Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Elle Gross spikes over Albion’s Taylor Walczak during the Mustangs win over the host Purple Eagles this evening.

Rebounding from an overtime loss in the second set, Medina took the next two sets to down host Albion 25-21, 24-26, 25-10, 25-15 this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League volleyball match.

It marked the first time in a dozen years that Medina has defeated Albion in N-O competition. The Mustangs last league wins over the Purple Eagles were a home-and-home sweep during the 2005 season.

Leading by a narrow 11-8 margin, Medina pulled away in the pivotal third set as Maddie Williams served up points 12-15 and Alyssa Beyer 17-22 to put the Mustangs in command 22-9.

Grace Masse then registered back-to-back service aces to complete the 25-10 win and give Medina a 2-1 lead in the match.

Albion’s Caitlynn Snook taps the ball over the net.

Medina then closed out the win by taking the fourth set as Masse served up points 3-7, a run highlighted by 2 spiking kills by Je’ne Brown and an ace, and Beyer points 10-13, which included a kill by Williams, to put the Mustang on top to stay at 12-3.

Albion did rally back to within four at 13-9 as Emani Poole served up points 13-9.

Medina though pulled away for good on a kill by Brown for point 17 followed by a four point run of service points by Masse for a 21-13 Mustangs lead.

Beyer served up the final two points to close out the set 25-15 and the match.

Medina also got off to a quick start taking the openning set 25-21 as Masse had a pair of key late service points to put the Mustangs up 24-19.

Albion though bounced back to even the match with an overtime in in the second set as Johnson served up points 10-12 and 23-24 and Snook 14-16.

Brown finished with a total of 8 kills for Medina as Camri King and Williams both had 3.

Snook had 7 kills and 2 aces and Smith 9 kills for Albion.

Medina is now 2-2 and Albion 0-4 in N-I action.

Roy-Hart 25-25-22-25, Newfane 18-21-25-17
Aspen Moore had 10 kills, 7 blocks and 12 digs; Skyler Christopher 12 kills and 2 aces; Olivia Vorholtzer 14 points including 8 aces and 7 kills and Jessi Wood 6 kills and 6 points to lead Roy-Hart (2-2) past Newfane (1-3) in four sets.

Albion’s Natalie Lathrop returns service as Logan Conlon and Breanda Johnson watch.

The Medina Colts nipped the host Newfane Thunder 8-7 and the Medina Stallions downed the Newfane Storm 23-13 in Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) action Saturday.

In the other game, the Newfane Lightning blanked the Medina Broncos 36-0.

Christian Moss had 118 yards rushing and one touchdown  and Preston Woodworth added the deciding two-point conversion pass to Kolton Fletcher for the Colts.

On defense, Avion Johnson had 2 forced fumbles and 5 tackles, Trey Shine 7 tackles and 1 fumble recovery and Fletcher 5 tackles.

Xander Payne had 102 yards passing including touchdown completions of 43 yards to Anthony Monell and 6 to Hayden Woodroe to lead the Stallions.  Payne also ran for one extra point and passed to Monell for a two-point conversion. Aidan Pitts added 45 yards passing and Trenton Muck 63 yards receiving.

Defensively, Zach Oliver had 7 tackles and 1 sack for a safety, Izell Satkowski 5 tackles, 1 sack and 1 fumble recovery, Noah Skinner 5 tackles, Muck 3 tackles, 1 sack and 1 interception and Payne an interception. Muck also had a punt return for a touchdown.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina and Barker both face key home Niagara-Orleans League field hockey games early this week. Here Medina’s Jessica Granchelli battles for control of the ball with Barker’s Rachel Hurtgam during a recent game. Lydia Battaglia and Madison Kenward move in on the play for Medina.

The Niagara-Orleans League field hockey title race will feature several key games early this week involving the top five teams in the standings.

Undefeated (4-0) Roy-Hart will look to maintain at least a share of the top spot as the Lady Rams visit perennial title contender Barker (2-1) on Monday. The Lady Raiders, which are coming off a big sweep of a pair of  non league contests at Pennsylvania foes, will then entertain Wilson (2-2) on Tuesday.

Also on Tuesday, undefeated (4-0) defending champion Akron visits Medina (2-2) in the Mustangs debut on the new artificial turf at Vets Park. The Lady Tigers have allowed only one goal to date this season in N-O action.

In N-O boys soccer action Roy-Hart (3-1) looks to stay within a game of undefeated (5-0) defending champion Newfane as the Rams visit Akron (0-2-1) Tuesday and Medina/Lyndonville (1-3) on Thursday.

N-O girls soccer action will be highlighted by Saturday’s rivalry matchup as Newfane (4-0-1) hosts Wilson (3-2).

In N-O volleyball a clash of unbeatens for first place will have defending champion Akron (3-0) hosting Wilson (3-0) on Monday. Medina will also visit rival Albion on Monday.

In Genesee Region League girls soccer action, Holley will host rival Kendall on Friday for Homecoming.

Week’s Schedule
Monday
Boys Soccer:  Byron-Bergen at Albion, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer: Barker at Wilson, 4:30 p.m.; Albion at Roy-Hart, 6:30 p.m.
Field Hockey: Roy-Hart at Barker, 4:45 p.m.
Girls Volleyball: Medina at Albion, Newfane at Roy-Hart, Wilson at Akron, 6:30 p.m.
Golf: Albion at Newfane, Medina at Wilson, Roy-Hart at Akron, 4 p.m.

Tuesday
Boys Soccer: Kendall at Northstar, 4:15 p.m.; Wilson at Medina/Lyndonville, Roy-Hart at Akron, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer: Attica at Kendall, 4:30 p.m.
Field Hockey: Wilson at Barker, Kenmore at Newfane, 4:45 p.m.; Akron at Medina, 7:15 p.m.
Boys Volleyball: Lyndonville/Medina at NE/NW, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Volleyball: Lyndonville at Wheatland-Chil, Holley at Attica, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday
Boys Soccer: Holley at Attica, 4:30 p.m.; Pembroke at Kendall, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer: Wilson vs. Medina/Lyndonville at Lyndonville, Roy-Hart at Akron, Newfane at Barker, 4:30 p.m.
Golf: Roy-Hart at Medina, Wilson at Newfane, Barker at Akron, 4 p.m.

Thursday
Boys Soccer: Medina/Lyndonville at Roy-Hart, 6:30 p.m.
Field Hockey: Wilson at Medina, Barker at Kenmore, Roy-Hart at Akron, 4:45 p.m.
Girls Volleyball: Kendall at Rochester Academy Charter, 4:30 p.m.; Akron at Albion, Notre Dame at Holley, 6:30 p.m.
Golf: Albion at Roy-Hart, 4 p.m.

Friday
Football: Roy-Hart/Barker at Albion, 7 p.m.; Lackawanna at Medina/Lyndonville, 7:30 p.m.
Boys Soccer: MST Prep at Medina/Lyndonville at Lyndonville, 4:15 p.m.; Wilson at Newfane, Wilson Magnet at Holley, 8:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer: Roy-Hart at Barker, 4:30 p.m.; Kendall at Holley, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Volleyball: Medina at Newfane, Wilson at Roy-Hart, 6:30 p.m.
Golf: Akron at Albion, Barker at Medina, Roy-Hart at Wilson, 4 p.m.

Saturday
Football: Notre Dame at Holley, 1:30 p.m.
Boys Soccer: Marion at Kendall, 3 p.m..; Akron at Albion, 5 p.m.
Girls Soccer: Wilson at Newfane, 10 a.m.; Alexander at Kendall, 1 p.m.; Akron at Albion, 7 p.m.
Girls Volleyball: Pembroke at Holley, 12 p.m.; Kendall at Lyndonville, 1:30 p.m.

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

The Albion Mini Eagles fell 28-13 to Pembroke on Saturday.  Noah Harrison topped the Albion offense with 100 yards rushing, 25 receiving including touchdown runs of 60 and 28 yards.  Roman Manella had 58 yards passing and Nate Gibson had 38 yards receiving.

On defense, Harrison lead with 8 tackles while Gibson had 7 and Mason Snook and Logan Kast 5 each.

In JV action,  Pembroke pulled away in the 2nd half with a 33-14 victory.   Makyell Walker scored on runs of 48 and 54 yards for Albion. Walker finished with 108 yards on the ground as Xavier Byrd had 26 yards rushing.

James Trembley and Walker lead the defense with 8 tackles each,  Blake Preston added 5 as William Farnsworth, Colin Webb and Raekawn Riley each had a fumble recovery.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s Rachel Killian battles with Alexander’s Sam Gibbs for control of the ball during the Lady Trojans win over the host Lady Hawks this evening.

Alexander blanked host Holley 2-0 and Wheatland-Chili downed visiting Kendall 3-1 this evening in Genesee Region League girls soccer action.

Savannah Bienias scored what proved to be the game winner 15 minutes into the first half for Alexander which led 2-0 at the break.

Alexander is now 4-0 and Holley 2-3 in G-R competition.

Taylor ReQua scored Kendall’s lone goal on a penalty kick at W-C.

Kendall is now 3-1, 4-2 overall.

Boys Soccer
Wheatland-Chili 3, Holley 1
Breaking away from a 1-1 half-time deadlock, Wheatland-Chili scored a pair of unanswered second half goals to down visiting Holley 3-1 this afternoon in a G-R game.

Andrew Moseman scored the lone goal for Holley which is now 0-1-1 in the league and 2-1-2 overall.

Holley’s Haylee Passarell and Alexander’s Macie Riggs race after the ball.

The Barker field hockey team completed an impressive sweep in Pennsylvania by defeating host Upper St. Clair 3-2 today.

Barker grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first half as Lena Fazzolari scored off an assist from Jillian Moeller.

The Lady Raiders then locked up the win on a pair of second half goals by Katrina Clare off assists first from Haleigh Mason and then from Casey A’Hearn.

Barker opened the two game Pennsylvania swing by nipping host Mt. Lebanon 3-2 in overtime Friday on two goals by Natalie Menz and one by Rachel Hurtgam.

The Lady Raiders, which improve to 4-1, next host Roy-Hart (4-0) in a key Niagara-Orleans League game on Monday.

Volleyball
Medina places 3rd at Starpoint Tournament
Medina tied for third place honors at the Starpoint Tournament today.

The Mustangs went 4-2 in the pool portion of the tourney defeating Roy-Hart and splitting with both Lake Shore and Lew-Port.

Akron then downed Medina in the semifinals.

Je’ne Brown, who was named to the All-Tournament team, had 10 spiking kills for Medina as Camri King added 13 digs, Grace Masse 15 assists, Maddie Williams 11 digs and Alyssa Beyer 8 digs.

After trailing 22-12 with less than 5 minutes to play, the Medina JV football team was able to mount an impressive comeback against the host Newfane Panthers this morning.

Trailing by 10 points, the Mustangs were able to go 65 yards in 6 plays to cut the deficit to one touchdown.

The drive began with a pass from Jarin Rhim to Tyler Chinn for a gain of 10 yards, which was then followed up with a 30 yard completion from Rhim to Emmanual Taylor.

After an incomplete pass, Bobby Geiger made consecutive runs of 14 and 5 yards to get the ball down to the 6 yard line.

Rhim, who was seeing his first action at QB after started Brian Fry was called up to the varsity squad, then hit his cousin Dontea Rhim for a 6 yard touchdown.

Taylor then added the two point conversion on a run to make the score 22-20.

The Mustangs defense then was able to force a turnover on downs, getting the ball back to the offense with 2:55 left to play in the game.

A 28 yard pass completion from Rhim to Amir Barulich aided the Mustangs in moving down the field to the one yard line.

Taylor then scored the game winning touchdown on a run with 33 seconds left.

The Mustangs ended any hope of a last second comeback by the Panthers as Nathan Neace intercepted a pass that was tipped by Dontea Rhim with 6 seconds left to play.

Medina’s earlier touchdowns in the game came on a run by Bobby Geiger in the 2nd quarter and a pass from Rhim to Barulich in the 3rd quarter.

Rhim finished his debut 11-16 through the air for 127 yards, while Geiger added 138 rushing yards.

Taylor finished with 42 receiving yards, Tyler Chinn 40, and Barulich 32.

Newfane’s touchdowns came on passes from Garrett Srock to Josh Everett and Carson Winquist, and a run by Nik Volker.

The JV Mustangs, now 2-1, will next be in action on Thursday night at 6 p.m. against the Lackawanna Steelers at Vets Stadium in Lackawanna.

Contributed Photo – Medina’s second place team members at today’s Grand Island Invitational  included Alden Cayea, Jack Hill, Dan Heil and Joe Gates. Missing from the photo is Trenton Crews.

The Medina High boys cross-country team earned second place honors in the Division II race at the Grand Island Invitational today.

Earning medals in claiming that high finish was the quint of Dan Heil, Jack Hill Alden Cayea, Joe Gates and Trenton Crews.

Springville took top honors as Medina edged out Depew for second place.

The Medina girls team placed fourth in Division II led by Hannah Heil, Hannah Sones, Sabrina Quiros and Rebecca Lunden.

In the girls JV race Medina’s Corinne Hill placed sixth.

“Overall is was a great 5K at Grand Island with some good early season experience,” said Coach Eric Gross.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Spencer Lombard and Medina/Lydonville’s Trevor Hare battle for the ball during the Purple Eagles win over the visiting Mustangs this morning.

Getting goal production from five different players Albion rolled to a 6-1 victory over visiting Medina/Lyndonville this morning in a Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer game.

Albion jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first half as Thomas Hollenbeck scored off an assist from Spencer Lombard at the 25 minute mark and Kendyll Hadick tallied from Nate Scanlan with two minutes to go.

Medina/Lyndonville’s Trenton Jones goes for the ball against Albion’s Preston Flugel.

The Purple Eagles then broke the contest open by scoring twice in the first 13 minutes of the second half. First Scanlan scored off an assist from Noah Goudreau and then Hollenbeck tallied from Hadick.

Medina/Lyndonville got on the scoreboard when Matt Hess scored with seven minutes remaining.

However, Albion got that one right back with interest as Lombard scored from Tre Yaskulski and then Brad Sanford tallied off an assist from Hadick.

Devin Gaylord and Angel Colon shared in earning the win in goal for the Purple Eagles which snapped a season opening three league game losing streak.

Albion and Medina/Lyndonville are now both 1-3 in N-O action.

Newfane 9, Akron 1
Scoring two quick goals in the first nine minutes, defending champion Newfane (5-0) romped to a 9-1 victory over Akron (0-2-1) in this morning’s other N-O game.

Trevor Moreland had 3 goals, Mateo May 2 goals and 2 assists, Jarrett Gilson 2 goals and Trevor Heschke 1 goal and 3 assists to lead the way for the Panthers.

Girls Soccer
Newfane 2, Wilson 0
A pair of second half goals by Kayleigh Daniels earned Newfane (4-0-1) a 2-0 victory over rival Wilson (3-2).  Madalyn Traverse made 9 saves to earn the shutout in goal.

Evan Silversmith tries to advance the ball for Medina/Lyndonville as Zach Moore moves in to defend for Albion.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Brian Fry runs around end for Medina/Lyndonville as DaRon Bellan blocks Newfane defender Thorne Geise. The action took place during the Mustangs loss to the Panthers this evening in the first game at renovated Veterans Memorial Park.

Building up a commanding 21-0 half-time advantage, Newfane went on to defeat Medina/Lyndonville 34-6 this evening spoiling the Mustangs christening of renovated Veterans Memorial Park.

Getting excellent results from a well executed option attack, Newfane used a series of big plays to key the first half surge as the Panthers rushed for nearly 250 yards during that stretch.

Julian Nixon opened the Newfane scoring with a 61 yard touchdown run with 5:09 to go in the first quarter.

Panthers quarterback Brandon Gross then tallied on a pair of 1 yard TD runs, the first of which he set up himself with a 64 yard run and the second by a 33 yard run by Shayne Harrington and a 29 yard pass from Gross to Reese Casinelli.

Plagued by a rash of penalties, the Mustangs failed to drive inside the Panthers 30 yard line until the final play of the second half.

Newfane increased its advantage to 27-0 on a 6 yard touchdown run by Harrington midway through the fourth quarter, a tally set up by a big 38 yard run by Gross.

Medina/Lyndonville finally got on the scoreboard when Jalin Cooper caught a 14 yard TD pass from quarterback Izaiah Rhim with 5:01 remaining.  A 26 yard run by William Braswell and an 11 yard Rhim to Cooper pass completion keyed that drive.

However, the Panthers got that one right back when Nixon scored on a 61 yard run with 1:57 remaining.

The Mustangs and Panthers are now both 1-1 in the division and 2-1 overall.

Medina/Lyndonville next hosts Lackawanna at 7:30 p.m. next Friday.

Medina/Lyndonville’s Jalin Cooper eludes the tackle of Newfane’s Shayne Harrington.