Anjo Bombers U16 players who opened the season Sunday include, in front from left , Mike DiCureia, Tom Furmanski, Karl Darling, Isaiah Callicutt, and Colin Fragale. In the second row are Joe Watson, Coach Roger Furmanski, Carson Tatro, Reed Albee, Coach Jim Watson, Cade Littman, Noah Draper, Coach Fragale, and AJ Seefeldt.  

The AnJo Bombers 16U and Clarence Red Raiders 15U matched up in an exciting back-and-forth game in a Clarence League opener Sunday that saw the Bombers come away with a 21-18 victory.

The Bombers trailed 18-17 in the top of the seventh inning when Karl Darling singled on a 2-1 count, scoring two runs.

Darling went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs on a single in the third, a fielder’s choice in the sixth, and a single in the seventh.

Clarence tied the game at 10-10 in the bottom of the fifth inning.  Sean Andrews singled on a 0-2 count, scoring one run.

The Bombers notched seven runs in the sixth inning.  Darling, AJ Seefeldt, Thomas Furmanski, Isaiah Callicutt, and Carson Tatro all moved runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning.

Darling pitched the first two innings, allowing 4 hits and four runs while striking out 5. Tatro closed out the game picking up the win with 2 Ks and no earned runs.

The Bombers had 20 hits in the game.  Tatro, Seefeldt, Cade Littman, Darling, Callicutt, and Furmanski all had multiple hits.  Callicutt, Darling, Littman, Seefeldt, and Tatro each had three hits.

Clarence Red Raiders 15U racked up 12 hits in the game.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman Medina’s Jalin Cooper and Newfane’s Paige Emborsky have earned spots on the All-Western New York basketball squads.

Five Niagara-Orleans League seniors have earned spots on the annual All-Western New York basketball squads.

Newfane’s Paige Emborsky has been named to the second team while Medina’s Jalin Cooper, Newfane’s Kyle DeVoogel and Max Weber and Wilson’s Emily Kelly have all earned Honorable Mention.

Emborsky scored 479 points on the season in helping to lead Newfane to the N-O title.  The N-O league’s Player of the Year, she finished her five year varsity career with a total of 1,498 points.

Cooper,  who also earned N-O Player of the Year honors, scored a school record 468 points (21.2 average) and added 209 rebounds, 73 steals and 49 assists. He finished his four year varsity career with a school record total of 1,383 points.

DeVoogel, who scored 453 points (19.6 ave.) and Weber, who tallied 321 points (14.1 ave.) helped to lead Newfane to the N-O title. Weber also had 167 rebounds, 152 assists and 63 steals and DeVoogel 84 rebounds, 81 steals and 34 assists.

Kelly scored 171 points and had 54 rebounds and 27 steals.

The Niagara-Orleans League is also represented on the All-WNY squads by, from left, Newfane’s Kyle DeVoogel and Max Weber and Wilson’s Emily Kelly.

The Albion and Medina track teams had a busy Saturday of competition at area invitationals.

The Purple Eagles competed at the Webster Invitational and the Mustangs at the Buffalo Invitational.

Tre Yaskulski won the 110 Hurdles and Bri Haines the pole vault to lead the way for Albion.

The Purple Eagles also had Yaskulski place third in the Triple Jump, Anthony Freeman third in the 400 Hurdles, Dominic Burton fourth in 400 Hurdles and fifth in the 110 Hurdles, Sophia Zambito fourth in the High Jump and Emma Mathes fifth in 800.

Dan Heil won the 800 and Devin Griffin the High Jump to set the pace for Medina.

The Mustangs also had Lincoln Pace place second in the Long Jump, Heil third in the 1600, Olivia Carter third in Long Jump, Triple Jump and 400 Hurdles, Connor Miller third in 110 Hurdles and Jack Hill fourth in the 1600 and fifth in the 3200.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Bobby Geiger brings the ball out of the defensive end during the Mustangs non league win over Brockport this evening at Vets Park.

Eight different players scored goals to lead Medina to a 15-7 victory over Brockport this evening in a non league lacrosse game.

Brendan Luthart scored 4 goals and Christian Silversmith 3 to lead the Medina attack as Zach Blount and DaRon Bellan both netted 2 and Mason Lewis, Chaise Prest, Ethan Leonard and Ian Joseph 1 each.

Medina jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead at the outset on 2 goals by Blount and 1 each by Silversmith and Luthart.

A tally in the final half minute by Lewis kept the Mustangs up 5-2 at the end of the opening period.

The Medina lead increased to 9-3 at the half as Luthart scored 3 goals in the second period and Bellan 1.

Two third period goals by Silversmith and 1 each by Prest and Bellan boosted the Medina advantage to 10, 13-3, at the three-quarter mark.

The Mustangs led by as much as 11, 15-4, with four minutes to go in the final period after goals by Leonard and Joseph.

Now at 3-2 overall, Medina next visits Gowanda on Tuesday for a Class D Division game.

Medina’s Christian Silversmith gets crunched while scoring a goal.

Roy-Hart captured top honors at the Alexander baseball tournament today defeating Alden 11-6 in the semifinals and Perry 15-2 in the championship game.

Al Xapsos and Andrew Srock both had 3 hits and Charlie Bruning 2 for Roy-Hart in the win over Alden. Xapsos’ hits included a double and triple with four RBIs.

Ben Schwab picked up the win on the mound allowing no hits with 11 strikeouts in five innings of work.

Xapsos, winning pitcher Walker Samanka and Gavyn Boyle then each had a pair of hits, including a double, and Charlie Brigham a double in the victory over Perry.

Samanka registered 7 strikeouts in four and one-third innings of work on the mound.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Nate Fearby had the game wining single for Albion today in the Purple Eagles win at Wilson.

All of the scoring came in the late innings as Albion edged past host Wilson 3-2 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League baseball game.

Albion built up a 3-0 lead by scoring once in the fifth on an error, once in the sixth on a single by Bryce Pritchard and then what proved to be the game winning tally in the top of the seventh on a double by Nate Fearby.

However, Wilson battled back in the last of the seventh cutting the deficit to 3-2 on a two-run double by Tanner Feeley. The Lakemen then got another runner aboard via a walk before the Purple Eagles defense got the final out on a popup.

Thomas Furmanski picked up the win on the mound for Albion allowing only 2 hits and striking out 12 over six and two-thirds innings.

John Bender went the distance on the mound for Wilson scattering 4 hits and striking out 13.

Albion improves to 3-1 in N-O action while Wilson is at 1-1.

Akron 6, Barker 1
Derek Holtz picked up the win on the mound for Akron in the 6-1 win over Barker allowing 3 hits and striking out 6 in five and one-third innings of work.

Brandon Orr and Jacob Cummings both had a pair of hits to lead the Tigers offense.

Akron improves to 3-0 while Barker slips to 0-5.

Kendall blanked Alexander 5-0 Friday in a Genesee Region League tennis match.

Nate Warters, Ryan Barrett and Matthew Murray all scored wins in singles competition for Kendall.

The Eagles also got three set wins from the doubles teams of Stephen Balka-Christopher Butlin and Tory Raufeison-Ken Harrier.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Brandon Heschke slides safely into second base on a steal attempt as the ball gets away from Newfane shortstop Kyle Jurek. Second baseman Tyler Oudette moves in for the Panthers. The action took place during the Mustangs win over the Panthers this morning at Vets Park.

Hits and runs proved hard to come by as Medina edged past Newfane 2-1 this morning in a Niagara-Orleans League baseball game at Vets Park.

Improving to 3-2 in N-O action, the Mustangs had only five hits including two by Trevor Luthart and one each by Brian Fry, Nate Sherman and winning pitcher Zach Fike.

Fry’s hit, a third inning double, drove in Fike, who had singled, with Medina’s first run.

Brian Fry bangs out a double to drive in Medina’s first run.

The Mustangs later added what proved to be the game winer in the fifth inning on a fielders choice play off the bat of Sherman.

Newfane got the bases loaded in the third inning on consecutive singles by Jacob Weaver, Jarrett Gilson and Matt DiTullio but Medina got out of the jam on a groundout to second baseman AJ Seefeldt who threw to Fry for the forceout at second.

The Panthers later got runners to second and third in the sixth inning on a single by David Bunn and an error but again the Mustangs got out of the jam on a groundout to Seefeldt.

Newfane finally broke onto the scoreboard with two out in the top of the seventh as Caleb Auernhamer tripled and came home on a single by Gilson.

However, the Mustangs again got out of further trouble as relief hurler Brett Riemer registered a clutch game ending strikeout to preserve the narrow win.

Fike went five and one-third innings allowing 4 hits and striking out 4.  Riemer allowed 2 hits and struck out 2 over the final one and two-thirds innings.

DiTullio went the distance on the mound for Newfane scattering 5 hits and striking out 6.

The loss drops Newfane to 0-4.

A big nine run second inning ignited Medina to a 30-15 win over host Albion this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League softball game.

Camri King hit for the cycle with a single, double, triple and home run, to lead the Medina attack which also included 4 hits by Ryenn Oliver, 3 by Brandi Guild and 2 each by Ashlee Howell, Cora Payne, Lacey Kenward and Abby Neuman.

Brylie Hapeman and Lexi Wolck both had 2 hits and Natalie DiCureia a triple for Albion.

Medina is now 3-1 and Albion 1-3 in N-O action.

Holley 10, W-C 6
Madison Papaj had 4 hits, including a double and triple, for Holley in the 10-6 Genesee Region League win over Wheatland-Chili.

Winning pitcher Kassandra Norman and Halee Passarell both had 3 hits and Madison Day 2. Norman and Day both had doubles.

In the circle, Norman struck out 6.