Lyndonville posted a 12-1 victory over host CG Finney this afternoon in the Tigers non league season opener.

Zach Johnson picked up the win on the mound allowing only 2 hits and striking out 13 over the first six innings.

Kane Flynn, Rolland Balcerzak and Brody Brown each had a pair of hits to lead the Lyndonville offense.

The Tigers broke the contest open by scoring five times in the fifth inning highlighted by a two-run single by Balcerzak, a double by Oscar Heinsler and an RBI single by Brown.  Singles by Flynn and Nathan Dillenbeck ignited the uprising.

Lyndonville is scheduled to begin Genesee Region League competition at Kendall on Friday at 4:30 p.m.

Pembroke 9, Holley 5
Breaking away from a 4-4 deadlock, Pembroke scored twice in the fifth inning to key a 9-5 victory over host Holley in a G-R contest.

Zach von Kramer had 2 doubles for Pembroke and Patrick Bower a pair of singles for Holley.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina first baseman Zach Fike goes high to grab a throw and tag out Akron’s Mason Schultz during the Mustangs loss to the Tigers this afternoon at Vets Park.

Able to manage just two hits, Medina dropped a 3-0 decision to Akron in the Niagara-Orleans League baseball opener for both teams this afternoon at Vets Park.

Brandon Orr hurled the two hit shutout for Akron striking out 10 and walking just one.

Akron scored what proved to be the game winner in the third inning on a two out single by Mitchell Holtz.

The Tigers tacked on two big insurance runs in the fifth frame on a single by Jacob Cummings and an error as two walks set up the opportunity.

Medina’s only hits were singles by Brett Riemer in the first inning and Alex Allis in the seventh.

The Tigers closed out the win in the seventh by turning a double play triggered by shortstop Derek Holtz followed by game ending strikeout by Orr.

Chris Goyette pitched the first five and one-third innings for Medina allowing only two hits with two strikeouts and five walks.  Trevor Luthart came on to hurl the final inning and two-thirds allowing one hit with three strikeouts.

Medina next hosts Barker at 4:45 p.m. Friday.

Albion and Roy-Hart both scored Niagara-Orleans League baseball victories on the road this afternoon.

Albion blanked Barker 17-0 and Roy-Hart downed Newfane 11-1.

Leading 3-0, Albion broke the contest open by scoring six runs in the fourth inning highlighted by a single by winning pitcher Thomas Furmanski, an RBI double by Isaiah Callicutt and a two-run single by Liam Ward.

Ward had a total of  3 hits, including a double and triple with four RBIs, Callicutt 3 hits and Furmanski and Harrison Brown 2 each. Furmanski’s hits included a triple.

On the mound, Furmanski, who had a no hitter through six innings, went 6 and 1/3 allowing 1 hit with 14 strikeouts. Vincent Zona came on to get the final two outs.

For Roy-Hart, Ben Schwab went the distance on the mound allowing 2 hits with 9 strikeouts.

Breaking away from an early 1-1 tie, Roy-Hart took the lead for good by scoring 5 times in the second inning highlighted by a bases clearing three-run triple by Gavyn Boyle. Jake Bruning also had an RBI double and Charlie Brigham and RBI single.

Boyle also had a two-run single in the seventh inning.

Boyle, Jake Bruning and Charlie Bruning each finished with 2 hits.

Roy-Hart is now 2-0 and Newfane 0-1.

Holley opened Genesee Region League competition by defeating Byron-Bergen 12-1 as Patrick Bower hurled a 2 hitter with 9 strikeouts.

The Hawks broke the contest open with a big 9 run second inning ignited by a two-run double by Mike Passarell.

Sammy Lames also had a double and single and Ryan Andrews a double on the day for the Hawks.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Akron’s Madison Magill tags out Medina’s Abby Neuman at third base during the Mustangs league opening win over the Lady Tigers this afternoon at Vets Park.

Opening the league season on a high note, Medina defeated Akron 9-1 this afternoon at Vets Park in a key clash between two of last year’s Niagara-Orleans tri-champions.

Winning pitcher Lacey Kenward helped herself at the plate by banging out three hits, including a double and triple, and driving in three runs.  Her battery mate, catcher Ashlee Howell, also had a big day at the plate with a double and triple and three RBIs.

Lacey Kenward had a big day in the circle and at the plate for the Mustangs.

Abby Neuman also had two hits for the Mustangs including a double.

In the circle, Kenward allowed only 3 hits and struck out 6.

Defensively, Howell also threw out two runners trying to steal from her catchers position.

Trailing 1-0, Medina tied the game in the second inning on an RBI single by Morgan Allis and then took the lead for good at 2-1 with a third inning tally on a triple by Kenward.

The Mustangs then began to pull away by scoring three times in the fifth inning on a two-run triple by Howell and a fielders choice play off the bat of Alisha Scroger.  Singles by Cora Payne and Neuman set up that threat.

Medina then put a lock on the win by tallying four times in the sixth on an RBI double by Howell, an error and a two-run double by Kenward.  Two walks and a sacrifice bunt by Payne set the stage for the uprising.

Jessee Jonathan had two hits for Akron which is now 1-1 in N-O action.

In other N-O action, Roy-Hart, which shared the N-O title with Akron and Medina last year, bested Newfane as Jayden Townsend had two triples and four RBIs, Maddie Fry a home run and Maddy Glena a two-run single in the first inning which ignited the Lady Rams.

Roy-Hart is now 2-0 and Newfane 0-2.

Barker rallied late by scoring four runs with two out in the sixth inning and 10 more in the seventh to defeat host Albion 20-9. Kylie Miller had 5 hits with 5 RBIs and Ella Fox 5 hits with 4 RBIs for the Lady Raiders.

Barker is now 1-1 and Albion 0-2.

In a Genesee Region League contest, Oakfield-Alabama defeated Holley 17-5.

Albion downed visiting Newfane 4 1/2-1 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League tennis match.

Matthew Kovaleski and Victor Benjovsky scored straight set wins at the first two singles matches to lead the way for Albion.

The Purple Eagles also swept the three doubles matches with victories by the duos of Nate Smith-Chase Froman, Hailey and Carson Bader and Josh Riley-Matt Rowcliff.

Albion is now 1-1 and Newfane 0-2 in N-O competition.

Holley blanked Alexander 5-0 in a season opening Genesee Region League tennis match led by wins by the singles trio of Aaron Strathearn, Cheyan Palmer and Kristina Yaroshchuk.

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

In another G-R match, Oakfield-Alabama blanked Kendall 5-0.

A late inning scoring burst backed a strong combo pitching effort earning Medina a chilly 4-2 victory over Pembroke this evening in a non league game at Vets Park.

Breaking away from a 2-2 deadlock, Medina scored the decisive two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning on a fielders choice play and a single by Trevor Luthart. A sacrifice bunt by Alex Allis helped to set up the threat.

Earlier, the Mustangs scored solo runs in the first and second innings.

On the mound, Zach Fike and Luthart combined to hurl a one hitter. Fike struck our seven over the first four innings and Luthart fanned seven over the final three frames.

Medina next hosts Akron at 4:45 p.m. Thursday in the Mustangs Niagara-Orleans League opener.

Postponements
The Albion at Akron, Lyndonville at Notre Dame, Kendall at Oakfield-Alabama and Holley at Byron-Bergen baseball games were all postponed as were the Notre Dame at Kendall and Holley at Oakfield-Alabama softball contests. The Albion game has been rescheduled for April 17 at Akron.

Track
Holley downs Lyndonville
Lyndonville bowed to host Holley this afternoon in a season opening Genesee Region League track meet. The Tigers lost to the Hawks 89-39 in the boys’ meet and 128-12 in the girls’ competition.

The Lyndonville boys got wins from Jacob Barry (High Jump), Jon Slingerland (1600), Connor Bell (3200), Nate Poler (High Jump) and Evan Horn (Long Jump).  Savannah Poler won the 1500 for the Lady Tigers.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion catcher Janae Doty puts the tag on Akron’s Madison Magill during the host Purple Eagles loss to the Lady Tigers this afternoon.

Three run scoring bursts in each of the first three innings sparked Akron to a 14-3 victory over host Albion this afternoon in the Niagara-Orleans League softball opener.

Abby Stone had two doubles and a single, Neely Abrams two singles and a double with 5 RBIs and Darion Jonathan a single, double and triple with 3 RBIs to lead the way for Akron.

Sierra Newton drove in two runs for Albion.

Albion Coach Cathy Schmitt gave plenty of credit to the school’s grounds crew for getting the varsity and JV softball fields ready for the games which were originally scheduled to be played at Akron. “Our grounds crew did just an outstanding job in getting both fields ready,” said Schmitt.

Medina 16, Starpoint 10

Medina bested visiting Starpoint 16-10 in a sea-saw non league contest as Brandi Guild had 4 hits, including a pair of doubles, Camri King and Ryenn Oliver two hits, including a double, Alisha Scroger two doubles and Abby Neuman a double to lead the Mustangs attack.

Wilson vs. Barker

Wilson held a 2-1 lead over visiting Barker in the fourth inning when snow caused the contest to be suspended.

Albion’s Lexi Wolck puts the ball in play. The Akron catcher is Abby Stone.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina nipped rival Albion this afternoon to open the Niagara-Orleans League tennis season. Here Albion’s Matthew Kovaleski works toward a win over Medina’s Andrew Fuller at first singles.

Defending champion Medina edged past visiting rival Albion 3 1/2-2 this afternoon in the Niagara-Orleans League tennis opener.

Medina swept the three doubles matches as Andrew Houseman and Kody Leno edged Nate Smith and Chase Froman 7-6, 7-6; Haylee Seefeldt and Mark Barcena defeated Hailey Bader and Carson Bader 6-4, 6-2 and Jacob Houseman and Sophia Cardone bested Josh Riley and Matt Rowcliff 6-2, 6-1.

The Mustangs also took the third singles match as Toby Kiebala downed Elliot Neidert 6-3, 6-1.

Albion scored come-from-behind wins in the first two singles matches. Matthew Kovaleski rallied past Andrew Fuller 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 at first singles and Victor Benjovsky likewise rallied past Ray Paull 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 at second singles.

Roy-Hart 4 1/2, Newfane 1

Roy-Hart bested visiting Newfane 41/2-1 as wins by Patrick Sheelar at first singles and Madigan Lang at third singles led the way.

The Rams also got wins from the doubles teams of Cameron VanBuren-Evan Birkemeier, Mason Collins-Noah Kindron and Isabel Keirn-Kayla Hagen.

Akron 4, Wilson 1 1/2

Straight set wins by the singles trio of Nate Chubb, Brandon Meek and Will Chubb powered Akron to a 4-1 1/2 win at Wilson.

The Tigers also took the first doubles match with the duo of Morgan Wdowka and Eliza Papke.

Wilson took the other two doubles matches with the duos of Michel Seeley-Ben Mahar and Glynes Curcione-Sierra Shepard.

In the second singles match, Albion’s Victor Benjovsky, right, downed Medina’s Ray Paull.

Photo by Mike Wertman – Getting set to lead the Barker track teams into the upcoming Niagara-Orleans League season are these seniors. In front are Adam Wagner, Aidan O’Shea, Anthony Leising, Andrew Jenks and Joe Baronich. In back are Malik Smith, Casey A’Hearn, Natalie Menz, Sarah Mason and Adam Woodworth.

Looking to keep the momentum from last year’s strong showing, the Barker track teams return a good veteran nucleus heading into the Niagara-Orleans League season.

The Barker boys squad, which went 5-1 last spring, is led by seniors Andrew Jenks, Adam Wagner, Malik Smith, Joe Baronich, Anthony Leising, Aidan O’Shea and Adam Woodworth.

Jenks finished third in the 200 at last year’s N-O All-League meet while Wagner placed fourth in the 400 and Smith fourth in the 200 and fifth in the 100.

The Barker girls squad, which went 4-2 a year ago, is led by a group of seven high All-League place finishers including sophomore Dakota Leising (1st in High Jump), senior Casey A’Hearn (2nd in Discus), senior Natalie Menz (3rd in 100 Hurdles), junior Shelby Ewald (3rd in Discus and 4th in Shotput), junior Gabby Baker (4th in 400 Hurdles), sophomore Haleigh Mason (5th in Long Jump) and sophomore Katrina Clare (5th in 200 and 400).

The Lady Raiders senior group also includes Jillian Moeller and Sarah Mason.

New Head Coach Sharon Lamb’s Barker squads are scheduled to open the N-O season at Medina on April 24.

Schedule
April: 21 – at Alexander Invitational, 24 – at Medina, 4:30 p.m.; 26 – at Akron, 4:30 p.m.
May: 1 – Roy-Hart, 4:30 p.m.; 3 – Wilson, 4:30 p.m.; 5 – at Starpoiont Invit.; 8 – Newfane, 4:30 p.m.; 10 – at Albion, 4:30 p.m.; 16 and 17 – All-League Meet at Roy-Hart.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Charlie Bruning delivers a pitch for Roy-Hart during the Rams season opening Niagara-Orleans League win at Barker this afternoon.

Sharp pitching highlighted Roy-Hart’s 23-3 victory over host Barker this afternoon in a season opening Niagara-Orleans League baseball game.

Charlie Bruning hurled a one hitter with 11 strikeouts over the first five innings for the Rams as Jake Bruning came on to give up just one hit and fan three over the final two frames.

Ben Schwab led the Roy-Hart attack with 4 hits and 5 RBIs.  Walker Samanka added 3 hits with 3 RBIs as Charlie Bruning had 2 hits with a home run, Jake Bruning 2 with a double and Noah Hardy 2.

Roy-Hart scored 2 quick runs in the first inning as Schwab and Al Xapsos had hits.  Schwab then added a two-run double and Jake Bruning an RBI single to kwy a three run second inning.

The Rams lead increased to 7-1 in the third inning as Samanka and Chase Bohall had hits.

The Albion at Akron contest was postponed until Tuesday.

Barker catcher Preston Harris makes a throw to first base to complete a double play for the Raiders. The Rams runner is Gavyn Boyle.