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Sandstone scores two Midget League wins
Sandstone scored a pair of wins this past week, 19-12 over Carlton and 7-2 over Rotary, to improve to 4-0 in Albion Midget League action.
Trailing 12-11, Sandstone pulled out the win over Carlton by scoring eight runs in the sixth inning highlighted by a two-run home run by Drew Pritchard, a two-run triple by Elliot Trapess and a two-run double by Wesley LeFrois.
Gavin Boyce had a two-run double and Colin McMullen a two-run homer to help give Carlton the 12-11 lead.
Omer Fugate then registered 17 strikeouts on the mound for Sandtone in the win over Rotary.
At the plate, Brayden Ryder had a two-run single in the first inning and Trapess a two-run double in the second for Sandstone.
Dennis Mathes had a home run and Liam Leader a triple for Rotary which got a 10 strikeout effort on the mound from Noah Harrison.
In the other game, Rotary downed Barre/Elba 13-1.
Standings: Sandstone 4-0, Carlton 2-2, Rotary 2-2, Barre/Elba 0-4.
Leagues are busy at Hickory Ridge
It was another busy week at Hickory Ridge.
The Ladies Night Out League on Tuesday kicked things off with Deb Wood posting the low gross with a 40 followed closely by Patty Pfister with a 42 and Marcia Zambito with a 43. Zambito, Laura Shop and Ann Barton each posted a 29 net. Birdies were recorded by Wood, Marion Gerhardy, Carol Lowell and Pfister.
Jan Palmer and Deb Wood and tied for first in the league standings with Dona Hazen and Karen Berlew. Margie Page and Marcia Zambito are in third with Kathy Babbit and Cindy Roberts in fourth.
Tim Hendrickson shot low gross with a 40 for the Men’s Wednesday Night League. Hendrickson, Raymont Daniels and Bob Wyant shared low gross with a 36 and shot the only birdies on the night.
Daniels and Hendrickson lead the league with 43.5 points. The Denniston’s are in second with 36 followed closely by Connolly and Powers with 35.5.
Soria and Spencer lead the Men’s Traveling League on Thursday with 116 points. Barry and Froman are in second with 112 points and Burgess and Eaton hold down third with 104. Gene Ashe, Barry Flansberg and Wes Bedford each shot 42 for low gross. Tim Hallenbeck and Don Draper posted the only birdies on the tough back nine.
No reports from the two Monday night leagues or the Thursday Senior League.
Mustangs will host Trojans for sectionals again – this time on the diamond on Monday
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s AJ Seefeldt and his Mustang teammates will host Southwestern Monday in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class B2 baseball playoffs.
For the second time in as many months Medina will host Southwestern at Vets Park in a key postseason sectional contest.
Last month Medina edged Southwestern 21-13 for the Section VI Class C football championship to conclude the first ever spring gridiron season.
Now the top seeded Mustangs will entertain the No. 8 seeded Trojans in the quarterfinals of the Section VI Class B2 baseball playoffs at 5 p.m. Monday.
The victor will face the winner of the No,.5 Akron vs. No. 4 Eden quarterfinal in the semifinals on Wednesday at the highest remaining seed.
Niagara-Orleans champion Medina went 12-0 in league action and 13-1 overall this season while Southwestern went 6-6.
During the league campaign opponents scored a total of only 12 runs in 12 games against Medina’s underclassmen starting pitching trio of juniors Zach Fike (56 strikeouts) and Xander Payne (40 strikeouts) and sophomore Aidan Paul (36 strikeouts).
At the plate, Medina’s starting lineup, which also includes seniors Brian Fry (shortstop), AJ Seefeldt (second base), Austin Mosher (catcher), Corey Saj (outfield) and Alex Doval (outfield) along with junior Joe Cecchini (third base) saw all nine starters have at least seven runs batted in.
Fike, who hit.460, led the way with 25 RBIs while Seefeldt had 16, Fry and Saj 13 and Doval 12. Fry has a team leading batting average of .467.
The Mustangs are seeking their second straight sectional title. In 2019 Medina captured the Class B1 championship with a 10-6 win over rival Albion.
Interestingly, five members of the Medina squad were also members of the Mustangs football squad including Fry, Payne, Cecchini, Saj and junior Hayden Woodroe while Southwestern’s team has six members from the football squad including Aidan Kennedy who was the Trojans starting quarterback.
Monday’s other B2 quarterfinals will have No. 3 Roy-Hart hosting No. 6 Maritime and No. 7 Cleveland Hill visiting No. 2 Olmsted. The winners ail advance to Wednesday’s semifinal at the highest remaining seed.
Section VI Softball
Section VI Class B2 softball quarterfinal action is also scheduled for Monday with No. 7 Medina at No. 2 Akron (5:30 p.m.), No. 6 Roy-Hart at No. 3 Fredonia (5 p.m.), No. 5 Wilson at No. 4 Olmsted and No. 8 Cleveland Hill at No. 1 Eden.
Medina teams earn Scholar-Athlete awards
Five Medina High spring sports varsity squads have earned New York State Public High School Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete Team awards by posting a composite average of at least 90.
The Mustangs squads include softball (99.464 average), girls track (99.332 ave.), baseball (97.571 ave.), tennis (92.948 ave.) and boys track (92.503 ave.).
The student/athletes whose averages contributed to earning these awards are as follows listed by team.
Softball: Paige Adkins, Tessa Boyce, Brooklyn Brown, Lily Carpenter, Miriam Fike, Hannah Kenward, Carina Kingsbury, Kaylee Lacey, Brionna Raiser-Russell, Emma Roush and Rylee VanNostrand.
Girls Track: Dakota Alexander, Tatyana Baity, Andrea Benz, Lydia Fox, Devin Griffin, Corinne Hill, Iyla Lilleby, Haley Marciniak, Madelynn Rutledge, Alexandria Strong, FaithAnn Vanderwalker and Megan Zakes.
Baseball: Joe Cecchini, Zach Fike, Aidan Paul, Xander Payne, Jack Rutkowski, Corey Saj, AJ Seefeldt, Jacob Velesko and Hayden Woodroe.
Tennis: Calyb Grochow, Makayla Heideman, Trey Kinne, Angel Mulcahy, Henry Rigerman and Danielle Schmidt.
Boys Track: Alwyn Cayea, Kaedon Cleveland, Bryson Costich, Noah Cudzilo, Ben Griffin, Gabe Mark, Jackson Moreland, Mason Moreland, Isaac Pace, Jarin Rhim, Gavyn Snook, Ethan Stonebreaker, Austin Tompkins, David Vanderwalker and Sebastian Zelempe.
Medina wrestler wins sectional title
Contributed Photo – Dominic Callara
Medina High sophomore Dominic Callara captured the 102 lb. championship at the Section VI Division 2 wrestling tournament held today at Pioneer.
Callara scored a decision win and a major decision victory to advance to the finals.
In the title bout he scored a 6-4 decision win over Eden’s Travor DellaPenta to capture the championship..
Mustangs earn top seed for B2 sectionals
Top seeded Niagara-Orleans League champion Medina will host No. 8 Southwestern in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class B2 baseball playoffs at 5 p.m. Monday at Vets Park.
The victor will face the winner of Monday’s No. 5 Akron at No. 4 Eden game in the semifinals on Wednesday at the highest remaining seed.
Monday’s other B2 quarterfinals will have No. 3 Roy-Hart hosting No. 6 Maritime and No. 7 Cleveland Hill at No. 2 Olmsted. The winners will meet in the semis on Wednesday at the highest remaining seed.
Purple Eagles have B2 football All-Stars
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s first team B2 Division All-Star selections include Amari Jones, left, and Sh’kwe Riley
A quartet of Albion players have been named to the first team of the B2 Division All-Star football squad.
The Purple Eagles foursome includes sophomore quarterback Amari Jones, senior wide receiver Chris Shabazz, sophomore linebacker Sh’kwe Riley and senior defensive back Bailey Blanchard. Jones passed for four touchdowns and rushed for three more.
Albion had a pair of second team honorees in senior running back Tony Freeman and junior wide receiver Tyler Gibson.
The Purple Eagles also had a quartet of Honorable Mention selections including senior linemen Cam Bell and Will Freeman along with running back Bryce Froman and lineman Jabari Johnson, both juniors.
The Purple Eagles first team honorees also include Bailey Blanchard, left, and Chris Shabazz.
Akron ousts Medina in lax sectional opener
Building up a commanding 18-5 halftime advantage. No. 3 seed Akron went on to defeat visiting No. 6 Medina 27-6 this afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Section VI Class D lacrosse playoffs.
Mitchell Silversmith had two goals for Medina as Zaric Boyce, Josh Wilson, Mark Reigle and Dylan Lonnen each chipped in with one.
Akron jumped out to a 9-3 lead after the opening period.
Clarence tops Medina in non league contest
A big late inning scoring burst keyed Clarence to a 9-2 win over visiting Medina this afternoon in a regular season ending non league baseball game.
Breaking away from a 2-2 deadlock, Clarence erupted for seven runs in the fifth inning aided by three hits, three walks and an error.
Medina scored twice in the second inning on an RBI single by AJ Seefeldt and a fielders choice play off the bat of Brian Fry. A double by Corey Saj set up the threat.
Zach Fike had a pair of hits for Medina.
The loss was the first of the season for Medina which will take a 13-1 overall record into the sectionals.
The Mustangs will be seeded No. 1 in the Class B2 sectionals which begin Monday. The playoff pairings will be announced on Saturday.
Medina girls to face Akron in sectional opener
Medina will face a very familiar foe in the opening round of the Section VI Class B2 softball playoffs on Monday as the Mustangs will visit Niagara-Orleans League champion Akron at 5:30 p.m.
Akron scored a pair of wins over Medina during the N-O season in route to posting a 12-0 record.
The victor will face the winner of Monday’s No. 6 Roy-Hart at No. 3 Fredonia game in the semifinals on Tuesday. The Roy-Hart game is slated for 5 p.m.
The other B2 quarterfinals will have No. 8 Cleveland Hill at No. 1 Eden and No. 5 Wilson at No. 4 Olmsted.
Today’s final regularly scheduled N-O game matching Albion at Newfane was postponed.
