spike by Lyndonville’s Leah Kenyon during the host Lady Hawks win this afternoon.
Holley bested visiting Lyndonville 25-22, 17-25, 25-19, 25-22 in a Genesee Region League volleyball match this afternoon.
Ali VanAmeron had 9 kills, 4 blocks and 3 aces, Skyler Gallagher 3 aces and 2 kills and Desiree McCormick 6 kills and 2 aces for Holley.
For Lyndonville, Leah Kenyon had 4 aces, 3 kills and 6 blocks, Hannah Fox 5 kills and 2 aces, Sarah Corser 3 kills and 1 ace, Elena Barry 3 kills, Emily Dill 8 aces and Grace Fox 3 aces.
Lyndonville’s Hannah Fox sends the ball back over the net as Sarah Corser backs up the play.
Medina posts boys soccer win over Eden
Improving to 7-1 overall, Medina blanked host Eden 4-0 in a non league boys soccer game this morning.
Aleks Seefeldt scored two goals as Aidan Papaj and Luke Duffina both netted one for Medina. Seefeldt and Papaj also both had an assist.
Cam Fike earned the shutout in goal as Duffina, Ryan Pegelow, Gavin Dahlhaus and Owen Sargent anchored the defense.
N-O Boys Soccer
Akron blanked Albion 4-0 and Newfane downed Roy-Hart 4-2 in Niagara-Orleans League games today.
N-O Standings: Wilson 6-0-0, Medina 4-1-0, Newfane 3-3-1, Akron 2-3-0, Albion 1-3-1, Roy-Hart 0-6-0.
Part of Route 18 in Carlton closing Monday until mid-October for new culvert
Press Release, NYS Department of Transportation
CARLTON – The New York State Department of Transportation is advising motorists that State Route 18 in the Town of Carlton, Orleans County, will be closed to all traffic between Waterport Road and Hard Road beginning at 6 a.m. Monday, September 29, to accommodate a culvert replacement project.
Motorists should follow posted detours using Route 18, Route 63, Route 104 and Route 98. The road is expected to be reopened by mid-October.
Motorists should anticipate travel delays during this time and are advised to seek alternate routes if necessary. Construction activities are weather dependent and subject to change based on conditions.
Motorists are urged to slow down and drive responsibly in work zones. Fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone. Convictions of two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in the suspension of an individual’s driver license.
5 alpaca farms open this weekend for public
Photos by Tom Rivers: “Big E” in front and Bowie are two of the alpacas at Velvet Ridge Farm & Market on Ridge Road in Albion. The farm will be open to the public this weekend from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for National Alpaca Farm Days.
ALBION – It’s a big weekend for local alpaca farms. Five of those farms will be open to the public for National Alpaca Farm Days.
The farms are open today and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The farms on the tour include:
• Lake Alice Alpacas – 2125 Oak Orchard River Rd., Waterport
• MayFields Equestrian and Alpaca Farm – 3263 Allens Bridge Rd., Albion
• Velvet Ridge Farm & Market, LLC. – 15264 Ridge Rd. W, Albion
• SanGer-La Alpacas – 2845 Colby St., Brockport
• Ladue Alpacas – 1186 Ladue Rd., Brockport
Toni and Tom Starks have opened a new alpaca farm, Velvet Ridge Farm & Market, LLC. They have seven alpacas and a store with alpaca products, hats and other fiber products.
Mrs. Starks is recently retired as a health educator and mentor teacher coordinator at Albion. Her husband is retired from a career in the defense industry.
The two wanted to stay busy in retirement, but not have intense pressure.
Alpacas are a low-maintenance animal, that are easy to take care of, Mrs. Starks said.
“After teaching I wanted to do something more peaceful but I also stay in teaching and sustainability,” she said.
Velvet Ridge has seven alpacas who are all named and adored by their owners: Snoop, Big E, Bowie, Tiny Tim, Bruce, Willie and Elvis.
The farm is named “Velvet” for the soft fleece from the alpacas.
A market at Velvet Ridge includes sock, hats and other products made from alpaca fiber.
There is also pottery from Magpie, Kathleen’s Crochet Creations, local honey and maple syrup, homemade fudge and baked goods, vintage goods, pumpkins and mums.
The market also sells Albanese’s Finest Gourmet Sauces, organically cultivated mushrooms and other local products.
Toni Stark has enjoyed creating the alpaca farm with her husband. They are at the former Poelma Farm on Ridge Road. The Velvet Ridge Farm & Market is new to National Alpaca Farm Days.
Visitors to all five local farms this weekend will be entered in a raffle with a chance to win a basket raffle over $300.
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Roy-Hart golfers cap 12-0 N-O title season
Roy-Hart completed a 12-0 Niagara-Orleans golf league championship season with a 222-255 win over Wilson.
Isaac Smith led the Rams with a 39.
Volleyball
Pembroke 25-25-27, Lyndonville 21-8-25
Pembroke downed host Lyndonville in a Genesee Region League volleyball match this evening 25-21, 25-8, 27-25.
For Pembroke, Onalee Easterbrook had 15 kills and 3 aces, Taylor Bischoff 9 kills and Jules Cleveland 34 assists and 4 aces.
Emily Dill had 4 aces, 3 kills and 3 blocks for Lyndonville as Sarah Corser had 3 kills, Hannah Fox 3 aces, Ainsley Vann 4 blocks and Leah Kenyon and Elena Barry both with 1 ace and 1 kill.
17 earn GED through Orleans/Niagara BOCES’s Adult Literacy Zone program
Photo courtesy of the Orleans/Niagara BOCES: GED teacher Lisa Behrend and case manager Julie Johnson are shown with graduates Victoria Wilson, Heaven Williams, Madison Banker, Marcus Fisher, Maria Gall, Sawyer Rotella, Andrew Schmidli, Sharon Thiel-Corey, Kadinz Sager, Daniel Hoffman and Cheyeanne Jenks. They joined on Thursday for a graduation celebration at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Medina.
Press Release, Orleans/Niagara BOCES
MEDINA – Seventeen proud GED graduates were honored Thursday at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Medina.
Congratulations go to Allissa Adams, Madison Banker, Heaven Williams, Kadence Sager, Daniel Hoffman, Tim Amrhein, Cheyeanne Jenks, Andrew Schmidli, Victoria Wilson, Dustin Peace, Sharon Thiel-Corey, Lee Skernick, Sawyer Rotella, Mariah Gull, Marcus Fisher, Michael Harris, Erika Sprague, Abigail Worsley and Kira Lee Vanich.
The Orleans/Niagara BOCES educators, in the Adult Literacy Zone program, work with students who need to prepare for New York State’s High School Equivalency Exam to earn their diploma.
Some students study for a month and some for years to achieve their goal. The classes are open to anyone 17 years or older who lack their high school diploma. The Literacy Zone instructors are certified teachers who work with students to overcome their challenges so they can successfully pass the exam.
The curriculum focuses on preparing students in reading, writing, social studies, science and math. There is no cost to the student.
Classes are held at St. John’s Episcopal Church from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and at the Albion Hoag Library from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Lockport location offers evening classes. Please reach out to Case Manager Julie Johnson at jjohnson@onboces.org for more information on attending the program.
