Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Jake Gould turns a double play during the Rams sectional opening win over visiting Allegany/Limestone this afternoon.

Coming from behind three times, No. 6 seed Roy-Hart edged past visiting No. 11 Allegany-Limestone 6-5 this afternoon to open the Section VI Class B2 baseball playoffs.

The victory advances the Rams to a quarterfinal meeting with Niagara-Orleans League rival Akron at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Akron, Roy-Hart split a pair of regular season meetings with N-O champion Akron which is seeded No. 3.

Trailing 5-4, Roy-Hart scored the decisive two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning on an RBI single by Ethan Kuzma and a passed ball. Singles by Brayden Hy and Thomas Russo set up the threat.

The inning before the Rams rallied from a 3-1 deficit into a brief 4-3 lead on an RBI single by Rem Albee and a two-run single by Zach Walker. Again it was singles by Hy and Russo which set up the opportunity.

Setting the tone for the sea-saw battle, Roy-Hart rebounded from a 1-0 deficit by scoring once in the home half of the first on an RBI single by Kuzma.

Russo finished with 3 hits as Hy and Kuzma both had 2.

Southwestern 3, Medina 0
In another Class B2 opener, No. 9 Southwestern blanked visiting No. 8 Medina 3-0.

The Trojans scored once in the first on a passed ball and then twice in the second on an error and a double.

Contributed Photo – Aidan Paul delivers a pitch for Medina against Southwestern.

Senior Aidan Paul hurled a 3 hitter with 12 strikeouts for Medina. He finishes his career with school records for most strikeouts in a season (140) and a career (308).

The Mustangs offense was stymied by a total of 15 strikeouts.

Aidan Papaj had 2 hits for the Mustangs.

Southwestern advances to a quarterfinal meeting with top seeded Springville/West Valley on Tuesday.

In another B2 contest, No. 5 Eden defeated No. 12 Newfane 7-5.

Class B1
East Aurora 6, Albion 4

No. 7 East Aurora trimmed visiting No. 10 Albion 6-4 as the Purple Eagles left the bases loaded in the seventh inning.

Albion scored twice in the first inning on a single by Dallas Ecker and an error, once in the second on a single by Jacob Hughson and an error and once in the third on a triple by Javon Jones and a sacrifice fly by Jack Kinter.

Javon Jones and Amari Jones both had 2 hits on the day.

Section V Playoffs
Lyndonville and Kendall bow
No. 5 seed Campbell-Savona downed No. 4 Kendall 8-2 in a Section V Class C2 quarterfinal game and No. 2 Avoca/Prattsburg bested No. 10 Lyndonville 12-1 in a Class D1 contest.

Kendall was limited to only 3 hits.

Trenton Muck had 3 hits and Colton Smith 2 to account for Lyndonville’s 5 hits.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Barker’s Peyton Bradley delivers a pitch during this afternoon’s sectional win over visiting Forestville.

Making an early lead hold up, No. 2 seed Barker went on to defeat visiting No. 7 Forestville 4-2 this afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class D softball playoffs.

Barker built up a 4-0 lead by scoring twice in the first inning on a two-run double by Natalie Brandel and then once in both the second and third innings on RBI singles by Kaylee Stoll and Anna Bowerman. Brandel had a total of three hits on the day.

Peyton Bradley picked up the win in the circle scattering 5 hits and striking out 12.

Forestville scored twice in the sixth inning on a double by Madison Sliwinski.

Improving to 15-5, Barker will next host No. 6 Sherman/Clymer in the semifinals on Wednesday. Sherman/Clymer downed No. 3 West Valley 10-2.

The Medina Mustang 15U baseball team rolled Sunday with a 14-5 victory over the 716 Patriots.

The Mustang offense was led by Vinny Gray who had a RBI single, and scored 3 runs. Brady Christiaansen had a 2 run RBI single and scored a run. Lukas Grimes also had a 2 RBI single and scored a run and Jimmy Dieter had an RBI single and scored 2 runs. Briley Allen added an RBI single and scored twice while Ryan Pegelow and Lex Gray each scored twice and Lucas Kimber once.

Grimes pitched 5 innings allowing 4 runs and striking out 5. Dieter pitched final inning allowing 1 run and striking out 2 batters.

The Medina Mustangs FC dropped a narrow 3-2 decision to the JL Dutch FC in a Buffalo District Soccer League Division 3 game on Sunday.

JL Dutch scored early off a Medina missed defensive clear but the Mustangs answered with a goal Steven Anderson on a free kick.

Medina them took a 2-1 lead as Greg Husung scored on a breakaway off an assist from Casey Winiecki.

However, JL Dutch retied the game after the half with a goal off a free kick and later scored the game winner with 10 minutes remaining.

Medina is now 1-1-1 and JL Dutch 2-2 in Division 3 competition.

The Mustangs next host the Meerkits FC on June 4 at 6 p.m. at Vets Park.

A trio of local teams will be in action as the Section VI baseball playoffs get underway on Monday.

In Class B1, No. 10 seed Albion will visit No. 7 at East Aurora at 5 p.m. The winner will visit No. 2 Depew (17-1) on Tuesday in the quarterfinals.

In Class B2, No. 9 Medina will travel to No. 8 Southwestern and No. 6 Roy-Hart will host No. 11 Allegany-Limestone both at 5 p.m. Also in B2, No. 12 Newfane will visit No. 5 Eden at 5 p.m.

The Medina vs. Southwestern winner will visit No. 1 Springville/West Valley, the Roy-Hart vs. A-L victor will visit No. 3 Akron and the Newfane vs. Eden winner will travel to No. 4 Fredonia all on Tuesday at 5 p.m.

On Monday the Niagara-Orleans League also has No. 6 Wilson hosting No. 11 Cassadaga Valley in Class C. Then on Tuesday, No. 8 Barker will travel to No. 1 Maple Grove in Class D.

In a Section V Class C2 quarterfinal, No. 4 Kendall will face No. 5 Campbell-Savona at 4:30 p.m. Monday at LeRoy.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Zach Barrett slides safely into second base on a steal as Perry’s Bradley Parsons awaits the throw. The action took place during the host Eagles sectional opening win this afternoon.

A quick first inning scoring burst ignited No. 4 Kendall to a 9-1 win over visiting No. 13 Perry in the opening round of the Section V Class C2 baseball playoffs this afternoon.

The Eagles erupted for four quick runs in the first inning on a double by Louis Conte, an error, a wild pitch and a single by Jimmie Swift. Conte also had a double in the sixth inning.

Kendall later added four big runs in the fifth frame on a wild pitch, a bunt single by Vince D’Agostino, a fielders choice play and a single by Jacek Kwiatkowski to extend the lead to 8-0. A double by Zach Barrett and two walks also aided the uprising.

Nick Cole and Kwiatkowski shared the pitching duties for Kendall combining for a 3 hitter with 12 strikeouts.

Improving to 13-4, Kendall will next face No. 5 Campbell-Savona in the quarterfinals on Monday at a site to be announced. Campbell-Savona nipped No. 12 Caledonia-Mumford 5-4 to advance.

In a Class C1 opener No. 2 Oakfield-Alabama downed No. 15 Holley 30-2.

Kendall’s Vince D’Agostino puts down a bunt to drive in a fifth inning run.

Kendall catcher Jimmie Swift gets the out in foul territory.

Kendall’s Louie Conte dives into third base.

File Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Trenton Muck hurled Lyndonville to a sectional win over host HAC this afternoon.

A strong pitching performance keyed No. 10 seed Lyndonville to a 5-2 victory over host No. 7 HAC this afternoon in the opening round of the Section V Class D1 baseball playoffs.

Senior Trenton Muck went the distance on the mound for the Tigers allowing only 3 hits and striking out 14.

Offensively, Lyndonville scored in four different innings.

The Tigers picked up one run in the first on a hit by Justin Higgins, two in the fifth on an error and a hit batter, one in the sixth on a double by Quincy McClinsey and once in the seventh on a single by Jacob Pitcher.

HAC tied the game at 1-1 with a run in the first inning but could cross home plate only one more time with that tally coming in the sixth frame.

Lyndonville will next face Avoca/Prattsburg in the quarterfinals on Monday at a site to be announced.

Seeded No. 9, Medina will face a very familiar foe when the Mustangs visit No. 8 Southwestern in the opening round of the Section VI Class B2 baseball playoffs at 5 p.m. Monday.

It will mark the third straight year that Medina and Southwestern have met in the B2 sectionals. The Mustangs defeated the Trojans 10-0 in the quarterfinals in 2021 and 5-4 in the semifinals last spring.

The winner of tomorrow’s game will visit top seeded Springville/West Valley, which is 14-1, in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

Monday’s other B2 openers will have No. 11 Newfane at No. 5 Eden and No. 6 Roy-Hart hosting No. 11 Allegany/Limestone at 5 p.m.. The R-H vs. A-L winner will visit No. 3 Akron in the quarterfinals on Tuesday. The Newfane vs. Eden winner will visit No. 4 Fredonia.

In Class B1, No. 10 Albion will visit No. 7 East Aurora at 5 p.m. Monday. The winner will visit No. 2 Depew, which is 17-1, in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

In Class C, No. 6 Wilson will host No. 11 Cassadaga Valley at 5 p.m. Monday with the winner traveling to No. 3 Portville on Tuesday.

In Class D, No. 8 Barker will visit top seeded Maple Grove at 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Closing out the home portion of the season on a high note, the Medina Unified basketbll team downed Akron 32-22 Frday to improve to 4-0.

Akron started quickly out of the gate, jumping to a 6-0 lead. Hitting four of their first five shots the Tigers led 12-6 at the end of the quarter.

The Mustangs continued gaining momentum in the second quarter, outscoring the Tigers 10-6 tying the score at 16 all at the half. Jackson Tuohey scored 6 points and Avion Johnson 4 during that stretch.

Medina then pulled away in the third quarter. Led by Matthew Kennedy’s 6 points, the Mustangs took a 28-20 lead going into the final stanza. Russell Brunette, Anthony Harrington and Johnson each added 2 points.

Medina kept the lead in a low scoring fourth quarter outscoring Akron 4-2. Xavier Moyer had all 4 of the Mustangs points.

On the evening for Medina, Johnson had 10 points, Kennedy 8, Tuohey 6, Moyer 4, Brunett 2 and Harrington 2.

This was the first loss for Akron this year.

Medina finishes the regular season Monday at Pembroke.

Seeded No. 4, Kendall will host No. 13 Perry in the Section V Class C2 baseball playoff opener at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Kendall, which has won 9 of its last 11 games, brings a 12-4 record into the sectionals while Perry is 3-15.

In Class C1, No. 15 Holley (2-14) will visit No. 2 Oakfield-Alabama (16-3) at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Lyndonville (2-14), which is seeded No. 10 in Class D1, will visit No. 7 HAC (5-9) at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Section V Softball Playpffs
No. 3 seeded Sodus defeated No. 14 Holley 22-10 this afternoon in the opening round of the Section V Class C1 softball playoffs.

Tia Hoffarth had 3 hits and Layne Walker and Leigha Walker 2 each for Holley.

In Class C2, No. 6 Pavilion downed No. 11 Kendall 9-4.