Medina/Lyndonville posts non league victory

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Brad Sanford goes over the top of teammate Connor McQuillan to try and head the ball toward the Roy-Hart goal. Jamal Hilson and Andrew Villella try to defend for the Rams. The action took place during the host Purple Eagles win this evening.

Albion nipped visiting Roy-Hart 1-0 this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer game.

Kendyll Hadick scored the lone goal of the game for the Purple Eagles with 23:28 remaining in the second half off an assist from Nate Scanlan.

Devin Gaylord made several big saves in goal to preserve the Purple Eagles narrow win.

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

Albion’s Nich Reed winds up to take a shot as Roy-Hart’s Tyler Choate movesin to defend.

Holley 3, Wheatland-Chili 2

Holley rallied from an early 1-0 deficit to defeat visiting Wheatland-Chili 3-2 in a Genesee Region League game.

The Hawks got three straight goals from Gabe Mendoza to erase the deficit and claim the victory to go to 2-2 in the league and 4-3 overall.

Medina/Lyndonville 3, Batavia 0

Medina/Lyndonville blanked host Batavia 3-0 in a non league game.

The Mustangs jumped out to a 2-0 half-time advantage on goals by Nick Hinkson and Colm Cooper, both off assists from Vassilios Bitsas.

Cooper also scored the Mustangs lone second half goal off an assist from Kristian Snyder.

Medina/Lyndonville, which is now 6-1 overall will next host CSAT in a Niagara-Orleans League game at 4:30 p.m. Friday.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Aleah Foos blocks a spike by Wilson’s Emma Okoniewski during the host Purple Eagles three set win this evening.

Defending champion Albion bested visiting Wilson in three straight sets this evening 25-15, 25-10, 25-10 to stay perfect at 6-0 in Niagara-Orleans League volleyball action.

Chanyce Powell had 7 blocks, 6 spiking kills and 3 aces, Meghan Hurley 9 aces and Aleah Foos 3 kills and 3 blocks to lead the way for Albion which also got 3 aces from Kaitlyn VanSkiver and 2 from Ashlee Bocach.

Powell had 5 kills and 2 blocks and Hurley 4 aces to spark Albion to the first set win which saw the Purple Eagles jump out to an early 10-3 lead.

Likewise the Purple Eagles raced out to a 13-4 lead in the second set as Powell served up points 5-8, a run which included 3 aces, and VanSkiver scored points 10-13, a run which had 2 aces along with a block and a kill by Foos.

Hurley closed out the set by serving up the final 6 points, 5 of which were aces.

Kelsee Soule quickly put Albion in command at 8-0 in the third set by scoring points 2-7, a run which included 2 aces and a pair of blocks by Powell.

The loss drops Wilson to 2-3.

Meghan Hurley serves up one of her aces for the Purple Eagles.

Holley 25-18-25-23-25
Wheatland-Chili 15-25-9-15-18
Holley outlasted visiting Wheatland-Chili in a marathon five set Genesee Region League match 25-15, 18-25, 25-9, 23-25, 25-18.

Chelsea Norman had 4 kills, Jennah McMillion 5 aces and Ava Kohut 4 aces to spark the attack for Holley.

Elizabeth Russell had 13 kills and 3 blocks for W-C.

Byron-Bergen 25-25-25
Lyndonville 12-8-10
Undefeated (7-0) Byron-Bergen scored a 25-12, 25-8, 25-10 win over host Lyndonville (2-4) Thursday evening in a G-R match.

Lauren Burke had 11 aces, 19 assists and 2 kills, Bethany Ezard 5 kills and Cora Ivison 4 kills and 2 aces to lead Byraon-Bergen.

Cierra Riley had 8 digs and 2 blocks and Jenni Wetherbee 8 digs for Lyndonville.

Wilson bested Barker 211-247 at Willowbrook this afternoon to lock up outright possession of a second straight Niagara-Orleans League golf championship.

Connor Seeley took medalist honors with a 37 for Wilson which stays perfect at 13-0.

Brandon Seider added a 41, Nate Seider 42, Jonah Miller 44 and Ben Kelley 47 for Wilson which went 14-0 in N-O competition last fall.

Brad Wilson shot a 41 for Barker which is now 5-7.

In one other N-O match, Newfane improved to 9-4 by downing Akron (1-12) 222-249.

Connor Duncan earned medalist honors with a 39 and Aiden Herlan shot 42 to lead the Panthers.

Defending champion Barker nipped host Kenmore 1-0 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League field hockey game.

Becky Stoloski scored the lone goal of the game for Barker at the 22 minute mark of the first half as Caitlyn Mason and Courtney Bodine shared in earning the shutout in the cage.

Barker is now 5-1-1 and Kenmore 0-7.

Roy-Hart rallied from a 1-0 half-time deficit to defeat Newfane 4-1.

Angelina Ciarfella scored two goals for Roy-Hart as Lexi Lovewell and Delaney Draper each netted one.

Teagan Volpe scored in the first half for Newfane.

Roy-Hart improves to 4-3 and Newfane slips to 2-5.

Wilson stayed deadlocked with Barker for second place at 5-1-1 by blanking visiting Medina 6-0.

Maddy Mocarski and Olivia Mitchell both scored two goals for Wilson as Rachael Cobo and Liz Soles each chipped in with one.

The loss drops Medina to 1-6.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina/Lyndonville quarterback Tyler Valley and his Mustang teammates will host Barker/Roy-Hart at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Vets Park. Albion will host East Aurora/Holland at 7 p.m. Friday and Holley will entertain Alexander at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

Medina/Lyndonville will host neighboring Barker/Roy-Hart in a B East Division football game at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Vets Park.

Albion will also be at home Friday evening as the Purple Eagles host B East Division foe East Aurora/Holland at 7 p.m.

The contests will celebrate Homecoming for both the Mustangs and Purple Eagles.

The key B East Division game of the week will have 2-0 Alden at 2-0 Depew at 7 p.m. Friday in the battle for first place.

Holley will likewise be home this weekend as the Hawks host Alexander at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in a Genesee Region League contest.

Medina/Lyndonville vs. Barker/Roy-Hart

Medina/Lyndonville, which downed Riverside of Buffalo 28-8 last week in an interdivisional game, is 0-1 in the B East Division and 2-1 overall.

Offensively the Mustangs have been led on the ground by the 1-2 combination of juniors Jake Cotter (473 yards rushing) and Eric Neace (257 yards). Both players have scored 4 touchdowns. At the helm, the Mustangs have gotten 2 touchdown passes each from quarterbacks Izaiah Rhim, a freshman, and Tyler Valley, a senior.

Barker/Roy-Hart, which is looking to rebound from back-to-back lopsided losses to B East frontrunners Depew (35-0) and Alden (54-7) is 0-3 overall.

Senior quarterback Andy Xapsos, who has rushed for 3 touchdowns and passed for 1, leads the Barker/Roy-Hart offense.

Medina/Lyndonville holds a 2-0 lead in the brief series since Barker and Roy-Hart became a merged team. The Mustangs won last year’s encounter 66-8.

Albion vs. East Aurora/Holland

Albion is likewise looking to bounce back from back-to-back losses to B East co-leaders Alden (20-7) and Depew (28-13) as the Purple Eagles were plagued by a costly rash of turnovers in both setbacks.

Quarterback Kyle Smith had passed for 3 touchdowns and running back Tommy Mattison has rushed for 3 TDs for the Purple Eagles who are 1-2 overall.

East Aurora/Holland, which dropped a narrow 7-2 interdivisional loss to Dunkirk (2-0) last week is 1-0 in the B East and 2-1 overall.

The Purple Eagles hold an 8-6-1 lead in the series with E. A. which began in 1937. The Blue Devils though won the last meeting 21-13 in 2008.

Holley vs. Alexander

It will be a matchup of two teams seeking that elusive first G-R League victory of the season when Holley (0-2, 0-3) hosts Alexander (0-2, 1-2).

Senior quarterback Nick Passarell, who hs thrown for 3 touchdown passes, leads the Holley offense.

Alexander’s lone win was a 47-14 non league victory over CG Finney which downed Holley 36-13 last Saturday.

Alexander holds a 9-3 lead in the series with Holley including a 28-0 victory last fall.

Standings

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

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

Roaring out to a commanding 5-0 half-time advantage, Kendall went on to defeat host Notre Dame 7-1 this evening in a Genesee Region League girls soccer game.

Taylor Rutland scored three goals to highlight Kendall’s big first half, two off assists from Taylor ReQua and one from Julia Smith.

ReQua also scored from Smith and Maya Rutland tallied from ReQua to round out the Lady Eagles big opening half.

Maya Rutland completed her hat-trick by scoring two goals in the second half as Liz Rath and Coralee Freitag took turns earning the assists.

Kendall is now 6-0 in the league and 9-0 overall.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Mikayla Yaskulski (12) drives against Medina’s Hannah Adams during the host Purple Eagles win over the visiting rival Mustangs this evening.

A two goal scoring spurt late in the first half keyed Albion to a 3-0 victory over visiting Medina this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League girls soccer game.

Breaking away from a 0-0 deadlock, Albion got what proved to be the game winning goal by Lizzy Baker with 8:01 remaining in the first half.

Emily Blanchard quickly doubled the Purple Eagles advantage when she scored with 2:16 to go in the half off an assist from Nicole Eldred.

Medina’s Hannah Adams (5) works to bring the ball up field against Albion’s Brylie Hapeman.

Mariah Elsenheimer later put a lock on the Purple Eagles victory when she scored with 12:30 remaining in the second half.

Isabella Prest earned the shutout in goal for the Purple Eagles.

Albion improves to 3-4 in the league while Medina slips to 2-4-1.

Albion’s Sarah Gregori (21) tries to drive around Medina’s Ashley Howell.

Medina’s Martha Gardner (3) brings the ball up field against Albion’s Vivian Rivers.

Roy-Hart 13, CSAT 1

Amber Villella had 4 goals, Emma Lindke 3, Sophia LaPort 2 and Ava Bligh 4 assists and 1 goal to lead Roy-Hart (4-3) past CSAT (0-7) 13-1.

Wilson 5, Barker 0

Kayla Neumann had 3 goals and 1 assist to lead undefeated (7-0) Wilson past Barker (1-6) 5-0.

Jenn Darlak and Lauren Couturier also each had a goal for Wilson.

Newfane 5, Akron 1

Kayleigh Daniels had 2 goals and Kaylee Heschke, Emily Foltz and Adelyn Burns 1 each to pace Newfane (6-1) to a 5-1 win over Akron (4-2-1).

Defending champion Wilson defeated Albion 214-251 this afternoon at Hickey Ridge to clinch at least a tie for the Niagara-Orleans League golf title.

The victory boosts Wilson’s record to 12-0 while Albion slips to 3-9.

Connor Seeley took medalist honors for the Lakemen with a 39 as Jonah Miller and Ben Kelly both shot 43 and Nate Fox and Nick Seider 44.

Patrick Ricker shot 47, Nick Penna 48 and Adam Sills 49 for the Purple Eagles.

Runner-up Medina improved to 9-2 by defeating Newfane 210-228 at Shelridge.

Melanie Green and Mike Cardone shared medalist honors for Medina with rounds of 40. Andrew Fuller and Trevor Luthart both carded 43’s for the Mustangs.

Aiden Herlan shot 43 and Connor Duncan 44 for Newfane which is now 8-4.

Roy-Hart improved to 6-5 by downing Barker (5-6) as Hogan Lang led the way with a 43.

Barker’s Brad Wilson took medalist honors with a 39.

Akron (1–11) gained its first win of the season by defeating CSAT (2-9) 245-264.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Abigail Maines spikes over Newfane’s Janelle McKay during the Mustangs home court win over the Lady Panthers this evening.

Moving back above the .500 mark at 3-2, Medina defeated visiting Newfane 25-20, 25-18, 23-25, 25-21 this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League volleyball match.

Megan O’Keefe served up points 21-24 in the decisive fourth set and Molley Gross registered a spike kill for the 25th point to help Medina close out the win.

O’Keefe had 35 digs on the evening and Emily Kams 21 assists.

At the net, Gross had 8 spiking kills, Carley Schultz 7 and Je’ne Brown 6. Gross, Brown and Kams also each had 3 blocks.

The loss drops Newfane to 1-4.

Medina’s Je’ne Brown spikes against Newfane’s Erin Harrington.

Wilson 25-25-25
CSAT 8-10-4
Emma Okoniewski and Amanda Culverwell both had 5 kills, Serina Jaeger 7 assists and Haylea Day 13 service points in the third set to lead Wilson past CSAT 24-8, 25-10, 25-4.

Wilson is now 2-2 and CSAT 0-5.

Akron 25-23-25-25
Roy-Hart 15-25-16-12
Aspen Moore had 5 kills and Bea Bacon 4 kills for Roy-Hart in the four set loss to Akron.

Akron improves to 3-1 and Roy-Hart slips to 2-2.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Jasmine Plummer (13) tries to get around Byron-Bergen’s Kelsey Fuller during the host Lady Tigers loss to the Bees this afternoon.

Pulling away in the second half, undefeated Kendall posted a 5-0 victory over host Oakfield-Alabama this evening in a Genesee Region League girls soccer game.

Kendall improves to 5-0 in the league and 8-0 overall.

Maya Rutland scored what proved to be the game winning goal for Kendall in the first half off an assist from Taylor Rutland.

The Lady Eagles then broke away from that tight 1-0 margin by scoring twice in the first 16 minutes of the second half. Coralee Freitag scored 12 minutes in and Maya Rutland followed up with another goal just four minutes later as Taylor Rutland again earned the assist.

Kendall capped off the victory with goals by Julia Smith, off an assist from Taylor ReQua, and by Taylor Rutland.

Jenna Jacob made 3 saves to earn the shutout in goal.

Byron-Bergen 3, Lyndonville 0

Breaking away from a 0-0 deadlock, Byron-Bergen erupted for three quick goals in the first 10 minutes of the second half to earn a 3-0 G-R victory at Lyndonville.

Leah Thompson scored two goals and Kelsey Maurer one for the Lady Bees.

Alexander 2, Holley 0

Alexander scored a goal in each half to blank Holley 2-0 in a G-R game.