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Trio hurls Roy-Hart to Section VI Class B2 semifinal victory over Akron
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Thomas Russo gets safely to third base after banging out an RBI triple in the fifth inning of the Rams sectional win over visiting Akron this afternoon.
A trio of pitchers combined on a one hitter as No. 5 Roy-Hart downed visiting Niagara-Orleans League foe Akron 7-1 this afternoon in the semifinals of the Section VI Class B2 playoffs.
Brayden Hy started on the mound for Roy-Hart and allowed 1 hit with 4 strikeouts over the first three and one-third innings. Three of those strikeouts were clutch coming in the first inning to end a big Akron threat after the Tigers had loaded the bases to open the game on a hit batter, a walk and a single.
Thomas Russo came on in the fourth inning with the bases loaded and got the Rams out of the jam with a strikeout and a groundout back to the mound. He struck out 5 in two and two-thirds innings.
Ryan Mettler came on to hurl the seventh inning and retired the Tigers in order with two strikeouts.
Roy-Hart took the lead for good in the third inning on a two-run double by Russo.
The Rams tacked on one run in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Jake Gould and then broke the contest open with three runs in the fifth. A triple by Russo plated the first run and a bunt single by Ethan Kuzma followed by singles by Jay Heideman and Remington Albee combined to plate the other two.
Roy-Hart capped off the win with a run in the sixth as Mettler leadoff with a triple an came home on a sacrifice fly by Kuzma.
Improving to 19-4, Roy-Hart will now face N-O rival Medina for the Class B2 title at 12 p.m. Saturday at Grand Island. The Rams and Mustangs split a pair of league meetings and shared the N-O title at 10-2.
Lew-Port 12, Albion 2
Four unearned runs sparked No. 4 Lew-Port to a 12-2 win over visiting No. 8 Albion in a Class B1 semifinal contest.
Roy-Hart’s Ryan Mettler slides into second base as Akron’s Drew Romesser stretches to take the throw.
Defending champion Mustangs rally to nip Trojans in Class B2 semifinal contest
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Xander Payne had a big day both at the plate and on the mound for Medina during today’s sectional semifinal win at Southwestern.
Defending champion No. 6 seed Medina rallied to edge past host No. 2 Southwestern 5-4 this afternoon in the semifinals of the Section VI Class B2 playoffs.
Trailing 4-1, Medina got back into the game on a two-run single by Richard Keppler in the fourth inning as a leadoff single by Aidan Paul and an error set up the threat.
The Mustangs then rallied into the lead at 5-4 in the fifth inning as a leadoff home run by Xander Payne tied the game and Joe Cecchini and Zach Fike followed up with back-to-back doubles to plate the game winner.
Payne also had a big day on the mound. Coming on in relief, he allowed just 1 hit and struck out 5 over the final four innings. He registered a clutch strikeout to end the sixth as the Trojans left a runner stranded at third base.
Breaking away from an early 1-1 deadlock, Southwestern but up a 4-1 lead on a two-run single by Kenyon Davidson in the second inning and a home run by Judd Harris to lead off the third.
Now at 19-3 on the season, Medina will face Niagara-Orleans League rival Roy-Hart in the B2 championship game at 12 p.m. Saturday at Grand Island. The Mustangs and Rams shared the N-O title at 10-2 after splitting a pair of league meetings.
Medina senior to play soccer at Buffalo State
Contributed Photo – Medina High senior Cole Seefeldt has signed to continue his education and his soccer career at Buffalo State College this fall. He is shown here with his parents Brian and Danielle Smith along with Medina Soccer Coach Steve Luksch. He was an Honorable Mention Niagara-Orleans All League selection last fall.
Warsaw trims Kendall in Class C2 quarterfinal
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Reuben Marquess readies to make a tag out at third base during the host Tigers sectional loss to Warsaw this afternoon.
A late comeback bid fell just short as No. 3 seed Kendall dropped a narrow 4-2 decision to visiting No. 6 Warsaw this afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the Section V Class C2 baseball playoffs.
Trailing 4-0, Kendall rallied for two runs with no outs in the bottom of the sixth inning on an RBI single by Reuben Marquess and a wild pitch after an error, a double by Louis Conte and a walk had loaded the bases.
However, the Eagles left runners stranded on second and third as an infield pop fly and two strikeouts ended the rally.
Kendall did get a runner to second with no outs in the top of the seventh but couldn’t capitalize as a strikeout followed by two fly ball outs locked up the win for Warsaw.
Warsaw scored once in the third inning on a bases loaded walk and then three times in the third on a double by Patrick Klump, a single by winning pitcher Ty Joy and a wild pitch.
Joy pitched the first five innings allowing no hits with 6 strikeouts. Tigers relief hurler Lucas Cornell registered two strikeouts to get out of the sixth inning jam.
Bolivar-Richburg 14, Lyndonville 4
Top seeded Bolivar-Richburg downed No. 8 Lyndonville 14-4 in a Class C3 quarterfinal at Keshequa.
Trenton Muck had two hits for Lyndonville including two-run hit in the second inning which gave the Tigers a brief 3-2 lead.
Kendall’s Colby Hughes slides into third base ahead of a tag by Warsaw’s Justin Boker.
N-O quartet set for diamond semifinals
The Niagara-Orleans League will be represented by a quartet of teams Thursday in the semifinal round of the Section VI baseball playoffs.
In Class B1, No. 8 seed Albion will visit No. 4 Lew-Port at 5 p.m.
The Purple Eagles, after needing a last inning rally to nip Dunkirk 7-6 in the opening round Monday, ousted top seeded City Honors 11-3 in the quarterfinals on Tuesday while the Lancers blanked No. 5 Olean 3-0.
The victor will advance to Saturday’s B1 final at 3 p.m. at Grand Island against the winner of the No. 3 Depew vs. No. 2 Maryvale semifinal.
The Class B2 semifinals will be a nearly all N-O affair as No. 8 Akron visits No. 5 Roy-Hart and No. 6 Medina travels to No. 2 Southwestern for 5 p.m. contests.
All three N-O teams scored lopsided wins in the quarterfinals on Tuesday as Akron blanked top seeded Alden 12-0, Roy-Hart bested No. 4 Fredonia 12-1 and Medina topped No. 3 Eden 10-1. The other quarterfinal saw Southwestern down Allegany-Limestone 7-4.
Roy-Hart and Akron split a pair of meetings during the N-O season with each team winning on its own field.
Medina also met Southwestern in last year’s B2 sectionals and the Mustangs blanked the Trojans 10-0 in the quarterfinals at Vets Park.
Thursday’s semifinal winners will advance to the B2 title contest at noon on Saturday at Grand Island.
Section VI has gone cashless for finals tickets
Section VI has announced that it has moved to all-digital ticketing through GoFan for all post season championships.
The Section VI press release stated that “All tickets for Section VI Championship events at neutral sites will need to be purchased on-
line ahead of time at: https://gofan.co/SectionVI.
Once purchased on-line and upon entry, fans must show their phone to redeem their ticket(s)
with an event staff member at the gate. NO screenshots or printed tickets will be accepted.
Event staff assistance will be available at Section VI Championship sites.
For GoFan Digital Ticketing Help go to: https://get.gofan.co/digital-ticketing-guide.
Section VI WILL NOT TURN ANY SPECTATORS AWAY… BUT IF CASH IS THE ONLY OPTION THE
TICKET PRICE WILL BE $10 PER PERSON.
ON LINE TICKETS WILL BE REQUIRED AT ALL THE FOLLOWING SECTION VI EVENTS:
Track & Field Class Meets at: East Aurora 5/26, Randolph 5/26, Falconer 5/27, Wilson 5/27, Jamestown 5/28
Track & Field State Qualifier at: West Seneca West 6/3 & 6/4
Softball Finals & Regionals at: Will North 5/26, Depew 5/31, Allegany-Limestone 5/31, Will North 6/1, Grand Island 6/4
Baseball Finals & Regionals at: Grand Island 5/28, Depew 5/28, Jamestown 5/28, Niagara Univ. 5/30 & 6/4, Salamanca 6/4.”
Pembroke tops Medina in Unified basketball
Playing without their two starting point guards, Medina’s Unified Basketball team lost 39-30 at Pembroke Tuesday in the regular season finale.
Pembroke outscored Medina in the first quarter 11-8. The eight points were spread among Jackson Tuohey (4), Brennan Hinckley (2) and Matthew Kennedy (2).
The Mustangs hung with the Dragons in the second quarter with both teams scoring four baskets. Thomas Miesch led the way for Medina with six points while Tuohey added the other two. Pembroke led at halftime 19-16.
In the third quarter Pembroke started pulling away. Medina rallied from seven points down at one point to take the lead. However, the Dragons scored consecutive baskets and never trailed again. Pembroke outscored Medina 12-8. Miesch and Tuohey both score four points.
The last quarter saw Pembroke again outscored Medina, 8-6. Tuohey had all six points for the Mustangs.
Tuohey finished with 16 and Miesch 10.
The Mustangs finished the regular season with a 3-2 record. Medina’s next game is a playoff game on Tuesday, May 31st. The location is at one of the Williamsville schools TBD.
Albion downs top seeded City Honors
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Dallas Ecker hurled Albion past City Honors in a B1 quarterfinal contest this afternoon.
Scoring in six different innings, No. 8 seed Albion bested host No. 1 City Honors 11-3 this afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Section VI Class B1 baseball playoffs.
Amari Jones and Javon Jones both had 3 hits and Chris Sacco to lead Albion at the plate.
Dallas Ecker went the distance on the mound for the Purple Eagles scattering 6 hits and striking out 6.
Albion will next visit No. 4 Lew-Port in the semifinals at 5 p.m. Thursday. Lew-Port blanked No. 5 Olean 3-0.
Class C
No. 3 Maple Grove scored four unearned runs to edge visiting No. 6 Barker 4-2 in a Class C quarterfinal round game.
Barker scored once in the first as Jaret Black doubled and came home on a sacrifice fly by Aidan Voss and once in the 6th on a sacrifice by Andy Hill.
Hill went the distance on the mound for the Raiders giving up 4 hits and strikeout out 3.
In another Class C quarterfinal, No. 1 Portville defeated No. 9 Wilson 16-0.
Section V Tennis
Perry defeated Holley 4-1 and York downed Kendall 3-2 in a Section V playoff matches.
Eden stickmen oust Medina
Roaring out to leads of 8-0 after one period and 16-0 at the half, No. 4 seed Eden went on to defeat visiting No. 5 Median 19-3 this afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Section VI Class D lacrosse playoffs.
Cayden Lilleby, Zaric Boyce and Will Prest each scored a goal for Medina.
Eden will next visit top seeded Akron in the semifinals. Akron blanked No. 8 Newfane 22-0 in another quarterfinal contest.
Section VI Softball Playoffs
No. 2 seed Fredonia blanked visiting No. 3 Roy-Hart 5-0 in the semifinal round of the Section VI Class B2 softball playoffs.
Fredonia pitcher Jordan Lucas hurled a three hitter with 15 strikeouts.
Roy-Hart pitcher Reanna Perkins registered 11 strikeouts and also banged out a pair of doubles at the plate.
Mustangs, Rams, Tigers advance to B2 semis
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Key players in today’s Section VI Class B2 quarterfinals included Medina’s Joe Cecchini, left, and Zach Fike and Roy-Hart’s Thomas Russo.
Medina and Roy-Hart both romped to road victories this afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class B2 baseball playoffs.
No. 6 seed Medina downed No. 3 Eden 10-1 and No. 5 Roy-Hart bested No. 4 Fredonia 12-1 in a five inning run rule contest.
Roy-Hart will next host Niagara-Orleans League foe Akron in the semifinals at 5 p.m. Thursday. No. 8 Akron posted a 12-0 victory over top seeded Alden in another five inning run rule game.
Medina will next visit No. 2 Southwestern game in the semifinals at 5 p.m. Thursday. Southwestern downed No. 10 Allegany/Limestone 7-4.
Medina 10, Eden 1
Zach Fike hurled a 3 hitter with 15 strikeouts, including fanning 9 of the final 10 batters he faced, to lead the way for Medina.
Breaking away from an early 1-1 tie, Medina took the lead for good by scoring twice in the third inning on an RBI single by Fike and a fielders choice play as a leadoff double by Xander Payne set up the threat.
The Mustangs then broke the contest open in the fourth inning on a grand slam home run by Joe Cecchini with two out upping the lead to 7-1. A hit batter, an error and a walk loaded the bases for Cecchini.
Now at 18-3 on the season, Medina tacked on three more runs in the fifth on a passed ball, an RBI single by Hayden Woodroe and a bases loaded walk. Aidan Paul started the uprising with a leadoff triple.
Roy-Hart 12, Fredonia 1
Roy-Hart took charge at the outset erupting for five runs in the first inning highlighted by a two-run double by winning pitcher Thomas Russo and an RBI double by Brayden Hy.
Hy also had an RBI double in the third inning while Jake Gould had a two-run double and Ryan Mettler an RBI double in the fourth.
The Rams pounded out a total of 16 hits on the day including 3 by Ethan Kuzma and 2 each by John Conley, Mettler, Hy, Russo, Remington Albee and Gould.
On the mound, Russo gave up only 2 hits and struck out 7 over the five innings for the Rams which improve to 18-4.
Akron 12, Alden 0
Jack Klodzinski, Jeff Owen, winning pitcher Drew Romesser, River White and Dawson Stone each banged out a pair of hits to lead Akron past Alden.
Banes, Meadworks score softball wins
Banes and 810 Meadworks/Hemp House both scored wins over NYSCOPBA in Medina Women’s Softball League action Monday evening.
Banes topped NYSCOPBA 16-12 rallying from an early 9-3 deficit.
A four run third inning on singles by Connie Heschke and Sue Seefeldt, doubles by Lindsey Chatt and Kathy Allen and a home run by Jami Chatt ignited that rally. Banes then pulled ahead with 6 runs in the fourth on singles by Heschke and Rileigh McCabe, doubles by Seefeldt, Lindsey Chatt and Jami Chatt and a home run by Morgan Allis.
810 Meadworks/Hemp House won a big offensive game vs NYSCOPBA 26-5.
Kelsey Schmitt lead the pack with 3 home runs in the game. Nicci Nicholson, Jen Merle, Halle Deuil, Cathy Schmitt all contributed with some big hits. 810 Meadworks/Hemp House played a solid defensive game throughout the night.
