Albion defeated Wilson 4-1 1/2 and Barker downed Medina 5 1/2-0 in Niagara-Orleans League tennis matches this afternoon.

Leo Bolton and Mark Ames scored singles win for Albion which improves to 6-2. The Purple Eagles also got wins from the doubles teams of Clara Bolton – Oliver Beach and Jordan Marshall – Jason Anstey.

Matt Ryan, Daniel Goodwin and Lucas DerSarkissian all posted singles wins for Barker which is now 5-4. The Raiders also got wins from the doubles teams of Tommy Harris – Cameron Hefferon, Madison Miller – Sara Meza Ray and Nicholas Heideman – Elizabeth Samson.

In the other N-O match Akron (8-0) downed Roy-Hart 5-0.

Weather permitting, and if forecasters are right those seem to be the two key words for the upcoming week, several key Niagara-Orleans League baseball games are on tap.

Akron (3-0) and defending co-champion Roy-Hart (4-1) will meet in a home-and-home series on Monday and Wednesday. The Rams will then visit defending co-champion Medina (2-1) on Friday.

In N-O softball, Albion will host undefeated Akron (6-0) in a night game (7:15) on Tuesday.

Weekly Schedule
Monday
Baseball – Medina at Barker, Akron a Roy-Hart, Albion at Wilson, 4:45 p.m.; Kendall at Alexander, Holley at Notre Dame, 5 p.m.
Softball – Albion at Medina, Newfane at Roy-Hart, Barker at Akron, 4:45 p.m.; Kendall at Alexander, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Pembroke at Kendall, Wheatland-Chili at Holley, Albion at Wilson, Akron at Roy-Hart, Medina at Barker, 4 p.m.

Tuesday
Baseball – Kendall at Holley, Oakfield-Alabama at Lyndonville, 5 p.m.
Softball – Alexander at Kendall, 5 p.m.; Akron at Albion, 7:15 p.m.
Tennis – Medina at Albion, Barker at Newfane, 4 p.m.
Track – Akron at Medina, Albion at Wilson, Newfane at Roy-Hart, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday
Baseball – Barker at Medina, Wilson at Albion, Roy-Hart at Akron, 4:45 p.m.; Attica at Lyndonville, 5 p.m.
Softball – Medina at Newfane, Barker at Wilson, 4:45 p.m.; Holley at Kendall, Lyndonville at Oakfield-Alabama, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Wheatland-Chili at Kendall, Holley at Attica, Newfane at Albion, Roy-Hart at Medina, Wilson at Akron, 4 p.m.
Lacrosse – Medina at Tonawanda, 5 p.m.
Track – Kendall at Byron-Bergen, Notre Dame at Holley, Lyndonville at Alexander, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday
Baseball – Wilson at Akron, 4:45 p.m.; Kendall at Elba, Lyndonville at Byron-Bergen, Barker at Alexander, 5 p.m.
Softball – Wilson at Akron, Alexander at Barker, 4:45 p.m.
Tennis – Holley at Oakfield-Alabama, Albion at Newfane, Barker at Roy-Hart, 4 p.m.
Track – Albion at Medina, 4 p.m.; Roy-Hart at Barker, 4:30 p.m.

Friday
Baseball – Roy-Hart at Medina, 4:30 p.m., Newfane at Albion, Holley at Barker, 4:45 p.m.
Softball – Albion at Roy-Hart, 4:45 p.m.; Elba at Kendall, Byron-Bergen at Lyndonville, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Barker at Roy-Hart, Akron at Newfane, 4 p.m.
Lacrosse – Newfane at Medina, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday
Baseball – CSAT at Lyndonville, 11 a.m.
Softball – Barker at Alexander, 11 a.m.; Roy-Hart at Medina, 12 p.m.

Pushing across two runs in the bottom of the 10th inning, Gowanda nipped visiting Roy-Hart 8-7 in a non league baseball marathon this afternoon.

Roy-Hart had taken the lead for the last time at 7-6 by scoring once in the top of the 10th on a sacrifice by Ethan Kuzma after a double by Brayden Hy, an intentional walk to Thomas Russo and a single by Dawson Draper had loaded the bases.

However, Gowanda answered back with the decisive two runs in the home half of the frame on a ground out and an RBI double by Cole Herman.

Earlier in the game, Roy-Hart battled back from deficits of 2-0, 4-2 and 5-3.

The Rams tied the game at 2-2 in the third inning on RBI singles by Russo and Draper.

An RBI sacrifice by Kuzma in the fifth inning and an RBI single by Russo in the sixth kept Roy-Hart within one at 5-4.

The Rams finally took the lead for the first time at 6-5 in the top of the seventh on a run producing sacrifice by Sean Mettler and an RBI double by Jake Gould. A double by Kuzma and a single by Rem Albee set up the threat.

Gowanda though retied the contest at 6-6 with a run in the bottom of the seventh on two walks and a sacrifice.

Neither team could score in either the eighth or ninth innings setting the stage for dramatic finish in the 10th.

Russo, Draper and Albee each finished with 3 hits and Gould 2.

Now at 8-2 overall, Roy-Hart next hosts Akron in a key Niagara-Orleans League game at 4:45 p.m. Monday. The Rams are currently 4-1 and the Tigers 3-0 in N-O competition.

Making it three wins in a row, Albion downed visiting Roy-Hart 5-1/2 in a Niagara-Orleans League tennis match Friday.

Leo Bolton, Aiden Miller and Mark Ames all scored singles wins for Albion which improves to 5-2 in N-O action.

The Purple Eagles also got wins from the doubles teams of Clara Bolton – Oliver Beach and Jordan Marshall – Jason Anstey.

Albion next visits Wilson on Monday and then hosts Medina in a makeup match on Tuesday.

Erupting for 8 quick runs in the first inning, Lyndonville went on to down Holley 19-0 in a Genesee Region League softball game this afternoon.

A three-run home run by Addison Dillenbeck, who had 4 hits on the day, and a two-run homer by Lorelei Dillenbeck highlighted the attack for Lyndonville which also scored 5 runs in the third inning and 6 more in the fourth.

Brooke Robinson and Lorelei Dillenbeck combined to hurl a 1 hitter with 3 strikeouts for the Lady Tigers.

Lyndonville improves to 6-2 in the league and 8-2 overall.

G-R Golf
Alexander posted a 209-241 victory over Holley in a G-R golf match this afternoon.

Holley Senior Gavin Baney earned his third Medalist honors of the season shooting a 50.

The Trojans improve to 1-3 on the season, while the Hawks fall to 2-3.

Jumping out to a 7-1 first quarter lead, Akron went on to defeat Medina 17-7 in a Class D Division lacrosse game at Vets Park this afternoon.

Braley Abrams scored 5 goals and Nicholas Fry 4 to spark Akron which led 9-3 at the half and 16-5 after three quarters.

Cayden Lilleby scored 3 goals, Dylan Lonnen 2 and Cole Callard and Ollie Wilson 1 each for Medina.

Akron improves to 8-1 in the division while Medina is 3-3, 5-4 overall.

The Mustangs next host Tonawanda at 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Thomas Russo belts out a first inning triple driving in what proved to be the game winning run in a 3-0 win over Albion at Gasport this afternoon.

A first inning run proved to be the game winner as Roy-Hart went on to blank Albion 3-0 in a Niagara-Orleans League game this afternoon at Gasport.

A triple by Thomas Russo plated the decisive first inning run. The Rams later added a pair of insurance tallies in the sixth on an error.

Albion had what would have been the tying run disallowed in the third inning as the runner was ruled to have missed home plate.

The Purple Eagles later stranded runners at second and third in both the fourth and sixth innings.

Dawson Draper and Brayden Hy shared the pitching duties for the Rams combining for a 2 hitter with 7 strikeouts.

Amari Jones went the distance on the mound for Albion allowing only 4 hits and striking out 10.

Albion improve to 4-1 and Albion slips to 2-3 in N-O competition.

In the other league game, Wilson (3-1) downed Newfane (2-3) 12-4.

Roy-Hart’s Jake Gould dives back to first base but is tagged out by Albion’s Jack Kinter.

Holley 6, Lyndonville 5
Holley plated a run in the bottom of the seventh inning on a bases loaded single by Josh Silpoch to nip Lyndonville 6-5 in a Genesee Region League game.

The Hawks had tied the game at 5-5 by scoring four times in the sixth on five walks and an error.

Lyndonville jumped out to an early lead by scoring 4 runs in the second inning as Ian Mank had a two-run single and Payton Grabowski an RBI single.

Contributed Photo – Melanie Green

Joining an exclusive group, Medina High graduate and University of South Florida junior Melanie Green has earned American Athletic Conference All Conference golf team honors for the third year in a row.

Green becomes just the fourth USF golfer to be named to the All Conference team three times.

She finished fourth at the recent AAC chmpionship tournament.

Green placed in the top 10 8 times during the Bulls 10 match season, She also set a USF season record for the most rounds of par or under with 20.

She is currently ranked 12th in the nation in scoring average at 70.83 and is ranked 39th overall.

“Melanie’s work ethic and mental tenacity make her a force to be rekoned with, ” said USF Coach Erika Brennan on the school’s website. “She’s poised, confident and she wants to win. We are thrilled for her to be named as an All Conference team member.”

Green and her USF teammates will next compete in the NCAA regional tournament.