Jumping out to an early 5-0 lead, Notre Dame went on to edge host Barker 6-4 in a non league softball game this afteroon.

Notre Dame scored three quick runs in the first inning on a triple by Olivia Gillard and two in the third as Anna Panepento had an RBI single.

Barker answered back with three runs in the home half of the third on a two-run single by Madelina Pavlock and a sacrifice fly by Peyton Bradley and one in the sixth on a single by Elise Monaco but could not pull even.

Gillard and Panepento both had 2 hits on the day for Notre Dame.

Pavlock and Bradley both had 3 hits for Barker as Monaco and Lexi Brazzell both had 2.

Notre Dame is now 5-2 and Barker 8-5.

Contributed Photo – Melanie Green

Rebounding strongly after missing the cut last week, Medina’s Melanie Green has fired back-to-back sub par rounds to make the cut the the Epson Tour’s Reliance Matric championship at Las Vegas.

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 score of 140 which is 4 shots back of the leader.

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

The tourney will conclude with rounds today and Sunday.

She is scheduled to tee off for the third round at 12:50 p.m. our time.

The Epson Tour is the official qualifying tour of the LPGA.

Building up a 14-1 halftime advantage, Gowanda went on to down Medina 16-1 in a Class D Division lacrosse game at Vets Park this evening to improve to 8-2.

Cole Callard scored the Mustangs lone goal.

N-O Track
Newfane sweeps Medina
Improving to 2-0, Newfane swept to a doubleheader victory over host Medina in a Niagara-Orleans League track meet this afternoon.

The Panthers won the boys’ meet 94-46 and the girls’ competition 102-39

The Newfane boys got individual event double win efforts from the foursome of Brandon Aldridge (100, Long Jump), Khalil Golden (Shotput, Discus), Nasir Spencer (200, 400) and Liam Betteridge (800, 1600).

The Newfane girls also had a quartet of double winners in Stephanie Chunco (100, 400), Jayde Jerge (800, Triple Jump), Eden Hillman (3000, Pole Vault) and Sam Broecker (Shotput, Discus).

N-O Tennis
Akron 4, Medina 1
Akron improved to 4-2 in Niagara-Orleans League tennis competition with a 4-1 win over Medina (1-5).

Whitley Koopman won at first singles for Akron which also swept the three doubles matches with wins by the duos of Lia LaFromboise – Hayden Wight, Alex Parisi – Eliza Koopman and Shelby Ceratt – Eva Sage.

Logan Trillizio won at second singles for Medina.

Albion posted a key 8-2 victory over defending champion Barker this afternoon at Barker to stay in the Niagara-Orleans League softball title chase.

Albion improves to 5-3 while Barker slips to 6-2 and into a tie for second place with Wilson which downed rival Newfane 9-4. Roy-Hart, which had the bye, is now in sole possession of first place at 7-1.

The Medina at Akron game was postponed.

Lux Froman had 3 hits for Albion as winning pitcher Alana Irvine, Cami London and Aubrielle Barry each had 2. Irvine’s hits were a double and triple and Barry’s a pair of doubles.

Madelina Pavlock and Peyton Bradley both had 2 hits for Barker. Bradley drove in the Lady Bulldogs two runs in a single and double.

Albion scored in five of the seven innings. The Purple Eagles scored once in the first on a single by London, twice in the second on a double by Barry and three times in the third on RBI singles by Froman, Leah Pawlak and Rori Higgins. Froman capped off the scoring parade with RBI singles in both the fourth and sixth innings.

Wilson 9, Newfane 4
Rowan Simpson and Ava Mielke both had 2 hits including a double for Wilson.

Rylee Smith had a double and Sienna Bowers a triple for Newfane which slips to 2-7.

Lyndonville 18, Attica 0
Lyndonville blanked Attica 18-0 in a Genesee Region League game to improve to 7-1 overall.

Winning pitcher Arnie Sturtevant went 5 for 5 at the plate including 4 doubles and 6 RBIs to lead the Lyndonville attack which included a total of 17 hits.

Hannah Fox had 4 hits and Brooke Robinson 2 including a double for the Lady Tigers which also got doubles from Isabella Groves and Braelynn Dillenbeck.

Staying in the thick of the title chase, Albion downed host Wilson 15-5 this afternoon to improve to 4-0 in Niagara-Orleans League baseball competition.

Trailing 4-1, Albion rallied into the lead for good by erupting for five runs in the second inning highlighted by RBI singles by Seth Krenning and Gavin Boyce.

The Purple Eagles upped the lead to 9-5 by talling three times in the fourth frame on a groundout off the bat of Nate Gibson, a sacrifice fly by Gavin Boyce and an RBI single by Kaiden Froman. Singles by winning pitcher Drew Pritchard, Andrew Boyce and Elliott Trapiss set up the opportunity.

Albion later  locked up the win with five runs in the sixth inning on RBI singles by Josh Schoeberlein and Andrew Boyce, two bases loaded walks and an error. Singles by Gibson and Gavin Boyce started the uprising.

Andrew Boyce, who also had an RBI single in the fifth inning, finished with 4 hits and Gavin Boyce 3.

On the mound, Pritchard allowed 6 hits and struck out 7.

Akron 5, Roy-Hart 4
A pair of runs in the sixth inning on a single by Collin Miller earned Akron a narrow 5-4 win over host Roy-Hart this evening.

The Tigers also scored once in the fourth on a home run by Vince Consiglio and twice in the fifth on a double by Anthony Consiglio.

Roy-Hart scored once in the fourth on a passed ball and three times in the sixth on a single by Evan Poeller a sacrifice by RJ Townsend and a double by John Brigham.

Akron improves to 5-2 and Roy-Hart slips to 1-4.

Attica 2, Lyndonville 1
Attica scored a run in the seventh inning as Blake Donahue doubled and came home on an error to nip Lyndonville 2-1 in a Genesee Region League game.

Lyndonville’s run came in the fourth inning on a single by Lane Woodworth.

Quincy McClinsey went the distance on the mound for the Tigers giving up 4 hits and striking out 13.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina first baseman Cam Fike stretches to take the throw and get the out on Newfane’s Tristan Smith during the Mustangs win over the Panthers at Vets Park this afternoon.

Preston Woodworth hurled four and two-thirds innings of no hit ball for the Mustangs with 11 strikeouts.

Improving to 5-0 in the league and 10-0 overall, Medina blanked Newfane 9-0 in a Niagara-Orleans baseball game at Vets Park this afternoon.

Preston Woodworth picked up the win on the mound for the Mustangs as he allowed no hits and struck out11 in four and two-thirds innings of work.

Defending N-O champion Medina took the lead for good by scoring three quick runs in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Preston Woodworth, a balk and an RBI single by Carter Woodworth. Two walks and a hit batter loaded the bases to set up the threat.

The Mustangs doubled the advantage to 6-0 in the second inning on a two-run single by Preston Woodworth and an RBI single by Brody Fry. A single by Tyler Kroening and a sacrifice bunt by Vinny Gray set up the opportunity.

Medina tacked on a solo run in the third inning on a sacrifice fly by Gray after a walk, a hit batter and a single by Kroening had loaded the bases.

The Mustangs final two runs came in the fourth frame on RBI singles by Ryleigh Culver and Ryan Pegelow.

Medina, which interestingly is ranked No. 1 in the state in Class B according to the season’s first rankings by the New York State Sportswriters Association, will next visit Lockport at noon on Saturday for a non league contest.

The Mustangs, which have not allowed a run in five league games, will then return to N-O action on Monday with a game at Newfane at 4:45 p.m.

Photos by Tom Rivers: Tye Talbot, left, nears the finish line in the 400 meter race today in Wilson. Talbot was first, followed by Adam Burgio of Albion in second place. The action was suspended due to thunder and lightning.

This afternoon’s stormy weather washed out two of the three scheduled Niagara-Orleans League track meets – Newfane at Medina and Akron at Roy-Hart – which have been rescheduled for tomorrow.

However, the third meet, which had Albion at Wilson, did get most of the events in before lightning halted the competition which is scheduled to be resumed on Monday.

When the meet was suspended Albion held a 56-44 lead in the boys competition while Wilson led 41-23 in the girls competition.

Cencere Lowe was a double winner for the Purple Eagles in the 100 and Long Jump.

On the diamond

In the one game that did get underway Kendall was losing 3-0 to School of the Arts when play was suspended in the fourth inning.

The Attica vs. Lyndonville baseball as well as the  Wilson vs. Barker, Elba vs. Lyndonville and Notre Dame vs. Holley softball games were also all washed out.

Tennis postponed
The three N-O tennis matches including Albion vs. Barker, Roy-Hart vs. Newfane and Akron vs. Wilson were also all postponed.

Kyle Radder of Albion sails over the bar in the high jump in today’s meet in Wilson.

Contributed Photo – Gavyn Boyle

Roy-Hart’s Gavyn Boyle, a sophomore outfielder at SUNY Niagara, belted a three run home run this afternoon to help the Thunderwolves defeat Monroe Community College 5-2 in 9 innings to remain undefeated at 42-0 on the season.

Boyle, who is hitting .377, has 15 doubles, 4 triples, 9 home runs and 43 RBIs on the season.

Medina grad Aidan Paul, a sophomore pitcher for the Thunderwolves, has a 7-0 record on the mound with 51 strikeouts and a 1.10 earned run average.

Six area players are also helping the Finger Lakes Community College baseball team enjoy a successful season as the Lakers are 32-16 and 16-6 in the league.

The local group includes Roy-Hart graduates Jacob Gould, a freshman infielder and Ethan Kuzma, a freshman catcher; Medina grad Julian Woodworth, a freshman outfielder; Lyndonville grad Trenton Muck, a sophomore pitcher; Kendall grad Zach Barrett, a freshman pitcher, and Wilson grad Connor Ernest, a freshman pitcher.

Kuzma is hitting .338 and has 7 doubles, 2 triples and 21 RBI and Gould is hitting .279 with 5 doubles, 2 triple, 1 home run and 18 RBIs.

On the mound, Muck is 2-2 and also has a save and has struckout 16. Barrett has 2 saves and 13 strikeouts and Ernest 2 wins and a dozen strikeouts.

Kendall outlasted Byron-Bergen 14-9 in a Genesee Region League softball game this afternoon.

Kendall put a lock on the win by erupting for 9 runs in sixth inning highlighted by a home run by Izzy D’Agostino.

Brooke Rodas also had a home run and Maggie Zastrow 3 doubles for Kendall as D’Agostino, Alea Barrett, Ella Christ and Inez Stangler also each had a double. D’Agostino drove in a total of 4 runs and Zastrow 3.

Albion 5, Alexander 3
Albion scored twice in the sixth inning to edge Alexander 5-3 in a non league softball game.

A bases loaded walk by Paige Newton and an RBI single by Rori Higgins plated the decisive runs for the Purple Eagles. Singles by Lux Froman, Kaitlyn Bennett and Leah Pawlak loaded the bases to set up the opportunity.

Roy-Hart 16, Medina 0
Roy-Hart shutout visiting Medina 16-0 in a Niagara-Orleans League softball game.

Abby Fox hurled a 4 hitter with 6 strikeouts for Roy-Hart which improves to 7-1 in N-O softball competition.

Fox also had a pair of hits as did Millie Owens with a single and double.

Sam Heschke had 2 hits and Lilah Class a double for Medina.

Barker 2, Newfane 0
Defending champion Barker nipped visiting Newfane 2-0 in another N-O contest.

Improving to 6-1, Barker scored once in the second inning on an error and once in the fourth on pop-out.

Peyton Bradley allowed 3 hits and struck out 7 to earn the win in the circle for Barker.

Newfane pitcher Emma Schaughnessy gave up just 1 hit and did not have a strikeout.

Wilson 10, Akron 7
In the other N-O game, Wilson (5-2) downed Akron (1-6) 10-7.

Abbie Faery had 3 hits for Wilson and Alexis Salmon 2 for Akron.