Kendall outlasted host Northstar 3-2 in double overtime this afternoon in a non league boys soccer game.

Hayden VanDusen scored the game winning goal for Kendall on a penalty kick in the second 10 minute overtime period.

Earlier, Kendall built up a 2-0 lead as Brian Shaw scored in the first half off an assist from Dale Steffen and Jacob Esposito tallied in the second half.

However, Northstar rallied into a tie on a pair of late second half penalty kick goals to send the contest into overtime.

Mason Kuhn made 17 saves in goal for the Eagles.

Kendall improves to 7-5-2.

Albion 2, Wheatland-Chili 2 OT
Albion played to a 2-2 double overtime tie with Wheatland-Chili in a non league game.

Angel Rosario scored on a penalty kick in the first half and Conner Hollenbeck tallied in the second half for the Albion goals.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Deyonci Farley looks to get by Amherst defender Tyree Orange during the Purple Eagles loss to the host Tigers this afternoon after taking a handoff from quarterback Thomas Furmanski (4).

A special team touchdown followed by two scores off defensive forced turnovers, all in the first seven minutes of the third quarter, keyed Amherst to a 42-30 win over previously unbeaten Albion this afternoon in an interdivisional football game at Amherst.

Trailing 20-12 at the half, Amherst quickly pulled into a tie when Anthony McCarley returned the kickoff to open the third quarter 81 yards for a touchdown and Nick O’Neil added the two-point conversion run

The Tigers got the ball right back on a fumble recovery and promptly marched 54 yards for the go ahead score. O’Neil capped off the drive with an 18 yard touchdown run and a two-point conversion carry to put the Tigers on top to stay at 28-20.

The Amherst defense came up big again just three plays after the ensuing kickoff as McCarley intercepted a pass and returned it 92 yards for a touchdown and a 34-20 Tigers lead .

Albion’s Kevin Hillman stretches for more yardage as Amherst’s Rashawn Allen tackles him.

Amherst extended its advantage to 20 at 42-22 on a 4 yard touchdown run by McCarley with 1:14 to go in the fourth quarter.

Albion did get the high scoring contest’s final touchdown on a 34 yard run by Tyray White with 38 seconds to go. He added the two-point conversion carry to make the final 42-30.

The teams traded scores throughout the opening half.

Albion scored on its first possession of the afternoon on a 1 yard touchdown run by Deyonci Farley. Quarterback Thomas Furmanski completed passes of 13 yards to Kevin Hillman, 18 to Bailey Blanchard and 12 to Anthony Freeman to highlight the march.

However, Amherst quickly tied the game at 6-6 on an 18 yard touchdown run by Rashawn Allen.

The Purple Eagles regained a 14-6 lead on an 18 yard touchdown pass from Furmanski to Chris Shabazz just 1:43 into the second quarter. Furmanski, who passed to Hillman for the two-point conversion, also had a 17 yard pass completion to Farley on the drive.

Once again though Amherst answered right back, this time on a 39 yard touchdown run by McCarley, which cut the deficit to 14-12 as the two-point conversion run failed.

Albion did extend its advantage to 20-12 on a 15 yard touchdown run by White with 2:46 to go in the opening half. Furmanski had pass completions of 14 and 10 yard to Hillman to key the drive. (Click here to see Tyray White score a TD late in the first half.)

The Purple Eagles defense then preserved the halftime advantage as White intercepted a pass at the Albion 6 in the final seconds.

Amherst though took charge in the third quarter turning a kickoff return, a fumble recovery and an interception into 22 points to rally into a 34-20 lead the Tigers never relinquished.

Amherst improves to 3-3 while Albion slips to 5-1 heading into Friday’s regular season finale against rival Medina/Lyndonville/Barker at Albion.

(Click here to see Albion’s Thomas Furmanski keep a drive alive on 4th down in the first half.)

Newfane wins, Roy-Hart bows
In another interdivisional game, Newfane defeated visiting Lew-Port 27-6 as quarterback Garrett Srock had rushing touchdowns of 1 and 22 yards and running back Jaden Heers TD carries of 12 and 3 yards.

In a C North Division game, JFK downed visiting Roy-Hart 60-0.

Albion’s Anthony Freeman follows Deyonci Farley on a kickoff return.

Improving to 11-2, Medina/Lyndonville defeated Tapestry 7-0 Friday in a non league boys soccer game at Lyndonville.

Nathan Dillenbeck and Dan Mundujano both scored 2 goals for the Mustangs as Russ Stephens, Jack Whipple and Sebastian Zilempe each netted 1.

AJ Seefeldt, Devin Rounds, Mundujano, Roman Heinsler and Jacob Corser all contributed assists.

The Mustangs next visit Roy-Hart in a key Niagara-Orleans League title deciding contest at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Gasport. The Mustangs and Rams bring identical 8-1 N-O records into the contest.

Girls Soccer
Roy-Hart 4, Barker 0
Roy-Hart closed out a 7-2-1 N-O girls soccer season with a 4-0 win over Barker (0-10) as Kara Choate scored 3 goals and Reanna Perkins 1.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina/Lyndonville’s Lincoln Pace (50) puts pressure on Akron’s Aidan Smith at left forcing an off target pass which was intercepted by Brian Fry, at right,  in the final minute to seal the Mustangs 20-14 win over the host Tigers this evening..

Two touchdowns by the offense in the second half combined with two big fourth quarter turnovers by the defense earned Medina/Lyndonvile/Barker a narrow 20-14 victory over host Akron this evening in an interdivisional football game.

The Mustangs  jumped out to a 6-0 lead on an 11 yard touchdown pass from Brian Fry to Jarin Rhim with 1:26 to go in the first quarter.  Runs of 16 and 11 yards by Emanuel Taylor highlighted the drive. (Click here to see Fry throw to Rhim for M/L/B’s first TD.)

However, Akron battled back to take a 7-6 lead midway through the third quarter on a 6 yard touchdown run by Aidan Smith and an extra point kick by Liam Regan.

It was a sea-saw battle the rest of the way.

The Mustangs answered right back on an 18 yard touchdown pass from Fry to Caleb Cudzilo and a two-point conversion run by Taylor to regain the lead at 14-7 four minutes later..

The Tigers though again came battling back to knot the contest at 14-14 on a 7 yard touchdown run by quarterback Jacob Mazza and an extra point kick by Regan with 8:58 to go in the fourth quarter.

Once again the Mustangs offensive unit answered the challenge, this time with what proved to be the game winning score on a big 52 yard touchdown run by Fry, highlighted by a nifty spin move and cut to break into the clear,  just over a minute after the Tigers TD.

The Mustangs defensive unit did the rest to preserve the slender 20-14 lead by coming up with clutch interceptions to stop the Tigers final two drives.

First Bobby Geiger had an interception deep in Mustang territory with 4:16 to go as strong pressure by Lincoln Pace and Chris Johnson forced a hurried throw by Mazza.

Then with just 48 seconds to go Fry intercepted a pass at the Mustangs 27 to seal the victory as strong pressure by Pace on Smith forced an errant throw.

The Mustangs are now 2-4 and the Tigers 3-3.

Frewsburg 40, Holley 6

Holley scored on its opening drive but couldn’t find the endzone again as host Frewsburg bested the Hawks 40-6 in an 8 Man Division game.

Jacob Affronti scored Holley’s TD on a 6 yard run.

Frewsburg took the lead for good by a 12-6 margin at the half by scoring on a 60 yard hook and ladder play in the final minute and a half of the second quarter.

Frewsburg is now 1-3 and Holley 2-1.

Bobby Geiger breaks loose for big yardage for the Mustangs.

Lyndonville/Medina snapped a season long Genesee Region League girls soccer losing streak by posting a 2-1 victory over Attica this evening at Vets Park.

Miranda Zelazny scored in the first half for the Lady Tigers off an assist from Kaylee Nesbitt.

Ella Lewis later netted the game winner with just eight minutes to go in the second half off an assist from Zelazny.

Kendall 4, Oakfield-Alabama/Elba 2 OT
Kendall rallied from a two goal deficit to outlast host Oakfield-Aalbama/Elba 4-2 in overtime in another G-R contest.

Kendall rallied into a 2-2 tie by scoring twice in the last 13 minutes of the second half. Madison Jacob scored the first and then Hailee Mitchell netted the equalizer on a penalty kick with just four minutes to go.

The Lady Eagles then claimed the victory by scoring twice in the first six minutes of the first overtime period. Jacob scored the first off an assist from Mitchell and then Mitchell tallied off a corner by Brianna Wakefield.

Kendall improves to 9-2 in the league and 12-2 overall.

In another G-R contest, Wheatland-Chili scored twice in the second half to edge past Holley 2-0.

Albion 1, Newfane 0
Albion closed out the Niagara-Orleans League second with a narrow 1-0 win at Newfane.

Claire Squicciarini scored the game’s lone goal for the Purple Eagles in the second half off an assist from Nicolina Creasey.

Kailey Merrill and Lauren Wehlng shared in earning the shutout in goal.

Albion finishes the N-O season at 4-5-1 and Newfane at 2-6-2.

Volleyball
Akron 25-25-25, Medina 13-16-21
Defending champion Akron improved to 8-1 with a 25-13, 25-16 25-21 win over host Medina (1-8) this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League volleyball match.

Madison Kaczmerak had 9 kills and 3 blocks and Elsie Logan 6 aces, 5 kills and 19 assists for Akron.

Devin Griffin had 5 kills for Medina as Ayzha Pitts and Elle Gross each had 3.

Roy-Hart 25-25-25-25, Newfane 13-27-20-15

Roy-Hart improved to 6-3 in N-O competition with a four set 25-13, 25-27, 25-20, 25-20 win over Newfane (2-7).

For the Lady Rams, Marissa Scott had 16 service points, 7 service aces and 6 kills; Samantha Capen 11 service points, 3  aces and 13 setting assists;  Maddie Ciemny- 8 points, 5 aces and 6 kills; Ava Brigham- 10 points and 5 aces;  Renee Lehman 8 points and 1 ace;  Sam Albright 12 kills and Jamie Capen 14 setting assists and 2 kills.

Contributed Photo – Barker locked up the Niagara-Orleans League field hockey title today with a win at Kenmore The Lady Raiders lineup includes, in front, Megan Hotaling and Courtney Hillman.In the middle row are Natalie Bruning, Aaliyah Wheat, Ashlin Cole, Brianna Bachman, Ella Gooding, Madison Gancasz and Lena Fazzolari. In the back row are Ciara Gregoire, Emily Wagner, Serena Harris, Katrina Clare, Kaedynce Schumacher, Rachel Hurtgam, Ginger Alexander and Ella Fox.

Undefeated (10-0) Barker put a lock on outright possession of the Niagara-Orleans League field hockey championship with a 9-0 victory over host Kenmore (1-10) this evening.

Barker grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first half on goals by Ciara Gregoire and Ginger Alexander off an assist from Katrina Clare.

The Lady Raiders then exploded for seven goals in the second half as Gregoire scored from Rachel Hurtgam, Ella Fox from Clare, Emily Wagner from Fox, Alexander from Natalie Bruning, Hurtgam from Serena Harris, Clare from Madison Gancasz and Bruning from Harris.

In another N-O contest, Akron (7-3-1) and Roy-Hart (6-3-1) played to a scoreless tie in overtime.

Medina 5, Sacred Heart 2
Getting goal production from five players, Medina downed host Sacred Heart 5-2 in a non league field hockey game this afternoon.

Mary Flores, FaithAnn Vanderwalker, Abby Blount, Lacey Kenward and Grace Cook took turns scoring the goals for the Mustangs which made it two non league wins in as many days.

Volleyball

Attica defeated Albion 28-26, 25-13, 25-15 in a non league volleyball match.

In a Genesee Region League match, undefeated (9-0, 11-0) Byron-Bergen rallied past Alexander 22-25, 25-21, 25-15, 25-17 as Madison Farnsworth had 12 service aces and 12 spiking kills.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina/Lyndonville’s Jon Slingerland tries to cross the ball as the Albion duo of Alex Gibson and Daniel Grabowski move in to defend. The action took place during the Mustangs win over the rival Purple Eagles this evening at Vets Park.

Pulling away in the second half, Medina/Lyndonville blanked rival Albion 4-0 at Vets Park this evening to remain tied for the Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer lead with Roy-Hart which downed Akron 3-1.

The Mustangs and Rams are now deadlocked at 8-1 heading into next Tuesday’s title deciding N-O season finale at Gasport.

Leading by a narrow 1-0 margin, the Mustangs finally broke the game open with a quick barrage of three goals in six minutes midway through the second half.

Russell Stephens ignited that key scoring barrage with a goal at the 25:43 mark off a corner by AJ Seefeldt.

Nate Sherman followed up with a penalty kick goal at 21:08 and then Nate Dillenbeck tallied on a breakaway at 19:54 to suddenly vault the Mustangs into a commanding 4-0 lead.

Dillenbeck also scored the Mustangs first goal of the evening just 1:34 into the first half off an assist from Sherman.

(Click here to see game action from the Albion defensive end.)

Roy-Hart got goal production from three players in the victory at Akron as Peter Martillotta scored off an assist from Aidan Bligh. Bligh then scored from Martillotta and Noah Stern found the net off an assist from Trent Choate.

In the other N-O contest, Newfane (5-3-2) battled to a 2-2 tie with rival Wilson (3-6-1).

Kendall 1, Pembroke 0
Kendall edged past Pembroke 1-0 in a Genesee Region League game as Zach Barret, who was just called up from the JV ranks, made his first varsity goal a big one. Nick Richardson earned the assist.

Kendall is now 4-4-2 in the league and 6-5-2 overall.

In a non league contest, Holley dropped a 5-0 decision at Sodus.

Jack Whipple of Medina/Lyndonville tries to stop a shot by Albion’s Brad Msrtin as Jack Rutkowski moves in to support.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Cameron Castenon heads toward a first place finish in today’s cross-country meet against Akron held on the Mustangs Boxwood Cemetery course.

Improving to 3-1, Akron edged past host Medina 27-29 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League cross-country meet.

Zach Sanford finished second and Josh Kidder fifth to lead the way for the Tigers.

Medina’s Cameron Castenon won the race in 18:46. His Mustangs teammates Arian Cayea and Alwyn Cayea finished third and fourth respectively.

(Click here to see the start of the boys race.)

Medina is now 1-3 heading into next Tuesday’s regular season ending tri meet against Barker and Roy-Hart at Barker.

The Akron girls completed the sweep defeating Medina 18-43 to remain undefeated at 4-0.

Akron’s Lauren Wagner won the race in 21:20.

In all the Lady Tigers took four of the top five places as Kaila Szczygielski finished second, Kayla Murray third and Emma Esposito fifth.

Corinne Hill placed fourth and Hannah Heil sixth for Medina which is now 2-2.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Emanuel Taylor and his Medina/Lyndonville/Barker teammates will visit Akron at 7 p.m. Friday. Albion will travel to Amherst at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Albion and Medina/Lyndonville/Barker will both take to the road this weekend for interdivisional football games.

Albion, which has already captured the B3 Division title, will travel to Amherst at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Medina/Lyndonville/Barker will visit Akron at 7 p.m. Friday.

In other local games, Roy-Hart will visit JFK for a C North Division game at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Holley will travel to Frewsburg at 7 p.m. Friday for an 8 Man Division contest.

Albion brings a 5-0 record into Saturday’s game while Amherst, which competes in the A2 Division, is at 2-3. However, the Tigers have won their last two outings defeating Kenmore East 41-34 and Sweet Home 26-16.

Amherst holds a 4-0 lead in the all-time series with Albion. The last meeting was in 2009 when the Tigers posted a 25-13 victory.

Medina/Lyndonville/Barker brings a 1-4 record into the game against Akron which is 3-2.

The Mustangs hold a 38-17-5 lead in the all-time series with the Tigers which dates back to 1901. The Mustangs won the last meeting in 2013 by a score of 40-20.

Holley will look to improve on its 2-0 record when the Hawks take on a Frewsburg squad that is 0-3 including a narrow 12-0 loss to rival Maple Grove last weekend.

In the B2 Division this weekend Maritime (3-0) can close out the title with a win at Maryvale (0-3). The division’s second berth in the upcoming sectional playoffs will also be decided when 2-1 Dunkirk visits 2-1 Iroquois.

Standings
B2 Division: Maritime 3-0, 4-1; Dunkirk 2-1, 4-1; Iroquois 2-1, 4-1; Medina/Lyndonville/Barker 1-3, 1-4; Maryvale 0-3, 2-3
B3 Division: Albion 4-0, 5-0; Lackawanna 1-1, 3-2; Olean 1-1, 2-3; Depew 1-2, 3-2; Springville 0-3, 0-5
C North Division: Wilson 4-0, 5-0; JFK 2-1, 3-2; Akron 2-2, 3-2; Silver Creek 2-2, 2-3; Cleve Hill 1-3, 1-4; Roy-Hart 0-3, 0-5
8 Man Division: Oakfield-Alabama/Elba 3-0, Holley 2-0, Pembroke 2-1, Finney 1-1, Maple Grove 1-2, Dundee 0-2, Frewsburg 0-3.

Kendall defeated Wheatland Chili 25-12, 25-16, 25-13 in a Genesee Region League volleyball match this evening.

For Kendall, Brittney Marks had 6 kills, 5 digs, 4 assists and 3 aces. Brianna Drennan added 7 digs, and Olivia Caldwell went 10-10 at the service line with an ace, 4 digs and 2 kills.

Byron-Bergen 25-25-25, Holley 12-23-23
Byron-Bergen improved to 9-0 in the G-R and 10-0 overall with a three set win over Holley (2-8, 4-8).

For Byron-Bergen, Madison Farnsworth  had 6 kills and 3 digs, Lexi Vurraro 17 assists, 6 aces, 3 digs and Abby Vurraro 2 aces, 8 digs

For Holley, Rachael Howard had 16 digs and 1 ace, Ava Parr  2 aces, 1 kill, 5 digs and  AJ Botello 1 kill, 4 assists and 4 digs.

Oakfield-Alabama/Elba 25-25-25, Lyndonville 10-21-14
Oakfield-Alabama/Elba improved to 8-2 with a three set G-R win over Lyndonville.

For OAE,  Brianna Smith had 6 kills, 3 aces, 4 digs;  Megan Johnson: 13 assists, 1 ace, 1 kill; Emily Hollabaugh: 3 kills, 2 aces;  Leah Bezon: 3 kills, 1 dig and  Miah Werth: 2 kills

In Niagara-Orleans League action, Wilson defeated Albion 25-18, 25-8, 25-14.