Photo by Mike Wertman – Getting set to lead Roy-Hart into Friday’s Niagara-Orleans League field hockey home opener against Wilson is this group of six returnees. In from are Lorna Backer, Justine Laverty and Izzy Santella. In back are Gabby Smith, Cheyenne Stilwell and Claire Halstead.

Led by a group of six returnees, Roy-Hart is prepping for an early start to the Niagara-Orleans League field hockey season as the Lady Rams will host Wilson at 10 a.m. Friday.

The Lady Rams veteran group includes seniors Gabby Smith, Claire Halstead, Lorna Becker and Justine Laverty along with juniors Cheyenne Stilwell and Izzy Santella.

Laverty earned first team N-O All-League honors last year while Halstead and Stilwell were both Honrable Mention selections.

Coach Colleen Albee’s Lady Rams are also looking for contributions from freshmen Abby Glyshaw and Samantha Sperduti.

The Lady Rams graduation losses included first team N-O All-League selection Lexiss Diel (11 goals) along with second team honorees Rebecca Berner and Miah Glena.

Roy-Hart went 7-4-1 in N-O competition last year to finish in the runner-up spot behind co-champions Akron and Barker, both at 11-1.

Schedule

September: 3 – Wilson, 10 a.m.; 8 – Newfane, 4:30 p.m.; 11 – Barker, 10 a.m.; 16 – at Akron, 4:30 p.m.; 18 – Kenmore, 10 a.m.; 22 – Medina, 4:30 p.m.; 25 – at Wilson, 4:30 p.m.; 29 – at Newfane, 4:30 p.m.

October: 1 – at Barker, 4:30 p.m.; 13 – Akron, 4:30 p.m.; 15 – at Kenmore, 4:30 p.m.; 18 – at Medina, 6:30 p.m.

Photo by Mike Wertman – Getting set for the upcoming Genesee Region League season are these members of the Lyndonville varsity volleyball squad. In front are Karlee Rounds, Gracie Johnson and Brynn Howell. In the middle row are Mallory Robertson, Brianna Smith, Haley Shaffer and Lorelei Dillenbeck. In the back row are Ashlee Stephens, Addison Dillenbeck and Kylie Reisman.

Boasting plenty of experience and depth, Lyndonville will begin tuning up for the up coming Genesee Region League volleyball season by hosting Wilson in a non league match at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

The senior trio of Gracie Johnson, Brynn Howell and Karlee Rounds head the Lady Tigers veteran lineup which also includes juniors Lorelei Dillenbeck, Haley Shaffer, Mallory Robinson, Brianna Smith, Kylie Reisman along with sophomore Ashlee Stephens and freshman Addison Dillenbeck.

“We’ve got great athletes and great leadership,” said Coach Kaitlyn Draper. “We’re looking for a real good season. I think this group really has what it takes.”

The Lady Tigers will also visit Roy-Hart on Friday and Medina on September 7, both at 6:30 p.m.; before opening the G-R season at Wheatland-Chili on September 9.

Defending champion Akron downed visiting Albion 233-288 today in the Niagara-Orleans League golf season opener at Dandee Farms.

Jack Klodzinski took medalist honors with a 41 for Akron which also had Drew Romesser card a 44.

James Beach was low for Albion with a 49.

Albion next visits Newfane on Friday.

Photos by Mike Wertman – Anchoring the lineup for the Holley Hawks squad heading into this week’s season opening tournament is this group of returnees. In front are Kalen Brady, Lorenzo Zaragoza and Cameron Bates. In back are Mason Neale, Broek Ostrom, James Tette, Nick Mandigo and Caleb Schultz.

Holley’s Woodlands Field will be busy this week as the Hawks will be hosting both boys and girls soccer tournaments.

The boys’ tournament will get underway on Tuesday as Albion takes on Alden at 4:30 p.m. and Holley faces Perry at 6:30 p.m. The consolation and championship games will be held at 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

The girls’ tournament begins on Wednesday with Roy-Hart vs. Alden at 4:30 p.m. followed by Holley vs. CG Finney at 6:30 p.m. The consolation and championship games will be held at 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. Friday.

Coming off big seasons last fall, both teams return a good nucleus of veterans. The Lady Hawks went 12-2-2 and the Hawks 11-4-1.

The Hawks squad is led by seniors Broek Ostrom (Goalie), Kalen Brady (Midfield), Nick Mandigo (Defender), Mason Neale (Midfield), Caleb Schultz (Defender), James Tette (Forward) along with junior Cameron Bates (Forward) and sophomore Lorenzo Zaraguza (Forward).

Holley’s graduation losses included the Genesee Region League All-Star quartet of KJ Biedlingmaier, Nathan Nothnagle, Kayden Servais and Charlie Turpyn.

The Lady Hawks likewise are sparked by a group of seven returnees including seniors Tatum Gagne (Forward) and Sara Kingdollar (Midfield) and junior Emma Downey (Forward) along with sophomores Samantha Bates (Midfield/Forward), Isabella Thom (Defender/Midfield), Joslyn Bishop (Defender/Midfield) and Emma Brady (Goalie). Bares scored 15 goals last season.

The Lady Hawks graduation losses included G-R All-Stars Kayleigh Neale and Halee Passarell who scored 10 and 9 goals respectively.

Leading the Holley Lady Hawks into this week’s season opening tournament are these varsity returnees. In front are Tatum Gagne, Samantha Bates and Isabella Thom. In back are Joslyn Bishop, Emma Brady, Emma Downey and Sara Kingdollar.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Damareon Shine, at left,  runs down the sideline for a touchdown during Saturday’s Beginners Division game at Albion. At right, Medina quarterback Zachery Allen Jr. tries for the conversion.

Medina took two out of three from host Albion in Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) action Saturday.

Medina won the Beginners Division game 26-19 and the JV Division 6-2 while Albion took the Mini contest 33-16.

Medina also downed Holley 26-6 in the Varsity game as Albion does not have a team in that division this season.

Beginners Division

Medina 26, Albion 19

Damareon Shine scored touchdowns on runs of 60, 30 and 5 yards for Medina. Luke Hungerford tallied on a 60 yard run and also had a big 40 yard gain to set up Shine’s 5 yard TD. Shine and Zach Allen added extra points.

Camden Holt led the Albion offense with 125 yard rushing including TD carries of 9, 32 and 40 yards. Lincoln Voorhes added 48 yards and Jayce Torres 10 yards and an extra point. Voorhes also recovered a fumble which was forced by Holt.

Albion quarterback Camden Holt runs up the middle for a big gain during the Beginners Division game.

Mini Division

Albion 33, Medina 16

Heyden Almonte had a huge day on the ground for Albion with 258 yards and 4 touchdowns. Anthony O’Neal had a 55 yard TD run and an extra point. Matthew Schomske added 18 yards rushing and Rilee Tranello added an extra point.

Liam Skowneski had a 15 yard touchdown run and a pair of two point conversion receptions and Marcel Lamar a 60 yard TD run for Medina.

JV Division

Medina 6, Albion 2

Caliyah St. Louis broke loose for a 95 yard touchdown run for Medina’s lone score.

A safety by Jonah Elsenheimer and Thailer Seibert provided Albion’s only score. Stryker Sanders had 4 tackles as Jack Conn, Drake Schomske and Wyatt Cook 3 each.

Varsity Division

Medina 26, Holley 6

Lex Gray had touchdown runs of 57 and 41 yards, Christian Moss a 62 yard TD run for the game’s first score and Elijah Doxey a 5 yard scoring carry for Medina. Avion Johnson added a two-point conversion catch.

Photos by Mike Wertman – New Albion girls varsity soccer Coach Bridgette Varin meets here with the Purple Eagles returning All-League honorees. In front are Aly Knaak, Emily Harling and Kenzi Hapeman. In back are Coach Varin, Abby Scanlan, Leah Pritchard, Sydney Mulka and Charley London.

Both the Albion girls and boys varsity soccer teams will compete in season opening tournaments this coming week with new coaches at the helm.

Bridgette Varin is coaching the girls’ team and Caleb Orbaker is guiding the boys’ squad.

The Albion girls squad will host Starpoint at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the opening round of the Purple Eagles Tournament which will conclude on Saturday.

The Albion boys team will take on Alden at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the first round of the Holley Tournament which will conclude on Thursday.

The Albion girls squad is anchored by seven players who earned Niagara-Orleans All-League honors last year. That senior group includes  forward Abby Scanlan and goalie Sydney Mulka who both earned first team honors, defender Aly Knaak and midfielder Leah Pritchard who were second team selections along with defenders Emily Harling and Charley London and midfielder Kenzi Hapeman who all received Honorable Mention.

The Purple Eagles, which went 7-3 in N-O competition last year also return experience in seniors Nikki Creasey, Aurora Serafin, Olivia Bieber, Bonnie DiCureia and Elisa Bropst.

Looking to rebound from last year’s 0-10 N-O campaign, the Purple Eagles return over a dozen players including seniors Carson Bader, Sawyer Braley, Jeff Brown, Orion Groth, Kyle Kuehn, Riley Hollenbeck, Jack Ludwick, Josh Martin, Aiden Smith, Presley Smith, Blake Stornelli, Kyle VanAmeron and junior Caleb Hyde.

Both Albion teams are scheduled to open the N-O season on September 8 against Newfane with the girls away (4:30 p.m.) and the boys home (6:45 p.m.).

New Albion boys varsity soccer Coach Caleb Orbaker meets here with the Purple Eagles returnees. In front are Carson Bader, Caleb Hyde, Kyle Vanameron, Josh Martin, Orion Groth, Jack Ludwick and Kyle Kuehne. In back are Blake Stornelli, Declan McCue, Aiden Smith, Jeff Brown, Presley Smith, Sawyer Braley and Coach Orbaker.

Photo by Mike Wertman – Helping to lead Holley into the up coming 8 Man football season is this quartet of veterans including, from left, Mike Fallatto, Hunter Kennedy, Tony Geska and Destin Kuyal.

Thin in both experience and numbers, Holley is prepping for the Section V 8 Man Division football opener at Pembroke on September 10.

Holley, whose varsity squad numbers only 17, will tuneup for the season by hosting a four-way scrimmage on September 4 which will include Lyons/Sodus, CG Finney and Frewsburg.

Freshman Destin Kuyal returns to the key starting quarterback position for the Hawks whose only other  experienced varsity players are juniors Hunter Kennedy, Tony Geska, Dakota Gibaud-Mastowski and Frank Galisano.

Our numbers are real small but we’ll go with what we have and do the best we can,” said Coach Wil Prince.

The Hawks home opener will be September 18 against Finney.

Schedule

September: 10 – at Pembroke, 7 p.m.; 18 – Finney, 1:30 p.m.; 24 – at Frewsbug.

October: 2 – Red Jacket, 1:30 p.m.; 8 – Canisteo-Greenwood, 7 p.m.; 17 – at Lyons/Sodus; 22 – at South Seneca.

Photos by Mike Wertman – Anchoring the lineup for the defending N-O champion Roy-Hart Lady Rams soccer squad are these returnees. In front are Kara Choate, Ava Owens, Alexis Seib and Hannah Giroux. In back are Nadia White, Brooke Livergood, Ryan Hiller, Grace Trombley, Grace Parker and Amelia Konstanty. Missing are Reanna Perkins and Ada Livergood.

Last fall was a very special one for the Roy-Hart soccer program as both the Rams and Lady Rams captured Niagara-Orleans League championships.

The Rams posted a 7-3 record to claim their second N-O title while the Lady Rams shared their first ever N-O crown with Wilson at 8-2.

Both teams return a strong nucleus with which to defend those titles.

The Lady Rams boast a large group of returnees including seniors Kara Choate, Brooke Livergood, Reanna Perkins, Ryan Hiller and Ava Owens; juniors Grace Parker, Amelia Konstanty, Ada Livergood, Nadia White, Grace Trombley, Alexis Seib and Hannah Giroux.

Choate, who scored 18 goals, and White both earned first team N-O All-League honors. Parker was a second team pick and Konstanty an Honorable Mention selection.

“We’re excited for the season to start,” said Coach Rich Jennings. “We return a lot of experience and we’re looking to build on what we did last year. We’re definitely hungry.”

Roy-Hart’s graduation losses include second team N-O honorees Cecilia Santos, Maddy Colley and Clara Jones along with Rileigh McCabe, Shelby Wolfe, Mya Quinn and Hanna Willard.

The Lady Rams will host Pembroke on Monday and then compete in the Holley Tournament on Wednesday and Friday before beginning their N-O title defense at Akron on September 7.

Getting set to help the Roy-Hart Rams begin defense of their Niagara-Orleans League soccer title are these veterans. In front are Brett Ricker, Elijah Giroux and Trent Choate. In back are Aiden Guild, Peter Martillotta and Christian Lates. Missing is Zach Livergood.

The Rams likewise have a large veteran contingent including seniors Trent Choate, Elijah Giroux, Christian Lates, Zach Livergood, Brandon Masters, Brett Ricker and Nick Gutierrez; juniors Aiden Guild, Peter Martillotta and Zach Walker along with sophomores Landen Guild and Jayden Swyggert.

Choate, who scored 13 goals last fall, and Martillotta, who netted 9 goals, both earned first team N-O All-League honors. Guild was a second team selection while Lates and Ricker both earned Honorable Mention.

“It’s a good nucleus of returning starters,” said Coach Greg Martillotta. “There is no substitute for experience and we’re looking forward to the season.”

Roy-Hart’s graduation losses include first team N-O honoree Dom Peracciny, second team selections Aidan Bligh and Noah Stern and Honorable Mention pick Brad Voelker along with Hunter Babel and Dillon Giertz.

The Rams will visit Lockport on September 1 and host Pembroke on September 3 before opening defense of their N-O title at home against Akron on September 8.

Photo by Mike Wertman – Helping to lead Roy-Hart/Barker/Lyndonville into the Silverbacks first season of 11 man competition is this quartet of veterans. From left are Thomas Root, Andrew Hill, Zach Hill and Drew Sandolfini.

This past spring the fledgling Roy-Hart/Barker/Lyndonville football team made its debut by competing in the Section  V 8 Man Division.

Now the Roy-Hart/Barker/Lyndonville squad is moving up to 11 Man competition as a member of the Section VI Class B2 Division. The Silverbacks will make their B2 debut at Albion next Friday evening.

“We’ve got a tough schedule in the B2 but I think we’ll be much improved from last season,” said Coach Joey Suhr. “We have a good core group.”

The Silverbacks return experience in seniors Brandin Allen (WR/DB), Mikey Burrows (RB/LB), Chris Graham (RB/LB), Andrew Hill (OL/DL), Zach Hill (OL/DL), Thomas Root (WR/DB), Drew Sandolfini (RB/LB) and Austin Schmitt (WR/LB) along with juniors Sam Doolan (OL/DL), Lucas Drees (OL/DL), Brayden Flynn (WR/DB), Payton Grabowski (WR/LB), Allen Heideman (OL/DL) and Logan Yolliver (OL/DL) and sophomores Josh Hahn (OL/DL) and Aidan Mescall (QB/DB).

The Silverbacks are also looking for contributions from junior Trenton Muck (QB), sophomores Jackson Webber (OL) and Jayden Swygert (QB) and freshman Jackson West (OL).

Schedule

September: 3 – at Albion, 7 p.m.; 10 – at Lew-Port, 7 p.m.); 18 – Maryvale, 7 p.m.; 24 – Maritime, 7 p.m.

October: 1 – at Burgard, 7 p.m.; 7 – Pioneer, 7 p.m.; 15 – at Cheektowaga, 7 p.m.; 22 – Lake Shore, 7 p.m.

Photo by Mike Wertman – Anchoring the lineup for defending C North and Class C champion Medina is this group of returning starters. In front are Chris Johnson, Jarin Rhim, Joe Cecchini and Domnic Larabee. In back are Iverson Poole, Calvin Stalker, Xander Payne, Hayden Woodroe, Noah Skinner and Zach Oliver.

Just four months after capturing both the C North Division and Section VI Class C championships during the state’s first ever spring season, the Medina Mustangs are wrapping up the first week of practice to defend those titles.

Medina will tune up for the C North Division campaign by hosting new foe Bishop Timon at 7 p.m. next Friday at Vets Park.

Leading the Mustangs is a group of 10 returning starters 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, who passed for 15 touchdowns,  Cecchini and Johnson all earned first team C North Division All-Star honors. Poole, Rhim, Larabee and Skinner were all second team selections while Woodroe, Oliver and Stalker earned Honorable Mention,

The Mustangs also return varsity experience in seniors Rashawn Bloom (WR/DB) and Cole Seefeldt (K) along with juniors Josh Wilson (OL/LB) and Oliver Wilson (OL/DL) and sophomore Robert Arnold (RB/DE). Another senior on the squad is transfer student Greg Thompson (WR/DB).

“I really like our core group. We’ve got a lot of veterans with a lot of experience,” said Head Coach Eric Valley. “Defensively we return our front four and our linebackers so we hope the defense can pick up where they left off.”

The Mustangs graduation losses include Tyler Chinn (WR/DB), Brian Fry (RB/DB), Miles Hartway (OL/LB), Robert Morehouse (OL/DL), Corey Saj (RB/LB), Dontae Rhim (WT/DB), Mitchell Silversmith (OL/DL) and Lennon Meacham (RB/DB).

Medina will open defense of its C North Division title at Newfane on September 11.

Schedule

September: 3 – Timon, 7 p.m.; 11 – at Newfane, 2 p.m.; 18 – at Lackawanna, 1 p.m.; 24 – Akron, 7 p.m.

October: 2 – at Cleveland Hill, 2 p.m.; 8 – at Wilson,  7 p.m.; 15 – Tonawanda, 7 p.m. ;22 – Albion, 7 p.m.