Photos by Cheryl Wertman

Holley’s Clarence Moyer hauls in a pass from quarterback Nick Passarell for the Hawks first touchdown during this afternoon’s 60-14 loss to visiting Elba/Byron-Bergen. Rider Farnsworth defends for the Lancers. The Hawks led 6-0 after that TD and again at 14-12 in the second quarter after a touchdown run by Colin Papaj and a two-point conversion carry by Passarell but the Lancers regained the lead for good by a 35-14 margin at the half.

Holley quarterback Nick Passarell picks up yardage down the sideline as Kaleb Bobzien tries to make the tackle for the Lancers.

Adam Stetzel retuns a kickoff for Holley, which slips to 0-2, as Kaleb Bobzien and Kenny Dean look to make the tackle for the Lancers which improve to 2-0.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Vassilios Bitsas of Medina/Lyndonville, left, battles for control of the ball with Kendall’s Jesus Aguirre during this afternoon’s game at Lyndonville which was won by the Mustangs.

Jumping out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first 22 minutes, Medina/Lyndonville went on to defeat Kendall 5-1 in a non league boys soccer game played in a driving rain this afternoon at Lyndonville.

Brian Anderson had a hand in all three of the Mustangs early goals. He scored the opener off an assist from Colm Cooper. He assisted on the second, which was scored by Greg Husung, and then scored the third as Nick Albone earned the assist.

Kristian Snyder puts a shot on goal for Medina/Lyndonville as Kendall goalie Cameron Zinsmeister and defender Benjamin Frasch try to defect the shot.

Anderson completed his hat-trick with a goal in the second half which also included a goal by Kristian Snyder off assists from Husung and Cooper.

Bryce Gaesser netted the Kendall goal.

Medina/Lyndonville is now 3-0 and Kendall 0-2.

Kendall’s Jake Adams, left, tries to advance up field against Medina/Lyndonville defender Adam Cifelli.

Akron 8, CSAT 1
Bryan Whitbeck scored 3 goals and Tristan Olszewski 2 to spark Akron (2-1) to an 8-1 victory over CSAT (0-3) today in a Niagara-Orleans League game.

Byron-Bergen Tournament

Northstar 3, Albion 0
A penalty kick goal with just 12 minutes remaining snapped a 0-0 tie and keyed Northstar to a 3-0 victory over Albion this afternoon in the consolation game of the Byron-Bergen boys soccer tournament.

Albion had missed a penalty kick opportunity in the first half.

Albion defender Brad Sanford was named to the All-Tournament team.

Pulling away in the second half, East Aurora/Holland romped to a 40-6 victory over visiting Medina/Lyndonville this evening in the B East Division opener for both teams.

Leading by a narrow 13-6 margin at the half, the Blue Devils scored two unanswered touchdowns in both the third and fourth quarters to pull away. Nolan O’Connor had a touchdown run in each quarter as Matt Boss passed to Brady Tehan for the other third quarter TD and Owen Smith had a TD run in the final stanza.

O’Connor also ran 14 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter and passed 26 yards to Zach Jones for another score in the second quarter to give the Blue Devils an early 13-0 lead.

The Mustangs though answered back with a 29 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Izaiah Rhim to Jalin Cooper to cut the deficit to 13-6.

A 26 yard run by Eric Neace, who had a total of 108 yards rushing on the evening, set up that score.

However, the Mustangs could not find the end zone again.

Now at 1-1 overall, Medina next hosts Riverside of Buffalo next Friday night at 7:30 p.m. in an interdivisional contest.

East Aurora/Holland is now 2-0 overall.

In one other B East Division game, host Depew posted a 35-0 victory over Barker/Roy-Hart.

Wilson posts key win over Roy-Hart

Getting goal production from four different players, Medina romped to a 7-0 victory over host CSAT this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League girls soccer game.

Destiny Satkowski scored 3 goals and Hannah Adams 2 for the Mustangs as Morgan Roach and Ashlee Howell each chopped in with one.

Emma Gardner earned the shutout in goal.

Medina is now 1-2-1 and CSAT 0-4.

In a key N-O contest, defending champion Wilson used a quick 3 goal scoring burst at the outset to key a 7-0 romp over Roy-Hart.

Jenn Darlak scored just 6 minutes into the game to get Wilson rolling as Kayla Neumann followed up with another goal at the 8 minute mark and Rachel Senek tallied at the 12 minute mark. Neumann had 2 goals and 2 assists on the day.

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

Akron boosted its N-O record to 2-1-1 with a 12-0 win over Barker (0-4) as Leah Czechowski led the attack with 3 goals.

Boys Soccer

Byron-Bergen 4, Albion 0
The host Bees blanked Albion 4-0 this evening in the opening round for the Byron-Bergen boys soccer tournament.

Albion, which next faces Northstar in the consolation game at 5 p.m. Saturday, trailed by a narrow 1-0 margin at the half.

Defending champion Albion romped to a 25-7, 25-9, 25-13 victory over visiting CSAT this evening to go to 2-0 in Niagara-Orleans League volleyball competition.

Aleah Foos had 5 spiking kills and 1 service ace, Meghan Hurley 3 kills and 3 aces, Chanyce Powell 2 kills and 7 aces, Sierra Newton 3 aces and 10 service points, Caitlynn Snook 2 aces and 5 points, Emilie Barleben 4 aces, Kiara Smith 5 aces and Kelsee Soule 2 aces to lead the Purple Eagles balanced attack.

In one other N-O match, Wilson downed rival Newfane 22-25, 25-15, 25-16, 25-16.

Ana Bryer had 20 digs, Serena Jaeger 20 assists, Amanda Culverwell 6 kills and Emma Okoniewski 5 kills to set the pace for Wilson.

The match was the league opener for both teams.

Improving to 6-1, Medina defeated Akron 217-244 in a Niagara-Orleans League golf match this afternoon at Dandee Farms.

Ian Wagner took medalist honors for Medina with a 37.

Hunter Sturtevant carded a 42 and Andrew Fuller a 45 for the Mustangs.

Steven Wagner and Mike Nowacki shot 47 for Akron which slips to 0-7.

In one other N-O match, Barker (3-2) downed Albion (2-5) 240-256 at Niagara-Orleans.

Brad Wilson took medalist honors for Bakrer with a 43.

Adam Sills and Victor Benjovsky both shot 49 for Albion.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion quarterback Kyle Smith (1) looks up field as he tries to gain yardage during this evening’s game at Alden which was won by the host Bulldogs. Alden defender Zach Loper (20) moves in to try and make the tackle.

Breaking away from a 7-7 half-time tie, Alden capitalized on turnovers to score two unanswered touchdowns in the second half and earn a 20-7 victory over visiting Albion this evening in the B East Division opener for both teams.

A fumble recovery at the Alden 25 and 45 yard return by Joe King set the stage for what proved to be the Bulldogs game winning touchdown on a 17 yard run by Lyle Grant with 3:28 to go in the third quarter.

The Bulldogs defense also came up with two huge pass interceptions in the fourth quarter to stop Albion drives in the shadow of the Alden goal line. King intercepted the first near the goal line and Christian Snell picked off the second in the end zone.

The Bulldogs then drove 80 yards for the clinching touchdown following that second pick. Grant capped off the five minute drive with a 21 yard TD run with just 47 seconds remaining.

Albion did jump out to a lightning quick 7-0 lead just 4:18 into the game on a 8-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Kyle Smith to Trey Hart and an extra point kick by Nate Trembley.

Smith also hooked up with Hart for a big 59 yard pass completion to set up the tally.

Albion’s Trey Hart (23) works to pick up yardage on a kickoff return as Mike Grosshans (35) and Charlie Varshay (44) make the tackle for Alden.

However, Alden answered right back with a 16 yard TD pass from quarterback Bryan Cybulski to Brandon Weierhauser and an extra point kick by Riley Pastuszynski just three minutes later to knot the contest at 7-7.

Albion did drive inside the Alden 10 yard line twice in the second quarter but could not capitalize on the opportunities. The Bulldogs defense stopped the first drive on downs at the 8 yard line and ended the second threat via an interception by King in the end zone.

The Albion defensive unit set up the Purple Eagles second threat of the period as JJ Downs intercepted a pass at the Bulldogs 36.

Three more turnovers, a lost fumble and two interceptions, then stymied the Albion offensive unit in the second half.

Albion is now 1-1 overall and Alden 2-0.

The Purple Eagles next visit Depew at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The Wildcats rolled past Barker/Roy-Hart 35-0 this evening in another B East Division contest.

Albion’s Tommy Mattison tackles Alden running back Lyle Grant on a fourth down play.

Wilson battles to tie with Barker in shootout

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Angelina Ciarfella, who scored three goals, puts a shot on Medina goalie Alissa Blount during this afternoon’s game at Roy-Hart. Waiting for a possible rebound shot is Roy-Hart’s Alyssa Ickowski.

Regaining the .500 mark at 2-2, Roy-Hart blanked visiting Medina 6-0 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League field hockey game.

In other N-O action, Wilson battled to a 1-1 tie with defending champion Barker in a contest which went to a shootout and Akron blanked Newfane 6-0. Those results leave Akron in first place at 3-0 followed by Wilson at 3-0-1 and Barker at 2-0-1.

Angelina Ciarfella scored the three goal hat-trick to lead the attack for Roy-Hart which also got tallies from Samanatha Choate, Shannon Dent and Alyssa Ickowski.

Roy-Hart grabbed a 2-0 lead at the half as Ciarfella scored two quick goals at the 16 and 13 minute marks.

Ciarfella then completed her hat-trick with a goal to open the second half.

Choate, Dent and Ickowski then each followed up with a goal to round out the scoring.

The loss drops Medina to 1-3.

Medina JVs improve to 4-0

The Medina JV team stayed unbeaten at 4-0 by nipping Roy-Hart 1-0 on a goal by Micaela Erway.

Earlier in the season, Medina blanked Wilson 2-0 and Kenmore 7-0 before outlasting Akron in a shootout on goals by Layna Viloria and Libby Cook.

Medina’s Stella Russo battles for control of the ball with Roy-Hart’s Reilly Albee.

Barker 1, Wilson 1

Erin Boyle scored for Wilson and Natalie Menz for Barker in the shootout which left the key early season contest deadlocked at 1-1.

Boyle also scored Wilson’s lone goal in regulation time as Becky Stoloski answered with the tying goal for Barker. Both goals came in the second half.

Neither team could score in the 10 minute overtime period which set the stage for the shootout.

Akron 6, Newfane 0

Abby Stone and Heather Cummings both scored two goals to lead the attack for Akron in the win over Newfane (0-3).

Sarah Schultz and Rachel Heim each added a goal for the Lady Tigers.

Defending champion Wilson stayed perfect at 6-0 by downing Roy-Hart (4-3) 222-241 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League golf match at Shelridge.

Ben Kelly took medalist honors with a 41 and Jonah Miller carded a 43 to lead the way for Wilson.

Hogan Lang had a 44 for Roy-Hart.

In another N-O match, Newfane (4-2) defeated CSAT (1-6) 221-248 as Aiden Herlan earned medalist honors with a 38 and Connor Duncan added a 41 for the Panthers.

Volleyball

Wilson 25-22-25-27; Lew-Port 9-25-18-25
Wilson bested Lew-Port in four sets in a non league volleyball match as Amanda Culverwell had 8 spiking kills, Ana Bryer 14 digs and Ferina Jaeger 15 assists.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Tyler Rotoli, shown here picking up yardage in last weekend’s season opener, and his Albion teammates will open B East Division competition at Alden on Friday night.

Having successfully passed season opening interdivisional tests, Albion and Medina/Lyndonville will begin B East Division competition on the road Friday night.

Albion will visit Alden at 7 p.m. while Medina/Lyndonville will take on East Aurora/Holland at 7:30 p.m. at East Aurora.

Barker/Roy-Hart, which is looking to rebound from a season opening interdivisional loss, also opens B East Division competition on the road visiting Depew at 7 p.m. Friday.

In the Genesee Region League, Holley will host Elba/Byron-Bergen at 1:30 p.m. Saturday as the Hawks look to bounce back from a season opening 39-6 loss at Attica.

Albion got point production from all phases of the game in the week one 50-14 romp over visiting Newfane.

Quarterback Kyle Smith completed a pair of touchdown passes to Kory Reynolds to lead the offense which also got rushing touchdowns by Tommy Mattison, Meach Gardner and Blake Aina.

The Purple Eagles defense contributed a TD on a 6 yard intercept return by Lamar Chambers as did the special teams with a 30 yd TD run off a muffed punt by Tyler Rotoli.

Alden likewise romped past Pioneer 35-0 in the opener as Lyle Grant led the Bulldogs with 202 yards rushing and three touchdowns.

The Albion vs. Alden series is knotted at 6-6. Alden has won the last four games including a 36-14 win in their last meeting in 2012.

Eric Neace, shown here scoring one of his 4 touchdowns in the season opener, and his Medina/Lyndonville teammates will visit East Aurora on Friday to open B East Division competition.

Medina/Lyndonville likewise was involved in a high scoring, but much closer, opener as the Mustangs outlasted visiting Lew-Port 46-41.

The Mustangs youthful offensive unit was spearheaded by a strong junior runningback combination of Jake Cotter (237 yards, 1 TD) and Eric Neace (110 yards, 4 TDs). Freshman Izaiah Rhim made his first varsity start at quarterback and completed 7 of 16 pass for 124 yards including a 21 yard TD strike to senior Dylan Lewis. The Mustangs also got a 5 yard TD run by sophomore Jalin Cooper.

East Aurora/Holland defeated Olean 20-7 in the opener as Nolan O’Connor, Brigham Rogers and E.J. Staniszewski took turns running for touchdowns.

The Mustangs hold a 10-6 lead in the series with East Aurora which began in 1934. The Blue Devils won the last meeting by a narrow 29-25 margin in the semifinals of the 2007 sectional playoffs.

Barker/Roy-Hart, which is looking to bounce back from a 40-20 loss at Tonawanda, will be facing Depew for just the second time. The Wildcats won the only previous meeting 33-14 in 2012.

Senior quarterback Andy Xapsos had a big game for Barker/Roy-Hart in the opener rushing for 114 yards and 2 touchdowns and passing for 143 yards and 1 TD.

Depew dropped a narrow 30-28 decision to Dunkirk in the opener.

Holley, which is led offensively by senior quarterback Nick Passarell, will be facing a Elba/Byron-Bergen squad which defeated Pembroke 26-6 in the G-R season opener.

Elba/Byron-Bergen holds a 5-3 lead in the series with the Hawks including a 32-6 win last fall.