Albion and Medina bow in N-O softball

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 22 April 2026 at 7:31 pm

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Kaitlin Bennett puts the tag on Wilson’s Lucy Madan at second base during this afternoon’s N-O League game at Albion.

Wilson exploded for a total of 18 runs over the first two innings to key a 25-4 win over host Albion in a Niagara-Orleans League softball game this afternoon.

A two-run single by Lauren Vanderlinden highlighted a 7 run first inning for Wilson which quickly tacked on 11 more in the second.

Albion scored twice in the first sparked by a lead of a triple by Aaliyah Jones.

Akron 15, Medina 1
Leading 3-1, Akron erupted for 12 runs in the fourth inning on 7 walks, 5 singles and an error to lock up the 15-1 N-O win over visiting Medina.
Shannon Esmond had 3 hits and Addison Massaro 2 for Akron as Kenadee Jonathan hurled a 1 hitter with 9 strikeouts in the circle.

Roy-Hart 15, Newfane 5
Roy-Hart improved to 2-1 with a 15-5 N-O win over Newfane which slips to 0-4.

Brooke Corser had a two-run home run and an RBI triple and Grace Pearl a two-run homer to highlight the Roy-Hart attack which also included 3 hits by Peyton May and 2 each by Guiliana Russo and winning pitcher Abby Fox who also had 7 strikeouts in the circle.