Completing a home-and-home season series sweep, Roy-Hart edged the Lockport Lightning 3-2 Tuesday evening in a Buffalo and WNY Jr. Soccer League girls 19U Division game.

Kara Choate, Grace Trombley and Sophia Allee took turns scoring goals for Roy-Hart which had also downed the Lightning 3-1 earlier in the season.

Improving to 5-1-1, Roy-Hart has also scored wins over Amherst 6-3, Kenmore 2-0 and Delaware 2-1. R-H also tied Amherst 3-3 and lost to Delaware 5-4.

Roy-Hart next hosts Kenmore next Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. at Gasport.

Chili downs Raptors
The Chili Peppers blanekd the Holley Raptors 4-0 in a Rochester District Youth Soccer League girls 19U Division game Tuesday.

Now at 3-4-1, the Raptors next host the Chili Fusion at 6 p.m. Thursday at Genesee Community College.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Morgan Allis takes aim at banging out a hit for Banes during Monday’s doubleheader sweep of Jr. Wilson.

Banes swept to a doubleheader victory over Jr. Wilson by scores of 14-13 and 19-11 and White Birch split with Poler’s Pub in Medina Women’s Softball League ‘A’ League action Monday evening. White Birch won the first game 9-8 in 8 innings and Poler’s Pub the second 10-7.

Banes 14, Jr. Wilson 13
Trailing 9-7, Banes rallied into the lead for good by scoring 7 runs in the fourth inning on singles by Morgan Allis, Kathy Allen, Robin Blaun, Rylee VanNostrand, Jen Masse, Rileigh McCabe, Connie Heschke and a double by Sue Seefeldt.

Earlier, Banes scored 4 in the second inning on singles by Blaun, Masse, Heschke and doubles by VanNostrand and McCabe and 3 in the third on singles by Allis, Allen, VanNostrand, Masse, Jami Chatt and Heschke.

Rylee VanNostrand and Masse both went 4-4 and Robin Blaun 3-4.

For Jr. Wilson, which scored 4 in the first inning and 5 more in the second, Ashlee Salisbury and Sara Flansburg each finished with three hits and two runs scored, including a double from Flansburg. Jessica Rosenbeck and Kaitlyn Miller had two hits apiece.

Banes 19, Jr. Wilson 11
A big 6 run second inning sparked Banes to the game two win. A home run by Blaun started the inning which got singles from McCabe, Jami Chatt, Heschke, Seefeldt, Lindsay Chatt and Allis along with a double by VanNostrand and a triple by Masse.

Banes locked up the win with 5 runs scoring bursts in both the fifth and sixth innings. Masse, McCabe, Heschke, Seefeldt, Lindsay Chatt, and Allis all had singles and Allen a triple in the fifth. Seefeldt and Jami Chatt then had doubles in the sixth as Masse, McCabe and Allen all added singles.

Masse finished 4-4 with a double and triple as McCabe and Jami Chatt were both 3-4 with a single and 2 doubles.

Jr. Wilson’s bats didn’t come alive until later in the game, scoring four runs in the 5th on singles from Salisbury and Jodi Zacher, and a triple from Flansburg. Jaclyn Rodriquez had a triple and a double, and Rosenbeck also chipped in with a double.

Rodriquez finished the game with three hits, while Zacher, Rosenbeck and Bri Guzdek each finished with two hits.

White Birch 9, Poler’s Pub 8 (8)
White Birch pushed across the winning run in the top of the eighth as Aubrey Lewis tripled and came home on a single by Ella Lewis.

White Birch also had a big 5 run third inning which included a triples by Alecia Hinkson and Jenahlee Riemer and singles by Aubrey Lewis and Kenzie Muck and a sacrifice fly by Maddy Boyle.

Poler’s rallied into a 5-5 tie in the home half of the third on hits by Melissa Prince, Bridget Tower and Cathy Schmitt and sacrifice flys by Alishia Foss and Neva Sailes.

White Birch went back up 8-6 by scoring twice in the fourth on hits by Audrey Lewis, Ella Lewis, Hunkson and Muck and once in the fifth on singles by Mallory Albone and Anna Lewis.

However, Poler’s again pulled even at 8-8 in the sixth as Halle Deuil and Kelsey Mest had hits. but could not gain the lead.

Aubrey Lewis finished with 3 hits as Ella Lewis, Hinkson, Muck and Riemer each had 2.

Poler’s Pub 10, White Birch 7

Poler’s Pub built up a 7-3 lead sparked by a big 5 run second inning which included hits by Lindsay Ward, Prince, Tower, Foss, Deuil and a sacrifice fly by Schmitt.

White Birch though rallied in the fourth to tie the game at 7-7 as Riemer, Maddy Gardepe, Dana Siffringer and Morgan Ralph had hits.

Poler’s regained the lead for good by scoring twice in the sixth on on a sacrifice fly by Schmitt and an RBI single by Foss. Hits by Amy Jessmer and Prince ignited the rally.

Poler’s added an insurance run in the seventh on doubles by Saile and Ward.

Hinkson had a total of 3 hits, including a triple, for White Birch as Ella Lewis, Riemer, Gardepe, Siffringer and Ralph each had 2.

Contributed Photo – Sandstone players and coaches celebrate after Monday evening’s playoff title win. In front are, Patrick Westlund, Jaxson Stefaniak, Brinley Saxton, and Jayce Torres. In the second row are Dominic Westlund, Hunter Stanley, Giovanni LaMartina, Ethan Mackey, Matthew Colmenero, Blake Brown, Nikko Russo, Olivia Bruski, Bryce Saxton and Viktor Rickner. In back are coaches Dan Bartlett, Scott DeSmit, Brian Stefaniak and Tim Westlund.

A pair of two run innings proved to be just enough scoring as Sandstone edged Elba 4-2 in the Albion Midget League 9U Division playoff championship game Monday evening at Sandstone.

Elba grabbed a quick lead in the top of the first inning on a two-run home run by Gia Zuber.

Sandstone though quickly rallied to tie the score in the home half of the first on a two-run homer by Giovanni LaMartina which followed a single by Blake Brown.

Sandstone later scored the deciding two runs in the fourth inning as Bryce Saxton singled and Nikko Russo and Brown followed up with RBI doubles.

Elba did get two runners aboard in the sixth inning on a hit batter an a single by Zuber but the Sandstone defense turned back the challenge as LaMartina made a sparkling catch of a pop fly at first base for the final out.

LaMartina, Saxton and Russo shared the pitching duties for Sandstone.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Ethan Leonard tries to drive the ball up field against two Ukraine defenders during Sunday’s key game at Vets Park.

In a key battle for second place, the Medina Mustangs FC dropped a 4-1 decision to Ukraine Sunday evening in a Buffalo District Soccer League Division 3 game at Vets Park.

The victory boosts Ukraine’s record to 7-1-1 while Medina slips into third place at 6-2-1 with just one game remaining in the regular season at Lake Shore next Sunday.

Peter Martillotta scored Medina’s goal on a penalty kick.

Meteo May of Medina goes up to try to gain control of the ball on a header.

Playing with just 11 players and no subs, the Holley Raptors rallied to tie host Victor 1-1 in a Rochester District Youth Soccer League girls U19 Division game Sunday evening.

Trailing 1-0, the Raptors pulled even as Olivia Halpin scored off an assist from Ella Lewis.

The Raptors are now 3-3-1 on the season.

Contributed Photo – Dona Hazen and Mike Farrell  took top honors at the Hickory Ridge Flag Tournament.

The Hickory Ridge Golf Association recently held an interesting Flag Tournament. For scoring in the tournament you added your handicap to par and plant your flag there. If you have strokes left after 18 you continue on.

Dona Hazen was the ladies winner with a 70 and Mike Farrell won the men’s division with a 67.

The Tuesday Night Ladies Night Out league had Deb Wood with low gross of 41. Marian Gerhardy had low net of 37 followed closely by Karen Berlew who net 38. Wood and Kathy Vane posted the only birdies on the night.

In the standings, Wood and Martin continue to lead with 60 points. Ferguson and Brawn are in second with 52 points. McNeil and Babbitt hold down third with 49 points and Berlew and Hazen are in fourth with 44.5.

The only 18 hole league is the Pete Sullivan Sr. Golf League. Last week newcomer Rich Turner once again led the pack with a low gross of 73. Werner Stumpf and Joe Gehl tied with 63 low net. Gehl just missed shooting his age.

Closest to the pin on number 3 was John Foote with 11’ 6”. Closest second shot on number 7 was John True ar 3’ 5”. There was a gaggle of birdies with Turner leading with the way with four of them. True had two birdies, Gordy Watt had three and Gene Ashe, Jeff Dobson, Dan Peckham, Darrell Johnson and Dave Bieber each had one.

The Thursday Night Mens Traveling League was once again led by Randy Van Houten’s low gross of 41. Loyd Denniston posted a low net of 30. Birdies were recorded by Van Houten, Tom Richey, Kevin Lach, Gabe Nagy and Dave Cotter.

In the standings Flansberg and Stalker hole down first place with 178 points. Farrell-Lach are in second place close behind with a174 points. Molisani-Soria hold third with 168 points.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Elba second baseman Ky Spurling makes an outstanding diving catch for an out in the final inning of the Lancers 4-2 win over Sandstone in the Albion Midget League championship game this afternoon at Sandstone.

No. 2 seed Elba trimmed top seeded Sandstone 4-2 in the Albion Midget League playoff championship game this afternoon at Sandstone.

Trailing 1-0, Elba rallied into the lead for good by scoring three times with two out in the second inning on an RBI single by Daniel Mudsinski and a two-run double by Aiden Downs.

Elba added an insurance run in the third on a double by winning pitcher Tate Zuber and an error.

Sandstone took a quick 1-0 lead in the first inning on singles by Eli Johnson and Brayden LaMartina.

Sandstone later cut the deficit to 4-2 with a run in the fourth frame on a fielders choice play off the bat of Landon Gallagher after three walks had loaded the bases. However, Zuber got out of further trouble by registering a pair of clutch inning ending strikeouts.

Sandstone did get a pair of runners aboard in the final inning after a walk and a double by Gallagher but could not score as Zuber notched his 10th strikeout of the afternoon to close out Elba’s title victory. He allowed only two hits on the day.

Ben Landers had two hits on the day for Elba.

Both teams had big defensive plays. Elba second baseman Ky Spurling made a sparkling diving catch for the first out in the final inning. For Sandstone, Brayden Lindke, Rocco Sidari and Omer Fugate combined to turn a double play in the second inning.

Elba advanced to the finals by downing Barre 9-0 in one semifinal while Sandstone bested Carlton 4-0 in the other semi.

Sandstone’s Eli Johnson slides into home to score a first inning run. The Elba catcher is Kyle Hallmark.

Contributed Photo – Jacob Bruning

Roy-Hart graduate Jacob Bruning has signed to play for the State College, Pa. Spikes in the MLB Draft League.

The MLB Draft League is the professional development portion of Major League Baseball, which is for players who have exhausted their college eligibility and/or will not be returning to college baseball.

Bruning graduated from Niagara University in 2022 after playing for the Purple Eagles for four years. He then finished his collegiate career at the University of South Alabama.

At Niagara he pitched in 41 games which included 21 starts. In 136.2 innings he struck out 136 batters while having a 4.94 ERA with eight wins. As a senior he had a career high 47.1 innings pitched and 47 strikeouts in 17 appearances.

During his senior year at Roy-Hart he helped pitch and hit the Rams to the state semifinals. He earned All-Western New York and All State Class B honors.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Brayden LaMartina, left, drove in the winning run and pitched two no hit innings in relief for Sandstone. At right, Carlton second baseman Caden Woolston takes the throw to get Sandstone’s Landon Gallagher out.

Top seeded Sandstone downed No. 4 Carlton 4-0 and No. 2 Elba bested No. 3 Barre 9-0 in the semifinals of the Albion Midget League playoffs Friday evening.

Sandstone will now host Elba in the championship game at 1 p.m. Sunday.

A triple by Brayden LaMartina in the third inning plated what proved to be the winning run for Sandstone. Later Sandstone added three big insurance runs in the fifth frame on an RBI single by Eli Johnson and two bases loaded walks. Leadoff pinch hit singles by Aiden Kelly and Eli Sample set up the uprising.

Carlton’s best scoring chance came in the third inning when Jack Conn led off with a triple. However, Sandstone starting pitcher Omer Fugate registered 3 strikeouts to quickly end the threat.

Fugate scattered 3 hits and struck out 8 in four innings of work. LaMartina came on to hurl the final two frames allowing no hits and striking out 4.

Tate Zuber had a big night on the mound for Elba registering a total of 17 strikeouts over the 6 innings.

Regaining the .500 mark at 3-3, the Holley Raptors scored a come-from-behind 3-1 win over Victor Friday in a Rochester District Youth Soccer League girls U19 Division game.

Victor grabbed an early 1-0 lead but the Raptors rallied back to take a 2-1 advantage at the half on a pair of goals by Megan Rinker off assists from Ella Lewis and Mack Harmon.

Harmon added an insurance goal in the second half off a pass from Savanna Scheifla.

Defensively, Sydney Mulka made several big saves in goal in the second half for the Raptors. Kailyn Tresco also had a goal saving block on the goalline in the first half to keep the lead.