Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Haylee Seefeldt and Jake Houseman compete at second doubles for Medina during today’s loss to visiting Akron which locked up the Niagara-Orleans League title with the victory.

Staying perfect at 10-0, Akron locked up outright possession of the Niagara-Orleans League tennis championship with a 4-1 1/2 victory over host Medina this afternoon.

The N-O title is believed to be the first ever for the Tigers tennis program.

Wins by Nate Chubb at first singles and Will Chubb at third singles led the way for Akron.

The Tigers also captured the first two doubles matches on wins by the duos of Morgan Wdowka-Skyler Earle and Maggie Leeds-Harry Fitzgerald.

Ray Paull won at second singles for Medina which also took the third doubles match with the team of Mark Barcena and Isaac Pace.

The loss drops Medina to 6-3.

Roy-Hart 5 1/2, Barker 0
Roy-Hart improved to 8-3 by blanking Barker 5 1/2-0 as victories by the singles trio of Patrick Sheelar, Madigan Lang and Evan Birkemeier led the way.

The Rams also swept the doubles with wins by the duos of Noah Kindron-Kody Hayes, Carly Eldridge-Caleb Reith and Cameron VanBuren-Mason Collins.

Barker is now 0-11.

Holley 3, Elba 2
Holley improves to 5-1 in Genesee Region League competition by downing Elba 3-2.

Kristina Yaroshchuk won at third singles for Holley.

The Hawks also took both doubles matches with victories by the teams of Dalton Thurley-Steven Morgan and Jake Peters-Austin Berns.

Elba took the first two singles matches with wins by Mark Anauo and Isabella Riner.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Chaise Prest scores a goal during the Mustangs key D Division victory over Gowanda this afternoon at Vets Park.

It was a big double win day for the Medina High lacrosse team as the Mustangs not only avenged an earlier season loss (12-8) but also earned home field advantage for the upcoming sectional semifinals by blitzing past Gowanda 18-4 this afternoon in the Class D Division season finale at Vets Park.

With both teams finishing the division campaign with identical 5-3 records Medina needed to defeat Gowanda by at least five goals to earn the home field playoff advantage and by doing so the Mustangs will host the Panthers in the Class D semifinals on May 24.

Ian Joseph brings the ball up field for Medina.

Mason Lewis scored 5 goals and Christian Silversmith 4 to lead a parade of 8 Medina scorers. Zach Blount added 3 goals and Brendan Luthart 2 as Chaise Prest, Ethan Leonard, Jacob Bensley and Colby Petrie each chipped in with one.

Setting the tone at the outset, Medina jumped out to a lightning quick 2-0 lead in the first 44 seconds on goals by Silversmith and Lewis and the Mustangs were never headed.

“We got off to a strong start and we didn’t let up,” said Medina Coach Gordy Luthart.

Silversmith had 3 goals, Lewis and Blount 2 each and Prest 1 in the opening period which finished with Medina in command by a score of 8-2.

The Mustangs held a 10 goal, 12-2, advantage at the half as Lewis found the net twice and Luthart and Leonard once each in the second period.

Medina extended it’s advantage to 13, 16-3, at the three-quarter mark after third period tallies by Lewis, Blount, Silversmith and Luthart.

Bensley and Petrie rounded out the Mustangs scoring parade with goals in the fourth period.

Now at 7-5 overall, Medina next hosts Eden in an interdivisional contest at noon on Saturday.

Ethan Leonard takes a shot on goal for Medina.

Bogan Tuttle Mets 3, Medina Teachers Association Yankees 2
Hunter Stephens hit a home run and Lukas Grimes a double for the Mets in the narrow win over the Yankees.  Ryan Pegelow stole home for the game winning run.

On the mound Justin Pitts had 3 strikeouts, Grimes 5 and Stephens 4.

The MTA Yankees got strong pitching from Brody Fry striking out 9 batters over 3 innings and Cole Callard striking out 4 over 3 innings.

At the plate, Fry had 2 doubles and a RBI, Michael Chisler a single, and Tyler Allen an RBI.

Mark’s Pizzeria Blue Jays 15, Roy-Hart Red Sox 5
The bats finally woke up as the Medina Blue Jays beat the Roy-Hart Red Sox 15-5 Tuesday night. Josh Hilobuck led the attack with 4 hits and the Jays found some support from their youth movement as well.  Avion Johnson had 3 hits, Brady Christiaansen 2 and Gavin Snook 2 to help keep the offense rolling.

Brandon Christiaansen pitched three strong innings with relief help from Hilobuck, Julian Woodworth, and Breydin McEwen-Miller to keep the Red Sox in check.  Defensively, Carter Woodworth made a nice play at the plate for a key out and Johnson a nice put out at first on a long throw.

Indians 5, Summerset Braves 1
Indians won 5-1 with a strong outing by pitchers  Luke Duffina and Lex Gray, who combined for 10 strikeouts, and with good defense the Braves were held  to only one run.

Going 3-3 on the day Gray had 3 singles with an RBI and Aidan Papaj a double and 2 singles,  Duffina added a double with 2 RBI, Dylan Johnston and Zach Graham both had a single and a RBI and Trey Rhim got a single. Also reaching base for the Indians was Lukin Szatkowski (twice) with an RBI, Jackson McGrath and Clayton Wagner.

Pirates 7, Medina Orioles 0
The Pirates defeated Medina’s Orioles Wednesday night 7 to 0.

Sawyer Lilleby was the starting pitcher giving up two hits while striking out nine Orioles.  Timmy Vasquez followed by throwing three shut out innings also giving up two hits and striking out seven.

Lathan McEwen-Miller led the hitting by clearing the bases with a three RBI triple.  Max Pilon had three hits.  Lilleby, McEwin-Miller, and Shane Fearby had two hits each while TJ Champney, Aleks Seefeldt, Vasquez, and Devin Fuller added a hit each.

Medina defeated Barker 4 1/2-1 this afternoon to improve to 6-2 in Niagara-Orleans League tennis competition.

Andrew Fuller won at first singles and Ray Paull at second to set the pace for Medina.

The Mustangs also got doubles wins from the teams of Kody Leno-Andrew Houseman, Haylee Seefeldt-Jacob Houseman and Mark Barcena-Ben Zakes.

Jake Harris won at third singles for Barker which is now 0-10.

Albion 3, Wilson 2 1/2
Albion boosted its N-O tennis record to 7-3 by edging Wilson 3-2 1/2.

Matthew Kovaleski won at first singles and Victor Benjovsky at second singles for Albion which also got a key first doubles victory from the duo of Nate Smith and Chase Froman.

Akron 3, Newfane 2 1/2
Akron state perfect at 9-0 by trimming Newfane 3-2 1/2 on singles wins by Nate and Will Chubb and a doubles victory by the team of Maggie Leeds and Harry Fitzgerald.

Holley 4, Alexander 1
Wins at the first two singles spots by Aaron Strathean and Cheyan Palmer led Holley to a 4-1 Genesee Region League victory over Alexander.

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

Golf
Kendall 285, Pembroke 289
Callahan Speer shot a 47 and Jacob Esposito a 48 to lead Kendall to a narrow 285-289 G-R golf win over Pembroke.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Al Xapsos dives back into first base as Akron’s Nic Pietrowski awaits the throw. The action took place during the Rams title clinching win over the Tigers this afternoon at Gasport.

Clinching at least a tie for a third straight title, Roy-Hart avenged an early season 5-3 loss by downing runner-up Akron 11-2 this afternoon in a key Niagara-Orleans League baseball game.

Roy-Hart improves to 9-1 with two games remaining while Akron slips to 8-3.

Leading by a narrow 1-0 margin, Roy-Hart broke the game wide open by erupting for seven runs in the third inning on a bunt single by Gavyn Boyle, a fielders choice play off the bat of Charlie Brigham, a two-run single by Walker Samanka, an error and a two-run double by Al Xapsos.

A leadoff single by Xapsos followed by a walk and a bunt single by winning pitcher Jake Bruning loaded the bases to set up the threat.

The Rams later capped off the win by scoring three times in the fifth inning on RBI singles by Xapsos and Jake Bruning and a triple by Charlie Bruning.

Xapsos finished with a total of 4 hits, Jake Bruning 3 and Samanka 2.

Jake Bruning hurled the first six innings allowing 3 hits and striking out 10.

Medina 7, Wilson 3
Staying in the chase for a share of the N-O title, Medina bested host Wilson 7-3.

Chris Goyette went the distance on the mound scattering 5 hits and striking out 6 as Medina improves to 7-3.

Brian Fry, Nate Sherman, Brett Riemer, Goyette and Matt Saj each had a pair of hits to lead the Medina attack.

Trailing 2-1, Medina took the lead for good by scoring twice in the sixth inning as Sherman and Riemer had hits.

The Mustangs then locked up the win by scoring four times in the top of the seventh on singles by Saj and Seefeldt, a double by Fry and a triple by Sherman.

The loss drops Wilson to 3-5.

Albion 11, Aquinas 9

Albion defeated host Aquinas 11-9 in a non league game scoring three times in the seventh on a two-run triple by Liam Ward and an RBI single by Vinnie Zona.

The Purple Eagles got back into the game by tallying five times in the sixth inning as Ward had a two-run triple, Thomas Furmanski an RBI double and Bryce Pritchard an RBI single.

Ward finished with 4 hits, Pritchard and Michael DiCureia 3 and Addison Christ 2.

Newfane 11, Barker 4

Newfane (2-9) downed Barker (0-12) 11-4 in an N-O contest as Max Webber hit a home run, winning pitcher Matt DiTullio and Dave Bunn both had triples and Garrett Srock 3 hits.

Alexander 15, Kendall 12 (10)

Alexander pushed across three runs in the 10th inning to outlast host Kendall 15-12 in a Genesee Region League game.

Kendall tied the game at 12-12 by scoring four times in the bottom of the seventh highlighted by a two-run single by Brian Shaw.

Jeremy Browe had 3 hits and Mason Kuhn and Jon Rath 2 each for Kendall. Mickey Gardner also had a triple for the Eagles as Kuhn and Browe both had doubles among their base raps.

Roy-Hart’s Jake Bruning slides safely into third base ahead of a throw to Akron’s Stephen Wagner.

Roy-Hart completed a perfect 12-0 Niagara-Orleans League softball championship season this afternoon by downing Akron 9-5.

Jayden Townsend belted a three-run triple to highlight a decisive seven run third inning which keyed the victory for Roy-Hart.

Delaney Draper also had 2 hits and drove in a pair of runs for the Lady Rams.

Sam Choate picked up the win in the circle registering 4 strikeouts.

The loss drops Akron to 6-4.

Medina 14, Wilson 0
Lacey Kenward hurled a 4 hitter with 7 strikeouts to lead Medina past visiting Wilson 14-0 as the Mustangs finish the N-O campaign in the runner-up spot at 10-2.

Ashlee Howell had 4 hits, Ryenn Oliver 3, including a double, and Camri King a home run to highlight the Medina offense.

Wilson slips to 3-7.

Barker 14, Newfane 13

Trailing 13-12, Barker rallied in the bottom of the seventh inning on a two-run home run by Kylie Miller.

Miller had a total of 4 hits and 8 RBIs on the day for the Lady Raiders as Sydnie Luckman and Ella Fox both had 3 hits.

Barker finishes the N-O season at 4-8 while Newfane is 0-11.

Photos by Tom Rivers – Roy-Hart’s Anna Rickard was a triple winner in the 800, 1500 and 3000 and Albion’s Bril Johnson doubled in the 100 and 200 during this afternoon’s meet at Albion.

Both teams came away with a victory as Albion hosted Roy-Hart this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League track meet.

Albion won the boys’ meet 103-36 and Roy-Hart took the girls’ competition 74-66.

Tre Yaskulski was a triple winner in the 110 Hurdles, High Jump and Triple Jump and Bril Johnson doubled in the 100 and 2oo to lead the way for the Albion boys squad.

The Purple Eagles also got wins from Anthony Freeman (400 Hurdles), Kirk Ellison (Shotput), Nick Perry (Discus), Nate Moore (Long Jump) and Preston Flugel (Pole Vault).

Will Rickard doubled in the 400 and 800 and Ozzy Moore in the 1600 and 3200 for Roy-Hart.

Albion is now 3-2 and Roy-Hart 2-4.

Anna Rickard was a triple winner in the 800, 1500 and 3000 to set the pace for the Roy-Hart girls which also got wins from Justine Laverty (100 Hurdles), Nadia White (400), Kelsey Ciemny (400 Hurdles), Ellie Todd (200), Mackenzie White (Triple Jump) and Kali Scharping (High Jump).

Claire Squicciarini won the 100 and Honesty Little the Long Jump for Albion.

Roy-Hart is now 2-4 and Albion  1-3.

Newfane sweeps Barker
The Newfane boys defeated Barker 106-35 in a key N-O battle of unbeatens as Reese Casinelli doubled in the 100 and 200 and Andrew Boudeman in the Long Jump and Triple Jump.

Ian DiLorenzo doubled for Barker in the 110 Hurdles and 400 Hurdles.

Newfane stays perfect at 5-0 and Barker slips to 4-1.

Newfane completed the sweep by winning the girls meet 92-49 as Nadet Shorter doubled in the 100 and 200, Kim Goerss in the 1500 and 3000 and Emily Foltz in the Long Jump and Triple Jump.

Newfane stays unbeaten at 5-0 and Barker falls to 3-2.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Isaiah Callicutt bangs out a hit for Albion during this afternoon’s win at Lyndonville. The Tigers catcher is Rolland Balcerzak.

Back-to-back early inning scoring bursts powered Albion to a 13-3 victory over host Lyndonville this afternoon in a non league baseball game.

Albion erupted for 6 runs in the second inning as Austin Dugan, Isaiah Callicutt and Michael DiCurea all had hits.

The Purple Eagles quickly tacked on 5 more runs in the top of the third inning to balloon the lead to 11-1.  A three-run double by Thomas Furmanski highlighted that uprising which also included a double by Harrison Brown.

DiCureia, Liam Ward, Bryce Pritchard and Vinnie Zona each finished with a pair of hits for Albion.

Nate Fearby picked up the win on the mound for the Purple Eagles allowing 3 hits and striking out 12.

Oskar Heinsler drove in a pair of runs for Lyndonville in the third inning.

Holley 17, Alexander 9
Holley bested host Alexander 17-9 in a Genesee Region League game as Brandon Dillenbeck and Matt Skehan both had 3 hits, Mike Passarell 2, including a double, and Patrick Bower 3 RBIs.

Roy-Hart 16, North Tonawanda 4

Al Xapsos had a double and triple and Jake Bruning and Ben Schwab both banged out doubles to lead Roy-Hart to a 16-4 non league win over visiting North Tonawanda under the lights at Gasport tonight.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Patrick Sheelar, left, and Madigan Lang in action at the first two singles spots for Roy-Hart during the Rams win over host Medina this afternoon.

Roy-Hart downed host Medina 3 1/2-2 this afternoon to improve to 7-3 in Niagara-Orleans League tennis competition.

Patrick Sheelar won at first singles and Evan Birkemeier at third to set the pace for Roy-Hart.

The Rams also got wins from the second doubles team of Cameron VanBuren-Noah Kindron and the third doubles duo of Kayla Hagen-Kody Hayes.

Medina, which slips to 5-2, got wins from Ray Paull at second singles and from the first doubles duo of Andrew Houseman-Kody Leno..

In a Genesee Region League match Byron-Bergen downed Kendall 4-1.

The doubles team of Matt Murray and Stephen Balka earned Kendall’s lone point.

Medina’s first doubles team of Andrew Houseman and Kody Leno work toward a win.