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Women’s Softball League to open Monday
After missing last year due to Covid-19 Pandemic restrictions, the Medina Women’s Softball League is set to resume competition with a season opening slate of six games on Monday evening.
The league, which has a lineup of 12 teams, will have just one division with all of the teams playing each other once for an 11 game regular season schedule. Playoffs will follow in mid August.
Monday’s opening night match ups will have Banes vs. Bent Opera House (Jr. Wilson 1 at 6 p.m.), Jr. Wilson 2 vs. White Birch (Jr. Wilson 1 at 7 p.m.), Genesee Feeds vs. Hojacks (Jr. Wilson 2), Jr. Wilson 1 vs. NYSCOPBA (Butts Park 1), Village Spin vs. Just US (Butts Park 2) and Medina VFW vs. 2 Short Kennels (Butts Park 3).
Medina, R-H qualify for volleyball sectionals
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Marissa Scott, left, and Medina’s Ianah Drisdom and their teammates will begin Section VI volleyball playoff competition on Tuesday.
Medina and Roy-Hart will both begin Section VI Class C1 volleyball competition on Tuesday with quarterfinal round matches.
No. 8 seed Medina will visit top seeded DaVinci and No. 4 Roy-Hart will host No. 5 Olmsted at 6 p.m. The two winners will meet in the semifinals on Thursday at the higher seed.
Three other N-O teams will also be in quarterfinals round sectional competition on Tuesday as No. 4 Newfane will host No. 5 Lackawanna in Class B2, No. 2 Akron will entertain No. 7 Fredonia in Class C1 and No. 3 Wilson will host No. 6 Cattaraugus/Little Valley in Class C2, all at 6 p.m.
Pecoraro is Empire 8 track double winner
Contributed Photo – Chase Pecoraro
Medina High graduate and Utica College graduate student Chase Pecoraro was a double winner at the Empire 8 Conference outdoor Track and Field championships held this weekend at St. John Fisher College.
The top seed, Pecoraro won the Javelin competition with a throw of 48.79 meters.
He also captured the Pole Vault title with a personal best effort of 4.40 meters
Powell is second in Triple Jump
Albion High graduate and SUNY Brockport senior Chanyce Powell placed second in the Triple Jump competition at the SUNY Athletic Conference championships with a leap of 11.29 meters.
Big inning lifts B-B past Lyndonville
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville catcher Chloe Stinson goes after a pop foul during the Lady Tigers loss to visiting Byron-Bergen this afternoon.
One big scoring inning keyed Byron-Bergen to a narrow 6-5 win over host Lyndonville in a Genesee Region League softball game this afternoon.
Leading 1-0, Byron-Bergen erupted for five runs in the decisive third inning aided by four errors.
Lyndonville did rally for two runs in both the third and fourth innings and one in the seventh but could not pull even.
Briana Krisher had a key double in the third inning and Chloe Stinson a single in the fourth. She had two hits on the day. Ella Lewis singled in the seventh and came home on an error.
Lyndonville, which next hosts Attica on Monday, is now 1-2.
Alexander blanks Holley-Kendall
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Holley-Kendall’s Nick Mandigo dives for the ball in right field during the host Hawks loss to Alexander this afternoon.
Scoring three quick runs in the first inning, Alexander went on to defeat Holley-Kendall 5-0 this afternoon in a Genesee Region League baseball game at Holley
The Trojans later added a pair of insurance runs in the fifth frame on a single by Joshua Merrill and an error.
The Hawks managed just one hit off Alexander pitcher Gunnar Kania who struck out 10. Kania also had a double in the key first inning.
Now at 1-2, the Hawks next visit Pembroke on Monday.
Mustangs to host Trojans in Class C title game
It will be No. 2 seed Medina hosting No. 4 Southwestern in the Section VI Class C football championship game which is expected to be played at 7 p.m. Friday at Vets Park. The date and time is pending Section VI approval.
Medina earned the home field advantage for the title contest as Southwestern nipped top seeded Clymer/Sherman/Panama (CSP) 24-21 in the semifinals this afternoon at Clymer.
The Mustangs had romped to a 54-6 win over No. 3 Eden/North Collins in the other semifinal on Friday evening.
This will mark the third ever meeting between Medina and Southwestern. Both of the first two encounters were won by the Trojans in postseason action. The Trojans defeated the Mustangs 27-0 in the Section V Class B semifinals in 2005 at Southwestern and 37-20 in the Class B Consolation Bowl final in 2006 at Medina.
It also marks Medina’s fourth ever appearance in the sectional finals and the first since 1988. The Mustangs captured the championship in each of those previous three contests defeating Silver Creek 20-14 in 1980, Cassadaga Valley 26-7 in 1982 and rival Albion 14-7 in 1988.
Mustangs stampede past Raiders in semifinal
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Brian Fry makes a nifty one handed pass interception during the Mustangs sectional final win over Eden/North Collins this evening at Vets Park as Dontae Rhim helps block.
A lightning quick touchdown in the opening seconds ignited No. 2 seed Medina to a 54-6 romp over No. 3 Eden/North Collins in the Section VI Class C semifinals this evening at Vets Park.
It took just two snaps for Medina to get on the scoreboard as Brian Fry swept around end for a 42 yard touchdown run and then tacked on the two-point conversion carry for a 8-0 lead just 43 seconds into the game.
The Mustangs defense then got the ball right back for the offense just two plays later via an interception by Hayden Woodroe at the Eden/North Collins 46.
Medina’s Hayden Woodroe hauls in an interception in front of Eden/North Collins’s Quinn Harrington.
It took just four plays for the Mustang offense to capitalize as a 15 yard run by Corey Saj helped set up a 21 yard touchdown run by Fry who again added the two-point conversion carry to make it 16-0 just 3:32 into the game.
“We had a great week of practice and we came out of the gate strong and played down hill all evening,” said Medina Coach Eric Valley whose Mustangs have advanced to the sectional finals for the first time in 33 years. ” “I’m just really excited for all of them. This is a spring football season and a trip to the sectional finals that they will never forget.”
The Medina advantage soared to 32-0 before the game was 10 minutes old as quarterback Xander Payne hooked up with Tyler Chinn for a 47 yard touchdown pass with 3:48 to go in the quarter and then Chinn returned a pass interception 46 yards for a TD just 52 seconds later. Fry passed to Joe Cecchini for the two-point conversion after the first TD and then ran for the two-pointer himself after the second score.
The Medina lead ballooned to 47-3 at the half as the Mustangs scored two second quarter touchdowns on quick one play drives.
First, Fry broke free for a 61 yard TD run and then Payne completed a 48 yard TD pass to Jarin Rhim. An interception by Chinn at the Eden 46 set up that opportunity. Fry added the two-point conversion run after the first TD and Cole Seefeldt kicked the extra point in the second.
Medina defenders Jarin Rhim (4) and Joe Cecchini (3) strip the ball from Raiders quarterback CJ Sroda.
In all it took the Mustangs a total of only nine snaps to complete the five first half scoring drives.
Medina’s lone second half touchdown came on a one yard run by Saj with 2:56 to go in the third quarter as Seefeldt again added the PAT kick to make it 54-3. Chinn had a 20 yard run and Saj carries of 18 and 26 yard to highlight the drive.
Fry capped off the strong effort by the Mustangs defensive unit with a nifty one handed interception in the fourth quarter.
The Raiders only points came on a pair of field goals by Paul Winiecki of 33 yards in the first quarter and 37 yards in the fourth quarter.
Medina will now face the winner of Saturday’s semifinal between No. 4 Southwestern and No. 1 Clymer/Sherman/Panama in the Class C title contest next weekend.
Medina’s last sectional title appearance came in 1988 when the Mustangs edged past rival Albion 14-7 at then Rich Stadium.
Medina’s Tyler Chinn runs through Raider defenders Jacob Souder and Hunter Stetz for good yardage.
Medina’s Dominic Larabee works to advance the ball near the goal line.
Cole Seefeldt connects on one of his two extra point kicks. The holder is Brian Fry.
Albion Storm wins softball season opener
Contributed Photo – Ava Woolston handled the catching duties for the Albion Storm during this evening’s season opening win over Oakfield.
The Albion Storm fast pitch softball team opened the season with a narrow 9-8 win over the Oakfield Gold this evening that was close right until the final out.
Anna Gillette started on the mound for the Storm striking out 9 and allowing no hits in 3 innings. Kaitlin Bennett came in to close the game, pitching 3 innings with 4 strike outs. She turned a double play and then struck out the last batter of the game to clinch it.
At the plate, the Storm put up 10 hits with Gia Howard leading the game going 3-3 with 3 singles. Meadow Smith went 2-3 with a pair of singles as Anna Grillo, Anna Gillette, Lilly Maynard, and Brooke Doty each had a single and Ava Woolston turned a hard hit to left field into a triple.
Akron spikers cap 10-0 N-O title campaign
Contributed Photo – Akron players celebrate completing an undefeated Niagara-Orleans League volleyball season with a win at Roy-Hart this evening. The Akron lineup includes Giahna LaFromboise, Samantha Bollis, Jessee Jonathan, Hope Cunnings, Lydia Blueye, Mya Thomas, Sydney Hall, Jayni Sundown, Ella Hill, Shea Masse, Marissa Maggiore, Jamie Meyer and Elsie Logan.
Akron completed a perfect 10-0 Niagara-Orleans League volleyball championship season with a 25-23, 23-25, 25-23, 25-18 win at Roy-Hart this evening.
Jessee Jonathan had 25 assists, 8 aces and 7 kills, Ella Hill 16 kills and 17 digs, Jayni Sundown 7 kills and 6 aces, Mya Thomas 6 aces and Sydney Hall 6 blocks and 3 kills for Akron which has now won five straight N-O titles.
Roy-Hart finishes at 6-4.
Wilson 25-25-25, Medina 16-16-12
Wilson completed an 8-2 N-O campaign by downing visiting Medina 25-16, 25-16, 25-12.
Devin Griffin had 5 kills, SydneyWatts 4 and Ianah Drisdom 3 for Medina as Evie Schultz and Ki’Maini Poole each had 5 assists and Lorelei Sanders 3.
Newfane 22-25-25-25, Albion 25-21-22-21
Newfane (3-7) posted a come-from-behind four set 22-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-21 home court win over Albion (0-10) in the other N-O finale.
Final N-O Standings: Akron 10-0, Wilson 8-2, Roy-Hart 6-4, Medina 3-7, Newfane 3-7, Albion 0-10.
Lyndonville ‘9’ rallies past Alexander
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Alex Barry slides into home during the Tigers home field win over Alexander this afternoon as the ball gets past Jacob Laney of the Trojans. The umpire is Don Grabowski.
Rebounding from a big early deficit, Lyndonville rallied to defeat visiting Alexander 16-8 this afternoon in a Genesee Region League baseball game.
Trailing 6-0 after just one half an inning and 7-3 after three innings, Lyndonville rallied into the lead for good by erupting for six runs in the fourth inning. An RBI triple by Nathan Dillenbeck, an RBI double by Jack Whipple and a two-run single by Alex Barry highlighted that key uprising which rallied the Tigers into a 9-7 lead.
Roman Heinsler, who came on in relief, delivers a pitch for Lyndonville.
Keeping the momentum, the Tigers tacked on four more runs in the fifth frame on RBI singles by Barry, Trenton Muck, Whipple and Roman Heinsler who also picked up the win on the mound in relief. He allowed only 2 hits and struck out 9 over the final five and two-thirds innings.
Alexander scored six quick runs in the top of the first inning on an error, a wild pitch, two bases loaded walks and a two-run single by Hunter Fletcher who also ignited the uprising with a lead-off double.
Lyndonville is now 1-1 in G-R action.
Attica 12, Holley-Kendall 6
Leading by a narrow 6-5 margin, Attica scored five times in the bottom of the fifth inning aided by a couple of errors, to key a 12-6 G-R win over visiting Holley-Kendall.
Holley-Kendall scored twice in the first inning as Braxton Zarpentine had a key hit, three times in the fifth as Jorden Ostrander had an RBI and once in the seventh on an error.
Zarpentine finished with 3 hits and Ostrander 2.
Now at 1-1, Holley next hosts Alexander at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
