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Fast start powers Medina past Newfane
Medina used a fast start to defeat host Newfane 4-1 this morning in a Niagara-Orleans League field hockey game.
The Mustangs roared out to a 3-0 first quarter led on two goals by Iyla Lilleby and one by Lydia Fox.
Another goal by Fox in the second period upped the Medina advantage to 4-0.
Medina is now 4-2 and Newfane 0-6 at the halfway mark of the N-O season.
Rams second half rally downs Mustangs
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Jayden Swygert goes up for a header with Medina’s Jason Beyer during the Rams win over the Mustangs this morning at Vets Park.
Putting together a big second half scoring surge Roy-Hart downed Medina 5-1 at Vets Park this morning to remain undefeated at 6-0 atop the Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer standings.
Medina grabbed a 1-0 first half lead on a goal by Cole Callard but the Mustangs could not find the net again.
Roy-Hart quickly tied the game on a penalty kick goal by Peter Martillotta just two minutes into the second half.
The Rams then moved on top to stay when Landen Guild scored off an assist from Rem Albee at the 25 minute mark.
Roy-Hart put a firm lock on the victory as Albee, Jack Johnson and Martillotta scored consecutive goals over the final 20 minutes.
Medina is now 2-3 in the league and 4-3 overall. Roy-Hart is 8-1 overall.
Medina’s Cole Callard sends the ball out of the Mustangs end as Jayden Swygert defends for Roy-Hart.
Roy-Hart spikers edge Medina in 5 sets
Defending champion Roy-Hart outlasted visiting Medina in five sets 16-25, 25-9, 26-24, 23-25, 15-10 in a Niagara-Orleans League volleyball match this evening.
Makenna Elsenheimer served up points 6-13 and Samantha Albright added points 14-15 to earn Roy-Hart the win in the decisive fifth set as the Lady Rams rebounded from a 9-5 deficit.
Albright had 8 kills and 3 aces on the evening as Ella Martillotta had 9 aces and Alex Stern 11 kills, 6 aces and 2 blocks.
For Medina, Ki’Mani Poole had 6 kills and 5 aces, Destiny Richardson 4 kills, Lorelei Sanders 5 aces and Kylie Poynter 3 aces.
Roy-Hart is now 3-2 and Medina 1-4.
In another N-O match, Newfane downed Albion 25-8, 20-25, 25-7, 25-23.
N-O Golf
Barker nipped Medina 261-262 in a Niagara-Orleans League golf match at Shelridge this afternoon.
Joel Harris led Barker with a 40.
Dylan Lonnen took medalist honors with a 37 and Aidan Paul had a 38 for Medina.
In the N-O matches, Albion won by forfeit over Wilson and Akron defeated Roy-Hart 226-280.
Wilson’s Nathan Meyers took medalist honors with a 40 and Caleb Fox led Albion with a 42.
Drew Romesser and Trace Hill both shot 42 for Akron.
G-R Girls Soccer
In Genesee Region League girls soccer action Kendall played to a 1-1 double overtime tie with Pembroke and Byron-Bergen bested Holley 2-0.
Ava Quintern scored the Kendall goal late in the second half.
Mustangs romp to win over Warriors
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Logan Gray breaks up a pass intended for Tonawanda’s Dillon Coad during the Mustangs win over the host Warriors this evening.
Two lightning quick touchdowns in the first 62 seconds ignited Medina to a 55-0 romp over host Tonawanda in a C North Division game this evening.
The Mustangs in fact scored on their first two plays from scrimmage as Noah Skinner broke loose for long touchdown runs of 63 and 32 yards. Cole Callard kicked the first of his five extra points after the first TD as a fumble recovery by Roosevelt Mitchell at the Warriors 32 set up the second.
Skinner, who had a total of 148 yards rushing in the opening quarter, added two more touchdown carries on runs of 1 and 19 yards in the period which finished with Medina up 26-0. Kaedon Cleveland recovered a muffed Tonawanda punt return attempt at the Warriors 40 yard line to set up the first of those touchdowns.
The Mustangs advantage soared to 41-0 at the half after second quarter touchdown runs of 20 yards by Cayden Lilleby and 6 by Amari Soule who had a big 43 yard pickup to set up that tally.
The Mustangs defensive unit held the Warriors to minus yardage in the first half.
Lilleby also scored on a 46 yard run in the third quarter and Liam Castricone on a 2 yard run in the fourth quarter to round out the Mustangs scoring parade.
Medina is now 4-0 in the division and overall while Tonawanda, which played without several suspended regulars, slips to 0-2, 1-3.
Interestingly, the Mustangs also clinched at least a tie for the C North title as Cleveland Hill upended Akron 14-8 in overtime. Akron is now 2-1 in the division.
Medina running back Noah Skinner follows the block of Chris Johnson to score his second touchdown of the evening.
Silverbacks nip Panthers in overtime
In an overtime thriller Roy-Hart/Barker/Lyndonville nipped Newfane 28-26 in a C North Division game this evening at Middleport.
Deadlocked at 20-20 at the end of regulation time, Newfane scored first in the overtime on a touchdown run by quarterback Nate Snow. However, the Panthers missed the two-point conversion attempt as Jacob Gould had a clutch interception for the Silverbacks.
The Silverbacks then pulled out the win as Lucas Drees scored on a 4 yard touchdown run and then added the decisive two-point conversion carry.
Newfane almost pulled out the win with a second to go in the fourth quarter but Dan Aquilina blocked the Panthers field goal attempt sending the contest into overtime. Aquilina led the Silverbacks in tackles with 10.
The Silverbacks trailed 14-12 at the half as Aiden Mescall scored on a 46 yard touchdown run and quarterback Trenton Muck tallied on a 1 yard TD carry. Mescall finished with a total of 164 yards rushing.
The Silverbacks went up 20-14 in the third quarter on a 4 yard touchdown run by Muck and a two-point conversion by Aquilina. However, the Panthers rallied back into a 20-20 on a touchdown run by Snow with two minutes to go.
Roy-Hart is now 1-1 in the division and 2-2 overall while Newfane is 0-3, 0-4.
Albion upends previously unbeaten Pioneer
A defensive touchdown early in the fourth quarter earned Albion a 22-16 victory over previously unbeaten Pioneer in an interdivisional game this evening at Pioneer.
Snapping a 16-16 tie, Albion got the game winning touchdown when Sh’kwe Riley returned a fumble recovery 48 yards for a score.
The first half was a sea-saw battle as the teams traded touchdowns four times.
Albion jumped out to an 8-0 first quarter lead as quarterback Amari Jones hooked up with Javon Jones for a 25 yard touchdown pass and Jacob Hughson added the two-point conversion run.
Pioneer knotted the score at 8-8 but Albion again regained the lead at 16-8 on a 21 yard Amari Jones to Javon Jones touchdown pass and a two-point conversion carry by Hughson.
Once again Pioneer rallied to tie the contest at 16-16 with a touchdown and conversion just before half-time.
It remained deadlocked until the Purple Eagles defense came up with the game winning touchdown by Riley.
Albion is now 2-2 and Pioneer 3-1.
Roy-Hart, Kendall post boys soccer wins
Roy-Hart and Kendall both scored shutout victories in boys soccer competition today.
Roy-Hart blanked Newfane 7-0 in a Niagara-Orleans League game and Kendall shutout visiting Lyndonville 8-0 in a Genesee Region League contest.
Rem Albee and Peter Martillotta both scored a pair of goals for Roy-Hart as Aiden Guild, Jayden Swygert and Landen Guild each netted one.
Roy-Hart is now 5-0 and Newfane 0-5 in N-O action.
Kendall jumped out to a 4-0 first half lead on goals by Josh Esposito, Colby Hughes, Zach Barrett and Louis Conte.
A pair of scores by Devin Edick then keyed a 4 goal second period uprising for the Eagles.
In another G-R contest, Attica/Alexander downed Holley 6-1.
Cam Bates scored the Hawks goal.
N-O Golf
Wilson earned its first N-O golf win of the season by downing Roy-Hart 262-288.
Nathan Meyers took medalist honors with a 36 for Wilson as Ben Meyers added a 47 and Mike Bubar a 48.
Isaac Smith led Roy-Hart with a 46.
Lady Rams blank Lady Panthers
Erupting for five goals in the first half, Roy-Hart went on to to defeat visiting Newfane 6-0 this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League girls soccer game.
The decisive first half saw Nadia White score off an assist from Kaitlyn Miller, Miller from Allie Trombley, Kaylie Churchill from Trombley, Trombley from White and finally Mettler unassisted. Sophea Allee netted the Lady Rams second half goal.
Roy-Hart is now 3-1 in N-O action and Newfane 2-3.
Wilson 4, Albion 0
Addison Ela, Madelaine Schultz, Rian Faery and Peyton McInnis took turns scoring the goals for Wilson in a 4-0 win over Albion.
Wilson is now 5-0 and Albion 0-5.
Barker tips Roy-Hart in OT; Medina wins 2-0
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – With Roy-Hart’s Cheyenne Stilwell on her back and Barker’s Alexis Weeks in support, Miya Goodale takes the shot for the winning goal for the Lady Raiders this afternoon at Roy-Hart.
Maintaining a share of first place, Barker nipped host Roy-Hart 1-0 in overtime in a Niagara-Orleans League field hockey game this afternoon.
Miya Goodale scored the game winning goal for the Lady Raiders midway through the 10 minute 7 on 7 overtime period.
The win keeps Barker unbeaten at 5-0 while Roy-Hart slips to 3-3.
Medina 2, Kenmore 0
A pair of second half goals earned Medina a 2-0 win over Kenmore at Vets Park as the Mustangs improve to 3-2.
Penelope Schalck scored the first goal for Medina as Iyla Llleby and Emiliana Batista combined for the second.
Wilson 3, Newfane 2 OT
Wilson edged rival Newfane 3-2 in overtime as Madelyn Krieger scored the tying goal with just 42 seconds to go in regulation time and then netted the game winner in overtime.
Natalie Rossi also scored for Wilson as Addison Reis and Kylie Hampton scored the Newfane goals.
Roy-Hart’s Adella Dukes tries to take control of the ball from Barker’s Madilyn Detschner.
Medina will visit Tonawanda on Friday
Medina’s quest to claim a third straight C North Division football title will continue on the road Friday evening as the Mustangs visit Tonawanda at 7 p.m.
Medina is 3-0 in the division while Tonawanda is 0-1 in the division and 1-2 overall.
After Friday, the Mustangs have only one C North game remaining against Akron at home on Thursday Oct. 13. Akron is currently in second place at 2-0 in the division and 2-1 overall. In between, the Mustangs have a pair of interdivisional contests at East Aurora on Sept. 30 and at home against Springville on Oct. 7.
Albion will look to make it two wins in a row as the Purple Eagles visit Pioneer at 7 p.m. Friday in an interdivisional contest.
Albion, which is looking to keep the momentum from a 38-21 victory at Olean last week, is 1-2 while Pioneer is 3-0.
Roy-Hart/Barker/Lyndonville will host Newfane in a C North Division game at 7 p.m. Friday.
The Silverbacks are 0-1 in the division and 1-2 overall while the Panthers are 0-2, 0-3.
In Section V 8 Man Division action, Holley will look to get back on the winning track as the Hawks visit CG Finney at 4 p.m. Saturday.
Holley, which lost to co-leader Bolivar-Richburg 34-0 last week, is 2-1 while Finney, which defeated Wellsville 50-22, is 1-2.
