A goal just before half-time keyed Roy-Hart to a 2-0 victory over host Wilson this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer game.

Jamasen Johnson scored with just three seconds remaining in the first half off an assist from Jose Campos to put Roy-Hart on top to stay.

The Rams then got an insurance goal in the second half by Noah Kindron off an assist from Johnson.

Kodey Hayes earned the shutout in goal for the Rams which also got a strong defensive effort from the quintet of Patrick Sheelar, Andrew Srock, Jacob Fritton, Tyler Choate and Matt Scott.

Roy-Hart is now 1-1 and Wilson 0-2 in N-O action.

Pembroke 5, Kendall 4 OT

Trailing 3-0 at the half, Kendall battled back to take a 4-3 lead only to see host Pembroke retie the Genesee Region League game with 30 just seconds to go in regulation and then to net the game winner in the first overtime period for a 5-4 victory.

Kendall got two goals from Nate Warters and one each from Miguel Aquirre and Brahayan Gonzalez to rally into the 4-3 lead.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Lexi Lovewell brings the ball up field against Medina defender Grace Flores during the Lady Rams win over the visiting Mustangs this afternoon.

A pair of first half goals proved to be just enough to earn Roy-Hart  2-1 victory over visiting Medina this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League field hockey game.

Delaney Draper scored off an assist from Samantha Choate and then Lexi Lovewell tallied from Ashley Hill to give Roy-Hart a 2-0 half-time lead.

Medina answered back when Guin Schalck scored off an assist from Grace Flores with 10 minutes to go in the second half but the Mustangs could not net the equalizer.

Roy-Hart stays unbeaten at 3-0 while Medina slips to 2-1.

Defending champion Akron nipped visiting Barker by an identical 2-1 score as Abby Stone scored in the first half and Rebecca Breymeier in the second half for a 2-0 lead.

Barker’s goal was scored by Rachel Hurtgam.

Akron is now 2-0 and Barker 1-1.

Wilson likewise won by a 2-1 margin over Newfane but in overtime.

Hannah Day scored both goals for Wilson.

Hailey Furgeson scored the Newfane goal.

Wilson improves to 1-2 and Newfane drops to 0-3.

Medina’s Alexis Maines battles with Roy-Hart’s Katelin Corra for control of the ball.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Quarterback Izaiah Rhim, who threw five touchdown passes in last weekend’s season opener, will lead Medina/Lyndonville into Friday’s game at Tonawanda.

Looking to keep the momentum from a strong second half in last week’s season opening win, Medina/Lyndonville will visit Tonawanda at 7 p.m. Friday in the Mustangs first B-3 Division contest.

Albion will likewise be looking to maintain the momentum from a strong finish in the season opening win as the Purple Eagles travel to Depew at 7:30 p.m. Friday for a B-2 Division game.

Holley will look to rebound from an opening week loss as the Hawks host Attica at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

However, the weekend’s football action gets underway this evening as Roy-Hart/Barker travels to Alden at 6 p.m. for a B-3 Division game.

Medina/Lyndonville came up big both offensively and defensively in the second half of last week’s 52-30 victory over Burgard.  Trailing 30-24 at the half, the Mustangs defense blanked the Bulldogs over the final two quarters while the offense rang up 28 points.

Quarterback Izaiah Rhim led the Mustangs attack with five touchdown passes including two each to Mason Lewis and Brendan Luthart and one to Jalin Cooper.  William Braswell added a pair of rushing touchdowns to lead the Mustangs ground attack.

Tonawanda , which will be looking to bounce back from a 46-20 loss to Alden, holds a 9-6 lead in the series with the Mustangs.  However, the Mustangs took the last meeting 36-14 in 2015 and have won five of the last six encounters with the Warriors.

Albion scored two touchdowns in the final two and a half minutes on a 13 yard run by Ugene Harrison and a 50 yard punt return by JaQuess Harrison to claim a wild 40-34 victory over visiting Springville in the opener. The Purple Eagles offense also featured a pair of touchdown passes from quarterback Bryce Pritchard to Nate Moore.

Albion holds a 10-8 lead in the series with Depew but the Wildcats have won the last five meetings including a 28-13 victory in the oat recent encounter in 2015.

When Holley hosts Attica on Saturday the Hawks will be seeking a win over the only Genesee Region team they haven’t defeated on the gridiron.

Attica, which holds a 15-0 lead in the series with Holley, is looking to bounce back from a 34-6 season opening loss to Hornell. The Hawks are likewise looking to reboud from a 16-6 loss to Geneseo.

Also looking to get onto the winning track is Roy-Hart/Barker which dropped a 23-8 decision to Akron in there opener.

Alden holds a 3-0 lead in the series with Roy-Hart/Barker.

A quick two goal scoring burst midway through the first half keyed defending champion Newfane to a 5-0 victory over host Albion this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer game.

The two goals, the first by Max Weber and the second on a penalty kick by Trevor Moreland, came less than a minute apart.

Mateo May then scored two quick goals early in the second half to help put a lock on the win for the Panthers whose final goal was tallied by Moreland.

Newfane is now 3-0 and Albion 0-1 in N-O action.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – The Medina duo of Je’ne Brown (14) and Camri King (7) go up to block a return by Akron’s Madison Kaczmarek. The action took place during the Mustangs home court loss to the Lady Tigers this evening.

Akron opened defense of its Niagara-Orleans League volleyball title by scoring a straight set 25-16, 25-17, 25-20 victory over host Medina.

Three spiking kills by Je’ne Brown did help keep Medina close at 8-6 early in the opening set but Akron used a big run of seven straight service points by Jesee Jonathan (9-15) to take charge.  Chooch Jonathan then closed out the set for the Lady Tigers by registering two spiking kills and a service ace for the final three points.

Medina’s Maddie Williams tips the ball back against Akron’s Helena Hill.

Camri King registered three straight aces to help keep Medina close at 9-7 into second set but Akron used a key run of five straight derive points by Helena Hill (10-14) to take charge.

Medina stayed even at 11-11 midway through the third set after a kill by Brown and an ace by Leah Sheelar but the Mustangs could not grab the lead.

Akron took 8 of the next 10 points capped off by a kill by Shasrah Jonathan and an ace by Hill to open up a 19-13 lead.

The teams then traded points the rest of the way as Shasrah Jonathan registered a kill for point 24 to help the Lady Tigers close out the win.

Hill had 6 kills and 4 aces, Chooch Jonathan 6 kills and 5 aces and Shaydon Thompson 17 digs for Akron.

Brown had 7 kills and Maddie Williams 1 for Medina as Elle Gross had 3 aces and Grace Masse 13 assists.

Wilson 25-27-25, Newfane 19-25-11

Jenny Meyers had 5 kills, 4 aces and 13 digs and Rachel Blasius 5 aces, 4 kills and 6 digs to lead Wilson to a straight set win over rival Newfane.

Roy-Hart 26-25-25; Albion 24-17-18
Roy-Hart bested visiting Albion 26-24, 25-17 25-18 in another N-O opener.

Aspen Moore had 7 kills and 2 blocks and Skyler Christopher 6 kills to lead Roy-Hart at the net.

At the service line, the Lady Rams has Jessi Wood with 11 points, including 3 aces, as well as 2 kills and a block, and Maddie Ciemny with 12 points, including 2 aces, 1 kill and 15 assists.

Haley Smith had 11 kills and Taylor Walczek 6 aces for Albion.

Byron-Bergen 25-25-25, Holley 11-6-15

Quinn Chapell had 5 kills and 3 aces, Catherine Brumsted 10 assists and 3 kills and Hannah VanSkiver 4 aces and 3 kills to lead Byron-Bergen to a three set victory over Holley in a Genesee Region League match.

In a non league match, Kendall dropped a 25-5, 25-9, 25-13 decision to Bishop Kearney.

Remaining undefeated Medina (5-0) defeated Barker 218-280 at Niagara Orleans Country Club and Albion (4-0) bested Akron 242-244 at DanDee Farms this afternoon in Niagara-Orleans League golf action.

Ian Wagner took medalist honors with a 37 for Medina as Aidan Paul and Trevor Luthart both shot 45.

Jake Harris led Barker with a 42.

Nick Penna earned medalist honors with a 39 and Victor Benjovsky had a 45 to spark Albion.

Brennan Murty shot 47 for Akron which did pick up a half point by tying Albion on the inverted score.

In the other match, Wilson downed Roy-Hart 258-272 at Shelridge as Nate Fox led the way with a 43.

Madigan Lang took medalist honors with a 40 and Murphy Lang added a 45 for Roy-Hart.

Four different players scored goals as Tonawnanda blanked visiting Medina/Lyndonville 4-0 this evening in a non league boys soccer game.

Aaron Holer had a goal and 2 assists for the Warriors which led 1-0 at the half.

The Mustangs next visit defending Niagara-Orleans League champion Newfane on September 11.

In another non league game, Pembroke shutout visiting Roy-Hart 3-0.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Brylie Hapeman works to control the ball against Newfane’s Megan Knoll during the evening’s double overtime tie between the host Purple Eagles and the Lady Panthers.

Albion and visiting Newfane battled to a wild 6-6 double overtime tie this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League girls soccer game.

Albion jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first six minutes on 2 goals by Brylie Hapeman and 1 by Mariah Plain.

However, Newfane answered right back with three in a row, including 2 by Kayleigh Daniels and 1 by Taylor Heschke.

Albion though regained a 5-3 lead at the half on goals by Plain, on a penalty kick, and Kendall Derisley.

Newfane cut the deficit to 5-4 early in the second half on another tally by Daniels.

Albion went back up 6-4 as Plain tallied again but Newfane again answered this time with a pair of goals by Sarah Milczarski and Emily Foltz to knot the contest at 6-6 before regulation time ended.

Neither team could score in the two overtime periods.

Albion is now 1-1-1 and Newfane 1-0-1 in N-O action.

Wilson 4, Roy-Hart 0
Skylar Munnikhuysen scored 2 goals and Amanda Murray and Lilly O’Lay each added 1 to lead Wilson past Roy-Hart 4-0.

Wilson is now 1-0 and Roy-Hart 1-2 in N-O competition.

Albion’s Kendall Derisley battles with Newfane’s Kaitlyn Beiter for control of the ball.

Kendall defeated visiting Rochester Academy Charter 25-15, 20-25, 25-23, 25-15 this evening in the Lady Eagles non league volleyball season opener.

Jenna Regan had 12 spiking kills and 7 service aces, Jessica Cobie 7 assists, 5 digs, 4 aces and 2 kills and Sunni Brice 33 of 34 service attempts including 7 aces and 8 assists to lead the way for Kendall.

Byron-Bergen 25-25-25, Medina 18-15-21
Byron-Bergen scored a straight set non league win over host Medina as Lauren Burke had 7 kills, 6 aces and 4 digs; Madison Farnsworth 6 kill, 3 aces and 5 digs and Hannah VanSkiver 6 kills and 3 aces.

Je’ne Brown had 6 kills, Ellie Gross 5 and Camri King and Maddie Williams 3 each for Medina as Grace Masse added 14 assists.

Medina next hosts defending champion Akron Wednesday to open the Niagara-Orleans League season.

Roy-Hart 25-25-23-25, Lyndonville 8-22-25-13
Olivia Vorholtzer had 8 aces and 4 kills, Aspen Moore 5 kills and 3 blocks and Skyler Christopher 5 kills for Roy-Hart in the 4 set non league victory at Lyndonville.

The Lady Rams next host Albion Wednesday in the N-O opener.

Medina scored a 3-2 shootout victory over host Kenmore this afternoon to improve to 2-0 in Niagara-Orleans League field hockey competition.

Lacey Kenward and Sarah Cochrane each scored a goal in the shootout to earn the Mustangs the victory.

Medina golie Alyssa Blount blanked Kenmore in the shootout.

Cochrane and Guin Schalck scored the Medina goals in regulation time.

In the other N-O contests, Roy-Hart nipped Wilson 1-0 and Barker downed Newfane 9-0.

Danielle Kozma scored the Roy-Hart goal as Jamie Bower earned the shutout in goal.

Katrina Clare scored 3 goals and Casey A’Hearn 2 to lead the way for Barker as Rachel Hurtgam, Madison Gancasz, Natalie Menz and Ciara Gregoire each added 1.

Barker next visits defending champion Akron Thursday while Medina visits Roy-Hart and Wilson hosts Newfane.