Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Alex Benz brings the ball up field ahead of Wilson’s Aidan Neumann during the Mustangs loss to the Lakemen at Vets Park this evening.

A pair of early goals sparked Wilson to a 3-0 win over Medina in a Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer game at Vets Park this evening.

David Gurski scored off a corner and Keegan Hermann on a penalty kick in the first 20 minutes to put Wilson on top to stay. Aidan Neumann added an insurance goal for the Lakemen midway through the second half.

Wilson is now 3-0 and Medina 2-1 in N-O action.

Albion 2, Newfane 1
Albion improved to 2-1 in N-O competition with a 2-1 win over visiting Newfane.

Finn McCue scored off an assist from Alonzo Figueroa-Fuentes and then Figueroa-Fuentes tallied off an assist from David Rosario-Soto.

Roy-Hart 3, Akron 0
Roy-Hart likewise boosted its N-O record to 2-1 with a 3-0 victory over visiting Akron on first half goals by Zach Schultz, Rem Albee and Jack Johnson.

Noah Bartholomew earned the shutout in goal for the Rams.

Kendall blanked Attica/Alexander 3-0 and Holley downed Wheatland-Chili 3-2 in Genesee Region League boys soccer action this evening.

Kendall took a 1-0 lead in the first half as Louis Conte scored on a header off a cross from Austin Werth.

The Eagles then put a lock on the win with a pair of second half goals by Colby Hughes and Josh Esposito on a penalty kick.

Jimmie Swift made 9 saves to earn the shutout in goal.

Chris Mosier scored all three goals for Holley as Chase Kemta earned all 3 assists.

A goal in the opening seconds proved to be enough to earn defending champion Roy-Hart a narrow 1-0 win over host Akron this afternoon in a key early season Niagara-Orleans League girls soccer game.

Kaitlin Mettler scored the lone goal just 30 seconds in off a corner by Kaylie Churchill.

Roy-Hart is now 2-0 and Akron 2-1.

In the other N-O games, Wilson also improved to 2-0 with a 15-0 win at Medina (0-3) and Newfane (2-1) edged visiting Albion (0-3) 1-0 in overtime.

Addy Elia and Rian Faery both scored 3 goals to lead a parade of 10 Wilson goal scorers.

Field Hockey
Wilson blanked host Kenmore 3-0 this evening setting up a key early season Niagara-Orleans League field hockey battle for first place at Akron on Friday. Wilson and Akron are both 3-0.

Natalie Rossi scored 2 goals and Mackenzie Hardy 1 got Wilson.

Kendall opened Genesee Region League girls soccer competition with a 3-0 win over visiting Lyndonville/Barker this evening.

Alea Barrett scored the first goal for Kendall. Ava Quintern then netted the second and third goals both off assists from Sophia Picardo.

Brooke Rodas earned the shutout in goal.

Holley 9, Pembroke 0
Seven players contributed goals as Holley romped to a 9-0 G-R win over Pembroke.

Sam Bates and Emma Brady both scored 2 goals as Jailyn Bishop, Zoey Wolf, Alivia Wolf, Leigha Walker and Bella Thom each chipped in with 1.

The Lady Hawks improve to 2-0 in the league and 3-1 overall.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Raegan Kern goes up for a spike over Albion’s Julia Knight (2) and Jordan Simmons (5).

Roy-Hart evened its Niagara-Orleans League volleyball record at 1-1 with a straight set 25-15, 25-7, 25-14 win over visiting Albion this evening.

Emily Livergood had a big run of 8 straight service points (15-22) and Raegen Kern served up an ace for the 25th point to lead the way for Roy-Hart in the opening set.

In the second set for the Lady Rams, Ella Martillotta served up 7 in a row (8-14) including 2 aces, Grace Pearl 6 straight (16-21) with 3 aces and Brooklyn Schumacher the final three including two aces.

The final set saw Livergood serve up points 2-6 with 2 aces and Ryleigh Capen 4-14 with 2 aces and also 20-22 to help the Lady Rams close out the win.

Akron 25-25-28, Medina 16-11-26

Akron scored a three set 25-16, 25-11, 28-26 win over host Medina taking the deciding third set in overtime.

Lorelei Sanders had 7 aces for Medina as Maddy Watt, Addy Paul and Lexoni Russo each had 1. Paul and Kelsey Lemoi each had a block while Karlee Cau and Kylie Poynter each had 2 kills.

Alexander 25-25-25, Lyndonville 9-18-13

Alexander scored a theee set win over Lyndonville 25-9, 25-18, 25-13 in a Genesee Region League match.

Jackie Mack had 2 kills, 2 blocks and 6 digs, Madison Davis 2 aces, 2 kills and 5 digs; Ashlee Stephens 6 assists, 1 ace and 1 block and Alyssa Prine 2 kills, 2 digs and 1 ace for Lyndonville

Albion’s Taylor LeFrois spikes against Roy-Hart’s Emily Livergood.

Building up a commanding 6-0 half-time advantage, Medina went on to defeat Newfane 8-0 in a Niagara-Orleans League field hockey game this afternoon.

Iyla Lilleby and Penelope Schalck both scored 3 goals as Ava Blount and Maggie Lonnen each chipped in with 1 as Medina improves to 2-1.

Arianna Bloom earned the shutout in goal.

Akron 9, Roy-Hart 0

Akron improved to 3-0 with a 9-0 win over Roy-Hart as Nevada Bergman scored 3 goals and Olivia McClaine 2 to lead the way.

It will be a special weekend for the Albion High varsity football team as the Purple Eagles will debut on their new artificial turf field at 7 p.m. Friday against Roy-Hart/Barker. Pre game ceremonies are scheduled for 6:45 p.m.

The Purple Eagles are looking to snap a season opening two game losing streak while the Bulls bring a 1-1 record into the contest.

Medina will take to the field for the first time in two weeks as the Mustangs open defense of their C North Division title in earnest by visiting Cleveland Hill at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Medina, which is 2-0 overall, picked up a 2-0 forfeit win over Eden last weekend in the Mustangs first scheduled C North game of the season.

Cleve Hill is 1-1 having split a pair of interdivisional contests losing 44-20 to Maryvale and defeating Lew-Port 18-14.

The weekend’s other C North games have Newfane vs. Akron on Friday and Eden vs. JFK on Saturday.

The high school football weekend gets underway on Thursday evening as Holley visits Caledonia-Mumford at 7 p.m. in an 8 man contest.

Holley is 1-1 and Cal-Mum 0-1.

C North: Newfane 2-0, 2-0; Medina 1-0, 2-0; Akron 1-0, 1-1; Roy-Hart/Barker 0-1, 1-1; Cleve Hill 0-0, 0-2; JFK 0-1, 0-2; Eden 0-2, 0-2

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

Medina improved to 4-0 in Niagara-Orleans League golf action by defeating Barker 242-250 on Tuesday and Roy-Hart 243-279 this afternoon.

Dylan Lonnen took medalist honors with a 38 and Camden Fike had a 48 to lead Medina past Barker.

Joel Harris shot 44 and Charlie LaGreca 46 for Barker.

Lonnen also took medalist honors for the Mustangs against Roy-Hart with a 40 and Jacob Rissew had a 48.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman -Roy-Hart’s Braden Ricker slides to make a shot as Ben O’Connor defends for Albion during the host Rams win over the Purple Eagles this evening.

A goal in each half earned Roy-Hart a 2-1 win over visiting Albion in a Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer game this evening.

Roy-Hart jumped out to a 1-0 lead when Braden Ricker scored off a corner kick by Rem Albee with 26:24 to go in the opening half.

Albion answered with the tying goal by Finn McCue seven minutes later but the Purple Eagles could not score again.

Ricker later netted the game winner for the Rams on a line drive shot 13 minutes into the second half.

Both teams are now 1-1 in N-O action.

Roy-Hart next hosts Akron at 6:45 p.m. Thursday and Albion entertains Newfane at 4:45 p.m. Thursday.

Wilson 6, Newfane 0
Wilson improved to 2-0 in N-O action with a 6-0 win over rival Newfane as Keegan Hermann led a parade of five Wilson goal scorers with two goals and two assists.

Newfane is now 0-2 in N-O competition.

Genesee Region League
Kendall and Byron-Bergen battled to a 1-1 tie in double overtime in a Genesee Region League game.

Both goals came within a minute of each other early in the first half as Louis Conte scored for Kendall off an assist from William Kludt.

Jimmie Swift made a dozen saves in goal for Kendall including a couple of big stops in overtime.

In another G-R contest, Attica/Alexander edged visiting Holley 1-0.

Albion’s Finn McCue goes high for a header.

Roy-Hart opened defense of its Niagara-Orleans League girls soccer title with a 3-0 win at Albion this afternoon.

Roy-Hart jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first half as Kaitlin Mettler scored off an assist from Kaylie Churchill and Maria Trombley scored from Mettler.

Churchill later netted the Lady Rams lone second half goal.

Sophia Santella earned the shutout in goal.

Albion is now 0-2 in N-O action.

Roy-Hart next visits Akron and Albion travels to Newfane on Thursday.

Akron 8, Medina 1
Akron improved to 2-0 in N-O competition with an 8-1 win over visiting Medina which slips to 0-2.

Olivia Novak, Hannah Liss and Abby Gerstung each scored two goals to lead the way for Akron.

Katie Hilobuk scored goal for Medina which next hosts Wilson at 4:45 p.m. Thursday.

Wilson 7, Newfane 0

Leia Cloy and Addison Elia each had 3 goals and 2 assists to lead Wilson (1-0) to a 7-0 win over rival Newfane (1-1).

Field Hockey
Roy-Hart 2 Sacred Heart 1
Adella Dukes and Brooke Zglinicki each scored a goal as Roy-Hart downed Sacred Heart 2-1 in a non league field hockey game.

G-R Volleyball
Oakfield-Alabama 25-25-25, Kendall 7-16-16
Jessica Sosnowski had 5 aces and 15 assists, Melina Lindsley 5 aces and 3 kills, Ryleigh Kirkum 3 aces and 4 kills and Cali Cramer 3 aces and a run of 11 straight service points to lead Oakfield-Alabama to the three set win over Kendall.