Jumping out to a 3-0 first half lead, Lyndonville/Medina went on to defeat host Pembroke 4-1 this afternoon for the Lady Tigers third Genesee Region League soccer win of the season.

Anna Lewis scored 2 goals for the Lady Tigers as Ella Lewis and Salena Austin each netted 1. Olivia Carter added 2 assists and Anna Lewis 1.

In other G-R action, Kendall bested host Byron-Bergen 3-1 to improve to 6-1 in the league and 7-3 overall.

Grace Levett scored 2 goals and Lizzy Woodams 1 for Kendall as Bri Wakefield added 2 assists and Madison Jacob 1.

Kate Pearson made 12 saves in goal for the Lady Eagles.

“It’s a huge win for us,” said Kendall Caoch Pam Barchett. “Everyone really stepped up. It was a total team effort.”

Holley also downed Oakfield-Alabama/Elba 7-2 in G-R action.

Halee Passarell scored 3 goals and Julia Smith 2 for the Lady Hawks as Olivia Radford and Rachel Killian each chipped in with 1.

Girls Volleyball
Akron 25-25-25, Medina 9-12-22
Defending champion Akron improved to 5-1 with a 25-9, 25-12, 25-22 Niagara-Orleans League victory over visiting Medina (2-3).

Je’ne Brown had 6 kills, Elle Gross 4 and Maddy Williams 3 for Medina as Brandi Guild added 10 digs and Divere Brown 9 assists.

Roy-Hart 27-25-26, Cheektowaga 25-23-24
Roy-Hart bested visiting Cheektowaga in three sets, two of which went into overtime, as Aspen Moore had 11 kills and 4 aces, Rebecca Jones 8 aces and 3 kills, Alyssa Kubas 3 kills, Emilia Peracciny 2 aces and 1 kill, Kristina Burdick 10 assists and Paige Dent 8 assists.

Photos by Tom Rivers: Albion’s Alanna Holman took the lead early in today’s race at Akron and never relinquished it. The tri-meet also included Barker.

A sweep of the top three finishing spots earned the Medina girls squad a 23-33 victory over host Wilson this afternoon in a season opening Niagara-Orleans League cross-country meet.

Sabrina Quiros finished first for Medina in a time of 23:03 as Corinne Hill took second and Rebecca Lunden third.

Wilson won the boys meet 15-48 as William Schwarzmueller finished first for the Lakemen.

Barker’s Peter DiLorenzo took first today in a cross country race at Akron.

In a boys tri-meet at Akron, Barker defeated Akron 21-36 and Albion 15-50. Akron also bested Albion 15-50.

Barker’s Peter DiLorenzo won the race in 17:56. The Raiders also had Nick Gueriun place fourth and Dominic Clementi fifth.

Akron’s Casey Zuba placed second and Albion’s Reuben Rivers third.

In the girls tri-meet, Akron defeated Barker 25-30 and Albion 24-31. Barker also downed Albion 24-31.

Akron was led by the 2-3-4 finish of Lauren Wagner, Maddy Jimerson and Kaia Sczcygielski.

Albion’s Alanna Holman won the race in 20:28 while Barker’s Gabby Baker placed fifth.

In the other boys opener, Newfane defeated Roy-Hart 18-45 as Robert Stevenson finished first (18:01), Austin Burkard second, Alan Lingle fourth and Nick Bues fifth. Roy-Hart’s Ozzy Moore placed third.

In the girls race, Newfane topped Roy-Hart 19-44 as Kim Goerss took first in 20:26. The Lady Panthers also had a 3-4-5 finish from the trio of Cat Ersing, Lydia Chunco and Marina Ersing.

Roy-Hart’s Anna Rickard placed second.

Medina bested rival Albion 224-257 at Hickory Ridge this afternoon to move closer to locking up a second straight Niagara-Orleans League championship.

Aiden Paul earned medalist honors with a 36 and Ian Wagner added a 40, Dylan Lonnen a 43 and Trevor Luthart a 49 for Medina which improves to 10-0-1.

Patrick Ricker shot 40 and Andrew Caldwell 49 for Albion which slips to 5-6.

Medina visits Wilson Wednesday to close out the regular season.

Wilson improved to 8-3 by downing Barker 250-264 as Patrick Seeley shot a 42 and Nathan Meyers a 47.

Barker’s Jake Harris took medalist honors with a 40.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Barker’s Lena Fazzolario and Medina’s Mary Flores battle for the ball during the Lady Raiders win over the Mustangs this afternoon at Vets Park.

Maintaining a share of first place, Barker nipped Medina 2-1 in a key Niagara-Orleans League field hockey game at Vets Park this afternoon.

The victory boosts Barker’s N-O record to 6-1 and keeps the Lady Raiders tied for first place with Roy-Hart which downed Kenmore (1-6) 7-0.  The loss drops Medina into third place at 4-3.

Barker grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first half as Lena Fazzolari scored just five minutes in off an assist from Madison Gancasz.

Medina rallied to tie the contest six minutes into the second half on a goal by Guin Schalck.

However, Barker answered right back with what proved to be the game wining goal by Emily Wagner seven minutes later off an assist from Fazzolari,

Lexie Lovewell scored 3 goals and Kenzie Rothwell 2 to lead the way for Roy-Hart as Miah Glena and Ellory Brown each netted one.

Jamie Bower made 5 saves to earn the shutout in goal for the Lady Rams.

Roy-Hart next hosts Medina at 4:45 p.m. Thursday.

The Akron at Wilson game was postponed.

Medina’s Guin Schalck and Barker’s Kaedynce Schumacher battle to gain control of the ball.

Barker’s Ella Fox tries to dodge around Medina’s Grace Cook

Contributed Photo – Sara Barr

Roy-Hart graduate Sara Barr was inducted into the Genesee Community College Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday.

Barr, who was described as “one of the most versatile swimmers in GCC female history”, set seven individual and four relay records during her two years with the Cougars during the 2008 and 2009 seasons.

Known for her sprint freestyle and backstroke prowess she also set a school record in the 200 Individual Medley.

She excelled in postseason competition earning six top eight finishes at the National Junior College Athlete Association national championships including a second place finish in the 200 Backstroke in 2008.

The Cougars team captain, she was named Swimmer of the Meet at the 2008 Regionals and was the GCC Female Athlete of the Year in 2009.

Albion stayed unbeaten at 11-0 with a 2-0 win at Alexander this afternoon in a non league girls soccer game.

Abby Scanlan scored both goals for the Purple Eagles, one in each half. Leah Pritchard assisted on the first and Brylie Hapeman on the second.

Sydney Mulka earned the shutout in goal.

In another non league contest, Holley defeated Lima Christian 9-0.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Kendyll Hadick goes to the goal against Newfane defender Connor MacEvoy during the host Purple Eagles loss to the Panthers this evening.

Scoring four goals in each half, Newfane rolled to an 8-3 win over host Albion this evening leaving the two teams tied for second place in the Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer standings at 3-2-1.

Jarrett Gilson erupted for 6 goals to spearhead the Newfane attack as Trevor Heschke had the assist on each of the tallies.

Albion did stay within one at 2-1 midway through the first half on a goal by Kendyll Hadick.

However, Gilson answered back with 4 straight goals, two to close the first half and two more to open the second, to put Newfane back in control at 6-2.

Hadick had 2 goals on the night for the Purple Eagles and Sam Sanchez 1.

Holley 5, Pembroke 0
Holley improved to 3-2 in the Genesee Region League and 6-3 overall with a 5-0 win over Pembroke.

Kohl Morgan had a pair of goals for the Hawks as Kayden Servais, Matt Wilson and John Mounts eau chipped in with 1.  Wilson also had 2 assists and Nate Nothnagle 1.

Byron-Bergen 2, Kendall 1
Kendall tied the game at 1-1 in the second half as Brian Gonzalez scored off an assist from Dale Steffen but Byron-Bergen answered with a late goal to claim the narrow G-R win.

Albion’s Cole London advances the ball against Newfane defenders Nicholas Schultz and Connor Bowers.

Improving to 9-0-1, front-running Medina defeated Barker 221-271 in a Niagara-Orleans League golf match this afternoon at Shelridge.

Ian Wagner took medalist honors with a 37 for the Mustangs as Melanie Green had a 41 and Aidan Paul a 47.

Jake Harris had a 44 for Barker which is now 3-6.

In an N-O match played Friday Albion (5-5) dropped a 222-244 decision to Akron (9-1-1). Patrick Ricker took medalist honors for the Purple Eagles with a 41.

Albion came from behind to best host Batavia 22-25, 26-24, 25-21, 25-18 in a non league girls volleyball match this evening.

Sierra Newton had 5 aces and 4 kills, Natalie Lathrop 8 kills and 6 digs, Breanda Johnson 6 aces and 16 assists, Haley Smith 6 kills and Isabella Gibbs 3 aces to lead the way for the Purple Eagles.

In a Genesee Region League match, Holley downed Wheatland-Chili 25-15, 25-21, 25-17 as Nicole Mrzywka had 9 kills and 2 assists, Megan Donohue 3 aces, 1 kill and 8 assists and AJ Botello 3 kills, 2 aces and 6 assists.

In another G-R match, Pembroke trimmed Lyndonville 25-23, 25-22, 26-24 as Dekari Moss had 7 kills and 5 aces, Mackenzie Jurwk 7 aces and 2 kills and Katelyn Curtis a service ace which clinched the win in all three sets.

Hannah Despard had 16 digs for Lyndonville.