Contributed Photo – Medina’s 1992 Niagara-Orleans League champion soccer team included, in front, Josh Lacy, Jon Barhite, Gerry Lewis and Andy Page. In the middle row are Tony Diaz, Yusef Abbasey, Roland Doktor, Aaron Vaughn and Darren Kwiatkowski. In the back row are Ron Brigham, Frank Battaglia, Andy Benz, Adam Kinne, Joe Foster, Tim McKeown, Derek Dutcher, Allan Anderson, Mark Underdown and Coach Steve O’Dea.

The Medina/Lyndonville boys soccer team enjoyed a very successful season this fall emerging as Section VI Class B1 co-champions after tying Tonawanda 2-2 in overtime in the tile contest.

That title recalls Medina’s first soccer championship when Coach Steve O’Dea’s Mustangs captured the Niagara-Orleans League crown in 1992.

Medina compiled a 9-1 N-O record that season to win the league title by two games over runner-up Akron (7-3).

A late season 7-1 win over Albion put a lock on the championship for Medina.  Allan Anderson, an exchange student who scored a team leading 25 goals on the season, netted four in the clinching win over the Purple Eagles.

Medina’s only league loss was a narrow 2-1 setback against Akron in the N-O finale. The Tigers avenged an earlier season 4-1 loss with that victory.

The Mustangs other N-O wins were 8-1 and 7-1 over Roy-Hart, 3-2 and 2-0 over Wilson, 4-1 and 4-0 over Starpoint and 4-1 in their first meeting with Albion.

Medina placed five players on the N-O All-League first team including Anderson at forward, Yusef Abbasey at midfield, Joe Foster and Derek Dutcher on defense and Ron Brigham in goal.

The Mustangs also had a quartet of second team All-League honorees including forwards Mark Underdown and Tim McKeown, midfielder Josh Lacy and defender Andy Benz.

McKeown had 9 goals on the season, Underdown 6 and Abbasey 4.

In would be some 22 years before the Mustangs would again claim the N-O crown. The combined Medina/Lyndonville team ended that drought by capturing the crown in 2014 and also again in 2019.

Putting the  finishing touch on a fine fall season, which saw Roy-Hart earned both boys and girls Niagara-Orleans League soccer titles, the Rams held their awards ceremony this past week.

Earning Most Valuable Player Awards were Jay Heideman (cross-country), McCarthy Lang and Carter Green (golf), Justine Laverty and Lexiss Diel (offense varsity field hockey), Becca Berner and Claire Halstead (defense varsity field hockey), Trent Choate (offense varsity soccer), Dominic Peracciny (defense varsity soccer), Kara Choate (girls varsity soccer), Ava DiGiacomo and Abby Glyshaw (modified field hockey), Jayden Swygert (defense boys JV soccer), Jack Johnson (offense boys JV soccer), Grace Trembley (offense girls JV soccer) and Emma Marsillo (defense girls JV soccer).

Most Improved Player awards were presented to Samantha McIntyre (girls cross-country), Lawson Wallworth (boys cross-country), Nate Beyer (golf), Alayna Kowalski (modified field hockey), Christian Lates (boys varsity soccer), Amelia Konstanty (girls varsity soccer), Braden Ricker (boys JV soccer) and Hannah Giroux (girls JV soccer).

The Coaches Awards were presented to Julia Miles (girls cross-country), Bryan Baes (golf), Miah Glena (field hockey), Dillen Giertz (boys varsity soccer), Brooke Livergood and Mya Quinn (girls varsity soccer), Cayla Burch (modified field hockey), Caleb Verratti (boys JV soccer) and Sophia Santella (girls JV soccer).

Five Year Awards were presented to McCarthy Lang (golf), Aidan Bligh (soccer), Clara Jones (soccer) and Mya Quinn (soccer).

Recipients of the Rampage Award were Jay Heideman, McCarthy Lang, Lexiss Diel, Justine Laverty, Kara Choate, Dom Peracciny, Nadia White, Peter Martillotta and Trent Choate.

Capping off the season Lyndonville High honored its fall sports athletes in a ceremony this past week.

For girls varsity soccer, Lily Jo Carpenter received the Coaches Award while Ella Lewis was named Most Valuable Player and Erin Kiefer the Most Improved Player.

Lewis, who led the Lady Tigers in scoring with 14 goals, has also earned Genesee Region League All-Star honors. Carpenter, Kaylee Nesbitt, Brooklyn Brown, Carina Kingsbury, Emma Roush and Gracie Cogovan all received Honorable Mention.

For boys variety soccer, Russell Stephens was named the Defensive MVP and Nathan Dillenbeck the Offensive MVP.

Dillenbeck, who led the team in scoring with 23 goals, has also earned first team All-League honors as have Stephens and Casey Winiecki. Jack Whipple was a second team honoree while Anthony Moule and Alex Barry were Honorable Mention selections.

For cross-country, Michael Marker was named the MVP and Austin Gardner the Most Improved runner.

For boys JV soccer, Owen Mank was named the Defensive MVP, Sebastian Temich the Offensive MVP and Mason Nicholson the Midfield MVP.

Temich led the team in scoring with 17 goals and 3 assists. Nicholson had 4 goals and 6 assists and Trenton Muck 1 goal and 1 assist. Owen Mank provided strength on the defensive side and Payton Grabowski in goal was 5 for 5 on stopping penalty kicks.

Contributed Photos – Akron’s first team Niagara-Orleans All-League honorees include, from left, Madison Brege, Lacey Berghorn and Jenelle Kieffer.

Co-champions Akron and Barker have both placed three players on the first team of the annual Niagara-Orleans All-League field hockey squad.

Akron is represented by junior midfielder Jenelle Kieffer, who is a repeat honoree, along with sophomores Madison Brege, a midfielder, and Lacey Berghorn, a forward.

Barker has placed senior midfielders Madison Gancasz and Lena Fazzolari along with sophomore defender Ashlin Cole. Gancasz, a three-time first team honoree, has been named N-O Player of the Year.

Roy-Hart is represented by the duo of senior forward Lexiss Diel and junior forward Justine Laverty.

Rounding out the first team are Medina senior midfielder FaithAnn Vanderwalker, Newfane senior midfielder/defender Kaylee Christy, Wilson senior midfielder Olivia Mocarski and Kenmore senior forward Jessica Botham who is a repeat honoree.

Barker’s first team honorees include, from left, Lena Fazzolari, Madison Gancasz and Ashlin Cole.

Berghorn scored a Section VI leading 33 goals while Brege netted 12 and Kieffer 5 for the Lady Tigers.

Gancasz had 9 goals and 6 assists, Fazzolari 4 goals and 5 assists and Cole 3 goals and 3 assists for the Lady Raiders.

Diel had 11 goals and 3 assists and Laverty 5 goals and 4 assists for the Lady Rams.

Vanderwalker had 1 goal and 4 assists, Mocarski 3 goals and 1 assist and Botham 2 goals and 4 assists.

Roy-Hart’s Justine Laverty and Lexiss Diel and Medina’s FaithAnn Vanderwalker.

Akron and Barker both had three honores to head the second team

The Lady Tigers are represented by the junior trio of Laicy Karczewski, Emerson Polkowski and Alexandria Roland.

The Lady Raiders have placed seniors Natalie Bruning and Ella Gooding and sophomore Mia Herman.

Roy-Hart is represented by seniors Rebecca Berner and Miah Glena.

The second team also includes Hannah Kenward from Medina, Marah Sheehan from Newfane, Anna Meyers from Wilson and Rachel Rumschk from Kenmore, all seniors.

Kenmore’s Jessica Botham, Newfane’s Kaylee Christy and Wilson’s Olivia Mocarski.

The Honorable Mention selections, listed by school, are as follows:

Akron – sophomores Isabella Jones and Sophia Jones and freshman Olivia McClaine

Barker – senior Courtney Hillman, junior Kaedynce Schumacher and sophomore Aaliyah Wheat.

Roy-Hart – juniors Amanda Hill and Claire Halstead and sophomore Cheyenne Stilwell.

Medina – senior Abigail Blount and junior Dakota Alexander

Newfane – seventh grader Roxy Smith

Wilson – seniors Alycia Thompson and Gianna Marchetti

Kenmore – sophomore Avery Vogt

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Genesee Region League All-Star honorees include Zach Barrett, Jake Esposito and Michael McCue.

Holley G-R All-Stars Kayden Servais and Nathan Nothnagle

Holley has placed four players and Kendall three on the Genesee Region League All-Star boys soccer team.

Holley is represented by the senior quartet of midfielder KJ Biedlingmaier, attacker Charles Turpyn and defenders Nathan Nothnagle and Kayden Servais.

Kendall has placed senior midfielder Jake Esposito, junior midfielder Michael McCue and sophomore attacker Zach Barrett.

Holley junior goalie Broek Ostrom and Kendall senior midfielder Derek Edick have both earned Honorable Mention.

Hawk All-Stars KJ Biedlingmaier and Charles Turpyn

Nothnagle had 12 goals and 7 assists, Servais 7 goals and 7 assists, Biedlingmaier 2 goals and 3 assists and Turpyn one assist. In the net Ostrom made 85 saves and had a 0.897 goals against average.

Barrett had 8 goals and 1 assist, McCue 7 goals and 3 assists, Esposito 5 goals and 4 assists and Edick 4 goals and 1 assist.

G-R champion Attica led the All-Star team with five honorees including Evan Dickhut, Travis Kauffman, Nicholas Perl, Simon Lamparell and Zackery Conrad.  Dickhut was honored as G-R Player of the Year,

Rounding out the All-Star team are Brian Napier, Aaron Lund and Josh Gebhardt from Wheatland-Chili, Matt Curtis from Pembroke and Nick Baubie from Byron-Bergen/Elba.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Local Genesee Region League All-Stars include Holley’s Kayleigh Neale, Halee Passarell and Samantha Bates

Division 1 champion Holley has placed four players on the Genesee Region League girls soccer All-Star team.

The Lady Hawks quartet includes senior midfielders Kayleigh Neale and Halee Passarell, freshman midfielder Samantha Bates and freshman goalie Emma Brady.

Holley coaches Renee Wolf and Emily Harms were also honored as G-R Coaches of the Year.

Kendall is represented by the trio of senior midfielders Madison Jacob and Brianna Wakefield and junior defender T’Mia Kitchings.

Lyndonville/Medina is represented on the All-Star team by junior forward Ella Lewis.

Lyndonville’s Ella Lewis and Holley’s Emma Brady

Bates had 15 goals and 5 assists on the season, Neale 10 goals and 10 assists and Passarell 9 goals and 8 assists while in the net Brady made 51 saves and had a 0.889 goals against average.

Wakefield had 9 goals and 5 assists, Jacob 5 goals and 4 assists and Kitchings 2 goals and 2 assists.

Lewis led local scorers with 14 goals.

Holley also had Bella Thom and Jailyn Bishop earn Honorable Mention as did Kendall’s Grace Robinson and Kailie Regan.

Lyndonville/Medina’s Honorable Mention selections included Lily Joe Carpenter, Kaylee Nesbitt, Brooklyn Brown, Emma Rousch, Carina Kingsbury and Gracie Cogovan.

The All-Star team also includes Eden Goff, Mia Gray, Bianca Brumsted and Hope Hersom from Byron-Bergen; Niyah Rosado, Emily Parker and Hannah Beldue from Wheatland-Chili; Autumn Mathisen, Brenna Munn, Maylee Green and Rebeka Nickerson from Notre Dame; Madison Harrington and Brynn Walczak from Oakfield-Alabama/Elba; Serene Calderson from Pembroke and Maleina Pellegrino and Erika Wuest from Alexander.

Kendall’s T’Mia Kitchings, Brianna Wakefield and Madison Jacob

Contributed Photo – Roy-Hart’s 2000 Niagara-Orleans League champion boys soccer team included, in front, Eric Beyler, Aaron Boyle, Aaron Hall, Derek Boyle and John Salmeri. In the middle row are Jeremy Silsby, Steve Bochniarz, Brandon Wittcop, Joel Belliveau and Marc Morse. In the back row are Coach Carl Husung, Matt Bishara, Cole Bronson, Isaac Bath and Billy Loeffler. Missing from the photo are Chris Barr and Billy Richards.

Ending a 20 year drought, Roy-Hart claimed the Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer title this fall using the combination of a 3-2 win over Wilson and a 1-0 win by Newfane over Akron on the final weekend to claim the crown outright. The Rams finished at 7-3 with Akron (6-3-1) and Newfane (6-4) close behind.

The Rams exciting title win recalls Roy-Hart’s equally exciting first N-O championship run in 2000.

That fall Coach Carl Husung’s Rams captured their historic first championship by winning their last three games in a row while Starpoint lost its last two.

A narrow 2-1 late season loss to then front-running Starpoint (8-2) dropped Roy-Hart a game off the pace at 6-3.

However, the Rams rebounded strongly to win their final three games beginning with a 1-0 overtime victory over Wilson on a goal by Billy Loeffler.

And just as was the case this year the Rams then got some huge help down the stretch as Starpoint dropped two games in a row losing 1-0 to Akron and 2-1 to Medina to fall to 8-4.

Capitalizing on the opportunity,Roy-Hart moved into first place at 8-3 with a 3-0 win at Newfane on goals by Loeffler, Aaron Hall and Chris Barr to clinch at least a tie for the N-O title.

The Rams then completed their historic league campaign by nipping Medina 1-0 on a goal by Cole Bronson with just four minutes remaining to claim the N-O championship outright.

The Rams finished the N-O title season at 9-3 a game ahead of Starpoint and Albion both at 8-4.

Placing three runners in the top 21, the Kendall boys squad placed fourth in the Section V Class D2 cross-country race held this afternoon at Oakfield-Alabama.

Owen Hirschman placed 16th, Ethan Kuhn 18th and Braxton Zarpentine 21st for Kendall as Dutch Steffen was 27th, Ben Brundage 34th and Rowan Mancarella 41st.

Ben Skalny from Notre Dame won the race in a time of 17:29.

Honeoye took first place honors with 34 points followed by Notre Dame 45, H-A-C 96, Kendall 97, Hammondsport 113 and Geneseo 128.

In the boys Class D1 race, Holley’s Dylan Clemons placed 26th.

Zack Hall from Oakfield-Alabama won the race in a time of 16:50.

In the girls Class D race, Holley’s Adriana Botello placed 21st.

Leading the way for Kendall in the race were Hannah Brundage (35th) and Inez Stangler (39th).

Last Weekend in the Genesee Region League/Livingston County League boys meet Kuhn placed fifth, Zarpentine sixth and Hirschman seventh for Kendall.

In the girls race, Botello finished fifth for Holley and Brundage seventh for Kendall.