Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Heading Medina’s group of first team C North Division All-Stars are Brody Fry, left, who has been named C North Player of the Year, and Christian Moss who has repeated as C North Offensive Player of the Year.

Tri-champion Medina has placed five players on the first team of the C North Division All-Star football quad.

The Mustangs quintet includes seniors Brody Fry, Cole Callard and Carter Woodworth along with juniors Christian Moss and Kolton Fletcher.

Fry has been named C North Player of the Year after being honored as Defensive Player of the Year last fall. He had a team leading 143 tackles, including 93 solos as well as 2 sacks, 3 forced fumbles and an interception.

Moss spearheaded the Mustangs ground attack as he rushed for 1,850 yards and 25 touchdowns. He also caught 11 passes for 202 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Callard was Mr. Automatic in the kicking department for the Mustangs as he made good on 48 of 50 extra point attempts and on 6 of 7 field goals attempts with the longest being 42 yards.

Woodworth caught 12 passes for 155 yards and 4 touchdowns. On defense, he made 515 tackles and had 3 forced fumbles, 1 sack and 1 interception.

Fletcher made 60 tackles and had 4 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries. On offense, he rushed for 187 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Medina’s first team All-Stars also include, from left, Carter Woodworth, Cole Callard and Kolton Fletcher.

The Mustangs also have six second team selections including senior offensive linemen Ethan Carson and Breydin McEwen-Miller, junior wide receiver Jerrell Nealy, junior defensive end Avion Johnson along with sophomore defensive backs Jayzon Wills and Preston Woodworth.

McEwen-Miller had 37 tackles and a sack and Carson 28 tackles and 2 sacks.

Nealy had 252 yards receiving an 3 touchdowns and 34 tackles and a fumble recovery on defense.

Johnson had 40 tackles, a fumble recovery and a sack.

Wills had 47 tackles and a sack and on offense had 435 yards rushing and 5 touchdowns.

Woodworth had 29 tackles and 2 interceptions. The Mustangs starting quarterback had 900 yards passing and 10 touchdowns and 135 yards rushing and 5 touchdowns.

Medina’s trio of junior Frankie Stephens and sophomores Hadrian Batista and Matthew Jacobs have all earned Honorable Mention.

Contributed Photos – Former N-O players now playing for GCC include, from left, Madison Hughson, Lexi Wolck and Sloan Jonathan.

Three former Niagara-Orleans League players are members of this season’s Genesee Community College women’s basketball team.

That trio includes sophomore forward Lexi Wolck and freshman guard Madison Hughson from Albion along with freshman guard Sloan Jonathan from Akron.

Wolck has started all five of the Cougars games to date and is averaging 6.8 rebounds and 4 points per game.

Hughson has also played in all five games and is averaging 2.8 rebounds and 2.6 points per outing while Jonathan has played in three games.

Contributed Photo – Dakota Alexander

Medina High graduate and Utica University junior field hockey player Dakota Alexander has received the Empire 8 Conference’s Sportswomen of the Year Award for Utica.

Alexander, a three-year defender for Utica, started all 16 games  logging over 1,000 minutes in helping to anchor the Pioneer defense.

A Psychology, Law Justice and Society major, this was her last season with the Pioneer field hockey team as she is graduating early.

During her scholastic days at Medina, she earned first team Niagara-Orleans League honors as a defender her senior year.

Lyndonville will host the annual Niagara-Orleans League vs. Genesee Region League senior volleyball match at 6 p.m. Thursday.

The roster for the G-R squad includes Addison Dillenbeck from Lyndonville; Lia Larson from Kendall; Emily Pietrzykowski from Alexander; Peyton Goodenbery, Lily Stalica and Olivia Senf from Byron-Bergen; Jessica Sosnowski and Cara Williams from Oakfield-Alabama; Jordan Dwyer and Kaitlin Kratz from Notre Dame; Nalani Mercado, Carlene Domes and Borgan Borycki from Attica; Alexa Ocampo from Elba and Regan Schneider from Pembroke.

The lineup for the N-O includes Julia Knight from Albion; Lila Brigham, Ella Martillotta and Emily Livergood from Roy-Hart; Riley Doctor and Kia Lafromboise from Akron; Abby Bommelje, Lauren Endertn, Kendall Huffer and Alexis Ruthford from Newfane and Aleena Adamczyk, Riley Robinson and Izzy Behnke from Wilson.

No. 2 seed Holley will face top seeded defending champion Pembroke in the Section V 8 Man Division football playoff championship game at 7 p.m. Friday at Pittsford Sutherland.

Pembroke brings a 9-0 record into the title contest while Holley is 6-3.

The game will be a rematch of the regular season finale which saw Pembroke romp to a 66-26 win at Holley.

Caleb Felski, who has rushed for 2,725 yards and scored 41 touchdowns this season, had 3 TDs and 3 two-point conversions in the first 8 minutes to quickly put the Dragons in command by a 24-0 margin.

Holley is led by senior quarterback Destin Kuyal who has passed for 23 touchdowns and rushed for 7 more. Vinny Golisano has hauled in 19 of those TD aerials.

The Hawks advanced to the title contest by downing Wellsville 16-14 in the semifinals while Pembroke defeated Red Jacket 46-14.

This will be Holley’s first appearance in the sectional finals since 2010 when the Hawks lost to Letchworth 48-14 in the Class C final.

Contributed Photos – Sydney Mulka, left, and Katrina Clare

Albion High graduate Sydney Mulka and her Penn State Harrisburg soccer teammates will begin NCAA Division III tournament competition at Williams Smith College in Geneva on Saturday.

Penn State Harrisburg advanced to the NCAA national tournament by downing St. Mary’s of Maryland 4-3 on penalty kicks to win the United East Conference championship.

A junior, Mulka made 1 save in goal during regulation time which finished scoreless as did two overtime periods setting the stage for the penalty kick shootout.

A three year stater in goal, Mulka has made 38 saves and has a 0.76 goals against average this season.

Penn State Harrisburg is 10-5-5 and William Smith 12-3-4.

Barker High grad Katrina Clare and her SUNY Geneseo field hockey teammates will begin NCAA Division III tournament competition at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania on Wednesday.

Geneseo, which is 18-2, qualified for the NCAA national tourney by capturing the Empire 8 Conference championship with a 4-0 win over Hartwick in the title contest.

Clare, who is a fifth year player and an International Relations major, leads Geneseo in scoring with 38 points on 16 goals and 6 assists. For her career she has 109 points on 47 goals and 15 assists.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Niagara-Orleans All-League volleyball first team honorees, from left, Julia Knight (Albion), Lila Brigham (Roy-Hart) and Ryleigh Capen (Roy-Hart).

Four schools are represented on the first team of the Niagara-Orleans All-League volleyball squad.

Champion Roy-Hart has placed the duo of senior Lila Brigham and junior Ryleigh Capen.

Brigham, who has been named N-O player of the Year, had 71 spiking kills, 33 service aces and 75 digs. Capen had 154 assists. 45 digs and 32 axes.

Runner-up Wilson is represented by the senior duo of Aleena Adamczyk and Riley Robinson.

Newfane likewise has placed two players in senior Abby Bommelje and junior Kimberly Schmitt.

Rounding out the first team is Albion senior Julia Knight.

Brigham and Robinson are both repeat selections.

Contributed Photos – Rounding out the All-League first team are, from left, Abby Bommelje and Kimberly Schmitt from Newfane along with Aleena Adamczak and Riley Robinson from Wilson.

Roy-Hart likewise has placed two players on the second team in junior Raegan Kern and freshman Lauren Snyder.

Akron also has a pair of second team honorees in seniors Riley Doctor and Kia LaFromboise.

Rounding out the second team are Medina senior Addy Paul, Wilson junior Lyla Adamczyk and Newfane sophomore Julia Leibring.

Players receiving Honorable Mention are as follows (listed by school).

Albion – Madison LeBaron (Sr.), Paige Newton (Sr.) and Hannah Kumalac (Jr.).

Akron – Emma Siska (Sr.), Jordan Smith (Sr.) and Kylie Mangione (Soph.).

Medina – Samantha Heschke (Soph.).

Newfane – Lauren Enderton (Sr.), Alexis Rutherford (Sr.) and Julia Noonan (Jr.).

Roy-Hart – Emily Livergood (Sr.), Ella Martillotta (Sr.), Kylie McOmber (Jr.) and Grace Pearl (Jr.).

Wilson – Izzy Behnke (Sr.) and Donna Clark (Jr.).

Photos by Cheryl Wertman = Kendall G-R All-Stars, from left, William Kludt, Pablo Rosario-Reyes and Colby Hughes.

Champion Kendall has placed six players on the Genesee Region League boys soccer All-Star team.

That group includes seniors William Kludt, Colby Hughes and Pantaleon Reyes-Garcia along with juniors Pablo Rosario-Reyes, Jonathan Esposito and Brandon Barrett.

In addition, Kendall junior goalie Jonny Conte received Honorable Mention.

Eagles mentor Rich Esposito was named G-R Coach of the Year,

Rosario-Reyes, who was named G-R Player of the Year, had 29 goals and 24 assists to lead the Eagles.

Barrett had 13 goals and 11 assists, Esposito 10 goals and 8 assists, Hughes 8 goals and 13 assists, Kludt 8 goals and 1 assist and Reyes-Garcia 4 assists.

Conte had a 0.58 goals against average as the Eagles defense registered a total of 13 shutouts.

Kendall won the G-R title with an 11-0-1 record. The Eagles finished with an 18-2-1 overall record having won both the Section V Class C2 title and the Section V Class C state qualifier.

Kendall G-R All-Stars, from left, Brandon Barrett, Pantaleon Reyes-Garcia and Jonathan Esposito.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Sophia Picardo, left, and Ava Quintern are repeat Genesee REgion League All-Star selections.

Division 2 champion Kendall has placed five players on the Genesee Region League girls soccer All-Star team.

The Lady Eagles honored quintet includes senior Ava Quintern, junior Stella Kwiatek, sophomores Sophia Picardo and Addison Kludt and freshman Ryleigh Denning. Quintern and Picardo are both repeat selections.

Quintern had 20 goals and 9 assists thirs season while Picardo had 17 goals and 27 assists, Denning 16 goals and 9 assists, Kwiatek 4 goals and 6 assists and Kludt 1 goal and 4 assists.

The Lady Eagles also had five Honorable Mention selections including junior Alea Barrett, sophomores Keara Reed and Haley Ball and freshmen Izzy D’Agostino and Brynn Hardenbrook.

Kendall, which won the G-R Division 2 title with a 12-1 record, finished the season at 18-2 overall.

Kendall G-R All-Stars, from left, Stella Swiatek, Ryleigh Denning and Addison Kludt.