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.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Javon Jones makes a leaping throw to first base to try and complete a double play as Barker’s Aidan Voss is out at second. The action took place during the Purple Eagles win over the host Raiders this afternoon.

Scoring in five different innings, Albion posted a 13-1 win over host Barker this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League game.

Breaking away from an early 1-1 tie, Albion took the lead for good by scoring twice in the third inning on a pair of errors as a single by Javon Jones started the frame. He had 3 hits on the day.

The Purple Eagles then opened up a 7-1 advantage by scoring twice in the fifth on an error and a fielders choice play off the bat of Dallas Ecker and twice in the sixth on RBI singles by Chris Sacco and Kaiden Froman.

Sacco, Jacob Hughson and Caden Uderitz then all had RBI singles during a 6 run seventh inning which capped off the win. A double by winning pitcher Amari Jones ignited that uprising.

On the mound Amari Jones scattered 3 hits and struck out 13 over six innings.

Aidan Voss had a pair of hits for Barker.

Albion is now 1-2 and Barker 0-3 in N-O action. The two teams will meet again at Albion on Monday at 4:45 p.m.

Roy-Hart 16, Newfane 3
Scoring three quick runs in the first inning, Roy-Hart went on to defeat Newfane 16-3 in another N-O contest.

Brayden Hy had a run producing double and Zack Walker an RBI single in the first frame for the Rams which later capped off the win with a big 8 run sixth inning.

Hy and Thomas Russo both finished with 3 hits and Ethan Kuzma 2. Russo’s hits included a pair of triples.

Dawson Draper earned the win on the mound striking out 9 over five innings.

Roy-Hart is now 1-1 and Newfane 2-1 in the league.

Kendall pushed across a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to nip visiting Elba 3-2 in a Genesee Region League game this afternoon.

Nate Shaw singled in the winning run for the Eagles as a hit batter and a passed ball set up the opportunity.

The Eagles tied the game at 2-2 in the fifth inning on a passed ball as a single by James Swift and a sacrifice bunt by Jonathan Conte set up the threat.

Kendall improves to 3-2 in the league and 4-2 overall.