Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Tommy Mattison (22) had 206 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns to help lead the Purple Eagles to a 40-6 victory over visiting Akron this evening on Senior Night. Kory Reynolds (84) helps to block.

Albion’s Kory Reynolds looks for yardage after catching a pass as Robbie PeQueen comes in to tackle for Akron.

A big four touchdown first half scoring explosion sparked Albion to a 40-6 victory over visiting Akron this evening in a non league football game.

Albion jumped out to a quick 8-0 lead in the first 2:11 as quarterback Bryce Pritchard hooked up with Nate Moore for a 28 yard touchdown pass and with Tommy Mattison for the two-point conversion toss. Mattison had a 16 yard run to highlight the drive.

Mattison had a total of 206 yards on the night up up his season total to 1,039.

The Purple Eagles doubled the advantage to 16-0 five minutes laster as Mattison broke loose for a 27 yard touchdown run and Pritchard added the two point conversion run.

Keeping the momentum, the Albion lead jumped to 24-0 early in the second quarter on a 12 yard touchdown run by Mattison and a two-point conversion pass from Pritchard to Moore. Mattison had a 21 yard run an Cory Reynolds caught a 12 yard pass from Pritchard to key the march.

Akron interrupted for a touchdown on a 3 yard TD run by Timothy Longwell.

However, the Purple Eagles got that one right back with interest on a 2 yard Pritchard to Meach Gardner touchdown pass and a two-point conversion run by Pritchard to make it 32-6 at the half. A 22 yard Pritchard to Reynolds pass completion an a 24 yard run by Mattison highlighted the drive.

Gardner scored Albion’s lone second half touchdown and also added the two-point conversion carry.

Albion is now 2-4 on the season and Akron 1-5.

Albion’s Jaquess Harrison drags Akron defender Brady Jensen on a kick return.

Shutouts were the rule in Niagara-Orleans League field hockey competition this afternoon as Roy-Hart nipped Newfane 1-0, Barker blanked Medina 5-0 and Akron bested Kenmore 9-0.

Sydney Newton scored the lone goal for Roy-Hart in the first half off an assist from Angelina Ciarfella.

Jamie Bower earned the shutout in goal as Roy-Hart improves to 7-3 while Newfane slips to 2-8.

Leading by a narrow 1-0 margin at the half, Barker pulled way from Medina in the second half on 2 goals by Lydia Dewart and 1 each by Casey A’Hearn and Natalie Menz. Ciara Gregoire netted the Lady Raiders first half tally.

Barker is now 7-2 and Medina 1-9.

Front-running defending champion Akron stayed perfect at 9-0 as Heather Cummings scored 3 goals and Abby Stone and Julia Diebel each added 2 to lead the Lady Tigers past Kenmore which drops to 2-7.

Wilson edged past Nichols 4-3 in a non league game on goals by Maddie Mokarski, Liz Soles, Olivia Mitchell ad Erin Boyle.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Kristian Snyder sets scoring marks for the Mustangs in non league win.

Led by Kristian Snyder’s school record tying 6 goal effort, Medina/ Lyndonville romped to a 9-0 victory over host Global Concepts this afternoon in a non league soccer game.

Snyder’s big afternoon also gives him a school record tying total of 25 goals for the season and the school career scoring record with a total of 34 goals. His season total ties the 25 netted by Allan Anderson in 1992.

The Mustangs built up a 4-0 lead at the half as Snyder scored 3 goals, 2 off assists from Matt Hess and the other from Vassilios Bitsas.

Dylan Nicholson netted the other opening half goal off an assist from Ethan Leonard

Snyder then scored three lightning quick goals in the first 6 minutes of the second half off assists from Leonard, Nick Albone and Hess.

Trevor Hare rounded out the Mustangs scoring with a pair of goals off assists from Alex Allis and Coby Albone.

Now at 9-4, Medina/Lyndonville next hosts Roy-Hart at 7 p.m. Friday in a Niagara-Orleans League game.

Newfane 4, Lake Shore 0
Trevor Moreland had 2 goals and 1 assist, Jonny Costanzo a goal and an assist and Mateo May a goal to lead undefeated Newfane (14-0) to a 4-0 non league victory over Lake Shore.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Ellie Todd battles with Medina’s Martha Gardner for control of the ball during the Lady Rams win over the Mustangs this afternoon at Vets Park.

Medina’s Olivia Carter works the ball up field against Roy-Hart defender Alyssa Hess.

Avenging an earlier season 4-1 loss, Roy-Hart blanked Medina 2-0 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League girls soccer game at Vets Park.

All of the scoring came in the first half as Maddie Glena scored what proved to be the game winner and Ellie Todd added an insurance tally with just over a minute to go in the half.

Roy-Hart is now 3-8 in N-O action while Medina, which played without its season long scoring leader Destiny Satkowski, who is sidelined with an injury, slips to 3-6-1.

Albion 5, Wilson 1
Rebounding from an early 1-0 deficit, streaking Albion rallied to defeat host Wilson 5-1 as the Purple Eagles made it 7 straight N-O victories after an 0-3-1 start to the season.

Wilson did grab the early lead on a goal just 6 minutes in by Kayle Neumann.

However, Albion battled back to take a 3-1 lead at the half. A goal by Emily Blanchard, off an assist from Brylie Hapeman, ignited that uprising.

Blanchard then assisted on goals by Nikki Eldred and Kendall Derisley before the half ended.

Hapeman later added a pair of insurance goals in the second half, the first coming off an assist from Blanchard.

Isabella Prest made 13 saves in goal for the Purple Eagles.

“It was another great team effort,” said Albion Coach Bruce Blanchard. “Wilson came out on fire but we weathered the storm and then we took it to them.”

Albion improves to 7-3-1 in the league and 9-5-1 overall .

Wilson, which slips to 6-4 in N-O action, blanked Albion 3-0 earlier in the season, which ironically was the Purple Eagles last league loss.

Roy-Hart’s Meghan Washington tries to advance the ball up field against Medina defender Alana Drewery

Akron 10, Barker 0
Jenna Robnett, Kara Sequin, Amanda Swader and Maggie Leeds each scored 2 goals and Julia Wartinger and Julia George both added one for Akron in the win over Barker. Sequin also had 3 assists and George 2.

Akron is now 7-3 and Barker 0-10.

Photo by Tom Rivers – Albion goalie Bella Prest leaps to make a save on a corner kick today in Albion’s 5-1 win over Wilson.

Photo by Tom Rivers – Kendall Derisley (No. 14) is mobbed by her teammates after a goal against Wilson. Albion players include, from left: Catherine Thom, Emily Blanchard, Zoe Chatfield, Derisley and Mariah Plain. 

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Ronnie Koonce, shown here making a tackle during last weekend’s win at Depew, and his Medina/Lyndonville teammates visit Cleveland Hill in a non league contest on Saturday afternoon.

For the second time this season Medina/Lyndonville will face a new non league football foe as the Mustangs visit Cleveland Hill at 2 p.m. Saturday in Cheektowaga.

Cleve Hill, which leads the C North Division, brings a 4-1 record into the contest as the Eagles lone setback was a narrow 14-12 loss to cross-town rival undefeated (5-0) Maryvale in the season opener. Since then the Eagles have averaged over 45 points per game in romping past Wilson 45-0, Southwestern 44-3, Akron 42-7 and Eden/North Collins 52-6.

Doing most of their scoring via the ground attack (23 rushing touchdowns to only 2 passing), the Eagles have been led by the running back duo of Aaron Wahler (693 yards rushing, 11 TDs) and Matt Eldridge (444 yards, 6 TDs).

Defensively, Cleve Hill has allowed a total of only 28 points in five games. The Eagles defense has had 14.5 sacks, 7 fumble recoveries and 6 interceptions.

“We have seen Cleveland Hill on film and in person, and they have a very athletic group of players,” said Coach Eric Valley. “Coach Graham has done a great job with this team, as they play hard, fly to the ball and they have a stable of running backs that are explosive.  Cleveland Hill is one of the best programs that Class C has to offer so they will be a good test for us.”

“We are going to have to slow down their run game and try to contain their backs.  We also need to minimize turnovers,” he added. “Cleve Hill has forced a lot of turnovers this year and created scoring opportunities with their defense.  Offensively we need to be able to establish a passing game to help open up our run game inside.  They have a very good defensive line and linebackers so we need to keep them from making big plays.”

Medina/Lyndonville, which has already clinched at least a share of the B East Division title, is off to a 5-0 start to the season for the first time since 1997, which ironically was also the last time the Mustangs earned a share of the division crown. In fact, the Mustangs went 6-0 to open that season before dropping a 16-0 decision to Alden in week seven.

Sophomore quarterback Izaiah Rhim, who has thrown 8 touchdown passes, leads the high scoring Mustangs offense which is averaging 48 points per outing. That attack has featured versatile junior receiver Jalin Cooper with 12 touchdowns and senior running backs Jake Cotter and Eric Neace with 6 and 5 respectively. Cotter has 641 yards rushing, Neace 314 and Cooper 279 along with 14 receptions for 260 yards.

The Mustangs defensive unit has registered 18 sacks and has 8 interceptions and 6 fumble recoveries. Dawson Joy leads the unit in tackles with 43 while Neace has 36, Tyler Howard and Dustin Joy 31, Mason Lewis 30 and Lucas Porter 29.

“Even though this is a non-league game it is still very important to us,” said Valley. “We need to continue to play well against top notch competition if we want to get better each week.”

In their earlier season non league contest the Mustangs outlasted new foe University Prep of Rochester 44-30.

Albion vs. Akron
Two former long-time Niagara-Orleans League gridiron foes will meet for the first time in over 25 years as Albion hosts Akron at 7 p.m. Friday in a non league contest.

Albion holds a 25-10-2 lead in the series with Akron which is being renewed for the first time is 1990 when the Purple Eagles downed the Tigers 27-0.

Both teams are 1-4 on the season and looking to snap two game losing streaks.

Barker/Roy-Hart vs. Depew
It will be Homecoming at Barker as Barker/Roy-Hart hosts Depew in a B East Division game at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

Depew holds a 2-0 lead in the short series with Barker/Roy-Hart including a 35-0 win last year.

Depew, which is looking to rebound from a 50-15 loss to Medina/Lyndonville, is 1-3 in the division and 1-4 overall while Barker/Roy-Hart, which is coming off a 23-14 win over Newfane, is 0-3, 2-3.

Holley vs. Notre Dame
Looking to make it two Genesee Region League wins in a row, Holley hosts Notre Dame of Batavia at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

Holley, which is 1-2 in the league and 2-3 overall defeated Oakfield-Aalbama 27-6 last week, while Notre Dame, which is 1-2, 1-4 dropped a 57-13 decision to Attica.

Notre Dame holds an 11-2 lead in the series with Holley. The Irish have won the last five meetings including a 32-22 victory last year.

Standings
B East Division: Medina/Lyndonville 4-0, 5-0; Alden 3-1, 3-2; Lackawanna 2-1, 3-2; Albion 1-3, 1-4; Depew 1-3, 1-4; Barker/Roy-Hart 0-3, 2-3
Genesee Region League: Alexander 5-0, 5-0; Attica 2-1, 2-3; Pembroke 2-3, 2-3; Holley 1-2, 2-3; Notre Dame 1-2, 1-4; Oakfield-Alabama/Elba 0-3, 0-5

Staying in the thick of the title chase, Wheatland-Chili blanked visiting defending champion Kendall 5-0 this evening in a key Genesee Region League Division 1 girls soccer game.

W-C improves to 10-1 to move into a tie for first place with Byron-Bergen while Kendall slips to 8-3

Notre Dame 3, Lyndonville 1 
Abi Rodriguez scored the lone goal for Lyndonville in the second half off an assist from Anna Lewis as the Lady Tigers dropped a 3-1 G-R decision to host Notre Dame.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Donato Rosario takes a shot toward the goal as Tyler Choate defends for Roy-Hart. The action took place during the Purple Eagles loss to the Rams this evening at Gasport.

Vassilios Bitsas of Medina/Lyndonville battles for control of the ball with Newfane’s Matt Vogt during the Mustangs loss to the host Panthers this afternoon.

Putting a lock on a second straight league title, Newfane used a big first half scoring burst to key a 6-0 victory over visiting Medina/Lyndonville this afternoon to improve to 9-0 in Niagara-Orleans boys soccer competition.

The Panthers exploded out to a 4-0 lead in the first half as Mateo May had 2 goals and 1 assist, Trevor Moreland 1 goal and 2 assists and Bobby Heers 1 goal.

May competed his hat-trick with a goal in the second half which also saw Matt Vogt score on a penalty kick as the Panthers go to 13-0 overall.

Newfane, which holds a two game lead over runner-up Wilson (6-2), a 3-2 victor over Akron, will close out the N-O season by hosting Akron on October 11.

Medina/Lyndonville, which slips to 3-4 in the league and 8-4 overall, visits Global Concepts in a non league game Thursday and then hosts Roy-Hart at 7 p.m. Friday in an N-O contest.

Roy-Hart 2, Albion 0
Exactly reversing the outcome of an earlier season meeting, Roy-Hart blanked visiting Albion 2-0 under the lights at Gasport.

Jameson Johnson scored what proved to be the game winning goal 12 minutes into the first half. He later added an insurance tally in the second half.

Cody Hayes made 7 saves to earn the shutout in goal for the Rams whose defense was anchored by the quartet of Aaron Miller, Patrick Sheelar, Andrew Srock and Tim Moriarity.

Both teams are now 2-6 in N-O competition.

Wilson 3, Akron 2
Cesar Carlin had 2 goals and Alex Chappone 2 assists to lead Wilson (6-2) to a 3-2 win over Akron (2-6).

Roy-Hart’s Jarrett Thompson tries to advance the ball around Albion’s Preston Flugel.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Bea Bacon spikes over Medina’s trio of Emily Kams, Molley Gross and Carley Schultz during the Lady Rams win over the host Mustangs this evening.

Moving back above the .500 mark at 4-3, Roy-Hart scored a straight set 25-16, 25-20, 25-21 victory over host Medina this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League girls volleyball latch.

Bea Bacon had 12 spiking kills 7 service aces and 2 blocks, Brianna Brewer 6 kills, Skyler Christopher 4 kills and Olivia Vorholzer 4 kills to lead the way for Roy-Hart.

Je’ne Brown had 7 kills, Molley Gross 5 kills and Emily Kams 3 aces for Medina, which slips to 2-5.

Maddy Williams spikes for Medina.

Bacon served up points 6-12 and 21-25 to spark Roy-Hart to a first set victory.

Brewer then scored points 21-24 to help the Lady Rams wrap up the second set and a commanding 2-0 lead in the match.

Medina did grab a 16-14 lead midway through the third set as Gross had a kill and a block for points and Lexi Neuman 4 service points but Roy-Hart answered right back with a 3 point run of points by Victoria Stanczyk to regain an 18-16 advantage.

The set was then tied 18-18 an 21-21 before Christopher served up the final three points to close out the win for the Lady Rams.
Albion 25-25-25, Wilson 22-15-23
Albion boosted its N-O record to 5-2 with a straight set 25-22, 25-15, 25-23 victory at Wilson (3-4).

Chanyce Powell had 8 kills, 5 digs and 4 blocks, Haley Smith 8 kills and 2 digs, Kaitlyn Van Skiver 6 kills, 2 aces and 2 digs, Caitlynn Snook 2 aces and 2 digs, Emily Barleben 15 assists, 11 digs and 1 ace, Sierra Newton 9 assists and 1 kill and Isabella Gibbs 3 aces for the Purple Eagles.

Jennifer Meyers and Madelyn Healy both had 5 kills for Wilson.

In the other N-O match, front-running Akron (7-0) scored a straight set victory over Newfane (0-7).

Contrbuted Photo – Ed Urbanik, left, and his son Ken, display the championship trophy.

Contributed Story

Lyndonville’s father and son duo of Ed and Ken Urbanik recently helped the Rochester A’s capture the league and playoff title in the Rochester Men’s Baseball League.

The A’s finished the season with a 19-3 record.

In the championship game, with the score tied 3-3, Ken Urbanik doubled down the right field line and scored on a single to put the Rochester A’s into the lead in the bottom of the 8th inning.

Earlier in the game, Ed Urbanik lead off the fifth inning with a walk, stole second, moved to third on an infield out and scored on a sacrifice fly to knot the game at 2-2.

Holley battled to a 3-3 double overtime tie with visiting Pembroke this evening in a Genesee Region League boys soccer game.

Trailing 1-0 at the half, Holley rallied into a 2-1 lead as Andrew Cary scored off an assist from Derek McArthur and then John Mounts tallied from Cary.

However, Pembroke regained a 3-2 lead on a pair of goals by Jamil Marable.

Holley though battled back again as McArthur netted the tying goal on a penalty kick with three minutes to go in regulation time.

Neither team could find the net in the two 10 minute overtime periods.

Holley is now 4-1-3 and Pembroke 4-3-1 in G-R action.

Byron-Bergen/Elba 4, Kendall 3

A big second half rally fell just short as Kendall (2-4-1) dropped a narrow 4-3 decision to G-R leader Byron-Bergen/ Elba (6-1-1).

Trailing 3-0 at the half, Kendall battled all the way back into a 3-3 tie on two goals by Nate Warters and one by Michael Gardner. Jake Adams assisted on two of those tallies.

However, B-B pulled out the win in dramatic fashion as Chase Felton scored in the final 10 seconds.