Kendall baseball, Lyndonville softball in sectional title contests Friday at Livonia

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 28 May 2026 at 9:35 am

The Kendall baseball and Lyndonville softball teams will both be competing for Section V championships on Friday at Livonia.

Top seeded defending champion  Kendall will face No.2 Genesee Valley Belfast for the Class C2 baseball  championship at 5:30 p.m.

Top seeded Lyndonville will likewise take on No. 2 Avoca-Prattsburgh for the Class D2 softball title at 7:30 p.m.

Kendall, which is now 19-2, advanced by blanking No. 4 Perry 7-0 in the semifinals while Genesee Valley Belfast downed No. 3 Cal-Mum 14-4.

The victor will face the Class C1 champion (either No. 1 Gananda or No. 2 Notre Dame) early next week for the Section V Class C berth in the state tournament.

Lyndonville, which is now 18-1, reached the title contest by shutting out No. 4 Andover-Whitesville 12-0 in the semifinals while Avoca-Prattsburg downed No. 3 Elba 9-5.

The winner will then face the Class D1 champion (either No. 2 Oakfield-Alabama or No. 4 Fillmore) early next week for the Section V Class D berth in the state tournament.

Barker in title contest Friday

No. 2 seed Barker will face No. 5 Falconer at 5 p.m. Friday at Olean for the Section VI Class C softball championship and a berth in the state tournament.

Barker edged No. 6 Clymer-Sherman-Panama 3-1 in the semifinals while Falconer upended top seeded Wilson 4-3.

Kendall girls in title game Saturday
No. 3 seed Kendall will play in the Section V Class C2 softball championship game at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Livonia against top seeded Cal-Mum.

Kendall advanced by downing No. 10 Perry 9-3 in the semifinals while Cal-Mum topped No. 5 Warsaw 5-4.

The victor will advance to the Section V Class C state qualifier early next week against the Class C1 champion.