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Barker harriers down Albion and Medina
Photos by Tom Rivers: Luke Fay, left, and Gabe Nestoros of Barker lead the runners through the woods today in a cross country race at Albion. Fay won the race with his teammate Nestoros in second.
Barker emerged victorious in a Niagara-Orleans League cross-country tri meet this afternoon at Albion.
In the boys race, Barker defeated Albion 18-45 and Medina 20-39. Medina also downed Albion 21-38.
Barker’s duo of Luke Fay and Gabe Nestoros finished 1-2 with Medina’s Ryder Jones third.
In the girls competition, Barker won by forfeit both Albion and Medina which had incomplete teams.
Albion’s Cordelia Rivers won the race with Barker’s Mikayla Woock second.
Akron also swept Wilson by scores of 15-50.
In the boys race Quinn O’Malley, Logan Meyers and Aron Gehl finished 1-2-3 for Akron.
Likewise in the girls race Abby Bower, Kylee Rebmann and Kristine Wall finished 1-2-3 for Akron.
In the other meet, Newfane swept Roy-Hart by narrow scores of 27-29 in the boys’ race and 27-30 in the girls’ competition.
Newfane’s Liam Betteridge won the boys’ race and Eden Hillman the girls’.
Cordelia Rivers of Albion leads the runners in the girls race through a soybean field. Behind her are Barker’s Shelby Dauphinee and Mikayla Woock.
Medina tops Nardin in field hockey
Five players scored goals as Medina defeated host Nardin 5-1 in a non league field hockey game this afternoon.
Ava Blount, Penelope Schalck, Emi Batista, Malloree Rinker and Tatianna Mason took turns scoring the goals for the Mustangs as Tessa Costich had an assist.
Roy-Hart 3, Wilson 2
Roy-Hart downed Wilson 3-2 in overtime in a Niagara-Orleans League field hockey game on goals by Adella Dukes, Abby Glyshaw and Brooke Zglinicki.
Roy-Hart is now 4-2 and Wilson 3-5 in N-O action.
Albion girls post shutout for 5th win
Improving to 5-3-1 overall, Albion blanked host Pembroke 4-0 this afternoon in a non league girls soccer game.
Julia Button scored 2 goals for the Purple Eagles as Cami London and Ava Woolston each netted 1.
Button, London and Kailee Anstey each had an assist.
Aaliyah Jones earned the shutout in goal.
Boys Soccer
Byron-Bergen 1, Lyndonville 0
Byron-Bergen nipped visiting Lyndonville 1-0 in a Genesee Region League boys game this evening.
The Bees scored the lone goal on a header with just nine minutes to go.
“It’s tough to lose a close one like that late but it was a good goal and I’m just very proud of the way our kids played,” said Tigers Coach Bradley.
Akron tops Barker in key field hockey game
Defending champion Akron doubled its Niagara-Orleans League field hockey lead with a key 3-0 win over Barker this afternoon on the turf at Barker.
The Lady Tigers stay undefeated at 8-0 while the runner-up Lady Bulldogs slip to 5-2.
Madison Gates, Mackenzie Tomporowski and Julia Klodzinski each scored a goal for Akron. Mackenzie Tomporowski, Morgan Tomporowski and Madigan Regan each had an assist.
Medina 4, Sacred Heart 0
Medina downed Sacred Heart 4-0 in a non league game this evening at Vets Park.
Ava Blount scored 2 goals for the Mustangs as Sophia Castricone and Jenelle Stalker each had 1.
Medina golfers down Roy-Hart in N-O finale
Medina capped off the Niagara-Orleans golf league regular season with a 227-235 win over Roy-Hart at Shelridge this afternoon.
Ryleigh Culver took medalist honors with a 41 for Medina as Cam Fike had a 42, Tyler Allen 44 and Max Pilon 49.
For Roy-Hart, Evan Poeller shot 42, Blake Stahl 45, Gavin Heideman 46 and Isaac Smith 47.
Roy-Hart finishes the regular season at 9-3 and Medina at 8-4.
In the other matches, Albion won by forfeit over Newfane and Barker won by forfeit over Wilson.
Drew Pritchard led Albion with a 45 while Newfane’s Caleb Rivera took medalist honors with a 44.
Wilson’s Ben Meyers earned medalist honors with a 37 while Nate Popovich led Barker with a 49.
The N-O All-League meet will be held Wednesday at Willowbrook.
Purple Eagles Wrestling Academy preps for the new season with an Open House
Over the past five years the Purple Eagles Wrestling Academy in Albion has enjoyed a steady growth in participation.
Open to all area kids, the Academy, which focuses on teaching the skills and techniques of the sport, started last season with over 100 wrestlers participating including wrestlers from all of the county’s school districts.
In preparation for the rapidly approaching start of their sixth season, the Academy will hold an Open House from 6 to 8 p.m. this Friday and Saturday at the facility which is located in the old Apollo Restaurant building on Route 31.
“Anyone interested in seeing the facility or asking questions is encouraged to stop out one of the two nights or by contacting the program directly at PurpleEagleWA@gmail.com,” said Academy Director Mike Sanders.
N-O has key title race matchups this week
The top two contenders in the Niagara-Orleans League’s boys soccer, girls soccer, field hockey and volleyball title races will all meet in key matchups this coming week.
In boys soccer, co-leaders Medina and defending champion Wilson will meet at Vets Park at 4:45 p.m. Friday.
The Mustangs and Lakemen, who played to a 1-1 tie at Wilson earlier in the season, bring identical 5-0-1 N-O records into the contest.
Cole Callard, who has 24 goals and 11 assists, spearheads the Medina attack as Vinnie Gray has 7 goals and 10 assists and Tyler Kroening 7 goals and 3 assists.
The Lakemen are led offensively by Keegan Hermann with 19 goals and 15 assists and Aidan Neumann with 13 goals and 10 assists.
In girls soccer, front-running Akron will host runner-up Roy-Hart at 4:45 p.m. Friday.
Akron is 4-0-2 and Roy-Hart 4-1-1 in N-O action.
The Lady Tigers won the first meeting between the teams 2-1.
Abby Gerstung has 5 goals and 2 assists and Gracie Leiker 2 goals and 8 assists for Akron which has six players with at least 2 goals.
Kaitlin Mettler has 21 goals and 4 assists to lead Roy-Hart as Maria Trombley has 8 goals nad 5 assists.
In field hockey, league leading defending champion Akron will visit runner-up Barker at 4:30 p.m. Monday.
Akron, which won the first meeting this season 3-0, is 7-0 while Barker is 5-1.
Julia Klodzinski has 10 goals and 1 assist, Mackenzie Tomporowski 8 goals an 2 assists and Morgan Tomporowski 7 goals and 4 assists to lead Akron.
Madelina Pavlock has 10 goals and 4 assists for Barker as Ella Taylor and Madilyn Detschner both have 3 goals.
On the volleyball court, front-running Roy-Hart will visit runner-up Wilson at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Roy-Hart, which won the first meeting 3 sets to 2, is 5-0 and Wilson 4-1.
N-O Standings
Boys Soccer – Medina 5-0-1, Wilson 5-0-1, Albion 4-2, Newfane 2-4, Akron 1-5, Roy-Hart 0-6
Girls Soccer – Akron 4-0-2, Roy-Hart 4-1-1, Wilson 2-1-2, Newfane 3-3, Albion 1-3-1, Medina 0-6
Field Hockey – Akron 7-0, Barker 5-1, Roy-Hart 3-2, Wilson 3-4, Medina 2-3, Newfane 1-5, Kenmore 0-6
Volleyball – Roy-Hart 5-0, Wilson 4-1, Newfane 3-2, Akron 2-3, Medina 1-4, Albion 0-5
Kendall inducts three into Hall of Fame
Contributed Photos – Highlighting this past Friday night’s girls’ soccer game at Kendall was the induction of three new members to the Eagles Athletic Hall of Fame including the 2018 girls soccer team which captured the school’s first state championship. The Lady Eagles won seven straight postseason games that fall capped off by a 1-0 victory over Fort Ann in the state championship game. Head Coach Pam Barchet, right, and Assistant Coach Aleta Martin, left, along with several of the championship team’s players are shown here including T’Mia Kitchings, Katie Pearson, Grace Robinson, Abbi Jenks, Kari Harrier, Kiersten Rodas, Brianna Wakefield and Madison Jacob.
Also inducted was former long time Kendall Coach John King. He is shown at the center along with his wife Renee, daughter Maggie, granddaughter Ada and friends Jim Sauberan and Steve Cliff. He coached soccer at Kendall for 25 years and also volleyball and girls basketball. His varsity soccer trams won over 100 games and captured five Section V titles.
The third inductee was Jenny Cole who was a four year varsity starter for Kendall in soccer, basketball and softball. She was a three-time Genesee Region League All-Star in all three sports. Unable to attend the ceremony she was represented by her mother Karen, sister Lauren who is holding a photo of Jenny, husband Justin Flores and kids Leo and Declan.
Weekly High School sports schedule
Weekly Schedule
Monday
Boys Soccer – Lyndonville at Byron-Bergen, 7 p.m.
Girls Soccer – Albion at Pembroke, 5 p.m.
Field Hockey – Akron at Barker, 4:30 p.m.; Sacred Heart at Medina, Newfane at Kenmore, 7 p.m.
Volleyball – Roy-Hart at Oakfield-Alabama, Lyndonville at Pembroke, 6:30 p.m.
Golf – Newfane at Albion, Medina at Roy-Hart, Barker at Wilson, 4 p.m.
Tuesday
Boys Soccer – Holley at Alden 5 p.m.
Girls Soccer – Medina at CSAT, Lyndonville/Barker at Wheatland-Chili, 5 p.m.; Kendall at Oakfield-Alabama/Elba, 6 p.m.; Albion at Roy-Hart, 6:45 p.m.; Holley at Pembroke, 7 p.m.
Field Hockey – Roy-Hart at Wilson, 4:30 p.m.; Medina at Nardin, 5 p.m.
Volleyball – Elba at Holley, Kendall at Wheatland-Chili, 6:30 p.m.
Golf – Newfane at Akron
Cross-Country – Medina and Barker at Albion, Newfane at Roy-Hart, Wilson at Akron, 4:45 p.m.
Wednesday
Boys Soccer – Albion at Roy-Hart, 6:45 p.m.; Akron at Medina, Lyndonville at Holley, 7 p.m.
Girls Soccer – Medina at Akron, Newfane at Wilson, 4:45 p.m.
Volleyball – Medina at Newfane, Albion at Akron, Roy-Hart at Wilson, Oakfield-Alabama at Kendall, 6:30 p.m.
Golf – N-O All-League at Willowbrook
Thursday
Football – Holley at Frewsburg, 5 p.m.; Dunkirk at Albion, Akron at Medina, 7 p.m.
Boys Soccer – Newfane at Wilson, 4:45 p.m.
Girls Soccer – Byron-Bergen at Holley, 7 p.m.
Field Hockey – Medina at Roy-Hart, Barker at Newfane, 4:30 p.m.
Volleyball – Lyndonville at Holley, 6:30 p.m.
Friday
Boys Soccer – Wilson at Medina, 4:45 p.m.; Newfane at Albion, Akron at Roy-Hart, 6:45 p.m.; Holley at Wheatland-Chili, 7 p.m.
Girls Soccer – Medina at Newfane, Roy-Hart at Akron, CSAT at Lyndonville/Barker, 4:45 p.m.; Albion at Newfane, 6:45 p.m.
Volleyball – Maryvale at Medina, Roy-Hart at Akron, Newfane at Lyndonville, Finney at Kendall, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday
Football – Roy-Hart/Barker at Cleveland Hill, 2 p.m.
Boys Soccer – Park at Medina, 12 p.m.; Roy-Hart at O’Hara, 4 p.m.; Mt. Morris at Lyndonville, 5 p.m.
Girls Soccer – Notre Dame at Kendall, 11:30 a.m.
Albion youth football teams improve to 6-0
Contributed Photo – Kyle Schomske picks up yardage for Albion’s Mini Division Eagles.
Albion’s three youth football teams scored wins over Pembroke Saturday to improve to 6-0 on the season in Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) competition.
Beginner Division
Four different players had touchdown runs for Albion. Hudson Palmer and Kenny Almonteeach had 2 as Patrick Westlund and Elijah Cornick added 1 each. Palmer finished with 147 yards, Almonte 128,Cornick 60 and Westlund 52. Lexington Pridgen 16 yards and Royce Rotthoff 9.
Almonte led the defense with 8 tackles and a sack. Arlen Beecher and Westlund 6 tackles, Cornick 4, Jai’heem Drisdom 5, Rotthoff and Xavier Weis 3 each, Jaxon Francis and Drake Neri 2 each. Azekiel Gomez, Lucas Rotthoff and Palmer all in on tackles as well.
Mini Division
Jayce Torres had a big day on the ground for the Eagles, finishing with 165 yards and 3 touchdowns. Elian Almonte added 96 yards Cayden Farrell 38 and both had a score, Kyle Schomske 14 and Moses Taylor 10 yards. Farrell also connected on a TD pass with Almonte. Greyson Roberts threw a conversion to Zacery Rice. Taylor ran one in.
For the Eagles defense, Taylor, Farrell and Schomske all had interceptions. Kairo Bennett 11 tackles, Harrison Froman 8 tackles with a sack, Farrell 7, Isaac Button 6, Schomske 5, Torres and Taylor 3 each. Jai’Kaih Drisdom and Elijah Warren each in on tackles.
JV Division
Carter Farrell got creative and took the opening kickoff back 65 yards for a touchdown the Eagles never looked back.
Jace DiMatteo had 4 TD passes to Ethan Olles, Camden Holt, Giovanni LaMartina and Heyden Almonte. Lincoln Voorhees added a 50 yard TD to Connor Hinckley. Colton Moreland has 126 yards and a score, Almonte 100 with a TD, Farrell 53 with 2 scores, Holt added a 38 yard TD. Mason Rotthoff and Roman Allport picked up 5 yards each.
Allport led the defense with 5 tackles, Moreland and Hinckley 4 each, Olles and Isaac Fiesch, Farrell 3 each. Liam Saporito, Holt, LaMartina, Gavin O’Brocta, Kolton Berry 2 each. Cooper Traxler, Brady Graham, Landon Farrell, Parker McDaniels, Matthew Colmerero, Remi Ebbs, Liam Pearl and Hank Aina all in on tackles.
Albion travels to Newfane next week for games at 1,3 and 5pm.
