Local Sports
Local trio playing collegiate football
Contributed Photos – This trio of local student/athletes are playing collegiate football this season. Medina graduate Joe Cecchini, left, is a senior defensive lineman at SUNY Maritime. Albion grad Amari Jones is a junior safety at Edinboro University. He has 35 tackles, 1 interception and 1 forced fumble so far this season. Roy-Hart grad Jackson West, right, is a freshman fullback at SUNY Brockport.
Narrow losses for Holley’s soccer teams
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Holley goalie Dylan Warner goes high to try to tip the ball away but Byron-Bergen/Elba’s Cody Carlson header scored the first goal of this evening’s game at Holley won by the visiting Bees.
Byron-Bergen/Elba trimmed host Holley 2-1 in the Genesee Region League boys soccer season finale this evening.
Cody Carlson and Collin Rae each scored a goal for the Bees which finish the G-R season at 10-2.
Logan Gillespie scored the Hawks goal off an assist from Cooper Wolf.
Holley winds up the G-R campaign at 7-5.
Girls Soccer
Keshequa 3, Holley 2
Keshwqua downed visiting Holley 3-2 in a non league contest.
Carsyn Mogle and Brynn Thomas each had a goal and Jayna Burris an assist for Holley which is now 8-6-1.
Holley’s Cam Mosier goes up with Byron-Bergen/Elba’s Mason Farner for a header as Erron Kimble moves in for the Bees.
Callard’s kicks are on target for Cortland
Contributed Photos – Cole Callard
At the halfway point of the season Medina High graduate Cole Callard has been near perfect in the kicking department for the SUNY Cortland football team.
In the Red Dragons first five games Callard has been 23 of 23 in extra point kicks and 4 of 5 in field goals with the longest being 37 yards.
His efforts have included an 8 for 8 in extra points and a field goal in Cortland’s win over Hartwick which earned him Empire 8 Conference Special Teams Player of the Week honors.
He was also 6 for 6 and booted a pair of field goals in the Red Dragons win over Morrisville.
Cortland is currently 3-0 in the Empire 8 Conference and 4-1 overall.
Callard, who is a freshman, is majoring in Sport Management.
During his scholastic days at Medina Callard was a four year starter on the varsity football team and holds Mustangs career records for most field goals (11) and most extra point kicks (130). His longest field goal was a school record 47 yarder.
An All State place kicker, he was also a four year varsity player for the Mustangs in soccer, basketball and lacrosse.
Purple Eagles Wrestling Academy plans an open house for Friday
The Purple Eagles Wrestling Academy will be hosting an open house this Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. The Academy is located at 13939 NY-31 (the old Apollo restaurant).
Anyone is welcome to come, check out the wrestling Academy, ask questions, and register for our upcoming season. said Academy organizer Michael SAnders.
The Academy has beginner, intermediate, and advanced level classes for wrestlers from ages 4-18.
Anyone interested can also email us at PurpleEagleWA@gmail.com for further information.
Weekly high school sports schedule
Weekly Schedule
Monday
Boys Soccer – Byron-Bergen at Holley, 7 p.m.
Girls Soccer – Holley at Keshequa, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday
Boys Soccer – Finney at Kendall, 7 p.m.
Volleyball – Batavia at Albion, Roy-Hart at Williamsville East, Holley at Byron-Bergen, Attica at Kendall, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Boys Soccer – Wilson at Akron, 4:45 p.m.; Medina at Newfane, 6:45 p.m.
Girls Soccer- Akron at Wilson, 6:30 p.m.; Newfane at Medina, Barker/Lyndonville at Roy-Hart, 6:45 p.m.; Attica at Kendall, 7 p.m.
Volleyball – Roy-Hart at Medina, Albion at Wilson, Akron at Newfane, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday
Football – East Aurora at Albion, 7 p.m.
Boys Soccer – Holley at Northstar, 4:30 p.m.; Pembroke at Roy-Hart, 6 p.m.; Albion at Newfane, 6:45 p.m.
Girls Soccer – East Rochester at Holley, 6:15 p.m.
Volleyball – Lyndonville at Notre Dame, Kendall at Holley, 6:30 p.m.
Field Hockey – Barker at Akron, 4:30 p.m.; Roy-Hart at Medina, Newfane at Kenmore, 7 p.m.
Friday
Football – Cleveland Hill at Medina, Alden at Barker/Roy-Hart, 7 p. m.
Boys Soccer – Medina at CCA, 4:45 p.m.; Williamson at Lyndonville, 6:30 p.m.; Albion at Attica, 7 p.m.
Girls Soccer – CSAT at Barker/Lyndonville, 4:30 p.m. at Lyndonville; Alden at Roy-Hart, 5 p.m.
Volleyball – Albion at Medina, Akron at Roy-Hart, Pembroke at Kendall, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday
Football – Holley at St. Mary’s of Lancaster, 2 p.m.
Field Hockey – Medina at Barker, Akron at Newfane, 10 a.m.
Cross-Country – N-O All-League Meet at Lakeside State Park, 10 a.m.
Albion youth football sweeps in playoff tuneup
Tuning up for the upcoming playoffs, Albion scored a three game sweep over Attica in Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) action Saturday.
Beginner Division
Albion 33, Attica 6
Kenny Almonte had a huge game for the Beginner Eagles running for 303 yards and 4 touchdowns. Matthias Tre Ellis picked up 74 yards and a score.
Gunner Jackson, Xavier Weis and Almonte led the defense with 11 tackles a piece. Ellis was in on 7 stops, Drake Neri added 6, Jaxon Francis and Lexington Pridgen 5. Artavion Lewis, Roman Pridgen, Mason Rodden and Mayson Vosburgh each were in/ on stops.
Albion finishes the regular season 8-0. They will play Barker/Roy Hart in the North Division playoffs at Albion High School this Saturday at 10am.
Mini Division
Albion 33, Attica 8
Moses Taylor had a big day for the Mini Eagles defense with 15 tackles. Mason Cornick had 9 tackles, Conor Murphy 8 and Zeus Vallejo 7. Hudson Palmer had 6, Elian Almonte 5,Roman Tisdale and Zion Richardson 4 each. Patrick Westlund, Elijah Cornick, Landon Stalker ,Greyson Roberts and Wyatt Purnell 3 each. Carter Hall has 2 tackles. Roberts and Westlund each had a interception.
Almonte picked up 124 yards and 2 touchdowns on offense. Taylor had 74 yards and a score, Westlund 59 yards, Roberts 52 and both had a score. Elijah Cornick rushed for 19 yards, Palmer 12 and Murphy 6.
Albion finishes the season 7-1. They will play Barker/Roy Hart in the North Division playoffs at Albion High School this Saturday at Noon.
JV Division
Albion 31, Attica 0
Damareon Shine rushed for 124 yards, 3 scores and caught a TD pass from Jace DiMatteo. Jayce Torres rushed for 118 yards and a score, Camden Holt for 96 yards and DiMatteo 8 yards.
Shine had 13 tackles, Roman Allport and Holt 9 tackles, Kairo Bennett 8, AJ Lewis III 7, Jayden Russo and Kyle Schomske 5 each. Cooper Traxler, Harrison Froman, Liam Saporito, Edward Hammonds and Cayden Farrell 3 each. Matthew Colmerero,Isaac Button Arkell Lewis had 2 each. Lincoln Voorhees, Kolton Berry, Tyler Patten, Blaze Worrells, Owen Beecher, Jai’Kaih, Sebastian Stritzinger and Dominic Westlund were each in on tackles.
Albion finishes the regular season at 8-0. They will play Oakfield/Elba in the North Division playoffs at Albion High School this Saturday at 2pm.
Tigers score non league soccer win over Rams
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Barrett Alexander gets the ball past the out stretched arms of Roy-Hart goalie William Bundrock for the Tigers first goal during this afternoon’s win at Middleport.
Scoring four goals in each half, Lyndonville posted an 8-1 win over Roy-Hart in a non league boys soccer game this afternoon at Middleport.
Barrett Alexander, Raul Morales, Amir Zimmerman and Colton Smith took turns scoring goals for the Tigers in the first hslf. Smith also had three assists and Izaiah Rodriguez one during that stretch.
Smith then had a pair of goals in the second half as Michael Alexander and Brayden Aydelotter each netted one with the later coming on a penalty kick.
Maddox Smith, Aram Patrick and Austin Fonda all had assists in the half for the Tigers.
Michael Fuller scored the Rams goal.
Lyndonville is now 9-6 overall and Roy-Hart 2-13-0.
Roy-Hart’s Ethan Brown and Lyndonville’s Amir Zimmerman race after the ball.
Lyndonville’s Michael Alexander sends the ball up field as Christopher McOmber moves in for Roy-Hart.
Roy-Hart nips Newfane in N-O girls soccer
Roy-Hart trimmed Newfane 1-0 in a Niagara-Orleans League girls soccer game this morning.
Josephine Silsby scored the Lady Rams goal off an assist from Maria Trombley.
In the other games, Wilson, which has already locked up the N-O title, blanked Albion 7-0 and Akron shutout Medina 8-0.
Addison Elia led Wilson with five goals while Olivia Novak sored three and Brooke Warren two to pace Akron.
N-O Standings: Wilson 11-0-0, Akron 7-3-1, Roy-Hart 6-3-2, Barker/Lyndonville 5-3-3, Newfane 3-8-0, Albion 2-6-4, Medina 0-11-0.
N-O Field Hockey
Akron 8, Kenmore 0
League leading Akron blanked host Kenmore 8-0 in an N-O field hockey game this afternoon.
Morgan Tomporowski had three goals as McKenzie Tomporowski, Averi Monkelbaan, Madigan Regan, Maddy Gates and Brooklyn Gerstung each had one for the Lady Tigers.
N-O Standings: Akron 9-0, Barker 9-1, Medina 5-4, Kenmore 3-6, Roy-Hart 3-7, Wilson 3-7, Newfane 1-8.
Mustangs win non leaguer to go to 12-2
Improvong to 12-2 overall, Medina posted a 3-1 win over host Frewsburg in a non league boys soccer game this afternoon.
Caden Kingsbury, Luke Duffina and Decklan Meiers each scored a goal for the Mustangs with the last two coming in the final 10 minutes to lock up the victory.
Aleks Seefeldt had two assists and Aidan Papaj one for the Mustangs.
Wilson 13, Albion 0
Locking up outright possession of a second straight Niagara-Orleans League title, Wilson blanked Albion 13-0 this afternoon.
David Gurski and Hayden Fellows both scored three goals to lead the scoring parade for Wilson which is now 9-0 in N-O action with one game remaining.
N-O Standings: Wilson 9-0-0, Medina 7-2-0, Akron 5-4-0, Newfane 3-4-1, Albion 2-6-1, Roy-Hart 0-10-0.
Barker/Roy-Hart rolls to hold C North lead
Keeping a hold on sole possession of first place, Barker/Roy-Hart rolled to a 46-24 victory over host JFK in a C North Division football game this evening.
Barker/Roy-Hart, which built up a commanding 38-8 half-time advantage, improves to 4-0 in the division and 5-1 overall.
Four players contributed touchdowns to the Bulls attack as Joey Reiter scored on runs of 40 and 48 yards, Vinny Fazzio on carries of 1 and 5 yards, Carter DerSarkissian on a 65 yard run and Anthony Adinolfe on a 20 yard pass from quarterback Tysen McCaa.
Carson Schwab and Reiter both had a pair of two-point conversion runs and Adinolfe and Fazzio two-point conversion pass receptions.
On defense for the Bulls, RJ Townsend had 9 tackles, Fazzio 8 tackles and Caden Rogers 6 tackles and a pass interception.
Barker/Roy-Hart next hosts Alden next Friday night a 7 at Barker.





