Contributed Photo – Dynamite players celebrate after winning Erie, Pa. Tournament.

The Dynamites traveled to Erie, Pa. for the annual 11U Outlaw Shootout this past weekend. With teams from Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York all competing, it took the Dynamites 6 games to claim the championship on Fathers day capped off by a big comeback victory in the title contest.

In the first game on Friday, Dynamites  topped the Gladiators out of Lakewood, NY 11 to 1 in  4 innings. Xander Payne pitched 3 innings allowing 1 run and striking out 5. Amari Jones finished the game off by facing 3 batters and striking out 1.  At the plate, Ryan Mettler, Aidan Paul, and Kaeden Wisnieski all had 2 hits while Amari Jones, Joe Ceccheni, Jay Heideman and Payne each had 1.

In Game 2 on Saturday, The Dynamites dropped a narrow 7-5 decision to the Ohio Steel out of Youngstown Ohio. Amari Jones had 2 hits while Russo, Cecchini, Payne, Heideman, and Wisnieski all add 1.

Being the 4th seed going into the playoffs, Dynamites were matched up against the PA Red Hawks out of Slippery Rock and emerged with a narrow 5-4 win.  Mettler pitched 3 strong innings giving up 3 runs followed up by Aidan Paul who pitched 2 and one-third innings giving up 1. Payne came in and got the final 2 outs holding off a come back with runners in scoring position. At the plate Mettler, A. Jones, Payne, Wisnieski and Iverson Poole all had hits for the Dynamites.

In game 2, the Dynamites faced the tournament host and #1 seed The Erie Outlaws and earned 7-3 win. Payne started on the mound pitching 3 strong innings giving up 1 run, Amari Jones came in and finished the game off by striking out 2 of the final 4 batters. At the plate, Iverson Poole had 3 hits, Joe Cecchini added 2 and A. Jones, Russo, Brian Baes and Wisnieski all had hits.

In the Championship game, the Dynamites came from way back to nip a familiar foe the Orchard Park Thunder 12-11 to claim the title.  The Dynamites have battled the Thunder 3 previous times this year winning 2 out of the 3 meetings but the Thunder winning the last In Hartland.

The Dynamites came out of the top of the first when Russo drove in Javon Jones for the first run of the game.  However, the Thunder respondedby scoring 5 runs.

Dynamites answered with 2 runs in the second when  Payne hit in Heideman with a triple. Baes sacrificed in Payne for the second run but that was all the Dynamite were able to answer.

The Thunder responded as they did in the first by putting up another 5 runs.

The Thunder was able to shut down the Dynamite bats in the third and adding to there lead with 1 run in the bottom of the frame to make it 11 to 3.

Down 11 to 3 after 3 may have been to much for some teams. But the “Never Quit” attitude of Dynamite Baseball proved to be just that.

With one out in the top of the fourth, Paul started out the rally with a single. Heideman drove in Paul with a triple over the left fielders head. Payne then sacrificed in Heideman for the second run. With two outs, Baes got on base with a hit and then was driven in by a double by Wisnieski. Poole added a hit and stole second base to put a runner on second and third with two outs. Ffter 3 straight walks and another 2 runs, Russo added a hit which plated another run for a total of six runs in the inning.

Payne was now on the mound and was able to shut down the Thunder bats in the fourth.

Trailing 11-9 in the fifth, Dynamites were able to steal a run on some heads up base running after 3 consecutive walks and Payne stealing home to make it a one run game.

Again the Thunder bats were quite in the fifth by some good defensive plays.

Down by one, Mettler led of the top of the sixth with a  walk. He stole second and was driven home by a single by Javon Jones. Jones took second when the Thunder tried to make the play at home on Mettler. The ball got by the catcher and Jones took to third. When the throw to third ended up in left field, Jones was sent home where the throw was not in time.

The Dynamites took a one run lead into the bottom of the final inning when Amari Jones was given the ball to close out the game. He delivered a closers dream striking out 2 of the final 4 batters he faced clinching the championship for the Dynamites.

Javon Jones, Russo, Cecchini and Paul all had 2 hits while Poole, Wisnieski, Baes, Payne, Heideman all added one.

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Kendall’s U8 baseball team concluded a 10-5 regular season by scoring three straight victories this past weekend including 21-8 over Brockport, 14-13 over Livonia and 8-3 over Pittsford. Team members include, in front, Bat Boy Andrew D’Agostino, Colby Hughes, Jacob Abrams, Lucas Barrett and Andrew Cole. In the second row are Brady Werth, Mikey Colucci, Luca D’Agostino, Nic Cole, Sammy Conte, Jonny Conte, CJ D’Agostino, Vinnie D’Agostino and Brooke Rodas.In back are coaches Jeff Conte, Charlie D’Agostino, John Hughes and Phil D’Agostino. The team will next host a tournament on July 9 to benefit the Kendall Fire Department.

Erupting for a total of 9 runs in the first two innings, Banes Machine Shop/Banes Plumbing went on to defeat Albion Vets 29-7 Monday to improve to 8-0 in the Medina Women’s Softball ‘A’ League.Robin Blaun had 5 hits, including 2 triples, Kathy Allen 4 hits and Alisha Foss 3, including 2 triples, to spearhead the attack for Banes which locked up the win by erupting for 11 runs in the fourth inning and 9 more in the fifth.

Albion’s U14 baseball team has opened Brockport League competition with an 18-6 victory over Chili 2 and a 12-5 loss to Spencerport 1.

Bryce Kelly, Dylan Fox and Patrick Ricker combed to hurl a 2 hitter for Albion in the win over Chili. Kelly registered 9 strikeouts in 3 innings of work on the mound.

At the plate, Albion pounded out a total of 16 hits including 3 by both James Denoncourt and Drew Caldwell and 2 each by Kelly, Bailey Blanchard and Deyonci Farley.
Kelly also had 2 hits and Fox, Denoncourt and Colby Ferchen 1 each in the loss to Spencerport as Albion was hampered by a rash of walks and errors.

Albion next visits Chili 1 on Tuesday.

The Mark’s Pizzeria Reds closed the regular season with a pair of wins this past week 8-0 over the Lyndonville Athletics and 6-2 over the Hartway Phillies.

Reds 8, Athletics 0

The Reds spread the pitching load among five pitchers, Brody Fry, Jimmy Dieter, Avion Johnson, Brady Christiaansen, and Carter Woodworth.  They all pitched well.

Fry led batting as he went 3 for 3 with a double and a triple and 1 RBI. Christiaansen also went 3 for 3 and scored twice and Gavin Snook went 3 for 3.  Preston Woodworth added 2 hits and scored twice as Analise Wagner and Woodworth both had 2 hits. Dieter, Johnson, Aiden Wisniewski, Riley Tompkins, and Frankie Dicureia all added a hit.

Reds 6, Phillies 2

Fry, Johnson, and Dieter all pitched well.

Dieter went 3 for 3 with 2 singles and a triple and scored 2 runs, Fry 3 for 3 with 2 RBI’s, Woodworth 2 for 3 and two runs scored, Johnson 2 for 3 with an RBI, Christiaansen a triple and a RBI and Snook was 2 for 2.  Tompkins, Wisniewski, and Wagner all added hits.

Bogan and Tuttle Twins 8, Roy-Hart Athletics 2

Will Prest, Tyler Allen and Jackson Shultz all went 3 for 3 for the Twins. Cole Callard and Sawyer Kingsbury both had two hits . Also chipping in with hits were Carlos Doval, Alekander Seefledt and Leland Klos.

Callard had 5 strikeouts, Kingsbury 3 and Prest 2.

Lyndonville dropped a narrow 4-3 decision to host Lockport 2 Saturday in a Lockport Midget ‘A’ League game.

Breaking away from a 1-1 deadlock, Lyndonville scored twice in the top of the decisive sixth inning on doubles by Matt Riemer and AJ Buckland and a single by Trevor Bentley for a 3-1 lead.

However, Lockport 2 answered right back with three runs in the home half of the frame, ignited by a double by Pat Flaherty, to take a 4-3 lead and the win.

Lyndonville did get the bases loaded with two outs in the seventh on singles by Evan Pappalardo, Jacob Hoffee and a walk but could not score.

Hoffee had 3 hits on the night for Lyndonville which is now 1-1.

Flaherty also picked up the win on the mound registering 14 strikeouts.

Lyndonville next visits Orchard Park on Thursday.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Brandi Guild of the Medina U14 Fillies puts the tag on Bridget Nowicki of the Amherst Thunder during the Fillies win at Vets Park Sunday.

The Medina U14 Fillies earned a split over the weekend in Metro Girls Softball League action at Vets Park defeating the Amherst Thunder 11-10 on Sunday after dropping a narrow 7-5 decision to Cambria on Saturday.

Amherst grabbed an early 2-0 lead in the season contest but the Fillies answered with 6 runs in the second sparked by hits from Camri King, Ryenn Oliver,  Lacey Kenward, Tessa Boyce, and Grace Cook.

The teams traded runs in the 4th and the Thunder took the lead in the top of the 5th scoring 4 times.

However, the Fillies again answered back in the home half of the frame to retie the contest at 9-9. A triple by Morgan Allis ignited that rally which also included an RBI single by Kenward and a double by Abi Neuman.

The Fillies defence was stout in the 6th blanking the Thunder.

The Fillies then regained the lead for good in the home half of the sixth by scoring twice with two outs on a home run by Micaela Erway and a double by King.

Amherst scored 1 more in the seventh, but the Fillies got the final win clinching out at third base on a relay by Libby Cook, Brandi Guild and Camri King as a Thunder runner tried to stretch a double.

Cora Payne delivers a pitch for the Fillies.

Cambria 7 vs Medina 5

Medina scored a run in each of the first three innings on hits by Guild, Ashlee Howell Allis Brooklyn Brown and Oliver.

Cambria cut the lead in the top of the 4th scoring 2 and took lead in the 5th scoring 3.

Medina answered with 1 in the 6th when Howell scored from first on a
Kenward triple.

in the top of the 7th Cambria scored what turned out to be the game winners.

Brown led of the bottom of the 7th with a single and scored on a sacrifice by Cook. That was a close as the Fillies could get stranding the tying runs on second and third.

Medina will travel to Wellsville this weekend for the Diamond Dawg Tournament.

The Sandlot Maroon and Gold teams both downed the Medina U12 Fillies Saturday in Metro Girls Softball League action.

Sandlot Maroon 18, Medina 4

Sandlot opened with six quick runs in the first and second innings.

Medina answered with four in the top of the third.  Carina Kingsbury opened the inning with a walk and stole home on a passed ball. Lyanna King and Bonnie DiCureia both got on with walks.  King scored on an error and DiCureia on an RBI single by Chloe Stinson.  Paige Adkins brought in the last run with an RBI single.

Only up by two Sandlot answered back with 9 runs int he third on a series of walks.

Sandlot Gold 14, Medina 4

Medina came out with two quick runs. Ryan Olles got on with a hit by pitch and scored on passed ball.  Stinson got on with a double and scored on an RBI single by Adkins.

However,Sandlot answered back with four.  Sandlot continued their scoring in the second, third, and fourth to reap a total of 10 runs which ended on a double play by Gracie Hughes at first and Stinson at catcher.

Medina finally answered back with one in fifth with Hannah Kenward getting on with a walk and scoring on a sacrifice bunt by Carina Kingsbury and one more run in the sixth with a single by Olles who scored on a passed ball after leaving Faith Oberther stranded on third when she hit a triple in the third.

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A quartet of Albion High players were invited to participate in a college combine at Syracuse University on Saturday. The Purple Eagles players included Nate Moore, Tommy Mattison, Meach Gardner and Kory Reynolds. They spent all day competing with other high school players from all over under the supervision of the Syracuse University staff and other college coaches.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Anna Lewis brings the ball up field for the Albion U17 team during this afternoon’s tie with visiting Batavia.

Coming from behind twice, the Albion girls U17 team rallied to earn a 3-3 tie with visiting Batavia this afternoon in a Rochester District Youth Soccer League game.

Trailing 2-0 at the half, Albion battled back to knot the contest on early second half goals by Aubrey Lewis and Vivian Rivers.

Batavia regained a 3-2 lead but again Albion came battling back, this time on a goal by Anna Lewis to gain the tie.

Now at 1-1-2, Albion next visits Batavia in a rematch on Friday.

Albion’s Emily Blanchard tries to control the ball away from a Batavia defender.