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Lyndonville opened the Genesee Region League softball season on a high note defeating host Elba 12-1 this afternoon.

Hannah Fox hurled a 5 hitter with 4 strikeouts for the Lady Tigers.

Bella Groves and Rylan Townsend both had 2 hits as Kayli Miller had a double and Fox and Addie Dillenbeck singles for the Lady Tigers which scored 4 runs in the second inning and 6 in the third.

Medina 18, Maryvale 10
Three home runs highlighted the offense as Medina posted an 18-10 win over host Maryvale in a non league game.

Molly Cook had a grand slam home run, Lilah Class a three-run blast and Baleigh McAdoo a solo shot.

McAdoo, Samantha Heschke and Lorelei Sanders each had two hits. Sanders’ hits included a triple and Heschke’s a double.

Pembroke 22, Albion 6
In another non league contest Pembroke downed visiting Albion 22-6.

Kenzi Snook had 3 hits including a home run for Albion.

Akron 5, Lockport 1
Akron bested Lockport 5-1 in a non league contest as Sloan Jonathan registered 7 strikeouts in the circle and Ashlee Henning belted a home run and a two-run triple. Kylie Mangione also drove in a pair of runs.

Roy-Hart 18, JFK 6
Breaking away from a 5-5 deadlock, Roy-Hart outscored host JFK 13-1 the rest of the way to earn an 18-6 non league win.

Hayley Hillburn had 3 hits for Roy-Hart as Abby Fox earned the win in the circle.

Oakfield-Alabama 9, Barker 5
Three run scoring bursts in the third and seventh innings keyed Oakfield-Alabama to a 9-5 win over Barker in a non league game.

Madelina Pavlock had a triple and Elise Monaco a double for Barker.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Julian Woodworth bangs out a late inning double for Medina during this afternoon’s win over Alexander at Vets Park.

A big first inning scoring burst keyed Medina to a 6-0 win over Alexander in a non league baseball game at Vets Park this afternoon.

The Mustangs scored all six of their runs in the opening frame on two-run singles by Branden Christiaansen and Brody Fry, an RBI single by Carter Woodworth and a fielders choice play. A lead off single by Aidan Papaj and two walks loaded the bases to set up the threat.

A trio of pitchers combined to hurl a one hitter for the Mustangs. Lucas Grimes pitched the first three innings allowing one hit and striking out three. Preston Woodworth hurled the next three innings fanning seven and Carter Woodworth pitched the final frame striking out three.

Now at 2-0, Medina is next scheduled to host LeRoy in a non league contest on Friday.

Niagara-Wheatfield 6, Roy-Hart 5
Niagara-Wheatfield rallied for five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to nip visiting Roy-Hart 6-5 in a non league game.

Jake Gould banged out two triples for Roy-Hart which also got a pair of hits from both Dawson Draper and Rem Albee.

Oakfield-Alabama 10, Albion 0
Scoring two quick runs without the benefit of a hit in the first inning, Oakfield-Alabama went on to down host Albion 10-0 in a non league game this afternoon.

Kaiden Froman and Jack Kinter had the only two hits for Albion.

Barker 19, Holley 2
Barker downed host Holley 19-2 in a non league game as Owen Harris, Tristen Garcia and Isaac Monaco each had a pair of hits, including a double and two RBI, and Ireland Brady a double.

On the mound, Brady and Charlie LaGreco each threw two innings with three strikeouts and Blake Schwab one inning with one strikeout.

Contributed Photo – Melanie Green

Melanie Green, who is a senior at the University of South Florida, placed second at the Chattanooga Classic Golf Tournament which concluded this afternoon at the Council Fire Golf Club in Chattanooga, Tn.

Green, a Medina High graduate, posted a total score of 8 under par 205 on rounds of 70-66-69 to finish two shots off the pace.

She had three birdies and 2 bogies on her opening round on Sunday, 7 birdies and 2 bogies for her 5 under par round on Monday and 2 birdies and no bogies today.

Green helped lead USF to a third place finish in the team standings.

Next up for Green and her USF teammates will be the American Athletic Conference Tournament April 15-17 which the Bulls will host.

Competition is scheduled to begin Wednesday for the Niagara-Orleans League softball and tennis teams.

The opening day matchups in both sports will have Newfane at Albion, Roy-Hart at Wilson and Akron at Barker.

Akron is the defending league champion in both softball and tennis.

One season opening N-O track meet will be held on Thursday as Akron visits Barker.

Weekly Schedule
Tuesday
Baseball – Roy-Hart at Niagara-Wheatfield, 4:30 p.m.; Oakfield-Alabama at Albion, 4:45 p.m.; Alexander at Medina, Barker at Holley, 5 p.m.
Softball – Oakfield-Alabama at Barker, 4:30 p.m.; Medina at Maryvale, 4:45 p.m.; Albion at Pembroke, Roy-Hart at JFK, Lyndonville at Elba, 5 p.m.

Wednesday
Baseball – Roy-Hart at Niagara Falls, Holley at Attica, Kendall at Byron-Bergen, 5 p.m.
Softball –  Newfane at Albion, Roy-Hart at Wilson, Akron at Barker, 4:45 p.m.; Holley at Pembroke, Byron-Bergen at Kendall, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Holley at Attica, Wheatland-Chili at Kendall, 4 p.m.; Akron at Barker, Roy-Hart at Wilson, Newfane at Albion, 4:30 p.m.
Lacrosse – Akron at Medina, 5 p.m.

Thursday
Baseball – Byron-Bergen at Albion, 4:45 p.m.; Kendall at Greece Olympia/Odyssey, 5 p.m.
Softball – Lyndonville at Akron, Medina at Holley, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Alexander at Kendall, 5 p.m.
Track – Akron at Barker, 4:30 p.m.

Friday
Baseball – Notre Dame at Albion, Elba at Barker, 4:30 p.m.; Byron-Bergen at Holley, 5 p.m.
Softball – Medina at Roy-Hart, Barker at Newfane, Wilson at Akron, 4:45 p.m.; Holley at Byron-Bergen, Attica at Kendall, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Holley at Byron-Bergen, 4 p.m.; Medina at Roy-Hart, Barker at Newfane, Wilson at Akron, 4:30 p.m.
Lacrosse – Medina at Gowanda, 7 p.m.

Saturday
Baseball – Barker vs. Attica at Medina, 11 a.m.; Holley at Medina, 1 p.m.
Softball – Medina at Kendall, 11 a.m.; Notre Dame at Albion, 12 p.m.
Lacrosse – Medina at Lockport, 11 a.m.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Leading the Roy-Hart track teams into the upcoming Niagara-Orleans League season are these returnees. In front are Jackson Webber, Jayden Swygert and Jack Johnson. In back are Elliana Brauen, Izzy Cacciatore, Sophia Santella and Julia Miles.

Looking to improve upon last year’s third place finishes the Roy-Hart boys and girls track teams are getting set for the Niagara-Orleans League opening meet at Wilson on April 16.

Both Rams squad posted 4-2 N-O records last spring.

Leading the boys squad are seniors Jack Johnson (Pentathlon), Jayden Swygert (Sprints), Jackson Webber (Throws) and Nick Armenia (Hurdles) along with juniors Ronan Klug (800), Josiah Rodriguez (1600), Matt VanKeuren (3200), Daniel Moore (Throws) and Jackson West (Throws).

Johnson won the Pentathlon at last year’s N-O All-League meet while Swygert took second in the Triple Jump, Rodriguez third in the 1600, Klug fifth in the 400 and VanKeuren fifth in the 3200.

The Roy-Hart girls squad is led by seniors Julia Miles (Hurdles, Jumps), Sophia Santella (Pole Vault), Izzy Cacciatore (Sprints) and Elliana Braun along with sophomores Kylie McOmber (Jumps) and Brooke Zglinicki (800) and freshmen Addison Carr (800) and Marissa Bryant (3000).

Miles won the High Jump and placed fourth in the 400 Hurdles and fifth in the 100 Hurdles at the All-League meet. Carr took second in the 800, Bryant fourth in the 3000, McOmber fourth in the Triple Jump and Santella fourth in the Pole Vault.

Jumping out to an early lead, Barker went on to defeat CSAT 5-2 in a non league baseball game Saturday evening at Medina’s Vets Park.

Capitalizing on a rash of early walks, the Bulldogs grabbed a quick 4-0 lead by scoring three times in the first inning and once in the second.

Barker’s final run came in the sixth inning on a triple by Isaac Monaco which was the Bulldogs lone hit.

CSAT’s two runs came in the fourth inning on errors.

JJ Prynn pitched the first three innings for Barker allowing 2 hits and striking out 5. Logan Flint came on to hurl the final four frames giving up 1 hit and striking out 4.

Now at 1-1, Barker next visits Holley on Tuesday for another non league contest.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Getting set to lead the Medina girls track team into the up coming Niagara-Orleans League season is this group of returnees. In front are Aurora Owczarczak, Penelope Schalck and Madelyn Lewis. In back are Em Batista, Madeline Mark, Madelynn Rutledge and Payton Denniston.

Looking to rebound from sub .500 season the Medina boys and girls track teams are prepping for the Niagara-Orleans League opening meet at Roy-Hart on April 18.

The Medina girls team went 2-4 and the boys squad 1-5 in N-O competition last spring.

Anchoring the lineup for the Medina girls team are senior Madelynn Rutledge (Jumps), junior Madelyn Lewis (Hurdles, Jumps), sophomores Aurora Owczarczak (Sprints), Penelope Schalck (Hurdles) and Em Batista (Jumps, 400), freshman Madeline Mark (Distance) and eighth grader Payton Denniston (Hurdles).

Batista was third in the High Jump and fifth in the 400 at last spring’s N-O All-League meet while Heyleigh Brewer was fourth in the 100 and Mark fifth in the 1500.

Veteran members of the Mustangs boys squad include seniors Kaedon Cleveland (Hurdles), Collin White (400) and Roosevelt Mitchell (Throws) along with juniors Gordon Young (Jumps) and Ryder Jones (Hurdles).

Cleveland won the 110 Hurdles at the All-League meet while Young took second in the High Jump, Armstrong third in the Shotput and Jones third in the 400 Hurdles.

Helping to anchor the lineup for the Medina boys track squad are veterans Gordon Young, Kaedon Cleveland, Collin White and Ryder Jones.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Brody Fry stretches to take the throw at first for an out on Batavia’s Dan Dombrowski during the Mustangs win over the Blue Devils at Vets Park this afternoon.

Medina trimmed Batavia 2-1 in the Mustangs non league season opener at Vets Park this afternoon.

The Mustangs picked up the only two runs they needed as it turned out in the third inning on an RBI double by Aidan Papaj and an error. Another error and a single by Vinny Gray set up the opportunity.

Medina left the bases loaded in the fourth frame and a runner stranded at third in the sixth.

The Blue Devils lone run came in the sixth inning.

A trio of pitchers combined to hurl a three hitter for the Mustangs. Julian Woodworth pitched the first two innings striking out 4. Papaj hurled the middle three frames fanning 4 and Brody Fry the final two innings with 2 strikeouts.

Medina is next scheduled to host Alexander at 5 p.m. Tuesday in another non league contest.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Barker’s Kaylee Stoll awaits the ball as Notre Dame’s Katie Landers dives back to third base during the host Lady Bulldogs win over the Irish this afternoon.

Barker rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to nip visiting Notre Dame 7-6 in a non league softball game this afternoon.

Trailing 6-4, Barker tied the game on a run producing double by Arnie Sturtevant and an RBI single by Kaylee Stoll as a single by Michayla Greene ignited the rally.

A walk and an error then loaded the bases setting the stage for Samantha Murphy’s two out game winning RBI single.

Earlier, the Lady Bulldogs scored once in the third on a home run by Peyton Bradley, twice in the fifth on a bases loaded walk and a single by Greene and once in the sixth on a single by Madyson Flint after Notre Dame had built up leads of 4-0 and 6-3.

Bradley, Greene and Elise Monaco each finished with a pair of hits. Monaco’s hits included a double.

Barker is next scheduled to host Oakfield-Alabama in a non league game at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Helping to lead the defending champion Albion boys track squad into the upcoming Niagara-Orleans League season is this group of returnees. In front are David Rosario, Rashard Johnson, Alonzo Figueroa-Fuentes, Landin Chaffee and Adam Burgio. In back are Mason Lynch, Jett Conn, Jayden Lewis, Tye Talbot and Ben O’Connor.

For the Albion boys track team the goal for this season is to keep their streak of Niagara-Orleans League titles going. For the Purple Eagles girls squad the goal is to rebound from last year’s winless league campaign.

The Purple Eagles boys squad has captured the last four N-O championships compiling a 24-0 record during that stretch.

Leading the defending champion Purple Eagles is the large veteran group of seniors Landin Chaffee, Jett Conn, Alonzo Figueroa-Fuentes, Rashard Johnson, Mason Lynch, Finn McCue and Ben O’Connor; juniors Jayden Lewis, Cencere Lowe, Kyle Radder, David Rosario and Tye Talbot; sophomores Myles Beach and Wesley Olles and freshman Adam Burgio.

Radder placed second in the 110 Hurdles at last spring’s N-O All-League meet while McCue was third in the 400 as was Olles in the 800. Lowe took fourth in the 200 as did Burgio in the 400 and Beach in the 1600.

The Albion girls squad, which slipped to 0-6 in N-O meets last year, is led by the veteran group of seniors Sophia Albanese, Gabriella Dobo, Zoe Morat, Meganne Moore and Gina Sidari; juniors Madison LeBaron and Mia Prinzing; sophomores Willow Gaines and Ava Ludwick; freshman Isabelle Truelson and eighth grader Jocelyn Friedl.

Sidari placed second and Moore third in the Pentathlon at last year’s All-League meet while Albanese placed fifth in the 200 as did Gaines in the Pole Vault.

Albion is scheduled to open the N-O season at home against Newfane on April 16.

Helpng to lead the Albion girls squad are these returners. In front are Madison LeBaron, Zoe Morat, Gabriella Dobo and Sophia Albanese. In back are Ava Ludwick, Isabelle Truelson, Jocelyn Friedl and Mia Prinzing.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Leading Albion into the upcoming Niagara-Orleans League tennis season is this group of veterans. In front are Oliver Beach and Jackie Santiago-Garcia. In back are Joel Slack, Leo Bolton, Mark Ames and Jordan Marshall. Missing is Jason Anstey.

Looking to move into Niagara-Orleans League title contention this season, the Albion tennis squad boasts a sizeable group of seven returnees.

That contingent includes seniors Mark Ames, Joel Slack, Jason Anstey, Jordan Marshall and Jackie Santiago-Garcia along with juniors Leo Bolton and Oliver Beach.

Bolton earned first team N-O All-League honors last spring while Ames was a second team honoree and Anstey an Honorable Mention selection.

The Purple Eagles posted a 7-5 N-O record last spring to finish in a tie for third place with Barker. Akron went undefeated at 12-0 to claim a fifth straight N-O championship while Newfane finished in the runner-up spot at 10-2.

Albion is scheduled to host Newfane in the N-O opener on Wednesday. The other openers will have Akron at Barker and Roy-Hart at Wilson as Medina draws the bye.

Contributed Photo – Melanie Green

Getting rolling after a bit of a slow start, Medina’s Melanie Green fired a strong 1 under par round of 71 during today’s second round of the Augusta Women’s National Amateur Golf Tournament at the Champions Retreat Golf Club near Augusta, Georgia.

It was a huge rebound for Green, who had a 5 over par round of 77 on Wednesday’s opening round which included three bogeys and a double bogey.

Like the opening round, Green got off to a slow start today bogeying two of the first three holes.

However, she bounced back in solid fashion making just one more bogey over the final 15 holes.

She offset those bogies by registering four birdies on the 6th, 11th, 15th and 17th holes to finish 1 under.

Green was just one of five players to finish the day with a sub par round.

Unfortunately, her two day 4 over par total of 148 just missed the cut to advance to Saturday’s championship round at Augusta National by 1 shot.

She will now play a practice round at Augusta National on Friday along with the rest of the tournament’s 72 player field.

Capturing the Buffalo District Soccer League 3rd Division playoff championship last summer has earned the Medina Mustangs FC a promotion.

Getting set for their seventh year of competition, the Mustangs FC will now by competing in the Buffalo District Soccer League’s 2nd Division this season.

The Mustangs FC earned the advancement by winning the 3rd Division playoff title by defeating LA United 3-1 in the semifinals and Ukraine 2-1 in the finals.

Interestingly, both Ukraine and LA United have also both been promoted to the 2nd Division.

The Mustangs FC finished last season with a flurry winning 9 of their last 10 games. The only setback during that stretch was a late season 4-1 loss to Ukraine. Overall the team finished with a 10-2-1 overall record.

A large veteran contingent will lead Medina into the new 2nd Division competition including Greg Husung, Barry Rogenmoser, Steven Anderson, Ethan Leonard, Colm Cooper, Aaron Feltz, Nate Dillenbeck, Casey Winiecki, Alex Allis, Coby Albone, Tyler Ribbeck. Peter Martillotta, Kristian Snyder, Elian Gonzalez, Connor Gunby, Ryan Larudda and Mateo May. Rounding out the roster are Trenton Jones, Jack Whipple, Trent Choate, Kyan Mathieu and Aiden Prince.

Dillenbeck is the team’s all time goal scoring leader with 26 as Snyder (18), Anderson (16), Husung (15) and Leonard (15) round out the top five.

Husung is the team’s assist leader with 34 as Leonard (19), Rogenmoser (12), Anderson (11) and Jessie Fergen (9) complete the top five.

The Mustangs FC will begin 2nd Division competition in early May. The schedule has not yet been released.

Contributed Photo – Melanie Green

Rebounding from a rough start, Medina’s Melanie Green posted a 5 over par round of 77 today in the opening round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur Golf championship being played at the Champions Retreat Golf Club near Augusta, Georgia.

Starting on the 10th hole, Green quickly ran into trouble as she had a double bogie on the 11th hole. She then had bogies on the 13th, 15th and 17 holes to fall to 5 over par after just 8 holes.

However, Green bounced back strongly by paring the final 10 holes to finish with a 77 which is 11 shots back of the tournament leader.

The second round will be played on Thursday at Champions Retreat. The top 30 finishers, including ties, will advance to Saturday’s championship round which will be played at Augusta National, the site of The Masters.

In addition, all 72 players in the field will play a practice round at Augusta National on Saturday.

Contributed Photo – Aidan Voss

The Genesee Community College baseball team’s roster this season includes Barker graduate Aidan Voss.

Voss, who is a freshman at GCC, has seen some action on the mound for the Cougars. He can also play the catcher and outfield positions.

The Cougars are currently 4-2 in the conference and 7-9 overall.

During his scholastic days at Barker Voss was a three-time Niagara-Orleans All-League honoree.

Splitting his time between pitching and catching Voss earned first team All-League honors his senior year.

At the plate he hit .357 with 5 doubles and a triple. On the mound he posted a 2.15 earned run average and registered 63 strikeouts.