A pair of early second half goals keyed Kendall to a 2-0 victory over host Alexander this afternoon in a Genesee Region League girls soccer game.

Maya Rutland scored both goals for the Lady Eagles, at the 9 and 16 minute marks of the second half, both off assists from Taylor ReQua. Rutland now has a team leading total of 17 goals on the season.

Jenna Jacob made 10 saves to earn the shutout in goal.

The victory keeps Kendall perfect at 9-0 in the league and 12-0 overall.

Holley 1, Notre Dame 0

Lexi Milazzo scored the lone goal for Holley in the 1-0 G-R win over Notre Dame as Riley Sanger earned the assist.

Madison Papaj made 3 saves to earn the shutout in goal for the Lady Hawks.

In other G-R action, Wheatland-Chili blanked Lyndonville 2-0.

Undefeated (8-0) Akron posted a 13-0 victory over visiting Medina (1-8) this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League field hockey game.

Sarah Schultz scored 7 goals and Heather Cummings 3 to spearhead the attack for Akron.

In one other N-O contest, Wilson (7-1-1) blanked visiting Kenmore (1-8) 2-0.

Alex Seeley and Madeline Mocarski each scored a goal for Wilson.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Andrea Toussaint tries to keep the ball away from Akron’s Allison Norton during the Mustangs loss to the Lady Tigers this afternoon at Vets Park.

Scoring twice in each half, Akron blanked Medina 4-0 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League girls soccer game at Vets Park.

Maggie Leeds and Leah Czechowski scored the goals in the first half for Akron while Eliza Papke and Kara Sequin both tallied in the second half.

Akron improves to 6-3-1 and Medina slips to 2-6-2.

Holley and Kendall both scored road victories today in Genesee Region League boys soccer action.

Holley rallied with a pair of goals in the second half to nip host Attica 3-2 this evening.

Trailing 2-1 at the half, Holley tied the game at 2-2 as Andrew Cary scored his sixth goal of the season off an assist from Tyler Hill.

The Hawks then scored the game winner on a goal by Derek McArthur, his second, with just 3:20 remaining as Justin Parker earned the assist.

Gabe Mendoza scored his 12th goal of the season in the first half for Holley which improves to 3-2 in the league and 6-3 overall.

Holley next hosts Byron-Bergen at 6:30 p.m. Friday.

Making it five wins in a row, Kendall defeated host Pembroke 2-0 this afternoon.

Nathan Warters scored his fifth goal of the season in the first half, off an assist from Jake Adams, for what proved to be the game winner.

Adams then netted an insurance goal in the second half, his 11th of the season, as Brayde Moyer earned the assist.

Cameron Zinsmeister registered the shutout in goal for the Eagles.

Kendall, which is now 4-1 in the league and 6-3 overall, hosts Wheatland-Chili at 6:30 p.m. Friday in a G-R game and Albion at 6 p.m. Saturday in a non league contest.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Brooklynn Riley spikes the ball over the net during the host Lady Tigers loss to Attica.

Improving to 4-2, Attica posted a 25-10, 25-20, 25-18 victory over host Lyndonville this evening in a Genesee Region League volleyball match.

Back-to-back service runs of seven straight points (7-13) and five points (15-19) sparked Attica to the 25-10 win in the opening set.

Battling back, Lyndonville grabbed a 10-7 lead midway through the second set after back-to-back service aces by Kennedy Clark.

The Lady Tigers upped the advantage to 20-16 after a three point run of service points by Jenna Doran.

Jennifer Wetherbee bump sets for Lyndonville as Cierra Riley backs up the play.

However, Attica answered back with a big run of eight straight service points, including three aces, to rally into a 25-20 win and take a commanding 2-0 lead in the match.

Attica then closed out the match as bursts of six straight service points (3-8) and five in a row (17-21) keyed a 25-18 win in the third set.

Clark had 2 aces and 1 kill, Skyler Lear 2 aces, Jessica Harling 1 kill and 1 ace and Savannah Tackley 1 kill for Lyndonville, which is now 2-5 in league action.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina/Lyndonville running backs Jake Cotter, left, and Eric Neace and their Mustang teammates will visit division leading Alden Friday.

Facing the biggest challenge to date, Medina/Lyndonville visits undefeated division leading Alden at 7 p.m. Friday in a key B East game.

Alden improved to 3-0 in the division and 4-0 overall last week by handing Depew (2-1) its first B East loss by a 26-6 margin as running back Lyle Grant sparked the Bulldogs with 179 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns.

Medina/Lyndonville, which is 1-1 in the division and 3-1 overall, needs victory in order to stay in both the B East title chase and in the hunt for a sectional playoff berth.

Looking to keep the momentum from two straight victories, the Mustangs have been sparked offensively on the ground by the 1-2 junior running back duo of Jake Cotter (717 yards rushing and 7 touchdowns) and Eric Neace (328 yards rushing and 5 touchdowns. The air attack also is led by the 1-2 combination of sophomore Jalin Cooper (9 catches for 101 yards and 2 touchdowns) and senior Dylan Lewis (8 catches for 112 yards and 2 touchdowns).

Alden holds a 9-5 lead in the series with the Mustangs which began in 1924. The Bulldogs have won the last five encounters including a 25-0 win in their last meeting in 2013.

Albion at Pioneer

In a matchup of 1-3 teams, Albion visits Pioneer at 7 p.m. Friday in an interdivisional game as the Purple Eagles look to snap a three game losing streak.

Plagued by a rash of turnovers in each outing, Albion has dropped three straight decisions to the B East Division’s top three teams losing 20-7 to Alden, 28-13 to Depew and 14-12 to East Aurora/Holland last Friday.

It will be the first ever gridiron meeting between Albion and Pioneer.

Barker/Roy-Hart vs. East High, Erie, Pa.

Barker/Roy-Hart will face a Pennsylvania foe for the first time hosting East High of Erie at 2 p.m. Saturday at Middleport.

East, like Barker/Roy-Hart is 0-4 on the season, however the Warriors face a challenging schedule which includes Erie, Pa. foes Cathedral Prep, Strong Vincent and McDowell.

Holley at Pembroke

Both teams will be looking to snap season long four game losing streaks as Holley visits Pembroke at 7 p.m. Friday in a Genesee Region League contest.

Pembroke, which is coached by former long-time Albion mentor Dick Diminuco, holds a 7-4 lead in the series though Holley won last year’s meeting 37-19.

Standings

B East Division – Alden 3-0, 4-0, East Aurora/Holland 2-0, 3-1, Depew 2-1, 2-2, Medina/Lyndonville 1-1, 3-1, Albion 0-3, 1-3, Barker/Roy-Hart 0-3, 0-4.

G-R League – Notre Dame 4-0, 4-0, Attica 3-0, 3-1, Elba/Byron-Bergen 3-1, 3-1, Alexander 1-2, 2-2, Oakfield-Alabama 1-3, 2-2, Holley 0-3, 0-4, Pembroke 0-4, 0-4.

Medina closed out the Niagara-Orleans golf league regular season with a 12-2 record by downing Barker 218-258 this afternoon at Shelridge.

Ian Wagner took medalist honors for Medina with a 41 as Melanie Green, Mike Cardone and Trevor Luthart all carded rounds of 44.

Brad Wilson also shot 44 to lead Barker which finishes at 6-8.

Medina will now defend its N-O Tournament title on Thursday at Willowbrook.

Final regular season standings: Wilson 14-0, Medina 12-2, Newfane 10-4, Roy-Hart 7-6, Barker 6-8, Albion 3-11, CSAT 2-11, Akron 1-13.

Field Hockey

Roy-Hart 4, Buffalo Seminary 1
Delaney Draper scored 2 goals and Angelina Ciarfella and Alexis Lovewell each netted 1 to lead Roy-Hart to a 4-1 non league field hockey victory over Buffalo Seminary.

Defending champion Albion romped to a 25-11, 25-13, 25-15 victory over host CSAT (0-7) this evening to stay undefeated at 7-0 in Niagara-Orleans League volleyball action.

In the other N-O matches, Roy-Hart (4-2) outlasted Wilson (2-4) in five set 23-25 25-18, 25-15, 21-25, 25-20 and Akron (5-1) bested visiting Medina (3-3) 25-21, 25-14, 25-13.

Kassidy Hastings had 5 service aces for Albion as Sierra Newton and Caitlyn Snook had 3 and Emilie Barleben and Kelsee Soule 2. Kaitlyn VanSkiver and Soule both had 3 spiking kills and Aleah Foos 2.

Olivia Vorholzer had 13 service points and 3 kills, Savoy Laubacker 11 points and 3 kills and Bea Bacon 6 kills to lead the way for Roy-Hart.

Molley Gross had 7 kills , Carly Schultz 4 kills and Emily Kams 13 assists for Medina.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Taylor Rutland passes the ball as Rhiannon Burgess moves in to defend for Lyndonville. The action took place during the Lady Eagles win over the Lady Tigers this evening.

A pair of goals in the first 20 minutes sparked Kendall to a rain soaked 3-0 victory over visiting Lyndonville this evening in a Genesee Region League girls soccer game.

Taylor Rutland scored 13 minutes into the game for Kendall off an assist from Coralee Freitag and Keri Furness followed up with another goal just six minutes later as Emily Boyle earned the assist.

Lyndonville’s Alexis Montez battles with Kendall’s Megan Hardenbrook for control of the ball.

Feitag rounded out the Kendall scoring when she tallied on a rebound shot in the second half.

Kendall improves to 8-0 in the league and 11-0 overall while Lyndonville slips to 3-4, 3-6.

Kendall’s Lyndsay Wright prepares to kick the ball up field as Lyndonville’s Jasmine Plummer comes in to defend.

Kendall’s Taylor ReQua battles with Lyndonville’s Aubrey Lewis for control of the ball in the monsoon.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Meredith Patterson in action during the host Purple Eagles Niagara-Orleans League opening meet this afternoon.

The Albion boys cross-country team earned a split in this afternoon’s Niagara-Orleans League home opener defeating CSAT 15-45 and losing by one point to Akron 28-29. Akron topped CSAT 15-50 in the other portion of the meet.

Albion’s Evan Pappalardo won the race in 18:20 as Akron’s Mike Swinarski was second. The Purple Eagles also had Brady Meakin and Evan Steier place third and fourth.

The Albion girls also earned a split defeating CSAT 15-50 and losing to Akron 19-38. Akron also topped CSAT 15-50.

Akron’s Margo Henley won the race in 20:51 as her teammates Emma Chubb and Kaylee Schultz placed second and third. Albion’s Meredith Patterson took fourth.

The Medina girls defeated host Barker 25-30 as Holly Heil’s second place finish led the way. Barker’s Gabby Baker won the race in 21:07 as Emma Jenks took third for the Lady Raiders.

Barker defeated Medina 15-50 in the boys race as a 2-3 finish by Jack Hopkins and Brent Bachman led the Raiders.

Medina’s Daniel Heil won the race in 17:46.

The Roy-Hart boys swept to a pair of wins defeating Newfane 27-28 and Wilson 20-35. Newfane also downed Wilson 22-33.

Newfane’s Sam Auernhamer won the race in 17:28 as Roy-Hart’s Avery Green placed second and Wilson’s Nathaniel Johnson third.

The Newfane girls likewise scored a sweep defeating Roy-Hart 17-44 and Wilson 15-49. Roy-Hart also downed Wilson 20-36.

Newfane was led by the 1-2-3 finish of Kim Goerss, Nina Burkard and Vanessa Burkhard.

Photo by Tom Rivers – Evan Pappalardo is way out in front in the boys race today at Albion