Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Elle Gross digs for a service return as Ayzha Pitts supports during the Mustangs win over visiting Kendall this evening.

In a sea-saw five set battle, Medina outlasted visiting Kendall 25-22, 17-25, 25-23, 11-25, 25-13 this evening in a non league volleyball match.

In the decisive fifth set, Medina jumped out to an 8-2 lead as Devin Griffin had 2 spiking kills.

The Mustangs advantage increased to 17-6 as Griffin served up points 10-13 and Evie Schultz 15-17 with both runs including an ace.

Elle Gross made it 22-9 by serving up points 20-22 and Griffin closed out the set and the match by registering kills for points 24 and 25.

Gross finished the match with a total of 13 kills and Griffin 12.

Brittney Marks digs out a spike return for Kendall.

Brittney Marks had 11 aces and Karlee Robb 4 kills on the evening for Kendall. (Click here to see Marks score a point for Kendall with her jump serve.)

Medina also got off to a quick start taking the opening set 25-22 as Griffin had 4 kills and Gross and Pitts 2 each.

Kendall though answered right back with a 25-17 win in the second set as Robb served up points 10-13 (1 ace), Marks 15-18 (2 aces) and Olivia Caldwell 20-25 (2 aces). A kill by Autumn Woodward polished off the set winning 25th point.

The sea-saw battle continued as Medina regained a 2-1 lead in the match by taking the third set 25-23 as Gross had key kills for points 19 and 21 and Pitts a kill for the set winning point.

Marks had served Kendall out to a 7-0 lead at the outset, a run which included 2 aces.

Kendall again answered the challenge by taking the fourth set 25-11 to retie the match at 2-2.

Leading by a narrow 11-9 margin, Kendall opened up a little breathing room as Robb served up points 12-15 (1 ace).

Marks then helped to close out the set by serving up points 17-24, a lengthy run which included 2 aces along with a pair of kills by Lauren Pilon.

That set the stage for the decisive fifth set which saw Medina use short runs of service points by Pitts, Griffin, Schultz and Gross to claim the marathon victory. (Click here to see match point for Medina in the 5th set.)

Barker scored a sweep over visiting Medina, 21-38, and Roy-Hart, 28-31, this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League boys cross-country meet to finish the dual meet portion of the season at 5-1.

Roy-Hart (3-3) nipped Medina (1-5) 28-29 in the other portion of the meet.

Roy-Hart’s Ozzy Moore won the race in 17:07 as Peter DiLorenzo (Barker), Cameron Castenon (Medina), Jay Heideman (Roy-Hart) and Will Rickard (Roy-Hart) rounded out the top five.

The Barker girls improved to 4-2 by downing Medina 20-37 and Roy-Hart 20-incomplete. Medina (3-3) downed Roy-hart (0-5) 25-incomplete.

Roy-Hart’s Anna Rickard won the race in 20:22. The Barker duo of Haleigh Mason and Lydia Samson finished 2-3.

In the other N-O tri-meet, the Newfane boys and girls teams both scored a pair of victories to finish the regular season at 6-0.

The Newfane boys defeated Akron 15-49 and Wilson 20-43. Akron (4-2) downed Wilson (2-4) 23-43.

Wilson’s Jon Moote won the race in 17:14 as the Newfane duo of Nathan Moran and Nick Baes finished 2-3.

The Newfane girls downed Akron 20-43 and Wilson 15-50. Akron (5-1) bested Wilson (0-5) 16-43.

Akron’s Lauren Wagner won the race in 19:35 as Newfane’s Kylie Bowman and Lydia Chunco took second and third..

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart goalie Colby Hancock makes the save on a close range shot by Medina/Lyndonville’s Nathan Dillenbeck during the Mustangs title clinching win over the host Rams this evening.

Avenging an earlier season 3-1 loss, Medina/Lyndonville shutout Roy-Hart 2-0 at Gasport this evening to capture the Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer championship.

In breaking a deadlock for the top spot, Medina/Lyndonvile, which last claimed the league crown in 2014, finishes the N-O campaign at 9-1 while Roy-Hart winds up a game off the pace at 8-2.

It was a case of going from worst to first for the Mustangs which finished in the N-O basement last year with a 1-8-1 record.

Nathan Dillenbeck scored what proved to be the game winning goal for the Mustangs on a rebound shot with just 1:05 remaining in the first half.

AJ Seefeldt later added a big insurance goal when he connected on a high looping shot with 29:09 to go in the second half.

Zach Fike earned the shutout in goal for the Mustangs.

(Click here to see the last minute of the game as Medina/Lyndonville takes the N-O title.)

In a non league game, Livonia blanked Albion 5-0.

Girls Soccer

Pembroke downed Lyndonville/Medina 6-4 and Wheatland-Chili nipped Holley 1-0 in Genesee Region League girls soccer action.

Two second half goals by Heather Penkszyk-Naylor provided the margin of victory for Pembroke.

Ella Lewis scored all four goals for Lyndonvile/Medina as Julie Porter had 2 assists and Lily Jo Carpenter and Tessa Boyce 1 each.

Roy-Hart’s Noah Stern goes up against Medina/Lyndonville’s Nate Sherman for a header.

Medina (2-8) defeated visiting Albion (2-8) 25-18, 21-25, 25-19, 25-21 this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League volleyball match.

Jordan Lugo served up points 12-16 and Ianah Drisdom 21-23 in the decisive fourth set for Medina..

Elle Gross had 8 kills and 7 aces, Devin Griffin 8 kills, Lugo 2 kills and 2 aces. Evie Schultz 12 assists, Drisdom 7 digs and Ayzha Pitts 5 digs for the Mustangs.

Akron, Wilson win to share title

In the other N-O matches Akron defeated Roy-Hart 22-25, 25-15, 25-20, 25-18 and Wilson downed rival Newfane (2-8) 25-8, 25-17, 25-6 to finish the N-O season as co-champions at 9-1.

Ella Hill had 13 kills, Elsie Logan 4 aces and 32 assists and Madison Kaczmerck 9 kills and 4 blocks for Akron which has now won or shared the N-O title four years in a row..

Kendall 25-23-25-25, Lyndonville 13-25-10-13
Kendall downed Lyndonville 25-13, 23-25, 25-10, 25-13 n a Genesee Region League match.

For Kendall, Karlee Robb had 7 aces and 5 kills, Sara Mattle 14 aces, Brittney Marks 16 digs, 5 assists, 2 aces and 2 kills. Autumn Woodward 5 kills and 3 digs, and Madison Shonitsky  7 assists and 3 digs.

Byron-Bergen 25-25-25, Oakfield-Alabama 17-13-23

Undefeated Byron-Bergen (10-0, 12-0) bested Oakfield-Alabama (9-3) 25-17, 25-13, 25-23 in another G-R match as Madison Farnsworth had 12 kills and 3 aces, Abby Vurraro 7 aces and Amaya Gunther 6 aces.

Taking over second place, Medina nipped host Akron 1-0 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League field hockey game.

Medina improves to 7-3-1 while Akron slips to 7-4-1.

Lacey Kenward scored the game’s only goal for Medina with three minutes to go in the 10 minute 7 on 7 overtime period off an assist from Mary Flores.

Barker 5, Newfane 0
Barker, which has already locked up the title,  blanked Newfane (0-11) 5-0 to stay perfect at 11-0 in N-O action.

Ciara Gregoire scored two goals for the Lady Raiders as Rachel Hurtgam, Ginger Alexander and Natalie Bruning each netted one. Hurtgam, Katrina Clare and Serena Harris all had assists.

Roy-Hart 1, Wilson 1
Roy-Hart and Wilson played to a 1-1 tie.

Miah Glena scored for Roy-Hart and Ivy Montgomery for Wilson

Roy-Hart is now 6-3-2 and Wilson 4-5-2.

Legion defeated Vets Club 39-31 and Sacred Heart downed JR Wilson 37-33 Monday to remain 1-2 in the Medina Euchre League standings.

League competition continues on October 21 with JR Wilson at Legion and Vets Club at Sacred Heart.

Standings: Legion 84-56, Sacred Heart 76-64, JR Wilson 64-76, Vets Club 56-84.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Avion Johnson picks up yardage for the Medina Bronocs in the win over Albion Saturday.

Medina took three out of four games from Albion in Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) competition at Vets Park on Saturday winning the Beginners Division 31-0, the JV Division 42-0 and the Varsity Division 30-0. Albion took the Mini Division contest 24-0.

Beginners Division
Medina 31, Albion 0
The Medina Ponys closed out the season at 6-3  as the defense shut down the Eagles while the offense spreads it around with touchdowns from 4 different players.  Liam McKenna opened the scoring with a 2 yard TD plunge.  Javeon Wills took over from there with a second quarter 73 yard TD run and then a third quarter 85 yard TD run to break the game open. Marcel Lamar scored on a 3 yard TD run and then Aurelius Schalk got the final score with an 84 yard TD run.

For Albion, which finishes at 4-5, Jayden Rivera had 60 yards rushing and Matthew Schomske had 38.  On Defense, Landyn Galligan 8 tackles,  Rivera 6 and Brycen Potter a sack.

Mini Division
Albion 24, Medina 0
Rocco Sidari took the open play 60 yards for a TD and Albion never looked back.  Sidari finished with 5 carries for 81 yards and 3 TDs. Garrett Jones had 17 carries for 135 yards,  Boe Preston 27 yards and Jonah Elsenheimer had a 2 yard TD run.

Luke Beford had 2 Interceptions for the Albion defense that has yet to allow any points up this year.  Jack Conn had 7 tackles and 2 sacks,  Preston 8 tackles and Stryker Sanders had 2 sacks.

Albion finishes 8-1 and will play Newfane at 11 Saturday in Batavia.  Medina finishes 5-4.

JV Division
Medina 42, Albion 0
This one was all Broncos right from the opening whistle as the offense scored 7 touchdowns from all over the team.  The game opened with a 38 yard TD run from Avion Johnson, followed by a 15 yard TD run from Preston Woodworth.

The defense got an interception from Hadrian Batista and then a fumble recovery from Ben Doolan before Christian Moss ran 2 yards for an 18-0 lead.  Another fumble recovery from Colton Fletcher got the ball back again and Moss went 5 yards this time to pay dirt.

Elijah Doxey took it 40 yards to make the score 30-0 and then Doxey picked off a pass and the Broncos were again in business. Preston Woodworth hit Moss for a 19 yard TD reception and then Moss did it on defense with a fumble recovery, the third of the day for the defense.  The final score came on a pick 6 from Trevon Shine to make it 42-0 and seal the Broncos as the #1 seed and set them up with date next weekend with the Holley Hawks in the first round of the playoffs.

For Albion, Wesley Olles led the defense 10 tackles,  Noah Harrison 9 tackles,  Nate Gibson and Mason Snook 5 each. Jayovanni Ostrander had a interception.

Varsity Division
Medina 30, Albion 0
The Medina Stallions completed a 9-0 regular season and earned the No. 1 seed for the playoffs by shutting out Albion.

The scoring opened with the defense as Amari Soule picked off a pass and ran it back for a long TD and Cole Callard added the extra point kick.  The defense shut down the Purple Eagles on the next drive and this time Kaiden Cleveland found Soule for a long TD reception and again Callard makes the kick and it is now 14-0.

Dawson Carpenter then ran about 30 yards down to the 2 yard line and then on the next play banged it in and after a bad snap on the extra point Justin Pitts pulls the ball in and runs around for the 21-0 lead.

The Stallions later got  a safety by George Brown and Soule finished up the scoring with his third TD of the game on another pick 6.

The Stallions will open the playoffs against  Tri Town next week in Batavia.

For Albion on offense Makyell Walker had 40 yards rushing and Kwame Riley 23 yards receiving from Raekwan Riley. Defensively Walker and Raekwan had 4 tackles,  Jared Ostrander and Rylissa Lesczinski each had 3.

Albion finishes at 2-7.