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Rams post diamond win over Purple Eagles
Scoring in six different innings, Roy-Hart downed host Albion 13-3 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League baseball game.
Braydon Hy had 3 hits for the Rams as John Conley, Noah Stern, Ryan Mettler and Jake Gould each had 2. Hy and Gould each banged out a double and triple and Mettler a double.
A total of five Ram pitchers combined for a 5 hitter with 6 strikeouts as Thomas Russo II, Hy and Gould each threw two innings.
Roy-Hart will now host Albion on Wednesday in the completion of a rain suspended game. Following that contest the Rams will then host Akron.
Akron blanked Newfane 16-0 this afternoon as winning pitcher Jakc Klodzinski and Aiden Wild both had 4 hits.
N-O Standings: Medina 12-0, Roy-Hart 8-2, Akron 8-3, Wilson 5-7, Newfane 4-8, Albion 3-8, Barker 0-12.
N-O Softball
Wilson 7, Roy-Hart 4
Wilson downed Roy-Hart 7-4 this afternoon to take over sole possession of second place in the N-O softball standings at 7-3 as the Lady Rams slip to 6-4.
Trailing 4-2, Wilson rallied for five runs in the sixth inning aided by four errors.
Julia Faery had 2 hits for Wilson as did Reanna Perkins and Emma Livergood for Roy-Hart.
N-O Standings: Akron 11-0, Wilson 7-3, Roy-Hart 6-4, Medina 5-5, Albion 4-6, Barker 3-7, Newfane 0-11.
Medina wrestlers down Roy-Hart/Barker
Making it two wins in a row, Medina downed Roy-Hart/Barker 42-21 this evening in a Niagara and Orleans Counties League wrestling match.
Dominic Callara (102), Conor Crandall (152) and Noah Skinner (215) all scored wins for the Mustangs.
The Rams got wins from Chris Graham (160), Zach Hill (189) and Andy Hill (285).
Mustangs score twin bill sweep over Lakemen to complete 12-0 N-O championship season

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Zach Fike dives into third base ahead of a throw to Wilson’s Drew Dabill during the Mustangs twin bill sweep of the Lakemen at Vets Park this evening.
Scoring a doubleheader sweep, Medina blanked Wilson by scores of 10-0 and 7-0 at Vets Park this evening to complete an undefeated (12-0) Niagara-Orleans League championship baseball season.
Aiden Paul hurled a one hitter with 12 strikeouts for the Mustangs in the opener.
Medina quickly moved on top to stay in the first inning on a two-run double by Alex Doval after a walk and singles by Joe Cecchini and Austin Mosher had loaded the bases.
Back-to-back RBI doubles by AJ Seefeldt and Brian Fry in the second inning doubled the Mustangs lead.
Defending N-O champion Medina then broke the contest open by scoring four times in the third inning on a two-run single by Corey Saj, an RBI single by Seefeldt and and RBI double by Fry.
Saj later capped off the scoring with a two-run sacrifice fly in the sixth inning.
Doval, Saj, Seefeldt, Fry and Paul each finished with a pair of hits.
The second contest likewise saw Medina get a strong pitching performance as Zach Fike hurled a two hitter with 10 strikeouts.
Fike also helped himself at the plate by banging out four hits including a two-run double in the first inning, an RBI double in the fifth and an RBI single in the sixth. Singles by Seefeldt and Fry set up the first inning opportunity and a triple by Fry set up the fifth inning tally.
Joe Cecchini belted a two-run homer in the sixth inning and Xander Payne had an RBI single in the fourth to round out the Mustangs scoring.
Fry had a total of 3 hits and Saj 2.
Wilson finishes the N-O season at 5-7.

Medina’s Aiden Paul reaches for the throw to get the out on Wilson’s Michael Miller at first base.
Banes, Bent Opera House, Jr. Wilson 1 win
Improving to 4-0, Banes downed VFW 16-4 Monday in a Medina Women’s Softball League contest.
Lindsay Chatt went 3 for 4, Jen Masse 3 for 4 with a double, Kathy Allen 3 for 4 and Jami Chatt 3 for 4 with a double to lead the offense for Banes.
Two big scoring innings keyed the win for Banes which tallied 5 runs in the third inning and 6 in the sixth.
A double by Sue Seefeldt along with singles by Jen Masse, Allen, Jami Chatt, Amy Allis, Grace Masse keyed the third inning uprising.
A home run by Morgan Allis started the big sixth inning which also included singles by Lindsay Chatt, Seefeldt, Allen and doubles by Jen Masse and Jami Chatt
In another Women’s League game, Bent Opera House won a tough a battle against Mera Hair Co. 19-14.
Bent Opera House offense was lead by Suzy White, Cathy Schmitt and Jen Merle.
Mera Hair sparked their offense in the 3rd inning by consecutive hits tying the game up! Bent Opera House was ignited by a huge relay from right center field from Heather Tower to Kelly Jo Pritchard to Alishia Foss for the out at 3rd.
The previous week Bent’s Opera House beat Genesee Feeds on a strong offensive performance. Kelsey Schmitt, Cathy Schmitt, Jen Merle and Alishia Foss leading the way with hits with a triple capped off by Suzy White.
Jr. Wilson 1 25, Jr. Wilson 2 3
It was a battle of the Junior Wilson teams Monday and Jr. Wilson 1 came out victorious over Jr. Wilson 2, winning 25-3.
Jr. Wilson 1 got out to a hot start in the top of the first, scoring 10 runs on 4 hits and 5 walks. Sara Flansburg banged out a two-run triple to lead the way in the first. Chasity Chinn had a grand slam, Jodi Zacher added a two run triple in the fourth, and Michele Crandall was 2-4 with a double for Jr. Wilson 1.
Jaclyn Guzdek also had a double for Jr. Wilson 1 and Jessica Rosenbeck added two hits.
Stormi Kruger and Jenn Thom both had doubles for Junior Wilson 2.
Medina ‘9’ gets washed out at Wilson
Defending champion Medina’s bid to lock up outright possession of the Niagara-Orleans League baseball title will have to wait a day as the Mustangs game at Wilson this afternoon was wiped out by stormy weather.
Medina will now host Wilson in a doubleheader beginning at 5 p.m.Tuesday to close out the N-O season. The twin bill will be held as the annual Jeff Evoy Memorial contest.
Medina is 10-0 in N-O action and Wilson 5-5.
The Albion at Roy-Hart contest was also rained out after two innings. The Rams and Purple Eagles will now play a doubleheader on Tuesday at Gasport beginning at 4:45 p.m..
Roy-Hart is currently 7-2 and Albion 3-7.
In the only N-O contest to weather the weather Akron improved to 7-3 by downing Newfane (4-7).
Mitchell Holtz pitched a 6 hitter for Akron as Matt Iannavelli banged out two hits, including a triple, and drove in two runs.
N-O Softball
Akron 6, Medina 0
Akron scored five quick runs in the first inning to key a 6-0 win over visiting Medina and improve to 11-0 in N-O action.
Jenelle Kieffer hurled a 5 hitter with 8 strikeouts for the Lady Tigers which have already locked up the N-O title.
Tessa Boyce had 2 hits for Medina which is now 5-5.
The Roy-Hart vs. Wilson game was washed out.
Lacrosse
Akron 14, Medina 1
Akron posted a 14-1 win over Medina in a Class D Division lacrosse game at Vets Park which was shortened by a half due to lightning.
The Tigers led 10-0 after the first quarter.
Mitchell Silversmith scored the lone goal for Medina which is now 5-4 in the division heading into Wednesday’s home regular season finale against Depew.
Wolverines edge Lady Tigers for Class C2 title

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Brianna Krisher tags out Bolivar-Richburg’s Madigan Harris at second base. The action took place during this afternoon’s Section V Class C2 championship game at Lyndonville.
Scoring in six different innings, No. 3 seed Bolivar-Richburg edged top seeded Lyndonville 9-7 in the Section V Class C2 softball championship game this afternoon at Lyndonville.
The contest was a sea-saw battle through the first two and a half innings.
Bolivar-Richburg scored a quick run in the top of the first inning on an RBI double by Jessica Majot but Lyndonville answered right back with two tallies in the home half of the frame on an RBI double by Lorelei Dillenbeck and a passed ball. The rally was aided by singles by Gracie Johnson and Chloe Stinson.

Lyndonville’s Brynn Howell reaches high to make a catch in left field.
Again in the second inning the Wolverines scored three times in the top of the frame on two errors and an RBI single by Madigan Harris but again the Lady Tigers answered right back with a pair of runs on an RBI double by Johnson and a wild pitch to knot the contest at 4-4. A double by Brynn Howell sparked that rally.
Bolivar-Richburg regained the lead for good at 5-4 with a run in the top of the third on an RBI single by Kayli Giardini.
The Wolverines made it 6-4 in the fourth on an RBI sacrifice fly by Majot and then 8-4 with a pair of tallies on an error in the top of the sixth.
Blanked without a hit in the third, fourth and fifth innings, Lyndonville came battling back in the bottom of the sixth.
The Lady Tigers scored three times on an RBI double by Addison Dillenbeck and run producing singles by Johnson and Ella Lewis to slice the deficit to just one at 8-7 but could not pull even as runners were left stranded at second and third. Singles by Haley Shaffer and Brianna Krisher ignited that rally.
The Wolverines added a big insurance run in the top of the seventh on a leadoff home run by Jianna Nix to make it 9-7.
Bolivar-Richburg pitcher Malayna Ayers, who came on in relief in the sixth inning, then retired the Lady Tigers in order in the home half of the seventh to preserve the narrow win.
Lyndonville finishes the season at 17-2 and Bolivar-Richburg at 16-3.

Lyndonville’s Chloe Stinson dives back to third base before Bolivar-Richburg’s Gracie Ziker can make the tag.
Hickory Ridge holds Scramble Tourney

Contributed Photo – The team of Jim Sauberan, Dona Hazen, Dave Cotter and Bob ‘Socks’ Butler took top honors at the Hickory Ridge Scramble Tournament.
The Hickory Ridge Golf Association held a scramble tournament this past week with the team of Dave Cotter, Dona Hazen, Bob ‘Socks’ Butler and Jim Sauberan leading the way with a 65. Their round was highlighted with an eagle on number 10 as Hazen dropped a nice putt for the score. Two other teams finished close behind with a 66.
The much needed rains came and wiped out the Tuesday Ladies Night Out League. They will be making up their night.
On Wednesday the Men’s League got their round in with Him Hendrickson posting low gross with a 37. Mark Bessell had low net with a 28. Raymont Daniel, Bob Wyant and Hendrickson posted birdies. The team of Daniels and Hendrickson sill lead with 36.5 points. Pfister/Bessell, Connolly/Powers, The Dennistons and Zambito/Toale make up the top five.
The men’s Thursday Morning Senior League held the first of their tournaments this past week. Two teams tied for the win in the scramble format with a 68. They were the team of Gary Wood, John Gerhardt, Jim Zambito and Owen Toale and the team of Rich Wheeler, Jerry Seaman, Bob (Socks) Butler and Steve McIntyre.
The Mens’ Traveling League Thursday night golfers report in for the first time this season. Barry/Froman and Soria/Spencer are tied for the league lead with 94 points. Burgess/Eaton, Ashe/Gifadi and Cotter/Knaak round out the top five. Barry Flansberg shot low gross with a 39 with Gene Ashe close behind with a 40. Birdies were recorded by Scott Budde, Hal Lindley, Jim Peglow and Bud Peglow.
Medina FC downs Tesla FC
Snapping a four game winless streak, the Medina Mustangs FC edged the Tesla FC 1-0 on Sunday in a Buffalo and District Soccer League game at Lyndonville.
Jessie Fergen scored the lone goal for Medina off an assist from Ethan Leonard as Tyler Ribbeck earned the shutout in goal.
Medina, which is now 2-3-1, next faces the North Buffalo FC at 6 p.m. Sunday at Lyndonville.
Medina 13U scores win over Hitmen

Contributed Photo – Brady Christiaansen at bat for the Medina U13 squad during Sunday’s win.
The Medina Mustangs 13U baseball team scored a 12-6 victory over the WNY Hitmen Sunday at Vets Park.
Medina Batters banged out 12 runs over seven innings to spark the win for the Mustangs.
Brody Fry led batting with going 3 for 4 with 3 singles 3 RBI’s and scored a run,
Ryleigh Culver had a double and a single, 2 RBI’s and scored a run, Tyler Kroening had 2 singles, RBI, and scored 2 runs, Colton Smith had a single, RBI, and scored twice.
Brady Christiaansen and Lukas Grimes both added a single and scored twice and Ryan Pegelow and Jimmy Dieter each added a run.
Fry started the game pitching going four innings hurling 5 strikeouts.
Culver relieved in the 6th inning closing out the game throwing 3 strikeouts over 1 and 1/3 innings.
Week 9 Axe Throwing League results
The Meadworks Axe League Week 9 Score Update is as follows. Scores accumulate weekly throughout the season
This Tuesday and Wednesday is the last week of the regular season. The championship is on June 23 where the top 8 teams will face a single elimination bracket. It starts at 6 p.m. and the title game will be at 7:45.
Total Team (both partners individual scores added together): 1 – Mother Chuckers 1636, 2 – Falco’s Mercenaries 1571, 3 – Pain in the Axe 1391, 4 – We Like Big Axes 1380, 5 – Celtic Bastards 1375, 6 – Great Axpectations 1339, 7 – Bustin Axes 1176, 8 – Hack Job Moo Cows 1164, 9 – Axes and Ohs 1134, 10 – Davis and Lisa Gnome 1139, 11 – Axelorians 1133, 12 – Wenches 1058, 13 – Swoosh 933, 14 – Bad Axes 905, 15 – Lizzie Bordens 898, 16 – Miskatonic ReCreators 863
Duals (teammates throwing on same target at the same time): 1 – Mother Chuckers 742, 2 – Falco’s Mercenaries 662, 3- Celtic Bastards 651, 4 – Pain in the Axe 584, 5 – Great Axpectatons 583, 6 – Axelorians 532, 7 – Davis and Lisa Gnome 527, 8 – Bustin Axes 523, 9 – We Like Big Axes 518, 10 – Axes and Ohs 507, 11 – Wenches 490, 12 – Hack Job Moo Cows 414, 13 – Bad Axes 401, 14 – Miskatonic ReCreators 377, 15 – Swoosh 366, 16 – Lizzie Bordens 322.





