Roy-Hart pushed across a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to nip visiting Newfane 6-5 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League softball game.

Barker downed CSAT 11-3 in the only other game as the Akron at Albion contest was postponed due to wet grounds.

Celebrating Senior Day, Roy-Hart’s lone senior,Rachael Rausch, tripled and came home on a single by Lexie Lovewell in the seventh as the Lady Rams improve to 4-2.

Newfane had tied the game at 5-5 with a run in the top of the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Cassidy Geise.

Maddie Fry had 3 hits for Roy-Hart as Kayla Brown and Maddy Glena both added 2. Glena doubled in a run during the Lady Rams three-run third inning. She also singled in a run in the fifth as did Brown following a triple by Fry.

Katie Kneeland had 2 hits for Newfane.

Barker 11, CSAT 3
Breaking away from a 2-2 deadlock, Barker scored 5 runs in the fifth inning to key the win over CSAT. A two-run double by Kylie Miller highlighted that decisive rally.

Miller and Abby Bachman both had 2 hits on the day including a double.

Erika Moeller went the distance in the circle for the Lady Raiders allowing 4 hits and striking out 9.

N-O Standings

Akron 5-0, Roy-Hart 4-2, Albion 3-2, Barker 3-3, Newfane 3-3, Medina 2-2, Wilson 1-4, CSAT 0-5.

Raiders hurler has third shutout; Roy-Hart bests Newfane

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Barker’s Eddie Wasnock hurls his third shutout

Co-leaders Albion and Barker both posted victories this afternoon to improve to 5-1 in Niagara-Orleans League baseball action.

Albion defeated Akron 7-1 and Barker blanked CSAT 6-0.

Roy-Hart stayed just a half game off the pace at 4-1 by dining Newfane 19-7.

Albion 7, Akron 1
Brady Meakin hurled a 2 hitter with 8 strikeouts on the mound and Randy Eblacker banged out 3 hits and drove in a total of 5 runs at the plate to set the pace for Albion.

Meakin and JJ Downs both added a pair of hits for the Purple Eagles.

Albion took the lead for good by scoring three times in the first inning on a two-run double by Eblacker and an RBI single by Kyle Smith.

Eblacker also singled in a pair of runs in the fifth inning following hits by Downs and Meakin.

The Purple Eagles capped off the win by scoring twice in the seventh off singles by Bryce Pritchard and Eblacker.

Barker 6, CSAT 0
Eddie Wasnock continued a sizzling start to the N-O season on the mound as he registered his third shutout victory giving up only 2 hits and striking out 3.

Scoring twice in three different innings, the Raiders got RBI singles by Jake Meister in the first and Ryan Voss in the third as well as a run producing double by Voss in the sixth.

Roy-Hart 19, Newfane 7
Trailing 3-1, Roy-Hart rallied for six runs in the fourth inning to key the victory over Newfane. Two walks and a single by Brendon Hess triggered that uprising.

The Rams later helped lock up the win in the sixth inning as a three-run home run by Ben Maynard highlighted a four run uprising.

Maynard, Andy Xapsos, Al Xapsos and Jake Bruning each had a pair of hits for the Rams. Andy Xapsos’ hits included a home run to lead off the game. Maynard drove in a total of 4 runs and Bruning 3.

N-O Standings

Albion 5-1, Barker 5-1, Roy-Hart 4-1, Wilson 2-2, CSAT 2-3, Akron 2-4, Medina 2-4, Newfane 0-6

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Lisa Boyce is tagged out at third base by Oakfield-Alabama’s Lauren Redding. The action took place during the Lady Tigers win over the visiting Lady Hornets this afternoon.

Putting together a clutch last inning rally, Lyndonville nipped visiting Oakfield-Alabama 4-3 this afternoon to remain unbeaten at 5-0 in Genesee Region League softball action.

Trailing 3-2, Lyndonville rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning on an error and an RBI single by Miranda Lembcke to claim the narrow win in the game which was dedicated to young Ella Suhr who is battling cancer. A one out double by Aubrey Lewis sparked the rally.

Oakfield-Alabama had grabbed the lead by scoring once in the top of the seventh on a double by Justine Pruski.

Lyndonville’s other runs came in the fourth inning on a two-run single by Lisa Boyce. Two walks and a single by Lembcke set up that opportunity.

The Lady Tigers next host Wheatland-Chili in a G-R game at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Andy Xapsos dives back to first base as Lyndonville’s Eric Neace stretches for the throw. The action took place during the Rams come-from-behind win over the host Tigers this afternoon.

Rebounding from a seven run deficit, Roy-Hart came battling back to outscore host Lyndonville 11-2 over the final three innings to claim a wild 12-10 victory in a non league game this afternoon.

Trailing 8-1, Roy-Hart began to rally by scoring four runs in the fifth inning highlighted by a two-run double by Charlie Bruning.

Keeping the momentum, the Rams scored four runs again in the top of the sixth on doubles by Brandon Hess and Ben Maynard along with a single by Al Xapsos and a sacrifice by Bruning to grab the lead at 9-8.

Lyndonville did answer back with three runs in the home half of the sixth on a two-run double by Dawson Joy and a fielders choice play off the bat of Michael Wells but the Tigers could not hold the 10-9 lead.

The last rally and the win belonged to Roy-Hart which scored the deciding three runs in the top of the seventh on a two-run double by Xapsos and an RBI double by Hess.

Lyndonville’s Jacob Hoffee triggers a double play as Roy-Hart’s Ben Maynard slides by at second base.

Bruning, Maynard, Hess and Xapsos each finished with a pair of hits for Roy-Hart.

Joy had three base raps, on two doubles and a triple, and Wells and Eric Neace two hits each for Lyndonvlle.

Lyndonville built up the 8-1 lead by scoring twice in the second inning on a single by Wells and double by Joy; five times in the second on a two-run triple by Joy, a two-run single by Wells and a single by Jacob Hoffee and once in the third on a sacrifice by Nolan Donald.

Defensively, the Tigers turned a double play in the fourth inning from Hoffee at shortstop to Neace at first.

Now at 4-2, Roy-Hart next visits Newfane on Friday in a Niagara-Orleans League game.

Lyndonville, which is now 5-2, will play in its fifth game in as many days on Friday as the Tigers host Notre Dame in a Genesee Region League contest.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina third baseman Alex Allis tags out Batavia’s Tyler Hale during the Mustangs loss to the Blue Devils this afternoon at Vets Park.

Scoring three quick runs in the second inning, Batavia went on to edge Medina 6-2 this afternoon in a non league game at Vets Park.

Three walks keyed the early inning uprising for the Blue Devils which later locked up the win by scoring twice in the top of the seventh sparked by an RBI single by Alex Canty.

Medina’s two runs came in the third inning as Luke Porter tripled and came home on a sacrifice by Brad McPherson and Justin Morgan doubled and scored on a single by Jared Zinkievich. Porter had 2 hits on the day.

Medina next visits Wilson in a Niagara-Orleans League game on Monday.

Steadily pulling away, Medina posted a 16-6 victory over host Lew-Port this afternoon to regain the .500 mark at 4-4 in Class C Division lacrosse action.

Coby Albone scored a season high 6 goals to lead the Medina attack. Brendan Luthart and Jake Cotter both added 3 goals for the Mustangs as Tyler Valley, Mike Carson, Dylan Lewis and Johnny Salone each had 1.

Mason Pecoraro earned the win in goal.

Medina jumped out to a 4-1 first period lead on 2 goals by Luthart and 1 each by Albone and Cotter.

A pair of tallies by Albone then ignited a five goal second period uprising which boosted the Mustangs advantage to 9-4 at the half.

Medina maintained a commanding 13-5 lead at the three-quarter mark.

Medina next visits Gowanda/Silver Creek at 7 p.m. Friday.

Holley downs Notre Dame

Taking over sole possession of first place, defending champion Albion scored a 3 1/2-2 victory over visiting Akron this afternoon in a key Niagara-Orelans League tennis match.

The victory keeps Albion perfect at 6-0 while Akron slips into a tie for second place with Medina at 4-1.

A narrow three set victory by Dylan Bader at third singles by a score of 7-5, 5-7, 7-5 over Brandon Meek provided the margin of victory for Albion.

The Purple Eagles also got a key come-from-behind three set win by the first doubles team of Matt Kovaleski – Emilie Barleben 2-6, 7-5, 6-0 over Jacob Meyer – Cierra Janis.

Albion also got straight set wins by Matt Flanagan and Victor Benjovsky at second doubles (7-6, 6-3 over Morgan Wagner – Erica Papke) and by Owen Foos and Connor McQuillan at third doubles (6-2, 6-1 over Eliza Papke and Morgan Wdowka).

Akron took the first two singles matches as Ryan Meek downed Daniel Beam 6-4, 6-4 and Nathan Chubb topped Josh Metzler 6-0,  6-0.

Holley 4, Notre Dame 1
Holley improved its Genesee Region League record to 4-1 with a 4-1 victory over Notre Dame.

Straight set wins at the first two singles positions by Brady Smith and Pablo Romero led the Hawks.

Holley also got wins by the doubles teams of Gabe Mendoza – Melanie Klossner and Derek McArthur – Jake DeSimone.

A quick four run first inning scoring burst ignited Holley/Kendall to a 5-0 victory over visiting Bloomfield this afternoon in a non league game.

Singles by Zach Vaccarelli and Dylan Hillabush sparked that decisive Hawks uprising.

Colton Breslawski picked up the win on the mound for the Hawks allowing only 2 hits and striking out 9.

Holley/Kendall next competes in the LeRoy Tournament on Saturday. The Hawks will face Genesee Region League foe Oakfield-Alabama in the opening round at 11 a.m..

Lady Tigers outlast Attica

Holley earned victory No. 1 on the young softball season by nipping host Wheatland-Chili 6-5 this afternoon in a Genesee Region League game.

Snapping a 5-5 deadlock, Holley scored the game winning run in the top of the seventh as Anna Brasted singled, moved to third on a double by Ryley O’Mara and came home on a passed ball.

Brooklynn Bartholomew had 3 hits on the day and O’Mara 2 for the Lady Hawks.

Kassandra Norman picked up the win in the circle for the Lady Hawks striking out 8.

Lyndonville 20, Attica 16
A nine run fifth inning scoring surge highlighted Lyndonville’s 20-16 G-R win at Attica.

Lisa Boyce banged out two triples to lead the Lady Tgiers big inning which also included doubles by Jess Harling and Jenna Doran along with singles by Stacey Buckland, Anna Lewis and Aubrey Lewis.

Buckland, Anna Lewis and Aubrey Lewis each had a total of 3 hits as the Lady Tigers improve to 4-0 in the league.

Kendall swept to a pair of victories over Attica and Holley this afternoon in a Genesee Region golf league tri-match.

Improving to 3-0 in the league, Kendall notched the victory with a team score of 244.

Attica finished just one shot back at 245 while Holley was 312.

Kendall’s Evan Gaesser took medalist honors with a 36.

Jake Adams added a 40 for the Eagles.

Matt Geneway shot a 38 for Attica.

Track

Kendall earns split
Kendall earned a split in a Genesee Region League tri-meet.

In the girls competition, Kendall defeated Alexander 111-28 but lost to Pembroke 90-51. Pembroke also defeated Alexander 114-27. Taylor Rutland won the shot-put and Taylor ReQua the 200 for the Lady Eagles.

In the boys meet, Kendall defeated Pembroke 68.5-57.5 but lost to Alexander 94-47. Alexander also defeated Pembroke 78.5-56.5. Brandon Lewis won the long jump for the Eagles.

Tennis

Byron-Bergen 3, Kendall 2
Byron-Bergen got wins from Lucas Stucchio at second singles, Brandon Reiner at third singles and by the first doubles team of Colby Savage and Tyler Kota to earn a 3-2 win over Kendall in a Genesee Region League match.

Collin Lewis won at first singles for Kendall as did the second doubles team of Christopher Butlin and Ryan Barrett.

Wilson 5 1/2, Roy-Hart 0
Wilson improved to 2-3 in Niagara-Orleans League action by blanking Roy-Hart (0-5) 5 1/2-0

Joey Hecko, Gabriel Curicone and Kyle Lyon all scored straight set wins in singles competition to lead the Lakemen.