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Lyndonville blanks Pembroke in G-R softball

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 9 May 2022 at 7:17 pm

Scoring in five different innings, Lyndonville blanked Pembroke 10-0 this afternoon to improve to 9-0 in Genesee Region League softball action and 12-0 overall.

Haley Shaffer hurled the shutout in the circle scattering 4 hits and striking out 5.

At the plate, Ella Lewis banged out three hits for the Lady Tigers including a home run and a double with 4 RBIs. Shaffer also helped her own cause with a double and a sacrifice fly and a total of 3 RBIs. Gracie Johnson and Bri Krisher also each drove in a run.

Lyndonville next hosts Wheatland-Chili in a doubleheader at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Kendall 20, Wheatland-Chili 2

Julie Coble and Lauren Pilon both had 3 hits including a double and triple, Brooke Rodas 3 and winning pitcher Sara Mattle 2 to lead the way for Kendall.

Holley 11, Elba 10

Holley pushed across two runs in the seventh inning on a sacrifice fly by Tatum Gagne, which drove in the tying run, and a bases loaded hit batter, which plated the game winner, to nip Elba 11-10. A hit by Sara Kingdollar, a walk an a hit batter loaded the bases to set up the threat.

Kingdollar finished with 3 hits as Hailey Herring and AJ Botello both had 2.

Holley tennis team scores special win

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 9 May 2022 at 7:06 pm

Contributed Photo – The Holley Varsity tennis team dedicated today’s match against Alexander to Ella Richards-Dyson. Ella has been part of the Holley tennis program but was recently diagnosed with Lymphoma which has altered her opportunity to play. Members of the Holley team are shown here wearing green Ella Strong t-shirts in support of her. Holley bested Alexander 3-2 in the special Genesee Region League match. Cavan Bennage, Cora Bennage and Jmes Tette all scored singles wins for the Hawks which also got a victory at first doubles from the duo of Mason Neale – Drew Carlston.

Women’s Softball season opens Monday

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 8 May 2022 at 3:29 pm

The Medina Women’s Softball League will open its season with a slate of six games Monday evening.

The ‘A’ League games at Jr. Wilson will have White Birch playing a doubleheader against Banes at 6 p.m. and Hemp House/810 Meadworks at 7 p.m. and Jr. Wilson 1 vs. NYSCOPBA at 7 p.m.

The “B” League contests at Butts Park will have Medina VFW playing a twin bill against Jr. Wilson 2 at 6 p.m. and Just Us at 7 p.m. and Lizzy & Lyric vs. Mera Hair Co. at 7 p.m.

League seasons get underway at Hickory Ridge

Contributed Story Posted 8 May 2022 at 3:26 pm

Mother nature hasn’t been kind to area golf courses and leagues.

The season finally got a start at Hickory Ridge with the Ladies Night Out league playing in horrible conditions on Tuesday. Despite the cold and wet Deb Wood shot low gross with a 40. She also carded the only birdie on the night. Melissa Cotter and Aleta Maynard both shot 45. Cotter was low net with a 34 and Sue Gay was next with a 38.

Men’s leagues on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday nights along with the Senior League on Thursday morning will be kicking off this week thanks to the forecasted great weather. In addition, the first members’ tournament of the Hickory Ridge Golf Association will be held this upcoming Saturday. Tee times and pairings have already been sent to participants.

If you would like any information on leagues, the Golf Association or tournaments please stop in or call the pro shop at 638-4653.

N-O diamond title race heads into stretch run

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 8 May 2022 at 8:47 am

A three way race for the Niagara-Orleans League baseball championship will begin heading into the stretch run this week.

Roy-Hart at 6-1 currently holds a half game lead over 6-2 Medina and two game advantage over 6-3 Akron.

Roy-Hart will face Barker in a home-and-home series on Monday (at Barker) and Wednesday and will then entertain Akron on Friday. The Rams will then close out the N-O season by visiting Akron on May 17 and Albion on May 18. Albion will also host Akron on May 19.

Medina faces a home-and-home series against Wilson on Monday (at Wilson) and Wednesday. The Mustangs will then close out the N-O campaign with a home-and-home series against Barker on May 18 and 19.

Undefeated at 8-0 and currently holding a two game lead, the Roy-Hart softball squad will close out the N-O campaign with four games this week. The Lady Rams will host Wilson on Monday, Barker on Tuesday, Albion on Wednesday and visit Barker on Friday.

The Lyndonville softball squad, which is off to an 11-0 start to the season, also faces a busy week of four Genesee Region League contests. The Lady Tigers will visit Pembroke on Monday, host Wheatland-Chili on Wednesday and visit Notre Dame on Friday and Byron-Bergen on Saturday.

In N-O girls track the title will be decided on Tuesday in a clash of unbeatens as 5-0 Akron hosts 5-0 Newfane.

Weekly Schedule
Monday
Baseball – Medina at Wilson, Albion at Newfane, Roy-Hart at Barker, 4:45 p.m.; Pembroke at Lyndonville, Holley at Elba, 5 p.m.
Softball – Akron at Medina, Wilson at Roy-Hart, Barker at Newfane, 4:45 p.m.; Lyndonville at Pembroke, Elba at Holley, Kendall at Wheatland-Chili, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Roy-Hart at Wilson, Newfane at Barker, Akron at Medina, Alexander at Holley, Kendall at Attica, 4 p.m.

Tuesday
Baseball – Byron-Bergen at Holley, 5 p.m.
Softball – Northstar at Kendall, 4:30 p.m.; Barker at Roy-Hart, Newfane at Akron, 4:45 p.m.
Tennis – Wilson at Medina, Oakfield-Alabama at Kendall, 4 p.m.
Golf – Pembroke at Holley, Wheatland-Chili at Kendall, 3:30 p.m.
Track – Roy-Hart at Medina, Albion at Wilson, Newfane at Akron, 4:30 p.m.
Lacrosse – Medina at Eden, 7 p.m.

Wednesday
Baseball – Newfane at Albion, Barker at Roy-Hart, 4:45 p.m.; Lyndonville at Oakfield-Alabama, Pembroke at Kendall, 5 p.m.; Wilson at Medina, 7 p.m.
Softball – Barker at Medina, Albion at Roy-Hart, Wilson at Akron, 4:45 p.m.; Wheatland-Chili at Lyndonville, Oakfield-Alabama at Holley, Kendall at Pembroke, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Pembroke at Holley, Newfane at Albion, Barker at Roy-Hart, 4 p.m.
Track – Lyndonville at Kendall, Notre Dame at Holley, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday
Baseball – Kendall at Attica, 5 p.m.
Softball – Barker at Wilson, 4:45 p.m.; Attica at Holley, Alexander at Kendall, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Holley at Kendall, 4 p.m.
Track – Wilson at Roy-Hart, 4:30 p.m.
Lacrosse – Medina at Gowanda, 5 p.m.

Friday
Baseball – Barker at Albion, Akron at Roy-Hart, Newfane at Wilson, 4:45 p.m.; Notre Dame at Lyndonville, Pembroke at Holley, 5 p.m.; Medina at Depew, 7 p.m.
Softball – Roy-Hart at Barker, 4:45 p.m.; Lyndonville at Notre Dame, Holley at Pembroke, 5 p.m.; Newfane at Albion, 7:15 p.m.
Tennis – Attica at Holley, Barker at Roy-Hart, 4 p.m.

Saturday
Baseball – Kendall at Northstar, 12 p.m.
Softball – Lyndonville at Byron-Bergen, 11 a.m.

N-O Standings
Baseball – Roy-Hart 6-1, Medina 6-2, Akron 6-3, Albion 3-4, Barker 2-5, Newfane 2-6, Wilson 2-6
Softball – Roy-Hart 8-0, Barker 4-2, Wilson 6-3, Akron 5-4, Albion 4-6, Medina 2-8, Newfane 1-7
Tennis – Akron 11-0, Wilson 7-3, Barker 6-4, Albion 5-5, Newfane 4-5, Roy-Hart 1-8, Medina 0-9
Boys Track – Albion 5-0, Wilson 3-0, Roy-Hart 2-1-1, Medina 2-1, Newfane 1-2-1, Akron 1-4, Barker 0-6
Girls Track – Akron 5-0, Newfane 5-0, Roy-Hart 2-2, Medina 2-3, Wilson 1-3, Albion 1-4, Barker 1-5

Lady Tigers down Attica to go to 11-0

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 7 May 2022 at 5:58 pm

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Brianna Krisher gets the force out on Attica’s Lilian Koch at second base during the host Lady Tigers win this afternoon.

Improving to 11-0, Lyndonville downed visiting Attica 12-2 in a Genesee Region League softball game this afternoon.

Lyndonville took the lead for good by scoring four times in the first inning as winning pitcher Haley Shaffer
had an RBI double and Ella Lewis an RBI single.

The Lady Tigers quickly upped the lead to 8-1 by tallying four times in the second inning as a sacrifice fly by Shaffer plated one run and a single by Brooke Robinson another.

Lyndonville tacked on two runs in the third on a double by Addison Dillenbeck and a sacrifice fly by Lewis and two in the fifth on a double by Lewis and single by Dillenbeck.

Lewis finished with 3 hits as Dillenbeck and Gracie Johnson both had 2.

In the circle, Shaffer scattered 6 hits and struck out 3.

Holley 24, Wheatland-Chili 0
Holley blanked Wheatland-Chili 24-0 in another G-R contest as Tia Hoffarth and Hailey Herring both had 3 hits and Grace McKeon and Tatum Gagne 2 each.

Hoffarth, who also struck out 8 in the circle, drove in 5 runs and Herring, whose hits included a triple, plated 4.

G-R Baseball
Lyndonville and Kendall bow
Attica edged Lyndonville 4-2 and Notre Dame trimmed Kendall 7-5 in G-R baseball action today.

Lyndonville tied the game at 2-2 by scoring twice in the sixth inning on a walk, a double by Michael Marker and a single by Jack Whipple. The Tigers then got two runners aboard in the seventh after a single by Trenton Muck and a walk but couldn’t capitalize.

Muck, who had 2 hits on the day, struck out 5 and allowed 4 hits on the mound.

A five run second inning keyed Notre Dame to the win over Kendall which got a pair of hits from Louis Conte.

Local athletes place high at Pembroke Invit.

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 7 May 2022 at 3:02 pm

Several local athletes earned top three finishes at the Pembroke Invitational on Friday evening.

The boys’ 100 was a local 1-2-3 sweep as Albion’s Ozzie Matos won, Roy-Hart’s Trent Choate placed second and Albion’s Jahmeek Riley took  third. Riley also placed second in the High Jump

Medina’s Maddie Rutledge won the girls’ Long Jump and took third in the High Jump.

The Mustangs also had Bryson Costich place second in the Triple Jump.

Roy-Hart’s Nadia White placed second in both the 800 and Triple Jump.

The Rams also had Chris Ulrich place third in the 200.

Albion’s Bri Haines took second in the pole vault, Cencere Lowe second in the Long Jump, Abby Scanlan third in the 100 and Nicholas Harling third in the High Jump.

Holley netters post win over Byron-Bergen

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 6 May 2022 at 8:15 pm

Holley downed Byron-Bergen 4-1 this afternoon to improve to 5-2 in Genesee Region League tennis action.

Cavan Bennage won at first singles and James Tette at second singles for Holley which also got victories from the doubles teams of Mason Neale – Drew Carlston and Kirsstin – Louise Althoff – Ashanty Gonzalez.

In another G-R match, Alexander downed Kendall 3-2 to improve to 7-1.

Wins by Kyle Dehelys and Austin Kwitowski at the first two singles spots led the way for Alexander while Gabriel Prest won at third singles for Kendall.

Akron 5, Roy-Hart 0
Having already locked up a fourth straight title, Akron shutout Roy-Hart 5-0 this afternoon to improve to 11-0 in N-O tennis competition.

Will Chubb, Caleb Suckow and Emma Corbett all scored singles wins to lead the way for Akron.

The Tigers also got wins from the doubles teams of Sean Brennan – Sean OShaughnessy and Will Akin – Mason Towlson.

In other N-O matches, Barker trimmed Albion 3-2 to improve to 6-4 and Wilson (7-3) edged Newfane (4-5) 3-2 1/2.

Barker got wins from the doubles teams of Cameron Kiner – Aidan Mescall and Kevin Hadsell – Levi Hauser and from Willard Nellist at third singles.

Albion, which is now 5-5 took the first two singles spots on wins by Carson Bader and Leo Bolton.

Roy-Hart girls top Medina to go to 8-0

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 6 May 2022 at 8:00 pm

Front-running Roy-Hart posted a 16-3 win over visiting Medina this afternoon to improve to 8-0 in Niagara-Orleans League softball competition.

Winning pitcher Reanna Perkins, who registered 9 strikeouts in the circle, also helped herself at the plate by banging out a two-run home run and a single.

Maria Peracciny and Molly Russell both chipped in with doubles for the Lady Rams. Peracciny had a total of 3 RBIs.

Iyla Lilleby had a triple and a home run for Medina which is now 2-8.

Wilson 14, Albion 12
Bella Lemke had 4 hits and Rian Faery a home run to highlight the offense for Wilson ins a 14-12 win over Albion.

Mackenzie Snook and Kenzi Hapeman both had 3 hits for Albion as Aly Knaak and Leah Pritchard each had 2.

Wilson is now 6-3 and Albion 4-6.

Kendall 6, Oakfield-Alabama 4

A first inning triple play from pitcher Sara Mattle to first baseman Lauren Pilon to second baseman Grace Levett sparked Kendall to a 6-4 Genesee Region League win over Oakfield-Alabama.

Shelby Kruger had 3 hits, including a double, to lead Kendall at the plate.

Purple Eagles complete sweep of Lakemen

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 6 May 2022 at 7:52 pm

Completing a home-and-home series sweep, Albion downed visiting Wilson 11-3 in a Niagara-Orleans League game this afternoon.

Dallas Ecker went the distance on the mound for Albion scattering 6 hits and striking out 5 while Amari Jones and Javon Jones each banged out three hits to lead the offense.

Leading by a narrow 5-3 margin, the Purple Eagles put a lock on the win by erupting for 6 runs in the sixth inning as Amari Jones, Jacob Hughson and Brendan Lebaron each had an RBI single.

Albion is now 3-4 and Wilson 2-6 in N-O action.

Newfane 3, Akron 2

Newfane nipped Akron 3-2 as Brady Harrington pitched a complete game with 8 strikeouts.

At the plate for the Panthers, Gerhig Wilson had 2 hits and 2 RBIs and scored the winning run on a single by Tyler Baes.

The loss drops Akron to 6-3 and two games behind front-running Roy-Hart (6-1) while Newfane improves to 2-6.

In a Genesee Region League game Oakfield-Alabama downed Holley 8-3.