Two big back-to-back scoring innings powered the Medina Mustangs 17U baseball team to a 13-1 win over the Hamburg Dawgs this evening in the opening round of the Cheektowaga Tournament.

Breaking away from a 1-1 tie, Medina took the lead for good by scoring 4 runs in the fourth inning on a two-run single by Lukas Grimes, an RBI double by Gavin Heideman and an RBI single by winning pitcher Brody Fry.

Medina then broke the contest wide open by exploding for 8 runs in the fifth frame highlighted by a grand slam home run by Fry. A double by Cam Noonan, a walk and a single by Carter Woodworth loaded the bases setting the stage for Fry’s big blast.

The marathon innings’ other runs crossed the plate on an RBI double by Heideman, an RBI single by Brady Christiaansen, an error and a ground out.

On the mound, Fry allowed only 1 hit and struck out 12 in four innings of work.

Medina will play two games in the tournament on Saturday.

File Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Melanie Green

Registering birdies on two of the first three holes sparked Medina’s Melanie Green to a solid first round today at the Epson Pro Golf Tour’s Four Winds Invitational at South Bend Indiana.

Green got rolling by scoring birdies on the first and third holes.

She then had a birdie on No. 5 to offset a bogey on No. 4.

Green , who has scored top 10 finishes in four of the last five tournaments, later tacked on another birdie on No. 11 to finish with a 3 under par round of 69.

That put her in a tie for fourth place two shots back of the leaders with the afternoon session of the field still on the course.

The tourney will continue tomorrow, and then after the cut, conclude on Sunday.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina FC’s Caleb Suckow and his Mustangs teammates will host Ukraine in the 1st Division playoff semifinals Sunday evening at Vets Park.

The No. 1 seeded Medina Mustangs FC will host No. 4 Ukraine in the semifinals of the Buffalo District Soccer League 1st Division playoffs at 6 p.m. Sunday at Vets Park.

Medina earned the No. 1 seed by capturing the regular season 1st Division title with a 9-0-1 record which included a narrow 1-0 win over Ukraine.

Ukrane, which is 5-3-3, advanced to the semis by posting a 4-1 win over No. 5 Southern Tier FC in the quarterfinals.

The other semifinal will have No. 3 Honey Badgers vs. No. 2 Mandem. The Honey Badgers ousted No. 6 Celtic Brigade 2-2 in the quarterfinals.

The championship game will be held on August 10 at Nichols School in Buffalo.

In all 11 players have contributed goals to the Medina attack this season led by Nate Dillenbeck with 10, Peter Martillotta 7 and Cole Callard 5.

Ethan Leonard leads the Mustangs in assists with 6 as Greg Husung has 5 and Callard, Casey Winiecki and Aiden Prince 3 each.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Maria Trombley works to get by Wilson defender McKenzie Elia during Tuesday’s U19 contest.

Two early goals, the first of which came on a penalty kick, sparked Wilson to a 4-0 win over host Roy-Hart in a Buffalo District Youth Soccer League girls U19 game Tuesday evening.

McKenzie Elia scored the PK goal which proved to be the game winner.

Wilson, which led 3-0 at the half, improves to 5-4-1.

Roy-Hart, which slips to 1-6-2, will close out the season by hosting Kenmore next Tuesday.

Roy-Hart’s Kaylie Churchill advances the ball ahead of Wilson’s Kylee Elia.

Hilton downed visiting Holley 3-0 in a key Rochester District Youth Soccer League girls U15 Division game Monday evening.

With the win Hilton takes over the division lead with a 7-1-3 record (24 points).

Holley slips into third place at 6-2-3 (21 points).

Former front-runner Greece, which has finished its season at 7-3-2 (23 points), slips into second place.

Holley will close out the season by hosting Hilton in a rematch at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

In a Buffalo District Youth Soccer League U15 girls contest, ASA posted a 5-3 win over Roy-Hart which is now 5-4.

Banes split a doubleheader Monday evening to close out the Medina Women’s Softball League ‘A’ Division regular season.

Banes downed White Birch 15-9 but bowed to Jr. Wilson 20-9.

Banes 15 White Birch 9
Sue Seefeldt had 4 hits for Banes as Morgan Allis, Rileigh McCabe and Sophia Goyette each had 3.

White Birch, which had already locked up the regular season championship, was led by Bekah Hoffee with a single and triple, Anna Lewis 2 singles and a double, Kenzi Muck a double and Aubrey Lewis 2 singles. Ella Lewis, Dana Cotriss, Mallory Albone and Brynn Howell each chipped in with a single.

Banes moved on top to stay by scoring 4 quick runs in the first inning on a home run by Allis, a triple by Lindsay Chatt and singles by Connie Heschke, Jami Chatt, Kath Allen, Seefeldt and Goyette.

Banes then pulled away by scoring 3 runs in the third inning highlighted by a double by Seefeldt,  3 in the fourth keyed by doubles by Jami Chatt, Allen and Seefeldt and 5 in the sixth including a triple by Robin Blaun and a double by Allis.

Jr Wilson 20, Banes 9

Jumping out to an early lead from the start, Junior Wilson’s downed Banes 20-9 on Monday night, claiming 2nd place in the A Division regular season.

Junior Wilson’s scored 6 runs in both the first and second innings, highlighted by hits from Jenna Wlostowski, Stormi Beach, Jaclyn Rodriguez Mensing, Elizabeth Zacher, and Chasity Chinn.

Beach’s hits included a home run, while Chinn had two triples, and Wlostowski and Zacher each chipped in with a double.

Junior Wilson’s tacked on another 5 runs in the third inning, highlighted by a 2-RBI single by Jessica Rosenbeck.

Banes did come back to score five runs in the 5th inning to keep the game going, with hits from Lindsay Chatt, Morgan Allis, Rileigh McCabe, and a double from Kathy Allen.

Rodriguez Mensing led Junior Wilson’s with 4 hits, while Beach, Wlostowski, and Zacher each had three.

Heschke, Allis and McCabe each had 3 hits for Banes.

Final ‘A’ Standings: White Birch 10-2, Jr. Wilson 7-5, Banes 7-5. Dubby’s 5-7, Parkitects 1-11.

Contributed Photos – Aidan Paul, left, and Gavyn Boyle

Two local players, Aidan Paul and Gavyn Boyle, who helped the SUNY Niagara baseball team to a school record 52 wins and a fourth place finish at the national tournament, will be continuing their diamond careers at the Division 1 level.

Paul, a Medina High graduate, will be pitching for High Point University in North Carolina.

Boyle, who is from Roy-Hart will be playing in the outfield for the University of Southern Indiana.

Paul posted a 7-1 record on the mound with 62 strikeouts and a 1.21 earned run average for the Thunderwolves this spring. He earned first team All Region 3 honors and was a second team All Western New York Athletic Conference honoree.

Boyle hit .379 with 18 doubles, 7 triples, 11 home runs and 56 RBIS this spring. He earned first team All WNYAC and All Region 3 honors and also received the SUNY Niagara’s President’s Award for academics.

File photo by Cheryl Wertman – Melanie Green  finished in a share of 9th place at the Epson Toledo Tournament

Registering two clutch birdies late in today’s final round earned Medina’s Melanie Green a top 10 finish at the Epson Pro Golf Tour’s Greater Toledo Classic at Toledo, Ohio.

Green scored birdies on the 15th and 17th holes to finish the day with a two under par round of 69.

With that round she finished the three day tournament with a 7 under par total of 206 good for a share of 9th place.

The top 10 finish is her fourth in the last five tournaments.

Earlier in today’s round Green notched birdies on 2, 9 and 12 to offset bogeys on 5, 10 and 13 which kept her even for the day at that point.

She rebounded strongly from that bogey on 13 with key birdies on both 15 and 17 to gain the share of 9th place.

Green also opened the tournament with a 2 under par round of 69 on Friday and followed that up with a 3 under par round of 68 on Saturday. That gave her a two day total of 5 under par 137 heading into today’s final round.

Green will next compete in the Epson Tournament at South Bend, Indiana next weekend.

She entered this weekend ranked 3rd in the race for one of the coveted LPGA Tour cards which will go to the top 15 point getters et the end of the Epson season.

Because of the rainy weather the past two days, the Epson players were unable to play today’s final round with the LPGA Legends players who were having their own tournament on the same course this weekend.

File Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Melanie Green has moved into the top six at the Epson Toledo Classic.

Combining a fast start with a strong finish, Medina’s Melanie Green has moved into a tie for sixth place today after her second round at the Epson Pro Golf Tour’s Greater Toledo Classic at Toledo, Ohio.

Beginning play today on the back nine, Green registered birdies on three of the first four holes on 10,11 and 13 to quickly go to 5 under for the tourney and move into third place.

Set back a bit by a bogey on hole No. 2, she got that one back with a timely birdie on No. 8 to finish the day with a 3 under par round of 68.

Combined with Friday’s opening round of 2 under 69, that gives her a 137 total good for a share of sixth place 5 shots back of the leader who is at -10 with some of the field still on the course.

A note, stormy weather caused play to be suspended shortly after Green completed her round.

Green has advanced to Sunday’s title deciding final round.  Green, and the other Epson players who make the cut, will be paired with players from the LPGA’s Legends Tour which are having their own tournament there this weekend. Sunday’s round will then see both Epson and Legends champions crowned for the tournament.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s JJ Prynn steals home ahead of a throw to Fairport catcher Andrew Tiede during the Mustangs opening game win of Friday’s doubleheader at Vets Park. Winning pitcher Lukas Grimes is in background.

The Medina Mustangs 17U baseball team split with Fairport in a non league doubleheader at Vets Park on Friday evening.

Medina won the first game 4-2 while Fairport took the nightcap 10-4.

Medina 4, Fairport 2
Trailing 2-0, Medina rallied into the lead for good by scoring three times in the third inning on RBI doubles by Carter Woodworth and JJ Prynn and a steal of home by Prynn. A single by Vinny Gray ignited the rally.

The Mustangs added an insurance run in the sixth inning on a groundout off the bat of winning pitcher Lukas Grimes which drove home Prynn who had reached on a single.

Grimes went the distance on the mound scattering 5 hits and striking out 7.

Fairport 10, Medina 4
Breaking away from a scoreless deadlock, Fairport moved on top to stay by scoring four runs in the third inning on 2 walks, 2 singles, a sacrifice fly and a double.

Medina did close the gap to 4-2 in the fifth inning on an error and an RBI single by Colton Smith but the Mustangs would get no closer. The rally also featured singles by Brady Christiaansen and Grimes and a double by Jimmy Dieter.

Fairport locked up the win with two runs in the fifth and four more in the sixth.

Medina added one run in the sixth on an RBI single by Ryleigh Culver, which followed a double by Woodworth, and one in the seventh on an RBI single by Gray.

Medina will next participate in the Cheektowaga Tournament next weekend.

Medina second baseman Jimmy Dieter goes high for a throw as Fairport’s Wyatt Bestram steals second.