A marathon 12 run third inning powered Kendall to a 16-1 victory over Byron-Bergen in a Genesee Region League softball game this afternoon.

A three-run home run by Brooke Rodas and a two-run homer by Ella Christ highlighted the Lady Eagles huge inning which also included an RBI double by Maggie Zastrow and two-run singles by Christ, Lia Larson and Sophia Picardo.

Rodas, Christ and Izzy D’Agostino each finished with a pair of hits.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Andrew Boyce slides safely into third base as Wilson’s Tyler Durow waits to take the throw. The action took place during the Purple Eagles narrow 9 inning win over the visiting Lakemen this afternoon.

Albion pushed across a run on an error in the bottom of the ninth inning to nip visiting Wilson 4-3 this afternoon as the Purple Eagles remain undefeated at 5-0 in Niagara-Orleans League baseball competition.

Albion jumped out to an early 3-1 lead by scoring three times in the second inning on a two-run single by Nate Gibson and an RBI single by Elliott Trapiss.

However, Wilson rallied to knot the score at 3-3 by tallying once in the fifth on a bases loaded walk and once in the seventh on a single by Braden Seeley.

Gibson pitched the first six innings allowing 3 hits and striking out 10. Seth Krenning hurled the final 3 frames giving up 2 hits and fanning 3.

The loss drops Wilson to 1-7.

Roy-Hart 8, Akron 7
Roy-Hart (2-4) edged Akron (5-3) 8-7 in a rained shortened game played at Barker.

Three runs in the top of the sixth, which gave Roy-Hart an 8-4 lead, provided the margin of victory for the Rams. An RBI double by Gavin Heideman and an RBI sacrifice fly by RJ Townsend highlighted that rally.

The Rams also scored three times in the first inning on a double by Townsend and a two-run double by Jared Hy.

Albion shortstop Elliott Trapiss makes a throw to first as Wilson’s Archer Simpson slides into second. Victor Snyder backs up the play for the Purple Eagles.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lux Froman bangs out a double for Albion during the Purple Eagles 8 inning loss to Wilson this afternoon.

Wilson scored twice in the eighth inning on an error to edge host Albion 6-4 in a key Niagara-Orleans League softball game.

Wilson improves to 7-2 and pulls to within a half game of league leading Roy-Hart (7-1) while Albion slips to 5-4.

Albion tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the seventh on a home run by Kenzi Snook who also banged out two triples on the afternoon.

Earlier, Albion grabbed a 3-2 lead as Snook tripled and came home on a sacrifice fly by Cami London.

London also had an RBI single in the first inning as an error plated the Purple Eagles tally in the fourth frame.

Lux Froman also had 3 hits for Albion as London and Taylor LeFrois both had  2.

Newfane 12, Medina 0
Newfane sored 5 quick runs in the first inning on a three-run home run by Kimberly Schmitt and a two-run homer by Marlee Seefeldt to key the 12-0 win over visiting Medina.

In the circle, Rylee Smith hurled a 2 hitter with 3 strikeouts for the Lady Panthers.

Newfane is now 3-7 and Medina 0-7.

The Roy-Hart at Akron game was postponed.

Albion first baseman Taylor LeFrois goes high to take the throw as Wilson’s Rowan Simpson gets safely to the bag.

Improving to 9-1, Kendall downed Northstar 10-2 in a non league baseball game this afternoon.

Colby Hughes had 4 hits to lead the Kendall offense as Jonny Conte and CJ D’Agostino both had 2.

Nic Cole picked up the win on the mound allowing 3 hits and striking out 10.

The Eagles scored in five different innings picking up two in the first on a wild pitch and a single by Hughes, two in the second on a single by D’Agostino, one in the third on a sacrifice bunt by Gio Rodriguez, two in the fifth on a single by Cole and three in the sixth on singles by Hughes and Sammy Conte and a wild pitch.

Albion, Medina and Roy-Hart all scored victories in Niagara-Orleans League tennis competition this afternoon.

Albion improved to 5-1 with a 3-2 win over Wilson (4-2) as Leo Bolton and Landon Graybill both scored singles wins and the duo of Kenadie Patten – Hanna Kumalac posted a doubles victory.

Wilson got wins from the doubles teams of Shelby Robinson – Tessa Gunther and Zoey Beck – Grace Smith.

Medina (2-5) likewise edged Newfane (0-7) 3-2 as River Jones and Logan Trillizio posted singles wins and the team of Levon Fuller – Eli Biesinger scored a doubled victory.

Newfane got doubles win from the duos of Dylan Lamont – Sara Klinger and Thea Ostrozinski – Kiara McAllister.

Roy-Hart (3-2) trimmed Akron (4-3) on a singles win by Colin Cousins and doubles victories by the duos of Ella Martillotta – Emily Livergood and Reagan Kern – Maria Tombley.

N-O Track
Albion and Wilson split
Albion and Wilson completed their N-O track meet at Wilson which was suspended this past Thursday due to stormy weather.

With only a handful of events to finish today Albion captured the boys’ meet 71-65 while Wilson won the girls’ competition 91 1/2 – 49 1/2.

The Albion boys are now 3-0 and Wilson 1-1. The Wilson girls are 2-0 and Albion 0-2-1.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Aidan Papaj had a grand slam home run, a triple and single to help lead Medina past host Newfane this afternoon.

Scoring in every inning, front running Medina rolled to a 14-0 victory over host Newfane this afternoon as the Mustangs improve to 6-0 in Niagara-Orleans League baseball competition and 11-0 overall.

Aidan Papaj provided the strong firepower for the Medina attack as he belted a grand slam home run in the second inning, an RBI triple in the fourth frame and an RBI single in the fifth.

A walk, a single by Vinny Gray and a hit batter loaded the bases to set the stage for Papaj’s grand slam.

The Mustangs scored a total of four runs in the fifth frame as Brody Fry had an RBI double, Tyler Kroening an RBI single and Vinny Gray a run producing sacrifice fly.

Hadrian Batista had an RBI sacrifice fly in the third inning for the Mustangs which also picked up three quick runs in the first inning without the benefit of a hit.

Lukas Grimes and Fry shared the pitching during for Medina in the run rule five inning contest.

Grimes hurled the first three innings allowing 2 hits and striking out 5. Fry pitched the final two frames giving up no hits and fanning 5.

Medina will next face rival Albion in a key home-and-home series later this week.

Medina will visit Albion on Thursday. The Mustangs will then host the Purple Eagles on Friday with both games at 4:45 p.m.

The Medina Mustangs FC opened the Buffalo District Soccer League Division 1 season by downing the Celtic Brigade 4-2 at Kenmore West this afternoon to avenge a loss in last year’s playoffs.

Nathan Dillenbeck scored 3 goals and David Gonzalez 1 to lead the Medina attack as Ethan Leonard and Greg Husung both had a pair of assists.

The game was the Division 1 debut for the Medina which was promoted after winning the Division 2 regular season title last year.

The Mustangs next face the Southern Tier FC at SUNY Fredonia next Sunday at 4 p.m.

Contributed Photo – Melanie Green

Putting together a sparkling final round today, Medina’s Melanie Green  tied for 8th place at the Epson Tour’s Reliance Matric Championship at Las Vegas.

Green fired a 4 under par round of 68 today to finish the four-day, 72 hole tournament with an 8 under par total of 280.

She had 6 birdies and one double bogey on the day.

She got off to a fast start notching birdies on two of the first three holes and had a strong finish with birdies on her final two holes.

Green opened the tourney with a 2 under par round of 70 on Thursday. She matched that score on Friday for a 4 under par total of 140.

Now in her first full season on he Epson Tourney, she had 4 birdies and 3 bogeys on each of the first two rounds.

She then had an even par round of 72 on Saturday to stay at 4 under heading into today’s final round.

Green next will compete in the Epson Tour’s Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf Classic this coming week at Scottdale, Arizona.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Drew Pritchard and his Purple Eagles teammates will face rival Medina in a pair of key league games this coming week.

Currently 1-2 in the Niagara-Orleans League baseball title race standings, defending champion Medina and rival Albion will meet in a key home-and-home series this coming week.

Medina will visit Albion at 4:45 p.m. Thursday and the Mustangs will host the Purple Eagles at 4:45 p.m. Friday.

The Mustangs are currently 5-0 in N-O action and the Purple Eagles 4-0.

However, before those rivalry matchups, Medina will visit Newfane (2-4) and Albion will host Wilson (1-6) on Monday at 4:45 p.m.

N-O softball title race
The four way N-O softball title race also has several key games on tap for this week.

Roy-Hart at 7-1 currently holds a game lead over defending champion Barker and Wilson, both at 6-2, with Albion two games off the pace at 5-3.

The key games will have Albion hosting Wilson on Monday, Barker visiting Wilson on Wednesday and Albion entertaining Roy-Hart on Friday, all at 4:45 p.m.

Lady Tigers have busy week
Off to a strong 7-1 start, the Lyndonville Lady Tigers softball squad faces a busy four game week.

Currently seeded No. 1 in the Section V Class D standings, Lyndonville will visit Byron-Bergen on Tuesday, host Notre Dame on Wednesday and Oakfield-Alabama on Thursday and visit Kendall on Friday all at 5 p.m. Oakfield-Alabama is currently seeded No. 2 and Kendall No. 5 for the Class C2 sectionals and Notre Dame No. 6 in Class D.

N-O Diamond Standings
Baseball – Medina 5-0, Albion 4-0, Akron 5-2, Barker 2-4, Newfane 2-4, Roy-Hart 1-4, Wilson 1-6.
Softball – Roy-Hart 7-1, Barker 6-2, Wilson 6-2, Albion 5-3, Newfane 2-7, Akron 1-6, Medina 0-6.

Weekly High School schedule

Monday
Baseball – Medina at Newfane, Wilson at Albion, Roy-Hart at Akron, 4:45 p.m.; Northstar at Kendall, 5 p.m.
Softball – Medina at Newfane, Wilson at Albion, Roy-Hart at Akron, 4:45 p.m. Holley at Alexander, Byron-Bergen at Kendall
Tennis – Medina at Newfane, Wilson at Albion, Akron at Roy-Hart, 4:15 p.m.; Holley at Attica, 4:30 p.m.
Track – Albion at Wilson, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday
Baseball – Byron-Bergen at Lyndonville, Kendall at Elba, 5 p.m.
Softball – Akron at Medina, 4:45 p.m.; Lyndonville at Byron-Bergen, Oakfield-Alabama at Holley, Kendall at Attica, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Medina at Albion, 4:15 p.m.; Kendall at Elba, Holley at Byron-Bergen, 4:30 p.m.
Track – Medina at Albion, Wilson at Barker, Roy-Hart and Akron at Newfane, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday
Baseball – Roy-Hart at Newfane, Wilson at Barker, 4:45 p.m.; Lyndonville at Kendall, 5 p.m.
Softball – Newfane at Roy-Hart, Barker at Wilson, 4:45 p.m.; Notre Dame at Lyndonville, Oakfield-Alabama at Kendall, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Newfane at Roy-Hart, Barker at Wilson, 4:15 p.m.; Oakfield-Alabama at Kendall, Holley at Elba, 4:30 p.m.
Track – Kendall and Lyndonville at Wheatland-Chili, Holley at Byron-Bergen, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday
Baseball – Medina at Albion, Barker at Wilson, 4:45 p.m.; Lyndonville at Oakfield-Alabama, 5 p.m.
Softball – Albion at Medina, 4:45 p.m.; Oakfield-Alabama at Lyndonville, Holley at Lima Christian, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Albion at Medina, Roy-Hart at Barker, 4:15 p.m.
Track – Medina at Akron, Barker at Albion, Wilson at Newfane, 4:30 p.m.

Friday
Baseball – Albion at Medina, Newfane at Roy-Hart, 4:45 p.m.
Softball – Medina at Barker, Roy-Hart at Albion, Akron at Newfane, 4:45 p.m.; Lyndonville at Kendall, Alexander at Holley, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Roy-Hart at Albion, Medina at Barker, Akron at Newfane, 4:15 p.m.; Wheatland-Chili at Kendall, Holley at Pembroke, 4:30 p.m.
Lacrosse – Medina at Lockport, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday
Baseball – Attica at Kendall, doubleheader 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.; Perry at Barker, Lyndonville at Marion, 11 a.m.; Wellsville at Medina, 1 p.m.
Softball – Red Jacket at Albion, 11 a.m.; Alexander at Barker, 3 p.m.
Lacrosse– Bloomfield at Medina, 11 a.m.