Top seeded Akron and No. 2 Barker both scored shutout victories this evening in the Section VI Class C field hockey semifinals at Clarence.

Niagara-Orleans League champion Akron downed No. 5 Eden and Barker bested No. 3 Wilson by the identical score of 2-0.

Abby Enfield scored in the first half and Heather Cummings in the second half for Akron.

Madison Kizykowski earned the shutout in goal for the Lady Tigers.

Barker got first half goals from Ciara Gregoire and Katrina Clare, off an assist from Jillian Moeller, to down N-O League foe Wilson.

Cara Fox registered the shutout in goal for the Lady Raiders.

Defending champion Akron will now face Barker for the Class C title at 1 p.m. Saturday at Orchard Park.

The Lady Tigers downed the Lady Tigers twice during the N-O season by scores of 2-0 and 4-0.

It marks the eight time in the last nine years and the 10th time in the last 14 years that Akron and Barker have met in the Class C finals. Akron won last year’s title 3-1 but Barker had captured the previous 8 championship meetings.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Jenna LoSapio tries to move the ball up field against Wheatland-Chili defender Morgan Parker during the Lady Eagles sectional loss this evening at Caledonia-Mumford.

Jumping out to a quick lead and boosting the advantage to 3-0 before half-time, top seed Wheatland-Chili went on to defeat No. 5 Kendall 4-0 this evening in the Section V Class D1 girls soccer semifinals at Caledonia-Mumford.

W-C, which blanked Kendall by scores of 3-0 and 5-0 during the Genesee Region League season, scored just six minutes into the decisive opening half. Goals with 27 and 15 minutes to go then broke the contest wide open.

“They have a very good squad,” said Kendall Coach Pam Beres whose Lady Eagles finish the season at 13-6.

W-C advances to the D1 finials with a 16-1-1 record.

Kendall’s Michela Hanlon, left, and Kayla Summers converge on W-C’s Morgan Parker.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s Dylan McKay heads the ball away from the Hawks goal during this evening’s narrow sectional semifinal loss to World of Inquiry at Spencerport. Patrick Bower is the Hawks goalie.

Turning in yeoman work on defense, No. 4 seed Holley dropped a narrow 1-0 decision to No. 1 World of Inquiry of Rochester this evening in the semifinal round of the Section V Class C1 boys soccer playoffs at Spencerport.

World of Inquiry, which was unable to capitalize on six corner opportunities and had another shot rattle off the post in the first half, netted the game’s lone goal midway through the second half on a shot by Toyi Hakkizimana.

Goalie Patrick Bower made several key saves and defender Chris Balys came back to head another World of Inquiry shot away from the goal for the Hawks in the first half.

“They were quick and fast but we played pretty hard,” said Holley Coach Dan Orbaker.

Holley put on good pressure late in the first half but couldn’t capitalize on three shots. Likewise late in the second half, the Hawks put on good pressure but again failed to connect on a couple of shots.

“We had some scoring opportunities but we just couldn’t cash and they weathered the flurry,” said Orbaker.

Holley finishes the season at 13-3-3 while World of Inquiry advances to the C1 finals with a 16-1-1 record.

Holley’s Matt DeSimone battles for control of the ball with Ayub Jeylan of World of Inquiry.

Medina and Roy-Hart both scored straight set victories this evening in the pre-quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class B2 volleyball playoffs.

No. 9 Medina defeated host No. 8 Tonawanda 25-17, 25-17, 25-17 and No. 6 Roy-Hart downed visiting No. 11 Lackawnna 25-7, 25-10, 25-9.

Emily Kams had 6 spiking kills and 7 assists, Grace Masse 3 aces, 3 kills and 11 assists, Je’ne Brown 8 kills, Molley Gross and Maddie Williams 4 kills each and Carley Schultz 3 aces and 3 kills to lead the way for Medina.

The Mustangs will next visit top seeded City Honros on Friday.

Bea Bacon had 12 kills and 4 aces, Brianna Brewer 18 service points, 9 of which were aces, Aspen Moore 4 kills and Becky Jones 8 points, 5 of which were aces, for Roy-Hart.

The Lady Rams will next visit No. 3 Buffalo Arts on Friday.

In Class C1, No. 8 Wilson outlasted No. 9 JFK 17-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-21, 25-14 to earn a trip to top seeded Akron on Friday.

Rachel Blasius had 13 kills and Brooke Wisor 7 aces for the Lakewomen.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Raine Oakley and Holley’s Patrick Bower and their Lady Eagle and Hawk teammates will be playing in the semifinals of the Section V playoffs on Wednesday.

Continuing title quests, the Kendall girls and Holley boys soccer squads will both be competing in the semifinal round of the Section V playoffs on Wednesday.

No. 5 seed Kendall will face a very familiar opponent in Genesee Region League foe top seeded Wheatland-Chili in the Class D1 semi at 6 p.m. at Caledonia-Mumford.

Wheatland-Chili, which is 15-1-1, defeated Kendall twice during the G-R season by scores of 3-0 and 5-0.

Kendall, which captured the Class CC titles the last two years, is 13-5 on the season.

The Lady Eagles advanced by blanking No. 4 Northstar 2-0 in the quarterfinals while W-C shutout No. 9 Naples 5-0.

No. 4 Holley will take on top seeded World of Inquiry of Rochester in the Class C1 semis at 5 p.m. at Spencerport.

The two teams last met in the sectionals in 2013 when World of Inquiry nipped Holley by a 1-0 margin in the second round.

Holley, which last captured a sectional title in 2010, is 13-2-3 on the season while World of Inquiry is 15-1-1.

Both teams advanced by scoring 1-0 quarterfinal wins, Holley over Geneseo and World of Inquiry over North Rose-Wolcott.

Volleyball Sectionals
Section VI Class B2 volleyball competition gets underway at 6 p.m. Wednesday with No. 9 Medina at No. 8 Tonawanda, No. 11 Lackawanna at No. 6 Roy-Hart and No. 12 Newfane at No. 5 Springville. In Class C1, No. 8 Wilson hosts No. 9 JFK.

No. 3 seed Albion will open Class B1 competition at home at 6 p.m. Friday against No. 6 Olean.

Section V volleyball playoffs begin on Thursday as No. 10 Lyndonville faces No. 7 Genesee Valley in Class D2 at 6:30 p.m. at Caledonia-Mumford with the victor visiting No. 2 Kendall on Saturday. In Class C1, No. 8 Holley hosts No. 9 Sodus at 6 p.m..

Field Hockey sectionals
The semifinals of the Section VI Class C field hockey playoffs will be held on Wednesday at Clarence with No. 5 Eden vs. No. 1 Akron at 5:30 p.m. and No. 3 Wilson vs. No. 2 Barker at 7:30 p.m.

Contributed Story
Sacred Heart scored a 45-25 victory over former front-runner JR Wilson Monday to move into the Medina Euchre League lead.

Runner-up Legion edged past Vets Club 36-34 to pull to within a point of the top spot.

The tight title race now has Sacred Heart at 111-99, Sacred Heart 110-100, JR Wilson 108-102 and Vets Club 91-119

League competition continues on October 31 with Sacred Heart at JR Wilson and Legion at Vets Club.

Top seeded Akron opened defense of its Section VI Class C field hockey title by blanking visiting No. 8 Medina 7-0 this afternoon in the quarterfinals.

The other quarterfinals saw No. 2 Barker shutout No. 7 Holland 5-0, No. 3 Wilson edge No. 6 rival Newfane 2-0 and No. 5 Eden trim No. 4 Roy-Hart 2-0.

Undefeated (13-0) Niagara-Orleans League champion Akron will now face Eden (7-10) and Barker (10-3) will take on Wilson (9-4) in Wednesday’s semifinals at Clarence. Barker and Wilson split a pair of N-O League meetings by the identical score of 2-0.

Abby Stone had the three goal hat-trick to set the pace for Akron which led 5-0 at the half. Abby Enfield chipped in with a pair of goals for the Lady Tigers as Heather and Hannah Cummings each had 1.

A three goal scoring burst in the first 10 minutes sparked Barker past Holland. Ciara Gregoire scored at 24:22 and again at 20:09 and Lydia Dewart at 23:44 during that decisive early Lady Raiders scoring burst.

Lena Fazzolari followed up with a goal at 10:41 to make it 4-0 at the half. Serena Harris then netted the Lady Raiders lone second half goal.

Cara Fox earned the shutout n goal.

Alex Seeley scored what proved to be the game winning goal for Wilson in the first half. She then assisted on an insurance goal scored by Erin Boyle in the second half.

Mia Ludwig made 26 saves in goal for Newfane to keep the Lady Panthers in the game.

Contributed Photos  -Ken Snyder

An ardent and very successful slo-pitch softball player for five decades, Ken Snyder of Albion will be inducted into the Rochester Senior Softball Hall of Fame in ceremonies to be held October 29 at the Diplomat Party House in Gates.

“This is a terrific honor for me and for all players from Orleans County,” said Snyder. “I hope that over the years I have helped promote the game of Slo-Pitch Softball in this area. The days of playing five nights a week plus most weekends is now down to two leagues and a senior tournament once a month. I have sincerely been lucky to have been surrounded by terrific teammates, worthy opponents, honest umpires and great fans.”

Snyder, a pitcher/infielder who began is softball career as a teenager in Albion, has over the years played in many area leagues including Albion, Medina, Brockport, Hamlin, Hilton, Oakfield, Batavia and Clarkson.

His local teams have included Medina Knights of Columbus (1972-75), Mahans Liquor (1976-77), Peter Snell Realtors (1979-86), St. Mary’s Athletic Club (1978-1986), Morrison Realty (1987-1993) and Sneezy’s Softball Club (1987-2005). His Snell teams captured the Medina League regular season and or playoff title virtually every year during that stretch.

Snyder pitching for the Snell’s team during the early 1980’s.

The K of C and Sneezy’s teams he played on won numerous tournaments.

Interestingly, the length of his very successful career is well illustrated when at age 26 he earned MVP honors at a tournament in Buffalo while playing for KofC ; at age 54 he won MVP honors at the Perry Sea Serpent Classic in 2001 while playing for Sneezy’s and then at age 58, in his first year of Senior Softball competition, he earned MVP honors at a tournament in Manassas, Virginia in 2005.

Snyder switched from regular league and tournament play to Senior Softball at age 58 and currently plays in leagues in both Irondequoit and Clarkson.

Defensemen scored 3 of the 5 goals sparking the Tri County Golden Eagles Bantam Travel team to a 5-2 victory over the host Hamburg Hawks today in a Western New York Amateur Hockey League game.

Defensemen Max Hapeman, Luke Leach and Trevor Wiesner each scored a goal.

The Golden Eagles also got goals from Hunter Maley and Jeremiah Rausch while Patrick Ricker added 3 assists. Tucker Johnson also had a strong game in goal.

Improving to 3-0-1 in the league and 4-3-1 overall, Tri County next hosts Jamestown at SUNY Brockport on Saturday and then visits the Batavia Ramparts on Sunday.

Batavia Ramparts

The Batavia Ramparts, whose lineup includes two local players – Corey Saj of Medina and Dominic Peracciny of Roy-Hart – is off to a 3-0 start in the WNY League having outscored their opponents 33 goals to 21.

The No. 4 seed Holley boys soccer squad will take on top seeded World of Inquiry in the semifinal round of the Section V Class C1 playoffs at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Spencerport.

Both teams advanced with narrow 1-0 quarterfinal round wins, Holley over No. 5 Geneseo and World of Inquiry over North Rose-Wolcott.

World of Inquiry is 15-1-1 and Holley 13-2-3.

The No. 5 Kendall girls will face a familiar foe in Genesee Region League rival top seeded Wheatland-Chili in the Class D1 semi at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Caledonia Mumford.

W-C (16-1) downed Kendall (13-5) twice during the G-R season by scores of 3-0 and 5-0.

The Medina/Lyndonville football squad will close out the season by hosting Pioneer in a non league game at 6 p.m. Thursday at Vets Park. The Mustangs are 6-2 and the Panthers 4-4.