Front-running Akron edged past runner-up Barker 4-3 this afternoon to lock up the Niagara-Orleans League softball championship.

Akron improves to 10-1 while Barker finishes the N-O season at 9-3. Akron will finish the league campaign on Saturday with a make-up game against Wilson.

Breaking away from a 3-3 tie, Akron scored the game winning run in the fifth inning as Ashlee Henning came home off a hit by Melanie Holtz.

Barker had rallied from a 3-1 deficit into a 3-3 tie in the top of the fifth on an RBI single by Peyton Bradley and a sacrifice by Natalie Brandel.

Bradley, Mia Herman and Kaylee Stoll each had 2 hits on the day for the Lady Raiders.

Albion 22, Newfane 0
Albion improved its N-O record to 5-6 with a 22-0 win over visiting Newfane this evening.

Alana Irvine hurled a 1 hitter with 9 strikeouts for Albion. She also banged out 2 hits and drove in 2 runs.

Maya Knaak also had 2 hits and 3 RBI for Albion which finishes the N-O season on Monday against Wilson.

N-O tennis
Newfane 4 1/2, Barker 1
Singles wins by Luke Gunby and Miles Czekaj helped spark Newfane to a 4 1/2-1 N-O tennis win over Barker which got as singles win from Lucas DerSarkissian.

Barker finishes the N-O season at 7-5.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Jackson Moreland steals second ahead of the tag by Wilson’s Matthew Stoltzenberg during the Mustangs win over the Lakemen at Vets Park this afternoon.

Hits and runs proved hard to come by as Medina nipped Wilson 2-0 at Vets Park this afternoon keeping the Mustangs in the thick of the Niagara-Orleans League title race.

Improving to 7-2, Medina stays within a game of front-running Akron (8-1) which downed Newfane 9-4. The Mustangs will now host Akron in a key contest at 5 p.m. Saturday.

Breaking away from a scoreless deadlock, Medina scored what proved to be the game winning run in the fifth inning without the benefit of a hit on a walk, a stolen base, a bunt and a wild pitch. The Mustangs added a big insurance run in the sixth on an error.

Julian Woodworth earned the win on the mound for the Mustangs scattering 3 hits and striking out 7 in five and two-thirds innings of work. Aidan Paul came on to finish up allowing 3 hits and striking out 4.

Connor Ernest went the distance on the mound allowing just 2 hits and striking out 6 for Wilson which slips to 3-6.

Medina shortstop Aiden Pitts tags out Wilson’s Blake Simpson as he tried to steal second.

Roy-Hart 11, Barker 3
Roy-Hart stayed alive in the title hunt with an 11-3 win at Barker as the Rams finish their N-O campaign at 9-3.

Trailing 2-0, Roy-Hart rallied into the lead for good at 5-2 by scoring once in the third on a double by Ethan Kuzma and 4 times in the fourth on a two-run double by Jake Gould, and RBI double by Brayden Hy and an error.

The Rams later added three runs in the sixth on a triple by Dawson Draper, a double by Zach Walker and a sacrifice fly by Kuzma.

Hy had a total of 4 hits as Walker and Rem Albee each had 2.

Draper picked up the win on the mound allowing 1 hit with 11 strikeouts over the first five innings.

The loss drops Barker to 0-10.

Akron 9, Newfane 4
Keeping a hold on first place, Akron downed visiting Newfane 9-4 as Jack Julicher picked up the win on the mound scattering 5 hits and striking out 11 in six and one-third innings of work. He also had a triple and 3 RBI.

Tony Consiglio added 2 doubles and 3 RBI and Dawson Stone 2 hits including an RBI triple for the Tigers.

Brayden Seitz had 3 hits, including a triple, for Newfane as Jon Beiter also had a triple and Ben Dickenson a double.

Oakfield-Alabama 13, Lyndonville 4
Breaking away from a 2-2 deadlock, Oakfield-Alabama erupted for 8 runs in the third inning to key a 13-4 Genesee Region League win over Lyndonville.

Lyndonville had grabbed a quick first inning lead on a two-run single by Jacob Pitcher.

Medina and Roy-Hart both earned splits in Niagara-Orleans League track competition this afternoon.

Medina split with visiting Barker. The Mustangs scored a slender 71-66 win the girls’ meet while the Raiders took the boys’ meet by a narrow 72-69 margin.

The Medina girls were led by a trio of individual event double winners as Emi Batista took the High Jump and 400, Ellie Roath the 100 Hurdles and 200 and Lydia Fox the Triple Jump and Long Jump.

In the boys’ meet Barker’s Mason Allee Castro was a triple winner in the 800, 1600 and 3200 while Medina’s Bryson Costich doubled in the 100 and Long Jump.

Roy-Hart likewise split with Akron. The Rams won the boys’ meet 11o-30 as Jayden Swygert was a triple winner in the 100, Long Jump and Triple Jump. The Rams also had Landon Guild double in the High Jump and 200 and Rowan Klug double in the 400 and 800.

Akron won the girls’ meet 80-61 to complete a perfect 6-0 N-O championship season.

Sophia Jones doubled in the 100 and 200 and Madigan Regan in the 800 and 1500 for the Lady Tigers.

Nadia White was a triple winner for Roy-Hart in the 400, Long Jump and Triple Jump and Julia Miles doubled in the 400 Hurdles and High Jump.

Both Roy-Hart teams are now 3-2 heading into Monday’s regular season ending home meet against Medina.

N-O Tennis Doubles Tournament
Newfane’s team of Luke Gunby and Miles Czekaj defeated the Barker duo of Daniel Goodwin and Lucas DerSarkissian 6-2, 6-2 today in the finals of the N-O League doubles tournament.

In the semifinals, Barker rallied to defeat Albion’s duo of Aiden Miller and Mark Ames 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 and Newfane bested Akron.

Akron downed Albion in the match for third place.

Staying in the thick of the title chase, Barker downed Roy-Hart 7-3 in a Niagara-Orleans League softball game this afternoon.

Improving to 9-2, Barker will close out the N-O campaign with a key meeting against front-running Akron (9-1) on Friday needing a win to claim at least a share of the league title. Akron will then close out the N-O season against Wilson on Saturday.

Mia Herman had 3 hits, including a pair of doubles, to lead the Barker attack as Kaylee Stoll and Peyton Bradley both had 2 hits.

In the circle, Bradley and Mady Flint combined to hurl a 4 hitter with 14 strikeouts.

Maria Peracciny had 2 hits, including a double, for Roy-Hart which finishes the N-O season at 7-5.

Wilson 14, Medina 2
Wilson erupted for 7 runs in the fourth inning and 6 more in the fifth to key a 14-2 win over Medina at Vets Park.

Ava Mielke had 2 doubles for Wilson and Alayna Smith a triple for Medina.

Medina finishes the N-O season at 2-10. Wilson is now 7-3.

Notre Dame 9, Lyndonville 6
A trio of three run scoring innings earned Notre Dame a 9-6 win over Lyndonville in a Genesee Region League game.

Brianna Krisher had 2 hits, including a triple, for Lyndonville which had a total of only 5 hits.

Lyndonville is now 8-3 in the league.

In other G-R action, Byron-Bergen defeated Kendall 7-1 and Alexander downed Holley 19-7. Layne Walker and Tia Hoffarth both had 2 hits for Holley.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Rem Albee slides into second base ahead of the tag by Albion’s Amari Jones during the Rams win over the host Purple Eagles this afternoon.

Building up a big early lead, Roy-Hart went on to defeat host Albion 11-1 this afternoon improving the Rams Niagara-Orleans League record to 8-3.

Up 1-0, Roy-Hart broke the contest wide open by exploding for 7 runs in the second inning. The decisive uprising included a two-run double by Dawson Draper, two singles by Rem Albee, a double by Zach Walker and an RBI sacrifice fly by Brayden Hy.

The Rams extended the lead to 11-0 as Albee had an RBI single in the third inning and Thomas Russo a solo home run in the fifth.

Russo and Albee both finished with 3 hits.

Russo and Sean Mettler split the pitching duties for the Rams allowing 5 hits and striking out 9.

Dallas Ecker had 2 hits for Albion which is now 4-5.

Roy-Hart closes out its N-O campaign at Barker on Friday.

Albion next hosts Wilson at 10 a.m. Saturday in a make-up contest.

Byron-Bergen 6, Holley 5

Trailing 5-3, Byron-Bergen rallied for 3 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to earn a narrow 6-5 win over Holley in a Genesee Region League game.

Miles Lammes, Seth Janus and Will Kruger each had 2 hits for Holley.

Albion’s Javon Jones tags out Roy-Hart’s Thomas Russo as he tries to dive back to third base.

A big late inning scoring burst keyed Roy-Hart to a 9-5 win over host Albion in a Niagara-Orleans League softball game this evening.

The Lady Rams moved on top to stay in the sixth inning by a 7-5 score as Peyton May and Adella Dukes both had a double, Maria Peracciny a single and Millie Owens and Hayley Hillburn RBI singles.

Kaitlin Mettler had 2 singles and a two-run triple on the evening for the Lady Rams as May and Peracciny both had a pair of hits.

In the circle, Abby Fox registered 6 strikeouts for the Lady Rams.

For Albion, Kenzi Snook had a double and a triple with 2 RBI, Cami London a single and a double and Abby Wittenberg 2 singles.

Roy-Hart is now 7-4 and Albion 4-6 in N-O action.

In another N-O game, front-running Akron improved to 9-1 with a 3-1 win over Wilson.

Sloan Jonathan earned the win in the circle allowing 3 hits and striking out 15.

G-R Softball
Kendall 18, Pembroke 11
Danon O’Brien had 3 hits and Lia Larson, Brooke Rodas and Gracie Robb 2 each for Kendall in the 18-11 Genesee Region League win at Pembroke this afternoon.

Kendall is now 5-6 in the league and 5-7 overall.

G-R Golf
Alexander defeated Holley 220-257 in a G-R golf match today.

Improving to 3-0, the Medina Unified Basketball team bested Lockport 35-22 today.

Medina led 6-2 after the 1st quarter 6-2 on baskets by Aiden Cherry, Xavier Moyer and Jackson Tuohey.

In a tightly contested 2nd quarter Medina increased their halftime lead to 6, outscoring Lockport 10-8 in the quarter. Tuohey had 4 while Avion Johnson, Moyer and Steven Secore each added 2.

Medina upped the lead to 11 points by outscoring the Lions 9-4 in the third quarter. Tuohey had 6 and Johnson canned a 3-pointer.

The final quarter had the Mustangs again outscoring the Lions, this time 10-8. Tuohey again had 6, Russell Brunette 2, and Steven Secore 2.

Tuohey finished with 18, Johnson 5, Moyer 4, Secore 4,Brunette 2 and Cherry 2.

Medina’s next game will be the home finale on Friday, May 19, at 5 p.m. against Akron.

Jumping out to a quick first inning lead, Roy-Hart went on to blank visiting Barker 8-0 this evening as the Rams improve to 7-3 in Niagara-Orleans League baseball action.

The Rams scored 4 times in the first inning on a two-run single by Rem Albee, an RBI single by Jake Gould and a run producing sacrifice fly by Dawson Draper.

Sean Mettler later added an RBI single in the fourth inning and Brayden Hy had a two-run triple and Thomas Russo an RBI double in the sixth.

On the mound, Russo, who pitched the first two innings, and Gould, who hurled the final five frames, combined on a no hitter. Gould struck out 10 and Russo 3.

Roy-Hart next visits Albion at 4:45 p.m. Thursday in a make up game.

Akron 5, Newfane 1
Front-running Akron improved to 7-1 by downing host Newfane (3-6) 5-1 this evening.

Andrew Romesser hit a solo home run and Vince Consiglio and Jack Julicher both had RBI singles to lead the Tigers attack.

Denny Romesser picked up the win on the mound for the Tigers scattering 4 hits and striking out 12.

A late rally fell just short as Medina dropped a narrow 7-6 decision at Depew in a Class D Division lacrosse game this afternoon.

Trailing 4-0 at the half and 5-2 after three quarters, Medina rallied to outscore Depew 4-2 in the final period but the Mustangs could not net the equalizer.

Josh Wilson and Cayden Lilleby both scored 2 goals for Medina and Lucius Wagner and Will Prest each netted 1.

The Mustangs had defeated the Wildcats 10-8 in their earlier season meeting.

Now at 5-4 in the division and 8-5 overall, Medina next hosts Gowanda in a D Division game at 7: 15 p.m. Friday.

A sixth inning scoring burst earned Kendall an 8-4 victory over Byron-Bergen in a Genesee Region League game this afternoon.

Breaking away from a 4-4 deadlock, Kendall scored 4 times in the sixth inning on an RBI single by Jonny Conte, a run producing sacrifice fly by Zach Barrett an a two-run error. A walk and a single by Colby Hughes set up the threat.

James Fox went the distance on the mound for the Eagles scattering 6 hits and striking out 6.

Kendall, which next visits Oakfield-Alabama at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, improves to 8-2 in the league and 10-2 overall.

In another G-R contest, Notre Dame downed Lyndonville 14-0.