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Kendall ‘9’ bests Pembroke in G-R contest
Kendall bested Pembroke 10-2 in a Genesee Region League baseball game this afternoon.
The Eagles scored 5 quick runs in the first inning ignited by a single by Colby Hughes and highlighted by a two-run homer by Reuben Marquess.
Marquess and Louis Conte both had 2 hit s on the day.
James Fox picked up the win on the mound allowing 4 hits and striking out 11.
Oakfield-Alabama 8, Lyndonville 3
Lyndonville scored three quick runs in the first inning sparked by singles by Trenton Muck and Jack Whipple but could not cross home plate again as Oakfield-Alabama answered with 4 tallies in the second to move on top to stay.
Muck, who had 2 hits on the day, struck out 5 and allowed 3 hits on the mound for the Tigers.
Holley blanks Pembroke in G-R tennis
Improving to 7-2, Holley defeated Pembroke 5-0 in a Genesee Region League tennis match this afternoon.
Cavan Bennage, Cora Bennage and James Tette all scored singles wins for Holley.
The Hawks also got victories from the doubles teams of Mason Neale – Drew Carlston and Kirsstin Louise Althoff – Ashanty Gonzalez.
Fast start sparks Mustangs past Lakemen

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina pitcher Zach Fike puts the tag on Tyler Yousett during a rundown as Tyler Kroening backs up the play. The action took place during the Mustangs win over the Lakemen at Vets Park this evening.
Erupting for a total of nine runs over the first two innings, Medina went on to defeat Wilson 10-2 at Vets Park this evening to remain in the thick of the Niagara-Orleans League title race at 8-2.
Medina jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI triple by Brody Fry, a two-run single by Aidan Paul, an RBI single by Joe Cecchini and a fielders choice play off the bat of Richard Keppler.
Keeping the momentum, the Mustangs made it 9-0 by tallying four times in the second inning on a two-run single by Fry and RBI singles by winning pitcher Zach Fike and Paul.
Fry finished with 3 hits as Fike and Paul both had 2.
Luke Atlas had a double and triple for Wilson which slips to 2-8.
On the mound, Fike scattered 4 hits and struck out 13.
The contest was also the annual Jeffrey Evoy Memorial game proceeds from which go to the Evoy Scholarship at Medina High. The contest honors the memory of the former Medina Superintendent.
Newfane 13, Albion 1
Brady Harrington. Josh Snyder and Aiden Perry each had 2 hits to lead Newfane past Albion 13-1 in another N-O contest.
Lyndonville nips Kendall in G-R boys track
Lyndonville edged Kendall 53-52 this afternoon in a Genesee Region League boys track meet.
.Lyndonville scored wins in the 3200 Relay (Josh Slingerland, Phinn Cousins, Logan Seaman, Aiden Allen), 400 (Josh Slingerland), 400 Hurdles (Logan Seaman), 1600 Relay (Josh Slingerland, Phinn Cousins, Austin Gardner and Logan Seaman), Triple Jump (Josh Slingerland), Discus (Kevin Travis – 1st, Chyenne Tackley – 2nd) and Shotput with a 1-2-3 sweep by Kevin Travis, Chyenne Tackley and Chris Mondoux.
For Kendall, Chris Nettles doubled in the 100 and 200 and Ben Brundage in the 800 and 1600.
Kendall defeated Lyndonville 82-20 in the girls’ meet as Leanne Clay was a triple winner in the 100, 200 and 100 Hurdles. Hannah Brundage also doubled in the 800 and 1500 as did Alezya Brown in the Long Jump and Triple Jump.
Front-running Roy-Hart ‘9’ downs Barker

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Ryan Mettler slides into home ahead of the throw to Barker catcher Noah Sandolfini during this afternoon’s game at Gasport.
Front running Roy-Hart downed visiting Barker 10-2 this afternoon to improve to 8-1 in Niagara-Orleans League baseball action.
Winning pitcher Ryan Mettler and Thomas Russo both had 3 hits and Jay Heideman 2 to lead Roy-Hart’s 13 hit attack.
On the mound, Mettler scattered 6 hits and struck out 11.
Aidan Voss had a double and triple and Noah Sandolfini a pair of singles for Barker which slips to 2-7.
Roy-Hart grabbed a quick 1-0 lead in the first inning as Mettler tripled and came home on a sacrifice fly by Brayden Hy.
Barker did not the score with an unearned run in the second inning but Roy-Hart answered with two tallies in the third on a double steal and an error to regain the lead for good at 3-1. A double by John Conley set up that opportunity.
The Rams opened up a little breathing room at 6-1 by scoring three times in the fifth frame on an error, a sacrifice fly by Hy and an RBI single by Russo. A leadoff double by Heideman ignited that uprising.
Roy-Hart capped off the win by scoring four times in the sixth on a two-run single by Heideman and RBI singles by Russo and Remington Albee. Mettler and Jake Gould also both had singles in the inning.
Medina Unified basketball downs Lew-Port
The Medina Unified Basketball Team improved to 2-0 with a 44-24 win over Lewiston-Porter today.
The Mustangs jumped out to a 16-7 lead in the first quarter, led by Malikiah McGill’s 6 points. Brooke Shingleton added 4 while Brennan Hinckley, Matthew Kennedy and Jackson Tuohey all had two points. McGill also had a blocked shot.
Medina moved farther ahead in the second quarter. Outscoring the Lancers 12-2, the home team showed a balanced attack. McGill and Shingleton scored 4 points each, Tuohey 2, and Steven Secore 2. The Mustangs led at halftime, 28-9.
Leading 32-16 heading into the fourth quarter, Medina pushed their lead to 20 points by putting up a 12-8 advantage in the last quarter. Jackson Tuohey had 8 points in the period while Matthew Kennedy and Thomas Miesch each had two.
Tuohey finished with 12, McGill 10, Shingleton 8, Kennedy 4, Miesch 4, Hinckley 2, Lowery 2, Secore 2)
Medina’s next game is at 5 p.m. Friday at home against Lockport.
Lady Rams rally late to lock up N-O title
Roy-Hart rallied in the bottom of the seventh inning to nip visiting Barker 8-7 this afternoon and lock up the Niagara-Orleans League softball championship.
The Lady Rams scored twice in the bottom of the seventh inning on RBI hits by Maria Peracciny and Lila Brigham to improve to 10-0 on the season and claim a third N-O title in the last five years. The rally also included a key bunt single by Hayley Hilburn.
Roy-Hart now holds a three game lead with just two games remaining.
Barker had rallied into a 7-6 lead by scoring once in the sixth on a home run by Samantha Murphy and once in the top of the seventh on a double by Peyton Bradley.
Lily Monthony also had 3 hits, including a home run, on the day for Barker.
Reanna Perkins had a two-run homer for Roy-Hart which also got a pair of hits from Hilburn, Kaitlin Mettler and Juliana Buscarino.
Barker is now 5-3.
In another N-O game, Akron defeated Newfane 15-10.
G-R Baseball
Holley 11, Byron-Bergen 10
Holley scored a run in the seventh inning on an RBI single by Broek Ostrom to nip Byron-Bergen 11-10 in a Genesee Region League game. The late rally was also aided by hits by Kalen Brady and Brenden Trowbridge.
Ostrom finished with a total of 5 hits as Brady and Trowbridge each had 3 and Miles Lammes 2.
N-O Tennis
Albion wins season finale
Albion trimmed Newfane 3-2 this afternoon to finish the N-O season at 7-5.
The Purple Eagles claimed the win on singles wins by the trio of Carson Bader, Leo Bolton and James Beach.
Albion also completed a 3-2 win over Newfane from a match suspended earlier in the season.
In that match the Purple Eagles got wins from Bolton at second singles, Beach at third singles and by the second doubles team of Emily Graham – Aiden Miller.
In a Genesee Region League match, Oakfield-Alabama defeated Kendall 4-1.
Golf
Holley defeats Pembroke
Holley defeated Pembroke 234-243 in a G-R golf match today.
Gavin Baney and Lance Babcock shared medalist honors for the Hawks with rounds of 47.
Lacrosse
Eden tops Medina
Building up a 10-2 half-time advantage, Eden went on to defeat visiting Medina 21-2 this evening in a non league lacrosse game.
Josh Wilson and Cayden Lilleby each scored a goal for Medina which next visits Gowanda on Thursday.
Roy-Hart sweeps Medina in N-O track

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Scoring wins in the 100 at today’s meet at Medina were Medina’s Maddy Rutledge and Roy-Hart’s Trent Choate who here surges across the finish line. Rutledge was a triple winner and Choate a double winner on the day.
Roy-Hart scored a sweep over host Medina in a Niagara-Orleans League track meet today winning the boys’ competition 82-48 and the girls’ 78-53.
Brandin Allen was a triple winner for the Roy-Hart boys in the 110 Hurdles, 400 Hurdles and High Jump while Trent Choate doubled in the 100 and 200 and Jay Heideman in the 1600 and 3200. Chris Ulrich also took the 400 and Ronan Klug the 800 for the Rams.
Medina had Bryson Costich double in the Long Jump and Triple Jump, Roosevelt Mitchell win the Shotput and David Vanderwalker the Discus.
In the girls’ meet for Roy-Hart, Nadia White doubled in the 800 and Triple Jump and Alexis Cacciatore in the 200 and 400.
The Lady Rams also had Amelia Konstanty win the 1500, Julia Miles the 400 Hurdles, Marisa Bryant the 3000 and Sophia Santella the Pole Vault.
Maddy Rutledge was a triple winner for Medina in the 100, Long Jump and High Jump.
The Mustangs also had Ellie Roath win the 100 Hurdles, Tatiana Baity the Shotput and Phallon Rivera the Discus.

Roy-Hart’s Andrew Ossont and Medina’s Conor Crandall are shown during the 3200 Relay.
Win caps third straight 6-0 boys N-O track championship season for Purple Eagles

Photo by Tom Rivers – Albion’s Ellwood Hafner in action in the pole vault during today’s win at Wilson which locked up the N-O title for the Purple Eagles.
Capping off a third straight 6-0 title season, Albion bested host Wilson 85-56 this afternoon to close out the Niagara-Orleans League boys track dual meet season.
Brian Spall was a double winner in the 110 Hurdles and 400 Hurdles for Albion which also got individual event victories from Sh’kwe Riley (400), Orion Groth (800), Ozzie Matos (200) Brendan Lebaron (Shotput) and Jahmeek Riley (High Jump).
Paul Smith was a triple winner for Wilson in the 100, Long Jump and Triple Jump while Jayden Ruble doubled in the 1600 and 3200.
Wilson did gain a split on the day by downing Albion in the girls’ meet 74-62.
Maddie Schultz was a triple winner in the High Jump. 100 Hurdles and 400 Hurdles for Wilson as Madelyn Jowdy doubled in the 800 and 1500.
For Albion, Abby Scanlan won both the 100 and 200, S’koi Sanders the Triple Jump and 400, Bri Haines the Pole Vault and Lilly Zambito the Discus.
Newfane girls Claim N-O title
A classic regular season clash of unbeatens between 5-0 Newfane and 5-0 Akron this afternoon came down to the final relay event to decide the N-O girls’ track championship.
Newfane’s quartet of Steph Chunco, Anna Chunco, Cat Ersing and Leah Siegmann scored a victory in that 1600 relay to earn the Lady Panthers the title.
Mel Myers was a triple winner on the day for Newfane in the Long Jump, High Jump and Triple Jump while Akron’s Lauren Wagner doubled in the 800 and 1500.
Newfane also downed Akron in the boys’ meet 93-48.
Max Czekj doubled in the 110 Hurdles and 400 Hurdles for Newfane as did Will Chubb in the 1600 and 3200 for Akron.
One run contest highlights Women’s openers
The Medina Women’s Softball League’s opening night Monday featured a tight contest as 810 Meadworks/The HempHouse nipped White Birch 17-16.
Bridget Tower started off the power inning hitting in the third inning sparking 810 Meadworks/HempHouse to an 8 run uprising which also includeed a two-run homer by Kelsey Schmitt.
White Birch answered back in the third bringing the score to 8-6.
In the sixth inning 810 Meadworks/HempHouse rallied with two out on runs scored by Suzy White, Alishia Foss, Tower, Kelly Jo Pritchard, Melissa Prince, Halle Deuil and Randi Scholes.
White Birch fought back in the sixth pulling to within one but 810 Meadworks/HempHouse was able to hold them for the win.
Next week, 810 Meadworks/HempHouse plays Banes at Jr Wilson field 1 at 7 p.m.
Jr. Wilson 1 27, NYSCOPBA 7
Scoring early and often, Jr. Wilson plated 10 runs in the top of the first inning on six singles and then a grand slam from Jaclyn Guzdek. Jr.
Wilson 1 then scored twice in the second inning on a 2-run blast to right field by Jessica Rosenbeck.
Adding to their lead in the third, Jr. Wilson would tack on five more. After singles from Butchie Stockwell and Penny Roath, Stormi Kruger stepped to the plate and belted a 3-run home run to right center. Sara Flansburg added a single, and was hit home by another home run shot from Rosenbeck.
NYSCOPBA picked away at Jr. Wilson’s lead in the third by adding two runs on two hits and an error, making it a 15-6 ball game. Jr. Wilson pulled away in the fourth though, adding another 10 runs on eight hits, including a grand slam from Flansburg.
Rosenbeck finished the day 4-4 with 2 homeruns, and 4 runs scored. Flansburg had three hits, while Guzdek, Kruger, Jodi Zacher, Bri Guzdek, Michelle Crandall, Stockwell, Roath and Kaitlyn Miller all finished with two hits.
Jr. Wilson 1 next plays Banes on Monday at 6 p.m. at the Jr. Wilson’s field 1





