A pair of fourth quarter touchdowns earned Roy-Hart/Barker/Lyndonville its historic first victory as the Silverbacks closed out their inaugural 8 Man Division regular season with a 20-6 win over host South Seneca this evening.

Breaking away from a 6-6 deadlock, the Silverbacks moved on top to stay as Rodney Davis recovered a fumble in the endzone and also added the two-point conversion for a 14-6 lead.Long runs by quarterback Aidan Mescall and running back Drew Sandolfini set up the TD.

The Silverbacks defense then came up with a big sack by Mikey Burrows to force a South Seneca punt.

The Silverbacks offense was quick to capitalize on the possession by added a big insurance touchdown on a short run by Sandolfini. Davis had a 20 yard run to help set up the tally.

The Silverbacks then closed out the win as Branden Allen recovered the ensuing on side kick.

Davis also scored the Silverbacks first score of the evening on a 3 yard run in the first quarter, a tally set up by a long run by Mescall.

The contest was deadlocked at 6-6 at the half.

Roy-Hart/Barker/Lyndonvilel finishes the regular season at 1-4 and South Seneca at 0-5.

CG Finney 40, Holley 20

CG Finney bested visiting Holley 40-20 to clinch the fourth and final sectional playoff berth.

Holley led 8-6 at the half on a 10 yard touchdown run and two-point conversion carry by Jacob Affronti.

However, Finney used a 22-6 third quarter scoring edge to rally into a 28-14 lead heading into the final quarter.

Holley’s other touchdowns came on a 55 yard pass reception by Affronti and a 1 yard run by Charlie Turpyn.

Finney finishes the regular season at 3-2 and Holley at 1-4.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Lauren Pilon spikes for a kill during the Lady Eagles win over host Lyndonville this evening.

Highlighted by an overtime win in the second set, Kendall posted a 25-19, 26-24, 25-23 victory over host Lyndonville this evening in a Genesee Region League volleyball match.

An early run of six straight service points by Shelby Kruger (7-12) helped spark Kendall to the opening set win as Lauren Pilon and Sara Mattle each chipped in with a pair of spiking kills.

Lyndonville’s Tessa Heideman tips the ball over the outstretched arms of Kendall’s Madison Shonitsky.

Trailing 24-20 in the second set, Kendall came battling back to claim the overtime win as Taigan Guerrero served up points 21-26. That key rally also included kills by Karlee Robb and Pilon as Robb also had a block for the game winning point.

Lyndonville had built up as much as a 19-12 lead as Cianna Button served up points 10-16.

The host Lady Tigers also built up leads of 18-15 and 21-19 in the third set as Lorelei Dillenbeck served up points 15-18, including three aces, and Gracie Johnson points 20 and 21.

However, Kendall again came battling back to claim the win and the match. Mattle served up points 21-22 and Guerrero 24 as Pilon registered a kill for the set winner. Robb also had a kill for the tying point 21 and Mattle followed up with an ace for the go ahead point 22.

Robb and Shonitsky each finished with 7 kills and Pilon 6.

Lyndonville next visits Alexander and Kendall hosts Elba on Wednesday.

Akron 25-25-25, Newfane 18-9-15

Defending co-champion Akron improved its Niagara-Orleans League record to 5-0 with a 25-18, 25-9, 25-15 victory over Newfane.

Ella Hill had 10 kills and 4 aces, Sydney Hall 8 kills and 4 aces and Jessee Jonathan 6 aces and 24 assists for Akron.

Lyndonville’s Lorelei Dillenbeck blocks the spike attempt of Kendall’s Sara Mattle (11) and Shelby Kruger (12).

Contributed Photo – Melanie Green

Medina High graduate and University of South Florida freshman Melanie Green tied for fourth place today at the American Athletic Conference golf championship held at Pinehurst, North Carolina.

Green finished with a 54 hole total of 220, five off the pace, to lead South Florida to a sixth place finish in the final team standings.

She carded an even par round of 72 during Sunday’s opening round and followed that up with a 73 on Monday and a 75 today.

During her scholastic career at Medina, Green won three Section VI titles and two state championships.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Lorelei Dillenbeck tips the ball as Tia Stone (5) and Lucy Coniber (3) of Pembroke try for the block during this evening’s match at Lyndonville.

Rebounding from a two set deficit at the outset, Pembroke battled back to edge past host Lyndonville this evening in a five set Genesee Region League volleyball match.

Lyndonville jumped out to the big early lead by taking the first two sets by the identical score of 25-23.

However, Pembroke rallied to take the next three sets and the match by scores of 25-18, 25-19, 25-21.

Addison Dillenbeck served up eight points in a row (4-11), including three aces, to highlight Lyndonville’s win in the opening set.

Trailing 15-8 in the second set, a spiking kill by Tessa Heideman followed by four straight service points by Chloe Stinson sparked a Lyndonville rally. The Lady Tigers comeback also included two service points each by Lorelei Dillenbeck (18-19) and Gracie Johnson (21-22) as key plays at the net by Addison Dillenbeck polished off both points 24 and 25.

Pembroke’s Trinity Hummel makes a return as Lauren Filter (30) and Carly Cerasani (2) back up the play.

Pembroke though came battling back as two spiking kills by Trinity Hummel and one by Lucy Coniber, along with service aces by Coniber, Tia Stone and Jackie Neureuter, helped the Dragons build up a big 21-11 lead in the third set. Lyndonville could get no closer than 24-18 after that.

Keeping the momentum, Pembroke then tied the match by taking the fourth set as Coniber served up points 1-6 and Lauren Filter 12-14 to help the Dragons build up a 14-8 advantage. Lyndonville did pull back to within three at 16-13 but two kills by Kacie Perry and one by Carly Cerasani helped the Dragons lock up the win.

That set the stage for the deciding fifth set which saw Lyndonville jump out to leads of 11-6 and 14-11. Ella Lewis had two kills and Lorelei Dillenbeck one as Stinson and Cianna Button each chipped in with an ace to highlight that stretch.

Pembroke though rallied back into the lead for good at 16-14 as Coniber served up points 8-11, including two aces, and Stone 13-16 with an ace.

Kills by Perry and Hummel helped keep the Dragons up 19-16.

Lyndonville stayed within two at 21-19 but the Dragons answered with two clutch service aces by Hummel to maintain a 23-21 lead.

Pembroke finally closed out the set and the match as Tabitha Tebor registered a kill for point 24 and Coniber followed up with a service ace for the winning 25th point.

Byron-Bergen 25-22-25-25, Holley 20-25-17-16

Improving to 10-2, Byron-Bergen downed Holley in four sets 25-20, 22-25, 25-17, 25-16.

For B-B, Lexi Vurraro had 26 assists,  3 kills and 5 digs; Jorie Strzelecki  7 kills, 10 digs and 5 aces; Kelly Ireland  9 kills, 5 digs and 4 aces; Grace Huhn 9 kills, 7 digs and Sadie Cook 10 aces and 5 digs.

In another G-R match, Wheatland-Chili outlasted Kendall in five sets 17-25, 25-22, 25-27, 25-21, 25-23.

Contributed Photo – Chanyce Powell

Albion High graduate Chanyce Powell was a double winner in the jumps for the host Golden Eagles at SUNY Brockport’s Multi and Individual Track and Field meet over the weekend.

Powell, who is a senior at Brockport, won the Long Jump with a leap of 5.38 meters and the Triple Jump with a season best effort of 11.2 meters.

The previous week she also took first place honors in the Triple Jump (11.07 meters) at the Roundtable Invitational at SUNY Geneseo.

Powell is now ranked 29th in the nation in the Triple Jump and 43rd in the Long Jump.

Pecoraro is second at Buffalo Invit.

Medina High graduate and Utica College grad student Chase Pecoraro placed second in the Javelin with a career best throw of 55.05 meters at the University of Buffalo’s Invitational over the weekend.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s Jacob Affronti and his Hawk teammates will visit CG Finney Tuesday needing a win to claim a sectional playoff spot.

Win and you are in the sectional playoffs. That is the situation facing the Holley football squad when the Hawks visit CG Finney on Tuesday to close out the 8 Man Division regular season.

Holley is currently at 1-3 and Finney 2-2. A win will pull Holley even with Finney and propel the Hawks into the playoffs by virtue of the head-to-head win. A loss will send the Falcons into the playoffs.

“It comes down to the Finney game,” said Holley Coach Wil Prince. “For us it’s making the playoffs. That has been our goal.”

Offensively Holley has been led by running back Jacob Affronti who has scored 10 touchdowns.

RoyHart/Barker/Lyndonville will close out its debut season as the Silverbacks seek their initial win at South Seneca in a matchup of 0-4 teams.

In the other game second place will be on the line as Perry (3-1) faces Pembroke (4-1).

Undefeated (5-0) Red Jacket has already locked up the top spot. The Indians will host the winner of the Holley vs. Finney game in the semifinals. The other semi will be a rematch of Tuesday’s Perry vs. Pembroke game.

Standings: Red Jacket 5-0, Pembroke 4-1, Perry 3-1, Finney 2-2, Holley 1-3, Roy-Hart/Barker/Lyndonville 0-4, South Seeca 0-4.

Contributed Photo – Martha Gardner

Medina High graduate Martha Gardner set a new Robert Morris College  outdoor Track and Field record Saturday in the 3000 meter Steeplechase.

Gardner, who is a senior at Robert Morris, posted a time of 11:12.61 to break the Colonials eight year old record time in the event of 1:12.71.

During her collegiate career Gardner has competed in both indoor and outdoor Track and Field as well as Cross-Country for the Colonials. She has run the 3,000 and 5,000 meter events during the indoor season.

Majoring in Actuarial Science, Gardner has been named to the Northeast Conference Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll three times each for the Fall, Winter and Spring seasons.

Notre Dame outlasted Kendall in five sets 25-21, 25-22, 20-25, 15-25, 25-16 in a Genesee Region League volleyball match Friday evening.

For Kendall, which is now 4-5,  Lauren Pilon had 20 digs, and 9 kills. Karlee Robb 10 kills and 4 blocks  and Madison Shonitsky had 20 assists, 6 kills, and 7 digs.

In another G-R match, Alexander rallied to edge Byron-Bergen 25-20, 20-25, 20-25, 25-18, 25-19.

Now at 9-2, Byron-Bergen had Kelly Ireland with 25 service points including 8 aces and also had 7 digs and 5 kills.  Lexi Vurraro handed out 29 assists,and had 7 digs, Jorie Strzelecki 13 kills and 17 digs and Julia Pangrazio 9 kills and 12 digs.

Medina match postponed

Today’s Albion at Medina Niagara-Orleans League match has been postponed as Medina is in a Covid-19 related pause. The pause will also postpone the Mustangs two scheduled matches next week, at Albion on Tuesday and at home against Wilson on Thursday.

Medina becomes the third local volleyball team to go on pause this week joining Roy-Hart and Lyndonville which have both been off all week.