In a pitchers duel, Akron opened its Niagara-Orleans League baseball season schedule with a 3-1 home field win over defending co-champion Medina.

Drew Romesser picked up the win on the mound for the Tigers allowing 3 hits and striking out 6 over six and two-thirds innings. Aiden Romesser came on to register a strikeout for the final out in the seventh as Medina left a runner stranded at second base.

Aidan Paul went the distance on the mound for Medina likewise allowing only 3 hits and striking out 13.

Trailing 1-0, Akron rallied into the lead on an RBI triple by Vincent Consiglio and an error in the fourth. The Tigers  added an insurance run on a home run by Jack Julicher in the sixth inning.

Julian Woodworth and Aiden Pitts had doubles for Medina which is now 2-1 in N-O action.

Alexander 16, Holley 6
Alexander bested Holley 16-6 in a Genesee Region League game.

Eli Lang, Seth Janus and Brenden Trowbridge each had 2 hits for Holley.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Ben O’Connor heads to a win in the 110 Hurdles during the Purple Eagles victory at Roy-Hart this afternoon. He also won the Pole Vault.

Albion and host Roy-Hart split in a Niagara-Orleans League track meet this afternoon.

Albion won the boys’ meet 86-55 as Ben O’Connor doubled in the 110 Hurdles and Pole Vault, Cencere Lowe in the Long Jump and Triple Jump and Landon Chaffee in the 1600 and 3200.

The Purple Eagles improve to 3-0 while this was the N-O season opener for the Rams.

Roy-Hart won the girls’ meet 109-28 as Julia Miles was a triple winner in the 100 Hurdles, 400 Hurdles and High Jump and Nadia White in the 800, Long Jump and Triple Jump. Amelia Konstanty also doubled in the 1500 and Long Jump as did Sophia Santella in the Pole Vault and Discus for the Lady Rams.

Roy-Hart is now 1-0 and Albion 0-3 in N-O action.

Roy-Hart’s Julia Miles in route to a win in the 100 Hurdles. She also captured the 400 Hurdles and the Long Jump.

Barker vs. Wilson
Barker and Wilson tied 70-70 in an N-O girls’ meet.

Mikala Woock doubled in the 800 and 1500, Keira Dalton in the Shotput and Discus and Emma Evans set a new school record time of 11.18 in the 3000 for Barker.

Maddie Schultz doubled in the 100 Hurdles and 400 Hurdles, Marissa Schultz in the Pole Vault and Triple Jump and Addison Elia in the 200 and 400 for Wilson.

Wilson is now 1-0-1 and Barker 1-1-1.

Wilson doubled Barker in the boys’ meet 78-59 as Cash Smith doubled in the 110 Hurdles and 400.

Mason Allee Castro tripled in the 800, 600 and 3200 and JP Mason doubled in the Long Jump and Triple Jump for Barker.
Wilson is now 2-0 and Barker 1-2.

Akron vs. Newfane
Akron downed Newfane 82-58 in an N-O girls’ meet as Sophia Jones doubled in the 100 and 200 and Isabella Jones in the Shotput and Discus.

Brianna Michalak doubled for Newfane in the Long Jump and Triple Jump.

Newfane won the boys’ meet 109-32.

Capitalizing on a rash of errors, Lyndonville bested host Attica 8-6 in a Genesee Region League softball game this afternoon.

Lyndonville scored 2 quick runs in the first inning on a triple by Brooke Robinson and a single by Addison Dillenbeck.

The Lady Tigers then erupted for 5 runs in the third inning without a hit to open up a 7-1 lead as two errors, a fielders choice play and a sacrifice fly by Lorelei Dillenbeck plated the runs.

Lyndonville, which was out hit 8-3, is now 4-2 in the league.

G-R Baseball
Alexander defeated host Lyndonville 16-0 in a G-R baseball game.

Kendall 2, Northstar 1
Kendall trimmed visiting Northstar 2-1 in a non league game.

Nate Shaw drove in both runs for Kendall as he singled in the tying run in the second following a pair of errors and the winning run in the sixth following a pair of walks.

Gavin Braun earned the win on the mound for the Eagles as he scattered 5 hits and struck out 3 in six over one-third innings.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Barker’s Peyton Bradley slides into home ahead of the tag by Medina pitcher Sam Heschke. The action took place during the Lady Raiders win over the Mustangs at Vets Park this afternoon.

Improving to 4-1, Barker psoted a 15-1 win over Medina in a Niagara-Orleans League softball game at Vets Park this afternoon.

Natalie Brandel and Maddy Flint combined to hurl a one hitter with 6 strikeouts for Barker.

Lillby Monthony had 2 hits, including a grand slam home run and 6 RBI, and Kaylee Stoll had a pair of hits for the Lady Raiders.

Iyla Lilleby had the lone Medina hit.

The other two N-O games – Albion vs. Roy-Hart and Wilson vs. Akron – were rained out.

Medina’s Baileigh McAdoo is safe at second base as Mia Herman goes for the ball for Barker.

Roaring out to a commanding 15-0 lead after two innings, Roy-Hart went on to down host Newfane 23-2 in a Niagara-Orleans League game this afternoon.

Roy-Hart grabbed a quick 3-0 lead in the first inning as Jake Gould had a double and Brayden Hy a two-run single.

The Rams then broke the contest wide open by exploding for 12 runs in the second inning as Dawson Draper had a two-run single and an RBI single, Sean Mettler a two-run single, Thomas Russo a double and Hy and Draper RBI singles.

Keeping the momentum, the Rams tacked on six runs in the third inning on an RBI double by Gould and run producing singles by Mettler, Russo, Draper, Zack Walker and Remington Albee.

Gould, Hy, Russo and Draper each finished with 3 hits.

Gould and Evan Poeller shared the pitching duties allowing 2 hits and striking out 10.

Roy-Hart is now 2-1 and Newfane 2-2. The Rams next visit Wilson Tuesday for a make up game.

Two N-O games rained out
The other two N-O games – Medina at Akron and Barker at Albion – were both rained out and have been rescheduled for Tuesday.

The Medina Mustangs defeated the Lancaster Legends 4-2 in a 15U Travel League baseball game Sunday.

Vinny Gray led the way by pitching 5 strong innings striking out 10 and allowing only one run off of 2 hits. Lukas Grimes pitched strong in last 2 innings striking out 3 and closing out the game.

Ryan Pegelow got the scoring going in the 1st inning by hitting a double, scoring Colton Smith. Brady Christiaansen then singled scoring Ryan Pegelow after he stole 3rd base.

In the 4th inning Brady Christiaansen scored off a single by Lukas Grimes.

In the 6th inning Cole Moyle singled scoring Ryan Pegelow for the final run.

It’s early in the Niagara-Orleans League baseball season but a number of key contests are on tap this coming week.

Looking to avenge a league opening 2-0 loss, defending co-champion Roy-Hart (1-1) will visit Wilson (1-0) in a makeup game on Tuesday. The Rams then face a key home and home series against Albion which is also looking to get back into the title chase after a 1-2 start to the N-O campaign.

Defending co-champion Medina’s (2-0) only league game this week is at Akron which will be the N-O opener for the Tigers.

An interesting non league baseball matchup will have Kendall facing Midlakes at Cooperstown on Saturday.

Weekly Schedule
Monday
Baseball – Northstar at Kendall, 4 p.m.; Medina at Akron, Barker at Albion, Roy-Hart at Newfane, 4:45 p.m.; Alexander at Lyndonville, Holley at Byron-Bergen, 5 p.m.
Softball – Barker at Medina, Albion at Roy-Hart, Wilson at Akron, 4:45 p.m.; Lyndonville at Attica, Notre Dame at Holley, 4 p.m.
Tennis – Kendall at Holley, Medina at Albion, Roy-Hart at Wilson, Barker at Newfane, 4 p.m.
Track – Holley at Pembroke, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday
Baseball – Roy-Hart at Wilson, 4:45 p.m.; Holley at Alexander, 5 p.m.
Softball – Kendall at Attica, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Holley at Elba, Albion at Newfane, Akron at Wilson, 4 p.m.
Track – Albion at Roy-Hart, Wilson at Barker, Akron at Newfane, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday
Baseball – Roy-Hart at Albion, Barker at Akron, Wilson at Newfane, 4:45 p.m.; Lyndonville at Pembroke, Elba at Holley, Kendall at Oakfield-Alabama, 5 p.m.
Softball – Newfane at Albion, Roy-Hart at Barker, Medina at Wilson, 4:45 p.m.; Pembroke at Lyndonville, Holley at Elba, Kendall at Oakfield-Alabama, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Kendall at Oakfield-Alabama, Albion at Barker, Newfane at Roy-Hart, Akron at Medina, 4 p.m.
Lacrosse – Depew at Medina, 7 p.m.
Track – Lyndonville at Byron-Bergen, Kendall at Attica, 5 p.m.

Thursday
Baseball – Akron at Barker, 4:45 p.m.; Kendall at Pembroke, 5 p.m.
Softball – Barker at Albion, Akron at Roy-Hart, 4:45 p.m.; Byron-Bergen at Kendall, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Holley at Notre Dame, Elba at Kendall, Wilson at Albion, Barker at Akron, 4 p.m.
Track – Albion at Newfane, Wilson at Akron, 4:30 p.m.

Friday
Baseball – Albion at Roy-Hart, Newfane at Wilson, 4:45 p.m. Lyndonville at Holley, 5 p.m.
Softball – Holley at Lyndonville, Pembroke at Kendall, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Roy-Hart at Albion, Wilson at Newfane, 4 p.m.
Lacrosse – Akron at Medina, 5 p.m.

Saturday
Baseball – Roy-Hart at Gowanda, 12 p.m.; Kendall vs. Midlakes at Cooperstown, 1:30 p.m.; Medina vs. Kenmore West at Niagara Falls, 6 p.m.
Softball – Barker at Lyndonville, 11 a.m.; Albion at Wilson, 12 p.m.

Building up a commanding 12-2 halftime advantage, Salamanca went on to defeat visiting Medina 17-6 today in a Class D Division lacrosse game.

Cayden Lilleby scored 3 goals for Medina as Josh Wilson, Jacob Rissew and Liam Castricone each netted 1. Lilleby now has 100 career goals.

Now at 2-2 in the division and 4-3 overall, Medina next hosts Depew at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Contributed Photo – Payton Grabowski

Capping off an excellent senior season, Lyndonville’s Payton Grabowski has been named to the All Greater Rochester Division 2 (small schools) wrestling team.

Grabowski captured both the Class B3 and Section V Division 2 172 lb. titles this past season which earned him a berth in the state championships.

He went 2-2 at the state championships and finished the season with a 46-9 record.

Barker blanked Newfane 15-0 this afternoon to improve to 3-1 in Niagara-Orleans League softball competition.

Maddy Flint hurled a 2 hitter with 10 strikeouts in the circle for Barker.

Natalie Brandel had 4 hits and Peyton Bradley 3 to lead the Lady Raiders at the plate.

Akron 7, Medina 2

Snapping a 2-2 tie, Akron erupted for five runs in the top of the seventh inning to down Medina 7-2 at Vets Park.

Hits by Sloan Jonathan and Elsie Logan highlighted the decisive late uprising for Akron which stays unbeaten at 5-0.

Alayna Smith had 2 hits for Medina which is now 1-3 in N-O action.

Wilson 11, Roy-Hart 10
Wilson outlasted Roy-Hart 11-10 as Lucy Madan and Lila Frerichs both had 3 hits and Rowan Simpson, Rian Faery and Cait Cliffe 2 each. Cliffe’s hits included a key two-run double in the fifth inning which broke an 8-8 deadlock.

Kaitlin Mettler, Hayley Hillburn and Lila Brigham each had 2 hits for Roy-Hart.

Wilson is now 3-1 and Roy-Hart 2-2.

Kendall 24, Elba 6
Kendall evened its Genesee Region League record at 2-2 with a 24-6 win over Elba.

Ella Christ had 4 hits, including triple and 4 RBI, Lauren Pilon 3, including a triple and 7 RBI, winning pitcher Danielle Offhaus 2, including a triple and 3 RBI, and Brooke Rodas 2, including a double and 2 RBI to lead the way.

Byron-Bergen 10, Lyndonville 2
Scoring three times in the first inning, Byron-Bergen went on to defeat Lyndonville 10-2 in a G-R contest.

Addison Dillenbeck and Kayli Miller each had a hit for Lyndonville.

N-O Tennis
Barker downed Wilson 5-1/2 to improve to 4-1 in N-O tennis action.

Matt Ryan, Levi Hauser and Daniel Goodwin all scored singles wins for the Raiders which also got doubles victories from the teams of Lucas DerSarkissian – Tommy Harris and Andrew Hillman – Cameron Hefferon.