Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Veteran members of the Roy-Hart varsity field hockey team include, in front, Savannah Newton, Violette Streckwald, Dillan Santella and Olivia Marsillo. In back are Abby Glyshaw, Ava Achtyl, Cayla Burch, Brooke Zglincki, Adella Dukes and Alayna Kowalski.

Underclassmen dominate the lineup for the Roy-Hart varsity field hockey squad which returns a good nucleus of 10 veterans as the Lady Rams prep for Thursday’s Niagara-Orleans League opener at Wilson.

With Rielly Albee and Delany Draper serving as co-coaches this season, the Lady Rams underclassmen dominated returning contingent includes senior Cayla Burch; juniors Olivia Marsillo, Ava Achtyl and Abby Glyshaw; sophomores Violette Streckwald, Alayna Kowalski, Dillan Santella and Brooke Zglincki along with freshmen Savannah Newton and Adella Dukes.

The Lady Rams graduation losses included first team All League honoree Cheyenne Stillwell, second team selection Lorna Becker and Honorable Mention picks Isabella Santella and Madison Kelly.

Roy-Hart, which went 6-6 in N-O action last fall, will face Medina in the Lady Rams home opener on September 6.

Medina upended defending champion Akron 253-259 in a Niagara-Orleans League golf opener today at Dande Farms.

Dylan Lonnen took medalist honors for Medina with a 41 as Camden Fike added a 45 and Tyler Allen a 49.

Trace Hill led Akron with s 43.

In another N-O opener, Roy-Hart downed Albion 290-incomplete as the Purple Eagles do not have enough players to score.

Evan Poeller took medalist honors for Roy-Hart with a 51.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Veteran members of the Medina girls varsity soccer team include, in front Mia Albone and Katelyn Hilobuk. In back are Madelyn Lewis, Camryn Eick and Savanna Watts. Missing are Ashlyn Marciniak and Elaina Bitsas.

Seven returning upper classmen anchor the lineup for the Medina girls varsity soccer team which is looking to improve upon last fall’s 1-9 Niagara-Orleans League record.

That veteran group includes seniors Kayelyn Hilobuk, Mia Albone, Camryn Eick, Savanna Watts and Elaina Bitsas along with juniors Madelyn Lewis and Ashlyn Marciniak.

“We’ve got a good returning crew and we looking to build off of last year,” said Coach Jeremy Leno.

The Mustangs graduated eight players including second team N-O All-League honoree Tatyana Baity and Honorable Mention selections Elissa Roath, Rylee VanNostrand and Olivia Eaton.

Medina opens the season on Wednesday facing Alexander in the opening round of the Albion Tournament at 4:30 p.m.

The Mustangs N-O opener is at home against Newfane on September 7 at 7 p.m.

Contributed Photo – Chris Trapasso, left, and James Tee after their Shelridge Club championship match.

Marking his third time in the winner’s circle, James Tee captured the Shelridge Men’s Club Championship Sunday in dramatic fashion.

Tee and Chris Trapasso were tied after 54 holes of play forcing a playoff to decide the champion.

On the second playoff hole James made a 10 foot putt to win it.

Trapasso and Tee both shot a 13-over 229 to force the playoff.

Ian Wagner posted a 234 to finish third.

Other flight winners were:
“A” Flight: Rod Hamilton over Ronald Seelbinder and Joe Shea
“B” Flight: Mike Morris over Jack Welch and Aaron Forsman
“C” Flight: Dave Bellucci over Jeremy Hill, Eric Gross and Timothy Gelnett
“D” Flight: Conrad Walters over Steve Gross
“E” Flight: Chris Foss over Craig Haseley

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Anchoring the lineup for Kendall’s boys varsity soccer team is this group of veterans. In front are Jimmie Swift, Colby Hughes, Jonathan Reyes and William Kludt. In back are Lucas Jones, Josh Esposito, Hunter Richards, James Fox and Louis Conte. Missing is Austin Werth.

The local boys soccer season will get underway Tuesday as Kendall visits Avon for a 6:30 p.m. non league contest.

Kendall returns a large group of veterans including seniors Louis Conte (Forward), Josh Esposito (Forward), James Fox (Midfielder), Lucas Jones (Defender), Hunter Richards (Defender), Jimmie Swift (Goalie) and Austin Werth (Forward) along with juniors Colby Hughes (Midfield), William Kludt (Defender) and Jonathan Reyes (Defender). Swift earned Genesee Region League All-Star honors last year.

“We’ve got a good core group coming back,” said Coach Rich Esposito. “Defensively we should be Ok. The key is finding an offense. As long as we jell we should have a good season.”

Kendall’s graduation losses included G-R All-Stars Zach Barrett (Froward) and Toby Passer (Defender) along with Devin Edick (Defender) and Riley Robinson (Forward).

Contributed Photo – The Hickory Ridge Club Champions and senior club champions are from left Rich Wheeler, Deb Wood, Jeff Dobson and Marcia Zambito.

The Hickory Ridge Golf Association held its club championships and senior club championships this weekend.

This was a net tournament and taking first in women’s club championship division was Deb Wood with a 78.

Rich Wheeler, a familiar name to the Pete Sullivan members, won the men’s division with a net 70.

Marcia Zambito, a very good golfer in her own right who usually scores well in the HRGA tournaments, won the women’s senior division with a 72.

Jeff Dobson, another Pete Sullivan member won the senior men’s division with a 71.

Things are tightening up with leagues coming to the end of their golfing season.

The Tuesday Ladies Night Out league has only a few makeups and their position round to go this week.

Low gross for last week was Deb Wood with 40. Patty Pfister had low net honors with 41. Mo Cotter recorded the only birdie on the night.

Standings are incomplete with makeups still to be made. Leading the way as it stands now are Wood and Martin with 100.5 points. Ferguson and Brawn have 84 points with one match to be made up. There is a three way tie for third place between Able and Down, Hazen and Berlew and McNeil and Babbitt. This upcoming week is position round so look for a shakeup in the standings.

The Pete Sullivan Sr. Golf league still have a ways to go as this league plays until the end of September. The second half of the league championship will be played in a few weeks.

Last week Gene Ashe and Dana Vosburgh shared low gross with 77. a new name for 18 hole low net is John Becker who carded a 64 net. Closest to the pin on number 3 was Dan Morphet at 2’ 8”. Closest second shot on number 13 was Steve Novak at 8’ 3”. John True led all birdie makers with 2 while Morphet, Vosburgh, Ashe and Rich Wheeler (Dealer) had one each.

The Men’s Thursday Traveling league has one more week of league play according to their schedule. Then it’s the position round that could determine league champions.

As it stands now, Burgess and Eaton lead in the standings with 292 points. Right behind them is the team of Flansberg and Stalker with 290 points. Denniston and Draper hold third with 240 points. Mike Farrell took low gross honors with 41 while Time Hallenbeck had low net with 30.

Birdies were recorded by Zack Burgess and Scooter Burgess who had two each. Todd Draper and Guy Eaton each had one.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Leading Albion into the up coming football season will be this group of veterans. In front are Mason Lynch, Rashard Johnson, Kwame Riley and Luke Bell. In back are Seth Krenning, John Eible, Auston Johnson, Jett Conn and Blake Preston.

It’s the beginning of a new era for the Albion High football team as the Purple Eagles prep for the first season on their new artificial turf field.

Albion will open the season with a pair of road games at Iroquois on September 1 and at Dunkirk on Sept. 8 before the first contest on the new turf field against Roy-Hart/Barker on Sept. 15.

Filling the holes at the skill positions caused by graduation will be the Purple Eagles big early challenge. Those graduation losses included quarterback Amari Jones, wide receiver Javon Jones, running backs Jacob Hughson and Sh’Kwe Riley and receivers Nick Harling and Dallas Eckerd.

Senior Blake Preston will take over the key quarterback position. Auston Johnson, Kwame Riley and Cencere Lowe are among the running backs with Rashad Johnson at a wide receiver spot and Seth Krenning at tight end.

Anchoring the offense will be the veteran line group of seniors John Eible, Alex Diaz, Mason Lynch, Jett Conn and junior Luke Bell.

“Having that group of linemen back is a real key for us,” said Coach David Skrip. “The kids are excited about the season and the new field. We’re looking to keep to our traditions and play tough. We just have to put the pieces together.”

Albion went 4-2 in the B2 Division and 6-3 overall last year.

Purple Eagles Schedule: Sept. 1 – at Iroquois, 7 p.m.; Sept. 8 – at Dunkirk,7 p.m.; Sept. 15 – Roy-Hart/Barker, 7 p.m.; Thursday Sept. 21 – at Maryvale, 7 p.m.; Sept. 29 – Burgard, 7 p.m.; Thursday Oct. 5 – Lew-Port, 7 p.m.; Oct. 13 – Lake Shore, 7 p.m.; Oct. 20 – at Medina, 7 p.m.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Anchoring the Medina football team’s lineup this season will be this group of veterans. In front are Brody Fry, Will Prest, Julian Woodworth, Xavier Bloom, Kaedon Cleveland, Noah Cudzilo and Breylin McEwen-Miller. In back are Ethan Carson, Cole Callard, Sawyer Kingsbury, Roosevelt Mitchell, Xavier King and Jerrell Nealy. Missing is Amari Soule.

Working to fill the holes caused by the loss of seven regulars to graduation, Medina is prepping to defend the Class C North Division title that the Mustangs have won each of the past three years.

Those graduation losses included quarterback/defensive back Aiden Pitts, running back/linebacker Noah Skinner, wide receiver/defensive back Cayden Lilleby, tight end/defensive end Josh Wilson, offensive lineman/defensive end Ollie Wilson along with offensive linemen/defensive linemen Try Skinner and Chris Johnson.

Seniors Julian Woodworth and Noah Cudzilo, who both saw some action last fall, are vying for the starting quarterback position.

Seniors Amari Soule and Will Prest and junior Brody Fry provide experience at the running back spots with seniors Kaedon Cleveland and Xavier Bloom and sophomore Jerrell Nealy at the wide receiver positions and junior Breydin McEwen-Miller at tight end. Junior Carter Woodworth also looks to see action at tight end as does freshman Elijah Doxey and sophomore Colton Fletcher at wide receiver.

The veteran quartet of Roosevelt Mitchell, Sawyer Kingsbury, Xavier King and Ethan Carson anchors the line.

“We’re looking to run the ball to help give our quarterbacks time to develop so we will be relying heavily on our offensive line,” said Coach Eric Valley.

The Mustangs also have a valuable special teams weapon in junior Cole Callard who handles the extra point, field goal, kickoff and punting chores.

“Cole definetly will help us,” said Valley. “His work on the special teams adds another dimension for us.”

The Mustangs other returnees include seniors Liam Castricone (WR/DB), Kole Campbell (OL/DL), Michael Clark (WR/DB) along with sophomores Frankie Stephens (OL/DL), Arion Johnson (OL/LB) and Christian Moss (RB/LB).

Medina, which went 5-0 in the C North Division and 8-2 overall last year, will open the season against a new opponent as the Mustangs visit St. Mary’s of Lancaster for a non league game at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Mustangs home opener will be Sept. 8 against Eden.

Mustangs Schedule: Sept. 2 – at St. Mary’s of Lancaster, 2 p.m.; Sept. 8 – Eden, 7 p.m.; Sept. 16 – at Cleveland Hill, 2 p.m.; Sept. 22 – at Akron, 7 p.m.; Sept. 20 – Roy-Hart/Barker, 7 p.m.; Oct. 6 – JFK, 7 p.m.; Thursday Oct. 12 – at Newfane, 7 p.m.; Oct. 20 – Albion, 7 p.m.

Contributed Photo – Rocco Sidari hauls in a touchdown pass from Jonah Elsenheimer.

Albion scored wins over Akron and Attica in Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) action Saturday.

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Albion 44 Akron 7

Big day on the ground for the Little Eagles rushing game. Touchdown runs of 85 and 70 yards for Moses Taylor, 69 and 60 for Grayson Roberts, 38 for Elian Almonte and 35 for Conor Murphy.

On Defense, Almonte returned a fumble for a TD to go along with 15 tackles. Carter Carithers had 10 tackles.

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Albion 22 Attica 15

Camden Holt led the offense with 151 yards rushing. including a 73 yard td run while breaking 6 tackles. Jace Torres finished with 97 yards and a TD. Lincoln Voorhees added 29 yards and a score. Jace DiMatteo and Voorhees connected on a PAT.

Holt also led the defense with 6 tackles. Zion O’Neal and Liam Saporito had 5 tackles each. DiMatteo sealed the victory with a interception.

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Attica 7 Albion 6

Jermiah Hildreth 32 yard interception return for a TD provided the only points for the Eagles. Landyn Galligan had 7 tackles and a sack, Anthony O’Neal had 5 tackles.

Heyden Almonte had 77 yards on the ground for the Eagles.

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Jonah Elsenheimer had a pair of TD passes to Rocco Sidari on the day to led the Albion offense.

Kendrick Russaw led the defense with 14 tackles, Hayden Cowley 5 tackles and Elsenheimer 4.