Photos by Tom Rivers

CHEEKTOWAGA – Emma Mates competes in the 4 by 800 relay for Albion at Cheektowaga during the seventh annual Warrior Relays. Albion sent a contingent of athletes for the invitational.

Kendyll Hadick of Albion rounds the corner of the track. Hadick anchored Albion’s 4 by 200 relay team. No results from the invitational are available.

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Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Lacey Kenward hurled Medina to a shutout win over Newfane at Vets Park this afternoon.

Medina put the finishing touches on a 15-0 victory over Newfane at Vets Park this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleasn League softball game that took two days to complete.

The contest began at Newfane on Friday but deteriorating field conditions caused play to be halted in the top of the fifth inning with Medina leading 3-0.

Action resumed at Medina this afternoon and the Mustangs quickly broke the contest open by erupting for five runs in the fifth highlighted by a triple by Abi Neuman.

The Mustangs then put a lock on the victory by scoring five times in the sixth as Ashlee Howell had a double and winning pitcher Lacey Kenward a triple.

In the circle, Kenward hurled a two hitter with 9 strikeouts.

Medina is now 2-0 and Newfane 0-1 in N-O action.

The Mustangs next host defending champion Roy-Hart at 4:45 p.m. Monday.

Lyndonville 28, Barker 3
In a non league game today, Lyndonville defeated Barker 28-3.

Megan Krisher had a home run and a double, Gracie Johnson a home run, Stacy Buckland and Chloe Stinson triples and Anna Lewis and Natalie Ostrowski doubles for the Lady Tigers. Krisher, Johnson, Buckland and Lewis each finished with three hits.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Liam Ward slides into third base as Akron’s Jack Klodzinski gets set to make the tag. The action took place during the host Tigers win over the Purple Eagles this afternoon.

Big scoring bursts in each of the first three innings keyed Akron to a 14-9 victory over visiting Albion this afternoon in a wind swept Niagara-Orleans League baseball game.

Albion did grab a quick 1-0 lead in the top of the first on an RBI double by Liam Ward.

However, Akron answered right back with three tallies in the home half of the frame highlighted by a two-run home run by David Kalinowski to take the lead for good.

Albion’s Isaiah Callicutt heads for third base after banging out his second triple of the day.

The Tigers then built their advantage to 13-4 by erupting for five runs in both the second and third innings.

Jacob Siska had a triple, Jacob Mazza a double and Brandon Orr a single in the second inning each of which drove in a run.

Winning pitcher Adam Mietz then banged out a three-run double to highlight the third inning uprising which was set up by three straight walks which loaded the bases.

Albion did battle back with five runs in the fifth inning on a two-run triple by Isaiah Callicutt, a two-run double by Addison Christ and an RBI single by Patrick Ricker but the Purple Eagles could get no closer than 14-9.

Callicutt had a big day at the plate as he also had a two-run triple in the third inning and a double which set up a run in the second frame.

Orr closed out the win for the Tigers by pitching shutout ball in the sixth and seventh innings as did Ricker for the Purple Eagles.

Akron is now 1-1 and Albion 1-2 in N-O action.

Albion’s Vincent Zona slides into second base as Akron’s Brandon Orr gets the ball.

Lyndonville bested host Kendall 11-1 in a Genesee Region League baseball game this afternoon.

Nathan Dillenbeck, Rolland Balcerzak and Kane Flynn combined to hurl a 6 hitter with 8 strikeouts for the Tigers.

At the plate, Dillenbeck and Balcerzak both had 3 hits and Noah Heinsler and Matt Hess 2 each. Balcerzak, Heinsler and Hess all banged out doubles.

Mason Kuhn had 2 hits for Kendall.

Lyndonville is now 2-0 in G-R action and Kendall 1-2.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Winning pitcher Zack Fike delivers a pitch for Medina during the Mustangs win over Newfane this evening at Vets Park.

Completing a league opening week home and home sweep, Medina defeated Newfane 9-0 this evening in a Niagara-Orleans baseball game at Vets Park this evening.

Medina, which also scored a 13-1 win at Newfane in the N-O opener on Monday, took the lead for good with two quick runs in the first inning on a sacrifice by AJ Seefeldt and a single by Chris Goyette.

The Msutangs then broke the game open with a big six runs second inning which included an RBI double by Matt Saj and RBI singles by Nate Sherman and winning pitcher Zach Fike.

The Mustangs other run came in the fifth frame on an RBI double by Brian Fry.

Fike allowed only 1 hit and struck out 10 over the first five innings. He got out of a major jam in the first inning registering three straight clutch strikeouts after Newfane got the first two batters to second and third on a pair of errors.

Xander Payne came on to hurl the final two frames allowing 1 hit and striking out 3.

Medina is now 3-0 in the league (8-0 overall) while Newfane slips to 0-2 in N-O action.

The Mustangs next visit defending champion Roy-Hart at 4:45 p.m. Monday.

Softball
The Medina at Newfane N-O game was suspended in the top of the fifth inning due to poor field conditions.

Medina was leading 3-0 when play was halted. The contest is scheduled to be completed at Medina at 4 p.m. Saturday.

Postponements
The Albion at Akron baseball game was postponed until 2 p.m. Saturday.

Also postponed were the Holley vs. Pembroke baseball game and the Mt. Mercy vs. Roy-Hart softball game.

A big third period scoring surge keyed Salamanca to a 12-8 win over visiting Medina this afternoon in a Class D Division lacrosse game.

Breaking away from a 5-5 halftime deadlock, the Warriors took command by outscoring the Mustangs 5-1 in the decisive third period to open up a 10-6 lead.

Christian Silversmith had 4 goals, Mitchell Silversmith 2 and Thomas Vasquez and Cayden Lilleby 1 each for Medina.

Wesley Hughes made several key saves in goal for the Mustangs.

Medina is now 2-2 in the division and 3-5 overall.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Devin Griffin heads to a win in the 100 Hurdles during this afternoon’s home meet against Roy-Hart.

Roy-Hart and host Medina both came away with a victory at a frigid Niagara-Orleans League track meet this afternoon.

Roy-Hart won the boys’ meet 72 1/2-59 1/2 and Medina took the girls’ competition 81-59.

Mark Sanders doubled in the 100 and 200 and Nathan Bower in the Shotput and Discus for the Roy-Hart boys squad which also got individual event wins from Will Rickard (400), Aaron Bacon (3200), Tyler Choate (Long Jump) and Jacob Fritton (Pole Vault).

Trenton Crews doubled in the 110 Hurdles and 400 Hurdles and Caelan Holland in the 1600 and 3200 for the Medina boys which also had Jarin Rhim win the High Jump and Hunter Heil the Triple Jump.

The Rams are now 1-1 and the Mustangs 0-2.

Devin Griffin was a double winner for the Medina girls taking the 100 Hurdles and sharing top honors in the High Jump with Roy-Hart’s Kali Scharping. The Mustangs also got wins from Eliana Stewart (100), Miranda Zelazny (Shotput), Guin Schalck (Discus), Kharise Johnson (Long Jump) and Olivia Carter (Triple Jump).

Anna Rickard doubled in the 1500 and 3000 and Kara Choate in the 200 and 400 for the Roy-Hart girls which also got wins from Amanda Hill (400 Hurdles), Colleen Ulrich (800) and McCarthy Lang (Pole Vault).

The Medina girls are now 1-1 and Roy-Hart 0-2.

Postponements
The frigid weather caused a number of postponements including the Barker vs. Kendall, Roy-Hart vs. Newfane and Lyndonville vs. Oakfield-Alabama baseball games; the Kendall vs. Lyndonville, Newfane vs. Roy-Hart and Holley vs. Attica softball games; the Roy-Hart vs. Akron tennis match and the Newfane vs. Akron track meet.

Roy-Hart’s Kali Scharping competes in the long jump while at right Mark Sanders sprints to a win for the Rams in the 100.

Medina’s Trenton Crews was a double winner in the 110 and 400 Hurdles events.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Nate Sherman slides safely into third base ahead of a tag by Albion’s Thomas Furmanski during the Mustangs win over the host Purple Eagles this afternoon.

A fast start and a strong finish combined to earn Medina a 10-5 victory over host rival Albion this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League baseball game.

Medina scored three quick runs in the first inning highlighted by a two-run single by Matt Saj. The Mustangs later put a lock on the win by erupting for four runs in the seventh inning capped off by a three-run triple by AJ Seefeldt.

Chris Goyette picked up the win on the mound for the Mustangs yielding 6 hits with 11 strikeouts in five innings of work. Zach Fike came on to earn the save allowing no hits with 5 srikeouts over the last two innings.

Albion’s Isaiah Callicutt tags out Medina’s Brian Fry.

An error an two walks set up Medina’s first inning scoring burst as Saj’s two-run single and a passed ball accounted for the three runs.

Albion answered right back with two runs in the home half of the first on a triple by Isaiah Callicutt but the Purple Eagles could not cross home plate again until the fifth inning.

In between, the Mustangs increased their lead to 6-2 by scoring twice in the third on a fielders choice play and a steal of home after two walks and a bunt single by Saj had loaded the based. A base loaded walk then accounted for a single tally in the top of the fifth.

Albion did close the gap to 6-5 by scoring three times in the home half of the fifth on a triple by Liam Ward, a wild pitch and a double by Thomas Furmanski.

However, the Purple Eagles left a runner stranded in scoring position as Goyette registered a clutch inning ending strikeout.

Fike then came on in relief and put Albion down in order in the sixth and allowed only one baserunner in the seventh registering three strikeouts.

Medina, which left the bases loaded in both the fifth and sixth innings, did capitalize on a bases loaded opportunity in the seventh in a big way by scoring four times on an RBI sacrifice fly by Brian Fry and a three-run triple by Seefeldt. An error, a double by Joe Cecchini and a hit batter loaded the bases to set up the opportunity.

Medina, which is now 2-0 in N-O action, next hosts Newfane at 4:45 p.m. Friday.

Albion, which is 1-1, visits Akron on Friday.

Akron (1-1) defeated Barker (0-2) 13-3 this afternoon as Mitch Holtz allowed 3 hits and struck out 11 in five innings of work on the mound. At the plate for the Tigers, Brandon Orr had 3 hits, including a two-run homer.

The Roy-Hart vs. Newfane game was postponed.

Medina’s Chris Goyette steals home for a run. Liam Ward is the Albion catcher and Joe Cecchini the Mustangs batter.

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A pair of three set victories keyed Roy-Hart to a narrow 3-2 1/2 win over visiting Medina this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League tennis match.

Dominic Pericciny’s come-from-behind three set 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 win at third singles over Andrew Houseman proved to be the deciding point for Roy-Hart.

The Rams also got a key three-set win by the first doubles team of Michael and Jason Kuchey, 7-6, 3-6, 7-6 over Kody Leno and Jonathan Pietrafesa.

Collin Dodge also scored  a win for Roy-Hart at second singles defeating Haylee Seefeldt 6-2, 6-1.

Ray Paull won at first singles for Medina downing Cameron VanBuren 6-1, 6-1.

The Mustang also got wins at second doubles as Carter Green and Ben Zakes downed Aspen Moore and Jordyn Bobzein 7-6, 6-1 and at third doubles as Mark Barcena and Isaac Pace defeated Isabella Kiern and Kristina Burdick 6-2, 7-6.

Roy-Hart and Medina are now both 2-1 in N-O action.

In the other N-O match, Wilson (2-2) defeated Albion (2-2) 4-1. The Akron vs. Newfane match was postponed.