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Lady Eagles rally for Homecoming victory

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Ava Quintern splits the Northstar defensive duo of Kaelyn Spargo (12) and Molly Livecchi (8) during the Lady Eagles come-from-behind 2-1 Homecoming win this afternoon. Sophia Picardo had a goal and an assist and Ava LaMay a goal in the second half for Kendall which rebounded from a 1-0 deficit to improve to 6-3 on the season.
Bears down Hawks in 8 Man football contest

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Hunter Smith breaks loose on a third quarter touchdown run for Holley/Lyndonville during the Hawks loss to visiting Frewsburg this afternoon.
Regaining the .500 mark at 2-2, Frewsburg downed host Holley/Lyndonville 43-12 in an 8 Man Division football game this afternoon.
Quarterback Trent Lewis ran for 4 touchdowns and passed for another to spearhead the offense for the Bears which led 7-6 after the first quarter, 21-6 at the half and 36-12 after three quarters. Harrison Eckert caught the touchdown pass and also had a rushing TD.
Holley/Lyndonville did grab a quick 6-0 lead as quarterback Destin Kuyal broke loose for a 40 yard touchdown run just 1:14 into the game.
However, the Hawks lead lasted only 20 seconds as the Bears answered right back with a 50 yard TD run by Lewis and an extra point kick to take the lead for good at 7-6.
Holley/Lyndonville’s only other touchdown came on a 33 yard run by Hunter Smith in the third quarter.
Now at 1-3, the Hawks next host Wellsville at 7 p.m. Friday.
Lyndonville spikers best Holley

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville bested host Holley 25-11, 25-16, 22-25, 25-14 in a non league volleyball match this afternoon. Jackie Mack had 7 kills and 4 aces, Katelynn Breeze 5 aces and 4 kills and Elena Barry was a perfect 20 of 20 at the service line including 7 aces for Lyndonville. Here Lyndonville’s Ashlee Stephens, at right, tips the ball over the hands of Holley’s Alexis VanAmeron and Desiree McCormack (14). Friday night Lyndonville dropped a 25-16, 25-10, 25-16 decision to Pembroke in a Genesee Region League contest.
Callard sets a Mustangs scoring record

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Junior Cole Callard (9) scored a school record 7 goals to lead Medina to a 12-0 win over Buffalo Science in a non league soccer game this afternoon at Vets Park. The record performance capped a very busy and productive Homecoming weekend for Callard who also scored a pair of goals in the Mustangs 6-1 Niagara-Orleans League victory over Akron Friday afternoon and then was a perfect 9 for 9 in extra point kicks during Medina’s football win over Roy-Hart/Barker Friday night. Tyler Kroening also had 3 goals for the Mustangs today as Jimmy Dieter and Aleks Seefeldt each netted 1. Medina is now 9-1 overall.
Roy-Hart girls top Medina in makeup contest

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Scoring three goals in each half, Roy-Hart shutout Medina 6-0 in a Niagara-Orleans League girls soccer makeup game this morning at Vets Park. Allie Trombley scored 3 goals, Kaitln Mettler 2 and Ruth Walker 1 for Roy-Hart which improves to 5-1 in N-O action. Here Mettler battles with Medina’s Honesty Hill for control of the ball.
Mustangs romp to Homecoming victory

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Amari Soule works to get away from Roy-Hart/Barker defender Jackson West during the Mustangs Homecoming win over the Bulls at Vets Park this evening.
Exploding out to a 21-0 lead in the first 8 minutes, Medina went on to celebrate Homecoming by posting a 63-0 win over Roy-Hart/Barker in a C North Division game at Vets Park this evening.
Christian Moss opened the scoring for Medina with a 6 yard touchdown run just 3 minutes in as Cole Callard tacked on the first of his 9 straight extra point kicks which tied his own school record. A 24 yard pass completion from quarterback Julian Woodworth to Kaedon Cleveland highlighted the drive.
Noah Cudzilo followed up with a 40 yard touchdown run and Moss a 65 yard TD carry to make it 21-0 with 3:48 still to go in the opening quarter.
The Mustangs, which found the endzone on all 9 possessions on the evening, again scored 3 touchdowns in the second quarter to double the lead to 42-0.
Woodworth had touchdown passes of 20 yards to Cudzilo and 31 yards to Justin Pitts and Amari Soule a 7 yard TD run during that stretch. An interception by Kolton Fletcher set up the second tally.
Jerrell Neely had 2 sacks in the half for the Mustangs defensive unit which held the Bulls to minus yardage over the opening two quarters.
The Medina advantage ballooned to 56-0 after third period touchdowns by Moss on a 3 yard run and by Elijah Doxey on a 30 yard interception return. A 38 yard run by Cleveland set up Moss’ TD.
Liam Castricone rounded out the Mustangs scoring with a 1 yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
Medina improves to 4-0 in the division and 5-0 overall while Roy-Hart/Barker slips to 1-2, 2-3.

Medina’s duo of Will Prest and Noah Cudzilo tackle Roy-Hart/Barker’s Dan Aquilina.

Medina’s Liam Castricone evades Roy-Hart/Barker’s Evan Baker for a good gain.
Medina, Albion and Kendall score wins in boys soccer action
Medina defeated Akron 6-1 and Albion nipped Roy-Hart 1-0 in Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer games today.
Tyler Kroening scored 3 goals, Cole Callard 2 and Luke Duffina 1 for Medina which improves to 6-1 in N-O action (8-1 overall) as Akron slips to 1-5.
Finn McCue scored the lone goal for Albion off an assist from Dominic Mulka.
The Purple Eagles improve to 3-3 in league competition while Roy-Hart slips to 3-4.

Photo by Tom Rivers – Albion’s Kailee Anstey and Roy-Hart’s Ruth Walker battle for control of the ball during this evening’s game at Gasport.
In a non league contest, Kendall edged CG Finney 1-0 as Colby Hughes scored the lone goal on a direct kick in the first half.
Jimmie Swift made 5 saves, including one big stop, to earn the shutout in goal.
N-O Girls Soccer
Roy-Hart 3, Albion 0
Ruth Walker, Kaitlin Mettler and Kaylie Churchill each scored a goal for Roy-Hart in the 3-0 N-O win over visiting Albion as Maria Trombley had 2 assists and Ali Trombley 1.
Roy-Hart is now 4-1 and Albion 1-6 in N-O action.
In a Genesee Region League contest Oakfield-Alabama/Elba downed Lyndonville/Barker 3-0.
N-O Field Hockey
Barker 5, Newfane 0
Madelina Pavlock scored 2 goals and Rachel Sutter, Sophia Gerhardt and Elise Monaco 1 each for Barker in the 5-0 N-O win over Newfane.
Barker improves to 6-2 and Newfane slips to 1-5.
Newfane spikers rally to down Medina

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Maddy Rutledge, left, and Ki’Mani Poole both register spikes over Newfane defender Kimberly Schmitt during this evening’s Niagara-Orleans League match at Medina. The visiting Lady Panthers rallied to score a four set 16-25, 26-24, 25-17, 25-14 win over the Mustangs. Sam Heschke had 8 aces, Lorelei Sanders 5 and Maddy Watts 2 for Medina. Ki’Mani Poole also had 4 kills, Addy Paul 3 and Heschke and Kylie Poynter 2 each for the Mustangs.
Roy-Hart scores key N-O volleyball win
Roy-Hart posted a four set 26-24, 25-19, 16-25, 25-7 win over visiting Wilson in a key Niagara-Orleans League volleyball match this evening.
The win pulls Roy-Hart into a tie for second place with Wilson at 4-2.
Raegan Kern had 7 kills, Lila Brigham 6 kills and 4 aces, Ella Martillotta 16 assists, 5 aces and 2 kills, Emily Livergood 3 kills and Aubree Parker 3 kills for Roy-Hart.
Kendall girls shutout Notre Dame
Kendall blanked visiting Notre Dame 5-0 this evening to improve to 5-2 in Genesee Region League girls soccer action.
Ava Quintern had 2 goals and 2 assists for the Lady Eagles which also got goals from Ava LaMay, Megan Gates and Sophia Picardo.
G-R Boys Soccer
Holley and Kendall drop road games
Wheatland-Chili edged visiting Holley 2-1 and Attica/Alexander blanked Kendall 2-0 at Attica in G-R boys soccer games this evening.
Holley pulled into a 1-1 tie in the second half on a penalty kick goal by Chris Mosier but W-C countered with a penalty kick goal to claim the narrow win.





