The host Lady Hawks outlasted Roy-Hart in a shootout this evening to capture the Holley girls soccer tournament championship.

The game was deadlocked 1-1 at the end of regulation time as Samantha Bates scored for Holley and Kara Choate for Roy-Hart.

Neither team could score in the two overtime periods setting the stage for the decisive shootout.

Emma Brady and Jailyn Bishop scored goals in the shootout to give the Lady Hawks the win.

Layne Walker made 11 saves to earn the shutout in goal for the Lady Hawks.

Reanna Perkins made several big saves in goal for Roy-Hart.

Boys Soccer

Pembroke 4, Roy-Hart 3

Peter Martillotta, Trent Choate and Tyler Stewart each scored a goal for Roy-Hart in the Rams narrow 4-3 non league loss to Pembroke.

Roy-Hart rebounded from a 3-1 deficit to tie the game but Pembroke pulled out the win by scoring a goal off a scramble with 12 minutes to go.

N-O Golf

Newfane downed Albion 219-264 in a Niagara-Orleans League golf match today as Kaiden Rose took medalist honors for the Panthers with a 38.

Caleb Fox led Albion with a 46.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Barker’s Mia Herman drives against Medina’s Adeline Castricone during the Lady Raiders season opening win over the Mustangs at Vets Park this afternoon.

Barker trimmed host Medina 1-0 and Roy-Hart bested visiting Wilson 9-0 today to open the Niagara-Orleans League field hockey season.

Rachel Sutter scored the lone goal for Barker in the first quarter.

Cheyenne Stilwell scored five goals to lead the way for Roy-Hart as Justine Laverty netted two and Alayna Kowalski and Abby Glyshaw one each.

N-O action resumes next Wednesday with Akron at Medina (6:30 p.m.), Newfane at Roy-Hart (4:30 p.m.) and Barker at Wilson (4:30 p.m).

Medina’s Dakota Alexander blocks a shot attempt by Barker’s Alexis Weeks.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s Grace McKeon, at left, returns a serve during this evening’s match at Medina. At right, Saige Cau serves up a point for the Mustangs.

Medina trimmed visiting Holley 25-14, 26-24, 25-23 this evening in a season opening non league volleyball match.

Medina was led by Destiny Richardson with 2 aces and 4 kills, Lorelei Sanders 5 aces and 2 assists. Miriam Fike  3 kills, Ki’Mani Poole  3 aces, 1 kill and 1 assist. Hailey Wilkins 2 kills and 2 assists and Faith Oberther had 2 aces.

For Holley, Adrianna Botello had 6 aces, 5 assists and 2 kills and Rachel Kinsey 3 aces and 7 assists.

Wilson tops Lyndonville

In another non league season opener, Wilson edged past host Lyndonville 26-24, 25-14, 25-23.

Lorelei Dillenbeck had 2 aces, 7 assists and 11 digs, Addison Dillenbeck 6 aces and 6 kills and Brianna Smith 3 aces for Lyndonville.

Improving to 3-0, Barker defeated Roy-Hart 254-353 in a Niagara-Orleans League golf match at Shelridge this afternoon.

Joel Harris took medalist honors for Barker with a 41. Nathan Meza Ray added a 48 and Charlie LaGreca a 49 for the Raiders.

Roy-Hart is now 0-2.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Camryn London (20) heads for the net with Abby Scanlan in support during the Purple Eagles tourney win over visiting Starpoint this evening.

Opening the season on a high note, Albion downed visiting Starpoint 4-1 this evening in the opening round of the Purple Eagles girls soccer tournament.

Albion grabbed a 2-1 halftime lead as Camryn London scored off an assist from Kenzi Hapeman and then Abby Scanlan scored from Aly Knaak.

It remained a tight 2-1 contest until 11 minutes remained in the second half when Scanlan scored again off an assist from Nikki Creasy to give the Purple Eagles a little breathing room.

Jessica Penna then put a lock on the win for Albion when she scored just two minutes later from Creasey as the Purple Eagles made new Coach Bridgett Varin’s debut a successful one.

Albion will now play in the championship game at 6:30 p.m. Saturday against the winner of Friday’s other semifinal contest between Kenmore West and Sweet Home.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman -Wyatt Zelazny (12) and Zaric Boyce (2) go up for a header off a corner for Medina/Lyndoville during this afternoon’s season opener against Pavilion at Lyndonville.

Scoring the game’s first four goals, Pavilion went on to defeat Medina/Lyndonville 4-1 this afternoon in a season opening non league boys soccer game at Lyndonville.

Jackson Moreland scored the Mustangs lone goal off an assist from Cole Seefeldt with 13 minutes to go in the second half.

The Mustangs will next host Wilson in the Niagara-Orleans League opener next Wednesday.

Holley Tournament

Alden blanked the host Hawks 3-0 in the championship game of the Holley boys soccer tournament.

In the consolation game, Perry downed Albion 3-1.  Ulises Ledesma scored the Purple Eagles goal.

Newark Tournament

Scoring five goals in each half, Livonia downed Kendall 10-0 in the opening round of the Newark Tournament.

New foes will provide the opposition as Albion and Medina will both kickoff the high school football season with home games at 7 p.m. Friday.

Albion will host Roy-Hart/Barker/Lyndonville in a B2 Division game while Medina will entertain Bishop Timon-St. Jude in a non league contest.

Roy-Hart/Barker/Lyndonville will be making its debut in 11 man competition after playing  its initial season in the Section V 8 Man Division this past spring.

Albion returns plenty of experience at the skill positions on offense including junior quarterback Amari Jones; seniors Jahmeek Riley, Bryce Froman,  Jr. Morales and  juniors Sh’Kwe Riley and Jacob Hughson at the running back spots along with seniors Ozzie Matos, Tyler Gibson, Ellwood Hafner, Brendan Lebaron and junior Javon Jones at the receiver positions.

Up front, the Purple Eagles return good experience in seniors Jabari Johnson, Angel Cruz, Simon Ellison, Rickey Lilly, Christopher Porter, Dayne Aina and Alex Hafner.

Leading Medina is a group of 10 returning starters who earned spots on the C North Division All-Star team including seniors Xander Payne (QB), Joe Cecchini (TE/DL), Iverson Poole (RB/DB), Zach Oliver (OL/LB), Jarin Rhim (TE/DL), Colvin Stalker (OL/DL) and Hayden Woodroe (WR/LB) along with juniors Chris Johnson ((OL/DL), Dominic Larabee (FB/DL) and Noah Skinner (RB/LB). Payne passed for 15 touchdowns this past spring.

Photo by Mike Wertman – Veteran members of the Roy-Hart volleyball team include, in front, Juliana Buscarino, Marissa Scott, Samantha McIntyre, Allie Dent and Lilian Stanczyk. In back are Makenna Elsenheimer, Samantha Albright, Ava Brigham, Kailyn Livergood and Alex Stern.

Returning all but one starter, Roy-Hart is taking aim at making a strong run for the Niagara-Orleans League volleyball title which has been held by Akron for the last five years.

The Lady Rams large returning group includes seniors Marissa Scott, Allie Dent, Ava Brigham and Kailyn Livergood along with juniors Alex Stern, Samantha Albright, Samantha McIntyre, Makenna Elsenheimer, Juliana Buscarino and Lilian Stanczyk.

Scott, Dent and Albright earned second team N-O All-League honors last season and Stern was an Honorable Mention selection.

“We lost only one starter so we have good experience back. Our goal is to win the league,” said Coach Doug Meyer whose Lady Rams went 6-4 in N-O action last season.

Roy-Hart will visit Akron in the second N-O match on September 14 and then host the Lady Tigers on October 5.

Schedule (Varsity matches at 6:30 p.m.)

September: 3 – Lyndonville, 9 – at Wilson, 14 – at Akron, 16 – at Albion, 22 – Medina, 27 – Newfane, 29 – Wilson.

October: 5 – Akron, 7 – Albion, 13 – at Medina, 18 – at Newfane.

Photo by Mike Wertman – Leading Medina into the upcoming Niagara-Orleans League field hockey season is this group of returnees. In front are Emma Wagner, Alex Strong, Dakota Alexander and Charisma Roy. In back are Lydia Fox, Rachel Hill, Arianna Bloom, Penelope Schalck and Paige Dix.

Anchored by a good nucleus of nine returnees, Medina is facing a challenging start to the Niagara-Orleans League field hockey season as the Mustangs will host the defending co-champions in the first two games.

Medina will host Barker in the opener at 4 p.m. Friday and then entertain Akron next Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Barker and Akron shared the N-O title last season with identical 11-1 records.

The Mustangs, which are looking to improve on last year’s 3-7-2 N-O record, return experience in seniors Emma Wagner, Alex Strong, Dakota Alexander and Charisma Roy; juniors Lydia Fox, Rachel Hill, Paige Dix; sophomore Arianna Bloom and eighth grader Penelope Schalck.

“The league is always tough but we have a good group back ,” said Coach Amber Cleaveland.

The Mustangs graduation losses include first team N-O All-League honoree FaithAnn Vanderwalker, Honorable Mention selection Abigail Blount along with Sophia Cardone and Hannah Kenward.

Schedule

September: 3 – Barker, 4 p.m.; 8 -Akron, 6:30 p.m.; 11 – Kenmore, 10 a.m.; 13 – at Newfane, 4:30 p.m.; 18 – Wilson, 4:30 p.m.; 22 – at Roy-Hart, 4:30 p.m.; 25 – at Barker, 10 a.m.; 29 – at Akron, 4:30 p.m.

October: 4 – at Kenmore, 4:30 p.m.; 7 – Newfane, 4:30 p.m.; 15 – at Wilson, 4:30 p.m.; 18 – Roy-Hart, 6:30 p.m.