The Section VI softball playoffs get underway on Wednesday with Albion and Medina will both be opening on the road.

Albion will visit Cheektowaga in a Class B1 game and Medina will travel to Southwestern in a Class B2 contest, both at 5 p.m.

Also in Class B2, Roy-Hart will host Cleveland Hill at 5 p.m.

These pairings were announced by school coaches and athletic directors and have not been listed on the Section VI website as of this time.

Akron locked up outright possession of its first Niagara-Orleans League baseball championship since 1975 by downing visiting Albion 11-0 this afternoon.

Denny Romesser hurled the shutout for the Tigers as he scattered 4 hits and struck out 9.

Jack Julicher banged out 3 doubles and Vince Consiglio had 2 hits to lead the ofense for Akron which took charge early by erupting for 6 runs in the first inning.

Akron improves to 10-1 and Albion slips to 4-7 in N-O action.

The Tigers will now visit the Purple Eagles at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday to close out the N-O season.

Wilson 13, Barker 1
Up 3-1, Wilson erupted for 5 runs in both the sixth and seventh innings to lock up an 13-1 N-O win over Barker.

Matthew Stoltzenberg, Ryan Hough, Casey Sidote, Drew Dabill and Blake Simpson each had 2 hits for the Lakemen.

Conner Ernest picked up the win on the mound allowing only 2 hits and striking out 13 in six innings of work.

Wilson is now 5-6 and Barker 0-11 in N-O action.

The teams will complete the home-and -home series on Wednesday to complete the league season.

Avenging an early season 35-0 drubbing, Holley nipped visiting Pembroke 1-0 in a Genesee Region League game this afternoon.

Holley picked up the game’s only run in the sixth inning on an RBI single by Brenden Trowbridge. A single by Seth Janus and a sacrifice by Zach Milner set up the threat.

The Hawks defense then came up big in the bottom of the seventh to preserve the win in exciting fashion as a relay throw from Janus in left to Trowbridge at short to Miles Lammes at catcher got the game’s final out at home plate.

The Hawks will close out the regular season at Kendall on Thursday.

In another G-R contest, a four run fourth inning scoring burst keyed Elba to a 5-1 win over Lyndonville.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Newfane’s Brayden Seitz tags out Medina’s Vinny Gray trying to steal second base during the Panthers win over the Mustangs at Vets Park this afternoon.

Jumping out to a quick 4-0 lead at the outset, Newfane went on to down Medina 10-6 in a Niagara-Orleans League game at Vets Park this afternoon.

An RBI single by Brayden Seitz, a bases loaded walk, a fielders choice play and a wild pitch plated the four runs in the top of the first putting Newfane on top to stay.

Medina answered with a pair of runs in the home half of the first on a two-run single by Richard Keppler but the Mustangs would get no closer.

Newfane upped the lead to 6-2 on a two-run double by winning pitcher Aiden Perry in the top of the third.

The Mustangs again answered in the home half of the frame on a two-run homer by Aidan Paul to pull to within 6-4.

However, the Panthers added solo runs in both the fourth and fifth frames on a sacrifice fly and and RBI single by CJ Nagle and two more in the sixth on an RBI single by Seitz and an error to maintain a 10-6 advantage.

The Mustangs only scoring over the final four frames came on an RBI single by Keppler in the fifth and a fielders choice play in the sixth.

Seitz and Perry both had 2 hits for Newfane while Paul had 3 and Keppler 2 for Medina.

Newfane is now 4-7 and Medina 7-4 in N-O action.

The Panthers will next host the Mustangs at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday in the N-O season finale.

Medina’s Aiden Pitts tries to turn a double play first getting Newfane’s Camryn Oudette out at second base.

Breaking the game wide open with a huge second inning scoring explosion, Lyndonville went on to blank Elba 22-0 in a Genesee Region League contest this afternoon.

Leading 3-0, Lyndonville erupted for 13 runs in the decisive second inning higlighted by a two-run homer by Lorelei Dillenbeck, a two-run single and an RBI single by Brianna Smith, a two-run single by Addison Dillenbeck and an RBI single by Haley Shaffer.

Smith finished with a total of 3 hits and Shaffer 2.

Lyndonville improves to 10-3 in the league and 13-3 overall.

Pembroke 14, Holley 11

Pembroke scored three times in the sixth inning on a three-run double by Regan Schneider to edge Holley 14-11 in a G-R contest.

Natalie Foose had 3 hits and Tia Hoffarth and Layne Walker 2 each for Holley. Foose’s hits included a triple and a total of 5 RBI.

Banes defeated Jt. Wilson 18-13 and Poler’s Pub downed White Birch 11-2 in season opening Medina Women’s Softball League games Monday evening.

Connie Heschke had 4 hits, including 2 doubles, Lindsay Chatt 4, including a home run, and Morgan Allis 3, including a double and triple, for Banes.

Jr Wilson had Stormi Kruger with 3 hits, including a double and triple, Jodi Zacher 3, including a double, and Sara Flansburg and Sharon Korzelius both with 2 including a double.

Both teams got off to a quick start. Banes scored 4 in the first inning on singles by Heschke, Robin Blaun, Jen Masse and a double by Chatt. Jr. Wilson scored 3 on singles by Jessica Rosenbeck, Zacher, Michelle Crandall and doubles by Flansburg and Kruger.

Banes’ biggest inning was a 10 run second. Ignited by a triple by Allis, it also featured a home run by Chatt and a double by Heschke.

A triple by Kruger and a double by Ashley Salz highlighted a three-run third inning for Jr. Wilson.

Both teams had a big fourth inning. Banes scored 4 on a double by Heschke and singles by Sue Seefeldt, Chatt and Kathy Allen. Jr. Wilson scored 6 on singles by Penny Roath, Jessica Rosenbeck, Flansburg, Kruger, Michelle Crandall and Korzelius.

Poler’s Pub 11, White Birch 2

In the first inning White Birch scored two quick runs on a several hard singles but Poler’s Pub answered right back scoring two runs and hits by Melissa Prince, Bridget Tower, Cathy Schmitt.

In the second inning the bats came alive for Poler’s for 4 runs on hits from Randi Scholes, Neva Saile, Jean Swiercznski, Amy Jessmer and Lindsay Ward.

In the third, Poler’s added another 2 runs to make it 8-2.

Poler’s Pub finished out game adding in three more runs by Schmitt, Jayden Townsend and Alishia Foss. Schmitt had 3 hits on the evening.

Medina High senior Aidan Paul tied for fourth at the Section VI golf tournament held today at Olean to qualify for the upcoming state championship.

Paul shot 79 for the first 18 holes of the tournament and was tied for second a shot behind the leader. The top 20 golfers then played an additional 9 holes and Paul shot a 41 to finish in a tie for fourth place.

The state championship tournament is scheduled for June 3 at Elmira.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Kaedon Cleveland heads to a win in the 110 Hurdles ahead of Roy-Hart’s Jack Johnson during this afternoon’s Niagara-Orleans League meet at Roy-Hart.

Roy-Hart swept to a doubleheader victory over visiting Medina this afternoon in the Niagara-Orleans League track and field regular season finale.

The Rams won the boys’ meet 77-64 and the girls’ competition 88-52 as both teams finish with 4-2 N-O records.

Jayden Swygert was a triple winner in the 100, Long Jump and Triple Jump for the Roy-Hart boys which also got individual event wins from Josiah Rodriquez (1600), Ronan Klug (400), Jack Johnson (400 Hurdles), Matt VanBuren (3200) and Landon Guild (High Jump).

Roosevelt Mitchell was a double winner in the Shotput and Discus for Medina which also had Kaedon Cleveland win the 110 Hurdles, Gabe Mark the 800, Mason Moreland the 200 and David Vanderwalker the Pole Vault.

Nadia White doubled in the 400 and Triple Jump, Alexis Cacciatore in the 200 and High Jump and Amelia Konstanty in the 1500 and Long Jump for the Roy-Hart girls which also got wins from Cheyenne Stilwell (100), Julia Miles (400 Hurdles), Addison Carr (800), Marissa Bryant (3200) and Sophia Santella (Pole Vault).

Phallon Rivera doubled in the Shotput and Discus and Ellie Roath won the 100 Hurdles for Medina.

Roy-Hart’s Nadia White competes in the Long Jump. She scored wins in the Triple Jump and 400.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’ Josh Wilson, who scored a team leading 5 goals, races up field with the ball during the Mustangs  16-6 win over Brockport this afternoon at Vets Park.

Building up a commanding 10-0 halftime advantage, Medina went on to defeat Brockport 16-6 in a regular season ending non league lacrosse game at Vets Park this afternoon.

Josh Wilson sored 5 goals Cayden Lilleby 4 and Will Prest 3 to lead the Medina attack as Liam Castricone chipped in with 2 and Lucius Wagner and Jacob Rissew 1 each.

Getting two early goals from Lilleby, along with 1 each from Castricone and Prest, Medina jumped out to a 4-0 first quarter lead.

Prest then tallied 2 goals in the second quarter as Lilleby, Wilson, Castricone and Wagner each added 1 boosting the Mustangs advantage to 10-0 at the half.

Medina maintained a 13-3 lead at the three-quarter mark as Wilson tallied twice and Lilleby once in the third period.

Medina will now take an 11-5 record into the upcoming Section VI Class D playoffs.

Medina’s Will Prest goes high to put a shot on the Brockport goal.