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N-O honors All-League golf team
Three players from champion Akron and two from Medina head the first team of the Niagara-Orleans All-League golf squad.
Akron is represented by junior Drew Romessaer, sophomore Trace Hill and senior Aiden Wild.
Medina has placed junior Aidan Paul and sophomore Dylan Lonnen.
Barker is represented by sophomore Joel Harris who took top honors at the recent N-O League tournament.
Wilson junior Nathan Meyers rounds out the first team which also comprises the N-O League’s qualifiers for the Section VI championship tournament.
Akron has also placed three players on the All-League second team including senior Jack Klodzinski, junior Sly Sundown and senior Matt Miller.
Newfane is also represeted by a trio of players including Colin Irwin, Kaiden Rose and Jack Goehle, all sophomores.
Completing the second team is Wilson junior Michael Bubar.
Medina and Albion in action in youth football
Medina went 2-2 against visiting Newfane and Albion was 1-2 against Barker/Roy-Hart in Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) action on Saturday.
Beginners Division
Medina Ponys 25, Newfane 6
A game that was effectively a playoff game between the 5-1 Newfane Hurricanes and 6-1 Medina Ponys starts off tight with both teams making good defensive plays in a scoreless first quarter. The Ponys broke it open in the second quarter on a pair of touchdown runs from Damareon Shine of 18 and 44 yards and a extra point run from QB Zach Allen.
In the third quarter the Ponys struck again as Remi Avery ran 50 yards for a TD and a 19-0 score. Shine finished the score in the fourth quarter with this third TD of the game, this time from 54 yards out to make it 25-0. The Hurricanes scored late to break up the shutout the Ponys finish their regular season 7-1.
Mini Division
Newfane 21, Medina Colts 12
The Colts started out quick in this one as Marcel Lamar ran 85 yards for a TD and a 6-0 lead. However, Newfane controlled the game from here on scoring the next three TDs to make it 21-6. The Colts fought back on a 45 yard TD run from Ja’Keir Taylor to cut the lead to 21-12 after a failed two point conversion but weren’t able to get the ball back.
JV Division
Medina Broncos 15, Newfane 13
In a huge matchup between teams fighting for the final playoff spot the Broncos and Lightning played a defensive battle that ended in a huge defensive play for the home team.
The Broncos opened the scoring in the first quarter as Zach Graham hit Trey Rhim for a 39 yard TD pass and then a short 2 point pass to Jude Lacy to make it 8-0. The Lightning fight back and score a couple of times to make it 13-8.
Then, with under 2 minutes to play, Newfane was driving inside the Medina 20 and looking to run out the clock. However, on third and 7 they went for the finishing shot and tried a pass play to put the game away. Lacy undercut the receiver, grabbed the ball and took it back 85 yards for a pick six and Zahkius Chinn added the extra point to make it 15-13. The defense finished things from there and the Broncos put themselves in a good position to head to the playoffs.
Varsity Division
Newfane 19, Medina Stallions 6
The game started great for the Stallions as they forced an early Newfane punt and the snap went over the punters head and they tackled him on the 7 yard line. Christian Moss scored a 2 yard TD run to go up 6-0 after a missed extra point but it costs as Moss had an injury and could not continue.
From there Newfane ran very well and controlled the game posting a 19-6 win. The Stallions finish their regular season at 6-2 and look forward to the playoffs in two weeks and a likely matchup with Batavia.
Beginner Division
Barker-Roy Hart 26 Albion 19
Camden Holt led the offense with 139 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns. Lincoln Voorhes picked up 49 yards and a touchdown.
Holt had 13 tackles for the Little Eagles defense. Voorhes 6, Jayden Russo, Kyle Schomske and Kolton Berry were in on 4 stops.
Mini Division
Albion 25 BRH 0
Landyn Galligan anchored the defense to a shutout. Galligan picked up 9 tackles on the day. Michael McElwain 5, Landon Farrell, Heyden Almonte, Anthony O’Neal and Conner Hinkley had 3 each.
Almonte had 168 yards rushing with 3 td’s. Matthew Schomske had 51 yards, O’Neal 43 and Giovanni LaMartina had a 24 yard TD and a PAT.
JV Division
BRH 2 Albion 0
Chris Almonte led the defense with 10 tackles. Jonah Elsenheimer had 5 tackles and a sack. Thailer Seibert and Rocco Sidari had 4 each. Seibert had a interception, Stryker Sanders and Tyriek Johnson both had a fumble recovery.
Sidari led the offense with 32 yards rushing, LJ Simmons had 23 yards.
Purple Eagles rally to edge past Warriors
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Javon Jones hauls in the winning two-point conversion pass as the Purple Eagles rallied past visiting Cheektowaga this evening.
What a difference a half made!
Trailing 14-0 after a turnover plagued first half, Albion battled back with two second half touchdowns to nip visiting Cheektowaga 16-14 in a B North Division game this evening.
The victory keeps Albion deadlocked with Maritime for the B North Division lead at 4-0 and sets up a huge game next Saturday as the Purple Eagles visit Maritime.
“We just believed in ourselves,” said Coach David Skrip of the big comeback win. “They played with a lot of heart and they believed in each other.”
Albion’s Jacob Hughson picks up big yardage on the Purple Eagles final victory preserving possession.
Albion, which is now 5-0 overall, got back into the game when quarterback Amari Jones hooked up with Javon Jones for a 50 yard touchdown pass with 4:49 to go in the third quarter. Amari Jones then completed a two-point conversion pass to Jahmeek Riley to slice the Cheektowaga lead to 14-8.
The Purple Eagles finally pulled even at 14-14 when Amari Jones connected with Riley for a 51 yard touchdown pass with 6:52 remaining in the final quarter. On the play Jones scrambled and finally hooked up with Riley who broke a tackle and sprinted down the sdieline and into the endzone for the score.
It then took the Purple Eagles two tries to score what proved to be the winning two-point conversion. A penalty wiped out the first attempt but on the second Amari Jones threw a pass to Javon Jones who made a leaping grab in the middle of the endzone for the decisive two points.
The Purple Eagles defense then stopped the Warriors final possession on downs at midfield with 4:12 remaining.
The Albion offense did the rest running out the remaining time as Amari Jones completed a 17 yard pass to Riley and Jacob Hughson broke loose for a big 16 yard gain to highlight the win preserving possession. The contest ended with the Purple Eagles camped out at the Warriors 11 yard line.
Cheektowaga capitalized on two Albion turnovers to score twice within a span of two minutes midway through the first quarter to take a quick 14-0 lead.
A muffed Albion punt return attempt at the Purple Eagles 23 yard line set up the first score. A lost Purple Eagles fumble at the Albion 40 then set up the second tally.
The Warriors first half lead could have been bigger but the Albion defense came up big to stop three other Warrior possessions in Purple Eagles territory. Javon Jones had interceptions to stop two of those drives and Riley led the way on a key fourth down sack to stop the other threat at the Albion 29.
The loss drops Cheektowaga to 1-2 in the division and 1-4 overall.
Albion’s Jahmeek Riley wards off Cheektowaga defender Jeremy Gray for a good gain during the final possession.
Lady Rams posts soccer win over Niagara Falls
Improving to 9-0-1 overall, Roy-Hart edged Niagara Falls 2-1 in a non league girls soccer game today.
Kara Choate scored both goals for Roy-Hart upping her season total to 30.
In another non league contest, Eastridge defeated visiting Lyndonville/Medina 5-1.
Ella Lewis scored the Lyndonville/Medina goal on a penalty kick.
In a Genesee Region League contest Wheatland-Chili nipped host Holley 1-0.
Volleyball
Kendall 25-25-25, Holley 20-12-19
Kendall scored a straight set 25-20, 25-12, 25-19 win over host rival Holley today in a Genesee Region League volleyball match.
Taigan Guerrero had 7 aces, Madison Dellaquilla 5 kills and Sara Mattle 5 kills and 3 aces for Kendall.
Mustangs hand Rams first N-O soccer loss
Avenging an earlier season 6-0 loss, Medina/Lyndonville handed Roy-Hart its first Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer loss by a 2-0 margin at Vets Park this evening.
Zaric Boyce scored what proved to be the game winning goal for the Mustangs just three minutes into the contest off a corner kick by Cole Callard.
Cole Seefeldt later added a huge insurance goal at the 20 minute mark.
Zach Fike made 7 saves to earn the shutout in goal for the Mustangs whose defense was anchored by the quartet of Jack Whipple. Evan Harris, Josh Hilobuk and Aidan Owczarczak.
Medina is now 3-3 and Roy-Hart 6-1 in N-O competition.
Akron 2, Albion 1
Akron nipped Albion 2-1 in another N-O contest on a penalty kick goal by Cole Fleming with 30 seconds to go.
Andrew Uderitz scored the Albion goal.
Akron is now 3-2-1 and Albion 0-7 in the league.
Attica 3, Kendall 2 OT
In a Genesee Region League game, Attica outlasted Kendall 3-2 in overtime.
A first half goal by Zach Barrett off an assist from Mike McCue tied the game for Kendall. McCue later scored himself in the second half on a direct kick to give the Eagles a 2-1 lead.
Byron-Bergen/Elba 3, Holley 1
Jack Farner had two goals and an assist for Byron-Bergen/Elba in the 3-1 G-R win over Holley.
Albion and Roy-Hart girls post soccer wins
Albion blanked Akron 5-0 in a Niagara-Orleans League girls soccer game this evening and Roy-Hart shutout Pembroke 7-0 in a non league contest.
Abby Scanlan scored three goals for Albion as Kenzi Hapeman and Nikki Creasey each added one.
Olivia Krenning added two assists as Scanlan and Aurora Serafin each had one.
Albion is now 5-1 and Akron 0-6 in N-O action.
Kara Choate scored three goals and Ava Owens two for Roy-Hart as Nadia White, Grace Parker and Brooke Livergood each chipped in with one.
Roy-Hart improves to 8-0-1.
Medina scores 44-13 victory at Wilson to keep C North Division record clean
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Jarin Rhim tries to escape the grasp of Wilson defender Paul Smith during the Mustangs win over the host Lakemen this evening.
Moving on top to stay with two quick touchdowns in the first five minutes, Medina went to defeat host Wilson 44-13 in a C North Division game this evening.
Quarterback Xander Payne completed touchdown passes of 34 yards to Greg Thompson and 8 yards to Cayden Lilleby for a quick 12-0 Mustangs lead.
Medina quarterback Xander Payne picks up yardage as Evan Wolfe pursues for Wilson.
However, Wilson came battling back to cut the deficit to five twice before halftime, first at 12-7 on a 4 yard TD run by Luke Atlas and an extra point kick by Evan Krieger on the first play of the second quarter and then at 18-13 with 4:27 to go in the period as Chris Dispenza recovered a Mustangs fumble in the Medina end zone.
The Lakemen though would get no closer.
Medina took the 18-13 lead into halftime on a 56 yard touchdown run by Jarin Rhim just 54 seconds after Wilson’s first score.
The Mustangs opened up a little breathing room at 24-13 on a 33 yard touchdown pass from Payne to Joe Cecchini with 2:03 remaining in the third quarter.
The Medina defense came up big to preserve that 11 point lead by stopping a Wilson drive at the Mustangs 30 yard line early in the fourth quarter as Rhim had a key breakup of a fourth down Lakemen pass attempt.
Medina then broke the contest wide open with a burst of three touchdowns with a span of just over two minutes late in the final quarter.
That explosive stretch included a 21 yard touchdown pass from Payne to Iverson Poole, a 54 yard TD run by Poole and finally a 32 yard scoring run by Thompson as Dominic Larabee added the two-point conversion.
A pass interception by Hayden Woodroe at the Wilson 32 set up that final touchdown opportunity.
Medina is now 3-0 in the division and 5-0 overall while Wilson slips to 2-2, 3-3.
The Mustangs will next host Tonawanda in a C North contest at 7 p.m. Thursday to begin a busy regular season ending stretch of three games in nine days.
Medina’s Iverson Poole sheds one Wilson tackler as Cayden Lilley blocks another Lakemen defender, Luke Atlas.
Roy-Hart clinches tie for N-O volleyball title
Clinching at least a tie for the title, undefeated (8-0) Roy-Hart rolled to a 25-17, 25-16, 25-4 victory over visiting Albion (1-7) in a Niagara-Orleans League volleyball match this evening.
Samantha Albright had 4 kills and 2 aces, Alex Stern 4 kills, 2 aces and 1 block, Samantha McIntyre 6 aces and 3 kill, Ava Brigham 2 kills and 2 blocks, Marissa Scott 4 aces and Ali Dent 3 aces for the Lady Rams.
Newfane 27-25-25, Medina 25-15-10
Amaya Cleveland had 5 blocks and 1 kill, Saige Cau 4 aces and Miriam Fike 4 kills for Medina in the three set loss to visiting Newfane.
In the other N-O match, Akron defeated Wilson 27-25, 25-18, 25-18.
Lyndonville 25-25-25, W-C 12-22-15
Celebrating Senior Night in style, Lyndonville posted a 25-12, 25-22, 25-15 victory over Wheatland-Chili in a Genesee Region League match.
Lorelei Dillenbeck had 5 aces, 5 kills and 9 blocks, Ashlee Stephens 4 blocks, 2 kills and 8 assists, Addison Dillenbeck 5 aces and 3 kills, Gracie Johnson 4 kills and 2 aces, Brynn Howell 2 kills, Karlee Rounds 2 kills and Haley Shaffer 13 digs for the Lady Tigers.
Lady Eagles regain that winning touch; Lady Hawks score a shutout victory
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Ava Quintern drives the ball toward the goal as Maddy Satkowski defends for Lyndonville/Medina during this afternoon’s game at Kendall.
Snapping a four game losing streak, Kendall downed visiting Lyndonville/Medina 8-1 in a Genesee Region League girls soccer game this afternoon.
Kendall jumped out to a 5-1 first half lead as five different players contributed goals.
Goals in the first 10 minutes by the sister duo of Ava and Emma Quintern ignited the Lady Eagles scoring surge which also included goals by Mary Jones, T’Mia Kitchings and Grace Levett. Megan Gates had a pair of assists during that stretch.
Ella Lewis netted Lyndonville/Medina’s first half goal.
Levett later completed her hat-trick with a pair of second half goals. Alezya Brown followed up with a goal to round of the scoring for Kendall which improves to 6-5-1 in the league.
The goals were the ninth of the season for both Kitchings and Ava Quintern, the eighth for Levett, the sixth for Brown, the third for Emma Quintern and the first for Jones.
Holley 2, Oakfield-Alabama 0
Sam Bates and Alivia Wolf each had a goal and Layne Walker made 5 saves to help Holley earn a 2-0 G-R win over Oakfield-Alabama.
The Lady Hawks are now 7-2-1 in the league and 9-3-2 overall.
Boys Soccer
Newfane (2-3-1) and Akron (2-2-1) battled to a 3-3 tie in a Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer game.
Lyndonville/Medina’s Lily Joe Carpenter works to keep the ball away from Kendall’s T’Mia Kitchings.
Medina downs Newfane in N-O field hockey
Leading by a narrow 1-0 margin at the half, Medina pulled away down the stretch to defeat Newfane 8-1 in a Niagara-Orleans League field hockey game this afternoon at Vets Park.
Iyla Lilleby scored five goals for Medina as Alex Strong, Lydia Fox and Baileigh McAdoo each netted one. Penelope Schalck had two assists.
Medina is now 5-4 and Newfane 1-8.
In the other N-O contest, Akron (8-0) downed Barker (7-2) 4-0.
