Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Noah Kindron tries to get around Newfane defender Mark Vogt during the Rams loss to the Panthers this evening at Gasport.

Making a lone first half goal stand up, defending champion Newfane edged past Roy-Hart 1-0 this evening at Gasport to take over sole possession of first place atop the Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer standings.

Max Weber netted the game’s lone goal for the Panthers with 8:46 remaining in the first half.

Cam Stanton earned the shutout in goal for the Panthers whose defense had to turn back a late Rams surge to preserve the narrow win.

Newfane is now 6-1 and Roy-Hart 5-2 in N-O  competition.

Holley 2, University Prep 1

Early goals by Matt Wilson and John Mounts keyed Holley to a 2-1 non league win over University Prep. Kohl Morgan and Andrew Moseman earned assists on the tallies as the Hawks improve to 5-1-2.

Roy-Hart”s Cory Bricourt and Newfane’s Jarrett Gilson battle for control of the ball.

Holley shutout visiting Oakfield-Alabama/Elba 2-0 this evening in a Genesee Region League girls soccer game.

Halee Passarell scored both goals for the Lady Hawks, the first off an assist from Rachel Killian in the first half, and the second on a penalty kick in the second half.

Maddie Papaj made 3 saves to earn the shutout in goal.

In another G-R contest, Byron-Bergen downed host Kendall 5-2.

Taylor ReQua scored both goals for Kendall.

The game was deadlocked at 1-1 at the half but Byron-Bergen scored back to back goals to open the second half to regain the lead for good.

Volleyball
Notre Dame bested Kendall 3 sets to 1 in a G-R volleyball match.

Jenna Regan had 14 kills, 4 aces and 2 digs and Sunni Brice 10 digs, 4 aces and 7 assists for Kendall.

In another G-R match, undefeated (5-0, 8-0) Byron-Bergen downed Lyndonville 25-14, 25-22, 25-10 as Madison Farnsworth had 9 kills 12 digs and 2 aces and Lauren Burke 15 assists, 3 kills and 2 digs.

Field Hockey
Barker 2, Nichols 0
Barker blanked Nichols 2-0 in a non league game as Cara Fox and Paige Sandolfini shared in earning the shutout in goal.

Leah Fazzolari scored what proved to be the game winner for Barker in the first half off an assist from Rachel Hurtgam.

Natalie Menz added an insurance tally for the Lady Raiders in the second half on a penalty corner off an assist from Katrina Clare.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina/Lyndonville’s Nate Sherman drives by Akron defender Micah Suckow during the Mustangs win over the Tigers this evening at Vets Park.

Snapping a five league game losing streak, Medina/Lyndonville outlasted Akron 4-3 in a Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer game this evening at Vets Park.

Trailing 3-2 at the half, Medina/Lyndonville quickly rallied into a tie when Evan Silversmith scored just three minutes into the second half off an assist from Ethan Leonard.

The Mustangs then netted the game winner when Leonard tallied with 12 minutes to go.

Akron had jumped out to a 1-0 lead at the outset on a goal by Ethan Martin.

Medina/Lyndonville answered right back just four minutes later when Alex Allis scored on a header off an assist from Leonard.

The sea-saw battle continued as Akron regained a 3-1 advantage on two straight goals by Ben Sequin.

Medina/Lyndonville though cut the deficit to 3-2 before the half on a penalty kick goal by Leonard.

Keeping the momentum, the Mustangs then netted a pair of unanswered goals in the second half to claim the win.

The Mustangs are now 2-5 and Akron 1-5-1 in N-O action.

Alex Allis looks to center the ball for the Mustangs as Devon O’Brien defends for the Tigers.

Medina took two of three games from host Tri Town Saturday in Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) competition. The Colts won the Mini Division game 28-0 and the Broncos took the JV Diision contest 20-14 but the Stallions lost 40-0 in the Varsity Division.

Colts 28, Trojans 0
Christian Moss rushed for 150 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead the Colts offense as Avion Johnson had 48 yards rushing and a touchdown and Lex Gray 36 yards. Quarterback Preston Woodworth threw a two-point conversion pass to Kolton Fletcher and also ran for two extra points.

On defense, Ben Doolan, Trevon Shine and Moss each had 5 tackles and Mackoy Hall, Johnson and Fletcher 3 each.  Shine and Stetson Hall both had fumble recoveries and Elijah Doxey an interception return of 45 yards for a touchdown.  Fletcher also had a sack and a forced fumble and Hall a forced fumble.

Broncos 20, Trojans 14
Amari Soule and Brody Fry each had a rushing touchdown and Cole Callard caught a pass for another TD to pace the Broncos which scored late to take the lead.  An interception by Logan Gray in the end zone then wiped out a late Trojans drive to preserve the win.

Justin Pitts had 79 yards rushing to lead the Colts as Soule had 66, Julian Woodworth 28 and Fry and Ayden Johnson 17. Woodworth also had 26 receiving.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Aidan Bligh, left  and his Ram teammates will host defending champion Newfane on Monday evening at Gasport in a key contest for the Niagara-Orleans League lead. Kendall’s Nick Richardson and his Eagle teammates will host rival Holley on Saturday morning for Homecoming.

First place in the Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer standings will be at stake when Roy-Hart hosts defending champion Newfane at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Gasport.

Roy-Hart and Newfane are now both 5-1. The Panthers blanked the Rams 6-0 in the earlier season meeting at Newfane.

Rivals Holley and Kendall will meet at 11 a.m. Saturday at Kendall for the Eagles Homecoming game. The Lady Eagles will then host Genesee Region League foe Oakfield-Alabama/Elba at 1 p.m. to compete the Homecoming doubleheader.

On the links, the Medina golf team will be looking to lock up the N-O title when the Mustangs visit runner-up Albion at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Hickory Ridge.  Medina is 11-0 and Albion 9-1.

N-O cross-country competition begins Tuesday as Medina hosts Albion and Newfane, Barker visits Wilson and Roy-Hart entertains Akron.

On the gridiron, Medina/Lyndonville will host Roy-Hart/Barker at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Vets Park for a B-3 Division Homecoming game; undefeated (4-0) Albion will host Olean in a key B-2 Division contest at 7 p.m. Friday and Holley will visit York at 7:30 p.m. Friday in a Livingston County League game.

Weekly Schedule
Monday
Boys Soccer: Akron at Medina/Lyndonville, U.Prep at Holley, 4:30 p.m.; Newfane at Roy-Hart, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer: Oakfield-Alabama/Elba at Holley, Byron-Bergen at Kendall, 6:30 p.m.
Field Hockey: Barker at Nichols, 4:45 p.m.
Girls Volleyball: Byron-Bergen at Lyndonvlle, Holley at Alexander, Kendall at Notre Dame, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday
Boys Soccer: Keshequa vs. Medina/Lyndonville at Lyndonville, 4:30 p.m.; Holley at Pembroke, Wheatland-Chili at Kendall, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer: Albion at Barker, 4:30 p.m.; Newfane at Roy-Hart, 6:30 p.m.; Akron at Medina, 7:30 p.m.
Field Hockey: Newfane at Medina, Wilson at Akron, Sacred Heart at Barker, 4:45 p.m.; Kenmore at Roy-Hart, 5 p.m.
Girls Volleyball: Medina at Tapestry, 6:30 p.m.
Golf: Medina at Albion, Newfane at Roy-Hart, Wilson at Barker, 4 p.m.
Cross-Country: Albion and Newfane at Medina, Barker at Wilson, Akron at Roy-Hart, 4:45 p.m.

Wednesday
Girls Soccer: Kendall at Notre Dame, 4:30 p.m.; Wheatland-Chili at Holley, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Volleyball: Oakfield-Alabama/Elba at Lyndonville, Alexander at Kendall, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday
Boys Soccer: Albion at Newfane, 4:30 p.m.; Wilson at Roy-Hart, Byron-Bergen at Holley, Kendall at Attica, 6:30 p.m.
Field Hockey: Medina at Kenmore, Barker at Newfane, 4:45 p.m.
Girls Volleyball: Roy-Hart at Albion, Medina at Akron, Newfane at Wilson, 6:30 p.m.
Golf: Albion at Wilson, Akron at Newfane, Roy-Hart at Barker, 4 p.m.

Friday
Football: Olean at Albion, 7 p.m.; Roy-Hart/Barker at Medina/Lyndonville, Holley at York, 7:30 p.m.
Boys Soccer: Global Concepts at Medina/Lyndonville, Albion at Akron, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer: Albion at Newfane, Medina at Barker, Holley at Attica, 4:30 p.m.; Wilson at Roy-Hart, 6:30 p.m.
Field Hockey: Roy-Hart at Wilson, 6:30 p.m.
Boys Volleyball: Wayne vs. Lyndonville/Medina at Medina, 5 p.m.
Girls Volleyball: Alexander at Lyndonville, Holley at Oakfield-Alabama/Elba, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday
Boys Soccer: Holley at Kendall, 11 a.m.; Albion at CCA, 2 p.m.
Girls Soccer: Oakfield-Alabama/Elba at Kendall, 1 p.m.

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

Albion earned a split with visiting Alden Saturday in Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) action.

The Albion Mini Division team behind 3 touchdowns from Noah Harrison, beat Alden 34-6. Harrison had 2 TD runs of 2 and 44, also caught a 43 yard td reception from Nate Gibson.  Gibson also had a 31 yard TD pass to Wesley Olles.  On the ground Gibson had 95 yards, Harrison 77 and Jayovanni Ostrander added a 40 yard TD run.

On defense, Mason Snook had 9 tackles and a fumble recovery, Olles 6 and a fumble recovery, Harrison added a sack and forced a fumble.

The Albion JV team lost to Alden 40-20.  Makyell Walker had a huge day on the ground for Albion picking up 200 yards and 3 touchdowns of 62, 50 and 18 yards.

Xavier Byrd lead the defense with 15 tackles, Walker added 7, Dylan Narburgh and William Farnsworth picked up 5 each.  Blake Preston, Narburgh and Jared Ostrander each a sack.  Ostrander also had a fumble recovery.

Albion’s Varsity Division team had a 2-0 forfeit win.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Preston Flugel works his way up field against Akron defender Tyler Whitbeck during the Purple Eagles Homecoming loss to the visiting Tigers this evening.

The Akron boys snapped a season long five Niagara-Orleans League game winless streak by nipping host Albion 2-1 in overtime this evening spoiling the Purple Eagles Homecoming..

Albion, which slips to 2-4, grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first half as Spencer Lombard scored off an assist from Leonel Rosario.

However, Akron, which is now 1-4-1, rallied to tie the game in the second half on a goal by Ethan Martin. The Tigers then claimed the victory on a goal in the first overtime period by Bryce McClaine.

Albion’s Sarah Gregori battle with Akron’s Julia George for control of the ball..

The Akron girls then completed the doubleheader sweep by besting Albion 5-1.

The Lady Tigers jumped out to a 3-0 half-time advantage as Kara Sequin netted all 3 goals.

Sequin and Maggie Leeds then each scored a goal in the second half.

Mariah Plain netted Albion’s goal.

Akron is now 6-1 in the league and Albion 3-3-1.

Marion 5, Kendall 3
Nate Warters and Miguel Aguirre both had a goal and an assist for Kendall in the 5-3 non league loss to visiting Marion.

Brahayan Gonzalez also had a goal and John Rath an assist for Kendall which is now 4-4.

Girls Soccer
Kendall 1, Alexander 0
A second half goal by Taylor ReQua earned Kendall a narrow 1-0 victory over Alexander in a Geensee Region League game.

Katherine Pearson earned the shutout in goal for Kendall which is now 6-1 in the league and 8-2 overall.

Newfane 4, Wilson 0
Emily Foltz and Kayleigh Daniels each scored a pair of goals to lift Newfane to a  4-0 victory over rival Wilson in a Niagara-Orleans League game.

Madalyn Traverse made 7 saves to earn the shutout in goal.

Newfane is now 6-1-1 and Wilson 5-3 in N-O action.

Albion’s Kendyll Hadick tries to drive between Akron defenders Tyler Whitbeck and Devin O’Brien.

Albion’s Abby Pappalardo and Akron’s Jenna Robnett go for the ball.

Kendall posted a four set 25-20, 18-25, 25-22, 25-12 victory over host Lyndonville in a Genesee Region League volleyball match this afternoon.

Jessica Coble went 28 for 28 at the service line, including 5 aces, for Kendall as Jenna Regan had 10 kills and 2 aces, Kelly Mayes 6 kills, Brittany Marks 10 digs and Sunni Brice 8 assists and 2 aces.

For Lyndonville, Alecia Hinkson had 9 kills and 6 aces, Carlie Russo 6 kills and Natalie Ostrowski 5 aces.

Pembroke 25-17-25-21-25, Holley 10-25-18-25-13
Pembroke outlasted Holley in a sea-saw five setter 25-10, 17-25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-13 in another G-R match.

Emma Gutowski had 6 aces and 4 kills for Pembroke as Mackenzie Jurek and Amanda Knauss both added 4 kills.

For Holley, Nicole Mrzywka had 5 kills and 3 aces and Jessica Sedore 3 assists and 3 digs.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s Camron Labarge tries to stretch for a touchdown during the Hawks Homecoming win over Notre Dame this afternoon as Joe Kaus makes the tackle for the Irish.

Snapping a season opening three game losing streak in impressive fashion, Holley romped to a 47-21 Homecoming victory over visiting Notre Dame this afternoon.

Quarterback Jeremy Mallett and running backs Camron Labarge and Jacob Affronti each scored two touchdowns to spearhead the Holley offense.

The Hawks defense also had a big day as Ryan Andrews returned an interception for a touchdown while Jamel Hilbreth and Labarge also both had picks and Mallett and Matt Hahn both had fumble recoveries.

Holley’s Matt Hahn and Tony Farruggia combine to tackle Irish quarterback Tim Klotzbach.

“We had a very good week of practice and there was a lot of great unselfish team play out there today,” said Holley Coach Wil Prince. “We came out with some new formations to take advantage of our speed and that worked out very well.”

Holley, which had scored a total of only 12 points over the first three games, jumped out to a 14-0 first quarter lead and never trailed.

Mallett capped off a 13 play 8 minute long game opening drive with a 4 yard touchdown run with 4:01 to go in the opening quarter and the Hawks were off and rolling.

Labarge, who did yeoman work toting the ball all afternoon, had a 26 yard run and an 11 yard pass reception from Mallett to highlight the drive.

The Hawks wasted little time in upping the advantage to 14-0 as Affronti scored on a 17 yard run and added the two-point converse carry with :34 seconds to go in the period.  A 20 yard run by Labarge highlighted that drive which was set up by an interception by Hildreth near midfield.

Notre Dame did cut the deficit to 14-7 on a 7 yard touchdown pass from Tim Klotzbach to Grant Hens with 5:12 to go in the second quarter. An interception by Nico Zambito set up that opportunity.

However, Holley got that one right back when Mallett scored on a 1 yard run and Ryan Andrews added the extra point kick to make it 21-7 with 1:31 to go in the half.  A big 51 yard run by Labarge on a reverse keyed that drive.

The Hawks defense then stopped Notre Dame’s final drive of the half as Jacob Norman forced a fumble with a sack and Hahn made the recovery.

The Holley advantage jumped to 27-7 midway through the third quarter as Labarge scored on a 10 yard run, a tally set up by a 40 yard run by Mallett.

The Hawks lead then ballooned to 40-7 as Andrews scored on a 20 yard interception return with 1:45 to go in the third period and then Affronti tallied on a 62 yard run with 11:39 remaining in the final stanza.  An interception by Labarge set up that opportunity.

Labarge rounded out the Holley scoring with a 1 yard TD run with 4:10 remaining, a tally he set up himself with a 30 yard run following a fumble recovery by Mallett.

The Irish scored twice in the final seven minutes, the first on a 35 yard pass from Klotzbach to Zambito and the second on 4 yard pass from Klotzbach to Ryan Moffat.

Holley and Notre Dame are now both 1-3 on the season.

Holley’s Jamel Hildreth runs down the sideline after making an interception as Notre Dame’s Nico Zambito closes in to make the tackle.

Holley’s Jacob Affronti goes by Notre Dame defender Michael Keeler to gain yardage as Nicholas Schutz blocks.

Holley quarterback Jeremy Mallett gains big yardage on this run.