The Hickory Ridge Golf Association held their two-man scramble recently. The event was a handicap event and the winners were John and Diane Colsanti who posted a net of 62.

Runners up were Deb Wood and Mike Farrell with a 64. Taking third were Rich Wheeler and partner and Jimmy Z and Marcia Zambito tying at 67.

Mother nature didn’t cooperate for one of the leagues this week as the Tuesday Ladies Night Out league was not played. A few ladies did venture out but not enough to post scores or affect standings,

The Pete Sullivan Sr Golf league shows Gene Ashe shooting low gross with a 74. Mike Cusimano took low net honors with a 63. Two birdies were carded by Ashe and one each for Rich Wheeler, John True and the mysterious Jimmy Z. Closest to the pin on number 6 was Steve Novak at 16’ 1” Wheeler had the closest second shot on number 4 at 4” 3”.

The Thursday Men’s Traveling was led by Zack Burgess who recorded at low gross of 42. Low net as shared by Jim Stedman and Dan Draper who had a 30 apiece. Birdies were by Adam Dresser, Jim Stedman, Jason Schrader, Dan Hartman and Ryan Wilkins.

The standings are tight with only a few weeks of scheduled play before pairings. The team of Flansberg and Stalker lead with 258 points with Burgess and Eaton close behind with 254 points. Denninston and Draper hold third with 218 points.

The host Orleans Outlaws captured a pair of titles at the Outlaws Classic baseball tournament held over the weekend at Kendall.

The Outlaws 10U team went 5-0 capped off by a come-from-behind 5-4 championship game win over the Finger Lakes Falcons.

Trailing 4-0, the Outlaws rallied for the win by scoring twice in both the fourth and fifth innings before getting the game winning run in walk off fashion in the sixth.

The Outlaws, which bested the HFLM Hawks 17-2 in the semifinals, advanced with pool play wins over the Hornets (5-1), Bomb Squad (11-0) and Falcons (9-3).

The Outlaws 9U team also captured a title downing the Outlaws 8U team in the finals 15-2.

The 9U team advanced to the finals by downing the Batavia Clippers 13-1, the Hamburg Dawgs Purple 14-2 and the Hamburg Dawgs Black 11-3.

The 8U team gained a spot in the finals by scoring wins over a trio of 9U teams including the Knights (13-4), Wellsville Wildcats (15-5) and Clippers (11-10).

The Outlaws 12U team went 4-1 dropping an 11-7 decision to the Batavia Clippers in the title contest.

The 12U team gained a spot in the finals by downing the Irondequoit Thunder 7-4 and 4-3, Bomb Squad 16-4 and Clippers 5-3.

The Outlaws 11U team went 3-2 and the 13U squad 2-1.

Contributed Photo – Medina Mustangs FC players celebrate after capturing the Buffalo District Soccer League 3rd Division playoff championship this afternoon with a win over top seeded Ukraine.

Avenging a late regular season loss, the third seeded Medina Mustangs FC defeated top seeded Ukraine 2-1 in the Buffalo District Soccer League 3rd Division playoff championship game this afternoon at Sahlen’s Sports Park.

Ethan Leonard gave Medina a quick 1-0 lead when he scored his third goal of the season in the first five minutes off an assist from Nate Dillenbeck.

Dillenbeck later scored what proved to be the game winner with about 10 minutes to go in the second half off a corner by Greg Husung giving the Mustangs a 2-0 lead. The goal was the ninth of the season for Dillenbeck who earned MVP honors by being named Man of the Match.

Tyler Ribbeck, who made several big saves in goal, anchored the Mustangs defense,

The win was the ninth in the last 10 games for the Mustangs whose lone setback during that stretch was a 4-1 loss to Ukraine.

The Mustangs advanced to the title contest by defeating Buffalo Night 5-3 in the quarterfinals and LA United 3-1 in the semifinals.

Medina finishes the season at 10-2-1 and Ukraine at 9-2-1.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Banes players and coaches celebrate after capturing the ‘A’ League playoff championship Saturday with a pair of wins over Jr. Wilson. In front are Rylee VanNotrand, Sam Heschke, Connie Heschke and Lindsay Chatt. In the middle row are Jami Chatt, Robin Blaun, Kathy Allen, Morgan Allis, Patti Page, Amy Allis, Rileigh McCabe, Jen Masse and Sue Seefeldt. In back are Mark Allen and Bruce Seefeldt.

Completing a sweep, regular season front-runner Banes swept a doubleheader from Jr. Wilson by scores of 20-11 and 9-3 Saturday to capture the Medina Women’s Softball ‘A’ League playoff championship.

Banes, which took top honors during the regular season with an 8-2 record, used a fast start with 6 runs in the first inning and a strong finish with 7 runs in the seventh to claim the win in the title round opener.

Robin Blaun had 5 hits, Lindsay Chatt, Sue Seefeldt, Jen Masse and Morgan Allis 4 and Amy Allis 3 to lead the way for Banes.

Sara Flansburg and Chasity Chinn both had 4 hits for Jr. Wilson.

Banes likewise got off to a fast start in the decisive second game taking the lead for good with 4 runs in the first inning on hits by Connie Heschke, Seefeldt, Lindsay Chatt, Jami Chatt and an error.

The lead increased to 9-1 as Banes tallied twice in the second on a triple by Rylee VanNostrand and an error and three times in the third on a double by Masse, a sacrifice fly by Kathy Allen and a single by Morgan Allis.

Heschke and Jami Chatt both had 3 hits and Blaun and McCabe 2 each.

The sweep avenged Banes 8-4 loss to Jr. Wilson in the winners bracket final. Flansburg and Michele Crandall both had 3 hits for Jr. Wilson.

In the opening round, Banes defeated Poler’s Pub 15-3 and Jr. Wilson edged White Birch 6-5.

Playing with only 8 players, White Birch got 3 hits from Aubrey Lewis including a double and triple and 2 hits each by Maddy Boyle, Kenzie Muck and Jenahlee Riemer.

In round two, White Birch lost to Poler’s Pub 16-3. Morgan Ralph, Mallory Albone and Anna Lewis each had a pair of hits for White Birch.

Banging out hits in the title round are Rylee VanNostrand from Banes, left, and Sara Flansburg for Jr. Wilson.

Seeded No. 3, the Medina Mustangs FC will take on top seeded Ukraine in the Buffalo District Soccer League 3rd Division playoff championship game at 3 p.m. Sunday at Sahlen’s Sports Park.

Medina FC, which has won 8 of its last 9 games, brings a 9-2-1 record into the title contest. The lone setback during that long streak was a late season 4-1 loss to Ukraine which is 9-1-1 0n the season.

Medina FC advanced to the finals by defeating Buffalo Night 5-3 in the quarterfinals and LA United 3-1 in the semifinals.

Ukraine, which drew a bye in the first round, downed JL Dutch 3-0 in the semifinals.

Medina’s leading goal scorers on the season have been Peter Martillotta with 9, Nate Dillenbeck 8, Steven Anderson 5 and Greg Husung 4. Husung also has a team leading 8 assists.

Patrick Burke

Former Medina High Athletic Director Patrick Burke has been selected for induction into the Section VI Hall of Fame.

Burke served as athletic director, assistant principal and girls varsity basketball coach from 1988-1995.

After leaving Medina he returned to his alma mater Lockport High where he served as athletic director for 20 years.

The Section VI Hall of Fame Class of 2023 will also include Olympic gold and silver medalist pole vaulter Jen Suhr who is a graduate of Fredonia High.

The induction ceremony will be held December 1.

Medina Women’s softball double elimination playoff competition will be held on Saturday with the ‘A’ League games at Jr. Wilson and the ‘B’ League at Butts Park.

The ‘A’ League’s opening round games at 9 a.m. will have No. 4 seed Poler’s Pub vs. No. 1 defending champion Banes at Jr. Wilson 1 and No. 3 White Birch vs. No. 2 Jr. Wilson 1 at Jr. Wilson 2.

The winners bracket final is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. and the championship game at 1:30 p.m. If necessary a second game will be held at 3 p.m.

The’ B’ League’s opening round games at 9 a.m. will have Chateau De Cristo vs. Between the Vines and Bogan & Tuttle/VFW vs. Mera Hair. The Bogan & Tuttle/VFW vs. Mera Hair winner will then face top seeded NYSCOPBA at 10:30 a.m.

The winners bracket final is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. The championship game is slated for 5:30 p.m. with a second game, if necessary, at 6:30 p.m.

Final regular season standings
‘A’ League – Banes 8-2, Jr. Wilson 5-5, White Birch 4-6, Poler’s Pub 3-7
‘B’ League – NYSCOPBA 8-3, Chateau De Cristo 6-3, Bogan & Tuttle/VFW 5-4, Mera Hair 5-5, Between The Vines 1-10

It was a big weekend on the diamond for the Orleans Outlaws which had three teams – 8U, 10U and 12U – capture championships at the Falcons for a Cure Tournament in Horseheads.

The 8U team went 4-0 defeating Elmira Elite 10-6 in the championship game sparked by a 5 run fifth inning to erase a 6-5 deficit.

The 8U opened the tourney by downing Elite Baseball 12-7 and Finger Lakes Falcons 14-4 erupting for 5 quick runs in both games. They then bested the Falcons again 15-2 in the semifinals by scoring 5 times in each of the first three innings to gain a spot in the title contest.

The 10U team went 6-0 blanking Smash It Sports 13-0 in the title contest sparked by a big 9 run fourth inning.

In the preliminary rounds, the U10 romped past the Northeast Stingers 21-2 and Spartans Youth Baseball 20-0.

Keeping the momentum on Sunday the U10 team bested the Spartans 15-0, Hornets Gold 11-0 and Finger Lakes Falcons 9-3 to advance to the championship game.

The U12 team went 4-1 downing Corning Elite 6-1 in the championship game scoring in five different innings.

After splitting in their two preliminary round games, the U12 squad defeated Northeast Stinger Sport 13-1 and Penfield 3-1 to earn a spot in the championship game.

Avenging a 2-0 loss last week, Akron downed visiting Roy-Hart 3-1 Tuesday evening to capture the Buffalo District Youth Soccer League girls U19 Division title.

Akron finishes the season with an 7-1-2 record (23 points) while Roy-Hart winds up at 7-2-1 (22 points).

Amelia Berghorn, Aleyna Susfolk and Gracie Leiker took turns scoring the Akron goals.

Maria Trombley netted the Roy-Hart goal.