Rebounding from an opening set loss, Lyndonville rallied to defeat host Wheatland-Chili 18-25, 25-15, 25-12, 25-19 this evening in the Geensee Region League volleyball opener.

Lorelei Dillenbeck had 4 aces, 7 assists, 5 kills and 6 digs; Gracie Johnson 2 aces, 5 kills and 1 block; Addy Dillenbeck 4 aces and 6 kills; Brynn Howell 3 digs; Karlee Rounds 4 kills and 4 blocks and Haley Shaffer 1 ace and 7 digs for the Lady Tigers.

In other G-R action, Kendall defeated Pembroke 25-13, 25-20, 25-19., Byron-Bergen downed Holley 25-16, 25-8, 25-9 and Elba bested Oakfield-Alabama 25-23, 25-21, 25-18. Carol Sybertz and Laci Sewar each had 8 kills for Elba.

Looking to improve to 2-0, Albion and Medina will both take to the road this weekend for divisional football games.

Albion will travel to Maryvale for a B North Division game at 7 p.m. Friday while Medina will visit Newfane for a C North contest at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Albion opened the season with a 54-2 B North win over Roy-Hart/Barker/Lyndonville which was making its 11 man debut after competing in 8 man this past spring.

Maryvale dropped a narrow 22-21 decision to cross-town rival Cleveland Hill in an interdivisional contest.

The Purple Eagles hold a 12-1 lead in the all-time series with the Flyers.

Medina posted a 54-6 non league win over Bishop Timon while Newfane lost a narrow 19-13 overtime decision to Depew in an interdivisional contest.

The Mustangs lead the all-time series with the Panthers by a 43-10-2 margin.

Roy-Hart/Barker/Lyndonville will visit Lew-Port at 7 p.m. Friday in another B North contest. Lew-Port opened with a narrow 13-7 interdivisional loss to Wilson.

Wilson will visit Cleveland Hill at 2 p.m. Saturday for a C North game.

In the Section V 8 Man Division, Holley will host new foe Canisteo-Greenwood at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Both teams are looking to rebound from season opening losses – Holley 52-6 to Frewsburg and Canisteo-Greenwood 48-14 to defending champion Red Jacket.

Contributed Photo – Cami London

Currently a starter on the girls varsity soccer team Albion High freshman Cami London is also playing at the top national level of girls hockey.

London plays for the Amherst Lady Knights Tier I team a U14 squad which competes in the National Girls Hockey League (NGHL).

The Lady Knights went 5-0 this past weekend at the NGHL season opening Dawg Daze of Summer Invitational Showcase as London scored a league high points total with 5 goals and 6 assists.

“This is the second year I’ve coached Cami. She was a terrific player last year and she’s stepped it up this year. She’s quicker and faster,” said Lady Knights Coach Tim DiGiulio. “She just has a desire to score goals and every game she’s getting better. She’s solid in all three zones and is really turning into a complete hockey player. She’s a leader, a team captain a great teammate and is totally unselfish. She is just a pleasure to coach.”

“This is the highest level she can play,” said her mom Tracey London who notes that Cami has been playing hockey for eight years. “It’s a family sport. Her brother and cousins play.”

She kept sharp over the summer by playing for an elite team in Boston, TeamONE which took her to New England for several weekends over the summer.

“She plays a lot of hockey,” said Tracey. “She loves the game. Her desire is to play Division 1 college hockey.”

The Lady Knights next NGHL Showcase event will be the Connecticut Cup Showcase over the Columbus Day weekend.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Evan Harris works to control the ball for Medina/Lyndonville as Logan Duerr defends for Wilson. The action took place during the Mustangs loss to the Lakemen at Vets Park this evening.

Jumping out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first five minutes, Wilson went on to defeat Medina/Lyndonville 5-1 this evening in the Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer season opener.

Keegan Hermann and Owen Cloy scored the decisive early goals for Wilson which went on to lead 3-0 at the half and 4-0 midway through the second half.

Hermann finished with two goals for the Lakemen as did Noah Kurial.

Zaric Boyce scored the Mustangs lone goal with 11 minutes to go in the second half on a rebound off an initial shot by Cole Seefeldt.

In the other opener, Newfane scored in the final second of the first 10 minute overtime period to nip host Albion 2-1.

Ty Williams scored the game winner for Newfane as Miles Czekaj netted the Panthers first goal.

Ulises Ledesma scored Albion’s goal off an assist from Corleone Plain.

The Akron at Roy-Hart game was postponed.

Snapping a brief season opening two match losing streak, Albion downed Roy-Hart 275-345 in a Niagara-Orleans League golf match this afternoon at Hickory Ridge.

Chris Sacco took medalist honors for Albion with a 49.

In the other match, Akron improved to 3-0 with a 243-266 win over Barker which is now 3-1.

Barker’s Joel Harris and Akron’s Drew Romesser shared medalist honors with rounds of 44.

A goal in each half earned Albion a 2-0 victory over host Newfane this afternoon in a season opening Niagara-Orleans League girls soccer game.

Albion scored what proved to be the game winning goal late in the first half as a corner kick by Nikki Creasey went off a Newfane defender and into the Lady Panthers net for an own goal.

Abby Scanlan added an insurance goal for the Purple Eagles in the second half off an assist from Leah Pritchard.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Akron’s Lacey Berghorn puts a shot on Medina goalie Arianna Bloom during the Lady Tigers win over the Mustangs this afternoon at Vets Park.

High scoring shutout wins were the order of the day this afternoon in Niagara-Orleans League field hockey competition as Akron downed Medina 9-0, Roy-Hart bested Newfane 13-0 and Barker topped Wilson 12-0.

Lacey Berghorn scored 4 goals and Madison Brege 2 to lead the way for Akron as Olivia McClaine, Alexandra Roland and Isabella Leiker each chipped in with one.

Cheyenne Stilwell netted 5 goals and Justine Laverty 3 to set the pace for Roy-Hart as Brooke Zglinicki, Jessica VanKuren, Alayna Kowalski, Abby Glyshaw and Samantha Sperduti each had one.

Seven players found the net for Barker as Alexa Zglinicki scored 3, Mia Herman, Alexis Weeks and Rachel Sutter 2 each and Mia Goodale, Macie May and Addison Szafranski 1 each.

Standings:Barker 2-0, Roy-Hart 2-0, Akron 1-0, Kenmore 0-0, Newfane 0-1, Medina 0-2, Wilson 0-2

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s Mia Thom and Kendall’s Megan Gates battle for control of the ball during this evening’s Genesee Region League game which was won by the host Lady Hawks.

All of the scoring came within a five minute span midway through the second half as Holley nipped rival Kendall 2-1 in a Genesee Region League girls soccer game this evening at Holley.

Breaking away from a scoreless deadlock Holley took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Samantha Bates 13 minutes into the second half off an assist from Jailyn Bishop.

Kendall answered right back with the equalizer just two minutes later on a goal by Emma Quintern.

However, Holley in turn answered right back with what proved to be the game winning goal less than two minutes later on a tally by Emma Brady off an assist from Bishop.

Layne Walker made 6 saves in goal for the Lady Hawks.

The contest was the league opener for both teams.

Kendall’s T’Mia Kitching sends the ball up field as Jailyn Bishop defends for Holley.

 Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Lorelei Sanders serves up a point for Medina during this evening’s home court win over Lyndonville.

Medina scored a straight set 25-14, 25-23, 26-24 win over visiting Lyndonville in a non league volleyball match this evening.

Ki’Mani Poole had 7 aces, 4 kills and 2 assists. Lorelei Sanders  4 aces, Destiny Richardson 2 aces and 1 kill. Miriam Fike 2 aces and 1 kill. Amaya Cleveland 2 kills and Phallon Rivera 2 aces for Medina.

Lorelei Dillenbeck had 3 aces, 7 assists, 6 kills and 7 digs; Addy Dillenbeck 2 aces, 6 assists, 5 kills and 7 digs; Brianna Smith 6 aces; Gracie Johnson 3 kills and 5 digs and Haley Shaffer 11 digs for Lyndonville.

Gracie Johnson makes a service return for Lyndonville.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville/Medina’s Ella Lewis works to keep the ball away from Pembroke defender Isabel Breeden during the host Lady Tigers win this afternoon.

A quick three goal scoring burst early in the first half sparked Lyndonville/Medina to a 7-2 victory over Pembroke in a Genesee Region League girls soccer game this afternoon at Lyndonville.

It took just eight minutes into the game for Lyndonville/Medina to get rolling as Ella Lewis erupted for three quick goals within a span of just four minutes.

Up 3-1 at the half, the Lady Tigers put a lock on the victory by outscoring Pembroke 4-1 in the second half.

Lewis netted three goals and Maddy Satkowski one during that stretch.

Satkowski, Lily Joe Carpenter and Stella Poler all had assists on the day for the Lady Tigers which are now 1-1 in G-R action.

Maddy Satkowski brings the ball up field for the Lady Tigers as Morgan Coniber defends for Pembroke.

Roy-Hart 7, Akron 2

Roy-Hart opened defense of its Niagara-Orleans League co-championship with a 7-2 victory at Akron.

The Lady Rams jumped out to a commanding 5-0 half-time advantage.

Ava Owens netted the opening goal and then Kara Choate followed with four in a row to break the contest open.

Owens, Choate, Grace Parker, Kaitlin Mettler and goalie Reanna Perkins all had assists during that stretch.

Nadia White scored the Lady Rams two second half goals off assists from Choate and Mettler.

Roy-Hart is now 2-0-1 overall.