If Monday’s openers are any indication the race for the Medina Euchre League title should be a very tight one this season.

The openers saw a pair of ties as Legion deadlocked 35-35 with Vets Club as did Sacred Heart with Jr. Wilson also at 35-35.

League competition continues on October 9 with Legion at Vets Club and Sacred Heart at Jr. Wilson.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Maddie Williams spikes over Wilson’s Madelyn Seeley to end the first set of the Mustangs home court win this evening.

Avenging an earlier season road loss, Medina bested visiting Wilson 25-22, 25-21, 20-25, 25-15 this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League volleyball match.

Camri King served up points 23 and 24 for Medina in the opening set as did Grace Masse in the decisive fourth set.

King finished with 6 spiking kills, 5 service aces and 8 digs; Masse 23 assists and 2 kills, Maddie Williams 8 digs and 2 kills; Elle Gross 4 aces and 3 kills; Je’ne Brown 15 kills and Alyssa Beyer 7 digs for the Mustangs.

Medina and Wilson are now both 4-3 in N-O competition.

Notre Dame 25-26-25-25, Albion 27-24-10-18
Notre Dame outlasted host Albion in four sets in a non league match.

Brianda Johnson had 10 assists and 4 aces, Haley Smith 5 kills and 2 blocks and Logan Conlon 11 digs for Albion.

Medina’s Alyssa Beyer bumps the ball over the net for the Mustangs. Elle Gross is in the foreground.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Noah Kindron delivers the shot for the game’s only goal in the host Rams win over Holley this evening. Moving in on the play is Hawks defender Korey Puente.

A lone late second half goal proved to be just enough to earn Roy-Hart a narrow 1-0 victory over Holley in a non league boys soccer game this evening at Gasport.

Noah Kindron netted the game’s lone goal for the Rams with 15:23 remaining on a rebound shot as Jamasen Johnson earned the assist.

The Hawks nearly tied the game several minutes later but had the goal waved off due to a hand ball call.

Kodey Hayes earned the shutout in goal for Roy-Hart.

The two teams had battled to a 0-0 overtime tie in the season opener at Holley.

Holley, which slips to 5-5-2, next hosts Wheatland-Chili Wednesday in a Genesee Region League game.

Roy-Hart, which next visits Albion in a Niagara-Orleans League game Wednesday improves to 8-3-2.

Marion 3, Kendall 1

Jumping out to a 3-0 half-time lead Marion went on to down visiting Kendall 3-1 in a non league game.

Nate Warters scored the Kendall goal.

Roy-Hart’s Jacob Fritton heads the ball forward against Holley’s John Mount.

Holley’s Andrew Moseman kicks the ball up field against Roy-Hart defender Aidan Bligh.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina/Lyndonville’s Stacy Buckland keeps the ball away from Notre Dame’s Mackenzy Nenni during the tie game between the Mustangs and Irish this evening at Vets Park.

Neither team could find the net during a pair of 10 minute overtime periods as Medina/Lyndonville and Notre Dame battled to a 3-3 tie this evening in a non league girls soccer game at Vets Park.

The game was deadlocked 1-1 at the half as Alisha Scroger scored for Medina/Lyndonville and Callie McCulley for Notre Dame.

The Mustangs grabbed a 2-1 lead on a goal by Olivia Carter 10 minutes into the second half but the Irish answered right back with a pair of goals by McCulley with 20 and 13 minutes remaining to take a 3-2 lead.

However, the Mustangs battled back to retie the contest on another goal by Carter with 5:10 remaining off an assist from Scroger.

Medina/Lyndonville, which is now 4-6-1, next visits Newfane in a Niagara-Orleans League game on Tuesday.

Olivia Carter goes for control of the ball for the Mustangs from Notre Dame’s Rachel Nickerson.

Contributed Photo – Members of the 1976 Roy-Hart championship football team are shown here during Saturday’s ceremony which saw the team inducted into the Proud to be a Ram Wall of Fame. The six empty chairs in front honor the members of the team who have passed away.

On Saturday, the Roy-Hart Athletics Department honored the 7th newest member of the Roy-Hart PROUD TO BE A RAM WALL OF FAME – the 1976 Division VI champion Varsity Football Team.

The 1976 Roy-Hart Varsity Football Team became the first “Team” to be inducted to the PROUD TO BE A RAM WALL OF FAME.

The 76’ Rams went 6-1 (7-1 overall) to claim the division title over Starpoint and Wilson, which both went 5-2. The Rams defeated Starpoint 41-8 and Wilson 30-8. The season also included a narrow 22-20 win over Medina as the lone setback was an 18-8 loss to Albion.

Captains Mark Wilson, Tom Connette, and Mike Teaven lead the 76’ Varsity Team onto Bruno Pacini Field on Saturday with long-time Head Football Coach Bruno Pacini in attendance as well. Many members of the 76’ Varsity Football were on hand to be recognized for this prestigious honor.

Varsity 76’ Team member Kenny Keirn delivered a heart-warming halftime speech in front of his 1977 Classmates, JV Football Teams of Roy-Hart/Barker and Medina and hundreds of Roy-Hart Community Members as the 76’ Varsity Rams and Coach Pacini, wearing 1976 Championship t-shirts, stood proudly on the 50 yard line – 40 years after playing on that exact same field.

Keirn reflected on the good times about playing with his teammates and their accomplishments, the tough practices they endured, and remembered the six team-members that are no longer with the 76’ Rams. A moment of silence was recognized by the crowd to honor their former teammates.

The Medina Colts and Broncos and the Albion Mini Eagles all scored victories in Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) action Saturday.

Medina Colts 32, Attica Blue Devils  0
The Medina Colts blanked the visiting Attica Blue Devils 32-0 as Preston Woodworth passed for 2 touchdowns, one of 27 yards to Avion Johnson and the other of 8 yards to Stetson Hall. The Colts also got touchdown runs from Trey Shine  of 50 yards, Christian Moss of 65 yards and Kolton Fletcher of 35 yards.

For the defense, which did not give up any positive yards, Shine had 5 tackles, Moss 3 tackles, Fletcher 3 tackles and a forced fumble and Elijah Doxey. a forced fumble and 2 fumble recoveries. Mackoy Hall and Avion Johnson each added a sack and 2 tackles each.

Medina Broncos 38, Attica Blue Devils  12
Julian Woodworth had 109 total yards with a touchdown, Amari Soule 130 yards with 3 touchdowns and Justin Pitts 108 yards rushing with a TD to lead the Broncos attack.

Defensively,  Kaedon Cleveland,  Brody Fry, Liam Castricone and Trenton Morley had 4 tackles each.  Brandon Christaansen, Xavier King and Trenton Morley  all had sacks and Cleveland a pick 6.

Albion Mini Eagles 42, Oakfield/Elba 0
A well balanced attack in the air and ground led the Albion Mini Eagles to a 42-0 victory over Oakfield/ Elba.

Great blocking up front by Joseph Johnson led to 5 touchdown runs by Noah Harrison of 54 and 70, Jayoanni Ostrander of 28 yards, Caidyn Wilson for 50 yards and Nate Gibson of 4 yards.  Gibson also had a 34 yard TD pass to Wesley Olles.

On defense, Harrison had 13 tackles as  Logan Kast, Olles and Gibson all had 8.  Harrison,  Kast and Gibson had fumble recoveries.

Albion JV lost 36-0 and Albion Varsity won by forfeit.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Longtime rivals Akron and Barker will collide in a key Niagara-Orleans League field hockey game on Tuesday at Barker. Akron’s Abby Stone and Barker’s Madison Gancsz will help lead their teams in the contest.

Akron will look to put a virtual lock on a second straight title when the Lady Tigers visit perennial rival Barker in a key Niagara-Orleans League field hockey game at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday.

Akron brings a perfect 7-0 record into the contest while Barker is close behind at 6-1.  The Lady Tigers handed the Lady Raiders their only loss of the season to date by a 2-1 score earlier in the season at Akron.

The undefeated (12-0) Medina golf team will look to lock up the N-O championship with a high finish at the All-League tournament on Tuesday at Willowbrook. The Mustangs hold a commanding six point lead over runner-up Albion (9-3) heading into the tourney.

The Medina girls volleyball squad will look to move up[ a notch in the N-O standings as the 3-3 Mustangs host 4-2 Wilson on Monday and then visit 4-2 Roy-Hart on Wednesday.

On the gridiron the B-2 Division title will be on the line when Albion visits Dunkirk at 7:30 p.m. Friday in a key clash of unbeatens. The Purple Eagles are 4-0 in the division and 5-0 overall while the Mauraders are 3-0, 5-0.

Medina/Lyndonville will visit Alden at 7 p.m. Friday in a B-3 Division contest.

Two Saturday afternoon games will have streaking Newfane (4-1) facing Roy-Hart/Barker (1-4) at Barker and Holley (2-3) taking on Oakfield-Alabama/Elba at Elba as the Hawks seek a third straight victory.

Weekly Schedule
Monday
Boys Soccer: Holley at Roy-Hart, Kendall at Marion, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer: Notre Dame at Medina, 5 p.m.
Girls Volleyball: Notre Dame at Albion, Wilson at Medina, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday
Girls Soccer: Medina at Newfane, Akron at Wilson, Holley at World of Inquiry, 4:30 pm.; Kendall at Alexander, Roy-Hart at Albion, 6:30 p.m.
Field Hockey: Wilson at Newfane, Akron at Barker, 4:45 p.m.; Roy-Hart at Medina, 7:15 p.m.
Girls Volleyball: Lyndonville at Notre Dame, Byron-Bergen at Holley, 6:30 p.m.
Golf: N-O All-League Tournament at Willowbrook
Cross-Country: Roy-Hart and Albion at Wilson, Medina at Akron, Newfane at Barker, 4:45 p.m.

Wednesday
Boys Soccer: Newfane at Medina/Lyndonville, Akron at Wilson, 4:30 p.m.; Roy-Hart at Albion, Wheatland-Chili at Holley, Kendall at Byron-Bergen, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer: Northstar at Kendall, 5:30 p.m.
Girls Volleyball: Wilson at Albion, Medina at Roy-Hart, Newfane at Akron, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday
Boys Soccer: Medina/Lyndonville at Oracle, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer: Wilson at Albion, Akron at Barker, Holley at Pembroke, 4:30 p.m.; Medina at Roy-Hart, 6:30 p.m.
Field Hockey: Barker at Medina, Akron at Kenmore, Roy-Hart at Newfane, 4:45 p.m.
Boys Volleyball: Lyndonville/Medina at SOTA, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Volleyball: Akron at Roy-Hart, Pembroke at Lyndonville, Wheatland-Chili at Holley, 6:30 p.m.

Friday
Football: Medina at Alden, 7 p.m.; Albion at Dunkirk, 7:30 p.m.
Boys Soccer: Wilson at Albion, 4:30 p.m.;  Attica at Holley, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Volleyball: Albion at Newfane, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday
Fo0tball: Newfane vs. Roy-Hart/Barker at Barker, Holley vs. Oakfield-Alabama/Elba at Elba, 1:30 p.m.
Boys Soccer: Bishop Kearney at Kendall, 2 p.m.

Girls Soccer: Albion at Medina, Newfane at Akron, 10 a.m.
Girls Volleyball: Kearney at Kendall, 12:30 p.m.; Holley at RAC, 6 p.m.

N-O Standings
Field Hockey: Akron 7-0, Barker 6-1, Roy-Hart 6-2, Medina 4-4, Wilson 3-5, Kenmore 1-7, Newfane 0-8
Golf: Medina 12-0, Albion 9-3, Wilson 7-3-2, Akron 6-4-2, Roy-Hart 3-8-1, Newfane 1-10-1, Barker 1-11
Boys Soccer: Newfane 7-1, Roy-Hart 6-2, Wilson 3-3-1, Albion 2-5, Medina/Lyndonville 2-5, Akron 1-5-1
Girls Soccer: Newfane 8-1-1, Akron 7-1, Wilson 6-3, Albion 4-4-1, Medina/Lyndonville 3-5, Roy-Hart 2-7, Barker 0-10
Volleyball: Akron 6-0, Roy-Hart 4-2, Wilson 4-2, Medina 3-3, Newfane 1-5, Albion 0-6

G-R Standings

Boys Soccer: Byron-Bergen/Elba 6-0-1, Wheatland-Chili 5-1-0, Pembroke 3-4-0, Kendall 3-4-0, Holley 1-4-1, Attica 1-6-0

Girls Soccer Division 1: Wheatland-Chili 9-0, Byron-Bergen 8-1, Pembroke 5-3, Holley 4-6, Attica 0-10

Girls Soccer Division 2: Kendall 7-3, Alexander 4-4, Notre Dame 3-6, Oakfield-Alabama/Elba 1-8

Girls Volleyball Division 1: Byron-Bergen 8-0, Attica 4-2, Notre Dame 3-2, Pembroke 2-4, Holley 0-7

Girls Volleyball Division 2: Oakfield-Alabama/Elba 8-0, Kendall 4-3, Alexander 3-5, Lyndonville 3-4, Wheatland-Chili 0-7

Contributed Photo – With the Alps providing a very scenic background Scott Bradley gets off his bike as he transitions to the run portion of the triathlon in Austria.

From the Adirondacks to the Alps it has been a busy summer of pro triathlon competition for Lyndonville native Scott Bradley who capped off that stretch with a personal best time of 4:01.11 for a 70.3 triathlon at Augusta, Georgia on September 24.

Bradley’s busy summer started in late July when he competed in his only long distance triathlon of the year at the Ironman Lake Placid which included a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride and a 26.2 mile (full marathon) run.

Coming out of the water 20th out of 21 Male Pros, he moved up to 12th after the bike ride and then posted a time of 3:27.36 in the run to finish the day 14th out of 21 Male Pros and 23rd overall out of 2,325 participants in the race.

Next it was off to Europe where triathlon competition is a major sport. Interestingly, as it turned out he literally represent his country as he was the only Male Pro from the United States to compete in the Ironman 70.3 events in Dublin, Ireland on August 20 and Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria on August 27.

Bradley in action during the run portion of the Austrian triathlon.

In the Dublin competition he placed 14th ou of 17 Male Pros and 22nd overall out of 1,536 entrants as he posted the 12th fastest bike time of the day and finished the event with a total time of 4:17.43.

Unfortunately Bradley came down with a head cold the day before the competition in Austria. Battling the congestion and the toughest bike course he has faced to date, he finished 18th among 30 Male Pros and 42nd out of 2,246 with a total time of 4:30.04.

Despite having to compete while battling a cold, he placed the Austrian course among his favorite 70.3 races of his career noting that it was as professionally run  as any that he has competed in and the scenery was absolutely breathtaking.

Bradley then wrapped up his busy summer with a “rebound” 70.3 event in August, Georgia where he finished 10th out of 22 Male Pros and 10th overall out of 2.557 competition. It was the fourth top 10 finish of his pro career and his overall time of 4:01.11 broke his own personal record time for a 70.3 by over three and a half minutes.

He came out of the water 19th out of the 22 Male Pros but only 3 minutes 22 seconds behind the first Male Pro. Then riding the seventh fastest bike time of the day, he climbed to ninth among the Male Pro.  The fourth fastest time of his career in the run (1:24.20) enabled him to finish 10th among the pros.

Bradley, who is the Assistant Principal at Byron-Bergen Junior-Senior High School, will next be competing in the Miami, Florida and or Austin Texas events this month.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Michela Hanlon works the ball away from Oakfield-Alabma/Elba defender Fanny Venegas during the host Lady Eagles Homecoming win over the visiting Lady Hornets this afternoon.

Kendall’s Katherine Pearson tries to advance the ball past Oakfield-Alabama/Elba’s Madison Harrington.

Snapping a two game losing streak Kendall scored a 3-0 Homecoming victory over visiting Oakfield-Alabama/Elba this afternoon in a Genesee Region League girls soccer game.

Michela Hanlon scored what proved to be the game winning goal for Kendall at the 20 minute mark of the first half.

The Lady Eagles then broke the contest open with two quick goals early in the second half as Hanlon scored at the 14 minute mark from Taylor ReQua and Megan Hardenbrook tallied just two minutes later off an assist from Brooke Lawson.

Hannah Ulmen earned the shutout in goal making 2 saves.

Kendall improves to 7-3 in the league and 9-4 overall.

Volleyball
Kendall spikers best W-C
Kendall scored a straight set 25-12, 25-8, 25-12 Homecoming win over visiting Wheatland-Chili this afternoon in a Genesee Region League volleyball match.

Jenna Regan had 14 spiking kills, Shianna Patten 27 of 28 servicing, including 11 aces, Brittney Marks 10 assists and 2 kills and Jessica Coble 4 kills and 1 ace to lead the way for the Lady Eagles.

Cross-Country, McQuaid Invitational

The Albion girls cross-country team placed eighth out of 38 teams in the medium sized schools unseeded race at the McQuaid Invitational in Rochester today.

Alanna Holman placed 18th in a time of 19:17 and Emma Mathes 21st in 19:21 to lead the Purple Eagles.

Kendall’s Brianna Wakefield works around Oakfield-Alabama/Elba defender Alexa Cory.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman — Kendall’s Nate Warters jumps over Holley goalie Patrick Bower as he makes a save during this morning’s Homecoming game which saw the host Eagles down the rival Hawks. Moving in on the play is Noah Walzer.

Kendall goalie Hunter Menze stops a header by Holley’s Dalton Major.

A quick three goal scoring burst in a span of just five minutes late in the first half keyed Kendall to a 3-1 Homecoming victory over visiting rival Holley this afternoon in a Genesee Region League boys soccer game.

Kendall snapped a scoreless deadlock when Nate Warters scored with 6:46 to go in the first half off an assist from John Rath.

The Eagles then quickly ballooned the lead to 3-0 when Warters scored again on a header from Nick Richardson with 2:35 remaining and Rath scored off an assist from Mickey Gardner with just 1:01 remaining.

Holley got on the scoreboard when John Mounts tallied with 27 minutes to go in the second half but the Hawks could not find the net again.

Anchoring the defense for Kendall was goalie Hunter Menze who made several key saves.

Kendall is now 3-4 in the league and 5-6 overall while Holley is 1-4-1, 5-4-2.

Albion 1, CCA 0

Albion nipped host CCA 1-0 this afternoon in a non league soccer game as Harrison Brown netted the lone goal with 15 minutes to go in the second half off an assist from Tom Hollenback.

Devin Gaylord earned the shutout in goal.

Holley’s John Mounts takes a shot on goal as the Kendall trio of goalie Hunter Menze, Kohl Morgan and Nick Richardson.

Kendall’s John Rath drives against Holley defenders Nathan Nothnagle and Matt DeSimone.

Holley’s Dalton Major drives the ball up field against Kendall’s Nick Richardson..