Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Thomas Russo slides into second base as Lew-Port’s Desmond Patrick waits for the ball. The action took place during the Rams non league win over the Lancers on Lockport’s turf field this afternoon.

A trio of pitchers combined to hurl a no hitter sparking Roy-Hart to a 6-0 win over Lew-Port in a non league baseball game on Lockport’s turf field this afternoon.

Jake Gould, Sean Mettler and Isaac Smith teamed up for the no hitter and a combined total of 11 strikeouts.

Offensively it was a big late inning scoring burst that broke the contest open for Roy-Hart.

Leading 1-0, Roy-Hart pulled away by scoring five times with two out in the top of the sixth inning on a two-run single by Thomas Russo, an RBI double by Smith, a bases loaded walk and an error.

Russo also accounted for what proved to be the Rams winning run in the fourth inning as he reached on a walk, stole second, advanced to third on a passed ball and scored on a wild pitch.

Zach Walker and Russo also both banged out doubles for the Rams.

Roy-Hart will return to Lockport on Saturday to face the host Lions in another non league contest.

Contributed Photo – Ella Lewis

Coming off an outstanding freshman soccer season at Finger Lakes Community College, Lyndonville High graduate Ella Lewis is also now playing softball for the Lakers.

Playing centerfield, Lewis is hitting .300 with a triple and 3 RBI.

Finger Lakes, which is now 7-5, will next host Genesee Community College in a doublheader on Saturday beginning at noon.

Last fall Lewis earned All Conference honors in soccer as she scored 22 goals which was tops in the nation among NJCAA Division 3 colleges.

She is majoring in criminal justice

During her scholastic days at Lyndonville, Lewis earned Genesee Region League All-Star honors in soccer, basketball and softball.

Contributed Photo – Melanie Green

Medina High graduate and University of South Florida junior Melanie Green capped off the Bulls regular season in strong fashion with a four under par round of 68 in the final round of the Chattanooga Classic on Tuesday.

That round, which included an eagle and six birdies, enabled Green to finish the three day tournament with a one over par 217 total (74-75-68) and a tie for 14th place.

She helped the Bulls finish in fourth place in the team standings.

Green, who is now ranked 41st in the nation, has had 10 rounds in the 60’s, 18 rounds of par or better and seven top 10 finishes in nine events for the Bulls so far during the 2022-23.

An All Conference selection in each of her two years, Green will next be competing in the American Athletic Conference Tournament April 17-19.

During her scholastic days at Medina Green was a three time Section VI and two time state champion.

Rebounding from an early 5-0 deficit, Roy-Hart rallied to defeat host Niagara Falls 10-7 this afternoon in the Rams non league season opener.

Erasing the deficit, Roy-Hart rallied to take the lead for good by exploding for seven runs in the fourth inning on a pair of RBI singles by Brayden Hy along with RBI singles by Rem Albee, Zach Walker, Ethan Kuzma an  RBI sacrifice fly by Jake Gould and arun producing  fielders choice play off the bat of Sean Mettler.

The Rams stayed on top 8-5 in the top of the fifth after a run producing triple by Dawson Draper.

The Wolverines did close the gap to 8-7 in the home half of the fifth but the Rams put a lock on the win with a pair of runs in the sixth on an RBI triple by Hy and an error.

Hy finished with 3 hits and Kuzma 2.

Draper, Hy and Thomas Russo shared in the pitching duties.

Contributed Photo – Jack Hill

A runner during his scholastic days at Medina High, Jack Hill is now having success collegiately as a member of the RIT rowing team’s No. 1 Varsity Eight boat.

This past Saturday Hill, who is a senior, helped row RIT to a key victory over rival University of Rochester.

His efforts helped RIT’s top boat post a winning time of 7:21.48 on Senior Day besting the U of R’s time of 7:47.56.

Hill, who ran cross-country during his first two years, at RIT, is majoring in Individualized Studies.

During his scholastic days at Medina Hill ran cross-country and was a distance runner and steeplechase competitor on the Mustangs track squad.

He earned first team Niagara-Orleans League honors in cross-country and was a top three finisher in the 3200 at the Section VI Division 2 (small schools) championships.

In the classroom he was the Salutatorian of his senior class.

Contributed Photo – Jack Hill, at far left, helps the RIT rowing team defeat rival University of Rochester this past weekend.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Barker’s Aidan Voss delivers a pitch during the Raiders season home opener against Pembroke this morning.

It was an extra innings season opener as Barker dropped a 13-9 decision to visiting Pembroke this morning in a non league baseball game.

Austin Humphrey, Owen Hootman, Kylan Ball and Aidan Balduf each had a pair of hits for Pembroke which scored four runs in the top of the eighth inning to claim the win.

Barker had tied the game at 9-9 in the bottom of the seventh on a two-run double by Ireland Brady who had two hits on the day.

The Raiders had built up a 7-0 lead but the Dragons rallied with a big 8 run sixth inning uprising to take a 9-7 lead.

Aidan Voss pitched the first four innings for the Raiders striking out 7 and allowing 1 hit. He registered a clutch strikeout to get out of a bases loaded jam in the second inning.

Barker is scheduled to host CSAT at 11 Tuesday morning in another non league contest.

Kenmore East 6, Albion 1
Breaking away from a scoreless deadlock, Kenmore East plated three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning and then added three more in the fifth to key a 6-1 non league win over visiting Albion this morning.

Amari Jones, Javon Jones, Jason Conn and Nathan Gibson had hits for Albion which next visits Niagara Falls on Wednesday for another non league game.

Contributed Photos – Faith Oberther, left, and Jenahlee Riemer

A good number of local student-athletes are competing on the collegiate diamonds this spring.

The Genesee Community College softball squad includes two local players, Medina’s Faith Oberther, a freshman pitcher/third baseman, and Lyndonville’s Jenahlee Riemer, a sophomore outfielder.

At Finger Lakes Community College, Roy-Hart’ Ryan Mettler is a freshman second baseman/shortstop for the Lakers baseball squad which is off to a strong 18-3 start. He is hitting .433 with 2 doubles and 15 RBI.

Medina’s Zach Fike is a freshman pitcher with the Niagara Community College baseball team which is also off to a strong 16-2 start. He has a 2-1 record on the mound with 14 strikeouts and a 0.00 earned run average in 13.1 innings of work.

Barker’s Sydnie Luckman and Roy-Hart’s Shelby Wolf are both sophomore infielders on the NCCC softball squad. Luckman his hitting .359 with 6 RBI and 10 runs scored and Wolf .373 with 19 RBI and 14 runs scored.

Medina’s Brian Fry is a sophomore second baseman for the Toledo University baseball squad. He is hitting .282 with 4 doubles, 1 home run, 11 RBI and 17 runs scored.

Roy-Hart’s Reanna Perkins has started all 24 games as the shortstop for the St. Bonaventure softball squad.