Contributed Photo – U10 Dynamites players and coaches celebrate after winning the Akron Tournament.  In the front row are Carter Woodworth, Xavier Holmes, Preston Woodworth, Sean Mettler and Evan Poeller. In the middle row are Ryleigh Culver, Jax Brinley,  Brody Fry, Nick Bucholtz, Nate Gibson, John Peracciny and Gavin Heideman. In the back row are  Coach Chris Mettler, Jack Kempf and Coach Matt Peracciny .

The 10u Roy-Hart Dynamites captured the championship at the Wood Bat Tournament this weekend held at Akron Park.

The Dynamites went 2-1 in pool play losing to the West Seneca Warriors 7-4, beating the Alden Stars 17-1 and Pembroke United 17-6.

Entering the semi-finals as the No.2 seed, the Dynamites beat No. 3 seed Pembroke 7-5.  They then played the number the top seeded  Warriors in the championship game and won 9-1.

The hottest bats on the weekend for the Dynamites were Nick Bucholtz and Xavier Holmes, both of whom had multiple hits in every game of the tournament.

Other notable contributors were Carter Woodworth and Jack Kempf, each hitting home runs and a double on the weekend.  Timely hitting was also key for the Dynamites, as players like Brody Fry, Nate Gibson, Jax Brinley, John Peracciny,  Gavin Heideman, Ryleigh Culver  and Evan Poeller drove in key runs and kept the team’s rallies going.

As important as the team’s hitting was, the Dynamites got back to their old ways with dominant pitching throughout pool play and championship Sunday. Great pitching by Culver, Fry, and Brinley, along with solid team defense kept the Dynamite’s opponent off the scoreboard in the championship game until the final inning, when Sean Mettler came in and slammed the door shut on the West Seneca team to capture the tournament capping victory.

Next up, the Dynamites play in the Lou Gehrig Iron Horse Tournament in East Amherst next weekend.

The Medina-Lyndonville United U12 Soccer Club posted a 5-0 win over the Kenmore Bandits this past week.

Cole Callard scored four goals assisted twice by Vinny Gray and once by Brady Christiaansen and Colton Smith. Gray tallied the fifth goal unassisted.

Defensively, goalies Sawyer Kingsbury and Jimmy Dieter registered the shut out with help from Cameron Eick and Gavyn Snook.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Jacob Bruning, left, and Al Xapsos have earned both All-WNY and All-State baseball honors.

Capping off a record setting baseball season this past spring, Roy-Hart now has two players, pitcher Jacob Bruning and shortstop Al Xapsos, who have earned both All-Western New York and All-State Class B honors.

Bruning has earned both first team All-WNY and All-State honors while Xapsos has been selected first team All-WNY and third team All-State. Both are June Roy-Hart graduates.

Bruning posted a 1.51 earned run average on the mound striking out 83 in 53.2 innings of work. At the plate, he hit .438 with 9 doubles, 2 triples, 20 RBIs and 17 stolen bases.

Xapsos hit .427 with 8 doubles, 4 triples, 20 RBIs and 15 stolen bases.

The Rams also had two players earn Hnorable Mention on the All-WNY squad, senior Ben Schwab and junior Charlie Bruning.

Schwab hit .416 with 2 doubles, 2 triples, 1 home run and a team leading 28 RBIs. Bruning hit .432 with 7 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs and 17 RBIs.

The quartet helped Roy-Hart earn a third straight Niagara-Orleans League title, the team’s first ever Section VI and Far West Regional titles and a berth in the state semifinals where the Rams lost to Seton Catholic.

The only other N-O player to earn Honorable Mention on the All-WNY squad was Akron senior Jacob Cummings. He hit .464 and drove in 13 runs.

A variety of sports competitions are being planned for the annual Medina High Alumni Weekend which is scheduled for August 3-5 and hosted by the Medina Parents Athletic Club.

The weekend’s activities will begin with a men’s flag football game at 6:30 p.m. Friday August 3 at the Towne School Field.

Saturday’s events will begin with a 5K run/race at 8 a.m. starting at the Sacred Heart Club.

A Co-ed volleyball match is slated for 11 a.m. and a women’s softball game for 4 p.m., both at the Sacred Heart Club.

On Sunday, a men’s softball game is slated for 4 p.m. also at the Sacred Heart Club.

In conjunction, the annual Medina Mustang football team’s golf tournament will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Shelridge.

To register to take part in one or more of the events and or for more information on the weekend e-mail Melissa Valley at mvalley@medinacsd.org.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Barre’s Nathan Gibson slides into home during this afternoon’s Albion Midget League playoff championship win over Rotary/Lions. Lucas Powley is the Rotary/Lions catcher.

Making it four title years in a row, Barre bested Rotary/Lions 12-4 in the Albion Midget League playoff championship game this afternoon at the Midget League field.

Nathan Gibson led the way at the plate for Barre with 3 hits, including a double and triple, and 5 runs batted in.

Josh Bovenzi went the distance on the mound for Barre.

Josh Bovenzi went the distance on the mound for Barre allowing 3 hits with 14 strikeouts. He also banged out a double at the plate.

Bovenzi registered a clutch inning strikeout in both the first and fourth innings as Rotary/Lions left two runners stranded.

Then in the fifth frame Bovenzi notched another big strikeout to get out of a bases loaded jam.

Barre took a quick 1-0 lead in the first inning on a triple by Gibson.

The lead quickly jumped to 4-0 as Gibson had a two-run double in the second inning and a bases loaded walk plated the third run. Two walks and a single by Lucas Martin loaded the bases to set up the threat.

Noah Harrison bangs hits for Rotary/Lions.

Rotary/Lions did cut the deficit to 4-2 with a pair of runs off an error in the top of the third inning but would get no closer as Barre got those right back with interest in the home half of the frame.

A two-run single by Gibson highlighted the big 5 run uprising in the home half of the third which extended the Barre lead to 9-2.

Two bases loaded walks and a fielders choice play plated the frame’s 3 runs. A leadoff single by Owen Bentley followed by a pair of walks loaded the bases to set up the opportunity.

Barre capped off the win by scoring  3 runs in the fifth frame on a two-run double by Jason Conn and a fielders choice play upping the advantage to 12-3.

Lucas Martin raps out a hit for Barre.

Rotary/Lions scored once in the fifth on a bases loaded walk and once in the sixth on a fielders choice play. Singles by Kaiden Froman and Noah Harrison set up that threat.

Froman had 2 hits on the day.

Jacob Edwards and Xavier Byrd shared the pitching duties for Rotary/Lions combing to give up 7 hits and 9 strikeouts.

Barre advanced to the title contest by defeating Vets 18-7 in the quarterfinals and Carlton 8-4 in the semis.

Rotary/Lions advanced by downing St. Mary’s 4-2 in the quarterfinals and Sandstone 20-16 in the semifinals.

Barre players congratulate pitcher Josh Bovenzi after the game as catcher Owen Bentley hands him the game ball.

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ALBION – The Orleans Girls Softball League will conclude its season on Saturday with the championship game at the Albion school field. The game starts at 11 a.m. and features Waters Auto Body versus ECG. The six-team league is open to girls ages 7 to 13.

The team sponsored by Waters Auto Body is pictured at top and is led by coaches Tiffany Burgio, Jessica Burgio, Andrew Viza and Amanda Shoemaker. Players include Lilly Eggleston, Katelynn Viza, Brianna Hill, Mackenzie Robinson, Loralei Gailie, Melia Prince, Ashlynn Hill, Paige Newton, Kenadi Howerton, Cadence Hill, Sophia Albanese, Alissa Farnsworth, Anna Gillette and Emma Foote.

The team sponsored by ECG is coached by Ashlee Salisbury and Jennifer Viza. Players include Kiera Sidari, Jillian LeBaron, Semaj Miller, Reagan Flor, Isabella Dhondt, McKinley Knight, Adeline Conley, Taylor LeFrois, Julia Knight, Anna Zaczek, Madison LeBaron, Cassie Brown, Reese Conley, Maia Pate and Adysyn Stirk.

The final standings before playoffs included Dollingers, 8-1; Waters, 7-2; St. Mary’s, 5-4; RS Automation, 3-6; ECG, 3-5-1; and Holley, 0-8-1.

After the championship game, the league will have its All-Star game.

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Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Owen Bentley gets set to take a healthy cut at the ball for Barre during Thursday evening’s Albion Midget League semifinal playoff win over host Carlton.

Barre downed host Carlton 8-4 and Rotary-Lions outlasted host Sandstone 20-16 in the semifinals of the Albion Midget League playoffs Thursday evening.

Barre and Rotary-Lions will now meet in the championship game at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Albion Midget League field.

Finn McCue delivers a pitch for Carlton

Barre 8, Carlton 4
The Barre Cubs earned a fourth straight appearance in the title game by downing the Carlton Clippers on a strong pitching performance from Nathan Gibson.

Gibson struck out 13 batters and scattered just 5 hits over 6 innings.

Carlton also had strong pitching from Finn McCue and Dylan Narburgh as they combined for 12 strikeouts.

Carlton scored first on home runs in the 2nd inning by Andrew Boyce and Noah Kowalski.  Boyce ended the night with 2 hits, as did Narburgh and Caiyden Wilson.

At the plate for Barre, Gibson and Lucas Martin had 3 hits each and Josh Bovenzi added 2 more hits.

The title game will also see Albion class of 1994 friends and classmates Mike Beach (Barre) and Greg Bennett (Rotary/Lions) facing each other as coaches for the first time in the Championship.

Nick Martino in action on the mound for Sandstone.

Beach actually played for Rotary as a boy and Bennett played for Elks.  Both have been involved as coaches in the league for a number of years, most recently with their sons, but also right after graduating as well when they coached younger siblings with their father and friends.

Rotary-Lions 20, Sandstone 16
A big 9 run sixth inning, highlighted by doubles by Garrett Miller and Noah Harrison, keyed  the win for Rotary-Lions.

Trailing 20-8 after that scoring burst, Sandstone did rally for 8 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning sparked by a two-run double by Drew Pritchard and a two-run single by Cencere Lowe.

However, Rotary-Lions got out of the jam as second baseman Leah Pawlak made a clutch play to get the final out with the bases loaded and preserve the win.

Earlier, Rotary-Lions had scored 3 times in the first inning as Xavier Byrd had a double, 4 times in the third as Harrison had a triple and 3 times in the fourth as Pawlak had a two-run double. Harrison had 4 hits on the day

Sandstone also had a big 7 run third inning featuring a three-run home run by Nick Martino and a homer by Nolan Sullivan.

Kaiden Froman bangs out a hit for Rotary-Lions during Thursday’s semifinal win over host Sandstone.

All of the scoring came in the first half as Kendall nipped visiting LeRoy 2-1 this evening in a Rochester District Youth Soccer League girls U17 Division game.

Grace Levett scored Kendall’s first game off an assist from Lizzie Sutphen.

Sutphen then netted what proved to be the game winner off an assist from Lizzie Woodams.

Improving to 6-3-2, Kendall was rebounding from a 3-0 loss to Brockport on Wednesday.