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Medina tops Lyndonville in volleyball opener

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 29 August 2025 at 9:34 pm

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Maddi Sanders makes a return during the Mustangs season opening win over host Lyndonville this evening.

Medina scored a straight set 25-22, 25-18, 25-17 win over host Lyndonville in a season opening non league volleyball match this evening.

Lyndonville took a 22-18 lead late in the opening set after Emily Dill served up points 18-22.

However, Medina rallied to claim a 25-22 win as Caliyah St. Louis tied the set with a spiking kill and then Maddi Sanders served up the final three points, two of which were aces.

In the second set Medina built up a 14-7 lead as Maya Anderson served up points 5-9, including two aces, and Sam Heschke tacked on points 11-14 three of which were aces.

Heschke also registered aces for points 22 and 23 and St. Louis tacked on an ace for the set winning point.

Natalie Herbert goes for the return as Caliyah St. Louis readies to support.

Lyndonville grabbed an early 7-3 lead in the third set as Elena Barry served up points 2-7 one of which was an ace.

Medina though again rallied to erase an 8-5 deficit as Heschke served up 9 straight points (6-14) including 4 aces to put the Mustangs on top to stay at 14-8.

Kills by Karlee Cau and Raelynn Baker helped keep Medina up 18-12 and Heschke polished off the set and the match by registering aces for the final two points.

Heschke had a total of 10 aces on the evening as Anderson had 3, St. Louis and Sanders 2 each. Anderson had 4 kills and St. Louis and Cau 2 each. Anderson also had 3 blocks.

Hannah Fox had 3 aces and 3 kills, Bella Bresett 2 aces, Sarah Corser 2 kills, Barry 2 aces and 2 kills, Ainsley Vann 3 blocks and 1 kill and Dill 1 ace and 1 kill for Lyndonville.

Lyndonville’s Elena Barry goes up for a spike as Maya Anderson goes up for the block for Medina as Allie Frentz supports.

Newfane 25-25-25, Kendall 22-15-16

Makayla Bentley had 6 aces, Rylan Clark and Irelynn Maloney 5 kills and Emma Minster 7 assists for Kendall.

Bella Bresett makes a return for Lyndonville backed up by Grace Fox.