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Midget All-Stars best Roy-Hart
The Lockport Midget ‘A’ League All-Stars defeated the Roy-Hart CEBA team 9-4 Wednesday at Gasport.
The All-Stars took the lead for good by scoring twice in the third inning on singles by Mike Daskavitz ad Wyatt Redburn, a double by game MVP Evan Pappalardo and a fielders choice play off the bat of Mike Wells.
Pappalardo added a two-run triple to cap a 5 run fourth inning which all included an RBI double by Jason Ferris.
Roy-Hart closed the gap to 7-4 in the fourth after doubles by Joe Nolan and Nick Kubas and singles by Ben Maynard and Justin Heschke but could get no closer.
The All-Stars offense also included a double by Brad Wilson in the sixth inning and an RBI triple by Eddie Wasnock in the seventh.
Wasnock also pitched the final three innings while Pat Flaherty hurled the first two and Pappalardo the third and fourth frames.
Albion gridders at Lineman Camp
Contributed Photo
Nearly a dozen Albion High football players attended the Greater Rocher Lineman Camp this week at Aquinas Institute. The Purple Eagles who participated include, in front Ben Restivo, Myles Brewer and Nick Grean. In back are Jon Depuy, Dalton Wilkens, Jared Hollinger, Kirk Ellison, Caleb Pettit, Ryan Grandy. Missing from the photo are Tony Rotoli and Justin Stritzinger. Under the direction of college coaches from St. John Fisher, Brockport and the University of Rochester, the players worked on technique on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball.
Niagara Nationals blank New Era
The Niagara Nationals topped team New Era 11-0 in five innings in a Boys of Summer League game Wednesday night at Vets Park.
Joe Dell’Oso started on the mound and struck out 6 through 3 innings of work. Trevor Luthart pitched the final two innings striking out 3.
At the plate, Sam Murphy was 3-3 with 4 RBI’s while Liam Ward singled and homered, scored 3 times and drove in 3 runs.
Brian Fry, Nate Sherman, Aiden Johnston, Mitchell Holtz and Dell’Oso also all added singles.
The Nationals improve to 34-3 on the season.
W. Seneca tops Medina U16 stickmen
Photos by Cheryl Wertman
Jumping out to a 4-1 half-time advantage, West Seneca went on to defeat host Medina 7-1 this evening in a Western New York Lacrosse League U16 Division game. Christian Silversmith scored the Medina goal. Here Medina’s Wesley Stillwell is surrounded by West Seneca defenders.
Medina’s Thomas Vasquez is checked by a West Seneca defender.
Medina U17 booters nipped by Alden
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Ethan Leonard advances the ball up field against Alden during this evening’s game at Vets Park.
A big second half rally fell just short as Medina dropped a narrow 3-2 decision to Alden in a Buffalo and Western New York Soccer League U17 Division game at Vets Park.
Trailing 3-0 at the half, Medina battled back with second half goals by Trenton Jones and Mitchell Perry but could not net the equalizer.
Medina is now 2-6 on the season.
Banes rallies late to nip Orleans Vets
Banes Machine Shop/Banes Plumbing rallied for 3 runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to edge past Orleans Vets 12-11 Monday to stay perfect at 10-0 in Medina Women’s Softball ‘A’ League competition.
Banes last ditch rally included singles by Amy Allis, Jessica Carpenter, Jen Molisani and a sacrifice by Connie Heschke which plated the winning run.
Orleans Vets had built up an 11-9 lead by scoring 3 runs in the fifth frame, 1 in the sixth and 2 in the top of the seventh.
Earlier, Banes grabbed a 9-5 lead after scoring 3 runs in the second on singles by Allis, Carpenter, Alisha Foss and Heschke; 4 in the third on hits by Jamie Chatt, Kathy Allen, Allis, Carpenter and Molisani and twice in the fourth on singles by Sue Seefeldt and Allis and a double by Jen Masse.
Allis and Carpenter both finished with 3 hits and Molisani 2.
Mustangs lacrosse camp underway
Photos by Mike Wertman
The Medina Mustangs lacrosse camp got underway Monday morning at Vets Park. The camp, which is for ages 4-12, will run daily from 9 a.m. to noon through Friday. It uses a variety of drills and games to instruct the youngsters on the basic skills of the sport. Here Mustangs varsity Coach Gordy Luthart watches a shooting drill.
Here a group of young lacrosse enthusiasts work on a drill to practice scooping up the ball.
Albion U14 nipped by Sweden-Clarkson
Avenging a shutout loss (13-0) last Saturday, host Sweden-Clarkson outlasted the Albion U14 team 13-11 this evening in a Brockport League game.
Sweden-Clarkson scored in every inning as a pair of runs in the sixth proved to be the difference.
Trailing 9-3, Albion rallied back into a tie by erupting for 6 runs in the fifth inning as Dylan Fox had a two-run double, Colby Ferchen a two-run single and Austin Aman an RBI single.
Albion retied the contest at 11 by tallying twice in the sixth on RBI singles by Patrick Ricker and Drew Caldwell but could not gain the lead.
Ferchen had a total of 3 hits as Caldwell and Fox both had 2.
Now at 5-2, Albion next hosts Spencerport 1 at 10 a.m. Saturday at Barre Town Park.
Medina U12 booters romp to win
The Medina U12 Soccer Club had a strong showing on the pitch Monday in an 8-2 rout over the Tonawanda Warriors.
The first half saw Roman Heinsler account for two assists and two goals. Heinsler was aided by Samuel Kingsbury and Xander Payne before and after feeding Mason Moreland and Wyatt Zelazny.
Kingsbury netted the other first half goal on an unselfish pass by Aidan Owczarczak.
The second half resulted in three additional goals. Zaric Boyce kicked a beautiful top shelf ball on a pass by Zach Fike. Jackson Moreland tallied on a corner kick from Jack Whipple and Kingsbury closed the action with an unassisted goal.
Medina is now 6-3-2 on the season.
Rotary trims Vets in playoff opener
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Shawn Pelligrino delivers a pitch for Rotary during this evening’s playoff win over Vets at the Midget League Field.
No. 4 seed Rotary edged past No. 5 Vets 7-5 this evening in the quarterfinals of the Albion Midget League playoffs.
Rotary jumped out to an early 3-0 lead by scoring once in the second on a hit by Jacob Edwards and twice in the third on a single by Simon Elision and a double by Zaire Reed.
Vets got on the scoreboard in the top of the fourth on an RBI hit by Seth Janus but Rotary answered right back with a two-run single by Dallas Ecker and an RBI hit by Edwards to go up 6-1.
However, Vets came battling back to within 6-4 on a three-run single by Al’Tamir Brown.
Rotary made it 7-4 on a single by Edwards.
Vets again battled back on an RBI single by Kyle Woolston but could get no closer than 7-5.
Shawn Pelligrino and Reed shared the pitching duties for Rotary which next faces top seeded Barre in the semifinals at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Kyle Woolston in action on the mound for Vets.
