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Banes, Jr Wilson score twin bill sweeps
Banes and Jr Wilson both swept to doubleheader victories Monday evening to close out the Medina Women’s Softball League ‘A’ Division regular season.
Banes downed White Birch 6-5 and 8-1 and Jr Wilson defeated Poler’s Pub 16-3 and 11-7.
Banes 6 White Birch 5
Trailing 5-3, Banes rallied for 3 runs in the bottom of the fifth inning on singles by Jami Chatt, Morgan Allis and doubles by Kathy Allen and Amy Laventer to earn the narrow win.
Banes had scored a quick run in the first inning on singles by Connie Heschke, Jami Chatt and a Sac fly by Morgan Allis and two in the third on singles by Sue Seefeldt, Jami Chatt, Kathy Allen and a triple by Lindsay Chatt but White Birch grabbed the lead briefly by scoring 5 times in the top of the fifth.
Rileigh McCabe and Jami Chatt both finished with 3 hits for Banes as Sue Seefeldt, Jen Masse and Patti Page each had 2. Kathy Allen also had 2 hits with a double.
For White Birch, Aubrey Lewis and Ella Lewis both had 3 singles, Alecia Hinkson, Kenzie Muck and Dana Siffringer 2 and Maddy Boyle, Morgan Ralph and Mallory Albone 1 each.
Banes 8 White Birch 1
Banes quickly moved on top to stay by scoring 4 runs in the first inning on singles by Heschke, Lindsay Chatt, Jami Chatt, Lavender, Masse, McCabe and a double by Allis.
The lead jumped to 6-0 in the second inning on singles by Heschke, Lindsay Chatt and Jami Chatt.
Heschke, Jami Chatt, McCabe and Lindsay Chatt each finished with 3 hits.
Aubrey Lewis had 2 singles and Madison Gardepe and Siffringer 1 each for White Birch.
Defensive players for both games were the left center fielders- Morgan Allis for Banes and Maddy Boyle for White Birch.
Banes finishes the regular season at 8-2.
Jr. Wilson 16, Poler’s Pub 3
Poler’s jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first on singles by Melissa Prince, Bridget Tower, Cathy Schmitt and a two run double by Halle Deuil.
However, Jr. Wilson’s came back and scored 5 in the second inning on singles from Ashlee Salisbury, Jacklyn Rodriguez, Butchie Stockwell and a home run from Sara Flansburg.
Poler’s kept the game close at 5-3 on a third inning RBI single by Price but Jr. Wilson broke the game open in the sixth inning by scoring 11 runs to win by mercy rule. Doubles from Flansburg, Salisbury, Rodriguez, and Jodi Zacher highlighted the inning, along with hits from Jessica Rosenbeck, Michele Crandall, Butchie Stockwell and Chasity Chinn.
Flansburg and Rodriguez finished the game with three hits, while Zacher, Salisbury, Rosenbeck, Stockwell and Chinn all finished with two.
Jr. Wilson 11, Poler’s Pub 7
Poler’s again started with an early 3-0 lead in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Schmitt and RBI singles by Alishia Foss ans Deuil.
Jr. Wilson’s then scored one run in the second and 4 in the third to take a narrow 5-3 lead. Four walks and singles from Flansburg and Salisbury helped the cause.
Jr. Wilson’s scored five more runs in the fourth to stay on top for good. Singles from Sharon Korzelius and Chasity Chinn started the inning, and Zacher hit them in with a stand up double. Flansburg then roped a triple down the left field line to score Zacher. A single from Salisbury scored Flansburg and Rodriguez scored after singles from Bri Guzdek and Crandall.
Poler’s added one run in the fourth on a single by Jen Merle and three more in the sixth on a double by Foss and singles by Deuil, Randi Scholes, Jayden Townsend, Nicci Nicholson but could get no closer than 11-7.
Kendall U15 tops Holley in season finale
Snapping a six game losing streak, Kendall trimmed host Holley 2-1 Monday evening to close out the Rochester District Youth Soccer League boys U15 Division season on a high note.
Brandon Barrett scored both goals for Kendall in the first half.
Kendall goalie Brady Werth then came up with some big saves to preserve the win.
Kendall finishes the season at 5-6-1 and Holley at 0-11-1.
Medina Mustangs FC wins playoff opener

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Peter Martillotta scores on a rebound shot for Medina’s second goal during Sunday’s playoff win over Buffalo Night at Vets Park.
A fast start and a strong finish earned the No. 3 seeded Medina Mustangs FC a 5-3 victory over No. 6 Buffalo Night in the quarterfinals of the Buffalo District Soccer League Sunday evening at Vets Park.
Medina jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first 15 minutes as Peter Martillotta scored twice, first on a penalty kick and then on a rebound shot.
Buffalo Night did rally into a 2-2 tie by halftime but Medina rebounded with a 3-1 scoring edge down the stretch to claim the win and advance to the semifinals.
Martillotta, Nate Dillenbeck and Steven Anderson took turns scoring the second half goals for the Mustangs.
Dillenbeck, Mateo May, Barry Rogenmoser, Casey Winicki and Greg Husung all earned assists on the evening.
Improving to 8-2-1, Medina will next visit No. 2 seeded LA United in the semis next Sunday. The two teams played to a 1-1 tie during the regular season.
The other quarterfinal saw No. 5 JL Dutch down No. 4 Brighten Stars 3-1 to advance to a semifinal meeting with top seeded Ukraine.

Medina’s Coby Albone battles for control of the ball as Martillotta moves in to assist.
Medina team wins 3 on 3 basketball tourney

Contributed Photo – Medina has won the Oakfield-Alabama Buzzer Beater 3 on 3 basketball tournament for the 9th/10th grade boys division. The team had a 5-0 record, capping off the tournament with a championship victory over Pembroke. Team members included, from left, Christian Moss, Jerrell Nealy, Elijah Doxey and Trevon Shine.
Hickory Ridge Leagues weekly roundup

Contributed Photo – The winners of the recent 3-2-1 tournament held by the Hickory Ridge Golf Association included from left Dave Cotter, Eileen Snyder, Karan Vane and Kevin Vane.
On the links at Hickory Ridge, the Tuesday Ladies Out league reported a rough night on the difficult back nine.
Deb Wood shot 45 gross to beat Dona Hazen by a stroke. Barb Downs had low net with a 35 beating Hazen who posted a 37. Wood and her playing partner Aleta Martin both notched birdies on the difficult par 5 12th hole. Carol Lowell also recorded a bird.
Wood and Martin continue to lead the standings with 72 points. Ferguson and Brawn are in second with 63.5. Pfister and Passarell are in third with 57.5 points.
In the Pete Sullivan Sr. Golf league John True and Gene Ashe both shot 75 for low gross. Darrell Johnson and Steve Novak shared low net with a 64. Novak has been playing some good golf lately and will be a force to contend with the rest of the way out.
Dan Morphet had three birdies on the day with Dana Vosburgh and Ashe getting two apiece and True and Jimmy Z getting one each. Closest to the pin on number 11 was Jimmy Z at 9 feet 6 inches. Closest second shot on number 15 was Novak at 32 feet.
The Thursday Night Mens Traveling league had Barry Flansberg and Guy Eaton Sharing low gross honors with 42. Likewise Corey Stalker and Scooter Burgess shared low net with a 30. Only three birdies on the night, one each for Jason Schrader, Cedrik Soria and Stalker.
Flansberg and Stalker continue to lead in the standings with 220 points. Burgess and Eaton are in second with 210 points and Molisani and Soria are in third with 206 points.
Dynamites go 2-2 at Northeast Tournament
The Dynamites Travel U15 baseball team went 2-2 at the PBR Northeast World Series Tournament held over the weekend in Cortland.
The Dynamites opened the tournament with a 6-0 win over TBD as Aiden Romesser hurled a 1 hitter with 8 strikeouts and no walks over 5 innings. At the plate, Isaac Smith and Vinny Gray both had a pair of hits.
The Dynamites then romped to a 19-3 victory over the Tri City Bombers scoring 7 runs in the third inning and 12 more in the fourth. Evan Poeller had 3 hits as Smith, Brody Fry and Ryleigh Culver each chipped in with 2.
The Dynamites then managed just 4 hits in a narrow 4-2 loss to Baseball Anthracite Black which scored twice in the fifth inning to snap a 2-2 tie.
In the final contest this afternoon the Dynamites lost 6-3 to the Seneca All-Star Red.
Trailing 2-0, the Dynamites rallied into a 3-2 lead in the fifth inning as a sacrifice bunt by Romesser plated one run and a home run by Fry drove in two more.
However, Seneca answered back with a decisive four run rally in the sixth inning scoring on an error, a two-run single and a groundout.
Fry pitched the first five innings allowing 5 hits and 2 runs with 6 strikeouts.
The Dynamites are now 26-9 on the season.
Medina FC hosts playoff opener Sunday
Seeded No. 3 the Medina Mustangs FC will host No. 6 Buffalo Night in the quarterfinals of the Buffalo and District Soccer League Division 3 playoffs at 6 p.m. Sunday at Vets Park.
Medina brings a 7-2-1 record into the playoffs while Buffalo Night is 5-5.
During the regular season Medina downed Buffalo Night 4-1 in the season opener.
Nate Dillenbeck has scored 7 goals, Peter Martillotta 6, Greg Husung 4 and Steven Anderson 3 to lead the Mustangs offense. Husung also has a team high 7 assists.
The other quarterfinal will have No. 5 JL Dutch (5-3-2) vs. No. 4 Buffalo Brighten Stars (6-4).
Ukraine (8-1-1) is the No. 1 seed and LA United (7-1-2) the No. 2 seed.
Holley United U17 wins soccer season finale
The Holley United U17 team edged Batavia SC 2-1 in a regular season ending Rochester District Youth Soccer League girls game on Friday evening.
Finishing the season at 10-0-2 Holley started the game with only 9 players and played the second half with just 8 due to an injury.
Batavia jumped out to a 1-0 lead but Holley pulled even as Samantha Bates scored on a breakaway off an assist from Emma Brady.
Mia Thom then scored what proved to be the game winning goal before halftime off a corner by Bates.
Orleans FC wins U17 Division soccer title

Contributed Photo – The Orleans FC boys won the Rochester District Youth Soccer League U17 Division 1 title after defeating Brighton 3-1 Thursday. Pablo Rosario, Adrian Mateos, and Jeff Hernandez took turns scoring the goals. Rosario and Finnegan McCue had assists. Orleans FC claimed the title with a 9-2-1 record.
Albion, Medina duos in All-Star game
Albion and Medina were both represented by two players at the annual Kensingston Lions Club’s All Star football game.
Quarterback Amari Jones and wide receiver Javon Jones from Albion along with quarterback Aiden Pitts and linebacker Noah Skinner from Medina played for the North team which lost to the South squad 22-15.
Pitts was named the North team’s Offensive MVP after he led the squad to both of its touchdowns.





