Taking over sole possession of first place, Medina romped to a 16-0 victory over host Wilson this afternoon in a key Niagara-Orleans League baseball game.

Medina improves to 6-1 while Wilson slips to 3-2 and into a tie for second place with Albion as defending champion Roy-Hart is at 2-2.

Trevor Luthart, who had a no hitter going into the fifth inning, allowed only 1 hit with 7 strikeouts over five frames. Xander Payne came on to hurl the final two innings and likewise gave up just 1 hit with 3 strikeouts.

Breaking away from a scoreless deadlock, Medina took charge by erupting for 8 runs in the fourth inning. A leadoff home run by Nate Sherman ignited that uprising which also included doubles by Luthart and Brian Fry and singles by AJ Seefeldt, Joe Cecchini and Austin Mosher.

Seefeldt, Fry and Mosher each finished with 2 hits for the Mustangs which tacked on four more runs in both the fifth and seventh innings.

The Roy-Hart vs. Barker and Albion vs. Newfane games were both postponed.

Kendall scored an 8-0 shutout victory over Monroe High of Rochester this afternoon in a non league softball game played at Holley.

Sara Mattle picked up the win in the circle for the Lady Eagles hurling a 2 hitter with 6 strikeouts.

Madison Shonitsky had 4 hits and Anna Oakley and Autumn Woodward 2 each to lead the Kendall attack. Oakley had a pair of doubles and Shonitsky one.

Akron 4, Albion 3
Snapping a 3-3 deadlock, Akron pushed across a run in the seventh inning on a single by Mya Thomas to nip Albion 4-3 in a Niagara-Orleans League game.

Albion had tied the game at 3-3 with a run in the sixth inning on a hit by Aly Knaak.

Knaak, Kendall Derisley and Kenzi Hapeman each had 2 hits and an RBI for Albion.

Roy-Hart 24, Barker 0
Defending champion Roy-Hart scored a total of 22 runs in the first two innings to key as 24-0 win over Barker as the Lady Rams improve to 5-0 in N-O action.

Mallory Steiner had 4 hits, Ashley Hill 3 and Claire Halstead and Emily Metz 2 to set the pace for Roy-Hart. Halstead’s hits included a home run while Steiner, Hill and Metz each drove in 4 runs.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Kody Leno, right, works toward a win over Roy-Hart’s Dominic Pericciny during the Mustangs victory over the visiting Rams this afternoon.

Avenging an earlier season loss, Medina stayed in the thick of the Niagara-Orleans League tennis title race with a 3-2 1/2 victory over visiting Roy-Hart this afternoon.

The Mustangs improve to 7-1 while the Rams, which won the earlier meeting by that identical score of 3-2 1/2, slip to 5-3.

Medina’s deciding point was earned by Haylee Seefeldt at second singles with a marathon three set 4-6, 7-6, 7-5 win over Collin Dodge.

The Mustangs swept the singles as Ray Paull defeated Cameron VanBuren 6-0, 6-1 at first singles and Kody Leno downed Dominic Pericciny 6-3, 7-6 at third singles.

Roy-Hart took the three doubles matches as Michael and Jason Kuchey defeated Jonathan Pietrafesa and Andrew Houseman 6-4, 7-6; Aspen Moore and Kayla Hagen downed Ben Zakes and Carter Green 7-6, 6-4 and Jose Campos and Mya Quinn topped Emma Baldwin and Isabelle Ramsey 6-1, 6-1.

Defending champion Akron stayed undefeated at 7-0 by downing Barker 5 1/2-0 behind victories by the singles trio of Nate Chubb, Will Chubb and Morgan Wdowka.

Medina will face Akron in a key home and home series next week.

Holley 5, Pembroke 0

Holley evened its Genesee Region League record at 2-2 by blanking Pembroke 5-0.

Aaron Strathearn, Cheyan Palmer and Kristina Yaroshchuk all scored singles wins for the Hawks which also got doubles victories by the duos of Erik Balys-Kory Puente and Eli Bibby-Cora Bennage.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonvlle’s Matt Hess hurdles to try and avoid the tag by Elba catcher Zach Howard during the Tigers win over the visiting Lancers this afternoon.

Combining timely hitting with steady pitching and defense, Lyndonville downed visiting Elba 4-1 this afternoon to improve to 7-0 in Genesee Region League action and 8-0 overall.

All five of the Tigers hits contributed to plating the four runs.

Devin Rounds makes a diving catch in right field for Lyndonville.

Noah Heinsler banged out what proved to be the game winning hit with a two run single in the third inning.

The Tigers made it 3-0 in the fourth inning on an RBI double by Casey Winiecki, which followed singles by Devin Rounds and Matt Hess.

Oskar Heinsler rounded out the Tigers scoring with an RBI single in the fifth frame.

The Tigers defense came up with a huge double play to end the fifth inning from Noah Heinsler at third base to Zach Johnson at first to Kane Flynn at catcher after Elba had put runners to second and third with just one out.

The Lancers only run came on a sacrifice fly in the sixth. A nifty diving catch by Lyndonville right fielder Devin Rounds prevented another run from scoring.

Rolland Balcerzak went the distance on the mound for the Tigers scattering 4 hits and striking out 7.

Andrew Hare likewise pitched the whole game for the Lancers giving up 5 hits and striking out 10.

Lyndonville is next scheduled to visit Notre Dame on Friday.

Rolland Balcerzak went the distance on the mound for the Tigers.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Haylee Seefeldt makes a return at second singles for Medina which downed visiting Newfane this afternoon.

Improving to 6-1, Medina downed visiting Newfane 4-1 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League tennis match.

Ray Paull at first singles and Kody Leno at third singles both scored straight set wins for Medina which also took the first two doubles matches on victories by the duos of Andrew Houseman-Jonathan Pietrafesa and Ben Zakes-Carter Green.

Newfane’s James Leibring won at second singles.

Defending champion Akron stayed undefeated at 6-0 with a 5- 1/2 win over Albion.

Nate Chubb, Will Chubb and Morgan Wdowka all scored singles wins for Akron.

The Tigers also took the first two doubles matches on wins by the teams of Harry Fitzgerald-Micah Suckow and Skyler Masse-Evelyn Hockreiter.

Albion’s duo of Katelyn Spierdowis and Kolin VanGorder won at third doubles.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina third baseman Morgan Allis makes a throw to first base during the Mustangs win over Wilson at Vets Park this afternoon.

Taking over sole possession of second place, Medina blanked Wilson 8-0 at Vets Park this afternoon in a key Niagara-Orleans League softball game.

Medina improves to 4-1 in the league with the win as Wilson slips to 3-2.  The victory sets up another equally important N-O contest as the Mustangs will host undefeated (4-0) defending champion Roy-Hart at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Cora Payne picked up the win in the circle for the Mustangs hurling a 3 hitter with 2 strikeouts.

Morgan Allis, Brandi Guild and Lacey Kenward each had a pair of hits to lead the Mustangs offense. Allis also had a big game defensively accounting for six putouts from her third base position.

Breaking a scoreless deadlock, Medina tallied twice in the third inning on an RBI single by Camri King and a bases loaded walk.

The Mustangs then broke the contest wide open by scoring five times in the fifth inning on a two-run single by Payne, a two-run error and a bases loaded walk. Singles by Kenward and Allis and a walk loaded the bases to set up the threat.

Morgan capped off the Mustangs win by belting a solo home run in the sixth inning.

The game was called before the seventh inning got started due to thunder and rain.

N-O games postponed
The rest of today’s N-O diamond slate was postponed due to wet grounds including the Medina at Wilson, Newfane at Albion and Roy-Hart at Barker baseball games as well as the Albion at Newfane and Barker at Roy-Hart softball contests. The Medina at Wilson and Roy-Hart at Barker baseball games are slated to be made up on Thursday as is the Barker at Roy-Hart softball game.

The Alexander at Lyndonville Genesee Region League softball game was also postponed until Thursday.

Kendall 16, Holley 3
Avenging a 2-1 loss last week, Kendall posted a 16-3 victory over rival Holley in a Genesee Region League game.

Sara Mattle picked up the win in the circle for Kendall scattering 3 hits and striking out 5.

Kendall broke the game open early by scoring seven runs in the second inning as Madison Shonitsky, Brittney Marks, Lizzie Sutphen, Autumn Woodward and Anna Oakley all drove in runs.

Shonitsky had a total of 4 hits and Marks 3, both including doubles.

Kendall pulled even with Attica at 7-7 in the fifth inning this evening before umpires halted play in the Genesee Region League baseball game being played at Holley due to darkness.

Mickey Gardner hit a two-run home run to pull Kendall even in the fifth. He also belted a two-run homer in the first inning.

The suspended contest is the second in a week for Kendall which also still has to complete a suspended contest against Holley.

Attica defeated Holley 11-2 in the first game of today’s doubleheader.

Softball
Roy-Hart 30, Newfane 3
Defending champion Roy-Hart romped to a 30-3 win over Newfane in a Niagara-Orleans League makeup softball game this afternoon.

Mallory Steiner had 4 hits and Maddie Fry 2, including a home run, to lead the Lady Rams attack as Sam Choate picked up the win in the circle striking out 12.

Roy-Hart broke the game wide open by erupting for 11 runs on 9 hits in the third inning.

Roy-Hart is now 4-0 and Newfane 0-3 in N-O competition.

Holley 27, Mt. Mercy 10
Holley defeated host Mt. Mercy 27-10 in a non league game as winning pitcher Maddie Marsh and Rachel Howard both had 4 hits and Halee Passarell 3. Passarell drove in a total of 6 runs and Marsh 4.

In the circle, Marsh struck out 9.

Holley put a lock on the win by exploding for 14 runs in the top of the seventh inning.

Tennis
Akron 3, Roy-Hart 2 1/2
Defending champion Akron improved to 5-0 by trimming Roy-Hart 3-2 1/2 this afternoon in an N-O makeup tennis match.

Akron swept the three singles matches on wins by Nate Chubb, Will Chubb and Morgan Wdowka.

Roy-Hart, which is now 5-2, won the three doubles matches with victories by the duos of Michael and Jason Kuchey, Aspen Moore-Kayla Hagen and Jose Campos-Mason Collins.