The Batavia Lady Devils beat Honeyeo Falls/Lima on Thursday, 3-0.
Ella Shamp and Ady O'Donnell each scored in the first half of play and Kylee Brennan scored in the second half.
The win improves the Batavia record to 5-4 on the season.
Photos by Kristin Smith.
The Byron-Bergen/Elba Bees notched a 1-0 overtime win on Tuesday over the Addison Knights.
At 1:30 in the sudden death OT, Colin Rae knocked in the golden goal from about 30 yards out.
Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro
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The Batavia boys varsity soccer team beat Pal-Mac 6-2 on Saturday afternoon in a dominant showing, highlighted by two goals by Gavynn Trippany (#3), both assisted by Trevor Tryon (#8), two goals by Jaziah Ayala (#1), one assisted by Aiden Reimer (#14) and the other unassisted, one goal by Rylan Bohn (#24), assisted by Gavynn Trippany (#3), and one goal by Troy Hawley (#5), also assisted by Gavynn Trippany (#3).
The Byron-Bergen Lady Bees traveled up Route 262 to take on the Oakfield-Alabama/Elba Lady Aggies on Saturday morning.
The Bees won 2-0.
Both goals for the Bees were scored by midfielder Mia Gray in the second half. Her first goal was a header (assisted by a corner kick from Grace DiQuattro). Her second goal was assisted by Elizabeth Starowitz.
Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro.
Byron-Bergen/Elba beat Attica/Alexander in Boys Soccer on Friday, 4-2.
For the Bees, Jack Farner had a hat trick, Colin Rea had a goal and an assist, and Cole DiQuattro and Noah Clare also provided assists.
Josh Kubik scored both Attica/Alexander goals, assisted by Carter Gorski and Brandon Beal.
Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro.
In Girls Soccer on Thursday, Oakfield-Alabama/Elba beat Pembroke 3-2.
OAE's goals were scored by Piper Hyde, Alahna Chatt, and Lydia Ross.
Photos by Kristin Smith.
Byron-Bergen beat Holley 4-0 in Girls Soccer on Saturay night.
Scoring:
Photos by Kristin Smith
In a season opener for Boys Soccer, Byron-Bergen/Elba battled to a 1-1 tie with Le Roy/Cal-Mum.
Jacob Wiley, for the Rivals, scored first with an assist from Jack Curran.
Colin Rea scored for the Bees.
The game went into a brief OT period but lightning cut the game short.
Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro
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On Friday, May 17, Byron-Bergen senior athletes Braedyn Chambry and Colin Martin both signed letters of intent to become collegiate athletes at Alfred State College. Chambry will join the Pioneer basketball program and Martin will join the soccer program. Although they will be on different athletic teams, these long-time teammates are excited to head off to college together.
“Our years as teammates definitely made us close friends,” said Chambry. “We both decided on Alfred State at different times, without knowing if the other was going, too. Two of our other closest friends are also going to Alfred State, and it all happened by coincidence. I'm very excited that I'll be going to college with three of my best friends.”
Chambry took part in Varsity Soccer, Basketball, Baseball, Golf, Track & Field, and was a member of the trap club. On the basketball court, he averaged 22.9 points per game and 15 rebounds per game, was a three-time Genesee Region All-star, Section V All-tournament team his junior year, and Section V tournament MVP his senior year. At Alfred State, he plans to study criminal justice.
“I would like to thank my family and friends as well as all of my teammates throughout the years,” said Chambry. “I would also like to thank Coach Noeth for being my coach as well as my role model. I want to thank Coach Pulliam for coaching me throughout the last two summers and helping me get in contact with Alfred State. I also would like to thank Coach Pimm for coaching me throughout elementary school and providing me with a lot of opportunities to improve my game in and out of school season my entire career.”
Martin’s Boys Varsity Soccer accomplishments include a Sectional Championship, Far West Regional Championship, State Championship finalist, All Greater-Rochester, first-team All-State, three-time Genesee Region All-Star, and Byron-Bergen record-holder for the most career assists and assists in a single season. He was also a member of the basketball, baseball, track, and golf teams and is a member of the trap club. Martin plans to study business at Alfred State.
“I would like to thank my parents and grandparents for always being there at all my games and supporting me,” said Martin. “I would also like to thank Coach Rogoyski, Coach Ellis, and Coach DiLaura for helping me become the athlete I am today and always pushing me to be the best from modified to varsity.”
“I am proud and excited for both of these fine young men,” said Byron-Bergen Athletic Director Rich Hannan. “They are great athletes and even better people. Their work ethic is impressive, and they always put forth maximum effort in all that they do. Regardless of the sport they were in, they were great teammates and made kids around them better. I cannot wait to see how their journey unfolds at the next level. I want to wish them the best of luck.”
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Byron-Bergen Central School District proudly announces that on Friday, Nov. 3, senior Mackenzie Hagen signed a letter of intent to attend Roberts Wesleyan University as a member of their women’s soccer team. At Roberts Wesleyan, she plans to enter the Pre-Veterinary Medicine program, majoring in Biology.
Her commitment to Roberts Wesleyan was witnessed by her parents, her sister Crystal, and Byron-Bergen Varsity Girls Soccer Coach Wayne Hill.
“Mackenzie is ready for the next level of soccer competition,” said Byron-Bergen Athletic Director Rich Hannan. “Her outstanding work ethic and speed make her an incredible athlete, but she is also a gifted leader on and off the field. I wish her the very best at Roberts Wesleyan.”
Hagen is a 6-year Varsity Soccer player and a member of three consecutive Section V championship teams. She participates in Varsity Track and Field where she is a member of the record-holding 800m Sprint Medley Relay team. She is also a Scholar Athlete and Genesee Region All-Star. In addition to sports, Hagen is a member of the National Honor Society. She would like to thank her parents, sister, and coaches.
With 26 minutes left in the first half, Mount Academy's Chris Recinos penetrated Byron-Bergen's defense and, from close range, knocked a ball over the goal line to put the Eagles out in front of Byron-Bergen/Elba in the state championship of Class C Boys Soccer in Middletown.
Eight minutes later, Alexis Mendoza blasted a penalty kick past a diving Bees keeper Martin Mac Connell to put the Eagles up 2-0.
Mendoza scored two more goals, including one on a second-half corner kick, for the hat trick. The Bees' only score was a second-half goal by forward Jack Farner.
The eventual 4-1 win was the second state title in soccer for the eight-year-old private Bruderhof Christian community high school. The Eagles won two years ago as a Class D team and were moved up into Class C, despite a student body of only 200, because of the school's perceived dominance in soccer.
While the game looked evenly matched for the first 18 minutes, the Eagles seemingly became more and more dominant, containing the Bees to their end of the field most of the rest of the way. The Bees were not without scoring opportunities, even in the second half, but either shots were missed or were blocked.
This year, the Mount Academy girls' team won a co-champion title with a tie score in their game.
Byron-Bergen/Elba was coming off a physically and emotionally draining win against #1 seed Seton Catholic on Saturday in Goshen. That game went to double overtime, tied at 1-1, for 110 minutes of fast-paced football, followed by a best-of-five penalty kick shout that the Bees won 3-2.
The Eagles had their own emotional motivation carrying them into the final after starting midfielder Lenis Arnold suffered a compound fracture in his left in Mount Acadamy's 4-2 win in the semifinal earlier on Saturday against Waterford-Halfmoon. Arnold was on the sideline with his leg in a cast for Sunday's game.
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Alexis Mendoza scored a hat trick for Mount Academy to help lead his team to a 4-1 victory over Byron-Bergen/Elba in the Class C Boys Soccer Championship at Middletown High School on Sunday.
Jack Farner scored the Bees' only goal midway through the second half.
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After 110 minutes of football that saw only two goals, one for each side, the state's Class C semifinal came down to a best-of-five-goal shootout.
One kicker (each team rotating through five hand-picked players) against one goalie for each team. Byron-Bergen/Elba, the #4 seed in the tournament, against Seton Catholic, the #1 seed.
The Bees coach, Ken Rogoyski, after the game, said he always regrets that a soccer game comes down to a shootout.
"No game should be decided by PKs (penalty kicks)," Rogoyski said. "Unfortunately, we need some way to see who advances."
A penalty kick is essentially a coin flip, a 50-50 chance to make a goal. There's pressure on both sides of the ball. It's as much a mind game as it is about athleticism. The kicker and the goalie must outguess each other. If the goalie guesses wrong and jumps the wrong way, he has no shot at blocking the shot. If the kicker guesses wrong, he has little hope of putting the ball in the back of the net.
On the first two penalty kick rounds, each goalie guessed right. On the next two, the guessing game favored the kickers.
So, coming into the fifth round, both sides were even at two goals each.
Braedyn Chambry made his kick to give the Bees a 3-2 edge.
That put the pressure on Carter Prinzi, normally a midfielder but called upon by Rogoyski to provide the keeper position with some fresh legs. Prinzi was well aware he had to outwit the opposing kicker.
He said he tried to use some body language to play mind games with the opposing kicker to hopefully get him to kick the ball where Prinzi wanted it to go. He was committed to a side, and he wanted to convince the kicker to pick that side.
We may never know if the trick worked, but the result was the same. The kicker kicked to his left, and Prinzi dove to his right and got his hands on the ball, batting it away.
"(Blocking the kick) means a lot," Prinzi said. "I mean, it pushed our team to the finals. It's probably one of the best moments in sports I've ever had."
Prinzi won the game within the game, and as a result, Byron-Bergen/Elba will play Mount Academy, the Section IX champs, today (Saturday) at 11:30 at Middletown High School for the state's Class C championship in Boys Soccer.
The championship game comes after the day after a long, hard-fought, high-energy game against Seton.
Rogoyski said his side would be ready.
"It's all about recovery," Rogoyski said. "Whoever recovers the best between now and tomorrow's game wins."
For much of the game, the Bees were defending a 1-0 lead on a goal by Jack Farner, with an assist from Colin Martin.
"Yeah, me and Colin, we've been doing it all season, just playing with each other, and I know where he's gonna place the ball, and I just run the way I think it's gonna go, and it just works out," Farner said.
Seton evened the score with less than 12 minutes left in regular time following a yellow card on a Bees defender within striking distance to the goal. The resulting kick sailed over the head of keeper Martin Mac Connell.
That led to a pair of 15-minute OT periods, both ending nil-nil and setting up the penalty kick shootout.
Rogoyski credited Seton for playing a great game.
The Bees seemed to dominate control up until Farner's goal, then Seton adjusted its tactics and began to make more incursions into Byron-Bergen's defense. The sides were evenly matched the rest of the way -- both getting their chances and both facing stout defenses when the scoring opportunities came.
"They played a good game, a great game," Rogoyski said. "They were tough. They were strong."
After such a long, tough game, Farner said he and his teammates will be ready for Sunday's 11:30 a.m. game.
"I'm feeling good," Farner said. "I'm just speechless. That (the shootout) was insane, but I feel confident that we're gonna get this win, and we're gonna come home state champs."
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The Byron-Bergen/Elba Bees will play for a state championship in Boys Soccer on Sunday in Middletown after winning a double overtime match that was decided by a shootout against Seton Catholic.
Jack Farner, with an assist from Colin Martin, scored the only goal for the Bees in the first half and the Bees held Seton scoreless until just 11 minutes left in the match.
Regular time was followed by two 15-minute overtime periods that could have been decided by a "golden goal" (the first team to score wins).
The OT periods were followed by a five-shot shootout with Carter Prinzi stepping into the goal. Each of the first two shots by both teams was blocked by each goalie, then each team made their next two goals. Jesus Aragon made the fifth attempt for the Bees, giving Prinzi the opportunity to make the game-winning save.
Sunday's game begins at 11:30 a.m. at Middletown High School against Mount Academy from Section IX.
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The Byron-Bergen Bees are Far West Regional champions after beating Section VI's Wilson 2-1 in Boys Soccer on Friday in West Seneca.
The Bees advance to the Final Four of the state championship tournament in Class C. Their first game is at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Goshen High School (about 4 1/2 hours from Batavia). They will play either Fabius or Seton Catholic in the semifinal. Seton Catholic is the #1 ranked Class C team in the state.
On Friday, Jack Farner scored the first goal with an assist from Colin Martin.
Colin Rea, who missed nearly all of the regular season with an injury, scored the second goal with 16 minutes left in the game. It was his first goal of the season.
The Bees enter the state tournament with an 18-2-1 record.
Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro
Byron-Bergen beat Cuba-Rushford/Hinsdale 4-0 on Wednesday night at Geneseo in the Class C crossover game.
The Bees now advance to the Far West Regional to take on Wilson, the Section VI Class C champ, in the Far West Championship at 5 p.m. on Friday at West Seneca Senior High School.
All four goals for the Bees were scored by Jack Farner (#8). Assists went to Colin Martin, Noah Clare, Braedyn Chambry and Cody Carlson.
Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro.
With each of the first two goals the Holley Hawks scored, the Byron-Bergen Bees had an answer to tie the game, but in overtime, the Hawk's third overtime goal ended the game and ended the Bees' hope of advancing further this postseason.
Byron-Byron Bergen lost the Class C crossover game at Geneseo High School and the right to play in the Western Regional Championship to Holly 3-2.
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Isabella Walsh: Section V Class A Player of the Year
Isabella Walsh, #11 on the Batavia Blue Devils Girls Soccer team, loves playing defense. She always has.
"I've played defense since I was little," Walsh said. "I like the one-on-one battles and making big saves. I enjoy it."
She's also the team's primary direct-kick specialist (taking kicks following a penalty from outside the penalty box).
These two contributions to Batavia's 14-win season are a big part of why she was named Section V Class A Player of the Year for Girls Soccer.
"I'm really honored to be singled out for this award," Walsh said. "There are so many great players on my team and the teams we compete against. To be a defensive player and to win this type of award is really a great recognition, but this is truly a team award because it's my teammates around me every day in practice and games that make me better and make me want to play harder for them and our team's success."
Batavia's head coach, Roger Hume, said Walsh, now a senior, is a four-year starter at center back, and he doesn't believe she's missed a start in her career.
"She's like the center of our entire defense at this point," Hume said. "She is gonna be a big loss for us."
On the field, Walsh directs the defense when the opposing team has a direct kick or corner kick, and that had a lot to do with Batavia's success in 2023.
"We were at the lowest goal-against total we've had in the last 15 years that I've been here," Hume said. "We had 12 goals against."
Roger Hume: Section V Class A Girls Soccer Coach of the Year
Fifteen years ago, Roger Hume took over a soccer team that needed new direction. That first year as coach was rough -- no league wins and only a 4-12-1 record on the year. The team scored only 12 goals and gave up 50.
In 2023, he coached the team to a 14-2-1 record, with a team that gave up only 12 goals and scored 73 (The team's previous record for fewest goals against was 17 in 2020 (when the team scored only 15 goals, and the highest goal total was 45 in 2022).
After such a successful season, Hume has been named the Section V Class A Girls Soccer Coach of the Year.
The award isn't just a credit to him, Hume said. It's the entire group of people involved in Batavia Girls Soccer.
"Well, for me, I think it's a combination of all the parents and players that have put the time in, and all of the volunteer coaches and assistant coaches I've had through the years," Hume said. "There's a multitude of parents that had their daughters come up through who helped me from modified all the way up to Varsity. It kind of justifies that we did all that hard work, you know, and it took a while. I mean, 15 years before we had the team -- this has been one of the best teams that we've had, you know, record-wise and group-wise and just the way they are a team together."
Hume now has 111 career wins as a varsity coach.
His soccer career started with his oldest daughter getting involved with soccer when she was four. She's now 32. He became a coach in Batavia Youth Soccer, became a board member, and after a few years, then Athletic Director Mike Bromley asked him if he would coach girls modified soccer for Batavia. After a few years, he moved up to junior varsity and then, 15 years ago, varsity.
The team's biggest improvements have come since the opening of the new Van Detta Stadium with the artificial turf on Woodward Field.
Playing on grass meant playing a slower game, but it also meant, despite all the hard work of the grounds crew, playing on a field that could be a bit uneven.
"When it gets into October, it's tough because it's raining out all the time or it's snowing out all the time," Hume said. "Being able to get on the turf as much as possible has helped to speed up our game a lot. We've really been able to ratchet up."
The proof is the past three years of play against a top Class A team, Pal-Mac. Two years ago, Batavia lost 6-1. Last year, 4-0. This year, in the Class A semifinal, 2-0. That's a measure of progress, even if the Blue Devils haven't yet cleared the hump of beating Pal-Mac.
And the progress doesn't seem to have peaked, Hume indicated.
"We have a great JV group that came up, and I had girls that were freshmen and sophomores that could have been on varsity and would have been on varsity previous years, like five, six years ago, but we didn't have the room for them," Hume said. "They would be playing and I don't want them to sit on the bench if there's no value to it at that point."
Hume acknowledged that as much as it might recognize the success of the program in 2023, it also recognizes the progress of the program.
"I think it is a recognition of what we can do and that we are competitive," Hume said. "We can compete now several teams in our group. Aquinas is in our group, and Pal-Mac is our Class A. Like I said, we did Class A for nine years, and we won four games all the time, or five games all the time, so, you know, I think we're proving we can compete."
The indoor winter soccer program started on Monday at the YMCA in Batavia, coached by Batavia girls Varsity coach Roger Hume.
He calls the program "club soccer."
It is open to soccer players from third grade through 12th, and it's never too late for a parent to get a child started in the program. Hume said as long as a class has room, the class is open at any time of the winter, November through March, and there is an open registration time again in January.
JV and Varsity players practice and train on Mondays, junior high on Wednesdays, and elementary school kids on Thursdays. On Saturdays, all grade levels participate at different times of the day.
Since many of the JV and Varsity players often play other winter sports, the Monday classes tend to thin out once those seasons start, Hume said.
The session starts with some warm-ups followed by skill work, ball handling.
"We want to do a lot of group stuff, too," Hume said. "Then they'll do some scrimmaging at the end. We try to work on teamwork, try to work on passing, receiving. Indoors is good for more skill work and then some passing, the physicality of the game. But you know, you can't mimic what you're doing outside. I mean, I wish we had turf. Yeah, I always say I wish we had turf, but we don't have turf. So we take advantage of what we have."
In February and March, club players typically participate in tournaments. Batavia, Attica, Keshequa, and Byron-Bergen are among the locations of indoor tournaments.
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