Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Colm Cooper of Medina/Lyndonville battles with Newfane’s Chad Gilson for control of the ball during the Mustangs loss to the Panthers this afternoon at Vets Park.

Undefeated (9-0-1) Newfane downed Medina/Lyndonville 3-1 this afternoon at Vets Park to clinch the Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer championship.

Newfane jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first half as Terrell Atkins scored off an assist from Clayton Cleveley and Chad Gilson tallied from Trevor Moreland.

Medina/Lyndonville did cut the deficit to 2-1 10 minutes into the second half as Brian Anderson scored his seventh goal of the season off an assist from Greg Husung but the Mustangs could not pull even.

The Panthers regained a two goal, 3-1, advantage just three minutes later when Gilson scored his 18th from Moreland who earned his 15th assist.

The N-O championship is the third for the Panthers whose previous titles were earned in 1999 and 2012.

The loss drops defending champion Medina/Lyndonville to 5-3-1.

Nick Hinkson tries to advance the ball for the Mustangs against Clayton Cleveley of the Panthers.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Nick Reed battles for control of the ball with Roy-Hart’s Zackary Srock during the Purple Eagles win over the Rams this evening at Gasport.

Rebounding from an early deficit, Albion rallied to edge past Roy-Hart 2-1 this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer game at Gasport.

Roy-Hart grabbed an early 1-0 lead on a goal by Jameson Johnson, his fourth of the season.

Albion though pulled even on a goal by Connor McQuillan, his second, with four minutes to go in the first half off an assist from Nate Scanlan.

Keeping the momentum, the Purple Eagles then scored what proved to be the winning goal just two minutes into the second half on a shot by Hayden Pecoraro, his fifth, off an assist by Nick Reed.

Albion is now 3-5-2 and Roy-Hart 1-8 in N-O competition.

Albion’s Hayden Pecoraro goes high to try to get a header away from Roy-Hart’s Steven Bruning.

Oakfield-Alabama/Elba edged past host Lyndonville 26-24, 25-27, 25-23, 26-24 this evening in a Genesee Region League volleyball match.

Erica Gibson and Brianna Smith both had 5 service aces and 5 spiking kills and Hannah Scarborough 3 aces and 5 kills to lead the way for Oakfield-Alabama/Elba which goes to 5-5 on the season.

Cierra Riley had 4 kills, 5 digs and 2 blocks; Skyler Lear 2 kills, 6 assists and 4 digs and Jessica Harling 5 kills, 3 aces and 6 digs for Lyndonville which is now 3-8.

Barker, Akron post shutout wins

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Hannah Dodge (1) battles for control of the ball with Medina’s Sarah Granchelli (7) during the Lady Rams win over the Mustangs this evening at Vets Park.

Regaining the .500 mark at 5-5, Roy-Hart blanked Medins 3-0 this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League field hockey game at Vets Park.

Shannon Dent scored what proved to be the game winning goal in the first half for Roy-Hart.

The Lady Rams later put a lock on the win on second half goals by Angelina Ciarfella and Rielly Albee. Delaney Draper and Alexis Lovewell earned the assists on those goals.

The loss drops Medina to 1-9.

Medina’s Michaela Cardone (4) works to get the ball out of the Mustangs end as Roy-Hart’s Angelina Ciarfella (8) tries to stop her.

Barker 3, Wilson 0

Defending champion Barker improved to 7-1-1 by posting a key 3-0 win over visiting Wilson (7-2-1).

Becky Stoloski scored what proved to be the game winner for Barker 10 minutes into the first half.

The Lady Raiders then put a lock on the win as Lydia Dewart and Natalie Menz scored in the second half.

Caitlyn Mason made 3 saves to earn the shutout in goal for Barker.

The teams played to a 1-1 overtime tie in their first meeting this season.

Akron 7, Newfane 0

Undefeated league leading Akron (9-0) bested Newfane (2-7) 7-0 as Sarah Schultz and Heather Cummings each scored 3 goals.

Sacred Heart and Legion both scored wins Monday to open the Medina Euchre League season.

Sacred Heart defeated Vets Club and Legion downed JR Wilson by the identical score of 41-29.

League action continues on October 12 with Sacred Heart at Vets Club and Legion at JR Wilson.

Standings: Sacred Heart 41-29, Legion 41-29, Vets Club 29-41, JR Wilson 29-41.

Wilson rallies for key win over Roy-Hart; Newfane downs Albion

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Emma Gardner (18) drives the ball up field against CSAT defenders Shania Collins (13) and YaYa Navarro (10) during the Mustangs win over the Eagles this afternoon at Vets Park.

Jumping out to a 2-0 half-time advantage, Medina went on to defeat CSAT 5-0 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League girls soccer game at Vets Park.

Madeline Winters and Destiny Satkowski netted the first half goals for Medina. Martha Gardner earned the assist on Winters’ goal.

Satkowski completed her hat-trick by scoring a pair of second half goals as Emma Gardner netted the final Mustangs goal.

Medina is now 3-6-2 and CSAT 0-11 in N-O action.

Wilson 4, Roy-Hart 2

Breaking away from a 2-2 half-time deadlock, undefeated league leading Wilson (11-0) scored a pair of unanswered second half goals to edge visiting Roy-Hart (5-5-1) 4-2.

Kayla Neumann scored what proved to be the game winner for Wilson seven minutes into the second half and Rachel Senek later added an insurance tally. Emily Patterson earned the assist on both goals.

Roy-Hart grabbed a 2-1 lead in the first half on goals by Ava Bligh and Emma Lindke, both off assists from Amber Villella.

Patterson and Leah Herman each scored a goal in the first half to pull Wilson even at 2-2.

Medina’s Ashley Howell battles for control of the ball with Marissa Hodges of CSAT.

Newfane 4, Albion 1

Newfane stayed within a game of the league lead by downing visiting Albion 4-1 to improve to 10-1.

Kaylee Heschke scored the three goal hat-trick for Newfane which led by a narrow 1-0 margin at the half on a tally by Kayleigh Daniels.

Emily Blanchard scored Albion’s goal off an assist from Mariah Elsenheimer.

The loss drops Albion to 5-6.

Akron 7, Barker 0

Leah Czechowski and Kara Seguin each scored 3 goals to spark Akron past Barker 7-0.

Akron is now 7-3-1 and Barker 1-10.

Improvng to 3-1, Albion defeated Barker 24-31 and host Wilson 21-36 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League girls cross-country meet.

Meredith Patterson, Emma Mathes and Caitlyn Malanowski finished 2-3-4 to lead the way for Albion.

Barker (1-2) defeated Wilson (0-4) 23-32 in the other position of the meet as Gabby Baker took first place honors for the Lady Raiders.

The Barker boys stayed unbeaten at 3-0 by defeating Albion 22-39 and Wilson 21-40.

Wilson (1-3) nipped Albion (1-3) 27-28 in the other portion of the meet.

Barker’s Jack Hopkins won the race as Evan Pappalardo placed second and Brady Meakin fifth for Albion.

The Roy-Hart boys improved to 3-0 by nipping Akron (2-1) 27-28 as Avery Green won the race for the Rams.

The Akron girls likewise improved to 3-0 by downing Roy-Hart (1-2) as Margo Henley took first place honors.

The Newfane boys defeated Medina and CSAT by the identical score of 15-50 to improve to 3-1.

CSAT (1-3) topped Medina (0-3) 15-50 in the other portion of the meet.

Newfane’s Samuel Auernharmer won the race and Medina’s Daniel Heil took second.

The Newfane girls stayed unbeaten at 4-0 by defeating Medina 16-44 and CSAT 15-50.

Medina (2-1) gained a split by defeating CSAT (0-4) 15-50.

Newfane’s Kim Goerss won the race as Holly Heil was Medina’s top finisher in fifth place.

Coming from behind three times, Holley edged past host Pembroke 4-3 this afternoon in a Genesee Region League boys soccer game.

Dan Kozlowski scored what proved to be the game winner with six minutes remaining in the second half for Holley which rallied from deficits of 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2.

The Hawks had tied the game at 3-3 on a penalty kick goal by Andrew Cary.

Gabe Mendoza scored Holley’s first goal, off an assist from Derek McArthur. He also earned the assist on the Hawks second goal which was scored by Cary.

Holley is now 5-2 in the league and 9-3 overall.

The Hawks next host rival Kendall at 4:30 p.m. Saturday for Homecoming.

In one other G-R contest, Byron-Bergen blanked visiting Kendall 7-0.

Hawks top Rams

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Josh Metzler (13) tries to advance the ball against Batavia/Alexander defender Matt Grover during the host Purple Eagles non league win this evening.

A three goal scoring burst early in the second half keyed Albion to a 4-1 victory over visiting Batavia/Alexander this evening in a non league boys soccer game.

Breaking away from a 1-1 deadlock, Albion regained the lead for good as Connor McQuillan scored off a corner by Owen Foos.

The Purple Eagles quickly upped the lead to 4-1 as Kendyll Hadick scored two minutes later and Hayden Pecoraro tallied five minutes after that.

The Purple Eagles took a 1-0 lead in the first half on a goal by Nick Reed.

Holley 3, Roy-Hart 1
Dylan McKay and Gabe Mendoza each had a goal and an assist and Andrew Cary a goal to lead Holley (8-3) to a 3-1 non league win over Roy-Hart at Gasport.

Alonzo Sager scored the goal for Roy-Hart which trailed 2-1 at the half.

Newfane 0, Wilson 0
In one key Niagara-Orleans League game, Wilson (4-2-2) played to a 0-0 overtime tie against rival front-running Newfane (8-0-1).

Contributed Photos – Coach John “Pinky” Loughlin

The memory and achievements of the late long time Medina High football coach John “Pinky” Loughlin is being honored with the formation of a football memorial wall of fame named in his honor.

The inaugural class of the John “Pinky” Loughlin Memorial Wall of Fame will be inducted in ceremonies just prior to the 7:30 p.m. kickoff of Medina’s game against Depew at Vets Park Friday.

Loughlin, who also served as Athletic Director for many years, guided the Medina football team for 24 years from 1955-1978 during which time his Mustangs captured 13 Niagara-Orleans League championships and won a total of 135 games. His Mustangs won the N-O title outright eight times (1955, ’58, ’64. ’70, ’72, ’73, ’74, ’77) and earned co-championships five more times (1957, ’59, ’61. ’62, ’63) compiling a career league record of 119-30-6. Overall his teams went 135-50-7.

The initial class of inductees has five former Mustang players including Ernie Clark (Class of 1956), Norm Goheen (Class of 1963), Carlton “Duke” Little (Class of 1974), David Fluellen (Class of 1983) and Jim Snyder (Class of 1989).

Large banners with the picture of each inductee will be on display along the east end zone during football season.

“There has been a push for a long time to honor Pinky in some way at Vets Park and after years of thinking about what we could do, I came up with the concept of a Wall of Fame to honor the longtime coach along with some of the great football players that played at Vet’s Park,” said Medina varsity football Coach Eric Valley. “I have been in contact with Pinky’s family and they are very excited about the wall of fame. After looking through many deserving candidates the first five were overwhelmingly agreed upon to be the initial group to be inducted Friday.”

Ernie Clark

Clark, a two-year, two-way starter at end and linebacker, helped lead Medina to the N-O championship in 1955 in what was both the Mustangs first year in the league and Loughlin’s first year at the MHS helm. Clark went on to star at Michigan State University and then to play for the Detroit Lions becoming the only Mustang alum to play in the National Football League.

Norm Goheen

Goheen, who played from 1960-62, helped lead Medina to N-O titles in both 1961 and 1962. He scored a total of 35 touchdowns in his career including 13 in 1961 and 12 in 1962.

Carlton “Duke” Little

Little, who played from 1971-73, helped the Mustangs capture division titles in both 1972 and 1973. He rushed for 1,516 yards and scored 24 touchdowns during his career. He had 7 touchdowns in 1972 and 17 in 1973.

David Fluellen

Fluellen, who played from 1980-82, helped lead Medina to division and Section VI championships in both 1980 and 1982. He had a total of 1,687 yards rushing, 691 receiving and 37 touchdowns in his career. In 1980 as a sophomore he had a game saving pass interception in the final seconds near the goal line to preserve Medna’s 20-14 sectional championship win over Silver Creek. He had 21 touchdowns and 1,103 yards rushing in 1982 when he capped off his career with a 4 touchdown effort in the Mustangs 26-7 sectional title win over Cassadaga Valley including runs of 74 and 59 yards.

Jim Snyder

Snyder, who played from 1986-88 keyed Medina to both division and sectional championships in 1988. He scored 23 touchdowns and had 1,730 yards rushing in 1988 as he earned Western New York and New York State Class B Player of the Year awards. He capped off his career by scoring both touchdowns in Medina’s 14-7 victory over rival Albion in the Section VI championship game which completed the Mustangs only 10-0 season. He had 38 touchdowns and 2,927 yards rushing for his career.

Friday will also be Family Night as Mustang players and their families will be introduced at 7 p.m.