Local Sports
Lyndonville rallies past Attica
Lyndonville rallied to nip visiting Attica 4-3 this afternoon to improve to 5-2 in Genesee Region League action.
Trailing 3-1, Lyndonville pulled even by scoring twice in the third inning on RBI singles by Dawson Joy and Cody Bentley who both had a pair of hits on the day. Two walks set up the threat.
The Tigers then scored the game winner in the fifth inning on an RBI single by Joy as singles by Eric Neace and Michael Wells set up the opportunity.
Attica had grabbed the early lead by scoring once in the first and twice in the second.
The Lyndonville defense got out of both jams by throwing a runner out at home plate, the first going from Zach Johnson in left to Wells at third to Corey Hydock at catcher and the second from Jacob Hoffee at shortstop to Hydock.
Hoffee also made a key stop and throw for the final of in the sixth inning as Attica left two runners stranded.
Now at 9-3 overall, Lyndonville next hosts CG Finney at 4:30 p.m. Thursday in a non league game.
Mustangs’ fast start bests Raiders

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Tyler Ames slides safely into second base as Barker’s Chancy Mckee flys over the top. The action took place during the Mustangs win over the Raiders this afternoon at Vets Park.
Exploding for nine runs in the first two innings, Medina went on to defeat Barker 10-3 at Vets Park this afternoon to regain the .500 mark at 5-5 in Niagara-Orleans League baseball competition.
The Mustangs combined singles by Lucas Porter, Brian Fry, Justin Morgan and Brett Riemer along with four Barker errors to score five quick runs in the first inning.

Barker’s Mike Snell slides safely into third base as Medina’s Tyler Ames tries to make the tag.
Barker did score a pair of runs in the top of the second on a two-run double by Mike Snell, but Medina got those right back with interest in the home half of the frame.
A two-run triple by Alex Allis highlighted the Mustangs four-run uprising in the bottom of the second to make it 9-2.
Porter and Riemer both finished with 2 hits for the Mustangs.
Snell had 3 hits and Chauncy Mckee 2 for Barker which slips to 6-5.
Jared Zinkievich went the distance on the mound for Medina which next visits CSAT Thursday in a make-up game.
R-H regains lead as CSAT tops Albion
Roy-Hart defeated visiting Akron 9-2 this evening to regain sole possession of the Niagara-Orleans League baseball lead as CSAT upended visiting Albion 9-5.
Roy-Hart is now 9-2 and Albion 8-3 heading into Friday’s key meeting at Albion. The Rams blanked the Purple Eagles 5-0 in their earlier season meeting at Gasport.
Roy-Hart 9, Akron 2
Trailing 3-1, Roy-Hart rallied for five runs in the fifth inning highlighted by a double by Brandon Hess, a two-run single by Justin Heschke, a two-run error and an RBI sacrifice fly by Andy Xapsos to key the victory over Akron.
Charlie Bruning picked up the win on the mound for the Rams registering 7 strikeouts.
CSAT 9, Albion 5
Capitalizing on seven errors, CSAT upset Albion 9-5 as the Eagles scored in five different innings.
Evan Pappalardo, Kyle Smith, Bryce Pritchard and Liam Ward each had a pair of hits for Albion.
Wilson 17, Newfane 8
Trailing 5-0, Wilson erupted for six runs in the second inning on a combination of 4 walks, 2 hit batters and a double by Connor Seeley to key the 17-8 win over rival Newfane.
In all the Lakemen benefitted from a total of 13 walks on the day.
Lady Lancers down Lady Tigers
Lady Eagles blank Lady Hawks

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Elba’s Madison Howard slides into third base as Lyndonville’s Lisa Boyce tries to make the tag. The action took place during the Lady Lancers win over the host Lady Tigers this afternoon.
A big five run third inning keyed Elba to a 14-5 victory over host Lyndonville this afternoon in a Genesee Region League softball game.
Leading by a narrow 1-0 margin, Elba broke the game open in the third ignited by three walks and highlighted by a two-run double by Madison Howard.
Miranda Lembcke had 3 hits and Anna Lewis and Makenzie Muck 2 each for Lyndonville which had a season long 8 game G-R winning streak snapped.
Kendall 10, Holley 0
Improving to 4-6, Kendall blanked Holley 10-0 in another G-R contest.
Chelsea Wright hurled a 2 hitter with 5 strikeouts and Sarah Pearson banged out a two-run double to lead the way for the Lady Eagles.
Albion netters post shutout to go to 9-0
Defending champion Albion blanked Newfane 5 1/2-0 this afternoon to stay unbeaten in Niagara-Orleans League tennis competition at 9-0.
In the day’s other match, Akron improved to 7-2 with a 4 1/2-1 victory over Wilson.
Albion 5 1/2, Newfane 0
Singles: Daniel Beam (A) def. Terrell Atkins 6-1, 6-2; Josh Metzler (A) def. Jeremy Ribbeck 6-0, 6-1; Dylan Bader (A) def. Bobby Heers 6-1, 6-3.
Doubles: Matt Kovaleski-Emilie Barleben (A) def. Cameron Seib-Jacob Koithans 3-6, 6-2, 7-5; Matt Flanagan-Victor Benjovsky (A) def. Nick Heimiller-Michelle Schultz 7-5, 6-0; Owen Foos-Connor McQuillan (A) def. Austin Smith-Ashley Danev 6-0, 6-2.
Akron 4 1/2, Wilson 1
Singles: Ryan Meek (A) def. Joey Hecko 6-1, 6-1; Nathan Chubb (A) def. Gabriel Curcione 6-1, 6-3; Lyle Lyon (W) def. Brandon Meek 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles: Jacob Meyer-Cierra Janis (A) def. Kallie Olear-Marlo Recht 6-0, 6-2; Morgan Wagner-Erica Papke (A) def. Alex Couturier-Rebecca Connor 4-6, 7-6, 6-4; Dustin Earle-Cameron Brooks (A) def. Alisa Smith-Mia Olear 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.
Holley 4, Elba 1
Holley improved to 6-2 in Genesee Region League tennis competition with a 4-1 victory over host Elba.
Victories at the first two singles spots by Brady Smith and Pablo Romero sparked Holley to the win.
The Hawks also got wins by the doubles teams of Gabe Mendoza-Melanie Klossner and Derek McArthur-Jake DeSimone.
Golf
Elba 222, Kendall 254
Elba bested Kendall 254-222 in a G-R golf match at Hickory Ridge.
Ben Pflaumer led Elba with a 40 while Kendall’s Evan Gaesser took medalist honors with a 38.
Lyndonville, Holley roll to G-R wins

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Eric Neace is congratulated by Tigers Coach Shane Price as he rounds third base after belting a home run. The action took place during the Tigers win over visiting Elba/Byron-Bergen this afternoon.
Erupting for five quick runs in the first inning, Lyndonville went on to defeat visiting Elba/Byron-Bergen 11-0 this afternoon in a Genesee Region League baseball game.
Five walks and a two-run single by Dawson Joy highlighted the big first inning for the Tigers.
Eric Neace followed up with a three-run homer in the fourth inning to boost the Tigers advantage to 8-0.
The Tigers tacked on three more runs in the fifth as winning pitcher Zach Johnson had a two-run double and Corey Hydock an RBI double.
Johnson, Joy and Neace each finished with a pair of hits.
On the mound, Johnson allowed only 3 hits and struck out 8.
Now at 4-2 in the league and 8-3 overall, Lyndonville next hosts Attica at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Holley 15, Pembroke 2
Scoring at least twice in each of the first five innings, Holley romped to a 15-2 victory over host Pembroke.
Nick Passarell banged out 4 hits, including a double and triple, and drove in a total of 6 runs for Holley.
Zach Vaccarelli added a pair of hits for the Hawks which improve to 5-3 in G-R action.
Medina sweeps softball twin bill
Medina swept to a doubleheader victory over visiting CSAT by scores of 15-3 and 17-0 at Vets Park this evening to improve to 6-3 in Niagara-Orleans League softball competition.
Emily Kams and Ryenn Oliver shared the pitching chores in both games registering a total of 7 strikeouts in each contest.
In the opener, Kams banged out 4 hits as Alisha Scroger and Davina Birch both had 2.
In the second game, Courtney Bailey had 3 hits, including a home run, as Kams and Scroger both had 2. Scroger’s hits included a double.
The losses drop CSAT to 0-10.
Roy-Hart 20, Wilson 12
Scoring in six different innings, Roy-Hart posted a 20-12 victory over Wilson to improve to 8-2.
Jamie Bower had 4 hits and 4 RBIs, Jayden Townsend 3 hits, including a double and 3 RBIs, and Kayla Brown three hits, including a home run, to lead the Lady Rams attack.
The loss drops Wlson to 2-7.
Newfane 7, Albion 1
A five run fifth inning scoring burst, highlighted by a two-run double by Alexa Littman, keyed Newfane’s (6-4) win over Albion (5-5).
Cassidy Geise picked up the win i nthe circle allowing 4 hits.
Akron 12, Barker 3
League leading Akron improved to 9-1 as Abby Stone and Sarah Schultz led the way with 2 hits apiece.
Barker is now 3-7.
Albion ‘9’ regains share of N-O lead
Wilson upends Roy-Hart
Albion used the combination of 7-2 victory over Newfane with Wilson’s 5-1 win over Roy-Hart this afternoon to regain a share of the Niagara-Orleans League baseball lead.
Albion and Roy-Hart are now deadlocked for first place at 8-2.
Barker downed Akron 11-1 in the other game as the Raiders improve to 6-4.
Albion 7, Newfane 2
Brady Meakin went the distance on the mound for Albion scattering 5 hits and striking out 10.
Albion pulled away by scoring twice in the fifth inning, as Bryce Pritchard had a key RBI single, and then twice in the sixth on a two-run single by Randy Eblacker.
Wilson 5, Roy-Hart 1
John Bender hurled a 5 hitter with 6 strikeouts and Nick Pawlak banged out a three-run double in the fifth inning to key the victory for Wilson.
Barker 11, Akron 1
Eddie Wasnock likewise went the distance on the mound for Barker allowing 5 hits and striking out 8.
Kyle MacDonald, Colln Webb, Jake Meister and Mike Snell each had a pair of hits for the Raiders.
Leading 4-1, Barker put a lock on the win by erupting for seven runs in the sixth inning as McDonald, Snell, Meister, Ryan Voss and Brad Wilson all had RBI hits.
Albion track teams sweep Roy-Hart; Akron bests Medina/Lyndonville

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Emma Gardner in route to scoring a win for Medina/Lyndonville in the discus during this afternoon’s home meet against Akron.
Albion swept to a doubleheader victory over visiting Roy-Hart this afternoon in Niagara-Orleans League track competition.
The Purple Eagles won the boys meet 88-53 and the girls competition 107-34.
Cody Osborne doubled in the 100 and 200 for Albion which also got wins from Nate Trembley (shot-put), Lamar Chambers (400 hurdles), Tommy Mattison (long jump), Preston Flugel (pole vault), Evan Steier (3200), Manwell Taylor (triple jump) and Kory Reynolds (discus).
Avery Green was a double winner in the 800 and 1600 for Roy-Hart as John Stoddard took the 110 hurdles, Aaron Curry the high jump and Austin Dodge the 400.
Albion is now 2-2 and Roy-Hart 2-3.
Indvidual event double winners Aleah Foos (100 hurdles, high jump), Mariah Elsenheimer (100, 200) and Chanyce Powell (long jump, triple jump) led the way for the Albion girls squad which improves to 3-1.
The Purple Eagles also got wins from Meredith Patterson (1500), Yasmeen Shabazz (shot-put), Katie Rustay (pole vault), Caitlynn Snook (800), Caitlin Malanowski (3000) and Desiree Barber (discus).
Ava Bligh won the 400 and Kaleigh Kuzma the 400 hurdles for Roy-Hart which slips to 1-4.
Akron likewise swept host Medina/Lyndonville winning the boys meet 74 1/3-66 2/3 and the girls competition 104-36.
The Medina/Lyndonville boys had Jalin Cooper triple in the 100, 200 and high jump and Chase Pecoraro in the 110 hurdles, long jump and pole vault as Dan Heil doubled in the 1600 and 3200.
Akron is now 2-1-1 and Medina/Lyndonville 2-3.
The Akron girls stayed unbeaten at 4-0 as Leah Czechowski doubled in the 100 and long jump and Hannah Cummings in the 100 hurdles and 400 hurdles.
Martha Gardner doubled in the 1500 and 3000 for Medina/Lyndonville which is now 0-5.
Newfane also swept Barker winning the boys competition 82-59 and the girls 81-59.
Paul Dunbar doubled in the 100 and pole vault, Tyler Gilbert in the 200 and high jump, Sam Auermhamer in the 1600 and 3200 and Andrew Boudeman in the long jump and triple jump to lead the way for the Newfane boys squad which is now 2-2.
The loss drops Barker to 0-3-1.
Kim Goerss doubled in the 800 and 1500 and Hannah Lewandowski in the shot-put and discus for the Newfane girls as did Caitlyn Mason in the 100 and triple jump for Barker.
Both teams are now 2-2.
Blue Devils top Mustang stickmen
Moving on top to stay in the second quarter, East Aurora went on to defeat visiting Medina 12-7 this afternoon in a Class C Division lacrosse game.
Medina jumped out to a 2-1 first quarter lead as Brendan Luthart and Mason Lewis netted the game’s first two goals.
However, East Aurora rebounded to take leads of 5-3 at the half and 10-5 at the three-quarter mark.
Jake Cotter scored Medina’s other 5 goals.
East Aurora is now 9-3 and Medina 5-8 in Class C Division action.
Medina next visits Lockport in a non league game at 5:30 p.m. Friday.





