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White Birch downs Poler’s Pub
White Birch trimmed Poler’s Pub 5-4 in Medina Women’s Softball League action Monday evening.
Jenahlee Riemer had 2 doubles, Aubrey Lewis 2 singles, Ella Lewis 2 singles and a sacrifice fly which scored her sister Aubrey, and Alecia Hinkson and Dana Siffinger 1 single each to lead the way for White Birch.
Jr. Wilson 13, Banes 8
In the division’s other game, Jr. Wilson’s topped Banes in a positional round matchup 13-8.
Jr. Wilson’s scored three runs in the first, on a home run from Chasity Chinn and a double from Ashlee Salisbury and 4 runs in the third on doubles by Jaclyn Rodriquez, Sara Flansburg, and Salisbury to move ahead 7-6.
A triple in the fourth inning by Rodriquez scored two more runs, and Jr. Wilson’s scored 3 runs in the sixth to stay in the lead for good.
Rodriquez, Salisbury, and Michele Crandall finished the game with 3 hits, while Jessica Rosenbeck, Flansburg, Bri Guzdek, and Kaitlyn Miller all had two.
Banes and Jr. Wilson’s play a doubleheader next Monday to battle for 1st place in the league.
Banes scored 4 runs in the first on a double Sue Seefeldt, singles by Lindsay Chatt, Morgan Allis, Kathy Allen and a triple by Amy Lavender; two in the second on singles by Connie Heschke, Rileigh McCabe and a dropped ball triple by Lindsay Chatt and 2 in the third on singles by Morgan Allis, Amy Allis and a double by Kathy Allen but couldn’t score again.
Lindsay Chatt finished with 3 hits, Kathy Allen 2 including a double and Amy Allis 2 including a triple.
Orleans FC U17 soccer competes in NYC Cup

Contributed Photo – Orleans FC U17 and Everton, England players gat together during this past weekend’s NYC Cup soccer tournament.
The Orleans FC U17 boys soccer team went 1-2 at the NYC Cup, a worldwide showcase tournament held over the weekend in New York City.
Orleans FC defeated Bryst from Canada 2-1 on a goal by Pablo Rosario off an assist from Finn McCue and on an own goal.
In the other two games, Orleans FC lost 2-0 to Everton, England and 4-0 to the Dutch Elite H.S. team.
“Our boys had a great experience in NYC. Their performance was phenomenal,” said Orleans FC Coach Angel Rosario. “They lost to Everton 2-0 but were dominating the entire game. They were unlucky in the last 15 minutes. They gave them a hard battle. Everton plays in the premier league in England which is considered the best league in the world. The following game the boys won 2-1 against Bryst which is a top team from Canada! Our boys learned a lot from this experience and are excited for next year!”
Medina FC makes it five straight victories
Gaining a share of second place, the surging Medina Mustangs FC blanked the Buffalo Stars 4-0 Sunday evening making it five straight Buffalo District Soccer League Division 3 victories.
Improving to 6-1-1, Medina is now tied for second place with Ukraine. Ironically, the Mustangs will next host Ukraine at 6 p.m. Sunday at Vets Park.
Ethan Leonard, Peter Martillotta, Nate Dillenbeck and Jose Perez took turns scoring goals for the Mustangs.
Leonard, Steven Anderson, Greg Husung and Owen Frasier each had an assist.
Tyler Ribbeck earned the shutout in goal.
GV tops Holley Raptors
Genesee Valley posted a 5-0 win over the Holley Raptors in a Rochester Youth Soccer League U19 Division girls soccer game. The Raptors are now 1-3.
Albion Midget League playoffs begin Tuesday
Albion Midget League playoff action will get underway on Tuesday as No. 4 seed Carlton hosts No. 5 Rotary at 6 p.m.
The victor will visit top seeded regular season champion Sandstone in the semifinals at 6 p.m. Friday.
Friday’s other semifinal will have No. 3 Barre at No. 2 Elba at 6 p.m..
Barre bested Carlton 15-12 this past week in a tiebreaker game to determine the No. 3 seed after the two teams finished the regular season with identical 3-5 records.
The playoff championship game is scheduled for 1 p.m. next Sunday at Sandstone.
H.S. spring teams earn Scholar-Athlete awards
Nearly 30 local high school varsity spring sports teams have earned New York State Public High School Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete Team Awards by compiling a composite average of at least 90.
Medina leads the way with six honored teams including baseball, softball, tennis, lacrosse, boys track and girls track.
Holley has five honorees including softball, golf, tennis, boys track and girls track as does Barker with baseball, softball, tennis, boys track and girls track.
Albion has four honorees including baseball, sotball, tennis and girls track.
Lyndonville has a trio of honorees in baseball, softball and girls track as does Roy-hArt in softball, tennis and girls track.
Akron and Newfane both have an area high of seven honored teams. Akron has baseball, softball, tennis, boys track, grirls track, lacrosse and flag football. Newfane has baseball, softball, tennis, girls lacrosse, boys track, girls track and Unified basketball.
Chili Fusion posts win over Holley Raptors
Playing a bit shorthanded, the Holley Raptors dropped a 7-2 decision to the undefeated Chili Fusion in a Rochester District Youth Soccer League U19 Division game Thursday evening at Chili.
Ella Lewis scored both goals for the Raptors which were missing a couple of starters and had a short bench.
The Fusion improve to 4-0 while the Raptors slip to 1-2.
The Raptors next host the GVBBSC HoneyBears at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Genesee Community College.
Orleans FC U17 to compete in NYC Cup

Contributed Photo – This weekend the Orleans FC U17 boys soccer team will be representing Orleans County and traveling to New York City for the NYC Cup, which is a worldwide showcase. The best teams from all over the world have to qualify for this tournament. Orleans FC will be taking on the Dutch Elite team at 10:30 a.m. Friday; Everton (England) Academy at 9 a.m. Saturday and Bryst at 11;25 p.m. Saturday. Member of the Orleans FC team include Adrian Figueroa Fuentes, James Swift, Aiden Duggan, David Rosario Soto, Pablo Rosario, Jonathan Reyes Rosario, Jesus Rosario, Alonzo Figueroa Fuentes, Finnegan McCue, William Kludt, Leo Bolton, Jason Anstey, Adrian Mateos, Jesus Aragon, Josh Fisher, Jude Biviano and Lance Babcock.
Albion’s football field project is shaping up

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – The project to renovate and upgrade Albion’s football/track facility continues to progress with much of the base work completed. When completed the project will feature an artificial turf football field and a new track surface. The Section VI schedule has Albion’s home football opener slated for September 15 against Roy-Hart/Barker. The schedule has the Purple Eagles first two games on the road at Iroquois on Sept. 1 and at Dunkirk on Sept. 8. The district’s overall athletic facilities improvement project will also include installing artificial turf on the soccer/softball field.
Sandstone scores two shutout wins
Sandstone scored a pair of shutout wins last week, 7-0 over Barre and 3-0 over Rotary, to complete an 8-0 regular season in the Albion Midget League.
Brayden LaMartina and Omer Fugate each pitched 3 innings in the win over Barre registering a total of 14 strikeouts.
At the plate, Elliott Slocum had a two-run single and Landon Gallagher an RBI single in the first inning. Rocco Sidari added an RBI double in the second inning and Aiden Kelly an RBI single in the sixth.
Fugate then registered 15 strikeouts in 5 innings of work on the mound against Rotary.
Brayden Lindke had the big hit with a three-run double in the third inning. LaMartina also had 2 hits.
In another game, Carlton edged Elba 9-8 as Hayden Cowley drove in the winning run and Jack Conn belted a pair of home runs.
Final Regular Season Standings: Sandstone 8-0, Elba 3-4-1, Carlton 3-5, Barre 3-5, Rotary 2-5-1.
Hickory Ridge weekly leagues roundup
The ladies started this past week off at Hickory Ridge with Tuesday night’s Ladies Night Out league. Deb Wood led all scorers with a 43 net. Laurie Freeman and Aleta Martin shared low net honors with a 41 each. Paula Knaak and Wood posted the only birdies on the day.
In the standings, the team of Wood and Martin still lead with 51.5. points. Ferguson and Brown are making a strong push for first in second place with 49.5 points. McNeil and Babbitt are in third with 42 points.
The Thursday Morning Pete Sullivan Sr. league shows an 18 hole low gross of 75 by Gene Ashe. Seven players tied for low net of 65. Birdies were had by Ashe, John True, Dan Murphy and Bob (Socks) Butler. Socks is a new name to the birdie brigade as this was his first of the season.
Closest to the pin on number 11 was Ashe with a distance of 9’8’’. Closest second shot of number 2 was Steve Novak with 28’.
A reminder, this upcoming Thursday, July 6, is the league’s annual three club tournament. There will be a picnic with beef on week and salads with raffles immediately following. No charge for league members and guests are invited for $15.
The Thursday Traveling Mens League had a low gross of 42 by Barry Flansberg. Low net was 30 scored by John Foos. Birdies were by Flansberg, Randy Van Houten, Tim Hollenbeck, Scott Buddy and Guy Eaton.
The standings are really tighting up with Flansberg and Stalker leading the way with 136 points, The team of Denniston and Draper are in second with 134 points. Farrell and Lach take third with 132 points.
A reminder to the two teams on Monday nights and the Wednesday night league, if you want to see your teams and players highlighted each week I must have the information by Sunday night.





