Making it two narrow wins in as many weeks, Medina/Lyndonville/Barker rallied for a late touchdown to nip host Springville 28-24 this evening to improve to 2-0 in B2 Division competition.

Trailing 24-13, the Mustangs first closed the gap to just three at 24-21 on a 4 yard touchdown run and two-point conversion pass by quarterback Izaiah Rhim late in the third quarter.

The Mustangs then pulled out the victory on a 4 yard touchdown run by Rhim and an extra point kick by Matt Hess with just 1:14 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Big pass receptions of 55 and 12 yards by Brian Fry keyed that decisive drive. Fry had 7 catches for 109 yards on the evening.

The  defense then helped seal the win on an interception by Pitts at the Mustangs 10 yard line.

Earlier in the game the Mustangs scored on a 65 yard punt return by Fry in the first quarter and a 27 yard TD pass from Rhim to Pitts in the second quarter. The later tally pulled Medina to within four, 17-13, at the half.

Last week Medina nipped Depew 14-12 in the season opener.

Cattaraugus/Little Valley 20, Roy-Hart 7
Trailing 7-6 at the half, host Cattaraugus/Little Valley scored a pair of unanswered touchdowns in the second half to down Roy-Hart 20-6 in an interdivisional game. An interception ignited that rally.

Roy-Hart scored in the first half on a 1 yard touchdown run by quarterback Charlie Brigham and an extra point kick by Charlie Brigham.

Lyndonville defeated Wheatland-Chili 25-13, 25-10, 25-15 and Kendall bested Oakfield-Alabama/Elba 25-23, 25-22, 15-25, 26-24 in Genesee Region League girls volleyball action this evening.

In another G-R match, Byron-Bergen downed Holley 25-15, 25-14, 25-15.

Alecia Hinkson had 8 aces, 4 kills and 8 digs; Carlie Russo 4 aces and 4 kills and Riley Schmitt 4 kills to lead the way for Lyndonville.

Brittney Marks had 10 assists, 7 digs, 4 aces and 3 kills for Kendall.  Jessica Coble went 9 for 9 from the service line and added 10 digs and 5 assists and Jenna Regan went 10 for 10 in serving including 2 aces and added 13 kills for the Lady Eagles.

Brianna Smith had 10 kills and 2 aces and Leah Bezon 6 kills for Oakfield-Alabama/Elba.

Byron-Bergen was paced by Alexandra Vurrano with 18 assists and 4 aces and Madison Farnsworth with 12 kills and 6 aces.

Rachael Howard and AJ Butello both had 3 aces for Holley as Ava Parr added 2 aces and 2 kills.

Medina blanked host Newfane 6-0 this afternoon to improve to 1-2 in Niagara-Orleans League field hockey action.

Guin Schalck, Layna Viloria, Sarah Cochrane and Libby Cook took turns scoring goals for the Mustangs as Alissa Blount and Tessa Pecoraro shared in earning the shutout in goal.

In the other N-O games, Akron blanked Kenmore 6-0 and Barker downed Wilson 5-1.

Olivia Diebel scored 3 goals for Akron as Jenelle Kieffer, Alexis Bell and Lydia Blueeye each netted 1. Ashley Reiner earned the shutout.

Katrina Clare scored 2 goals for Barker as Lena Fazzolari, Ciara Gregoire and Rachel Hurtgam each chipped in with 1.

Ivy Montgomery scored the Wilson goal.

In a non league contest, Roy-hart blanked Buffalo Seminary on goals by Jayden Townsend and Lexi Lovewell.

N-O Standings: Akron 3-0, Barker 2-0, Roy-Hart 2-0, Medina 1-2, Wilson 1-2, Kenmore 1-3, Newfane 0-3

N-O Golf
Wilson downed Barker 261-302 in a N-O golf league makeup match as Patrick Seeley took medalist honors with a 40 and Josh Seider added a 48.

Wilson is now 2-2 and Barker 1-4

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion goalie Sydney Mulka makes the save on a shot by Kendall’s Grace Robinson as Abbie Pappalardo, Sarah Gregori and Paige Derisley move in for the Purple Eagles. The action took place during Albion’s win over the Lady Eagles in the opening round of the Kendall Tournament this evening.

A goal late in each half earned Albion a 2-0 victory over host Kendall this evening in the opening round of the Lady Eagles soccer tournament.

Mariah Plain scored what proved to be the game winning goal for Albion with 14:09 remaining in the first half off an assist from Brylie Hapeman.

Kendall goalie Katherine Pearson then made 4 key saves in the second half to keep the Lady Eagles right in the game before Nicolina Creasey scored an insurance goal for Albion with just 11:16 to go.

Sydney Mulka earned the shutout in goal for the Purple Eagles.

Albion will next face York in the championship game at 3 p.m. Saturday while Kendall will take on Bishop Kearney in the consolation contest at 1 p.m.

York edged Kearney 4-3 in the other semifinal.

Boys Soccer
Roy-Hart 2, CCA 0
Roy-Hart blanked visiting CCA in a non league game on goals by Noah Hardy and Aidan Bligh.

Colby Hancock registered the shutout in goal for the Rams.

Kendall’s Lizzy Woodams works to control the ball between Albion defenders Nicolina Creasey and Leah Pritchard.

Kendall’s Hailee Mitchell tries to get by Albion defenders Claire Squicciarini and Leah Pritchard.

High scoring offenses look to clash as Albion hosts Lackawanna in a key early season B2 Division football game at 7 p.m. Friday.

Medina/Lyndonville/Barker will also be in B2 action Friday as the Mustangs visit Springville at 7:30 p.m.

In an interdivisional contest, Roy-Hart will travel to Cattaraugus/Little Valley at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Lackawanna romped to a 35-15 interdivisional victory over Class A foe Frontier in the season opener as Steeler quarterback Jeremiah Caviness set school single game passing records with 4 touchdowns and 372 yards on 21 completions.

Featuring a balanced attack, Albion likewise opened with a big 37-7 B2 victory at Olean. Quarterback Bryce Pritchard, who competed 12 of 19 passes for 222 yards, leads the Purple Eagles attack which got touchdowns from Ugene Harrison, Brilliance Johnson, Michael DiCureia and Nate Moore along with a field goal and 4 extra point kicks by Alex Rustay.

Moore’s TD came on one of his two interceptions. Matt Kovaleski, who hauled in a game high 7 passes, also had an interception as did Tyray White.

Medina/Lyndonville/Barker opened with a narrow 14-12 B2 win over Depew as quarterback Izaiah Rhim had a pair of 50 yard plus touchdown runs and Matt Hess, who previously was a two year starter on the varsity soccer team, kicked a pair of key extra points.

The Springville Griffins will be looking to rebound from a 51-8 drubbing at the hands of perennial Class C-D power Maple Grove.

B2 Standings: Albion 1-0, 1-0; Medina 1-0, 1-0; Lackawanna 0-0, 1-0, Springville 0-0, 0-1; Depew 0-1, 0-1; Olean 0-1, 0-1

Medina bested Barker 214-264 in a Niagara-Orleans League match this afternoon at Shelridge.

Barker’s Jake Harris took medalist honors with a 35.

Melanie Green shot 37 and Ian Wagner 38 to lead Medina as Aidan Paul added a 41 and Trevor Luthart a 47.

Medina improves to 4-0-1 and Barker slips to 1-3.

The day’s other two scheduled matches, Akron vs. Albion and Roy-Hart vs. Wilson, were postponed due to the heat.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Ella Brown spikes as the Albion trio of Emani Poole, Mckenna Boyer and Branda Johnson wait to return. The action took place during the Lady Rams win over the host Purple Eagles this evening.

Niagara-Orleans League volleyball action got underway this evening with a marathon match as Roy-Hart outlasted host Albion in five sets 22-25, 25-16, 25-18, 21-25, 25-12.

Albion jumped out to a big lead at the outset of the decisive fifth set as Breanda Johnson served up points 1-8.

However, Roy-Hart came battling back to quickly rally into a 16-9 lead as Alyssa Kubas served up points 2-5 and Kristina Burdick 7-16, a key run which included 2 spiking kills and a block by Aspen Moore, who had a total of 17 kills on the evening.

Roy-Hart’s Aspen Moore spikes over Albion’s Shakyeliz Luna.

Keeping the momentum, the Lady Rams then closed out the set and the match as Maddie Ciemny served up points 18-20, Moore 22-24 and Kubas had a kill to polish off the set and match winning point.  Moore also had 2 kills during that late spurt.

Albion though grabbed an early lead in the match as Johnson served up points 21-24 and Haley Smith registered a kill for point 25 giving the Purple Eagles the 25-21 win in the opening set.

Roy-Hart pulled even by taking the second set 25-16 as Kubas scored points 1-6 and Emilia Peracciny 10-12 to give the Lady Rams an early 12-2 lead.

The Lady Rams kept rolling into a 2-1 match lead by taking the third set 25-18 as Moore snapped a 16-16 tie with a kill and then Burdick served up points 18-22 and Peracciny 24-25.

However, Albion sent the match to the limit by taking the fourth set 25-21 knotting the contest at 2-2.

Rylee Pearles served up points 6-11 to give Albion an early 11-6 lead.

Roy-Hart did rally back to tie the contest at 17-17, 18-18 and 19-19, the last two deadlocks coming off kills by Kubas and Moore.

Albion though withstood the challenge as Conlon served up points 21-24, including a pair of aces, to help the Purple Eagles close out the win and send the contest to a decisive fifth set.

The serving of Burdick, Ciemny and Moore along with the spiking of Moore then keyed Roy-Hart to a 25-12 victory in that decisive final set.

The Wilson at Medina match was postponed due to the heat.

Albion’s duo of Natalie Lathrop and Logan Conlon dive for a return.

Breaking away from a 2-2 deadlock, Kendall erupted for four straight unanswered goals in the second half to defeat host Notre Dame 6-2 this evening in a Genesee Region League girls soccer game.

Hailee Mitchell scored 2 goals during that decisive stretch for Kendall as Grace Robinson and Lizzy Woodams both had 1.

Nore Dame had grabbed a 1-0 lead at the outset on a goal by Ava Reinhart.

Kendall though answered with goals by Alezya Brown and Mitchell to take a 2-1 lead at the half.

Notre Dame did pull back into a 2-2 tie early in the second half on a goal by Callie McCulley but Kendall countered with four straight tallies to claim the win and improve to 1-1 in G-R competition.

In another G-R contest, host Byron-Bergen rallied for a pair of second half goals by Kelsey Fuller to nip Lyndonville/Medina 2-1.

Lyndonville/Medina took a 1-0 lead in the first half on a goal by Anna Lewis.

Boys Soccer
Byron-Bergen 4, Kendall 0
Byron-Bergen blanked visiting Kendall 4-0 in a G-R boys contest.

Medina defeated Roy-Hart 27-0 in the JV Division and 46-13 in the Varsity Division Saturday in Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) competition. Medina also won the Mini Division contest by forfeit.

In the JV Division contest, Trevon Shine had 3 catches for 100 yards from quarterback Cole Callard, including touchdown receptions of 20 and 48 yards, and 90 yards rushing, including a 45 yard TD carry, for the Broncos. Christian Moss added 75 yards rushing, including a touchdown, as Brody Fry and Avion Johnson both had 50 yards rushing.

The Broncos defensive effort was led by Moss, Nathan Woodworth, Trenton Morley, Connor Crandall, Ben Doolan and Shine who all had tackles for losses.

In the Varsity Division game, Amari Soule led the Stallions with three touchdowns, one on the opening kickoff, one on a punt return and another on a long rushing TD.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Ashley Hill works to advance the ball up field against Medina’s Grace Cook during the Lady Rams win over the Mustangs this afternoon at Vets Park.

A pair of first half goals proved to be more than enough as Roy-Hart blanked host Medina 2-0 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League field hockey game at Vets Park.

Lexi Lovewell scored what proved to be the game winning goal for Roy-Hart 10 minutes into the first half.

Mckenzie Rothwell later added an insurance tally for the Lady Rams with 2:46 to go in the opening half.

Goalie Jamie Bower made 4 big saves for Roy-Hart in the first half including stopping a Medina breakaway opportunity in the opening minutes.

Medina is now 0-2.

In the other N-O games, Akron (2-0) defeated Newfane (0-2) 7-1 and Wilson (1-1) downed Kenmore (1-2) 6-0.

Hannah Day and Olivia Mocarski both had 2 goals for Wilson as Ivy Montgomery and Gianna Marchetti each had 1.

Alexis Bell scored 4 goals to lead Akron as Lacey Berghorn, Madison Brege and Jenelle Kieffer each chipped in with 1. Olivia Diebel had 4 assists for the Lady Tigers.

In a non league game, Barker downed Nichols 6-0 as Katrina Clare scored 3 goals, Rachel Hurtgam 2 and Lena Fazzolari 1.

Volleyball
Roy-Hart 25-25-26, Lyndonville 9-14-24
Aspen Moore had 12 spiking kills and Emilia Peracciny 5 to help spark Roy-Hart to a straight set 25-9, 25-14, 26-24 win over host Lyndonville in a non league volleyball match. Rebecca Jones added 12 service points, including 5 aces, and Ella Brown 7 points including 3 aces.

Roy-Hart next opens Niagara-Orleans League competition at Albion on Wednesday evening.

Lexi Lovewell leads a Roy-Hart rush up field.

Medina’s Guin Schalck works against Roy-Hart defender RayLynn Chraston.