Niagara-Orleans League baseball competition will get underway on Monday as defending champion Medina hosts last year’s runner-up Akron, Albion visits Roy-Hart and Barker hosts Wilson all at 4:45 p.m.

Medina captured the N-O crown last spring with a 12-0 record as Akron finished at 9-3. Albion and Roy-Hart tied for third place at 7-5.

Wednesday’s N-O tennis openers will have defending champion Albion at Akron and Medina at Newfane.

The N-O track season also gets underway on Thursday with Albion at Akron, Medina at Barker and Wilson at rival Newfane.

Weekly Schedule
Monday
Baseball – Akron at Medina, Albion at Roy-Hart, Wilson at Barker, 4:45 p.m.; Kendall at Attica, 5 p.m.
Softball – Batavia at Albion, Roy-Hart at Alden, Barker at Elba, Pembroke at Holley, 5 p.m.

Tuesday
Softball – Maryvale at Medina, Roy-Hart at Lockport, Lyndonville at Oakfield-Alabama, Holley at Alexander, Elba at Kendall, 5 p.m.

Wednesday
Baseball – Medina at Akron, Roy-Hart at Albion, Barker at Wilson, 4:45 p.m.; Notre Dame at Lyndonville, Kendall at Livonia, 5 p.m.
Softball – Albion at Barker, Akron at Newfane, Wilson at Roy-Hart, 4:45 p.m.; Holley at Kendall, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Albion at Akron, Medina at Newfane, 4:15 p.m.; Kendall at Notre Dame, Byron-Bergen at Holley, 4:30 p.m.
Track – Kendall at Holley, Lyndonville at Pembroke, 4:45 p.m.
Lacrosse – Wilson at Medina, 7 p.m.

Thursday
Softball – Newfane at Lyndonville, Kendall at Attica, 5 p.m.
Track – Albion at Akron, Medina at Barker, Wilson at Newfane, 4:15 p.m.
Lacrosse – Salamanca at Medina, 6 p.m.

Friday
Baseball – Medina at Albion, Roy-Hart at Barker, Wilson at Newfane, 4:45 p.m.; Lyndonville at Elba, Kendall at Pembroke, 5 p.m.
Softball – Roy-Hart at Albion, Barker at Akron, 4:45 p.m.; Byron-Bergen at Holley, 5 p.m.

Saturday
Softball – Notre Dame at Lyndonville, 11 a.m.; Barker Tournament (Wilson vs. Barker, Oakfield-Alabama vs. Elba) 11 a.m.; consolation and championship games at 1:30 p.m.

Photo by CHeryl Wertman – Vinny Gray delivers a pitch for Medina during the Mustangs win over Alexander at Vets Park this afternoon.

Breaking away from a scoreless deadlock with a three run third inning, Medina went on to defeat Alexander 8-2 in a non league baseball game at Vets Park this afternoon.

An error, a sacrifice fly by Kolton Fletcher and a wild pitch plated the three runs in the third for the Mustangs as hits by Cam Fike and Hadrian Batista set up the opportunity.

Medina, which had left the bases loaded in the first inning and stranded two in the second,  quickly upped the lead to 5-0 with two runs in the fourth frame on a ground out and a wild pitch. A walk and a single by Aidan Papaj set up the threat.

The Mustangs made it 8-0 with three more runs in the sixth on singles by Preston Woodworth, Batista and Jimmy Dieter along with a wild pitch and an error.

Alexander’s two runs came in the seventh on doubles by Nicholas Marzoff and Sean Pietrzykowski.

Vinny Gray earned the win on the mound for the Mustangs as he allowed only 1 hit and registered 6 strikeouts over the first five innings.

Now at 1-1, Medina will open the Niagara-Orleans League season on Monday against Akron at Vets Park at 4:45 p.m.

Five scoring innings keyed Barker to a 9-3 win over visiting Lyndonville in a non league baseball game this afternoon.

Barker scored two quick runs in the first inning on a ground out and a wild pitch. The Bulldogs then tallied once in the second on a passed ball, three times in the third on a single by Logan Flint a triple by Billy Jacques and a wild pitch, once in fourth on a triple by Drew LaGreca and twice in the sixth on a two-run single by LaGreca.

LaGreca finished with three hits for Barker while Quincey McClinsey and Lane Woodworth each had two for Lyndonville.

Kam Kassay had a two-run single in the third inning and McClinsey an RBI single in the seventh for Lyndonville.

Flint and Sal Ruvio combined for a 5 hitter with 11 strikeouts for the Bulldogs.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Vinnie D’Agostino, left, and Jacob Abrams combined to hurl Kendall to a 9-1 win over host Albion this afternoon.

Scoring in five different innings, Kendall posted a 9-1 win over host Albion in a non league baseball game this afternoon.

Improving to 5-0, Kendall grabbed an early 2-0 lead by scoring once in the second inning on a wild pitch and once in the third on an error. A double by Jacob Abrams and a single by Andrew Cole set up the second inning tally.

The Eagles then broke the game open by scoring three times in the fifth inning highlighted by a two-run double by Nic Cole. A single by Andrew D’Agostino, an error and a walk loaded the bases to set up the threat.

A sacrifice fly by Jonny Conte, which followed singles by Mikey Colucci and Andrew D’Agostino, plated a solo run in the sixth.

The Eagles capped off the win with three more runs in the top of the seventh on an RBI single by Andrew Cole and a pair of bases loaded walks.

Andrew Cole, Andrew D’Agostino and CJ D’Agostino each finished with a pair of hits.

On the mound for Kendall Vinnie D’Agostino, who pitched the first five innings, and Abrams, who hurled the final two frames, combined for a two hitter with 10 strikeouts.

Albion’s run came in the sixth inning on a wild pitch.

Albion first baseman Omar Fugate stretches to take a throw as Kendall’s Mikey Colucci runs to the bag.

A fast start and a strong finish earned Roy-Hart a 10-0 victory over host Kenmore East in a non league baseball game this morning.

A two-run home run by Isaac Smith in the first inning put Roy-Hart on top to stay.

The Rams then closed out the win with a huge 8 run seventh inning which included a two-run single by Evan Poeller, an RBI double by Smith and RBI singles by Hank Snyder, John Brigham, Jared Hy and Sean Mettler. Singles by Hy and Gavin Heideman ignited the uprising.

Hy finished with 3 hits and Smith 2.

Poeller and Mettler shared in earning the shutout scattering 10 hits and striking out 5.

Roy-Hart is now 2-0 heading into Monday’s Niagara-Orleans League home opener against Albion.

Orleans County’s five high schools have a total of 15 winter sports season varsity teams that have earned New York State Public High School Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete Team awards.

To qualify as a Scholar-Athlete team, at least 75% of a team’s rosters’ average must be 90.0 or higher. Teams that qualify receive a Scholar-Athlete certificate, while individual students earning the recognition receive pins to acknowledge their accomplishments.

Albion’s four honored teams include Girls Basketball, Boys Swimming, Girls Swimming and Cheerleading.

Holley’s two teams are Girls Basketball and Cheerleading.

Kendall’s three teams are Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball and Cheerleading.

Lyndonville’s honored team is Girls Basketball.

Medina’s five teams include Boys Swimming, Girls Swimming, Girls Basketball, Wrestling and Cheerleading.

Neighboring Roy-Hart has two honored teams, Girls Basketball and Girls Swimming, as does Barker in Boys Basketball and Girls Basketball.

Rounding out the Niagara-Orleans League schools Akron has six honorees (Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys and Girls Swimming, Wrestling and Cheerleading), Newfane has five teams (Boys and Girls Swimming, Girls Basketball, Unified Bowling and Cheerleading) and Wilson has six teams (Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys and Girls Wrestling, Unified Bowling and Cheerleading).

“The Scholar-Athlete program continues to highlight the incredible commitment our student-athletes make to excellence in both the classroom and in competition,” said Dr. Robert Zayas, NYSPHSAA Executive Director. “Balancing academics and athletics at such a high level is a tremendous achievement, and we commend every student and team recognized this winter.”

Kendall opened defense of its Genesee Region League baseball title with a 14-2 victory over visiting Elba this afternoon.

Jonny Conte, CJ D’Agostino and Vinnie D’Agostino each had a pair of hits to lead the Kendall offense.

On the mound for the Eagles, Nic Cole hurled a 3 hitter with 8 strikeouts.

Kendall took the lead for good by scoring three quick runs in the first inning on an RBI single by CJ D’Agostino, an error and a ground out.

The Eagles lead jumped to 7-1 in the second inning on RBI singles by Conte and Vinnie D’Agostino and a pair of errors.

Vinnie D’Agostino made it 9-2 with a two-run double in the third inning.

The Eagles capped off the run rule win by scoring five times in the fourth on RBI singles by Conte and CJ D’Agostino, two errors and a wild pitch.

Improving to 4-0 overall, Kendall next visits Albion at noon on Saturday for a non league game.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Nate Gibson hurled a one hit shutout for Albion this afternoon as the Purple Eagles downed visiting Byron-Bergen.

Scoring in four of the five innings, Albion posted a 10-0 run rule victory over visiting Byron-Bergen in a non league baseball game this afternoon.

Nate Gibson hurled a one hitter with 8 strikeouts for Albion which is now 1-2.

At the plate for the Purple Eagles Kaiden Froman had 3 hits and Elliott Trapiss and Viktor Snyder 2 each. Froman and Trapiss both drove in 3 runs and Gavin Boyce 2.

Albion moved on top to stay by scoring two quick runs in the first inning on an RBI single by Froman and a steal of home. A single by Snyder and a walk set up the threat.

The Purple Eagles quickly upped the lead to 6-0 by tallying four times in the second inning on an RBI double by Boyce, RBI singles by Trapiss and Froman and a fielders choice play.

Trapiss added a two-run single in the third frame for the Purple Eagles which closed out the win with two runs in the fifth on an RBI double by Froman and an error.

Albion next hosts Kendall in another non league contest at noon on Saturday.

Albion shortstop Elliott Trapiss takes the throw to tag out Byron-Bergen’s Liam Boyle at second base.

Scoring runs in bunches, Kendall romped to a 16-1 non league softball win over Aquinas this afternoon.

Izzy D’Agostino, Sophia Picardo and Teagan Shaw each had two hits for Kendall which scored 4 runs in the second inning and 5 in both the fourth and sixth frames. Shaw and Brooke Rodas both had doubles.

Brooke Miller picked up the win in the circle scattering 5 hits and striking out 1.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Vinny Gray slides into second base with a double ahead of the throw to JFK’s Owen Schmitt during this afternoon’s game at Vets Park won by the visiting Bears.

Stymied on five hits, Medina dropped a 4-1 decision to JFK in the Mustangs non league season opening baseball game this afternoon at Vets Park.

Medina’s lone run came in the sixth inning as Vinny Gray doubled and came home on a single by Preston Woodworth.

Woodworth also had a single in the first inning, Cam Fike a double in the fourth inning and Jacob Duffina a single in the seventh to account for the Mustangs other hits.

JFK scored solo runs in the second and sixth innings and two in the third.

Medina next hosts Alexander at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in another non league contest.

Tonawanda 11, Albion 2
Albion had only four hits in an 11-2 non league loss at Tonawanda.

The Purple Eagles two runs came in the seventh inning on an RBI single by Kaiden Froman and an error.

Gavin Boyce, Elliott Trapiss and Alakai Colmenero had Albion’s other hits.

Tonawanda scored in four of the first five innings tallying twice in the first and second, three times in the third and four more in the fifth.

Albion next hosts Byron-Bergen tomorrow at noon.