With just four minutes remaining in the game, the Kenmore Express found the back of the net to upend the U14 Medina-Lyndonville United Soccer Club 1 – 0 this week.

Defensively United kept the game close on the heels of Aidan Owczarczak, Sam Kingsbury and Jack Whipple. Goalie Zack Fike aided the effort.

Offensively, Felix Isaacson gave United their best scoring chance with midfield help from Connor Bell and Bryson Costich.

Photos by Tom Rivers: Jaime Penna works the ball upfield for the Albion U14 girls soccer team in an 11-2 win this evening over the River Flow Soccer United team. They played at East High in Rochester.

Jaime Penna scored three of Albion’s goals. Alison Gibson had two goals. Other scorers for Albion included Abigail Whittenberg, Elizabeth Whipple, Rori Higgins, Iris Rosario-Reyes, Belen Rosario-Soto and Sophia Albanese.

Albion’s defense played tough with Bailey Gonzalez the goalie the first half and Lucy Rivers for most of the second half.

River Flow’s goals were scored by Nurto Derow and Maya Hatch. This is the first year River Flow has a U14 team in the RDYSL league. Albion’s next game is home at 6:30 p.m. Friday vs. Warsaw.

Elizabeth Whipple dribbles upfield vs. River Flow defenders. She scored a goal in the game.

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Wilson trimmed Medina 3-2 1/2 this afternoon in the Niagara-Orleans League tennis finale.

Joey Moote downed Andrew Fuller 6-0, 7-6 at first singles and Jacob Hecko edged Toby Kiebala 7-6, 7-6 at third singles to lead the way for Wilson.

The Lakemen also got a key come-from-behind win by the second doubles team of Glynis Curcione and Sierra Shepard, 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 over Haylee Seefeldt and Jacob Houseman.

Ray Paull scored a 6-2, 6-1 win for Medina at second singles over Mia Olear.

The Mustangs also got wins from the first doubles team of Kody Leno-Andrew Houseman, 6-1, 6-1 over Kyle Seeley-Nate Jacques and from the third doubles duo of Isaac Pace-Ari Cayea.

Medina finishes the N-O season at 7-5 and Wilson at 4-7.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Blaire Prest (23) and his Mustang teammates will face Akron for the Section VI Class D lacrosse title on Wednesday at Williamsville North. He is shown here working against Akron’s Dominic Lettieri during an earlier season meeting at Vets Park.

Advancing to the finals for the first time in 15 years, No. 2 seed Medina will take on No. 1 defending champion Akron in the Section VI Class D lacrosse title game at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Williamsville North.

The victor will advance to the state playoffs.

Medina, which last played in the finals in 2003, dropped a pair of narrow overtime decisions (15-14, 20-19) to Akron during the regular season as the Tigers repeated as D Dvision champs with an 8-0 record.

“Akron is a tremendous team which is very well coached.  Their players are confident and are cool under pressure,” said Medina Coach Gordy Luthart.  “In our first two games there were 68 goals scored.  We expect another high scoring thriller.  We are going to do everything we can to keep it close and have a chance to win it at the end.  Western NY lacrosse fans are looking forward to this rematch.”

It will be the fourth postseason meeting between the teams and each of the previous three have been as close as this year’s two match ups. Akron has won all three by narrow scores of 7-6 in overtime in 2007, 14-11 in 2012 and 15-14 in overtime in 2013.

The Mustangs have featured a balanced attack this season led by the trio of Christian Silversmith (59 goals), Brendan Luthart (54) and Mason Lewis (49). Three other players have also hit double figures in goals including Zach Blount (19), DaRon Bellan (14) and Tim Roy (11). Luthart also has a team leading 45 assists, Lewis 37 and Blount 24.

Led by high scoring midfielder Owen Hill, Akron averages 17 goals per game which is tops in Western New York as Medina averages just over 13.

“A big key will be which team can come up with a few stops on defense,” said Luthart. “And which team can get some production off the bench.”

Medina has gone 1-1 in two previous sectional final appearances losing 15-2 to Gowanda in 2003 and winning 13-12 in overtime over Gowanda in 2002.

The Kendall Athletic Hall of Fame will induct five new members including Scott Allen, Larry Klafehn, Aaron Bouie Jr. Nate Bouie and Tyler McGonigal, at a June 10th banquet at White Birch.

Allen served as Kendall’s varsity boys’ basketball coach for 15 years, compiling a 210-95 overall record. He was honored four times as the Genesee Region League Coach of the Year, and was the Section V Class CC Coach of the Year in 1996-1997.

He served in many capacities during his tenure at KCS, which ranged from 1977-2004. He served as the Athletic Director for 2 years, interim high school counselor for 4 years, PPS Director for 1 year, and Interim Elementary Principal on three different occasions.

During his 15 years as varsity coach, Allen’s teams won seven G-R titles and a sectional championship during the 1988-1989 campaign.

A 1960 graduate of KCS, Klafehn was a three-sport standout who helped guide the Eagles to an undefeated league record (basketball) three years in a row (1957, 1958, and 1959). In addition to guiding the Eagles to two sectional semi-final births (1959 and 1960), he also scored a game-high 30 points vs. Eastridge.

In baseball, he hit over .400 as a freshman and started as a pitcher four years in a row at the varsity level. As a 3-year starter on the varsity soccer team, He helped the Eagles win the G-O Championship in 1958 and again in 1959, serving as a captain during his senior year.

Klafehn’s leadership extended off the field as well as demonstrated by his role as FFA Secretary, FFA President, and Senior Class President – all while being recognized as a member of the National Honor Society.

A 1973 Kendall graduate, Aaron Bouie Jr. helped lead Kendall to their first Section V semi-finals appearance during his junior year, eventually helping Kendall to secure their first basketball sectional trophy during his senior year.

A G-R and Section V All-Star, he also played soccer for (4) seasons as goalie/midfield for the Eagles. Interestingly enough, he was also part of the Kendall boys’ volleyball sectional Championship team in 1972, despite the school not having a team during the regular season.

Bouie went on to be a 4-year starter on the Roberts Wesleyan basketball team where he still owns several records (rebounding, blocked shots, assists, scoring). By January of his junior year, he had already eclipsed 1,000 rebounds and 1,000 points. He was inducted into Roberts Hall of Fame in 1999.

A 1976 Kendall graduate, Nate Bouie helped lead Kendall to a 17-1 JV record during his freshman year and later helped the Varsity team win three straight basketball Sectional championships . A three time G-R All-Star and 2 time All-Greater Rochester player, Bouie tallied 924 points and 727 rebounds while playing for the Eagles.

Along with basketball, Nate also played varsity soccer for (4) years  and helped lead the team to two Section V Soccer championships. After graduation he continued his basketball career at SUNY Brockport before moving on to the University of Buffalo where he started three years at forward.

A 1999 KCS Graduate, McGonigal was a three-sport athlete who helped lead the Eagles to Soccer and Baseball Section V championships during his senior season.

In addition to winning the Stan Sherwood Memorial Scholarship, he also received the NYS Attorney General Triple C Award, the US Army Reserve Scholar Athlete award, the Theodore Reis Memorial Award, and the Roosevelt Bouie Scholarship along with countless others.

McGonigal earned the 1999 Section V Finals MVP in baseball as the team’s starting catcher. he helped lead the Eagles to several G-R league championships and was recognized as not only an All-Star in baseball (Catcher) but also an All-Star for soccer (Sweeper), as well.

He continued his baseball career at Binghamton where he caught, DH’d, played 3B, and outfield in 2000, 2001, and 2002. While at Binghamton, his team won the 2000 ECAC Baseball Championship and he was skilled enough to play DI Baseball as Binghamton transitioned from D3-D1. He graduated in 2003 with a degree in Environmental Planning.

The AnJo Bombers 16U cruised to an easy victory over Niagara Expos 16U 12-1 on Sunday at the historic Sal Maglie Stadium in the Falls.

The Bombers got things started in the first inning when Colin Fragale grounded out, scoring Karl Darling who had tripled to start the game.

Pulling away, the Bombers notched six runs in the fourth inning.  Thomas Furmanski, Mike DiCureia, Cade Littman, Noah Draper, Fragale, and AJ Seefeldt all drove in runs in the frame.

Darling got the start and the win allowing one hit and zero runs over four innings, striking out five. Furmanski earned the save hurling three innings allowing one run, striking out seven.

The Bombers totaled 13 hits.  Isaiah Callicutt and DiCureia each collected three hits. Callicutt had two booming triples and both Darling and Furmanski also tripled. Littman had two doubles and both DiCureia and Seefeldt also doubled.

AnJo Bombers 16U didn’t commit a single error in the field. Joe Watson had the most chances in the field with 12.

The Bombers next face  Lockport Elite 18U 4 p.m.June 2 at Ray Lee Field on Lincoln Avenue in Lockport.

Carlton bested defending champion Barre 8-2 this past week in Albion Midget League baseball action.

Pitching duties were shared by Finn McCue and Dylan Narburgh for Carlton combining for 12 strikeouts on the mound and allowing just 4 hits.

For Carlton at the plate, McCue and Caidyn Wilson each had 2 hits and Narburgh added a 3 run triple in the last inning to cap a 4 run burst.

Nathan Gibson had 2 doubles for Barre.

Holley’s Angie Weaver took top honors in the Shotput (31-10 1/2) at the Section V Class CC track championships and Kendall’s Brianna Wakefield won the 1500 (5:16.94) at the Class D meet on Friday.

Wakefield also placed third in the 3000.

The Kendall girls also had Madison Jacob place third in the 400 Hurdles, and Jenna Regan take fourth in the Shotput.

The Holley girls also had Abrianna Kruger place fifth in both the Long Jump and Pole Vault.

In the Boys Class CC meet for Holley, Matt Simone placed fourth in the Long Jump and Matt Hahn fifth in the Discus.

In the Class D meet, the Kendall boys had Dylan Spellan place second in the Discus and Allen Tonas third in the Shotput while Lyndonville’s Evan Horn took fifth in the Long Jump.