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Mustangs to host Rams for Class B2 title
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina will host rival Roy-Hart for the Section VI Class B2 title on Saturday. Here Medina’s Aiden Paul dives back to second base during the Mustangs regular season game against Roy-Hart at Gasport. Rams second baseman Ethan Kuzma awaits the throw as shortstop Thomas Russo III backs up the play.
Two very familiar foes will meet for the Section VI Class B2 baseball championship Saturday as top seeded Medina will host No. 3 Roy-Hart at 2 p.m. at Vets Park.
This marks the third straight season that the Mustangs and Rams have met in a sectional championship game. Medina downed Roy-Hart 15-4 for the overall Section VI Class B title in 2019 after the Rams had bested the Mustangs 4-2 for the Class B2 title in 2018.
Medina scored a pair of regular season wins over Roy-Hart by margin of 9-0 and 9-1 in route to a 12-0 Niagara-Orleans League title campaign. The league losses were the only ones for Roy-Hart which finished in the runner-up spot at 10-2.
The Mustangs advanced to the sectional finals by defeating No. 8 seed Southwestern 10-0 in the quarterfinals and No. 5 Akron 7-3 in the semis while the Rams bested No. 6 Maritime 14-4 in the quarterfinals and No. 7 Cleveland Hill 12-2 in the semis.
Both teams have received plenty of run producing power throughout their lineups during the season.
For Medina, Zack Fike, who is hitting .466, has driven in a team high 29 runs while AJ Seefeldt (.296 ave.) has 20 RBI, Corey Saj (.298) 16 RBI, Brian Fry (.451 ave.) 14 RBI, Alex Doval (.356 ave.) 13 RBI, Aiden Paul (.261 ave.) 11 RBI, Xander Payne (.349 ave.) 9 RBI, Austin Mosher (.237 ave.) 9 RBI and Joe Cecchini (.275 ave.) 8 RBI. Fike and Cecchini have each hit two home runs and Fry one.
For Roy-Hart, Brayden Hy, who is hitting .431, has a team leading 22 RBI while Noah Stern (.387 ave.) has 20, Thomas Russo III (.377 ave.) 12 RBI, Ryan Mettler (.400 ave.) 12 RBI, Jake Gould (.260 ave.) 9 RBI, Zach Duewigger (.208 ave.) 9 RBI, John Conley (.304 ave.) 8 RBI) and Hunter Babel (.294 ave.) 8 RBI.
On the mound for Medina, Fike has registered 67 strikeouts, Payne 49 and Paul 37. For Roy-Hart, Russo has notched 78 strikeouts and Mettler 34.
Medina’s starting ‘9’ includes five seniors – Fry (shortstop), Seefeldt (second base), Mosher (catcher), Saj (centerfield) and Doval (right field); three juniors – Fike (pitcher/first base), Cecchini (third base) and Payne (pitcher/outfield) and one sophomore – Paul (pitcher/first base/outfield).
The Mustangs roster also includes the outfield trio of seniors Jack Rutkowski and Jacob Velesko and junior Hayden Woodroe.
Roy-Hart starts four freshman (Hy, Gould, Dawson Draper and Ethan Kuzma) and one sophomore (Russo) on a squad which also has three seniors (Stern, Babel and Duewigger) and four juniors (Conley, Mettler, Jay Heideman and Gavyn Boyle who is currently out with an injury).
Medina brings a 15-1 overall record into the title contest while Roy-Hart is 13-3.
Albion girls roll to U19 Division soccer win
Getting goal production from five different players, Albion rolled to a 7-1 victory over host Avon Tuesday in a Rochester District Youth Soccer League girls U19 Division game.
Abby Scanlan scored three goals for Albion as Nicolina Creasey, Olivia Krenning, Halee Passarell and Kenzi Hapeman each had one.
Albion, which is now 2-0, blanked LeRoy 2-0 in the season opener.
In a girls U16 Division game Monday Albion lost 2-0 to Rush-Henrietta.
Medina/Lyndonville U17 bows
Host West Seneca scored two goals in the final 10 minutes to down Medina/Lyndonville United 3-1 Wednesday in a Buffalo and Western New York Youth Soccer League boys U17 Division game.
The game was tied 1-1 at the half as Cole Seefeldt scored on a penalty kick for M-L United.
Albion’s Shabazz scores win at sectionals
Contributed Photos – Albion’s Chris Shabazz placed in the top four in three events and Medina’s Devin Griffin took third in the Pentathlon at today’s Section VI Division II championships held at Falconer.
Albion High senior Chris Shabazz took first place honors in the High Jump (6-0) at the Section VI Division II track championships held today at Falconer.
Shabazz had a big day as he also placed second in the Triple Jump, fifth in the Long Jump and was a member of the Purple Eagles third place finishing 400 Relay team which also included Ozzie Matos, Jameek Riley and Tony Freeman.
Albion’s Sh’kwe Riley also placed fifth in the 800.
Medina’s Devin Griffin placed third in the Pentathlon and Roy-Hart’s Nadia White took fifth in the Triple Jump.
The Newfane girls had a big day as Ashlan Joseph won the 100 Hurdles and took second in the 400 Hurdles, Leah Siegmann placed second in the Steeplechase and Mel Myers took fourth in both the Long Jump and Triple Jump.
Akron’s Lauren Wagner placed fourth in the 1500 and fifth in the 3000.
Medina rallies past Akron in Class B2 semi
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina second baseman AJ Seefeldt tries to turn a double play after taking a throw from third baseman Joe Cecchini during this afternoon’s sectional semifinal win over Akron at Vets Park as Jake Mazza slides into second for the Tigers.
Coming from behind top seeded Medina bested Niagara-Orleans League foe No. 5 seed Akron 7-3 this afternoon in the Section VI Class B2 semifinals at Vets Park.
Medina will now host another N-O rival, No. 3 seed Roy-Hart, in the B2 championship game at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Rams downed No. 7 Cleveland Hill 12-2 in the other semifinal.
Trailing 3-1, Medina regained the lead for good by erupting for five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Winning pitcher Xander Payne delivers a pitch for the Mustangs.
A leadoff home run by Zack Fike ignited the decisive uprising.
A single by Joe Cecchini, a sacrifice bunt by Alex Doval and a walk then put two runners aboard and the Mustangs were quick to capitalize on back-to-back RBI singles by Austin Mosher and Corey Saj.
Then, after an intentional walk to Brian Fry loaded the bases, AJ Seefeldt capped off the uprising with a two out, two-run single to up the Mustangs lead to 6-3.
The Mustangs tacked on an insurance run in the sixth on an RBI single by Mosher who had a total of three hits on the day. One out singles by Doval and Aidan Paul set up the threat.
Medina also got off to a quick start scoring once in the first on an RBI sacrifice fly by Fike which plated Fry who had led off with a double.
Akron though pulled into a 3-1 lead by scoring three times in the top of the fourth on four walks, a wild pitch and just one hit, a two-run single by Andrew Bower.
However, the lead didn’t last out the inning as Medina answered right back with the decisive five run uprising in the home half of the frame to move back on top to stay.
Xander Payne picked up the win on the mound allowing 3 hits and striking out 8 in six and two-thirds innings of work. Fike came on to register a strikeout for the game’s final out.
Medina had also defeated Akron twice during the N-O season by scores of 15-1 and 3-2 in 9 innings.
Medina third baseman Joe Cecchini waits to tag out Akron’s Andrew Romesser.
Roy-Hart ousts Cleve Hill to gain B2 final
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Noah Stern had a three-run triple to cap off Roy-Hart’s sectional semifinal win over Cleveland Hill this afternoon.
Scoring early and often No. 3 seed Roy-Hart posted a 12-2 five inning run rule victory over No. 7 Cleveland Hill in a Section VI Class B2 semifinal game this afternoon at Gasport.
Trailing 2-1, Roy-Hart took charge with back-to-back four run scoring bursts in the second and third innings.
Hits by John Conley and Brayden Hy highlighted the second inning uprising. Doubles by Jake Gould and Thomas Russo III along with a single by Ryan Mettler then keyed the third inning surge.
The Rams later wrapped up the win in the fifth inning on a three-run triple by Noah Stern.
Hy finished with three hits as Stern and Russo both had two.
Mettler picked up the win on the mound scattering 5 hits and striking out 4 over the five innings.
Roy-Hart will now visit top seeded Medina in the B2 championship game at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Medina will host Akron in B2 semi Wednesday
Top seeded Medina will face a very familiar opponent in the Section VI Class B2 semifinals as the Mustangs will host Niagara-Orleans League foe No. 5 seed Akron at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Vets Park.
Akron advanced by blanking host No. 4 Eden 3-0 in the quarterfinals this afternoon as Mitchell Holtz pitched a 4 hitter with 7 strikeouts.
At the plate for the Tigers, Holtz and Drew Romesser both had RBI sacrifices and Kyle Swift and RBI single.
Medina, which advanced with a 10-0 quarterfinal win over No. 8 Southwestern Monday, defeated Akron twice during the N-O season by margins of 15-1 and 3-2 in 9 innings. The later contest at Vets Park was the Mustangs closest call in route to compiling a 12-0 N-O title season.
Wednesday’s other B2 semifinal will have No. 3 Roy-Hart hosting No. 7 Cleveland Hill at 5 p.m.
Roy-Hart ousted No. 6 Maritime 14-4 and Cleve Hill bested No. 2 Olmsted 7-3 in the quarterfinals on Monday.
Section VI softball
No. 3 Fredonia defeated No. 2 Akron 8-3 in a Class B2 semifinal.
Jr. Wilson 1 rallies late for win; Banes rolls
Jr Wilson 1 came back down four runs in the top of the 7th to beat Bent’s Opera House 15-13 on Monday night in Medina’s women’s softball league.
Sara Flansburg led off with a single followed by Justine Daniels to start the rally. Four walks and a single scored 2 runs. Flansburg came up again and ripped a 2 run double.
Bent’s came back and scored 2 in the bottom of the 7th to keep it close but could not capitalize.
Daniels, Kaitlyn Miller and Chasity Chinn all finished with 2 hits.
Michelle Crandall was 2-4 with a double and Jessica Rosenbeck was 2-2 with a 3 run triple.
Kelsey Schmitt was 5-5 with a double, Alisha Foss was 3-4 and Cathy Schmitt 3-4 with a double to lead Bent’s Opera House.
Jr. 1 faces off against White Birch next Monday at 7pm in hopes of staying undefeated.
Banes 16, Hojacks 2
Banes likewise stayed undefeated at 5-0 by downing Hojacks 16-2.
Banes scored 4 runs in the second inning on singles by Rileigh McCabe, Patti Page, Danielle Cervone and a triple by Morgan Allis.
Banes then broke the contest open with6 runs in the third on singles by Connie Heschke, Sue Seefeldt, Jen Masse, Robin Blaun, Kathy Allen, McCabe and a double by Page.
Banes also tallied 6 times in the fourth frame on singles by Morgan Allis, Jessica Carpenter, Heschke, Seefelt, Jen Masse and McCabe.
McCabe, who also picked up the win in the circle, went 3-3,Page 2-3 with a double and Allis 2-3 with a triple.
Banes next faces Genesee Foods next Monday at 6 p.m. at Jr. Wilson 1.
Roy-Hart ousts Maritime to open B2 playoffs
Scoring in every inning, No. 3 seed Roy-Hart downed N. 6 Maritime 14-4 in a Section VI Class B2 quarterfinal this afternoon at Gasport.
Braydon Hy had 3 hits and 6 RBI to lead the attack for Roy-Hart as Hunter Babel and Ryan Mettler both chipped in with a pair of hits. Babel’s hits included a home run as Noah Stern had a triple and Mettler, Hy and John Conley each had a double.
The Rams scored 4 quick runs in the first inning and also tallied 4 times in the fourth.
Thomas Russo III pitched the first 4 innings of the run rule contest for the Rams allowing 2 hits and striking out 10.
Roy-Hart will next host No. 7 Cleveland Hill in the semifinals at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Cleve Hill ousted no. 2 Olmsted.
Class B2 softball sectionals
Medina, Roy-Hart bow
No. 2 Akron downed No. 7 Medina 12-1 and No. 3 Fredonia bested No. 6 Roy-Hart 11-0 this afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class B2 softball playoffs.
Jenelle Kieffer pitched a one hitter with 9 strikeouts for Akron which broke the game open early by erupting for nine runs in the second inning.
Mustangs roll in Class B2 sectional opener
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Joe Cecchini steals third base as Dustin Hendrix defends for Southwestern. The action took place during the Mustangs sectional win over the Trojans this afternoon at Vets Park.
Ignited by a big first inning scoring burst top seeded Medina went on to defeat No. 8 Southwestern 10-0 this afternoon in a Section VI Class B2 quarterfinal round playoff game at Vets Park.
The Mustangs took charge at the outset erupting for six runs in the first inning on an RBI bunt single by AJ Seefeldt, a run producing fielders choice play off the bat of Alex Doval, an RBI single by Aidan Paul, a two-run triple by Corey Saj and a wild pitch. Brian Fry led off the frame with a walk and stole second to spark the uprising.
Zach Fike hurled a one hit shutout for the Mustangs.
Medina later put a lock on the five inning run rule contest by scoring four times in the bottom of the fourth on a two-run single by winning pitcher Zach Fike, an RBI single by Paul and a wild pitch for a 10-0 lead. A single by Xander Payne followed by two walks loaded the bases to set up the threat.
Fike, who allowed only one hit and struck out 10, then closed out the win by registering three strikeouts in the top of the fifth.
Improving to 14-1 overall, Medina will now host a B2 semifinal contest at 5 p.m. Wednesday against the winner of Tuesday’s No. 5 Akron at No. 4 Eden quarterfinal.
Southwestern finishes the season at 6-7.
Medina’s Xander Payne steals second base ahead of a throw to Southwestern shortstop Aidan Kennedy.
Championship round next for Axe League
The Meadworks Axe Throwing League will hold its championship round on Wednesday beginning at 6 p.m.
The match ups for the single elimination bracket are as follows: No. 1 Mother Chuckers vs. No. 8 Hack Job Moo Cows, No. 4 Pain in the Axe vs. No. 5 Celtic Bastards, No. 2 Falco’s Mercenaries vs. No. 7 Bustin Axes and No. 3 We Like Big Axes vs. No. 6 Great Axpectations.
The league has also announced the following award winners: Bullseye Champion – David McArther (41), Most Improved – Bey Woodward and Knockout Award – Cindy Culver-Davis.
