Contributed Photo – Melanie Green

In a first for the University of South Florida, Melanie Green has been named the American Athletic Conference Women’s Golfer of the Year.

In addition to becoming the school’s first conference Player of the Year honoree, Green, who is a senior at USF and a Medina High graduate, was also named to the American Athletic All Conference team for the fourth straight year.

“I’m super grateful for all the opportunities USF has given me to have the success that I have had.”, said Green in a post on the USF website announcing the honor. “I absolutely love the school I play for and the people in this community! I just want to give a huge shoutout and thank you to my coaches and teammates for everything they do for me every single day! They will forever be a part of my life and I’m so honored to be a part of this team!”

Green, who is ranked 21st nationally, scored two tournament victories this season and placed in the top four in 8 of 10 tournaments. She posted scores of par or better in 29 of 30 rounds.

She has been selected to represent Team USA the 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup in July in Ireland and recently competed in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur.

“MG earned this with her relentless work ethic and pursuit to better her craft.”, said Coach Erika Brennan in the post. “She is a workhorse that won’t just outwork you but work smarter than you too. She’s resilient and it’s incredible to see her get recognized by The American as the best player in the league. For those that know her well, however, it’s also easy to see that her golf game is the second-best thing about her. Who she is as a person is the real prize and it’s an honor to be one of her coaches.”

Green and her USF teammates will next compete in the NCAA Regional Tournament in North Carolina May 6-8.

Kendall swept to a doubleheader victory over Lyndonville in a Genesee Region League boys and girls track meet Wednesday.

Byron-Bergen also swept to a pair of wins over both Kendall and Lyndonville in the other portion of the tri-meet.

The Kendall boys had a trio of individual event double winners including Chris Nettles (100, 200), Ben Brundage (800, 1600) and Stephen Elliott (Long Jump, Triple Jump).

Hannah Brundage was a triple winner in the 100, 200 and 1500 for the Kendall girls as Leann Clay doubled in the 100 Hurdles and High Jump.

On the day the Byron-Bergen boys had five individual event double winners including Lincoln McGrath (1600, 3200), Roman Smith (800, Pole Vault), Braedyn Chambry (Long Jump, High Jump), Malachi Smith (100, Shotput) and Colin Martin (200, 400).

The Byron-Bergen girls likewise had a quintet of double winners including Katherine Rogoyski (100 Hurdles, Pole Vault), Victoria Rogoyski (Long Jump, Triple Jump), Kenzie Hagen (400, 800), Lea Donofrio (Shotput, Discus) and Lily Moore (200, High Jump).

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Julian Woodworth, left, and Aidan Papaj shared in the pitching duties for Medina this evening as the Mustangs downed Akron at Vets Park.

A late inning scoring burst earned Medina a 4-1 win over defending champion Akron in a Niagara-Orleans League baseball game this evening at Vets Park.

Breaking away from a 1-1 deadlock, Medina scored the decisive three runs in the fifth inning as Preston Woodworth had a run producing sacrifice fly and Carter Woodworth an RBI double. Singles by Julian Woodworth and Aidan Papaj and a walk loaded the bases to set up the threat.

Akron’s lone run came in the top of the first as Vincent Consiglio doubled and came home on a fielders choice play.

However, Medina quickly pulled even with a run in the home half of the frame as Papaj tripled and came in on a single by Ryleigh Culver.

Papaj finished with 3 hits and Richard Keppler 2.

Julian Woodworth pitched the first three innings allowing 3 hits and striking out 2. Papaj came on to hurl the final four frames giving up 1 hits and fanning 7.

Defensively, the Mustangs turned a double play in the third inning triggered by Preston Woodworth at second base.

Medina improves to 2-1 in N-O action while Akron slips to 3-2.

The teams will meet again at Akron on Friday at 4:45 p.m.

Newfane 11, Wilson 0
Newfane stayed on top of the N-O standings at 5-0 with an 11-0 five inning run rule win over visiting rival Wilson which slips to 2-3.

Cameron Perry hurled a 2 hitter with 8 strikeouts for the Panthers.

Cameron Perry and Aiden Perry both had two-run singles to highlight a six run third inning for Newfane which tacked on five more runs in the fourth to close out the win.

Albion vs. Barker
The Albion at Barker game was postponed and is rescheduled for Thursday.

Snapping a season opening three match losing streak, Holley edged Wheatland-Chili 217-220 in a Genesee Region League golf match this afternoon.

Lance Babcock and Ronald Thorn led Holley with rounds of 52.

Jakob DeSalvo took medalist honors with a 46 for W-C which slips to 1-4.

Holley next faces rival Kendall on Friday.

N-O Tennis
Wilson (4-2) shutout Medina (0-4) 5-0 in a Niagara-Orleans League tennis match this afternoon.

The other scheduled matches – Albion vs. Akron and Barker vs. Roy-Hart – were postponed.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Breanna Demmer bangs out a hit for Medina during this afternoon’s loss to Wilson at Vets Park.

Jumping out to an early 5-0 lead, Wilson went on to shutout Medina 15-0 in a five inning run rule Niagara-Orleans League softball game this afternoon at Vets Park.

Abbie Faery hit a two-run double in the first inning and Lucy Madan belted a three-run homer in the second to give the Lakewomen a lead they didn’t relinquish.

Aleena Adamczak also banged out a three-run homer for the Lakewomen in the fourth inning.

Riley Robinson earned the win in the circle as she allowed just 2 hits and struck out 6.

Wilson improves to 4-2 and Medina slips to 0-4.

Medina next will face Roy-Hart in a doubleheader at Vets Park next Monday. Wilson will visit Roy-Hart at 10 a.m. Saturday.

The day’s other two N-O contests – Barker at Roy-Hart and Albion at Akron – were postponed and rescheduled for Thursday.

 Contributed Photo – Melanie Green

University of South Florida senior and Medina High graduate Melanie Green has received a prestigious honor by being selected as a member of Team USA which will compete for the 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup in July.

Green is just one of 12  players selected for Team USA.

A Ryder Cup style tournament, the Arnold Palmer Cup competition for collegiate golfers will be held in Ireland July 5-7 as Team USA faces an international team.

“I’m just incredibly honored and excited to represent my country in an event like the Arnold Palmer,” said Green in a post on the USF website announcing her selection.

“What an honor it is for her to represent Team USA at the pinnacle event in college golf,” added USF Coach Erika Brennan.

In addition, Green has also been named USF’s Female Athlete of the Year.

Green, who will be competing in the NCAA Regional next week, has had an outstanding senior season with two tournament victories and 8 top 4 finishes in 10 tournaments during which she has shot par or better in 29 of 30 rounds.

Two huge scoring innings powered Barker to a 21-3 win over Holley in a non league softball game this afternoon.

Holley erupted for 8 runs in the second inning as Madyson Flint and Petra Bish both had two-run singles and 10 runs in the third as Arnie Sturtevant had a triple and Peyton Bradley a double.

Bradley finished with 3 hits, including a pair of doubles, as Flint and Bish both had 2.

Sturtevant picked up the win in the circle allowing just 1 hit and striking out 11.

Kendall 9, Aquinas 3
Kendall bested Aquinas 9-3 in a non league contest as Danielle Offhaus hurled a 4 hitter with 3 strikeouts.

Kendall scored three times in the second inning as a double by Lia Larson and a single by Sophia Picardo plated runs and four times in the sixth as Ella Christ and Isabella D’Agostino run producing hits.

Maggie Zastrow and D’Agostino finished with 3 hits for the Lady Eagles and Larson 2.

Akron 7, Lyndonville 4
Sloan Jonathan registered 11 strikeouts for Akron in the 7-4 non league win over visiting Lyndonville.

Ashlee Henning, Alexis Salmon and Olivia Novak each had 2 hits for Akron.

Bella Groves and Brooke Robinson both had 3 hits for Lyndonville.

Rebounding from a 5-0 deficit, defending champion Akron rallied to down visiting Wilson 10-6 in a key early season Niagara-Orleans League baseball game.

Avenging a 1-0 loss to Wilson Monday, Akron got back into the game by scoring three times in the third inning on a two-run triple by Dawson Stone and an RBI single by Anthony Consiglio.

The Tigers then took the lead by tallying six times in the fourth inning as Aiden Romesser had a two-run single and Stone an RBI double.

Stone, Consiglio and Romesser each finished with a pair of hits.

The Tigers are now 3-1 and the Lakemen 2-2 in N-O action. The Tigers next visit Medina at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday.

Notre Dame 6, Kendall 0
Ryan Fitzpatrick pitched a one hitter with 5 strikeouts to lead Notre Dame to a 6-0 win over Kendall in a Genesee Region League game at Dwyer Stadium.

Chase Antinore, Charles Cummings and Evan Fitzpatrick each had two hits for Notre Dame which scored in four different innings.

Elba 9, Holley 2
Nicholas Scott and Mason Vigiano combined to hurl a one hitter with 13 strikeouts to lead Elba to a 9-2 G-R win over Holley.

Eliseo Lagunas had 3 hits and Bing Zuber and Fletcher Norton 2 each to lead the Lancers at the plate.

Orchard Park 11, Roy-Hart 3
Orchard Park erupted for 10 quick runs in the first inning to key an 11-3 non league win over visiting Roy-Hart.

Attica 15, Albion 12
Attica downed visiting Albion 15-12 in a rain shortened five inning non league contest.

Elliott Trapiss walked four times and scored three runs for Albion.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Lucius Wagner drives to the goal during the Mustangs loss to East Aurora this evening at Vets Park.

Up 4-1 at the half, East Aurora went on to down Medina 13-4 in a Cass D Division lacrosse game at Vets Park this evening.

Lucius Wagner, Cole Callard, Dylan Lonnen and Will Prest took turns scoring goals for Medina which is now 4-3 in the division and 4-4 overall.

East Aurora improves to 4-2, 5-3.

The Mustangs next visit Akron at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Albion split with host Barker in a Niagara-Orleans League track meet this afternoon.

Defending champion Albion won the boys meet 85-46 while Barker took the girls contest 75-64.

Cencere Lowe was a triple winner in the 100, Long Jump and Triple Jump and Kyle Radder doubled in the 110 Hurdles and High Jump for the Albion boys which improve to 2-0.

The Barker boys are 1-2.

The Barker girls got wins from Keira Dalton (Discus), Emma Evans (3000), Rachel Samson (400), Hailey Dodge (Pole Vault), Iliana Manning (Shotput) and Jordyn Kinne (Long Jump).

The Albion girls had a trio of individual event double winners as Sophia Albanese took the 100 and 200, Meganne Moore the Long Jump and Triple Jump and Kayla Burgio the 800 and 1500.

The Barker girls are now 1-2 and Albion 0-2.

Newfane sweeps Wilson
Newfane scored a sweep over rival Wilson winning the boys meet 71-56 and the girls competition 89-43

Ben Dickinson was a quadruple winner for the Newfane boys in the Long Jump, High Jump, Triple Jump and 400 while Wilson’s Aiden Neumann doubled in the 100 and 200.

The Newfane girls had a pair of triple winners as Stephanie Chunco took the 100, 200 and 400 and Kylie Bowman the 800, 1500 and 3000.