Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s AJ Seefeldt tags out Wilson’s Ian Evans at second base during the Mustangs loss to the Lakemen this evening in the second game of the Evoy Memorial Scholarship doubleheader at Vets Park.

Avenging a 7-3 loss earlier in the week, Wilson downed Medina 8-2 this evening in the second game of the annual Jeff Evoy Memorial Scholarship doubleheader at Vets Park.

Wilson, which also bested Medina 11-5 in last year’s inaugural Evoy Memorial, regains the .500 mark in Niagara-Orleans League competition at 5-5 with the victory while the Mustangs slips to 7-4.

Albion defeated Pembroke 8-3 in the first game of the doubleheader.

The Memorial Scholarship twin bill honors the memory of Jeff Evoy who passed away in 2016 while serving as Medina School District Superintendent. During his educational career as a teacher, coach and administrator Evoy served the communities of Medina, Albion and Pembroke. He was also a lifelong friend of Wilson Coach Mark Kurtz which has brought the Lakemen in as an annual participant in the event.

Medina’s Alex Allis dives back to tag Wilson’s Tanner Feeley at third base.

Jackson Rotella picked up the win on the mound for Wilson limiting Medina to just 2 hits with 6 strikeouts in five and one-third innings of work on the mound.

Wilson took the lead for good by scoring a quick run in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Rotella. A hit batter followed by singles by Tanner Feeley and Ian Evans loaded the bases to set up the threat.

The Lakemen made it 3-0 by adding a pair of runs in the second on a wild pitch and an error as a walk and a single by Kerson Skobjak set up  the opportunity.

Medina, which was held hitless through the first four innings, finally broke onto the scoreboard in the bottom of the fifth on a two-run home run by Nate Sherman to cut the deficit to 3-2. However, the Mustangs could not cross home plate again.

Wilson got those two runs right back in the top of the sixth on a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly by Tom Baia to up the lead to 5-2. A single by Niklos Streuber followed by a hit batter and a walk loaded the bases to start the uprising.

The Lakemen then put a lock on the win by scoring three times in the top of the seventh on a two-run triple by Streuber and an error.

Brett Riemer had a pair of hits on the evening for Medina.

Mustangs catcher Chris Goyette had a big night defensively throwing two runners out at second base and one at third, each of which ended an inning and a Wilson scoring threat.

Medina next visits Roy-Hart and Wilson faces Albion on Monday in N-O contests.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Nate Fearby tags out Pembroke’s Jacob Miller at third base during the Purple Eagles win over the Dragons this afternoon in the opener of the Evoy Memorial Scholarship twin bill at Vets Park..

A trio of home runs sparked Albion to a 10-3 victory over Pembroke this afternoon in the opener of the Jeff Evoy Memorial Scholarship doubleheader at Medina’s Vets Park.

Bryce Pritchard belted two homers and Michael DiCureia one to lead the Purple Eagles attack. DiCureia finished with a pair of hits as did Liam Ward.

Albion jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on solo home runs by Pritchard in the first inning and DiCureia in the second.

Pritchard later put a lock on the Purple Eagles victory by belting a three-run homer in the sixth inning upping the score to 10-3. A walk and a single by Ward preceded that blast.

Scoring in every inning, Albion also picked up one run in the third on an error following a single by Harrison Brown; two in the fourth on a fielders choice play and a wild pitch as singles by Isaiah Callicutt and DiCureia set up the opportunity and two more in the fifth on a wild pitch and a fielders choice play. A single by Ward, a walk and a hit batter loaded the bases to set up that threat.

Jacob Miller and Zach von Kramer both had a pair of hits for Pembroke. Von Kamer’s included a triple as Miller and Casey Shaw both had doubles.

Vinnie Zona picked up the win on the mound for Albion scattering 5 hits with 3 strikeouts in six innings of work on the mound. Zona also teamed up with Pritchard at first base to turn a double play in the second inning.

Medina is to face Wilson in the second half of the doubleheader at 7 this evening.

Albion catcher Liam Ward gets set to put the tag on Pembroke’s Casey Shaw at home plate.

Improving to 11-2 overall, Lyndonville downed host Elba 12-5 this morning in a Genesee Region League softball game.

Leading by a narrow 7-5 margin, Lyndonville put a lock on the win by erupting for 5 runs in the top of the seventh inning highlighted by a three-run triple by Alecia Hinkson. Singles by Anna Lewis and Megan Krisher helped to set up the threat.

Anna Lewis finished with 3 hits and Ella Lewis 2 as Miranda Lembcke chipped in with an RBI double.

Lyndonville next hosts Notre Dame on Monday at 4:30 p.m.

In a G-R doubleheader on Friday, Attica swept Holley by scores of 2-1 and 8-1.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Mason Lewis scores a goal during the Mustangs narrow loss to East Aurora this afternoon at Vets Park.

A late rally fell just short as Medina dropped a narrow 13-12 decision to East Aurora in an interdivisional lacrosse game at Vets Park this afternoon.

Trailing 12-6 after three quarters Medina came roaring back down the stretch.

The Mustangs netted five straight goals, 3 by Christian Silversmith and 2 by Brendan Luthart, to slice the deficit to just one at 12-11 with 2:40 remaining.

The teams then traded goals with Silversmith tallying for Medina with just eight seconds to go to again cut the deficit to one at 13-12.

The Mustangs won the ensuing face-off but could not net the equalizer as a shot at the buzzer sailed wide.

Medina also  got off to a quick start jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the first three and a half minutes on a burst of 3 tallies by Mason Lewis.

East Aurora though came battling back.

The Blue Devils cut the deficit to 3-2 at the end of the first period and then used a big 6-1 second quarter scoring edge to rally into an 8-4 lead at the half. A quick burst of thee goals within a span of 1:23 early in the period put the Devils on top to stay at 5-3.

East Aurora maintained a 12-6 lead at the three-quarter mark after outscoring Medina 4-2 in the third period.

Silversmith and Lewis both finished with 5 goals and Luthart 2 for Medina which has started a busy regular season ending stretch of four games in six days.

Now at 7-6 overall, the Mustangs host Gananda at 6 p.m. Monday and then visit West Seneca West on Tuesday and Lew-Port on Thursday.

Lyndonville romped to an 18-0 victory over Lima Christian this afternoon in a non league softball game.

Miranda Lembcke belted a grand slam home run and a double and Ella Lewis had a pair of hits to lead the Lyndonville attack.

Lorelei Dillenbeck picked up the win in the circle striking out 6 as the Lady Tigers improve to 10-1.

Akron 3, Albion 0
Akron edged past Albion 3-0 in a Niagara-Orleans League pitchers dual.

Akron pitcher Maddie Klein allowed 2 hits and struck out 8 while Albion hurler Erin Doty gave up only 4 hits.

Lexi Wolck and Brylie Hapeman had the Albiin hits.

Akron finishes the N-O season at 8-4 and Albion at 4-8.

Holley shutout Pembroke 5-0 this afternoon to improve to 6-1 in Genesee Region League tennis competition.

Aaron Strathearn, Cheyan Palmer and Kristina Yaroshchuk all scored singles wins for Holley.

The Hawks also got doubles victories from the duos of Dalton Thurley-Steven Morgan and Jake Peters-Austin Berns.

Akron 4, Albion 1 1/2
Akron, which has already locked up the Niagara-Orleans League title, stayed perfect at 11-0 with a 4-1 1/2 victory over Albion (7-4).

Nate Chubb won at first singles and Will Chubb at third to set the pace for Akron.

The Tigers also took the first two doubles matches with wins by the teams of Morgan Wdowka-Skyler Earle and Maggie Leeds-Harry Fitzgerald.

Victor Benjovsky won at second singles for Albion which also took the third doubles with the duo of Josh Riley and Sara Hillman.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Gavyn Boyle steals second base beating the tag by Albion’s Addison Christ. The action took place during the Rams title clinching win over the visiting Purple Eagles this afternoon.

Putting a firm lock on a third straight league championship, Roy-Hart bested visiting Albion 8-3 this afternoon in a key Niagara-Orleans baseball game.

The victory boosts Roy-Hart’s N-O record to 10-1 with one game remaining, against runner-up Medina (7-3) on Monday. The loss drops Albion to 7-4.

Roy-Hart jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the third inning without the benefit of a hit as the Rams capitalized on 4 walks, a hit batter and a passed ball.

Albion cut the deficit to 2-1 in the top of the fourth on an RBI single by Isaiah Callicutt but the Purple Eagles would get no closer.

Roy-Hart shortstop Al Xapsos looks to turn a double play as Albion’s Vinnie Zona runs to second.

Roy-Hart got that one right back with interest by tallying twice in the home half of the fourth on an error to regain a 4-1 advantage. A single by Noah Hardy and a walk set up that threat.

Albion picked up a run in the fifth on a double steal play to cut the deficit to 4-2. A single by Callicutt and a walk set up that opportunity.

Roy-Hart later picked up four big insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth to go up 8-2 as a two-run single by winning pitcher Charlie Bruning and an RBI sacrifice fly by Gavyn Boyle highlighted the key uprising.

Albion though did make the finish interesting. The Purple Eagles quickly loaded the bases to open the seventh inning on consecutive singles by Callicutt, Vinnie Zona and Austin Dugan. Liam Ward followed up with an RBI single keeping the bases loaded.

However, Walker Samanka, who came on in relief in the sixth inning, got out of the bases loaded jam without further damage on two clutch strikeouts and a fly out to right field to lock up the Rams title quest.

Charlie Bruning picked up the win on the mound allowing 2 hits with 7 strikeouts and 8 walks in five and two-thirds innings of work. Samanaka allowed 4 hits and struck out 3 over the final inning and one-third.

Both defenses came up big early as Roy-Hart turned double plays in both the first and third innings. Charlie Brigham, Al Xapsos and Ben Schwab combined to turn the first and Xapsos teamed up with Schwab for the second. Albion had a double play in the second inning from Thomas Furmanski to Bryce Pritchard to Vinnie Zona which ended the frame by getting Roy-Hart’s lead runner out at home.

Wilson 7, Akron 0
Wilson (4-5) blanked Akron (8-4) 7-0 as John Bender allowed only one hit and struck out 11 in six and one-third innings of work on the mound. Bender also had a pair of hits as did Tanner Feeley. Bender and Tom Baia both banged out triples.

Batavia 5, Medina 4
Batavia scored twice in the seventh inning on a walk, a double an an error to nip visiting Medina 5-4 in a non league game.

Medina had only 3 hits a double by Brett Riemer and singles by Brian Fry and Alex Allis.

The Mustangs next host Wilson at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Evoy Memorial Scholarship game.

Oakfield-Alabama/Elba 8, Lyndonville 4
Oakfield-Alabama/Elba scored four runs in the seventh inning to lock up an 8-4 Genesee Region League victory over host Lyndonville.

Chase Stinson, Rolland Balcerzak, Oskar Heinsker and Noah Heinsler each had 2 hits for Lyndonville which scored 4 times in the seventh inning after leaving the bases loaded in both the fourth and sixth frames.

Holley evens record with two big wins

Holley romped past Oakfield-Alabama/Elba 18-5 and Alexander 19-7 this week in G-R contests to regain the .500 mark at 6-6.

Ryan Andrews had a home run, double and 5 RBIs for Holley against Oakfield as Matt Skehan and Brandon Dillenbeck both had 3 hits.

Andrews and Sammy Lammes both had 3 hits against Alexander.

In another G-R game, Notre Dame downed Kendall 11-7.

Postponed two weeks ago by bad weather, the Jeff Evoy Memorial Scholarship baseball doubleheader will be played this Saturday at Medina’s Vets Park.

The doubleheader will have Albion vs. Pembroke at 4 p.m. and Wilson vs. Medina at 7 p.m. There will be ceremonies between games at approximately 6 p.m.

The event raises funds for the scholarship in memory of Evoy who during his educational career as a teacher, coach and administrator served the students and communities in the Albion, Medina and Pembroke school districts. He passed away in 2016 while serving as Medina superintendent.

Wilson downed Medina 11-5 in last year’s inaugural contest. The event is also a special one for Wilson as Lakemen Coach Mark Kurtz was a lifelong friend of Evoy’s.

The event was expanded to a doubleheader this year so that the teams from Albion and Pembroke could also participate.

Photos by Tom Rivers – Albion’s Alanna Holman, right, edges out her teammate, Emma Mathes in the 1500 during this afternoon’s home meet against Barker. Holman also won the 3000 and Mathes took the 800.

Albion defeated visiting Barker 84-57 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League boys track meet.

Barker though gained a split on the day by winning the girls’ meet by the identical margin of 84-57.

Tre Yaskulski was a triple winner for the Albion boys in the 110 Hurdles, High Jump and Triple Jump.

The Purple Eagles also got wins from Ugene Harrison (100), Preston Flugel (Pole Vault), Nate Moore (Long Jump), Kirk Ellison (Shotput) and Nick Perry (Discus).

Albion’s Angel Rosario hands off to Chris Shabazz during the 1600 Relay.

Adam Wagner doubled in the 800 and 1600 and Dominic Clementi in the 200 and 400 for Barker which also had Ian DiLorenzo win the 400 Hurdles and Aidan O’Shea the 3200.

Albion improves to 4-1 while Barker slips to 4-2.

Shelby Ewald doubled in the Shotput and Discus for the Barker girls which also got wins from Gabby Baker (400 Hurdles), Katrina Clare (200), Madison Gancasz (Pole Vault), Bailey Sutch (High Jump) and Clara Gregoire (Triple Jump).

Alanna Holman doubled for Albion in the 1500 and 3000 as Honesty Little took the 100 Hurdles, Claire Squicciarini the 100, Kirsten Struble the 400 and Emma Mathes the 800.

Barker is now 4-2 and Albion 1-4.

Newfane sweeps Medina
Newfane locked up both the boys and girls N-O titles with perfect 6-0 records by sweep visiting Medina taking the boys’ meet 100-41 and the girls’ competition 115-25.

Collin McCabe doubled in the 800 and 1600 and Andrew Boudeman in the Long Jump and Triple Jump to lead the way for the Newfane boys.

Trenton Crews doubled in the 110 Hurdles and 400 Hurdles for Medina which is now 1-5.

The Newfane girls were sparked by a quartet of double winners including Ashlin Joseph (100 Hurdles, 400 Hurdles), Nadet Shorter (100, 200), Kim Goerss (1500, 3000) and Emily Foltz (Long Jump, Triple Jump).

Akron and Wilson split
The Wilson boys improved to 3-2 by downing Akron (0-6) 77-63.

Blake Smith doubled in the Long Jump and Triple Jump for Wilson as did Jamie Larson in the 100 and 200 for Akron.

Gaining a split on the day, the Akron girls downed Wilson 91-50 to go to 5-1.

Amanda Swader doubled in the Shotput and Discus and Hailey Hall in the 100 and 200 for Akron.

Wilson’s Skylar Munnikhuysen was a triple winner in the Long Jump, High Jump and Triple Jump.

Wilson is now 2-3.

Roy-Hart bested Mt. Mercy 11-6 this afternoon in a non league softball game.

Kayla Brown had 3 hits, including a two-run home run and a double with a total of 5 RBIs, and Maddie Fry chipped in with 4 hits to lead the Roy-Hart attack.

Mallory Steiner picked up the win in the circle allowing 1 run in 4 innings o work.

In one Niagara-Orleans League game, Akron (7-4) defeated Wilson (3-8) 9-1.

Baseball
CG Finney 7, Lyndonville 3
CG Finney scored three quick runs in the first inning and later locked up a 7-3 non league win over Lyndonville by tallying 4 times in the fourth.

Oskar Heinsler had a two-run single and Noah Heinsler an RBI single to account for Lyndonville’s scoring.