Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s Matt Skehan heads the ball toward the goal as his teammate John Mounts and the Kendall duo of Dale Steffen and Mickey Gardner move in. The action took place during Holley’s come-from-behind win over host Kendall this evening.

Putting together a big second half comeback, Holley rallied to defeat rival Kendall 4-2 this evening in a Genesee Region League boys soccer game at Kendall.

Trailing 2-0 at half-time, Holley came storming back to quickly tie the game with a pair of goals in the first 11 minutes.

Erik Balys got Holley on the scoreboard when he tallied just 3:45 into the second half off an assist from Nathan Nothnagle.

Matt Wilson then pulled the Hawks even when he scored at the 29:51 mark as Kayden Servais earned the assist.

Keeping the momentum, Holley finally took the lead at 3-2 when John Mounts scored unassisted with 17:34 remaining.

The Hawks then put a lock on the win when Servais netted an insurance goal just over a minute later off as assist from Kory Puente.

Kendall built up the 2-0 first half advantage on a pair of goals by Nate Waters whack came just a minute apart at the 17 and 16 minute marks.

Holley is now 1-0 in the league and 4-0 overall while Kendall is 0-3, 0-4.

Holley’s Erick Balys and Kendall’s Brian Gonzalez battle for control of the ball.

Kendall’s Nate Warters tries to work around Holley defender Matt Skehan.

Defending champion Medina posted a key 219-256  over Akron at Shelridge this afternoon to take over sole possession of the Niagara-Orleans golf league lead.

Ian Wagner took medalist honors for Medina which improves to 6-0-1.

Melanie Green added a 41 and Trevor Luthart and Aidan Paul both cared rounds of 46 for the Mustangs.

The loss drops runner-up Akron to 5-1-1.

In other N-O action, Albion improved to 4-3 by downing Roy-Hart 247-281 at Hickory Ridge as Patrick Ricker and Nick Perry shared medalist honors with rounds of 43.

Barker (3-4) also bested Newfane (1-6) 249-281 as Jake Harris earned medalist honors with a 41.

On Tuesday, Akron downed Albion 239-259 in a make up match.

Medina opened Niagara-Orleans League volleyball competition with a straight set 25-23, 25-15, 25-18 victory at Newfane this evening.

Maddie Williams served up points 15-18 and Kharise Johnson earned the set winner to put Medina up 2-0. Williams then scored points 13-18 to help the Mustangs take the decisive third set.

Je’ne Brown had 9 kills and 3 aces, Williams 5 kills and 2 aces, Elle Gross 3 kills and Devin Griffin 3 kills and 3 aces for the Mustangs as Di’vere Brown added 8 assists and Camri King 7.

Mckenzie Perry had 11 kills and Faith Morgan 7 for Newfane which slips to 0-2.

In the other N-O action, defending champion Akron (2-0) downed visiting Albion (0-2) 25-18, 26-24, 25-12 and Roy-Hart (2-0) bested visiting Wilson (0-1) 25-15, 25-18, 25-13.

Sierra Newton had 14 digs and 6 kills and Logan Conlon 10 digs for Albion.

Aspen Moore had 23 spiking kills to spark the Roy-Hart attack. Ella Brown added 5 kills, Alyssa Kubas 3 kills, Kristina Burdick 19 service points, including 2 aces, and Emilia Peracciny 12 points, including 4 aces for the Lady Rams.

Roy-Hart next hosts Medina at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Grace Cook gets control of the ball for Medina which rolled past Kenmore 6-2 this afternoon at Vets Park.

Medina and Roy-Hart both score lopsided wins in Niagara-Orleans League field hockey action this afternoon which was highlighted by Akron’s 2-1 overtime win over Barker in a key matchup of defending co-champions.

Medina topped visiting Kenmore 6-2 and Roy-Hart blanked Newfane 6-0.

Alexis Bell scored the game winner for Akron just two minutes into the 10 minute overtime period off an assist from Olivia Diebel.

That same combination of Diebel to Bell also clicked in the second half to rally the Lady Tigers into a 1-1 tie after Katrina Clare had scored for Barker.

Akron improves to 4-0 while Barker slips to 2-1.

Medina evened its N-O record at 2-2 as Sarah Cochrane scored 2 goals and Libby Cook, Lacey Kenward, Guin Schalck and Micaela Erway each netted 1.  Schalck also had 3 assists.

The loss drops Kenmore to 1-4.

Ashley Hill and Jenna Gioeli each scored 2 goals for Roy-Hart as Sam Choate and Lexi Lovewel both had 1. Jamie Bower earned the shutout n goal.

Roy-Hart stays perfect at 3-0 while Newfane slips to 0-4.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s Olivia Radford works to get between Lyndonville/Medina defenders Anna Lewis and Brianna McMullen during the Lady Hawks win over the host Lady Tigers this afternoon.

Jumping out to an early 2-0 lead, Holley went on to defeat Lyndonville/Medina 4-2 in a Genesee Region League girls soccer game this afternoon at Lyndonville.

Holley grabbed a quick 1-0 lead when Allison Lyndaker scored 14 minutes into the first half.

The Lady Hawks quickly made it 2-0 when Halee Passarell tallied just eight minutes later.

Lyndonville though got back into the game when Anna Lewis scored with 10:31 to go in the opening half slicing the deficit to 2-1.

However, Holley got that one back when Olivia Radford scored on a breakaway just four minutes into the second half.

Lyndonville did answer back when Miranda Zelazny scored on a rebound off an initial shot by Ella Lewis with 21:56 remaining to cut the deficit to 3-2 but the Lady Tigers could not net the equalizer.

Holley put a lock on the win when Radford scored with just 4:47 remaining.

Holley is now 1-1 in the league and 2-2 overall while Lyndonville/Medina is 1-2 and 1-3 overall.

Kendall 1, Alexander 0
Hailee Mitchell scored her fifth goal of the season in the second half to earn Kendall a narrow 2-1 victory over visiting Alexander as the Lady Eagles improve to 2-1 in G-R competition.

Holley’s Halee Passarell battles with Lyndonville/Medina’s Olivia Carter for control of the ball.

Lyndonville/Medina’s Alana Drewery tries to work the ball up field against Holley defender Michaela Williams.

Wilson (4-2) downed Albion (3-2) 253-262 and Barker (2-4) bested Roy-Hart (0-6) 268-290 this afternoon in Niagara-Orleans League golf matches.

Patrick Seeley shot a 42 and Josh Seiler a 47 to lead the way for Wilson while Patrick Ricker took medalist honors for Albion with a 41.

Nate Harris took medalist honors for Barker with a 41.

In the other match, Akron (4-0-1) downed Newfane (1-5) 251-267 as Dylan Krzykowski earned medalist honors with a 47.

Volleyball
Byron-Bergen 25-25-25, Albion 17-17-22

Madison Farnsworth had 12 kills and 3 aces, Alexandra Vurraro 21 assists, Hannah VanSkiver 3 kills and 2 aces and Annabella Vurraro 2 aces and 10 digs for Byron-Bergen in the three set non league win over visiting Albion.

Natalie Lathrop had 5 kills and 5 digs and Logan Conlon 8 digs for Albion.

Regaining the .500 mark at 2-2, Medina/Lyndonville blanked CCA 3-0 this afternoon in a non league boys soccer game at Lyndonville.

The Mustangs grabbed a quick lead as Kody Leno scored just four minutes in off an assist from Nate Dillenbeck.

Noah Heinsler upped the lead to 2-0 when he scored just before halftime as Andrew Houseman earned the assist.

Dillenbeck rounded out the scoring with a second half goal assisted by Jon Slingerland.

Ray Paull earned the shutout in goal as Evan Horn, Jack Whipple and Devin Rounds anchored the defense.

In other non league games, Holley tied 2-2 at Batavia and Albion dropped a 3-1 decision at Livonia.

Holley jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first half as Kayden Servais scored from Matt Wilson and Cole Morgan tallied from Servais but the Hawks could not hold the advantage.

Kendyll Hadick netted Albion’s lone goal off an assist from Angel Rosario as the Purple Eagles were unable to bounce back from a 3-0 deficit.

In a Genesee Region League game, Wheatland-Chili trimmed host Kendall 2-1. Nick Richardson netted the Eagles lone goal.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Paige Derisley battles for control of the ball with Wilson’s Leia Cloy during the host Purple Eagles win this afternoon.

Emerging as the league’s only remaining undefeated team, Albion edged past visiting Wilson 2-1 this afternoon in a key Niagara-Orleans girls soccer game.

The victory keeps Albion perfect at 3-0 in N-O action (6-0 overall) while Wilson slips to 1-1.

Albion jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first half as Kendall Derisley netted her second goal of the season off an assist from Brylie Hapeman.

Wilson had a penalty kick bounce off the crossbar three minutes into the second half but the Lakewomen kept the pressure on and finally knotted the contest on  goal by Skylar Munnikhuysen with 24:20 remaining.

The Purple Eagles though answered right back just six minutes later getting what proved to be the game winner when Hapeman scored her fourth goal of the season with 18:28 to go as Claire Squicciarini picked up the assist.

In other N-O action, Akron improved to 2-1 with a 13-1 win over Barker (0-4) as Kara Sequin had 3 goals and Jenna Robnett and Natalie Karmazyn 2 each. Robnett also had 4 assists. Newfane likewise improved to 2-1 with a narrow 1-0 win over Roy-Hart (1-2).

Field Hockey
Roy-Hart downed Sacred Heart 3-0 in a non league game on goals by Ashley Hill, Lexi Lovewell and Miah Glena. Jamie Bower earned the shutout in goal.

Albion’s Kendall Derisley works around Wilson defender Abigail Couturier.

Albion goalie Sydney Mulka makes a save as her teammates Paige Deriesley and Aly Knaak and Wilson’s Kenzi Beyer move in.

Medina High junior Melanie Green tied for fourth place at the IOA Golf Classic Jr. Qualifier held this past weekend in Longwood, Florida.

Green fired a 76 during a thunderstorm plagued opening round but rebounded with a 1 under par 70 on the second day to finish with a 146 total.

The event, which was sponsored by the PKB Girls Tour, was an invitational only qualifier.

Medina took all three games from host Akron Saturday in Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) action. The Colts won 47-8, the Broncos 14-0 and the Stallions 19-0.

In the Colts game, quarterback Preston Woodworth had 4 touchdowns including 3 rushing (147 yards) and 1 receiving (40 yards) totaling 187 yards on the day. Elijah Doxey and Jayzon Wills also scored rushing touchdowns and Mackoy Hall passed for a TD.

On defense, Doxey had 7 tackles, Wills and Hadrian Batista 6, Hall 4 and Sawyer Lilleby 2 interceptions.

No details were reported from the Broncos game.

In the Stallions contest, Amari Soule scored 2 touchdowns and Trenton Muck 1 as Aiden Pitts added an extra point run.

Defensively, Kaiden Buondono had 7 tackles, Cayden Lilleby 6, Muck 5 and a sack and Kaedon Cleveland an interception.