Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Jake Bruning and his Rams teammates will host Wilson Monday in the semifinals of the Section VI Class B2 playoffs.

The Roy-Hart and Barker baseball and softball teams will all be involved in Section VI semifinal round playoff action on Monday.

The No. 2 seeded Roy-Hart baseball team will host Niagara-Orleans League foe No. 6 Wilson in a Class B2 at 5 p.m. at Gasport.

The two teams split a pair of N-O games this season with the Rams winning the first 19-1 and the Lakemen taking the re-match 5-1.

In Class B2 softball action the No. 5 Lady Rams will visit top seeded Fredonia at 4:45 p.m.

The contest is a rematch go last year’s B2 title contest which saw Fredonia down Roy-Hart 8-3.

The other B2 semi will have N-O champion No. 2 seed Akron hosting No. 3 Eden.

The No. 3 Barker baseball team will host No. 6 Silver Creek in a Class C semi at 5 p.m.

In Class C softball the No. 10 Lady Raiders will visit No. 2 Cassadaga Valley at 4:45 p.m.

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Medina defeated host Akron 4-3 today in the 7th annual Ty Gabbey Memorial Alumni Baseballl Game. The game was established as a fundraiser for the Ty Gabbey Memorial scholarship. Gabbey was a former Akron High School student and baseball player who passed away tragically in a car accident in 2009 at the age of 18. This marked the second year Medina participated, with Akron winning last year’s game by one run. Players from the two teams are shown here. Medina jumped out to a lead in the first inning after Lucas Evans singled and was then driven in by Zach Baldwiin. In the top of the third inning Medina then added 3 runs to the lead. Jake Cotriss and Evans singled, while Adam Hoot was hit by a pitch to load the bases. The runs were then driven in by Hayden Allis and PJ Bell. Akron answered back with 3 runs of their own in the bottom of the third after a three run triple by Connor Riggs. Hoot then came on to pitch the final two innings and worked the save. He struck out 6 and allowed no hits. Evans finished with 3 hits on the day, while Kyle Herman had 2.

Contributed Photo – Jennifer Knaak

Albion High graduate and St. John Fisher College senior Jennifer Knaak helped power the Cardinals to a victory in the Super Regionals Saturday to earn their first ever berth in the NCAA Division III Softball World Series.

Knaak banged out 3 hits and drove in 3 runs as St. John Fisher defeated Manhattanville College 9-2 to win the NCAA Rochester Super Regional.

Knaak put St. John Fisher ahead for good when she banged out a two-run triple in the first inning.

With the Cardinals still holding a slender 2-0 lead, Knaak later hit a key RBI double in the fifth frame.

Knaak, a four year starter in the outfield for the Cadrinals, has a career batting average of .337 with 25 doubles, 8 triples, 4 home runs and 78 RBIs.

The Cardinals will face Tyler Texas in the opening round of the World Series in Salem, Va.

Photos By Cheryl Wertman

Hosting the event for the first time, Kendall took first place in five events at the annual Genesee Region All-League track and field championships today. Taylor ReQua, shown here in the center sprinting to a victory in the 100, also captured the 200. She is flanked by Olivia George of Alexander at the left and Madison Neurohr of Pembroke on the right. In addition, ReQua teamed up with Maya Rutland, Taylor Rutland and Lyndsay Wright to win the 400 relay. Maya Rutland also took top honors in the high jump while Alexis Payton won the pentathlon.

Kendall’s Alexis Payton in action in the high jump portion of the pentathlon competition.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman

Kendall is hosting the Genesee Region All-League track and field championships today for the first time. Nine schools are taking part in the competition which concludes this afternoon. Here Kendall’s Jenna Jacob heads for the finish line in the 100 hurdles.

Holley’s Flint DiLella goes up an over in the high jump competition.

Kendall’s Megan Hardenbrook lets go with a throw in the shot-put.

Holley’s James Skehan races to the finish line in the 110 hurdles.

The Roy Hart Dynamites got their revenge on the Academy Stars Thursday night in the Boys of Summer league play with a 9 to 4 home field win In Hartland.

Aidan Paul started on the mound with 3 scoreless innings followed up by Thomas Russo to keep the Stars at bay.

The Dynamites took a lead in the second when Jay Heideman turned a walk into a run with some heads up play on the base paths taking advantage of some Stars miscues.

The Dynamites extended their lead with 3 runs in the third by more heads up base running and some good at bats by the Jones and Russo. Three walks turned into 3 runs on a sacrifice fly by Joe Cecchini and then two past balls that plated two more.

Iverson Poole, Ryan Mettler and Javon Jones had 3 straight hits to lead off the fourth and again with aggressive base running, all three were able to cross the plate.

The Stars made a fifth inning charge with 3 runs. However, any hope of more was dashed by a diving grab by Brian Baes in right field with 2 outs that saved 2 runs and took the wind out of the sails of the Stars.

Dynamites added 2 more runs in the 6th to put the game out of reach.

Xander Payne came in to pitch the final two innings with a 7 batter 6 out performance to shut down the Stars.

At the plate Payne led the team with 2 hits while Poole, Russo, Mettler and Amari and Javon Jones all had hits.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville third baseman Lisa Boyce tries to tag out Wheatland-Chili’s Rhiannon Goetze during the host Lady Tigers sectional win this afternoon.

Scoring in every inning, top seeded Lyndonville defeated visiting Genesee Region League foe Wheatland-Chli 10-5 this afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Section V Class D1 softball playoffs.

Stacey Buckland had a big three-run triple to highlight the Lyndonville attack as Anna Lewis had 2 doubles and an RBI, Aubrey Lewis 2 hits and 2 RBIs, winning pitcher Makenzie Muck 2 hits and an RBI and Brianna Paniccia a triple.

In the circle, Muck scatted 6 hits and struck out 2.

The Lady Tigers downed W-C twice during the G-R season.

Makenzie Muck delivers a pitch for Lyndonville

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Eddie Schildt delivers a pitch during the Tigers home field sectional win over Naples this afternoon.

Two run scoring bursts in each of the first four innings sparked top seeded Lyndonville to an 8-3 victory over visiting No. 9 Naples this afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the Section V Class D1 baseball playoffs.

Jacob Hoffee banged out 2 triples, Dawson Joy a double and triple and winning pitcher Eddie Schildt a pair of doubles to highlight the Tigers attack which also included 2 hits by Corey Hydock , Nolan Donald and Cody Bentley and 1 by Zach Johnson.

Schildt went the distance on the mound striking out 13 and allowing 4 hits, 3 of which came in the final inning.

Naples plated a quick unearned run in the top of the first inning but Lyndonville answered right back with a pair of tallies in the home half of the frame to take the lead for good.

A triple by Hoffee and double by Joy highlighted that rally.

Singles by Bentley, Hydock, Donald and Johnson then helped to drive in 2 runs in the second inning.

The Tigers made it 6-1 with 2 more in the third on a double by Schldt and singles by Bentley, Hydock and Donald.

A triple by Hoffee and double by Schildt then helped to scored 2 more runs in the fourth to make it 8-1.

Lyndonville will next face the winner of the Notre Dame/Honeyoe game in the semifinals on Tuesday.

Lyndonville’s Cody Bentley makes a throw from second.

Pounding out 19 hits, No. 2 seeded Roy-Hart romped to an 18-3 victory over visiting Southwestern this afternoon in the Section VI Class B2 baseball quarterfinals.

Roy-Hart took charge at the outset erupting for 6 quick runs in the first inning as Jake Bruning had a two-run single and Joe Nolan and winning pitcher Cam Meadows RBI singles. Singles by Andy and Al Xapsos ignited the uprising.

Nolan and Ben Maynard both had 4 hits on the day as Justin Heschke chipped in with 3 and Bruning 2.

On the mound, Meadows allowed only 3 hits and struck out 5.

The Rams will face the winner of the Wilson/daVinci game in the semifinals on Monday.

East Aurora ousts Albion

A big fifth inning scoring burst keyed No. 2 East Aurora to a 9-2 win over visiting No. 7 Albion this afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Section VI Class B1 playoffs.

Leading by a narrow 3-2 margin, East Aurora scored 5 runs in the decisive frame aided by a pair of errors.

Albion stayed close at 3-2 by scoring once in the first on a single by Evan Papplardo and once in the fourth on a double by Vincent Zona.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Dylan Hillabush delivers a pitch for Holley

No. 4 seed Holley rallied to nip visiting No. 5 LeRoy 4-3 this afternoon in a Section V Class B2 quarterfinal baseball game.

Trailing 3-2, Holley rallied for 2 runs in the bottom of the fifth inning on an RBI double by Nick Passarell and a passed ball for the margin of victory. An error set up the threat.

LeRoy had grabbed the lead by scoring three times with two out in the third inning on an error and 3 singles.

Holley had jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first inning on an error and a fielders choice play off the bat of winning pitcher Dylan Hillabush. Lead-off singles by Collin Papaj and Passarell triggered the opportunity.

On the mound, Hillabush scattered 6 hits and struck out 6.

Now at 12-6, Holley will compete in the B2 semifinals on Tuesday against the Attica/Mynderse winner.

Holley’s Collin Papaj dives back into first base as LeRoy’s Nick Egeling waits for the throw.