The Tri County Midget hockey team opened its season today dropping an 11-0 decision to Perinton at SUNY Brockport.

Perinton broke the game open early with a burst of four quick goals.

The Ti County squad includes the Albion quartet of Victor Benjovsky, Patrick Ricker, Chase Froman and James Hapeman.

Tri County next faces Monroe County on November 5 at SUNY Brockport.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Grace Masse and her Medina teammates will host Newfane at 6 p.m. Monday in the semifinal round of the Section VI Class B-2 volleyball playoffs.

A familiar foe will provide the opposition as Medina hosts Newfane at 6 p.m. Monday in the semifinal round of the Section VI Class B-2 volleyball playoffs.

The Mustangs defeated the Lady Panthers twice during the Niagara-Orleans League season, both in four set matches.

Medina, which is seeded No. 2, advanced by downing No.7 Dunkirk 25-4, 25-21, 27-25 in the quarterfinals while No. 6 Newfane upended No. 3 Tonawanda in five sets.

The Mustangs lineup has included seniors Grace Masse, Alyssa Beyer and Faith Henning, juniors Je’ne Brown and Maddie Williams along with sophomores Elle Gross and Camri King.

Monday’s other B-2 semifinal will have No. 4 Springville vs. No. 1 Alden.

The semifinal winners will meet in the title match on Wednesday at Daemen College..

Monday’s Class C-1 semifinals will have No. 4 Wilson at No. 1 Akron and No. 6 Roy-Hart at No. 2 Eden.

In the quarterfinals, Roy-Hart defeated Olmsted, Wilson bested Gowanda, Akron topped Southwestern and Eden ousted JFK. All were decided in three sets except the Wilson match which went four.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Jahmeek Riley breaks loose for one of his five touchdowns during Saturday’s Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) Varsity Division playoff championship game win over Tri Town at Vets Park. Also in the photo for the Eagles are Jacob Hughson (4), Amari Jones (1) and Christopher Porter (46).

Completing a perfect 11-0 season, Albion romped past Tri Town 40-6 Saturday in the Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) Varsity Division playoff championship game at Vets Park.

Jahmeek Riley spearheaded the Albion attack with 283 yards rushing including five touchdowns on runs of 30, 70, 19, 21 and 6 yards.

Chris Porter also had a 5 yard touchdown run and Amari Jones a two-point conversion pass to Javon Jones for Albion which led 26-0 at the half.

Albion set the tone for the afternoon by driving 81 yards, all on the ground, for a score on the first possession capped off by Riley’s 30 yard touchdown carry.

The ground attack was sparked by the strong line blocking of Bryce Froman, Ricky Lilly, Zaire Reid, Jorden Ostrander, Jabari Johnson and Braxton Zarpentine.

On defense for Albion, Amari and Johnson each had 8 tackles, Riley 6, Porter 5 and Ostrander 4.  Amari Jones also had a fumble recovery,  Johnson 2 sacks and Ostrander 1 sack.

In the JV Division final, Newfane trimmed Attica 12-6 in overtime.

A strong effort by the defense sparked the Medina Colts to a narrow 12-6 victory over Batavia Saturday in the Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) Mini Division playoff championship game at Vets Park.

Stetson Hall had 2 interceptions, Trey Shine 1 interception, Elijah Doxey a fumble recovery and Jayzon Wills a sack to highlight that defensive effort. Shine had a total of 5 tackles and Doxey and Christian Moss 4 each.

On offense for the Colts, which avenged their only regular season loss, Moss had 21 carries for 114 yards and a touchdown and Preston Woodworth a 60 yard TD pass to Shine.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Akron’s Jenna Robnett races in to score her second goal of the game as Wilson defender Madelyn Austin tries to catch up. The action took place during the Lady Tigers victory in the Section VI Class B-2 championship contest this afternoon at Williamsville North.

An early goal likewise keyed No. 2 seed Akron to a 3-0 victory over No. 4 Wilson in an all Niagara-Orleans League Section VI Class B-2 girls soccer championship game at Williamsville North this afternoon.

Jenna Robnett scored what proved to be the game winning goal for Akron just 2:35 into the game.

The Lady Tigers made it 2-0 when Amanda Swader scored with 19:41 to go in the half.

Akron later scored the clincher when Robnett found the net again at 24:33 of the second half.

Akron will now face Newfane for the overall Section VI Class B title and a berth in the state playoffs on Tuesday.

Akron and Wilson had split a pair of 1-0 decisions during the N-O season. Akron and Newfane likewise split a pair of N-O meetings by the identical score of 2-0.

Wilson’s Amanda Murray tries to keep control of the ball as Akron’s Kassidy Gaik and Natalie Karmazyn defend.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Newfane’s Emily Foltz, who scored the game’s lone goal, brings the ball up field as Lexi Wolck defends for Albion. The action took place during the Lady Panthers narrow win over the Purple Eagles in the Section VI Class B-1 championship game this afternoon at Williamsville North.

Making a lone early goal hold up, defending champion No. 2 seed Newfane edged past No. 8 Albion 1-0 in an all Niagara-Orleans League Section VI Class B-1 girls soccer championship game this afternoon at Williamsville North.

Emily Foltz scored the game’s lone goal for the Lady Panthers just 8:48 into the first half on a direct kick.

Albion’s Kendall Derisley knocks the ball away from Newfane’s Meghan Mietlicki.

Albion goalie Sydney Mulka kept it a tight 1-0 game by making a pair of big saves before the half was over. The first came at the 21 minute mark when she stopped a breakaway opportunity and the second at the 4 minute mark with a diving stop. She also made two more big stops in the second half to keep the Purple Eagles right in the game, the first on a leaping save early and then by stopping another breakaway with 14 minutes to go.

The Albion offense, which missed capitalizing on a pair of corner kick opportunities in the first half, put together a big surge of pressure late in the second half but couldn’t quite find the net.

The Purple Eagles first had a shot just miss an open net with 7 minutes remaining and then had a rebound shot again just sail wide of an open net with 4 minutes to go. On that key play the ball had come lose after Newfane goalie Madelyn Traverse dove to stop the initial shot.

“They just gave it everything they had,” said Albion Coach Maggie Orbaker whose Purple Eagles played without their season long leading scorer Brylie Hapeman (19 goals, 5 assists) who missed the game due to an ankle injury.

Albion, which was making its first ever appearance in the sectional finals, advanced by downing Alden 2-1 in the semifinals.  The Purple Eagles finish the season at 11-7-2.

Newfane, which needed overtime to down Olean 4-2 in the semifinals, advances to the Section VI B state qualifier game for the second year in a row to face another N-O foe in Akron, which defeated Wilson 3-0 for the Class B-2 title.

During the N-O season Newfane and Albion played to a 6-6 overtime tie in the first meeting. The Lady Panthers won the rematch 4-0.

Newfane’s Kayleigh Daniels tries to dodge around Albion defender Paige Derisley.

Albion’s Elisabeth Baker brings the ball under control as her teammate Mariah Plain and Newfane’s Emily Foltz move in.

Contributed Photos – The top seven finishers at today’s annual All-League meet at Lakeside Beach State Park comprise the first team of the Niagara-Orleans All-League squad. They include, from left, champion Samuel Auernhamer (Newfane), Collin McCabe (Newfane), Peter DiLorenzo (Barker), Ozzy Moore (Roy-Hart), Alden Cayea (Medina), William Schwarzmueller (Wilson) and Alan Lingle (Newfane).

The top seven finishers in the girls race, which comprise the All-League first team, include, from left, champion Kim Goerss (Newfane), Margo Henley (Akron), Alanna Holman (Albion), Nina Burkard (Newfane), Anna Rickard (Roy-Hart), Gabrielle Baker (Barker) and Vanessa Burkard (Newfane).

Sweeping top individual and team honors, the Newfane boys and girls both scored victories at the annual All-League meet today at Lakeside Beach State Park to complete undefeated (12-0) Niagara-Orleans championship cross-country seasons.

The Newfane boys bested four-time defending champion Barker to claim the N-O crown for the first time since 2005. The Panthers garnered 32 points to win the meet as the Raiders finished in the runner-up spot with 56. Wilson took third with 90 points followed by Medina 115, Akron 124, Roy-Hart 140 and Albion 177.

The Panthers were led by the 1-2 finish of Samuel Auernhamer and Collin McCabe. Auernhamer, who took first place honors  by 8 seconds over his teammate with a time of 17:11, also won the race in 2015.

Rounding out the top 7 finishers, which comprises the All-League first team, were Peter DiLorenzo (Barker), Ozzy Moore (Roy-Hart), Alden Cayea (Medina), William Schwarzmueller (Wilson) and Alan Lingle (Newfane).

The All-League second team (the 8-14 finishers) includes, in order of their finish, Daniel Heil (Medina), Andrew Jenks (Barker), Noah Thornton (Newfane), Casey Zuba (Akron), Austin Burkard (Newfane), Aidan O’Shea (Barker) and Dominic Clementi (Barker).

The Newfane girls made it three championship seasons in a row by besting Albion for top All-League meet honors. The Lady Panthers, which had 5 of the top 9 individual finishers, won the meet with 29 points as the Purple Eagles finished in the runner-up spot with 60 followed by Roy-Hart 94, Akron 96, Barker 132, Wilson 133 and Medina 152.

Newfane’s Kim Goerss was the meet’s individual champion for the third year in a row crossing the finish line in a time of 20:17 to edge out Akron’s Margo Henley by less than two seconds.

Albion’s Alanna Holman finished third followed by Nina Burkard (Newfane),  Anna Rickard (Roy-Hart), Gabrielle Baker (Barker) and Vanessa Burkard (Newfane) to complete the All-League first team.

The 8-14 place finishers, which comprise the All-League second team , include, in order, Lydia Chunco (Newfane), Catalena Ersing (Newfane), Emma Mathes (Albion), Kelsey Ciemny (Roy-Hart), Serena Harris (Barker), Hannah Grammer (Albion) and Shelby Nerber (Newfane).

Photos by Tom Rivers – Sweeping individual honors were Newfane champions Samuel Auernhamer and Kim Goerss.

Photos by Tom Rivers – Albion’s Alanna Holman, left, finished third and Roy-Hart’s Anna Rickard fifth.

Photo by Tom Rivers – Barker’s Peter DiLorenzo finishes third just ahead of Roy-Hart’s Ozzy Moore.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Je’ne Brown spikes over the Dunkirk duo of Aalivah Bass and Nadara Odell during the Mustangs home court sectional victory this evening.

Romping to a lopsided win in the opening set, No. 2 seed Medina went on to defeat visiting No. 7 Dunkirk 25-4, 25-21, 27-25 this evening in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class B-2 volleyball playoffs.

Maddie Williams served Medina out to a commanding lead in the opening set as she scored the first 16 points in a row. That big run featured 4 service aces along with 3 spiking kills by Je’ne Brown and 2 by Elle Gross.

Maddie Williams served up the first 16 points of the match to get Medina off and rolling.

Gross quickly upped the Mustangs advantage to 22-1 as she served up points 18-22, a run which included 3 aces.

The second set proved to be a little closer.

Medina pulled even at 9-9 on a kill by Williams and then opened up  a 20-10 advantage as Williams served up points 10-15, a run which included an ace and kills by Brown and Gross, and Gross tacked on points 17-20 including an ace.

Another kill by Williams kept the lead at 10 points, 24-14.

Dunkirk did battle back to within 24-21 but could get no closer.

Medina built up a 14-9 lead midway through the first set after a five point run of service points by Alyssa Beyer, a run which included an ace and kills by Gross and Brown.

Dunkirk though again came battling back this time to grab a 24-23 lead.

However, the Mustangs answered the challenge as kills by Brown for points 24 and 26 and an ace by Grace Masse for point 25 helped lock up an overtime 27-25 win and close out the match.

Brown finished with a total of 13 kills, and Gross 7 and Williams 5 each.  Williams also had a total of 11 aces and Gross 6 while  Masse had 24 assists to set a new single season assist record.

The Mustangs will next host the No. 6 Newfane at 6 p.m. Monday in the B-2 semifinals. Newfane bested No. 3 Tonawanda in a five set quarterfinal 21-25, 25-5, 18-25, 25-17, 25-13.

In Class C-1 quarterfinals, No. 1 Akron defeated No. 8 Southwestern 25-23, 25-15, 25-19, No. 6 Roy-Hart bested No. 3 Olmsted 25-11, 25-18, 25-16 and No. 4 Wilson downed No. 5 Gowanda 23-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-11.

Aspen Moore had 12 kills, Olivia Vorholzer 6, Skyler Christopher 4 and Jessi Wood 4 for Roy-Hart. Christopher also had 6 aces and Wood 4.

Meg Musall had 6 kills and Izzy Dinse 10 blocks and 6 aces for Wilson.

Monday’s semifinals will have Wilson at Akron and Roy-Hart at No. 2 Eden, which downed No. 7 JFK in straight sets.

In Section V Class C2 quarterfinal action undefeated (17-0) Byron-Bergen downed East Rochester 25-10, 25-10, 25-21 as Quinn Chapell had 11 aces, Madison Farnsworth 10 kills and Lauren Burke 7 kills.

Medina’s Elle Gross tips the ball over the head of Dunkirk’s Amari Carter.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Justice Hughes looks to gain yardage for Medina/Lyndonville behind the block of Elijah Sones during this evening’s bowl game against Olean at Pioneer High School.

An undermanned Medina/Lyndonville squad dropped a 17-6 decision to Olean this evening in the Class B  Chuck Funke Memorial Classic championship game at Pioneer High School.

Despite playing without their starting quarterback, Izaiah Rhim, wide receiver, Jalin Cooper, and running back, William Braswell, the Mustangs stayed within 10-6 midway through the third quarter after a 7-yard touchdown pass from Mason Lewis to Brendan Luthart. Lewis set up that tally with a big 71 yard run on a fake punt.

However, Olean answered right back with the clinching touchdown on a 1-yard run by Icar Simon with 1:08 remaining in the third period. A 29 yard run by Simon set up the tally.

The Mustangs could not cross midfield in the final period.

The Huskies had built up a 10-0 lead at the half on a 39 yard touchdown run by Dylan Vincent and a 24 yard field goal by Zach Linderman in the second quarter. A 35 yard pass completion from quarterback Luke Chapman to Daunte Jeter set up the field goal opportunity.

Defensively for Medina/Lyndonville Tyler Chinn had an interception and Derek White a sack.

The contest was called by officials with 2:50 remaining after a flagrant hit penalty which caused tempers to flare on both sides.

Both teams finish the season at 5-4.

Emmanual Taylor gains yardage for the Mustangs as Nick Crandall moves in to make the tackle for the Huskies.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s Ryan Andrews looks to run between Attica defenders Mike Donahue and David Pearce during the Hawks bowl game loss to the host Blue Devils this evening

A quick two touchdown scoring burst in the final minute and a half of the first half keyed Attica to a 31-0 victory over visiting Holley this evening in the championship game of the Section V Class C-1 Connors and Ferris Bowl.

Leading by a narrow 6-0 margin, Attica quickly extended the advantage to 19-0 at the half as Mitchell Cook scored on a 1 yard run with 1:37 remaining and then Mike Donahue tallied on a 30 yard run with just 45 seconds to go.

A 30 yard pass completion from Cook to Donahue and a 16 yard run by Mason Compton set up the first score. A Blue Devils recovery of a Hawks fumble on the ensuing kickoff set up the second opportunity.

Attica then put a firm lock on the victory with two more quick scores in the first three minutes of the third quarter on s 20 yard interception return by Edward Strzelec and a 42 yard run by Compton. The second score was set up when the Blue Devils recovered a Hawks fumble at the Holley 42.

Attica scored what proved to be the winning touchdown in the opening quarter on a 12 yard run by Donahue.

The Holley defense came up with two big fumble recoveries deep in Holley territory in the opening quarter, by Ryan Andrews and Nicholas Schutz, to stop Attica drives. Jamel Hildreth also had a fumble recovery for the Hawks in the second quarter.

Holley did drive to the Attica 31 early in the second quarter after pass completions of 14 and 7 yards from Camron Labarge to Andrews but the drive stalled out on downs.

The Hawks also drove to the Blue Devils 19 in the third quarter after a 22 yard run by Labarge but again had the march stall out on downs.

Holley finishes the season at 4-5 and Attica at 5-4.

Holley’s Jamel Hildreth strips the ball away from Attica’s Parker Wildey and Nicholas Schutz recovers for the Hawks.