Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Vinny Gray races around third and heads for home during the Mustangs win over Wilson at Vets Park this evening.

A big early inning scoring burst keyed Medina to a 10-0 five inning run rule victory over Wilson in a Niagara-Orleans League baseball game this evening at Vets Park.

Leading 1-0, the Mustangs broke the game open by scoring five times in the second inning highlighted by RBI doubles by winning pitcher Brian Fry, Aidan Papaj and Carter Woodworth. The big frame also included singles by Tyler Kroening and Preston Wodworth.

The Mustangs capped off the win by scoring three times in the fifth frame as Brady Christiaansen had an RBI single.

On the mound, Fry hurled a one hit shutout with 9 strikeouts.

Improving to 11-0 in N-O action and 16-1 overall, Medina will close out the league campaign on Monday at Wilson which is now 2-9.

Akron 6, Albion 2
Taking over sole possession of second place, Akron used a pair of three run innings to down host Albion 6-2.

Akron is now 8-3 in N-O action while Albion slips to 7-4. The teams will meet again on Monday at Akron to close out the league season.

The Tigers scored three times in the second inning as Jackson Odachowski had a two-run single and three times in the seventh as Hunter Haist had an RBI single.

Albion’s two runs came in the fourth inning on a double by Mason Snook and a single by Gavin Boyce.

Nate Gibson had 3 hits, including a double, for the Purple Eagles.

Roy-Hart 7, Barker 3
Roy-Hart scored 4 quick runs in the first inning on a two-run single by John Brigham, a bases loaded walk and an error to key the 7-3 win at Barker. A double by Sean Mettler ignited that uprising.

Winning pitcher Evan Poeller later belted a solo home run in the fifth inning. On the mound he scattered 5 hits and struck out 10.

Isaac Monaco had an RBI double in the first inning and Logan Flint an RBI single in the fifth inning for Barker.

Mettler and Monaco both had a pair of hits on the day.

N-O Standings
Medina 11-0, Akron 8-3, Albion 7-4, Roy-Hart 6-5, Barker 3-8, Wilson 2-9, Newfane 2-10.

A big six run first inning sparked Kendall to an 11-4 win over visiting Medina in a non league softball game this afternoon.

A two-run single by winning pitcher Inez Stangler and a single by Maggie Zastrow highlighted the decisive first inning uprising for thr Lady Eagles.

Stangler, Zastrow, Alea Barrett and Ella Christ each finished with a pair of hits.

In the circle, Stangler allowed 4 hits and struck out 1.

In a Genesee Region League game Pembroke downed Holley 14-1.

Alexis VanAmeron had a home run for Holley.

Contributed Photo – Melanie Green

Building on the momentum from Thursday’s red hot 5 under par round of 67, Medina’s Melanie Green fired a sizzling 8 under par round of 64 today to move into a share of the lead at the Epson Tour’s Copper Rock Championship in Utah.

Green registered 8 birdies on today’s round for a two day total of 13 under par 131 to move into first place for the first time on this her first full season on the Epson Pro Tour.

She started strong notching birdies on the 1st, 3rd and 5th holes. She tacked on three more birdies on the 8th, 10th and 11th holes before completing the outstanding round in strong fashion with birdies on the 17th and 18th holes.

Her round of 8 under was the best of the day.

Green is tied for first place with Hailee Cooper who posted a 4 under par round of 68. She was the leader going into today after opening with a 63 on Thursday.

The tournament will conclude on Saturday.

To view Melanie’s post round interview from Instagram click here.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Cole Callard looks to drive against a Tonawanda defender during the Mustangs sectional opening win at Vets Park this afternoon.

Roaring out to a commanding 8-0 first quarter lead, No. 7 seed Medina went on to defeat No. 10 Tonawanda 17-2 in the opening round of the Section VI Class D lacrosse playoffs at Vets Park this afternoon.

Cole Callard scored 4 goals, Lucius Wagner 3 and Gavin Dahlhaus 1 in the opening quarter for the Mustangs.

The Medina advantage soarded to 14-0 at the half as Callard and Wagner both scored 2 goals in the second quarter as Dahlhaus and Max Pilon both netted 1.

Callard finished with 6 goals, Wagner 5 and Dahlhaus 2 as Pilon, Cam Kenward, Sawyer Lilleby and Braden Lewis each had 1.

Medina next visits No. 2 seed East Aurora in the quarterfinals on Tuesday. East Aurora blanked Medina 19-0 in an early season meeting.

Mediina’s Landan Costich takes a shot on goal.

Off to a strong start, Medina’s Melanie Green posted a 5 under par round of 67 today in the opening round of the Epson Tour’s Copper Rock Championship in Utah.

Now 4 shots back of the leader, Green had 5 birdies and no bogeys on the day.

The tournament will continue on Friday and Saturday.

Seeded No. 7, Medina will host No. 10 Tonawanda in a Section VI Class D lacrosse opening round playoff game at Vets Park at 5 p.m. Friday.

The winner will then visit No. 2 East Aurora in the quarterfinals.

Medina, which went 3-7 in the division and 5-11 overall durinng the regular season, downed Tonawanda (0-10, 0-13) 13-4 in their divisional meeting.

Friday’s other Class D opener will have No. 9 Newfane (2-8, 2-9) at No. 8 Depew (2-7, 3-14) with the winner advancing to a quarterfinal meeting at No. 1 Gowanda.

Rebounding from as much as a seven run deficit, Lyndonville rallied to earn its first baseball victory of the season in dramatic fashion this afternoon as the Tigers scored a walk off 10-9 non league victory over CG Finney.

A two-out RBI single by Cole Moyle plated the game winner for the Tigers which are now 1-12. That hit scored Colton Smith who had reached on a single and stole second.

Trailing by as much as 9-2, Lyndonville battled back into a 9-9 tie by scoring twice in the fourth inning on an error and a double by Jacob Pitcher, three times in the fifth on a double by Thomas Blake, a ground out and a passed ball and twice in the sixth on a two-run double by Lane Woodworth.

Quincey McClinsey and Pitcher shared the pitching duties combining to allow 6 hits and strikeout 8.

Kendall 7, Byron-Bergen 2
Kendall improved its Genesee Region League record to 11-0 (16-1 overall) with a 7-2 victory over Byron-Bergen.

The Eagles jumped out to an early 4-0 lead by scoring twice in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Colby Hughes and a single by Sammy Conte and twice in the second on a two-run single by Vinnie D’Agostino who had 2 hits on the day.

Vinnie D’Agostino and CJ D’Agostino combined for the win on the mound giving up 5 hits and striking out 7.

Lyndonville defeated Wilson 8-2 and Medina edged Maryvale 13-11 in non league softball games this afternoon.

In Genesee Region League action, Kendall downed Notre Dame 12-4 and Attica topped Holley 8-1.

Lyndonville 8, Wilson 2
Isabella Groves, Hannah Fox, winning pitcher Arnie Sturtevant and Addison Dillenbeck each had a pair of hits for Lyndonville in the 8-2 win over Wilson at Barker. Sturtevant’s hits included a double and triple as Fox and Dillenbeck both had doubles.

In the circle, Sturtevant scattered 5 hits and struck out 10.

The Lady Tigers got off to a fast start scoring 4 runs in the first inning.

Medina 13, Maryvale 11
Medina scored 7 runs in the fourth inning and 3 in both the first and third frames to edge Maryvale 13-11 at Vets Park.

Alexa Demmer had two doubles and 3 RBIs and Jenna Cecchini 2 hits for Medina as Sam Heschke registered 7 strikeouts in the circle.

Kendall 12, Notre Dame 4
Kendall evened its G-R record at 6-6 and its overall mark at 7-7 by downing Notre Dame 12-4.

Izzy D’Agostino, Teagan Shaw, Ella Christ and Alea Barrett each had a pair of hits for the Lady Eagles. D’Agostino and Shaw both drove in 3 runs.

Attica 8, Holley 1
Lexi Lujan had 2 hits and Natalie Foose an RBI single for Holley in the 8-1 loss to Attica.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Drew Pritchard gets the out at second base on Newfane’s Cameron Perry during the Purple Eagles home field win over the Panthers this afternoon.

Erupting for six quick runs in the first inning, Albion went on to defeat visiting Newfane 11-4 this afternoon as the Purple Eagles move back into a share of second place in the Niagara-Orleans League baseball standings.

Albion is now tied with Akron at 7-3 for the runner-up spot. Ironically the Purple Eagles and Tigers will now close out the N-O season with a home and homes series at Albion on Friday and at Akron on Monday, both at 4:45 p.m.

The Purple Eagles run production in the decisive first inning came on a double by Nate Gibson, singles by Elliott Trapiss, Mason Snook and winning pitcher Seth Krenning. a sacrifice fly by Kaiden Froman and an error. Andrew Boyce, and Gavin Boyce also both had hits in the big frame.

Albion tacked on two runs in the fifth on an error an a single by Andrew Boyce and three in the sixth on a two-run double by Josh Schoeberlein and an RBI single by Krenning.

Andrew Boyce, Gibson, Gavin Boyce, Snook and Krenning each finished with a pair of hits.

Cameron Perry and Parker Swoope both had 2 hits, Noah Orens had a two-run single and Blake Palumbo an RBI double for Newfane which finishes the N-O season at 2-10.

Albion right fielder Josh Schoeberlein gets set to make the catch as Andrew Boyce backs up the play.