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Purple Eagles down Lakemen on Homecoming

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 17 September 2021 at 10:26 pm

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Brendan LeBaron returns a pass interception for a touchdown during the Purple Eagles Homecoming victory over Wilson this evening.

Two early touchdowns set up by turnovers ignited Albion to a 42-16 Homecoming victory over Wilson this evening.

A fumble recovery by Alex Hafner started a big first half for the Albion defensive unit.

It took just three plays for the Purple Eagles offense to capitalize. Quarterback Amari Jones first hooked up with Javon Jones for a big 29 yard gain and then two plays later he connected with Jahmeek Riley for a 21 yard scoring strike with 8:19 to go in the opening quarter.

It took Albion just 1:16 to find the end zone again. The Purple Eagles got the ball right back on a pass interception by Dallas Ecker and on the first play from scrimmage Sh’kwe Riley broke loose for a 58 yard touchdown run. Amari Jones added the two-point conversion run to make it 14-0.

The Purple Eagles defensive unit got a touchdown of their own midway through the second quarter as Brendan LeBaron intercepted a pass and returned it 40 yards for a score and a 20-0 Albion lead.

The Purple Eagles advantage soared to 28-0 midway through the third period as Sh’kwe Riley again broke loose this time for a 60 yard TD run down the sideline. Amari Jones connected with Jahmeek Riley for the two point conversion pass.

Albion tacked on two more scores in the first three minutes of the final quarter on runs of 13 yards by Amari Jones and 17 yards by Sh’kwe Riley who also tacked on the two-point conversion run.

The Purple Eagles defense came up with two  more turnovers in the second half, the first on a steal of the ball by Jacob Hughson after a Wilson pass completion, and the second on a fumble recovery by Jahmeek Riley.

Wilson backup quarterback Drew Dabill ran 9 yards for a touchdown late in the third quarter and passed 50 yards to Paul Smith for another score in the final seconds of the fourth quarter.

Albion stays unbeaten at 3-0 and Wilson slips to 2-1.

Akron 22, Newfane 21

Akron rallied to nip visiting Newfane 22-21 in a C North Division contest.

Brody Hibbard scored the game winning touchdown with just 52 seconds remaining to keep Akron undefeated at 3-0.

Albion’s Sh’kwe Riley scores the first of his three touchdowns.

Roy-Hart tops Albion in N-O volleyball

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 16 September 2021 at 10:09 pm

Staying unbeaten at 3-0, Roy-Hart posted a straight set 25-11, 25-16, 25-17 victory over host Albion this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League volleyball contest.

Marissa Scott had 4 spiking kills and 4 service aces, Samantha McIntyre 4 kills and 2 aces, Ava Brigham 7 blocks and 2 kills and Samantha Albright 5 kills and 1 block for the Lady Rams.

In another N-O match, Newfane downed Medina 25-18, 25-16, 25-23.

Destiny Richardson had 4 kills, Amaya Cleveland 2 blocks, Lorelei Sanders  4 assists and Faith Oberther  2 aces for Medina.

Kendall 25-25-28, Rochester Prep 15-11-26

Kendall scored a straight set 25-15, 25-11, 28-26 victory over Rochester Prep in a non league match.

Shelby Kruger had 6 aces and 6 kills and Taigan Guerrero 7 aces and 4 digs for the Lady Eagles.

Eagles blank rival Hawks in G-R soccer

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 16 September 2021 at 10:04 pm

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Jeffrey Pratt goes up or a header against Holley’s Caleb Schulrz during the Eagles win over the visiting rival Hawks this evening.

Leading by a narrow 1-0 margin at the half, Kendall exploded for four unanswered goals in the second half to earn a 5-0 victory over rival Holley in a Genesee Region League boys soccer game this evening at Kendall.

Kendall took the 1-0 half-time lead as Louis Conte scored at the 16 minute mark of the opening half.

The Eagles then broke the game open with a quick two goals scoring burst early in the second half.

Zach Barrett scored at the 33 minute mark and Mike McCue followed up with another tally just five minutes later to put Kendall in charge 3-0.

Barrett later scored again with 14 minutes to go and Conte rounded out the Eagles scoring parade by tallying with seven minutes to go.

Kendall is now 2-0 in the league and 2-3 overall while Holley is 0-2, 2-3.

Kendall’s Mike McCue battles with Holley’s Cameron Bates for control of the ball.

Akron, Barker post field hockey shutout wins

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 16 September 2021 at 9:58 pm

Akron blanked Roy-Hart 6-0 and Barker shutout Kenmore 7-0 in Niagara-Orleans League field hockey games this afternoon.

Olivia McClaine scored 3 goals as Madison Brege, Lacey Berghorn and Sophia Jones each netted 1 for Akron which improves to 3-0.

Alexa Zglinicki and Rachel Sutter both scored 2 goals and Mia Herman, Alexis Weeks and Mya Goodale each added 1 for Barker which is now 4-1.

Albion and Medina face interdivisional foes

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 16 September 2021 at 10:08 am

Albion will host Wilson at 7 p.m. Friday and Medina will visit Lackawanna at 1 p.m. Saturday for interdivisional football games.

Albion and Wilson, which have not met on the gridiron since 1990, are both off to 2-0 starts to the season.

The Lakemen are coming off a 20-0 win over Cleveland Hill which saw quarterback Tyler Yousett throw three touchdown passes.

The Purple Eagles, which bested Maryale 22-7 last weekend in a B North Division contest, are led offensively by quarterback Amari Jones who had thrown 4 TD passes, 3 to Javon Jones and 1 to Tyler Gibson.

The Albion defense has yielded only 9 points in two games.

Lackawanna, which defeated JFK 42-8 last weekend, is 1-1 on the young season. The Steelers, which last faced Medina in 2018, hold an 8-3 lead in the series with the Mustangs.

The Mustangs offense is led by quarterback Xander Payne who had thrown for 6 touchdown passes including 2 both Jarin Rhim and Greg Thompsn and 1 each to Joe Cecchini and Iverson Poole.

Defensively, the Mustangs have given up just 6 points in two games.

Roy-Hart/Barker/Lyndonville will host Maryvale in a B North Division game at 7 p.m. Saturday. The Silverbacks are 0-1 and the Flyers 0-2.

In Section V 8 Man Division competition, Holley will visit Wellsville at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Lady Rams shutout Purple Eagles

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 15 September 2021 at 9:58 pm

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Kaitlyn Mettler scores her second goal of the evening past Albion defender Aurora Serafin and goalie Sydney Mulka during the Lady Rams win over the host Purple Eagles this evening.

Pulling away down the stretch, Roy-Hart blanked host Albion 3-0 this evening in a key early season Niagara-Orleans League girls soccer game.

Kara Choate scored what proved to be the game winner for Roy-Hart just nine minutes into the first half off an assist from Kaitlyn Mettler.

It remained a tight 1-0 contest until late in the second half when Mettler scored a pair of goals on breakaways with 11 and 4 minutes remaining to finally put a lock on the win for the Lady Rams.

Reanna Perkins earned the shutout in goal for Roy-Hart, an effort which included a pair of big saves on the first half on Albion shots from close range.

Roy-Hart is now 2- 0 and Albion 1-1 in N-O action.

Albion’s Aly Knaak battles with Roy-Hart’s Allie Trombley for control of the ball.

G-R Girls Soccer

Byron-Bergen blanked Kendall 6-0 and Alexander edged Lyndonville/Medina 2-1 in Genesee Region League games.

Nia Gray scored 3 goals to lead the way for Byron-Bergen while Ella Lewis netted the lone goal for Lyndonville/Medina.

Non League Girls Soccer

Holley trimmed visiting Wilson 1-0 in a non league game as Bella Thom scored the lone goal for the Lady Hawks off assists from Jailyn Bishop and Samantha Bates.

Layne Walker made 7 saves to earn the shutout in goal.

Rams, Mustangs post N-O boys soccer wins

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 15 September 2021 at 9:53 pm

Roy-Hart opened defense of its Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer title with a 9-0 win over visiting Albion (0-2) this evening.

Peter Martillotta scored 4 goals, Brandin Masters 2 and Nik Guttierez, Aiden Guild and Trent Choate 1 each for the Rams.

Medina/Lyndonville evened its N-O record at 1-1 with a 2-1 win at Newfane (1-1) on first half goals by Sam Kingsbury off an assist from Roman Heisker and by Cole Seefeldt from Cole Callard.

In the other N-O contest, Akron (1-0) edged Wilson (1-1) 3-2 as Cole Fleming scored 2 goals and Sean O’Shaughnessy 1.

Kendall rallies for G-R volleyball win

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 15 September 2021 at 9:50 pm

Kendall rallied past Oakfield-Alabama 23-25, 25-14, 25-18, 25-19 in a Genesee Region League volleyball match this evening.

Loren Pilon had 5 kills, 5 aces and 15 digs; Madison Shonitsky 10 assists and 12 digs and Madison Delaquila 5 kills and 2 digs to lead the way for Kendall.

Colbi Heineman had 5 kills and Kyrsten Sutliff 3 kills for O-A.

Medina tops Buff Sem in field hockey

Three players contributed goals as Medina blanked host Buffalo Seminary 5-0 this afternoon in a non league field hockey game.

Alex Strong and Penelope Schalck each scored 2 goals and Dakota Alexander 1 for Medina as Arianna Bloom earned the shutout in goal.

10U Orleans Outlaws win Fairport Tourney

Contributed Story Posted 15 September 2021 at 10:11 am

Contributed Photo – Players and coaches of the 10U Orleans County Outlaws celebrate their tournament title. In the front row are Andrew D’Agostino, Mikey Fedele and Will Shultz. In the middle row are Aidan Papaj, Reed Woodruff, Noah Banks, Sammy Conte, Grant Disteffan, Jonny Conte and CJ D’Agostino. In the back row are Coach Eric Taylor, Coach Chuck D’Agostino, Coach Jeff Conte.

The 2021 10U Orleans County Outlaws concluded their season by winning the Fairport Little League Wood Bat World Series Tournament this past weekend.

With help from a few 2022 12U Outlaws players, the team was able to pull off the upset victory on Sunday over the 12U Fulton Fury team, capping off the undefeated weekend and bringing home the championship.

The Outlaws were 2-0-1 during pool play Friday and Saturday and secured the number one seed in their bracket.  They beat the 12U Webster Warthogs 5-3 Sunday morning, avenging their lone tie from the tournament and sending them to the championship game. 

In the championship game, the Outlaws, who were the third youngest team at the tournament, outlasted the oldest and biggest team, the Fury, with an intense 1-0 win.

The outsized Outlaws were led on the mound by Jonny Conte from Kendall who threw 3 scoreless innings.  He was followed by CJ D’Agostino, also from Kendall, who threw 1.2 scoreless innings.  Aidan Papaj from Medina completed the shutout getting the final 4 outs of the game, three by strikeout, including the final hitter of the game.

The Outlaws team, led by Will Shultz, played stellar defense all day.  The team committed 0 errors in the finals while making multiple run/game-saving plays.

The game was scoreless until the top of the 6th inning when Conte hit a 1-out double over the left fielder and then came around to score the game’s lone run after his younger brother Sammy Conte hit an opposite field single to knock in his elder sibling.  This proved to be the game-winning run.

Orleans County’s own Sammy Conte, Jonny Conte, CJ D’Agostino, Andrew D’Agostino, and Papaj completed the weekend by allowing a combined 2 earned runs while they were pitching over 5 games.  Offensively, CJ D’Agostino hit .429 over the full weekend, followed by Grant Disteffan who hit .364, and Jonny who hit .308, all for the first time hitting with wood in a game.

The 10U Outlaws finished the season with a 17-4-1 record and are looking forward to the 2022 season where the Outlaws organization will field teams at the 8U, 9U, 11U, 12U, 14U, and 17U levels.  For more information, search Orleans Outlaws on Facebook.

Kendall booters best Pembroke in G-R contest

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 14 September 2021 at 9:26 pm

Kendall opened the Genesee Region League boys soccer season this evening with a 3-1 victory at Pembroke.

Trailing 1-0 early in the second half after a Pembroke penalty kick goal, Kendall rallied to claim the win as Zach Barrett sacred two goals and Mike McCue 1.

In another G-R contest, Wheatland-Chili scored a pair of second half goals, the first coming on a penalty kick, to down visiting Holley 2-0.

This past Friday, Holley downed Newfane 2-0 in a non league contest as Cameron Bates and Caleb Schultz each had a goal and an assist.

Girls Soccer

Wilson 7, Akron 1

Getting goal production from six different players, Wilson bested Akron 7-1 in a Niagara-Orleans League game.

Madelaine Schultz scored 2 goals to lead the scoring parade for Wilson which is 1-0 in the league and Akron 0-2.