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Late Attica surge trims Lyndonville/Medina
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kortney Boyce works to send the ball up field for Lyndonville/Medina as Lily Baratta defends for Attica during this afternoon’s game at Lyndonville.
Attica scored two goals in the last four minutes to edge host Lyndonville/Medina 4-2 in a Genesee Region League girls soccer game this afternoon.
The host Lady Tigers had tied the game at 2-2 earlier in the second half on Ella Lewis’ second goal of the day. Her first goal came on a penalty kick midway through the opening half which cut Attica’s lead at that point to 2-1.
In other G-R contests this evening Oakfield-Alabama nipped visiting Kendall and Holley trimmed Wheatland-Chili by the identical score of 2-1.
Grace Levett scored the goal for Kendall off an assist from Megan Gates.
Samantha Bates scored off an assist from Isabella Thom in the first half and Emma Brady tallied in the second half for Holley which finishes the regular season at 10-4-2.
Ella Lewis takes a shot on goal for Lyndonville/Medina as Kaylie Bugajski comes in to defend for Attica.
Six score goals for Medina in field hockey win
Getting goal production from six players, Medina posted a 9-1 victory over Buffalo Seminary in a non league field hockey game at Vets Park this evening.
Iyla Lilleby scored 3 goals and Penelope Schalck 2 to lead the way for Medina as Rachel Hill, Lydia Fox, Emma Wagner and Alex Strong each scored 1.
Medina improves to 8-4 overall.
In Niagara-Orleans League action today Akron (9-0) defeated Roy-Hart (5-5) 11-0 as Lacey Berghorn scored 5 goals and Barker (8-2) shutout Kenmore (4-5) 5-0 on goals by Mia Herman, Alex Zglinicki, Keira Dalton, Kaedynce Schumacher and Miya Goodale .
Roy-Hart claims N-O volleyball title outright; Kendall rallies past Lyndonville in 5 sets
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Ava Brigham spikes a kill over Medina defender Amaya Cleveland during this evening’s league match at Medina.
Ending a 12 year title drought, Roy-Hart put a lock on outright possession of the Niagara-Orleans League volleyball championship with a straight set 25-7, 25-16, 25-20 victory over host Medina this evening.
Roy-Hart, which last won the N-O title in 2009 (a co-championship with Albion) improves to 9-0 and maintains a two-game N-O lead with one match remaining.
Marissa Scott had 9 service aces and 2 spiking kills, Samantha Albright 3 aces and 3 kills and Ava Brigham 2 aces, 2 blocks and 1 kill to lead the way for the Lady Rams.
Scott got Roy-Hart rolling by serving up 10 points in the opening set (1-2 and 18-25) including 7 aces.
Miriam Fike had 2 kills and, Amaya Cleveland 1 kill and Saige Cau 1 ace for Medina (1-7).
In another N-O match, Akron (5-2) posted a three set win over Albion (1-8).
Kendall 15-22-25-25-27, Lyndonville 25-25-17-21-25
Rebounding from a two set deficit, Kendall rallied to outlast visiting Lyndonville 15-25, 22-25, 25-17, 25-21, 27-25 in a Genesee Region League match.
Madison Dellaquila served up the final two points in the decisive fifth set for Kendall which also had Shelby Kruger with 6 kills and 9 assists and Lauren Pilon with 7 kills and 2 blocks.
Roy-Hart’s Samantha Albright tips the ball over the net as Lorelei Sanders defends for Medina.
Medina will host Tonawanda on Thursday; Albion to visit Maritime on Saturday
Beginning a very busy regular season ending stretch of three games in nine days, Medina will host Tonawanda in a C North Division contest at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Medina is currently tied for the C North lead with Akron as both the Mustangs and Tigers are 3-0 in the division and 5-0 overall while Tonawanda is 0-4, 0-6.
Quarterback Xander Payne, who has thrown 16 touchdown passes, leads the Medina attack. Greg Thompson has caught 5 of those scoring passes, Joe Cecchini 4, Jarin Rhim and Iverson Poole 3 each and Cayden Lilleyby 1. Noah Skinner and Robert Arnold, who have each rushed for 3 TDs, lead the Mustangs ground attack.
Albion faces a key showdown battle for the B North Division lead as the Purple Eagles visit Maritime on Saturday. The game is now scheduled for 10 a.m. at Wiley Field in Buffalo.
Albion and Maritime are both 4-0 in the division.
Quarterback Amari Jones, who has thrown for 9 touchdowns and rushed for 3 more, spearheads the Albion offense. Javon Jones has caught 4 of those TD aerials, Tyler Gibson and Jahmeek Riley 2 each and Nick Harling 1. Sh’Kwe Riley has led the Albion ground attack with 6 rushing touchdowns.
In another B North Division contest Roy-Hart/Barker/Lyndonville will visit Cheektowaga at 7 p.m. Friday.
B North Division Standings: Albion 4-0, 5-0; Maritime 4-0, 4-2; Maryvale 2-2, 3-3; Burgard 2-3, 3-3; Cheektowaga 1-2, 1-4; Lew-Port 1-2, 1-3; Roy-Hart/Barker/Lyndonville 0-5, 0-5.
C North Division Standings: Medina 3-0, 5-0; Akron 3-0, 5-0; Wilson 2-2, 3-3; Newfane 1-2, 3-3; Cleveland Hill 1-2, 2-4; Tonawanda 0-4, 0-6.
Weekend Schedule for B North and C North teams
Thursday: Akron at Franklinville/Ellicottville 6 p.m.; Tonawanda at Medina, 7 p.m.
Friday: Maryvale at Burgard, 5 p.m.; Roy-Hart/Barker/Lyndonville at Cheektowaga, 7 p.m.; Lew-Port at Williamsville South, 7 p.m.
Saturday: Albion at Maritime, 10 a.m.; Cleveland Hill at Newfane, 2 p.m.; Wilson at Alden, 2 p.m.
Roy-Hart clinches tie for N-O boys soccer title; Medina/Lyndonville trims Akron
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Roman Heinsler, who scored the game’s lone goal for Medina/Lyndonville, heads toward the goal against Akron defender Bryce Cayea during this evening’s game at Vets Park.
Celebrating Senior Night in style, Roy-Hart clinched at least a tie for a second straight Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer championship by posting a 3-0 victory over Newfane this evening.
Peter Martillotta scored two goals and Landen Guild one as Elijah Giroux chipped in with a pair of assists for the Rams.
Roy-Hart, which is now 7-1, will visit runner-up Wilson (7-2) in the N-O finale on Thursday. Wilson downed Albion 3-0 this evening.
In the other N-O contest, Medina/Lyndonville nipped Akron 1-0 at Vets Park to improve to 5-3 in the league.
Roman Heinsler scored the lone goal for the Mustangs off an assist from Jackson Moreland with 17:41 to go in the second half.
Zach Fike earned the shutout in goal for the Mustangs making eight saves including a stop of a direct kick in the final half minute.
N-O Standings: Roy-Hart 8-1, Wilson 7-2, Medina/Lyndonville 5-3, Akron 3-4-1, Newfane 2-6-1, Albion 0-9.
Holley 1, Kendall 0 OT
Holley nipped host rival Kendall 1-0 in double overtime this evening.
James Tette scored the game’s lone goal for the Hawks in the second overtime period off an assist from Cam Bates.
Lady Rams lock up N-O soccer title outright
Last fall Roy-Hart shared the Niagara-Orleans League girls soccer championship with Wilson.
This season the Lady Rams have captured the league championship outright.
Roy-Hart put a lock on outright possession of the N-O title by blanking host Newfane 5-0 this afternoon to improve to 7-0 and maintain a two game lead with just one game to go.
Kara Choate scored the first two goals for Roy-Hart, the initial one coming off an assist from Kaylie Churchill.
Goals by Sophia Allee, Allie Trombley and Nadia White then rounded out the Lady Rams scoring parade. Kaitlyn Mettler had two assists and White one during that stretch.
Reanna Perkins made 5 saves to earn the shutout in goal.
In the other game, Wilson downed Albion 4-1. Cami London scored the lone Albion goal off an assist from Abby Scanlan.
N-O Standings: Roy-Hart 7-0, Wilson 5-2, Albion 5-3, Akron 1-6, Newfane 0-7.
Newfane and Barker score X-C sweeps
Newfane’s boys and girls cross-country teams both scored a pair of victories this afternoon to finish the dual meet portion of the Niagara-Orleans League season with perfect 6-0 records.
The Newfane boys defeated Akron 22-37 and Wilson 20-39 led by the 2-3 finish of Connor and Andrew Cuzzacrea. Akron topped Wilson 24-34 in the other portion of the meet.
The Newfane girls bested Akron 15-50 and Wilson 15-44. Kylie Bowman led the way as the Lady Panthers had the first five runners to cross the finish line.
The Barker boys defeated Medina 18-44 and Roy-Hart 23-36 paced by the 2-3 finish of Mason Allee Castro and Nate Hess. Roy-Hart bested Medina in the other portion of the meet 28-29 led by race winner Jay Heideman. Medina’s Gabe Mark finished fourth.
In the girls race, Barker defeated Medina 18-40 and Roy-Hart 15-50. Medina also downed Roy-Hart 15-50. Barker was led by the 1-2 finish of Mikayla Woock and Emma Evans. Roy-Hart’s Julia Miles finished third and Medina’s Faith Baker-Austin fourth.
Boys Standings: Newfane 6-0, Barker 3-1, Medina 3-3, Roy-Hart 3-3, Wilson 2-4, Akron 1-3, Albion 0-4.
Girls Standings: Newfane 6-0, Wilson 5-1, Akron 2-2, Barker 2-2, Medina 2-4, Albion 1-3, Roy-Hart 0-6.
Holley trio playing soccer at Finger Lakes CC
Contributed Photos – Nathan Nothnagle, Halee Passarell and Kayden Servais.
A trio of Holley High graduates are freshmen members of the Finger Lakes Community College soccer teams this fall.
That trio includes Halee Passarell, Nathan Nothnagle and Kayden Servais who were all Genesee Region League All-Stars during their senior year at Holley.
Passarell, a midfielder who has started 10 games, has scored 2 goals ,including a game winner, and also has 4 assists.
Servais, who has started 11 games and Nothnagle, who has started 9, are both defenders. Servais has scored 3 goals, including one game winner, and also has an assist.
The Finger Lakes men’s team is now 9-4 and the women’s squad 6-5-1.
Roy-Hart nears N-O soccer titles repeat
Heading into the final week of the regular season the Roy-Hart boys and girls soccer teams are both in the drivers seat to claim a second straight Niagara-Orleans League championship.
Currently at 7-1, the Roy-Hart boys squad has a one game lead over runner-up Wilson (6-2) with two games remaining on the N-O schedule. The Rams will host Newfane (2-5-1) on Tuesday and then visit Wilson on Thursday.
The Roy-Hart girls squad, which has already clinched at least a tie for the title, brings a 6-0 N-O record into the final week and a two game lead in the loss column over runner-up Albion (5-2) and over third place Wilson (4-2). The Lady Rams will visit Newfane (0-6) on Tuesday and then host Wilson on Thursday.
The week’s football schedule will get off to an early start as Medina (3-0, 5-0) hosts Tonawanda (0-4, 0-6) in a C North Division game at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Albion (4-0, 5-0) will then visit Maritime (4-0, 4-2) in a key clash for the B North Division title at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Weekly Schedule
Tuesday
Boys Soccer – Akron at Medina/Lyndonville, Wilson at Albion, Newfane at Roy-Hart, 6:45 p.m.; Holley at Kendall, 7 p.m.
Girls Soccer – Roy-Hart at Newfane, 4:30 p.m.; Albion at Wilson, 6:45 p.m.
Cross-Country – Medina and Barker at Roy-Hart, Akron and Newfane at Wilson, 4:45 p.m.
Wednesday
Girls Soccer – Attica at Lyndonville/Medina, 5 p.m.; Kendall at Wheatland-Chili 6:30 p.m.; Holley at Oakfield, 7 p.m.
Field Hockey – Barker at Kenmore, Akron at Roy-Hart, Wilson at Newfane, 4:30 p.m.; Buffalo Seminary at Medina, 6:30 p.m.
Volleyball – Lyndonville at Kendall, Holley at Pembroke, Roy-Hart at Medina, Akron at Albion, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday
Football – Tonawanda at Medina, 7 p.m.
Boys Soccer – Albion at Medina/Lyndonville, Newfane at Akron, Roy-Hart at Wilson, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer – Akron at Newfane, 4:30 p.m.; Wilson at Roy-Hart, 6:45 p.m.
Friday
Football – Roy-Hart/Barker/Lyndonville at Cheektowaga, 7 p.m.
Boys Soccer – Northstar at Kendall, 4:30 p.m.; Medina at Akron, 4:45 p.m.; Kearney at Holley, 6 p.m.
Girls Soccer – Northstar at Kendall, 6:30 p.m.
Field Hockey – Medina at Wilson, Newfane at Akron, Roy-Hart at Kenmore, 4:30 p.m.
Volleyball – Albion at Lyndonville, Notre Dame at Holley, Kendall at Oakfield-Alabama, 6:30 p.m.
Cross-Country – Albion and Barker at Akron, 4:45 p.m.
Saturday
Football – Albion at Maritime, 2 p.m.
Field Hockey – Medina at Barker, 10 a.m.
Standings
Football
B North Division – Albion 4-0, 5-0; Maritime 4-0, 4-2; Maryvale 2-2, 3-3; Burgard 2-3, 3-3; Lew-Port 1-2, 1-3; Cheektowaga 1-3, 1-4; Roy-Hart/Barker/Lyndonville 0-5, 0-5
C North Division – Medina 3-0, 5-0; Akron 3-0, 5-0; Wilson 2-2, 3-3; Newfane 1-2, 3-3; Cleve Hill 1-2, 2-4; Tonawanda 0-4, 0-6
Boys Soccer
N-O – Roy-Hart 7-1, Wilson 6-2, Medina/Lyndonville 4-3, Akron 3-3-1, Newfane 2-5-1, Albion 0-8
G-R – Wheatland-Chili 9-1, Kendall 7-2-1, Attica 7-3, Byron-Bergen/Elbs 3-6, Holley 1-8-1, Pwmbroke 1-9
Girls Soccer
N-O – Roy-Hart 6-0, Albion 5-2, Wilson 4-2, Akron 1-6, Newfane 0-6
G-R Division 1 – Byron-Bergen 11-2, Holley 7-4-1, Oakfield-Alabama 3-5-1, Kendall 6-5-1, Wheatland-Chiuli 5-5-2
G-R Division 2 – Notre Dame 9-1-1, Alexander 5-6-1, Attica 3-5-1, Lyndonville/Medina 2-10, Pembroke 0-12
Field Hockey
N-O – Akron 8-0, Barker 7-2, Roy-Hart 5-4, Medina 5-4, Kenmore 4-4, Newfane 1-8, Wilson 0-8
Volleyball
N-O – Roy-Hart 8-0, Newfane 5-2, Akron 4-2, Wilson 3-5, Medina 1-6, Albion 1-7
G-R Division 1 – Attica 10-1, Alexander 9-2, Byron-Bergen 8-2, Notre Dame 8-3, Pembroke 5-6, Holley 1-9
G-R Division 2 – Elba 5-7, Kendall 4-6, Lyndonville 4-6, Wheatland-Chili 2-7, Oakfield-Alabama 1-8
Cross-Country
N-O Boys – Newfane 4-0, Medina 3-1, Roy-Hart 2-2. Wilson 2-2, Barker 1-1, Akron 0-2, Albion 0-4
N-O Girls – Newfane 4-0, Wilson 4-0, Akron 2-0, Median 1-3, Albion 1-3, Barker 0-2, Roy-Hart 0-4
G-R/Liv Boys Division 2 – Oakfield-Alabama 12-0, Geneseo 11-1, Pembroke 5-7, Warsaw 4-8, Holley 2-10, Pavilion/York 0-12, Alexander 0-12
G-R/Liv Boys Division 3 – Kendall 10-2, Byron-Bergen 7-5, Notre Dame 7-5, Wheatland-Chili 5-7, Cal-Mum 0-12, Keshequa 0-12
G-R/Liv Girls Division 2 – Oakfield-Alabama 12-0, Geneseo 9-3. Pembroke 9-3, Alexander 5-7, Pavilion/York 2-0, Holley 0-12, Warsaw 0-12
G-R/Liv Girls Division 3 – Byron-Bergen 9-3, Kendall 5-7, Wheatland-Chili 0-12, Cal-Mum 0-12, Notre Dame 0-12, Keshequa 0-12
Waterport woman, a champion wood cutter, to be inducted into Paul Smith Hall of Fame
Mary Dooley competed for 30 years in sawing, cutting and axe throwing
Photo by Tom Rivers: World champion wood cutter Mary Dooley of Waterport tried her hand at hatchet throwing at 810 Axes in Medina, when it opened in July 2019.
A Waterport resident and swim teacher at Medina High School has just received notification she has been inducted into the Paul Smith’s College Hall of Fame.
Mary Dooley was informed of her honor in a letter which read:
“The past and present success of PSC and its students were made, in part, by your personal and significant contributions. You and many others, some living and some dead, will be inducted and honored at a special ceremony in the near future.”
Dooley and a classmate were the first female members to compete with the college’s Forestry Club Men’s Woodmen’s Team in 1972. Dooley captured the coveted Tall Tale contest with her tale of coach Gould Hoyt’s fascinating introduction to women entering the woodsmith’s arena. Paul Smith’s fielded the first all-women’s team in North America, of which Dooley was a member. The team would go on to dominate the Eastern collegiate circuit early on and continue to post record accomplishments today.
Dooley said she probably inherited her competitive nature from growing up the second youngest in a family of seven.
She went on to compete for more than 30 years in sawing, cutting and axe throwing, and is a many-time world champion in crosscut log sawing and member of the winning women’s team at the 2009 Olympics at Sydney, Australia.
Dooley’s love of the woods probably began as a child when her parents visited the Adirondacks every summer, she said.
She grew up in Rochester, one of seven children, whose parents she said made sure they excelled. At Paul Smith’s College, she received an associate’s degree in forestry. She also attended Cornell, where she learned to be a farrier.
Then she took a job as a logger and horse teamster in the forests in Wyoming, Colorado, Washington and Oregon. She worked in environmentally endangered areas and lived in logging camps with all men.
Provided photo: Mary Dooley, left, and her partner compete in crosscut sawing at the New York State Lumberjack Association meet in Old Forge.
After several injuries, Dooley decided she had enough and moved back to Western New York, where she took a job with Terry and Sue Williams of Royalton, owners of the Olympic champion Abdullah.
It was there she met her first husband, Wayne Bruning, who had a farm on Chestnut Ridge Road.
They were married in 1980 and had four children. In 1991, when the oldest was 9, their twins were 6 and the baby was 3, Wayne was killed when a farm wagon overturned on him.
Dooley was left with a farm to run, 60 cows to milk and four small children to care for.
She would get up at 4 a.m., milk the cows and then get the kids dressed for school. At the time, she had a baby sitter so she could go to work at Zwicker’s Aquatic Club on Dysinger Road. She hired someone to milk for her at night, and on weekends, she played catch-up, she said.
Wayne had been friends with Carlton Plummer of Waterport, also a farmer, and he came to check on Dooley after Wayne died, she said. In 1993, they were married and she moved to his home.
When Plummer asked what she wanted for a wedding present, she replied, “A competition saw.”
“I still have it,” Dooley said. “I earned a couple of world championships with it, some of which still stand.”
Paul Pfenninger of Chili was her sawing partner for 15 years, and their world record still stands. She still has five world records standing in Jill and Jill and Jack and Jill sawing.
She has been a world champion in sawing, chopping and axe throwing.
Carlton died in November 2019, and at 67, Dooley has retired from the competition circuit but continues to teach swimming at Medina High School, a job she said she loves. While working at Zwicker’s, she coached the USA Swim Team in Lockport, and in 1996, she started coaching in Medina. She has been teaching swimming in Medina since 1998.
“Being able to swim every day is like a fountain of youth,” she said. “It’s the next thing to being outside.”
