Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s veteran group includes, in front, Grace Pearl, Ryleigh Capen and Peyton May. In back are Raegan Kern, Kylie McOmber and Lauren Snyder.

Six veterans anchor the lineup for Roy-Hart as the Lady Rams prep to begin defense of their Niagara-Orleans League volleyball championship this week.

Roy-Hart will host Lyndonville in a non league match on Tuesday and then open the N-O campaign at Albion on Thursday, both at 6:30 p.m.

The Lady Rams veteran group includes seniors Ryleigh Capen, Raegan Kern, Grace Pearl, Kylie McOmber and Peyton May along with sophomore Lauren Snyder.

Capen earned first team N-O All League honors last season while Kern and Snyder were both second team honorees and Pearl and McOmber Honorable Mention selections.

“We have a very good core group returning,” said Coach Eliza Feocco.

Roy-Hart’s graduation losses included N-O first team honoree Lila Brigham and Honorable Mention selections Ellia Martillotta and Emily Livergood.

Roy-Hart claimed the N-O crown last fall with a 9-1 record.

Contributed Photo – Holley’s 1975 Section V champion soccer team included, seated Jeff Nellis, Peter Hawley, Dennis Selden and Chuck Weader. Kneeling are Scott Gaylord, Roger Winkler, Jim Maxon, Gary Germeo, Jeff Hefke, Michael Patton and Eddie Williams. Standing are Patrick Santoro, Daniel Harris, Dean Knapp, Tim Martin, Douglas Health, Clayton Eckerd, Kevin Logsdon, Andrew Harris and Coach Jerry Kage.

The fall of 1975 was a very special one for the Holley boys varsity soccer team as the Hawks captured the first Section V soccer championship in school history.

Now on the 50th anniversary of that accomplishment, the 1975 soccer squad will be inducted into Holley’s Wall of Fame in ceremonies at the Hawks Homecoming game on Saturday September 27 which starts at 5:30 p.m.

The Hawks 1975 team compiled a record of 15 wins, 3 losses, 1 tie, while scoring 64 goals with only 15 goals against, and recorded 8 shut-outs.

The regular season was highlighted by a 2-1 win over eventual Section 5 Class A Champion Greece Arcadia 2-1 on their home field just before the start of Section 5 Tournament.

In the Section 5 Tournament Holley defeated Harley-Allendale 2-0, Marion 1-0 in the quarter final, Fillmore 2-1 in the semi-final, and winning the Section 5 Championship 1-0 against rival Kendall in a game before approximately 2,000 people held at Spencerport High School’s soccer field.

Contributed Photo – Abby Scanlan, left, and Zoey Wolf

A Holley and Albion duo combined to spark the Alfred University women’s soccer team to a 2-0 victory over visiting Chatham University this afternoon.

Holley graduate Zoey Wolf scored both goals at the 8 and 57 minute marks both coming off assists from Albion graduate Abby Scanlan.

The goals are the first of her career for Wolf.

Scanlan, a four year player for Alfred, now has a career total of 11 goals and 9 assists.

Wolf is a freshman majoring in Early Childhood/Childhood Education.

Scanlan is a senior majoring in Criminal Justice.

Alfred is now 1-1.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Kolton Fletcher goes high to intercept a pass during this morning’s scrimmage action against Albion at Barker.

They normally meet on the final weekend of the regular season – rivalry weekend – but instead Albion and Medina renewed their football rivalry this morning at a season opening six team scrimmage at Barker.

Except for a few planned joint practices during the season this will be their only meeting. Because of some scheduling issues the Purple Eagles and Mustangs will not play each other in a regular season game this fall.

Section VI schedule makers were unable to include that contest in the schedule because Medina’s decsion to return to 11 man football (after briefly opting to go to 8 man because of low numbers) came after the sectional schedule had been put together. In order to include the Medina vs. Albion game both the Class C and Class B schedules would have to be redone as Albion is in Class B, a task which schedule makers were unwilling to do.

Albion’s Devonte Jones goes up to grab a pass against Medina.

Except for the Covid caused abbreviated 2021 spring season, Albion and Medina had met on the football field every fall since 1920.

This morning the Purple Eagles and Mustangs went against each other in a pair of 12 minute quarters. Each team had one quarter on offense and one on defense.

In addition to host Barker/Roy-Hart the other teams participating in the scrimmage were Wilson, Oakfield-Alabama/Elba and Greece Olympia.

The regular season will begin this coming Friday at 7 p.m. with Albion at Lew-Port, Medina at Silver Creek/Forestville and Barker/Roy-Hart at Newfane.

Barker/Roy-Hart running back Joe Reiter picks up yardage against the Albion defense.

Medina running back Jayzon Wills works to avoid a couple of would be Albion tacklers.

Albion quarterback Bo Preston lets go with a pass against the rush of Medina defender Matthew Jacobs.

Barker/Roy-Hart quarterback Tysen McCaa delivers a pass.

Medina quarterback Preston Woodworth passes ahead of an on rushing Oakfield-Alabama/Elba defender.

Medina running back Christian Moss looks for running room against Albion as Tyler Raduns provides a block.

Barker/Roy-Hart receiver Carter DerSarkissian hauls in a pass.

Medina receiver Avion Johnson works to get past an Albion defender.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Maddi Sanders makes a return during the Mustangs season opening win over host Lyndonville this evening.

Medina scored a straight set 25-22, 25-18, 25-17 win over host Lyndonville in a season opening non league volleyball match this evening.

Lyndonville took a 22-18 lead late in the opening set after Emily Dill served up points 18-22.

However, Medina rallied to claim a 25-22 win as Caliyah St. Louis tied the set with a spiking kill and then Maddi Sanders served up the final three points, two of which were aces.

In the second set Medina built up a 14-7 lead as Maya Anderson served up points 5-9, including two aces, and Sam Heschke tacked on points 11-14 three of which were aces.

Heschke also registered aces for points 22 and 23 and St. Louis tacked on an ace for the set winning point.

Natalie Herbert goes for the return as Caliyah St. Louis readies to support.

Lyndonville grabbed an early 7-3 lead in the third set as Elena Barry served up points 2-7 one of which was an ace.

Medina though again rallied to erase an 8-5 deficit as Heschke served up 9 straight points (6-14) including 4 aces to put the Mustangs on top to stay at 14-8.

Kills by Karlee Cau and Raelynn Baker helped keep Medina up 18-12 and Heschke polished off the set and the match by registering aces for the final two points.

Heschke had a total of 10 aces on the evening as Anderson had 3, St. Louis and Sanders 2 each. Anderson had 4 kills and St. Louis and Cau 2 each. Anderson also had 3 blocks.

Hannah Fox had 3 aces and 3 kills, Bella Bresett 2 aces, Sarah Corser 2 kills, Barry 2 aces and 2 kills, Ainsley Vann 3 blocks and 1 kill and Dill 1 ace and 1 kill for Lyndonville.

Lyndonville’s Elena Barry goes up for a spike as Maya Anderson goes up for the block for Medina as Allie Frentz supports.

Newfane 25-25-25, Kendall 22-15-16

Makayla Bentley had 6 aces, Rylan Clark and Irelynn Maloney 5 kills and Emma Minster 7 assists for Kendall.

Bella Bresett makes a return for Lyndonville backed up by Grace Fox.

Six players contributed goals as Barker/Lyndonville romped to a 10-0 win over host CSAT in a season opening non league girls soccer game this afternoon.

Alexa Robinson and Natalie Rath both scored 3 goals to lead the Barker/Lyndonville scoring parade.

Arnie Sturtevant, Braelynn Dillenbeck, Delaney Johnson and Annalee Clark each chipped in with a goal.

Robinson also had 2 assists as Johnson, Sturtevant, Aine Davis, Villette Jary, Elysse Dillenbeck and Braelynn Dillenbeck each had one.

Barker/Lyndonville will next face Wilson on September 5.

A quick goal in the first two minutes ignited St. Mary’s of Lancaster to a 6-1 win over host Kendall in the championship game of the Lady Eagles season opening tournament this afternoon.

Jersie Drake scored the Kendall goal off an assist from Alea Barrett.

Albion Tournament

Oakfield-Alabama nipped Albion 1-0 in the championship game of the Albion girls soccer tournament.

Albion nipped host Wheatland-Chili 1-0 this afternoon in the consolation game of the Wildcats boys soccer Tournament.

Adam Burgio scored Albion’s goal in the first half off an assist from Nate Wehling.

The game was an interesting sibling coaching rivalry as Albion Coach Bridgett Varin bested her brother W-C Coach Garhett Varin.

Improving to 2-1, Albion posted a 245-incomplete win over Newfane in a Niagara-Orleans League golf match at Willowbrook this afternoon.

Nate Gibson shot 46 to lead Albion as Drew Pritchard, Owen Spencer and Nick Luft each had a 49.

Newfane’s Caleb Rivera took medalist honors with a 40.

In the other N-O match, Akron downed Wilson as Brodie Hill led the Tigers with a 44.

Wilson’s Ben Meyers took medalist honors with a 42.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Helping to lead Holley into the up coming football season will be this quartet of veterans including Landyn Burch, Kevin Robinson, Grant Smith and Brady Fiorito.

After seven years of 8 Man competition Holley is returning to 11 man football this season playing an independent schedule.

The Hawks will open the season at Cardinal O’Hara in Tonawanda on Saturday September 6 and then host CG Finney on September 13.

“It will be a challenge,” said new Hawks Coach Wyatt Wink. ” It is a whole new scheme offensively and defensively. It is a larger field with more players and playing 11 man will be new to a lot of our players but I think we can be competitive.”

Holley’s veteran group includes senior running backs Brody Fiorito and Kevin Robinson, senior wide receivers Landyn Burch and Colton Bradley and senior linemen Grant Smith, Caleb Donley and Braden Read along with junior linemen Immanuel Cornell, Anthony Feliciano and Blake Fusano.

Newcomers include the sophomore trio of quarterback Joseph Lombari, running back Isaiah Williams and wide receiver Matteo Caterisano.

Holley’s graduation losses included the skill position quintet of quarterback Destin Kuyal, running back Hunter Jewell-Smith and wide receivers Vinny Golisano, Jacob Pitcher and Mason Moyer.

Batavia spoiled the Holley boys soccer team’s season opener as the Blue Devils downed the host Hawks 3-1 this evening in a non league contest.

Cooper Wolf scored the Holley goal off an assist by Breyden Crawford.

Holley will next open Genesee Region League competition against Pembroke on September 8.

A quick two goal first half scoring burst keyed Kendall to a rainy 3-0 victory over St. Mary’s of Lancaster this afternoon in the championship game of the Eagles season opening boys soccer tournament.

Breaking away from a scoreless deadlock, Pablo Rosario-Reyes netted what proved to be the game winning goal for Kendall at the 17 minute mark of the first half.

The Eagles wasted no time in doubling the score as Jonathan Esposito scored just two minutes later.

Kendall later got a big insurance goal from Rosario-Reyes just two minutes into the second half to round out the scoring.

Jonny Conte, who earned MVP honors, made several big saves in goal in each half for the Eagles to preserve the shutout.

The Eagles are now 2-0.

Improving to 2-0, Roy-Hart downed Barker 251-288 in a Niagara-Orleans League golf match at Shelridge this morning.

Isaac Smith took medalist honors with a 47 and Evan Poeller added a 48 to lead Roy-Hart.

Barker is now 1-1.