Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Brendan Luthart works to get away from Akron defender Frank Uebelhoer during the Mustangs loss to the division leading Tigers at Vets Park.

Frontrunning Akron bested Medina 18-8 at Vets Park this evening to stay perfect at 9-0 in Class C Division lacrosse action.

Jake Abrams scored 6 goals and Owen Hill 4 for Akron which led 6-2 after one quarter, 10-4 at the half and 17-5 at the three-quarter mark.

Jake Cotter scored 3 goals, Mason Lewis and Brendan Luthart 2 each and Coby Albone 1 for Medina which is now 4-7 in division action.

The Mustangs next visit Salamanca on Friday.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Charles Beach, left, downs Barker’s Alexander Israel in third singles action today. The Mustangs downed the host Raiders 5 1/2-0.

Albion blanked visiting Roy-Hart 5 1/2-0 this afternoon to maintain sole possession of the Niagara-Orleans League tennis lead at 8-0.

Runners-up Medina and Akron both likewise scored shutout wins to stay just a match off the pace at 6-1. Medina bested Barker 5 1/2-0 and Akron downed Newfane 5 1/2-0.

Albion 5 1/2, Roy-Hart 0
Singles: Daniel Beam (A) def. Elliot Spitzer 6-2, 6-3; Josh Metzler (A) def. Patrick Sheelar 6-0, 6-0; Dylan Bader (A) def. Angelina Ciarfella 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles: Matt Kovaleski – Emilie Barleben (A) def. Desree Taylor – Aspen Moore 6-1, 6-0; Matt Flanaghan – Victor Benjoysky (A) def. Sean O’Grady – Caleb Reith 6-0, 6-0; Owen Foos – Connor McQuillan (A) def. Cameron VanBuren – Mason Collins.

Medina 5 1/2, Barker 0
Singles: Kristian Snyder (M) def. Nick Fazzolari 6-0, 6-1; Tristan Sanders (M) def. Andrew Jenks 6-1, 6-2; Charles Beach (M) def. Alexander Israel 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles: Xion Baes – Mike Cardone (M) def. Nick Sutch – Christian Young 6-0, 6-0; Nick Bogan – Ray Paull (M) def. Mia Gooding – Grace Harris 6-0, 6-0; Brandon Harris – Kyla Leno (M) def. Natalie Bruning – Marisa Jowdy 6-0, 6-0.

Akron 5 1/2, Newfane 0
Singles: Ryan Meek (A) def. Terrell Atkins 6-1, 6-0; Nathan Chubb (A) def. Bobby Heers 6-3, 6-1; Brandon Meek (A) def. Nick Heimiller 6-0, 6-2.
Doubles: Jacob Meyer -Cierra Janis (A) def. Cameron Seib – Michelle Schultz 6-2, 6-2; Morgan Wagner – Erica Papke (A) def. Ashley Danve – Austin Smith 6-1, 6-0; Eliza Papke – Morgan Wbowka (A) def. Sarah Nelson – Hayley Bye 6-0, 6-1.

Section V Qualifier
Holley’s Brady Smith scored a pair of singles victories this afternoon in the Section V qualifier.

The Hawks doubles team of Pablo Romero and Cameron Bennage likewise posted a pair of wins but then bowed in the finals.

Lyndonville rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to nip visiting Kendall 8-7 and improve to 7-0 in Genesee Region League softball action.

A two-run double by Jess Harling provided the margin of victory for the Lady Tigers as hits by Aubrey Lewis and Miranda Lembcke set up the threat.

Kendall had grabbed a 7-6 lead by scoring four times in the top of the seventh highlighted by a three-run home run by Madison Rath who had a total of three hits on the day.

Lyndonville also scored three times in the fourth inning, highlighted by a two-run homer by Mackenzie Muck, and three times in the fifth ignited by a triple by Aubrey Lewis.

Aubrey and Anna Lewis both had two hits on the day.

G-R Track

Kendall split with Wheatland-Chili in a G-R track meet. The Eagles won the girls meet 81-53 but lost the boys competition 94-42.

Maya Rutland won the 100, Taylor Rutland the shot-put, Taylor ReQua the 200 and Jenna Jacob the 100 hurdles to lead the Kendall girls. Maya and Taylor Rutland also tied for first in the high jump.

In the boys meet for Kendall, Brandon Lewis was a double winner in the long jump and high jump.

Albion trimmed visiting Wilson 5-3 this afternoon to improve to 4-3 in Niagara-Orleans League softball competition.

Meghan Hurley had 3 hits and Ellen Narburgh 2 for Albion which also got RBI hits from Brylie Hapeman, Olivia Prest and Sierra Newton.

The loss drops Wilson to 1-6.

Newfane 6, Medina 5
Newfane rallied for a pair of runs in the home half of the sixth inning to edge past visiting Medina 6-5.

A sacrifice fly by winning pitcher Cassidy Geise and an error plated the decisive two runs for the Lady Panthers.

Newfane also scored three times in the first inning as Olivia Littman had a two-run double.

Olivia Littman and Alexa Littman both had 3 hits on the day.

Medina scored twice in the second inning on a two-run single by Haylee Cogovan.

The Mustangs then grabbed a brief 5-4 lead by scoring three times in the top of the sixth as Abi Smith, Courtney Bailey and Brandi Guild all had hits.

Newfane is now 5-3 and Medina 3-3.

Roy-Hart 13, Barker 4
Leading 5-3, Roy-Hart used a big 8 run fifth inning scoring burst to key a 13-4 win over visiting Barker.

Sam Choate picked up the win in the circle for the Lady Rams giving up 7 hits and striking out 4. She also had 3 hits.

Kayla Brown, Maddie Fry and Jamie Bower each added a pair of hits for the Lady Rams. Brown’s hits included a two-run single in the decisive fifth frame.

Mary Rounds and Courtney Bodine both had 2 hits for Barker.

Roy-Hart is now 6-2 and Barker 3-5.

Akron 18, CSAT 3
Frontrunning Akron stayed perfect at 7-0 with an 18-3 romp over CSAT as Sydney Leeds had 3 hits and Abby Stone and Kayla Thomas 2 each.

Mattie Klein registered 9 strikeouts in the circle for the Lady Tigers.

Albion, Wilson each claim wins

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Emma Lindke, right, edges out Medina/Lyndonville’s Layna Vilora in the 100 hurdles during this afternoon’s meet at Middleport which saw the Mustangs and Rams split.

Medina/Lyndonville and host Roy-Hart both emerged with a victory in a Niagara-Orleans League track meet this afternoon at Middleport.

Medina/Lyndonville won the boys meet 78-63 and Roy-Hart took the girls competition by a narrow 69-68 margin.

The Medina/Lyndonville boys squad was led by triple winners Jalin Cooper in the 100 (:11.3), 200 (:23.95) and high jump (5-4) and Chase Pecoraro in the 400 hurdles (1:04.5), pole vault (9-6) and long jump (18-10) along with double winner Zach Harris in the shot-put (31-3 1/2) and discus (99-10 1/2).

Avery Green tripled in the 800 (2:14), 1600 (4:54.3) and 3200 (10:59.6) and John Stoddard doubled in the 100 hurdles (:15.5) and triple jump (37-1 1/2) to set the pace for Roy-Hart as Austin Dodge added a win in the 400 (:55.4).

The Mustangs are now 1-2 and the Rams 2-1.

The Roy-Hart girls claimed the slender victory as the foursome of Kaleigh Kuzma, Paige Dent, Ava Bligh and Ellie Todd took first place in the meet’s final event, the 1600 relay (4:36).

Emma Lindke was a triple winner for Roy-Hart in the 100 hurdles (:17.9), shot-put (24-6) and high jump (4-6) and Amber Villella doubled in the long jump (14-3) and triple jump (29-9).

The Lady Rams also had Bligh win the 400 (1:07.4), Kuzma the 400 hurdles (1:11.0), Anna Rickard the 800 (2:41.4) and Todd the pole vault (6-6).

Martha Gardner doubled in the 1500 (5:17.9) and 3000 (11:44.0) for Medina as Je’ne Brown took the 100 (:13.6), Emma Gardner the discus (79-1/2) Trinity Fleck in the 200 (:29.7).

Roy-Hart is now 1-2 and Medina/Lyndonville 0-3.

Roy-Hart’s John Stoddard in route to a win in the 110 hurdles.

Albion likewise earned a split with visiting Wilson as the Purple Eagles won the girls meet 96-45 and the Lakemen took the boys competition 72-69.

The Albion girls were led by a quartet of double winners as Aleah Foos took the 100 hurdles (:16.6) and high jump, Mariah Elsenheimer the 100 (:13.2) and 200 (:27.7), Meredith Patterson the 800 (2:46) and 1500 (5:40) and Chanyce Powell the long jump and triple jump.

The Purple Eagles also had Caitlin Malanowski win the 3000 (12:43), Nicole Eldred the shot-put and Katie Rustay the pole vault (7-6).

Albion is now 2-0 and Wilson 2-1.

Michael Seeley was a double winner for the Wilson boys in the 1600 (5:00) and 3200 (11:08.4).

The Lakemen also had Cody Secore win the 200 (:24.2), Trey Rees the 800 (2:07.1), Andrew Eames the long jump (16-7) and Alex Fox the high jump (5-4).

Lamar Chambers was a double winner for Albion in the 110 hurdles (:18.1) and 400 hurdles (1:03.7).

The Purple Eagles also had Cody Osborne take the 100 (:11.4), Nick Reed the 400 (:56.1), Nate Trembley the shot-put (40-4 3/4), Kory Reynolds the discus (119-5), Manwell Taylor the triple jump (40-3 1/2) and Preston Flugel the pole vault (9-0).

Wilson stays unbeaten at 3-0 while Albion is at 1-1.

Akron also earned a split with Newfane. The Tigers won the girls meet 107-34 and the Panthers the boys competition 87-54.

Hannah Cummings was a triple winner for the Akron girls in the 100 hurdles (:18.4), high jump (4-4) and triple jump (30-7) as Leah Czechowski doubled in the 100 (:13.4) and long jump (15-9) and Margo Henley in the 800 (2:40) and 1500 (5:12).

The Lady Tigers are now 2-0 and the Lady Panthers 1-2.

The Newfane boys were led by a quartet of double winners as Paul Dunbar took the 100 (:11.8) and pole vault (12-0), Sam Auernhamer the 1600 (5:00) and 3200 (10:47), Andrew Boudeman the long jump (19-5) and triple jump (38-11) and Jacob Licht the shot-put (37-6 1/2) and discus (94-10 1/2).

The Akron boys had a pair of double winners as Ethan PeQueen took the 110 hurdles (:19.2) and 400 hurdles (1:03) and Zach Bell the 200 (:24.6) and 400 (:55.9).

Newfane is now 1-2 and Akron 0-1-1.

Morning rain has washed out this afternoon’s light schedule of high school baseball and softball games.

Postponed have been the Elba/Byron-Bergen vs. Lyndonville, Holley/Kendall vs. Notre Dame and Wilson vs. Newfane baseball games along with the Holley vs. Kendall, Lyndonville vs. Alexander and Wilson vs. Medina softball contests.

The Elba/Byron-Bergen at Lyndonvlle baseball game has been rescheduled for May 3.

Also postponed is the Wilson vs. Newfane tennis match.

Steadily pulling away, Eden posted an 11-7 victory over visiting Medina this afternoon in a Class C Division lacrosse game.

The Raiders held leads of 3-1 after one period, 7-2 at the half and 11-6 at the three-quarter mark.

Jake Cotter and Mason Lewis each scored 2 goals for Medina as Tyler Valley, Coby Albone and Greg Husung each added 1.

Medina, which next hosts Akron at 7 p.m. Wednesday, is now 4-6 and Eden 4-4.

Roy-Hart scored a key 13-2 victory over visiting Barker this afternoon to gain a share of the Niagara-Orleans league baseball lead.

Roy-Hart pulls even with Albion at 5-1 while Barker slips a half game off the pace at 5-2.

Justin Heschke spearheaded the Roy-Hart attack by hitting for the cycle and driving in a total of 6 runs.

Andy Xapsos and Al Xapsos each added a pair of hits for the Rams.

Charlie Bruning went the distance on the mound for Roy-Hart allowing only 4 hits and striking out 5.

Breaking away from an early 1-1 tie, Roy-Hart took the lead for good by scoring 4 times in the second inning highlighted by a two-run triple by Hescke.

The Rams quickly tacked on four more runs in the third inning as Heschke had a two-run double.

Heschke also banged out a two-run homer in the fifth frame.

The teams will meet again on Wednesday at Barker.

Wilson 9, Medina 2
Seven errors proved costly as Medina dropped a 9-2 decision at Wilson to slip to 2-5.

Trailing 1-0, Wilson took there lead for good by scoring six times in the third inning aided by errors as the Lakemen improve to 3-2.

Jonah Miller banged out 4 hits for Wilson as Holden Howland, Jake Mitchell, Jack Retolla and Nate Fox each added 2.

Brian Fry had 3 hits and Brett Riemer 2 for Medina which next visits Newfane on Wednesday.

In a Genesee Region League contest, Alexander downed Holley/Kendall 12-1.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Davina Birch slides into home as Albion catcher Olivia Prest tries to make the tag. The action took place during the Mustangs win over the Purple Eagles this afternoon at Vets Park.

Jumping out to a quick four run first inning lead, Medina went on to defeat Albion 8-4 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League softball game at Vets Park.

A bases clearing three-run double by Abi Smith keyed the decisive first inning uprising for Medina. Three walks loaded the bases to set up the threat.

The Mustangs went on to open up as much as a 7-1 lead by scoring twice in the third inning on an error and a single by Destiny Satkowski and once in the fourth as winning pitcher Emily Kams doubled and came home on a fielders choice play.

In the circle, Kams allowed 5 hits and struck out 16.

Defensively, the Mustangs turned a double play in the fifth inning from catcher Davina Birch to second baseman Haylee Cogovan.

Blanked on one hit through the first five innings, Albion got back into the game by scoring four times in the sixth inning highlighted by a three-run home run by Meghan Hurley.

However, the Purple Eagles could get no closer than 7-4.

Emily Kams delivers a pitch for Medina.

Medina is now 3-2 and Albion 3-3 in N-O action.

Medina also defeated Albion in the JV game 10-8 as Morgan Allis had 3 hits and Lacey Kenward and Ashlee Howell 2 each.

Roy-Hart 22, Barker 7
Pounding out 25 hits, Roy-Hart scored a 22-7 victory over host Barker earning Lady Rams Coach Larry Lash his milestone 500th career victory.

Maddy Glenna had 4 hits and 3 RBIs, Samantha Choate 3 hits including a home run, triple and 5 RBIs and Lexie Lovewell 3 hits including a home run and a triple. Choate’s three-run home run in the first inning got the Lady Rams rolling.

Akron 29, CSAT 4
Undefeated (7-0) Akron scored 25 runs in the first three innings in route to a 29-4 romp over CSAT (0-7).

Two-run doubles by Shaylie Carberry and Abby Stone highlighted the Lady Tigers fast start.

In other N-O action, Newfane (4-3) defeated Wilson (1-5) 14-7.

Albion shortstop Kelsee Soule tries to turn a double play as Medina’s Nicole Cooper heads for second base.

Lyndonville 32, Northstar 2
Lyndonville rolled to a 32-2 non league win at Northstar as Jess Harling and Anna Lewis both had 3 hits and Mackenzie Muck 2. Harling’s hits included two doubles and Muck’s one.

Kali Jacobs earned the win in the circle for the Lady Tigers.

Front-running Albion downed visiting Wilson 4 1/2-1 this afternoon to remain undefeated at 7-0 in Niagara-Orleans League tennis competition.

Medina bested visiting Newfane 4 1/2-1 to remain in a tie for second place at 5-1 with Akron which topped Barker 5 1/2-0.

The Mustangs will visit Akron on Thursday.

Albion 4 1/2, Wilson 1
Singles: Joey Hecko (W) def. Daniel Beam 6-7, 6-3, 6-3; Josh Metzler (A) def. Gabriel Curcione 6-3, 6-3; Dylan Bader (A) def. Kyle Lyon 6-1, 6-3.
Doubles: Matt Kovaleski – Emilie Barleben (A) def. Kallie Olear – Marlowe Recht 6-3, 6-0; Matt Flanaghan – Victor Benjovsky (A) def. Rebecca Connors – Max Faery 6-2, 6-0; Owen Foos – Connor McQuillan (A) def. Allison Smith – Alex Couturier 6-1, 6-0.

Medina 4 1/2, Newfane 1
Singles: Kristian Snyder (M) def. Terrell Atkins 6-0, 6-0; Tristan Sanders (M) d. Bobby Heers 6-3, 6-0; Xion Baes (M) def. Nick Heimiller 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles: Cameron Seib – Jacob Koithans (N) d. Kyla Leno – Mike Cardone 7-6, 4-6, 6-3; Nick Bogan – Ray Paull (M) def. Michelle Schult – Austin Smith 6-0, 6-2; Able Zavitz – Charles Beach (M) def. Jacob Enderton – Nick Daniels 6-0, 6-0.

Akron 5 1/2, Barker 0
Singles: Ryan Meek (A) def. Nick Fazzolari 6-2, 6-0; Nathan Chubb (A) def. Andrew Jenks 6-0, 6-0; Brandon Meek (A) def. Alexander Israel 6-2, 6-1.
Doubles: Cierra Janis – Jacob Meyer (A) d. Nick Sutch-Christine Young 6-1, 6-1; Morgan Wagner – Erica Papke (A) def. Maya Gooding – Grace Harris 6-0, 6-0; Dustin Earle – Alex Warren (A) def. Natalie Bruning – Marisa Jowdy 6-0, 6-0.

World of Inquiry 3, Kendall 2
Collin Lewis won at first singles and the duo of Ryan Barrett and Jenna LoSapio at second doubles for Kendall in the Eagles 3-2 non league loss to World of Inquiry.