Lady Tigers bow in Class D2 title contest

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 29 May 2026 at 10:20 pm

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Isabella Groves slides into third base during this evening’s sectional championship game at Livonia as Avoca-Prattsburgh third baseman Alydia Mcintyre stretches to get the ball.

Stymied on just three hits, top seeded Lyndonville dropped a 3-0 decision to No. 2 Avoca-Prattsburgh in the Section V Class D2 softball tournament championship game this evening at Livonia.

Avoca-Prattsburgh scored the only run they needed as it turned out in the fourth inning on an RBI double by Charlotte Peck.

The Titans later added a pair of big insurance runs in the sixth inning on a double by winning pitcher Peyton Hopkins, an RBI triple by Alydia Mcintyre and a run producing ground out.

In the circle, Hopkins scattered 3 hits and struck out 7.

A double by Isabella Groves and singles by Hannah Fox and Brooke Robinson were Lyndonville’s only hits as the Lady Tigers left a runner stranded at third base in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings.

Arnie Sturtevant gave up 6 hits and struck out 11 in the circle for Lyndonville which finishes the season with an 18-2 record.

Section VI Class C Final
Falconer 12, Barker 7
Building up an early 11-1 lead, No. 5 seed Falconer went on to down No. 2 Barker 12-7 in the Section VI Class C softball tournament championship game this afternoon at Olean.

Falconer scored 4 quick runs in the first inning on 3 doubles an 2 errors; 3 runs in the second on 2 errors, a double and a single and 4 more in the third on 2 errors, a double and 2 singles.

Barker’s run production came on a two-run homer by Kaylee Stoll, a solo homer by Madelina Pavlock, a two-run double by Peyton Bradley and a pair of RBI singles by Lexi Brazzell.

Lyndonville’s Isabella Groves tosses to Braelynn Dillenbeck covering first base to get the out on Avoca-Prattsburgh’s Addalynn Stone.