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Barker field hockey league underway
Barker’s summer field hockey league got underway on Monday with Medina leading the way by scoring a pair of wins.
Medina defeated Barker #2 6-3 and Roy-Hart 7-2.
The other contest saw Barker #1 down Barker #2 3-1.
Medina now has 6 points, Barker #1 3, Roy-Hart 0 and Barker #2 0.
When summer H.S. baseball shined in Orleans
Contributed Photo – The players and coaches for Albion St. Mary’s 1994 Orleans County Boys Baseball League playoff championship team included, in front, Eric Johnson, B.J. Aina, Mike Ugorek, Shawn Callicutt and Andre Callicutt. In back are Coach Gary Westlund, Tim Westlund, Mike Rush, Aaron Bouie, Brian Allen, Kory Allen, Matt Tower, Coach Ken Smith and Coach Gary Kingsbury.
These days travel league and major tournament competition has virtually put an end to local community summertime baseball teams and leagues for high school aged players.
However, it was not all that long ago when virtually every community in the county had at least one team competing in the Orleans County Boys Baseball League which crowned playoff champions for nearly 20 years from 1984 to 2001.
Aaron Bouie, left, who helped lead Albion St. Mary’s to the 1994 title, and Brian Fry, who helped lead Medina to the 1985 crown, both went on to play professional baseball
Albion, which most every year had multiple teams, Medina, Lyndonville, Shelby, Carlton, Holley and Kendall all had clubs in the circuit which also at times included squads from Barker, Roy-Hart and Gasport.
The Albion St. Mary’s team proved to be the most successful capturing four playoff championships (1987, 1990, 1992 and 1994). The lineup for the 1994 St. Mary’s squad included pitcher Aaron Bouie who went on to star at St. Bonaventure University and play professional ball in the Baltimore Orioles organization.
The Albion VFW claimed titles in 1984 and 1986 and AFD won in 2000.
Various Medina teams likewise claimed a total of four titles in 1985 (C&N Video Shop sponsored), 1988 (YMCA), 1991 (Village Sports) and 1997. Brian Fry, who hurled a one hitter with 10 strikeouts in Medina’s 1985 title victory, went on to play professional ball in the Cincinnati Reds organization.
In addition, Kendall claimed playoff crowns in 1996 and 1998, Holley in 1993 (VFW) and 1995 (Rotary), Carlton in 2001 and Barker in 1989.
The results of the playoff title games were as follows:
1984 – Albion VFW 4, Medina 2
1985 – Medina 16, Albion VFW 2
1986 – Albion VFW 6, Medina 2
1987 – Albion St. Mary’s 7, Barker 2
1988 – Medina YMCA 10, Albion VFW 5
1989 – Barker 10, Medina 7 (9 innings)
1990 – Albion St. Mary’s 17, Medina 3
1991 – Medina Village Sports 11, AFD 9
1992 – St. Mary’s Albion 13, Medina Village Sports 5
1993 – Holley VFW 10, Shelby 8
1994 – Albion St. Mary’s 7, Lyndonville 3
1995 – Holley Rotary 7, Carlton 3
1996 – Kendall 7, Medina Village Sports 2
1997 – Medina 2, AFD 1
1998 – Kendall 2, Medina Mark’s Pizzeria 1
1999 – Albion 8, Roy-Hart 5
2000 – AFD 18, Gasport 5
2001 – Carlton 23, Holley 2
The players and coaches for Medina’s 1985 playoff championship team included, in front, Chris Carpenter, Brian Fry, Brett Decker, Wayne Meland and Todd Hughes. In the middle row are Dave Hilger, Joe Fuller, Carl Creasey, Casey Ferguson, Shannon Parker and Mike Hadick. In back are Coach Aaron Newsom, Jody Sargent, Paul Valley, Jim Ambrose, B.J. Stoddard, Chris Bacon, Jerry Solazzo and Coach Bruce Campbell.
Medina/Lyndonville U18 booters rally to tie
Rallying for a late goal, Medina/Lyndonville earned a 1-1 tie with host Chili Tuesday in a Rochester District Youth Soccer League girls U18 Division game.
Erin Kiefer scored the goal for M/L off an assist from Lexi Wolck.
M/L, which is now 1-3-1, next visits Wayne on Tuesday.
Kendall faces key week
Also in the U18 Division, Kendall, which is in second place at 3-2-1, will be busy next week visiting Livonia on Wednesday and then hosting front-running Penfield (5-1-0) on Thursday.
U15 Division
Albion, which is also in the runner-up spot at 6-2-1, next faces a key U15 Division contest on July 10 at front-running Batavia (7-0-1).
Boys U17 Division
U17 Division leading Holley United, which blanked Caledonia 5-0 Tuesday to improve to 5-1-2, next visits runner-up Scottsville (4-1-3) on Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
Banes scores narrow win to stay unbeaten
Banes Machine Shop/Banes Plumbing trimmed Tower Tattoo 7-6 Monday evening to improve to 6-0 in Medina Women’s Softball League competition.
Banes jumped out to quick first inning lead on a double by Sue Seefeldt and singles by Jen Masse, Kathy Allen and Amy Allis.
Masse later had a triple and Seefeldt a double to highlight a three run fifth inning which put Banes up 7-4 as Connie Heschke and Allis both had singles.
Seefeldt and Allis both finished with 3 hits as Grace Masse and Jen Masse both had 2.
Banes next faces White Birch in a doubleheader on July 8 at Jr. Wilson.
M-L United U12 and U15 squads post shutouts as does Medina/Roy-Hart U14 girls team
The Medina-Lyndonville United U12 and U15 boys teams both scored shutout victories over Tonawanda on Monday evening in Buffalo and Western New York Jr. Soccer League action.
In notching a 6-0 victory to improve to 6-3, the M-L United U12 offense was spearheaded by Cole Callard with 2 goals and 2 assists. Caden Kingsbury added a goal and 2 assists as Camerone Kenward, Vinny Gray and Ethan Page each chipped in with a goal.
Page also had a big game in goal to help United register the shutout.
The M-L United U15 squad evened its record at 2-2 with a 3-0 victory.
Finding the net for M-L were Bryson Costich, who scored off an assist from Sam Kingsbury, Jackson Moreland, who tallied on a penalty kick, and Daric Boyce who scored off a corner kick by Jack Whipple.
Moreland and Kevin Travis shared in earning the shutout in goal.
Girls Soccer
Medina/Roy-Hart U14 3, Holland 0
Improving to 2-1-2, the Medina/Roy-Hart U14 team blanked visiting Holland 3-0.
Leading 1-0 in the first half on a goal by Ada Noble, Medina/Roy-Hart pulled away in the second half n goals by Grace Trombley and Taylor Bull.
Savannah Hold earned the shutout in goal.
Albion varsity trap shooting finishes 9th out of 65 teams at state meet
Provided photos: The Albion High School Clay Target Club includes, from left: Ben Hickman, Zac Albright, Mike Donahue (coach) Patrick Brien, Jordan Boccacci-Phillips, Max Hapeman, James Hapeman, Alex Rustay, Jeff Atwell (coach) Nick Sacco, Tim Brien (coach) Shane Hastings, Austin Aman, Lacey Standish, and Ryan Uderitz (coach). Missing from the photo are Chris Rice (coach), Eli Pask and Cole London.
Alex Rustay, left, and Nick Sacco were the top scorers for Albion in the state competition.
ALBION – The Albion High School Clay Target Club participated in the Clay Target Leagues New York State Championship in Cicero on Sunday.
There were 76 schools (950 student athletes) from across the state represented at the event. Albion’s varsity team of Alex Rustay, Patrick Brien, Nick Sacco, Zac Albright and Shane Hastings finished 9th overall out of 65 teams.
Patrick Brien and Alex Rustay both received All-State honors for finishing in the top 100 in the entire league (1,700 student athletes).
Alex Rustay was tied for 5th with a score of 96 out of 100. Nick Sacco was tied for 13th with a 94 out of 100. Patrick Brien was tied for 30th with a 92 out of 100. They are all seniors this year.
Alex Rustay shot a perfect round at the event 25 out of 25 (25 straight) and Nick shot back-to-back perfect rounds for 50 out of 50 (50 straight) at the event.
This was the first year Albion High School participated in the New York State Clay Target League.
Great White tops Mustang booters
Great White Buffalo posted a 5-2 win over the visiting Medina Mustangs Sunday in a Buffalo District Soccer League 2nd Division game.
Kristian Snyder and Ethan Leonard each scored a goal for Medina as Barry Rogenmoser had 2 assists.
Snyder now has a team leading total of 6 goals on the season while Greg Husung has 3 and Jessie Fergen 2. Leonard and Rogenmoser both have 4 assists.
Now at 1-7, the Mustangs next visit Hamburg on July 7.
Mustangs have All-WNY diamond quartet; Rams, Purple Eagles also have honorees
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina High sophomore Brian Fry has been named to the first team of the All Western New York baseball squad.
Medina, which advanced to the state semifinals, has placed four players on the annual All-Western New York baseball squad.
Heading that quartet is sophomore shortstop Brian Fry who has been named to the first team.
The Mustangs also have a trio of Honorable Mention selections in junior pitcher Trevor Luthart, junior center fielder Nate Sherman and sophomore second baseman AJ Seefeldt.
That underclassmen quartet helped Medina capture Niagara-Orleans League, Section VI Class B and Far West Regional titles to gain a berth in the state semifinals.
Roy-Hart senior pitcher/first baseman Charlie Bruning has been named to the second team.
Albion junior pitcher Thomas Furmanski has received Honorable Mention.
Medina’s trio of, from left, sophomore AJ Seefeldt, junior Trevor Luthart and junior Nate Sherman have all earned Honorable Mention.
Fry led Medina in batting with a .514 average including 13 doubles, 6 triples, 4 home runs and 31 RBIs. Interestingly his father, Brian Fry Sr., also earned first team All-WNY honors during both his junior and senior years at Medina.
Luthart posted a 10-1 record on the mound with 100 strikeouts in 73 innings and an earned run average of 0.96. At the plate, he hit .262 with 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run and 19 RBIs.
Seefeldt led the Mustangs in runs batted in with 42 as he hit .481 with 13 doubles, 1 triple and 1 home run.
Sherman hit .333 with 2 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs and 28 RBIs.
Bruning hit .419 with 5 doubles, 2 triples, 3 home runs and 15 RBIs. On the mound he had 6 wins with 54 strikeouts and a 2.30 era.
Furmanski had 5 wins, 2 saves and a 0.88 era. At the plate he hit .303 with 7 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run and 15 RBIs.
Roy-Hart senior Charlie Bruning, left, has been named to the second team and Albion junior Thomas Furmanski has earned Honorable Mention.
Albion Raptors down Falcons in U17 soccer
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Paige Derisley slides to kick the ball out of the host Raptors defense end during this evening’s win over the Rush-Henrietta Falcons.
A pair of first half goals proved to be just enough to earn the Albion Raptors a narrow 2-1 win over the visiting Rush-Henrietta Falcons this evening in a Rochester District Youth Soccer League U17 Division game.
Albion jumped out to a 2-0 lead as McKenzie Harmon scored off an assist from Abby Scanlan about 20 minutes in and then Kendall Derisley netted what proved to be the game winner in the last 10 minutes of the half.
The Falcons cut the deficit to 2-1 with a goal just before half-time to round out the scoring as neither team could find the net in the second half.
The Raptors improve to 4-2 while the Falcons slip to 2-7-2.
Kendall Derisley, who scored the game winning goal for Albion, advances the ball up field.
Sandstone tops Rotary in Albion Midget game
Sandstone outlasted Rotary 11-9 Thursday in a free scoring Albion Midget League game.
Setting the tone at the outset, both teams scored three times in the first inning as Brayden Ryder had a two-run single for Sandstone and Noah Harrison and Garrett Miller RBI singles for Rotary.
Ryder also had a two-run single to highlight a big six run third inning for Sandstone which later scored what proved to be the decisive two runs in the fifth frame as Elliot Trapiss had an RBI single.
Trapiss and Ryder both finished with three hits for Sandstone as Harrison and Xavier Boyd each had two for Rotary.
Sandstone is now 4-3 and Rotary 3-3.
