Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Jalin Cooper runs past Depew’s Eric Riederer during Medina/Lyndonville’s title clinching win over the host Wildcats this evening.

Exploding out to a three touchdown first quarter lead, Medina/Lyndonville ended a two decade long title drought by romping to a 50-15 victory at Depew this evening to clinch at least a tie for the B East Division title.

Making a successful quest to secure at least a share of their first division title since 1997, the Mustangs wasted no time in getting on the scoreboard as Jalin Cooper broke loose on a sweep around right end for 69 yards and a touchdown on the second play of the game.

Cooper tacked on two more touchdowns before the quarter was over, the first on a 31 yard pass reception from quarterback Izaiah Rhim and the second on a 7 yard run, to make it 22-0.

Rhim added two-point conversion passes to Dustin Joy and Eric Neace to compete the wild opening quarter’s scoring.

A fumble recovery by Tyler Howard set up the second touchdown while Neace had a 28 yard run and Jake Cotter a 19 yard run to highlight the third scoring drive.

Dustin Joy hauls in a two-point conversion pass for the Mustangs.

“It’s a huge win for us. The kids came out strong,” said Mustangs Coach Eric Valley. “We got to the edge rushing and completed some good passes on offense and our defense played strong. ”

Depew did cut the deficit a bit to 22-8 when Austin Pilley scored on a 16 yard run and quarterback Jon Wolf passed to Kyle Law for the two-point conversion with 1:42 to go in the second quarter.

However, the Mustangs wasted no time in getting that one back as Cooper returned the ensuing kickoff 70 yards for a touchdown to up the Mustangs lead to 30-8 at the half.

Rhim stopped Depew’s final drive of the half with n interruption at the Mustangs 18 yard line.

Cotter boosted the Mustangs advantage to 38-8 with an 11 yard touchdown run with 6:09 to go in the third quarter as Cooper added the two-point conversion run.

Rhim had pass completions of 27 yards to Ronnie Koonce, 19 to Cooper and 10 to Mason Lewis and Neace added a 14 yard run to highlight the 80 yard drive.

An interception by Lewis at the Mustangs 20 set up that opportunity.

Koonce then ran 30 yards for one touchdown and Lucas Porter 15 for another TD in the fourth quarter to round out the Mustangs scoring parade. Porter had a big 38 yard run to set up his TD.

The Mustangs improve to 4-0 in the division and 5-0 overall while Depew slips to 1-3, 1-4.

Ronnie Koonce goes up to grab a pass reception for the Mustangs over Wildcats defender Dakari Applewhite.

Mustangs linebacker Eric Neace sacks Wildcats quarterback Jon Wolf.

Wilson locked up a third straight league title by taking top honors at the annual Niagara-Orleans All-League golf tournament held today at Willowbrook.

Wilson, which made it 40 straight league wins by posting a perfect 12-0 regular season record, garnered 437 points to win the tournament.

Roy-Hart finished in the runner-up spot with 453 followed by Medina 474, Albion 518, Barker 519, Akron 527 and Newfane 548.

Medina’s Ian Wagner took the individual medalist honors by a whopping 11 strokes with a round of 72.

Wilson’s Connor Seeley finished second edging out Roy-Hart’s Hogan Lang in a one hole playoff after the two had finished the regulation 18 holes deadlocked at 83.

Wilson’s duo of Jonah Miller and Nate Fox finished fourth and fifth with scored of 85 and 87 respectively followed by Roy-Hart’s Murphy Lang and Albion’s Nick Penna both with rounds of 89 and Wilson’s Patrick Seeley and Newfane’s Tyler Wagner both with 90’s.

The Lyndonville/Medina boys soccer squad rallied from a two set to one deficit to defeat Northeast Prep of Rochester 25-21, 25-27, 22-25, 25-15, 25-16 this evening at Lyndonville for the Tigers first victory of the season.

A run of five straight service aces by Chris Goyette in the fourth set helped ignite the Tigers comeback victory.

Devon Allen had 10 aces, Luke Isaacson 8 aces and 6 spiking kills, Mason Pecoraro 7 aces, 8 kills and 3 blocks and Chrisitian Hahn 8 kills for the Tigers.

Lyndonville/Medina next hosts Sodus at 6 p.m. Friday for Homecoming.

Avenging an early season three set loss, Albion outlasted host Roy-Hart in five sets 25-22, 12-25, 21-25, 25-12, 25-16 this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League volleyball match.

Trailing 2-1, Albion pulled even by taking the fourth set as Kaitlyn Van Skiver served up points 1-5 and 18-20 and Emilie Barleben 7-10 and 22-23.

Keeping the momentum, the Purple Eagles then took the decisive fifth set as Sierra Newton scored points 8-10 and Van Skiver scored 14-18.

“It was a real big win for us,” said Albion Coach Ann Capacci. “The kids played really well.”

Chanyce Powell led Albion at the net with 21 spiking kills and 9 blocks. Haley Smith added 7 kills, Barleben 6, Van Skiver 5, Kiara Smith 4 and Newton 3. Barleben also had 23 assists.

Bea Bacon had 17 kills for Roy-Hart.

Albion improves to 4-2 and Roy-Hart slips to 3-3.

Akron 21-25-25-25, Medina 25-22-18-15

Rallying from a first set loss, Akron rebounded to defeat host Medina 21-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-15 to remain unbeaten at 6-0.

Maddie Williams had 10 kills, Je’ne Brown 9 and Molley Gross 4 for Medina as Grace Masse added 12 assists and Emily Kams 8. Lexi Neuman also had 3 aces and Gross 2.

Medina is now 2-4 in N-O action.

Wilson 25-25-17-25, Newfane 8-15-25-23
Wilson evened its N-O record at 3-3 with a four set win over rival Newfane (0-6).

Jennifer Myers hd 10 assists and Raechel Blasius 5 kills to lead the way for the Lakewomen.

Front-running Newfane edged past host Albion 2-1 in overtime this evening to stay unbeaten at 8-0 in Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer competition.

Mateo May scored the game winner for Newfane off a corner by Trevor Moreland with 6 minutes to go in the first overtime period.

May also scored with 9 minutes remaining in the second half to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead.

However, Albion answered right back with the equalizer when Connor McQuillan scored with just 3 minutes remaining in regulation time off an assist from Kendyll Hadick.

Albion, which is now 2-5 in N-O action, next hosts Byron-Bergen in a non league game at 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

Wilson 7, Roy-Hart 0

Cesar Carlin scored 3 goals and Taylor Carmer 2 to lead Wilson (4-2) to a 7-0 win over Roy-Hart (1-5).

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Hailee Mitchell battles with Holley’s Abigail Williams for the ball as Haylee Passarell and Khiva Huxhold move in to help for the Lady Hawks. The action took place during Kendall’s home field win over rival Holley this evening.

Holley’s Peyton Sargent goes high for a header against Kendall’s Kayla Summers.

A goal late in each half earned host Kendall a 2-0 victory over rival Holley this evening in a Genesee Region League girls soccer game.

Taylor ReQua scored what proved to be the game winning goal for Kendall with just 2:12 remaining in the first half on a run that she started at midfield.

ReQua later added the clincher on a penalty kick goal with 6 minutes remaining in the second half.

Hannah Ulmen made 6 saves to earn the shutout in goal for the Lady Eagles.

Lady Hawks net minder Madison Papaj likewise made 6 aaves.

Kendall improves to 8-1 in the league and 9-2 overall while Holley is 2-8-1.

Pembroke 3, Lyndonville 2
Pembroke rallied with a pair of unanswered goals in the second half to trim Lyndonville 3-2 in another G-R contest.

Trailing 2-1 at the half the Lady Dragons earned the win as Sam Ianni netted both goals.

Lyndonville grabbed the first half lead as Anna Lewis, scored off an assist from Miranda Lembcke, and Aubrey Lewis tallied unassisted.

Kenzie Muck made 11 saves in goal for the Lady Tigers.

Kendall’s Jenna LoSapio takes a shot on goal as Peyton Sargent comes in to defend for Holley.

Holley’s Rachel Killian kicks the ball away from Kendall’s Megan Hardenbrook.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Guinevere Schalck tries to work the ball around Kenmore defender Lauren Krug during the Mustangs narrow loss at Vets Park this afternoon.

All three Niagara-Orleans League field hockey games were decided by the same low 1-0 margin this afternoon as Kenmore nipped Medina, Barker trimmed Newfane and Wilson edged past Roy-Hart.

Kenmore scored with just seven minutes remaining to improve to 2-6 as Medina slips to 1-7.

Jillian Moeller scored just two minutes into the second half to provide the margin of victory for Barker as Grayce Weller on defense and Katrina Clare on offense also had good games for the Lady Raiders.

Newfane goalie Mia Ludwig had a strong game making 13 saves.

Barker is now 6-1 and Newfane 2-6 in N-O action.

JoJo Turvey scored in the first half, off an assist from Olivia Mitchell, to lift Wilson past Roy-Hart.

Wilson regains the .500 mark at 4-4 while Roy-Hart slips to 5-3.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Running back Eric Neace (23) shown here carrying the ball and quarterback Izaiah Rhim (5) and their Medina/Lyndonville teammates face a key B East Dvision contest at Depew on Friday night.

Looking to end a two decade long title drought, Medina/Lyndonville visits Depew at 7:30 p.m. Friday seeking a win to clinch at least a tie for the B East Division championship.

It’s been nearly 20 years, since 1997, that the Mustangs last earned even a share of the division title. That year Medina finished in a wild five-way tie for the B Division title at 5-2 with Depew, Albion, Alden and Cheektowaga.

And it’s been nearly 30 years, since 1988, that the Mustangs last claimed outright possession of a division title. That memorable season, the Mustangs went 10-0 capturing both division and Section VI titles trimming rival Albion 14-7 in the sectional final at then Rich Stadium.

“We shared with the team how long it has been since Medina has won a division title, and explained to them the significance of such an accomplishment,” said Coach Eric Valley. “Winning a division title is a great accomplishment that any team can be proud of especially in a very competitive division like we play in. The Depew game presents us with a great opportunity to get one step closer to winning a division title.”

Medina/Lyndonville brings a 3-0 division, 4-0 overall record into the contest while Depew is 1-2, 1-3.

The Wildcats snapped a rare season opening three game losing streak by rallying from a 14-8 half-time deficit to defeat Albion 22-14 last week.

Quarterback Jon Wolf, who passed for one touchdown and ran for another in the win at Albion, leads the Depew offense.

“Depew has traditionally been a very good football team, and they are always competitive,” said Valley. “We need to continue to play well in all three phases of the game, capitalize on any mistakes they make and try to minimize our own mistakes. We have had some breakdowns at some points in all of our games this year. We need to start to eliminate those mistakes if we want to continue to play well against good competition.”

The Mustangs have had a balanced attack to date in averaging 47.5 points per game as receiver Jalin Cooper has scored 8 touchdowns, running backs Jake Cotter and Eric Neace 5 each, quarterback Izaiah Rhim 3 and receiver Brendan Luthart 2.

On defense, the Mustangs have been led in tackles by Dawson Joy with 36, Neace 27, Dustin Joy 25, Lucas Porter 22 and Mason Lewis. Porter also leads the team in interceptions with 5.

“Our kids are focused on winning games one play at a time and they are excited about the challenges and opportunities ahead of them,” said Valley.

Depew holds a 15-11 lead in the all-time series with Medina which began in 1929. The Mustangs won last year’s meeting 26-14.

Albion at Lackawanna
Looking to get back onto the winning track, Albion (1-2, 1-3) visits Lackawanna (1-1, 2-2) at 7 p.m. Friday in another B East Division game.

Albion is looking to rebound from the 22-14 loss to Depew while Lackawanna is looking to make it three wins in a row after an 0-2 start to the season. The Steelers have defeated Depew 20-14 and JFK 42-12 the last two weeks.

Lackawanna holds a 9-4 lead in the series but Albion won the last meeting 13-6 in 2011.

Barker/Roy-Hart at Newfane
Barker/Roy-Hart (0-3, 1-3), which is looking to halt a two game skid, visits neighboring Newfane (0-4) in an interdivisional contest at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Barker/Roy-Hart holds a 4-0 lead in the short series against Newfane.

Holley at Oakfield-Alabama/Elba
Two teams seeking that first Genesee Region League victory of the season will collide Friday night as Holley visits Oakfield-Alabama/Elba at 7 p.m. at Oakfield.

The Hawks are 0-2 in the league and 1-3 overall while the Hornets are 0-2, 0-4.

The Hornets hold a 9-4 lead in the series against the Hawks and won last year’s game 43-24.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s John Mounts heads for the goal during this evening’s key home game against Byron-Bergen as Greyson Huntington and Kyler Chambry defend for the Bees which ended in an overtime tie.

Holley’s Erik Balys battles for the ball with Bergen’s Jordan Miller.

A late goal earned host Holley a 2-2 overtime tie with front-running Byron-Bergen/Elba this evening in a key Genesee Region League boys soccer game.

Holley knotted the contest at 2-2 when Derek McArthur scored with just three minutes remaining in the second half.

Neither team could then find the net in the two 10 minute overtime periods as the Bees maintain a hold on first place at 5-1-1 while the runner-up Hawks go to 4-1-2.

Holley grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first half as Andrew Cary scored with 15 minutes to go off an assist from John Mounts.

However, Byron-Bergen/Elba rallied in the second half to first tie the contest on a goal by Jordan Miller and then to take a 2-1 lead on a tally by Chase Felton with just 7 minutes to go.

Kendall 1, Attica 0
Kendall nipped Attica 1-0 on a second half goal by Jake Adams off an assist from Jesus Aguirre.

The Eagles are now 2-3-1 in G-R action.

Girls Volleyball
Attica 25-25-25, Kendall 19-13-14

Lexi Payton had 7 spiking kills and 9 digs, Chelsea Wright 5 kills and 12 digs, Madison Rath 5 kills and 8 digs and Jenna Regan 6 kills for Kendall as Sunni Brice, Wright and Jessica Coble combined for 17 assists.

Kendall is now 5-4.

Byron-Bergen 25-25-25, Notre Dame 13-14-19

Improving to 7-0 in the league and 8-1 overall, Byron-Bergen scored a straight set win over Notre Dame (4-5) as Lauren Burke had 11 kills, 10 assists, 7 aces and 3 digs; Catherine Brumsted 4 kills, 7 assists, 3 aces and 2 digs and Madison Farnsworth 4 kills, 3 aces and 6 digs.

Making it 40 straight league victories, two-time defending champion Wilson gained a forfeit win over Albion this afternoon at Hickory Ridge to finish the Niagara-Orleans regular season at 12-0.

Jonah Miller took medalist honors with a 36 for Wilson as Nate Fox shot 40 and Connor Seeley 41

Nick Penna shot 43 and Patrick Ricker 48 for Albion which had only four players available for the match. The Purple Eagles wind up the regular season at 4-7-1.

In another N-O match, Roy-Hart (7-3-2) defeated Barker (6-6) 219-260 at Shelridge as DJ Davis earned medalist honors with a 40. Hogan Lang added a 42 and Murphy Lang a 43 for the Rams.

Jake Harris shot a 49 for Barker.

League play will wind up on Friday with the annual N-O All-League Tournament at Willowbrook.