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Medina and Albion win sectional semifinals
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Brian Fry dives back to second base to try and tag out Olean’s Nick Crandall during the Mustangs sectional semifinal win over the Huskies this afternoon at Vets Park.
Thursday’s Section VI Class B1 baseball championship game will be an all Orleans County affair as Medina and Albion both scored semifinal round victories this afternoon.
No. 3 seed Medina rolled to a 12-1 win over No. 7 Olean at Vets Park and No. 8 Albion blanked host No. 5 Depew 4-0.
The B1 final is scheduled to be played at Gowanda at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Medina 12, Olean 1
Medina jumped out to a quick 3-0 first inning lead on a leadoff home run by Brian Fry, an RBI double by Zach Fike and a fielders choice play off the bat of Joe Cecchini which followed a walk and a single by Chris Goyette.
Back-to-back two run doubles by AJ Seefeldt and Goyette in the second inning quickly boosted the Mustangs advantage to 7-0.
Goyette had a big day at the plate as he also belted a three run home run in the fifth inning.
Trevor Luthart picked up the win on the mound allowing only 1 hit with 4 strikeouts over the first five innings.
The Huskies had a total of only 2 hits on the day.
Albion 4, Depew 0
Thomas Furmanski hurled a 4 hit shutout with 5 strikeouts to lead Albion past Depew.
A three run third inning on an RBI triple by Liam Ward and RBI singles by Isaiah Callicutt and Alex Gibson provided more than enough offense for Albion. Gibson also had an RBI double in the sixth inning.
Class B2 semi
Roy-Hart 7, Akron 0
No. 1 seeded Roy-Hart blanked Niagara-Orleans League foe No. 5 Akron 7-0 in a Class B2 semifinal.
The Rams scored three runs in the third inning on an RBI single by Walker Samanka and two passed balls and four in the fifth on a sacrifice by Samanka along with a series of walks and passed balls.
Charlie Bruning pitched the first four innings for the Rams allowing 3 hits and striking out 4. Samanaka pitched the final three frames giving up no hits and striking out 3.
Section VI Class B2 softball
No. 3 Fredonia edged No. 2 Roy-Hart and No. 1 Eden downed No. 4 Akron in the semifinals of the Section VI Class B2 softball playoffs.
Section V games postponed
Top seeded Lyndonville’s home game against No. 8 Keshequa in the Section V Class C2 baseball quarterfinals was postponed until Wednesday. Also postponed was the Class D1 contest between Kendall and Arkport-Canaseraga.
Medina’s Zach Fike bangs out an RBI double in the first inning.
N-O diamond quartet set for sectional semis
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Albion, Medina, Roy-Hart and Akron will all be competing in the semifinal round of the Section VI baseball playoffs Tuesday. Here, during a regular season N-O contest, Albion’s Michael Harling slides into third base as Roy-Hart’s Karl Darling awaits the throw.
The Niagara-Orleans League will be well represented by a quartet of teams in the Section VI Class B1 and B2 baseball playoffs on Tuesday.
In Class B1, N-O champion No. 3 seeded Medina will host No. 7 Olean and No. 9 Albion will travel to No. 5 Depew, both at 5 p.m. The winners will meet for the B1 title on Thursday.
In Class B2, N-O foes No. 5 Akron and top seeded defending champion Roy-Hart will meet at 5 p.m. at Gasport. The Rams bested the Tigers twice during the N-O season by scores of 3-0 and 10-0.
In the other B2 semi, No. 3 Allegany-Limestone visits No. 2 Gowanda.
The B2 final is also slated for Thursday.
In softball, the N-O will be represented by a pair of teams in Tuesday’s Class B2 semifinals as No. 2 seed Roy-Hart hosts No. 3 Fredonia and No. 4 Akron visits top seeded Eden.
In Section V baseball quarterfinal action Tuesday, top seeded Lyndonville will host No. 8 Keshequa in Class C2 and No. 6 Kendall will face No. 3 Arkport-Canaseraga at Letchworth in Class D1, both at 4:30 p.m.
On Wednesday in a Section V Class C3 semifinal softball game top seeded Lyndonville will face No. 4 Bolivar-Richburg at Caledonia-Mumford at 6 p.m..
Kendall has six top 5 finishes at Class D meet
Kendall athletes earned top five finishes in six events at the Section V Class D track meet held Saturday at Campbell-Savona.
Alezya Brown placed second in the Triple Jump, Jenna Regan third in the Shotput, Ethan Kuhn third in the 400 Hurdles and fourth in the 110 Hurdles and Derek Edick fifth in the Long Jump for the Eagles.
In addition, Brown teamed up with T’Mia Kitchings, Kiersten Rodas and Emma Allen to place fifth in the 1600 Relay.
Lyndonville had Jon Slingerland place fifth in the Pentathlon and Karlee Rounds fifth in the 100 Hurdles.
At the Class CC meet held at Avon, Holley had Abrianna Kruger place third in the Pole Vault and fifth in the 400 Hurdles.
Lady Tigers use big late inning scoring burst to earn opening round sectional victory
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Gracie Johnson slides into third base as Katie Razlario awaits the throw for Oakfield-Alabama. The action took place during the host Lady Tigers sectional win this afternoon.
A huge late inning scoring explosion keyed top seeded Lyndonville to a 16-7 victory over visiting No. 8 Oakfield-Alabama this afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the Section V Class C3 softball playoffs.
Trailing 7-6, Lyndonville regained the lead for good by erupting for nine runs in the bottom of the fifth inning on a two-run double by Stacy Buckland, a two-run single by Chloe Stinson, RBI singles by Gracie Johnson, Anna Lewis and Alecia Hinkson and two errors.
Stinson finished with 3 hits as Lewis, Johnson, Buckland, Hinkson and Natalie Ostrowski each had 2.
Brianna Smith had 3 hits for the Lady Hornets as Kelsey Schlagenhauf and Julia Uhrinek both had 2.
Lyndonville had jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI triple by Lewis and a two-run single by Stinson but Oakfield-Alabama answer back with four runs in the top of the second on a combination of four singles and two errors.
The Lady Tigers regained a 6-4 lead with three tallies in the fourth featuring triple by Ostrowski and Johnson and an RBI single by Megan Krisher.
The sea-saw battle continued as the Lady Hornets moved back on top at 7-6 with three runs in the fifth highlighted by an RBI triple by Katie Razliano.
However, that lead was short-lived as the Lady Tigers countered with the decisive nine run barrage in the sixth inning on a combination of eight hits and two errors to move back on top to stay.
Improving to 16-1, Lyndonville will next face No. 4 Bolivar-Richburg in the Class C3 semifinals on Wednesday. Bolivar-Richburg blanked No. 5 Dundee 11-0 in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
Section V Baseball
Top seeded East Rochester defeated No. 17 Holley 7-2 in a Section V Class C1 quarterfinal baseball playoff game.
Lyndonville’s Chloe Stinson bangs out a hit during for the Lady Tigers.
Tigers romp past Eagles in sectional opener
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Chase Woodward slides into second base during the Tigers sectional victory over Clyde-Savannah this afternoon at Vets Park. The Eagles second baseman is Dakota Miller.
Big first and second inning scoring bursts ignited top seeded Lyndonville to an 18-0 romp over No. 16 Clyde-Savannah in a Section V Class C2 opening round playoff game at Medina’s Vets Park this afternoon.
Lyndonville took charge at the outset erupting for five runs in the first inning highlighted by run producing doubles by Zach Johnson and Oskar Heinsler and an RBI single by Rolland Balcezak. A leadoff single by Kane Flynn ignited the uprising which also included singles by Noah Heinsler and Devin Rounds.
Rolland Balcerzak bangs out a hit for the Tigers.
The Tigers quickly upped their lead over the Eagles to 9-0 with four second inning tallies on an RBI single by winning pitcher Nathan Dillenbeck, an error, a fielders choice play and a bases loaded walk. Singles by Noah Heinsler and Balcerzak helped to set up the threat.
Lyndonville later exploded for nine runs in the fifth frame as Cal Stinson and Flynn both banged out two-run doubles and Johnson, Noah Heinsler and Nathan Neace all added RBI singles
Flynn, Johnson and Noah Heinsler each finished with 3 hits as Oskar Heinsler and Balcerzak both had 2.
On the mound, Dillenbeck allowed only one hit and struck out 6 over the first five innings. Flynn hurled the final two innings giving up no hits and fanning 5.
Lyndonville next hosts No. 8 Keshequa, a 10-2 winner over No. 9 Lyons, in the C2 quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Lyndonville softball postponed
Lyndonville’s sectional home softball game against Oakfield-Alabama was postponed until 1 p.m. Sunday. If Lyndonville’s field is unplayable the game will be played at Vets Park at that same time.
Lyndonville is the top seed in Class C3 while Oakfield-Alabama is No. 8.
Lyndonville’s Zach Johnson gets a putout at first base on Clyde-Savannah’s Jack Bastian.
Tigers to host sectional diamond twin bill Sat.
Weather permitting, Lyndonville will host a Section V baseball, softball playoff doubleheader on Saturday.
The top seeded Lyndonville baseball team will host No. 16 Clyde-Savannah at 10 a.m. in a Class C2 pre quarterfinal game. The Tigers bring a 14-1 regular season record into the playoffs.
The Lyndonville softball squad, which is also seeded No. 1, will face Genesee Region League foe No. 8 Oakfield-Alabama in a Class C3 quarterfinal contest at 1 p.m. The Lady Tigers, which are 15-1, defeated the Lady Hornets 14-8 during the G-R season.
In a Class D1 quarterfinal game today, No. 10 Kendall dropped an 11-7 decision to No. 2 CG Finney.
In a Section VI Class B2 quarterfinal softball contest, No. 4 Akron blanked No. 5 Cleve Hill 4-0.
Purple Eagles and Mustangs advance to Class B1 semifinals; Rams gain B2 semis
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Trevor Luthart and Albion’s Thomas Furmanski both pitched complete games in hurling the Mustangs and Purple Eagles to sectional quarterfinal wins this afternoon.
No. 9 Albion upended top seeded host Springville 6-4 and No. 3 Medina downed No. 11 Newfane 6-0 at Vets Park this afternoon in Section VI Class B1 quarterfinal baseball games.
In advancing to the semifinals on Tuesday, Albion will visit No. 5 Depew which blanked No. 4 Fredonia 6-0 while Medina will host No. 7 Olean which downed No. 2 City Honors 14-6..
Albion 6, Springville 4
Thomas Furmanski hurled Albion past Springville 6-4 allowing only 3 hits and striking out 6 over the seven innings.
Albion moved on top to stay with two quick runs in the first inning on an RBI single by Michael DiCureia and an error.
An RBI sacrifice bunt by Alex Gibson on a squeeze play made it 3-0 in the third inning.
The Purple Eagles then scored what proved to be the margin of victory with three tallies in the fifth frame on an fielders choice play off the bat of Patrick Ricker and a two-run double by Liam Ward.
Rickie Pitts bangs out a two-run double for the Mustangs.
The victory boosts Albion’s record to 13-5.
Medina 6, Newfane 0
Trevor Luthart likewise went the distance on the mound for Medina hurling a one hitter with 8 strikeouts. He retired the first 19 batters he faced before Newfane got a baserunner with one out in the seventh inning.
The Mustangs scored the only run they needed as it turned out in the first inning on an RBI sacrifice fly by Joe Cecchini. Brian Fry leadoff the inning with a double to set up the threat.
Cecchini doubled the Medina lead to 2-0 with an RBI triple in the third inning.
The Mustangs made it 4-0 in the fourth on a two-run double by Rickie Pitts as two errors to open the frame set up the opportunity.
Medina’s final two runs came in the fifth on an RBI double by Zach Fike and an error.
The Mustangs improve to 17-2.
Class B2
Roy-Hart 5, Wilson 4
Top seeded Roy-Hart edged past visiting Niagara-Orleans League foe No. 8 Wilson 5-4 this afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Section VI Class B2 playoffs.
Breaking away from a 4-4 deadlock, Roy-Hart scored the game winner in the sixth inning on a walk, a sacrifice bunt by Thomas Russo III, a stolen base and an error.
Earlier, the Rams scored three times in the first inning on a fielders choice play, an error and a single by Hunter Bablel and once in the second on a single by Charlie Bruning.
Wilson tied the game at 4-4 with a run in the fifth inning on a single by Jacob Miller.
The Rams will next host another N-O foe in in the semifinals on Tuesday in Akron which downed Eden 1-0.
Class C
In Class C No. 4 Falconer allowed only one hit in downing No. 13 Barker 6-1.
Salamanca stickmen oust Medina in semis
Pulling away over the middle two periods, top seeded Salamanca posted a 17-10 victory over visiting No. 4 Medina this evening in the semifinal round of the Section VI Class D lacrosse playoffs.
Leading by a narrow 4-2 margin after the opening quarter, Salamanca outscored Medina 10-4 over the middle two periods to open up a commanding 14-6 advantage heading into the final quarter.
Chaise Prest and Christian Silversmith both scored 3 goals for Medina as Zach Blount added 2 and Mitchell Silversmith and Tommy Vasquez 1 each.
In the other semifinal, No. 3 Eden defeated No. 2 Akron 11-6.
Lady Rams romp in B2 sectional softball opener;Lady Eagles roll to open D1 playoffs
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Jamie Bower, shown her making a throw from her third base position, belted two home runs and drove in a total of nine runs in Roy-Hart’s 26-1 romp over Southwestern in a Class B2 playoff game this evening at Vets Park.
Exploding for 11 runs in the first inning, No. 2 seeded Roy-Hart romped to a 26-1 victory over No.10 Southwestern in a Section VI Class B2 opening round softball playoff game this evening at Vets Park.
Jamie Bower belted a grand slam home run and a three-run homer, Shelby Wolf a grand slam homer and winning pitcher Mallory Steiner a two run homer to highlight the Lady Rams attack.
In the circle, Steiner gave up only 3 hits and stuck out 11
City Honors 14, Medina 8
No. 4 seed City Honors outlasted No. 5 Medina 14-8 in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class B1 softball playoffs.
Abi Neuman, Ashlee Howell, Lacey Kenward and Brandi Guild each had two hits for Medina.
In a Class B2 game Fredonia shut out Wilson 4-0 and in Class C2, Maple Grove blanked Barker 18-0.
Kendall 17, Avoca-Prattsburg 3
The long road trip south was certainly worth it as No. 10 seed Kendall rolled to a 17-3 victory over host No. 7 Avoca-Prattsburg in the opening round of the Section V Class D1 playoffs.
Brittney Marks had 3 hits, including 2 doubles and 4 RBIs, Julie Coble 3 hits and 2 RBIs and Kelly Mayes a two-run single to set the pace for Kendall which next faces No. 2 seed CG Fnney at 5 p.m. Saturday at Bishop Kearney.
In a Class C1 opener, No. 6 North Rose-Wolcott nipped visiting No. 11 Holley 9-8.
Purple Eagles trim Blue Devils in B1 playoffs
No. 9 seed Albion edged past host No. 8 East Aurora in the opening round of the Section VI Class B1 baseball playoffs this afternoon.
Breaking away from a 1-1 deadlock, Albion regained the lead for good by scoring twice in the fifth inning on RBI doubles by Liam Ward and Thomas Furmanski. A single by Ryan Krenning and a bunt single by Vinnie Zona sparked that uprising.
East Aurora cut the deficit to 3-2 with an unearned run in the bottom of the fifth but Albion got that one right back in the sixth on a double by Michael Harling which scored Michael DiCureia who reached on a double.
Zona pitched the first four and two-third innings giving up 2 hits and striking out 4. Furmanski hurled the final two and one-third innings allowing 1 hit with 5 strikeouts.
Furmaski also drove in the Purple Eagles first run of the afternoon with a double in the first inning.
Albion next visits top seeded Springville in the quarterfinals at 5 p.m. Friday.
Wilson 7, JFK 0
Wilson shutout JFK 7-0 in a Class B2 contest as Ian Evans hurled a 3 hitter with 8 strikeouts and Thomas Baia had 3 hits and drove in 4 runs.
G-R League finales
Notre Dame outlasted Kendall 3-2 in 11 innings and Byron-Bergen downed Holley 4-1 in Genesee Region League season finales.
