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Albion bests Attica in non league volleyball
Albion scored a straight set 25-18, 25-20, 25-22 victory over Attica in a non league volleyball match this evening.
Melia Prince had 8 kills and 3 aces, Anna Grillo 6 kills, 2 aces and 10 digs, Alivia Dumrese 4 aces, Jocelyn Friedl 2 kills, Jillian LeBaron 2 kills, 2 aces and 6 digs and Charlotte Pike 12 digs and 15 assists for the Purple Eagles.
Barker tops Medina in N-O field hockey; Akron locks up 7th straight league title
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Sophia Pavlock scores Barker’s first goal during this evening’s game at Vets Park as Grace Keppler defends for Medina. Barker’s Lexi Brazzel backs up the play.
Scoring a goal in each half Barker downed Medina 2-0 at Vets Park this evening to finish the Niagara-Orleans League field hockey season at 10-2.
Sophia Pavlock scored in the first half and Brooke Weber in the second half for the Lady Bulldogs.
Medina is now 3-8 in N-O action.
Akron 9, Newfane 0
Undefeated (11-0) Akron locked up outright possession of a seventh straight N-O field hockey championship with a 9-0 win over Newfane (2-9).
Abigail Schlabach scored 2 goals for Akron as Mackenzie Tomporowski, Brooke Milhollen, Regan Madigan, Alexis Salmon, Shannon Esmond, Madison Gates and Brynn Jendresky each netted 1.
Wilson 5, Kenmore 2
Wilson (6-5) moved into third place in the N-O standings with a 5-2 win over Kenmore (5-6) as Brynn Lepsch scored 4 goals and Clara Ferdinand 1.
Medina’s Cayla Seever battles with Barker’s Lexi Brazzel for control of the ball as Elise Monaco supports.
Lady Hawks roll in soccer sectional opener
Seven players contributed goals as No. 3 seed Holley shutout visiting No. 14 Letchworh 7-0 this evening in an opening round Section V Class C1 girls soccer playoff game.
Improving to 11-5-1, Holley will next host No. 6 Geneseo on Friday evening.
Brianna Tomasino, Jayne Burris, Alexxa Mosier, Addison Bevins, Emma Burne, Carsyn Mogle and Riley Constantino each scored a goal for the Lady Hawks.
Philomena Arnold had 3 saves, Emma Burne 2 and Tomasino and Kyla Burne 1 each.
Lafayette ousts Albion in Class B sectionals
Top seeded Lafayette blanked No. 16 Albion 6-0 in the pre-quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class B boys soccer playoffs this afternoon at All High Stadium in Buffalo.
Also in Class B, No. 4 Akron shutout No. 13 Cassadaga Valley/Falconer. The Tigers next foe on Thursday will be No. 5 Tapestry which downed No. 12 Salamanca 7-0.
In Class C, No. 10 Roy-Hart dropped a 4-1 decision at No. 7 Holland. Michael Fuller scored the Rams goal.
Maureen Torrey Marshall to receive NY Farm Bureau’s ‘Distinguished Service Award’
Torrey Farms works 10,000 acres, including many vegetables in Orleans, dairy farm in Yates
Maureen Torrey Marshall
A long-time national agricultural leader based in Elba will be receiving New York Farm Bureau’s “Distinguished Service Award.
NYFB will present the award to Maureen Torrey Marshall on Dec. 3 during Farm Bureau’s annual state meeting in Verona at the Turning Stone Resort Casino.
Farm Bureau also is honoring State Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, who is retiring. She represents a district in the Binghamton area. Lupardo, a Democrat, has chaired the Assembly Agriculture Committee since 2019.
Torrey Marshall is co-owner and vice president of Torrey farms based in Elba. The farm works 10,000 acres in Genesee, Orleans, Niagara and Yates counties. The farm grows vegetables in Orleans and runs a large dairy farm in the Town of Yates near Lyndonville.
Farm Bureau stated the following in a press release about Torrey Marshall:
Maureen Torrey is a member of the 12th generation of Torrey Farms, a diversified family farming operation in Western New York producing and processing fresh market vegetables and grains, in addition to maintaining dairy operations. She also operates a trucking company with her husband, Paul Marshall.
Throughout her career, Torrey has been a strong and respected voice for agriculture, providing leadership at the local, state, and national levels. She has served as chair of United Fresh, as a director of the Produce Marketing Association, and as the first chair of the USDA Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee.
She also served for seven years as a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Buffalo branch. She serves as a trustee of Genesee Community College and has held leadership roles with organizations including the National Council of Agricultural Employers, New York State Vegetable Growers Association, Erie and Niagara Insurance Association, and the New York State Agri-Business Child Development program.
A frequent speaker at agricultural conferences and industry events, she has dedicated decades to educating others, advocating for farmers and strengthening New York agriculture.
“I’m deeply honored to receive the Distinguished Service Award this year when there are so many deserving of it,” she said. “My New York Farm Bureau experience started over 60 years ago when I participated in the Youth Power program and was selected to represent New York Farm Bureau at the national meeting. Through the years, in different roles, I have been able to stay connected with the many opportunities NYFB offers for service to farming families and the public. That connection has fueled my passion.”
Medina blanks Tonawanda in sectional opener
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Aidan Papaj, who scored three first half goals, races to drive the ball up field during the Mustangs sectional win over Tonawanda at Vets Park this afternoon.
Seeded No. 7 Medina rolled to a 6-0 victory over No. 10 Tonawanda in the pre-quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class B boys soccer playoffs this afternoon at Vets Park.
Medina jumped out to a commanding 4-0 lead in the first half as three of the goals came in the first 15 minutes.
A goal by Izzy Anderson opened the scoring for the Mustangs and Aidan Papaj followed up with the three goal hat-trick before the half was over.
A pair of second half goals by Aleks Seefeldt, the second coming on a penalty kick, rounded out the Mustangs scoring.
Seefeldt also had 2 assists as Papaj, Cam Fike and Tyler Raduns each had 1.
Cam Fike and River Jones shared in earning the shutout in goal for the Mustangs.
Improvng to 11-5-1, Medina will next face the winner of today’s No. 15 Olmsted vs. No. 2 Allegany-Limestone game in the quarterfinals on Thursday. The game will be played at the higher seed.
Medina’s Izzy Anderson, who scored the game’s first goal, takes a shot on Toawanda netminder Tyler Schoenrock.
Debate tonight for Ellman, Tenney in NY’s 24th Congressional District
Photos by Tom Rivers: Alissa Ellman, left, and Claudia Tenney will debate at 7 p.m. today on Channel 8 in Rochester.
ROCHESTER – Claudia Tenney and Alissa Ellman will debate tonight in Rochester. It will be broadcast on Channel (WROC) and livestream beginning at 7 p.m. on RochesterFirst.
They are seeking to represent New York’s 24th Congressional District, which includes portions of 14 counties spanning from the North Country through the Finger Lakes and into WNY. The district includes Orleans County.
Tenney, an incumbent Republican, also has the backing of the Conservative Party. Ellman won the Democratic Primary in June and also is running under the Working Families line.
Tenney, 65, was first elected to Congress in 2016. Ellman, 42, is a US Army veteran making her first run for public office.
The hour-long debate will be moderated by Adam Chodak, the WROC’s evening anchor and managing editor.
Akron and Barker celebrate capturing N-O League cross-country championships
Contributed Photo – Ending a 12 year title drought, Akron captured the Niagara-Orleans League girls cross-country championship by winning the annual All-League meet on Saturday to complete an undefeated season. The championship is the first since 2014 for the Lady Tigers which ended Newfane’s 11 year title run. Shown here celebrating the title are Coach Nancy Bennett and her team including from left, Gabbie Dispenza, Hazel Fleming, Makayla Pask, Abby Bower, Caylin Thomas-Wells, Kylee Rebmann, Aleece O’Malley and Kendra McConkey.
Contributed Photo – Completing an undefeated season, Barker captured the Niagara-Orleans League boys cross-country championship for the third year in a row by winning the All-League meet on Saturday. Shown here with the championship banner are in the back row from left – Riley Marciszewski, Matthew Jordan, Ethan Gancasz, Grayson Prynn, Peyton Wagner, Logan Wagner, Chace Atwater, Oscar Dergel and Anthony Taliaferro. In the front row are Coach Paul DerSarkissian, Fisher Strong, Hunter Sweeney and Coach Sharon Lamb.
Ladder truck makes journey from Medina to Illinois
Photo courtesy of Scott Bieliski, Medina village trustee
MEDINA – A nearly new ladder truck left Medina last week, taking a 600-mile journey to Wilmette near Chicago, Illinois.
The truck was loaded on a trailer and hauled away last Wednesday. The truck was being kept in Medina’s former compost facility on North Gravel Road, next to the dog park and just south of Boxwood Cemetery.
The Village Board on Sept. 8 accepted a $2.1 million offer from Wilmette for the ladder truck. Medina received the truck last December but never put it into service. It was declared surplus by the Village Board in February, with the majority of the board saying the truck, with a $1.8 million bond, was too costly.
It also needed a new bay at the fire station to accommodate it. The current fire hall is too small for the truck. The truck is about 13 feet high where the fire station bays only have a clearance of 10 feet, 6 inches. A one-bay addition would have been about $1.3 million more.
The Village of Wilmette has more resources than Medina. The Illinois community has about 28,000 people with a median household income of $190,662.
Medina has a population of 5,855, according to the 2025 population estimates from the Census Bureau. Medina’s median household income is $59,231, just a fraction’s of Wilmette’s.
Wilmette officials were in Medina on Oct. 5 and hand-delivered a check for $2.1 million. They also gave the truck a final inspection.
Wilmette wanted a new ladder truck, but ordering one now would cost about $2.5 million with a wait time of more than three years.
Shelby highway position should remain elected, not appointed by town officials
Editor:
The residents of the Town of Shelby should think carefully before giving up their right to elect their highway superintendent. Once that decision is taken out of the hands of voters and placed with the Town Board, an important level of public accountability is lost.
A town highway superintendent has one of the most important jobs in local government. From maintaining roads and bridges to responding to winter storms and emergencies, the decisions made by the superintendent directly affect the safety of residents and the condition of the infrastructure they depend on every day.
Highway maintenance is also the largest expense for town governments, according to the State Comptroller. With so much taxpayer money involved, residents deserve a direct say in who manages those resources and oversees their highway department.
There is a fundamental difference between an elected and an appointed superintendent. An elected superintendent answers directly to the people of Shelby. Residents can judge the superintendent’s performance, ask questions, and ultimately decide at the ballot box whether that individual should continue serving. An appointed superintendent also answers to the Town Board, leaving voters one step removed from that decision.
Supporters of an appointed position may argue that it gives the Town Board greater control over highway operations. But greater control for the Town Board should not come at the expense of the public’s right to choose.
The New York State Association of Town Superintendents of Highways strongly supports preserving the elected position of highway superintendent in Shelby. The choice of who maintains the town’s roads and manages one of its largest public expenditures should remain where it belongs — with the voters.
Theresa Burke
President
New York State Association of Town Superintendents of Highways
