Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina goalie Maddie Winters stops a shot by Wilson’s Emily Patterson during the Mustangs loss to the Lakewomen this afternoon at Vets Park.

Medina’s Destiny Satkowski tries to work the ball around Wilson defender Amanda Murray.

Making a lone first half goal stand up Wilson nipped Medina 1-0 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League girls soccer game at Vets Park.

Kayla Neumann scored the game’s lone goal with 11 minutes to go in the first half as Wilson improves to 4-2 in the league.

The loss drops Medina to 2-3-1.

Newfane 6, Barker 0
All of the scoring came in the first half as front-running Newfane blanked Barker 6-0 to stay perfect at 6-0.

Emily Foltz and Kayleigh Daniels both scored 2 goals for the Lady Panthers as Brianna Heers and Keelen Swogier both added 1.

Akron 2, Roy-Hart 1 OT
Akron nipped host Roy-Hart 2-1 in overtime on a goal by Jenna Robnett.

Roy-Hart had tied the game in the second half on a goal by Kayleigh Kuzma.

Akron is now 5-1 and Roy-Hart 1-5.

Medina and Roy-Hart split a pair of points in a Niagara-Orleans League golf match this afternoon at Shelridge.

Medina won on strokes 226-229 and Roy-Hart on points 28.5-25.5

Mike Cardone took medalist honors with a 36 for Medina as Ian Wagner had a 39.

Brendan Hess shot 44, Justin Czajka 45 and Hogan Lang and Murphy Lang 46 for Roy-Hart.

Medina is now 6-2-1 and Roy-Hart 5-2-2 in N-O action.

Barker 230, Akron 249

Barker improved to 6-2 by downing Akron 230-247.

The Raiders got balanced scoring as Josh Richbart shot 44, Jake Harris 45, Jake Meister 46, Chauncy McKee 47 and Cam Fox 48.

Brennan Murty took medalist honors with a 42 for Akron as Steve Wagner added a 48.

Akron is now 1-9.

Defending champion Newfane blanked visiting Albion 2-0 this afternoon to stay unbeaten at 5-0 in the Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer game.

Jeff Hamm scored what proved to be the game winner for Newfane off an assist from Max Weber.

Trevor Moreland added an insurance goal for the Panthers as Johnny Costanzo earned the assist.

Cam Stanton made 6 saves to earn the shutout in goal.

Albion is now 2-3 in N-O action.

Medina/Lyndonville 3, Oracle 0
Improving to 6-2 overall Medina/Lyndonville blanked host Oracle 3-0 this afternoon in a non league game.

Kristian Snyder scored all three goals for the Mustangs in the first half. He tallied at the 3 and 25 minute marks unassisted and again at the 38 minute mark from Ethan Leonard.

The Mustangs next host Global Concepts in another non league game at 4:30 p.m. Friday.

Contributed Photo – Bruno Pacini

In special ceremonies this Friday evening, former long-time Roy-Hart football Coach Bruno Pacini will be inducted into the Proud To Be A Ram Wall of Fame.

The ceremonies will take place on the Roy-Hart football field, which is named in his honor, at 6:30 p.m. prior to the Alden vs. Barker/Roy-Hart varsity game.

Pacini served the Roy-Hart District for 28 years (1950-1978) as a head football coach and a Social Studies teacher.

Pacini’s Rams football squad captured seven Niagara-Orleans League championships (1953, 1954, 1957, 1967, 1969, 1971 and 1976. The 1976 squad went on to also won a Section VI championship.

Pacini graduated in 1950 from Niagara University where he was the starting halfback on the football team. He was inducted into the Niagara University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003.

Contributed Photo – Pacini calls a play in practice during his coaching days with the Rams.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina/Lyndonville’s Mitchell Perry slides to kick the ball away from Wilson’s Wyatt Nugent during the Mustangs loss to the Lakemen this evening at Vets Park.

The Mustangs Owen Frasier battles for the control of the ball with the Lakemen’s Alexander Chiappone.

Scoring two goals in each half, Wilson defeated Medina/Lyndonville 4-1 this evening at Vets Park to take over second place in the Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer standings at 3-1.

Wilson jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals by Tyler VanBuren and Brayden Skobjak.

Medina/Lyndonville did cut the deficit to 2-1 before half-time as Elian Gonzalez scored off an assist from Vassilios Bitsas but the Mustangs could not find the net again.

The Lakemen put a lock on the victory as VanBuren and Cesar Carlin scored goals in the second half.

The loss drops the Mustangs to 3-2 in N-O competition.

Roy-Hart 1, Akron 0
Roy-Hart made a goal by Jameson Johnson just three minutes into the first half stand up for a narrow 1-0 victory over visiting Akron.

Kodey Hayes made 7 saves to earn the shutout in goal.

Roy-Hart is now 1-3 and Akron 0-5 in N-O action.

Kendall scored a straight set 25-18, 25-4, 25-18 victory over Wheatland-Chili this evening to improve to 4-1 in Genesee Region League volleyball competition.

Lexi Payton had 9 spiking kills, 7 dogs and 3 service aces for Kendall.

The Lady Eagles also had Emily Mattle go a perfect 16 of 16 from the service line with 6 aces and 3 kills; Jenna Regan 17 of 18 from the service line with 6 aces and 3 kills and Sunni Brice 11 for 11 from the service line wit 4 aces and 9 assists.

G-R Cross-Country
Host Kendall went 1-2 in a Genesee Region League boys cross-country meet today.

Kendall defeated Pavilion15-inc. but lost to Attica 22-34 and Wheatland-Chili 20-42.

Kendall’s Damien Sprague won the race in a time of 18:31.

The Kendall girls lost to Attica, Pavilion and W-C by the identical score of 15-inc.

Kendall’s Sarah Pieniaszek placed third in the race which was on by Attica’s Grace Kibler.

Defending champion Akron blanked visiting Medina 5-0 this afternoon to stay perfect at 5-0 in Niagara-Orleans League field hockey competition.

Abby Stone scored 3 goals and Heather Cummings 2 to set the pace for Akron which led 3-0 at the half.

The loss drops Medina to 1-4.

Barker bested Wilson 2-0 to move into a tie with idle Roy-Hart for second place at 4-1.

Katrina Clare scored what proved to be the game winner for Barker late in the first half and Jillian Moeller added an insurance tally late in the second half.

Cara Fox earned the shutout in goal.

Wilson drops to 1-3.

In the other game, Newfane (1-5) downed Kenmore (1-4) 3-1.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Chanyce Powell spikers over Medina defenders Carley Schultz (7), Molley Gross (10) and Emily Kams (9) during the Purple Eagles marathon five set victory over the host Mustangs this evening.

A fast start and a strong finish earned Albion a wild five set victory over host Medina this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League volleyball match.

Albion took the first set 25-13, dropped the next two 25-14 and 25-13 but rebounded to take the final two sets 25-23 and 25-16.

Trailing 2-1, Albion pulled even by scoring a narrow two point win the the fourth set as Chanyce Powell had a service ace for point 21 and a spiking kill for point 23, Sierra Newton an ace for point 24 and Kaitlyn Van Skiver a kill for the set winner.

Albion jumped out to leads of 8-1 and 18-11 in the set as Van Skiver served up points 1-3, Emilie Barleben 5-8 and 16-18.

Albion’s Caitlynn Snook blocks a hit by Emily Kams.

Medina did battle back into a brief 19-19 tie as Lexi Neuman scored points 16-19 but the Mustangs could not grab the lead.

In the decisive fifth set Albion erased an early 5-4 deficit to move out to a commanding 16-7 lead as Powell scored points 5-8, Newton 9-11 and Caitlynn Snook 13-16.

Medina could get no closer than 23-16 after that as Newton had a kill for point 24 to help Albion close out the set and the match.

Powell had a huge night at the net for Albion with 21 kills as Van Skiver had 8, Snook 4 and Newton 3.

Brown had 14 kills for Medina as Gross added 8 and Maddie Williams and Carley Schultz 7 each.

Albion raced to a 25-13 lead in the opening set as Kara Smith served up points 4-13, Powell 15-21 and Newton 23-25.

However, Medina answered right back with a 25-14 victory in the second set as Leah Sheelar scored points 2-6, and Kams 15-20.

Keeping the momentum the Mustangs then grabbed a 2-1 lead in the match by taking the third set as Williams served up points 2-6 and 21-22, Gross 10-12, Kams 14-18 and Lexi Neuman 24-25 on a pair of aces.

Albion is now 3-1 in the league and Medina 1-3.

Roy-Hart 25-25-25, Newfane 8-17-13
Olivia Vorholzer had 16 points including 9 aces, Bea Bacon 14 points , including 5 aces, and 5 kills, Skyler Christopher 11 points and 3 kills and Brianna Brewer 7 points and 15 assists.

Roy-Hart is now 3-1 and Newfane 0-4.

Medina’s Je’ne Brown blocks a spike attempt by Chanyce Powell as Maddie Williams comes up to assist.

Medina’s Emily Kams returns a serve next to her teammate Alyssa Beyer.

Photo by Tom Rivers – Isabella Prest gets by Barker defender Shelby Ewald to score a goal for the Purple Eagles during this afternoon’s win at Barker

Albion blanked host Barker 7-0 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League girls soccer game.

Emily Blanchard scored 4 goals to spearhead the attack for Albion which also got goals by Mariah Plain, Catherine Wolck and Isabella Prest.

Brylie Hapeman chipped in with a pair of assists for the Purple Eagles as Zoe Chatfield and Wolck each had 1.

Albion, which led 4-0 at the half, is now 2-3-1 in the league and Barker 0-5.

Kendall 2, Pembroke 1
Kendall rallied for a pair of second half goals to down host Pembroke 2-1 in a Genesee Region League game.

The Lady Eagles knotted the contest as Megan Hardenbrook scored off an assist from Brianna Wakefield and then got the game winner on a tally by Taylor ReQua.

Pembroke took the 1-0 lead in the first half on a goal by Katie Haefele.

Kendall is now 4-1 in the league and 5-1 overall.

Lyndonville 2, Holley 1
Lyndonville likewise rallied with a pair of second half goals to edge host Holley in another G-R game.

Aubrey Lewis scored the first goal for Lyndonville and then assisted on the game winner which was scored by Abi Rodriguez.

Sarah Harrington scored Holley’s goal off an assist from Kayleigh Neale.

Lyndonville is now 2-3 in the league.

In a sea-saw battle, Kendall nipped host Albion 4-3 in overtime this evening in a non league boys soccer game.

Jake Adams scored all 4 goals for Kendall netting the game winner with 5 minutes to go in the first overtime.

Albion jumped out to an early 1-0 lead as Hayden Pecoraro scored off an assist from Nick Reed.

However, Kendall answered back with a pair of goals by Adams, the second coming off an assist from Ben Frasch, to grab a 2-1 lead at the half.

Albion pulled even at 2-2 early in the second half as Reed scored from Owen Foos.

Kendall though again answered with a goal by Adams to regain a 3-2 lead.

Albion did retie the contest one more time at 3-3 on a goal by Brad Sanford but the Purple Eagles could not find the net again.

Kendall is now 3-2 on the season and Albion 3-4-1.