Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Taylor Frentz works to get by Roy-Hart defenders Delilah Morris (16) and Lily Beals (9) during the Mustangs win at Vets Park this evening.

Scoring in every quarter, Medina downed Roy-Hart 7-0 in a Niagara-Orleans League field hockey game at Vets Park this evening.

Medina built up a 3-0 lead at the half as Iyla Lilleby and Penelope Schalck scored in the first period and Lilleby again in the second quarter.

Emi Batista, Schalck and Adeline Castricone all scored in the third period to up the lead to 6-0. Sophia Castricone then rounded out the scoring with a fourth period tally.

Medina is now 5-2 and Roy-Hart 3-5 in N-O action.

N-O Golf
Medina downed Wilson 233-incomplete in a Niagara-Orleans League golf match this afternoon.

Dylan Lonnen took medalist honors with a 39 for Medina as Brandon Christiaansen had a 44, Cam Fike 48 and Jacob Rissew 49.

Ben Meyers shot a 43 for Wilson.

Finally, after three road games and a forfeit win that wiped out the original home opener, Medina will open the home portion of the football season Friday as the Mustangs host Roy-Hart/Barker in a C North Division Homecoming game at 7 p.m. at Vets Park.

The defending champion Mustangs are 3-0 in the division and 4-0 overall while the Bulls are 1-1 and 2-2 overall.

The weekend’s other two C North contests will have Newfane (3-0, 4-0) at JFK (0-3, 0-4) and Akron (1-2, 1-3) at Cleve Hill (0-2, 1-3) on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Albion will have the weekend off as the Purple Eagles have picked up a B2 Division forfeit win over Burgard which has cancelled the remainder of its season due to low numbers and injuries. The Purple Eagles are now 1-3 in the division and 2-3 overall.

The big game of the weekend in the B2 Division will be a key clash of unbeatens for first place as Maryvale (3-0, 4-0) visits Iroquois (4-0, 4-0) on Friday.

Holley will return to action after drawing a bye last weekend as the Hawks will host Frewsburg at 1 p.m. Saturday for Homecoming in an 8 Man Division matchup of 1-2 teams.

C North Division: Medina 3-0, 4-0; Newfane 3-0,4-0; Eden 2-2, 2-2; Roy-Hart/Barker 1-1, 2-2; Akron 1-2, 1-3; Cleveland Hill 0-2, 1-3; JFK 0-3, 0-4

B2 Division: Iroquois 4-0, 4-0; Maryvale 3-0, 4-0; Lake Shore 2-1, 2-2; Dunkirk 2-2, 2-2; Albion 1-3, 2-3; Burgard 0-5; Lew-Port 0-2, 0-4

Holley downed Lyndonville/Barker 6-0 and Byron-Bergen bested Kendall 4-0 in Genesee Region League girls soccer games this evening.

Samantha Bates scored 3 goals for Holley as Emma Brady, Bella Thom and Natalie Foose each had 1.

Bella Thom and Alexia Renner also both had 2 assists as Alivia Wolf, Mia Thom and Bates each chipped in with 1.

Layne Walker got the shutout in goal.

G-R Volleyball
Attica downed Lyndonville 25-16, 25-17, 25-15 in a G-R volleyball match.

Katelynn Breeze had 6 kills and 3 aces for Lyndonville which also got 3 aces from both Madison Davis and Ashlee Stephens.

Albion posted a 6-0 victory over host CSAT in a non league girls soccer game this afternoon.

Cami London scored 3 goals to lead the way for the Purple Eagles as Sophia Albanese, Alison Gibson and Kayla Burgess each netted 1. Albanese and Gibson also both had a pair of assists.

N-O Girls Soccer

Newfane defeated visiting Medina 5-0 in an N-O girls soccer game this evening.

N-O Field Hockey
Defending champion Akron improved to 7-0 with a 7-0 win over Wilson (3-5) in an N-O field hockey game this afternoon.

Olivia McClaine scored 3 goals and Brooke Milhollen 2 to lead Akron as Iva Meyers and Julia Klodzinski each had 1. McClaine also had 2 assists.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Henry Winters comes up to defend against the advance of Newfane’s Josh Klumpp during the Mustangs win over the Panthers this evening at Vets Park.

Staying in the thick of the title chase, Medina blanked Newfane 7-0 in a Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer game at Vets Park this evening.

Improving to 5-1, Medina stays within a game of undefeated (6-0) Wilson which nipped host Roy-Hart (3-3) 1-0 this evening.

Medina jumped out to a commanding 5-0 lead in the first half as Vinny Gray scored two goals and Tyler Kroening, Aleks Seefeldt and Cole Callard each chipped in with one. Alex Benz also had 3 assists and Gray 2 during that stretch.

Gray completed his hat-trick with a goal in the second half which saw Kroening also pick up his second tally of the evening.

Wilson scored with just four minutes to go to edge Roy-Hart on a goal by Aidan Neumann off an assist from Keegan Hermann.

The other scheduled game, Akron at Albion, was postponed as Akron did not have enough players.

N-O Golf
Newfane downed Medina 242-257 in an N-O golf match as Colby Boyer shot 44 and Colin Irwin 46 to lead the Panthers.

Dylan Lonnen took medalist honors with a 41 for Medina.

Roy-Hart’s Dawson Draper races to get the ball ahead of Wilson’s Aidan Neumann during Lakemen’s narrow win over the host Rams this evening.

Contributed Photos – Holley’s 1990 boys soccer team, which captured the Hawks first state championship. in front are Scott Seely, Lee Dillenbeck, Keith Jarosinski, Hai Nguyen, Nick Hansen, Frank Mitchell and Ben Schiavone. Standing are Coach Dan Orbaker, Tan Le, John Gorman, Brian Hein, Jeff Dinehart, Jason Rees, Rob Requa, Steve Young, Orlando Perez, Chris Mitchell, Mike Bennage, Carl Pedly, Ian Casperson, Chip Sugar and Assistant Coach Jim Palermo. Absent from the photo was Nick Voges.

Highlighting Saturday’s Homecoming celebration will be the induction of Holley’s two state championship boys soccer teams, the 1990 and 1991 squads, along with Coach Dan Orbaker, who guided both teams, into the Hawks Sports Hall of Fame.

Coach Dan Orbaker

The induction ceremony will be held prior to start of the Holley boys vs. Roy-Hart varsity game which is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Woodlands Field following the 5:30 p.m. girls varsity contest.

The 1990 team made Holley history by becoming the school’s first state championship soccer team with a 2-1 overtime victory over Southhold of Long Island in the Class D title contest.

The Hawks, which finished the season with s 24-1-1 overall record, advanced to the state title contest by defeating Naples 3-1 in the Section V Class DD title game, Greenwood 4-0 in the Section V Class D state qualifier, North Collins 2-1 in overtime in the West Regional and Roxbury 4-0 in the state semifinal.

Making it two titles in a row, Holley’s 1991 squad defeated Eastport of Long Island 3-1 in overtime in the Class D state championship game to complete a near perfect 24-0-1 season.

The Hawks advanced to the final by downing rival Kendall 2-1 in the Section V Class DDD title game, Jasper-Troupsburg 4-0 in the Section V Class D state qualifier, North Collins 3-0 in the West Regional and Worchester 4-1 in the state semifinals.

Orbaker coached the Holley varsity squad for 33 years guiding the Hawks to 13 Genesee Region League titles, 9 Section V championships and the 2 state titles.

Inducted into the Section V Hall of Fame in 2019, he guided the Hawks to over 450 wins and was named Section V Coach of the Year 10 times.

Making it two state titles in a row Holley’s 1991 team included, in front, scorekeper Julie Pasarell, Floyd Hanes, Orlando Perez, Jeff Dinehart, Hai Nguyen, Mark Golden and Carl Pedley. In back are Dan Haslip, Grant Seaward, Reuben Kernan, Ian Caspersson, Andres Rick, John Gorman, Rob Requa, Anders Voigt, Bill Sargent, Chris Mitchell, Steve Young and Coach Dan Orbaker.

Medina High graduate and University of South Florida senior Melanie Green tied for second at the Glass City Invitational golf tournament held at Toledo, Ohio this week.

Green finished with a 4 under par total of 212 as she helped lead USF to a fourth place finish in the team standings.

She opened with a 3 under par round of 69 and then had a 72 before finishing with a 1 under par round of 71.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Lorelei Sanders and Albion’s Taylor LeFrois meet at the net during the Mustangs win over the host Purple Eagles this evening.

Snapping a three match losing streak, Medina downed rival Albion 25-12, 24-26, 25-15, 25-13 in a Niagara-Orleans League volleyball contest this evening at Albion.

Medina took the opening set as Kelsey Lemoi served up points 6-8 on three aces, Kylie Poynter 10-16 with 3 aces and Karlee Cau 21-25 with an ace for the set winner.

Albion pulled even with an overtime win in the second set as Zoe Marat had a long run of 8 straight service points (7-14) including four aces and Julia Knight registered a kill for the set winning point.

However, Medina regained the lead for good by taking the third set as Poynter served up points 8-11 with two aces, Lorelei Sanders 14-16 with an ace, Maddy Watts 18-20 with an ace and Poynter again with points 24 and 25.

Medina then closed out the win with a victory in the fourth set highlighted by a big 9 point run (6-14) by Ki’Mani Poole five of which were aces giving the Mustangs a 14-4 lead. Watts also scored points 21-23 giving the Mustangs a 23-12 lead.

Poole finished with 7 aces, Poynter 6 and Lemoi, Sanders and Watts 3 each for Medina while Marat led Albion with 6.

Medina is now 2-3 and Albion 0-5 in N-O action.

Roy-Hart 25-25-25, Newfane 11-15-10
Roy-Hart bested Newfane in straight sets 25-11, 25-15, 25-10 as Raegan Kern had 6 kills and 4 aces, Emily Livergood 5 kills and a block and Ella Martillotta 14 assists.

Medina’s Karlee Cau digs out a service return as Maddy Watts supports.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Barker’s Sophia Gerhardt and Akron’s Morgan Tomporowski battle for control of the ball during Akron’s key win over visiting Barker this afternoon.

Opening up a two game lead, defending champion Akron downed runner-up Barker 3-0 in a key Niagara-Orleans League field hockey game this afternoon at Akron.

With the win Akron improves to 6-0 in N-O action as Barker slips to 5-2.

Akron jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead as Nevada Bergman scored what proved to be the game winning goal just five minutes in off an assist from Olivia McClaine.

It stayed a tight 1-0 game until midway through the third period when Akron erupted for two quick goals in the span of about a minute. McClaine scored the first off an assist from Madigan Regan and Julia Klodzinski tallied the second from Morgan Tomporowski.

Roy-Hart 2, Wilson 0
Goals by Adella Dukes and Savannah Newton lifted Roy-Hart to a 2-0 win over Wilson.

Medina 8, Sacred Heart 0
Medina won a non league contest over Sacred Heart 8-0 as Iyla Lilleby scored 2 goals and Maggie Lonnen, Penelope Schalck, Sophia Goyette, Emi Batista, Baileigh McAdoo and Taylor Frentz each had 1.

Holley edged Attica/Alexander 2-1 and Byron-Bergen downed Kendall 5-0 in Genesee Region League boys soccer games this evening.

Chris Mosier scored a goal in each half for Holley. Camden Mosier earned the assist on the first goal and Keon Haughton on the second.

Holley is now 3-3 and Kendall 3-2-1 in G-R action.

N-O Girls Soccer

Akron (3-2-1) and Newfane (2-2-1) battled to a 2-2 tie in a Niagara-Orleans League girls soccer game this afternoon.