Photo by Mike Wertman – Lyndonville’s Genesee Region League All-Star trio includes Aubrey Lewis, Miranda Lembcke and Anna Lewis.

Lyndonville has placed a trio of players on the Genesee Region League All-Star softball squad including senior shortstop Aubrey Lewis, junior catcher Miranda Lembcke and sophomore center fielder Anna Lewis.

Kendall likewise has three G-R All-Stars including pitcher Chelsea Wright, catcher Kacey Menge and first baseman Madison Rath, all seniors.

Holley is represented by junior third baseman Madison Papaj.

Aubrey Lewis hit .418 with 5 doubles, 6 triples, 17 RBIs and 13 stolen bases.

Lembcke hit .392 with 8 doubles, 3 triples, 14 RBIs and 10 stolen bases.

Anna Lewis hit .520 with 1 double, 3 triples, 1 home run, 21 RBIs and 16 stolen bases.

Wright hit .453 with 4 doubles, 1 triple, 5 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. In the circle, she registered 62 strikeouts.

Menge hit .352 with 7 doubles and 13 RBIs. She also threw out 26 runners trying to steal.

Rath hit.392 with 7 doubles, 3 triples and 16 RBIs.

Papaj hit .583 and had 51 stolen bases, 12 RBIs, 5 doubles and 1 triple.

Lyndonville senior first baseman Makenzie Muck also received Honorable mention as did Kendall senior third baseman Emily Mattle and Holley senior first baseman Anna Brasted.

Photos by Mike Wertman – Kendall’s G-R All-Stars include Kacey Menge, Chelsea Wright and Madison Rath. Holley is represented by Madison Papaj.

Elba also has a trio of G-R All-Stars including pitcher Carli Bogue, who was named Player of the Year, catcher Lauryn Engle and shortstop Maddie Howard.

The All-Star lineup also includes shortstop Kacey Pearce and first baseman Emily Weber from Attica, catcher Haylee Luderman and pitcher Samantha Tatarski from Pembroke, shortstop Hannah Callaghan from Wheatland-Chili, pitcher Madison LaGrou from Oakfield-Alabama, outfielder Lindsay Czechowski and shortstop Hannah Paolucci from Alexander, shortstop Hannah Bowen and third baseman Anna Kabel from Notre Dame and catcher Hailey Hubbard from Byron-Bergen.

The Honorable Mention selections also include outfielder Dana VanValkenburg and third baseman Rebecca Velasco from Byron-Bergen, third baseman Lauren Reding and shortstop Jaclyn Guzdek from Oakfield-Alabama, outfielders Tatiana Draper and Emily Reynolds from Elba, second baseman Alyssa Meyer, third baseman Grace Zandrowocz and catcher Erica Justinger from Attica, first baseman Riley D’Alba from Oakfield-Aalbama, pitchers Abby Pingrey and Audrey Farrell from Notre Dame, catcher Hope Goodenbury from Alexander, first baseman Corrine Minster from Wheatland-Chili and outfielder Mackenzie Moretti and third baseman Katie Haefale from Pembroke.

Pitching was the name of the game as Barker and Roy-Hart both scored victories in a season opening Midget A League doubleheader Tuesday evening at Gasport.

Barker downed Orchard Park 5-3 in the opener as Eddie Wasnock pitched a 1 hitter with 13 strikeouts.

Roy-Hart then blanked Albion 7-0 in the nightcap as Cameron Meadows hurled a no hitter with 18 strikeouts.

Barker snapped a 3-3 tie by scoring twice in the fifth inning on  a fielders choicec play off the bat of Josh Richbart and an RBI single by Logan Harris.

Earlier Barker scored once in the first on a bases loaded walk, once in the second on a triple by Devan Mangan and once in the third on a sacrifice by Richbart.

Preston Harris added 2 hits for Barker as Wasnock and Evan Ecker each had 1.

Roy-Hart broke away from a close 2-0 game by erupting for five runs in the fifth inning highlighted by a two-run hit by Walker Samanka who had 2 hits in the contest.  Charlie Brigham and Steve Moskaluk also each had an RBI.

The Dynamites dropped a narrow 4-2 decision to the Niagara Jr. Thunderwolves in the championship game of the Darien Lake U12 Baseball Tournament this past weekend.

Pitching was the story to this match up as Xander Payne pitched a solid 5 innings, striking out 8 and giving up 4 runs. Johnson for the Thuderwolves pitched 6 innings striking out 9.  giving up 2.

The Dynamites scored in the top of the first but the Thunderwolves answered in the bottom of the inning. The Thunderwolves added 3 more across the next three innings which the Dynamites could not answer.

The Dynamites advanced to the finals by defeating the Brampton Royals from Canada 7-6 in a back-and-forth contest.

The game was tied in the 5th until Bryan Baes homered, giving the Dynamite a one run lead.
Payne came in in the top of the 6th and shut down the last 3 batters to give the Dynamites the victory. Thomas Russo and Iverson Poole combined for 5 innings giving up 6 runs while at the plate, Baes and Cecchini had 2 hits apiece and Payne, Amari Jones and Russo each added one.

The Dynamites opened up the tournament on Friday by downing the Niagara Wheatfield Jr. Falcons 14-5. After a slow start and a few fielding errors, the Dynamites were trailing 5 to 1 going into the 4th inning. The Dynamite bats woke up in the bottom of the inning and answered with a 7 runs of their own. They followed up that performance with 6 more in the 5th. Ryan Mettler came in and shut down any attempt of a rally with a scoreless 6 inning to end the game. At the plate Jimmy Terryberry and Kaeden Wisnieski contributed with home runs while Payne and Mettler gave up 1 earned run.

The Dynamites had a double header on Saturday to close out the tournament play for final seeding with matchups against the Utica Hurricanes and Team New Era.

In game one against the Hurricanes, The Dynamite bats got going early with an 8 run 1st inning. Amari Jones kept the Hurricanes bats calm only giving up one run threw the first 3 innings. The Hurricanes got a two runs in the 4th and another in the 5th to close the gap but the Dynamites bats that were silent for 4 innings woke again in the bottom of the 5th to close out the Hurricanes with the 10 run rule by scoring 6 runs in the bottom of the inning. Terryberry came in in relief to pitch the final  inning. At the plate, Joe Cecchini, A. Jones had two hits while Payne, Mettler,  Baes, Thomas Russo all added one apiece.

In the playoff round the Dynamites bested Team Valle out of Rochester 5-4. Aidan Paul started on the mound pitching 3 innings giving up one run. Amari Jones came in in relief to hold off a late inning rally and keep Valle to a 4 run total.  Cecchini had a two-run home run in the bottom of the 4th that gave the Dynamite a one run lead. At the plate, Baes, Javon Jones and Wisnieski all added hits.

Photo by Mike Wertman Roy-Hart’s first team honorees include, from left, Al Xapsos, Jacob Bruning, Cameron Meadows and Charlie Bruning.

Champion Roy-Hart has placed five players on the first team of the annual Niagara-Orleans All-League baseball squad.

Roy-Hart, which emerged on top in a tight four-way battle to claim a second straight title, is represented by senior pitcher Cameron Meadows, sophomore first baseman Charlie Bruning, junior infielder Al Xapsos, junior outfielder Jacob Bruning and senior designated hitter Eric Fitch.

Contributed Photo – Barker’s Eddie Wasnock, left, and Collin Webb

Meadows went 6-0 on the mound with a 0.91 earned run average.

Charlie Bruning hit .371 with 6 doubles, 1 home run and 16 RBIs. He also went 2-1 on the mound with a 1.80 era.

Jacob Bruning hit .340 with 2 doubles and 11 RBIs. He also posted a 3-2 mound record with a 2.43 era.

Xapsos hit .464 with 3 doubles and 15 RBIs and Fitch hit .355 with 4 double, 1 home run and 19 RBIs.

Barker placed senior pitcher Eddie Wasnock and junior outfielder Collin Webb.

Wasnock, a repeat first team selection, went 4-3 on the mound with a 2.05 era. At the plate he hit .433 with 3 doubles and 9 RBIs.

Webb, a repeat honoree, hit .400 with 8 doubles, 1 home run and 15 RBIs. He also went 3-0 on the mound with a 1.09 era.

Contributed Photo – Wilson’s Jonah Miller, left and John Bender

Wilson likewise placed two players in junior infielder John Bender and senior outfielder Jonah Miller.

Bender, a repeat selection, hit a league high .596 with 8 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs and 24 RBIs while Miller hit .365 with 6 doubles, 1 triple and 8 RBIs.

Medina junior infielder Brett Riemer and Albion freshman catcher Liam Ward round out the first team.

Riemer hit .446 with 5 doubles, 2 triples, 3 home runs and 20 RBIs while Ward hit .349 with 1 double and 10 RBIs.

Wilson led the way on the second team with three honorees including senior first baseman Connor Seeley, junior outfielder Tanner Seeley and sophomore designated hitter Jackson Rotella.

Medina placed two players, junior catcher Alex Allis and freshman pitcher Chris Goyette, as did Barker with senior infielder Ryan Voss and senior Kyle MacDonald and Akron with junior infielder Jacob Cummings and sophomore infielder Brandon Orr.

Contributed Photos – Liam Ward, Albion, left, Eric Fitch, Roy-Hart and Brett Riemer, Medina.

First Team
P – Eddie Wasnock – Barker – Sr.
P – Cameron Meadows – Roy-Hart -Sr.
C – Liam Ward – Albion – Fr.
1B – Charlie Bruning – Roy-Hart – So.
Inf – John Bender – Wilson – Jr.
Inf – Al Xapsos – Roy-Hart – Jr.
Inf – Brett Riemer – Medina – Jr.
Of – Collin Webb – Barker – Jr.
Of – Jonah Miller – Wilson – Sr.
Of – Jacob Bruning – Roy-Hart – Jr.
DH – Eric Fitch – Roy-Hart -Sr.

Second Team
P – Bryce Pritchard – Albion – So.
P – Trevor Luthart – Medina – Fr.
C – Alex Allis – Medina – Jr.
1B – Connor Seeley – Wilson – Sr.
Inf – Jacob Cummings – Akron – Jr.
Inf – Ryan Voss – Barker – Sr.
Inf – Brandon Orr – Akron – So.
Of – Tanner Seeley – Wilson – Jr.
Of – Austin Walker – Roy-Hart – Sr.
Of – Kyle MacDonald – Barker – Sr.
DH – Jackson Rotella – Wilson – So.

Honorable Mention
Akron – no selections
Albion – Thomas Furmanski (Fr.), Vincent Zona (So.)
Barker – Chauncey McKee (Sr.), Cameron Fox (Sr.)
Medina – Brian Fry (8th), Chris Goyette (Fr.)
Newfane – Garrett Srock (Fr.)
Roy-Hart – Brendan Hess (Sr.), Nick Kubas (Sr.)
Wilson – Brayden Skobjak (Sr.), Justin Daul (Sr.)

Final Standings
Roy-Hart 9-3, Albion 8-4, Barker 8-4, Wilson 8-4, Akron 4-8, Medina 4-8, Newfane 1-11

Home runs from Nathan Gibson and Cami London propelled the Barre Cubs 10u Midget League team to a 14-0 win over visiting Holley Monday.

A triple from Josh Bovenzi, a pair of singles from Myles Beach and additional singles from Mason Snook and Jacob Neal also helped the cause.

On the mound for Barre, Bovenzi threw 3 no hit innings, striking out 9 batters.  Charlie Ward made his pitching debut, allowing just 1 hit and striking out 3.

Holley’s lone hit came from Caiden Tower.

Holley pitcher Hunter Smith made a couple of nice saves up the middle.

Photo by Mike Wertman – Lyndonville’s Genesee Region League All-Star honorees include Eric Neace, Cody Bentley, Zach Johnson, Jacob Hoffee and Coach Shane Price.

Division II champion Lyndonville has placed a total of five players on the Genesee Region League All-Star baseball squad.

Senior first baseman Eric Neace, senior pitcher/shortstop Mike Wells, senior shortstop/pitcher Jacob Hoffee and sophomore outfielder/pitcher Zach Johnson have all earned G-R All-Star honors while senior second baseman Cody Bentley has received Honorable Mention.

Lyndonville Coach Shane Price has also been honored as G-R Coach of the Year.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Mike Wells

Neace hit .537 with 7 doubles, 4 home runs and drove in 29 runs.

Wells hit .477 with 3 doubles, 1 triple and 26 RBIs. On the mound he went 6-1 with 2 saves and a earned run average of 1.14.

Hoffee hit .523 with 12 doubles, 5 triples, 1 home run and and 15 RBIs. He also went 4-1 on the mound with a 2.65 era.

Johnson hit .475 with 3 doubles, 1 triple and 24 RBIs. On the mound he was 3-1 with 1 save and a 091 era.

Bentley hit .345 with 3 doubles and 12 RBIs.

Holley is represented by senior pitcher/first baseman Dylan Hillabush and junior catcher/pitcher Patrick Bower.

Hillabush, who was named G-R Player of the Year, hit .364 with 2 doubles, 1 home run and 6 RBIs. On the mound he went 4-1 with 1 save, 66 strikeouts in 31 2/3 innings and a 0.884 era.

Bower hit .394 and registered 24 strikeouts in 13 innings on the mound.

Division 1 champion Attica also has a quartet of All-Stars including senior catcher Kyle Casey, junior pitcher Sam Cusmano, senior first baseman Owen Thompson and eighth grade shortstop/pitcher Trenton Rumley.

The All-Star squad also includes senior shortstop/pitcher Evan Bender, senior third baseman Dylan D’Alba and junior outfielder Devin Grimshaw from Notre Dame; senior outfielder Derrick Busch and senior catcher Dane Heberlein from Alexander; senior catcher Ryan Gonyea and senior pitcher/infielder Colin Noeth from Byron-Bergen and senior first baseman Austin Kotarski and freshman pitcher/infielder Aiden Johnston from Oakfield-Alabama/Elba.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s Dylan Hillabush, left, and Patrick Bower.

It was a busy six game weekend for the AnJo Bombers 14U baseball team which placed second at the Orchard Park Tournament.

The Bombers dropped a 6-3 decision in the finals to the West Seneca Warriors which snapped a 3-3 tie with 3 runs in the sixth inning.

The Bombers scored twice in the first on a two-out single by Cade Littman.

Tom Furmanski and Joe Watson both had 2 hits.

In the semifinals the Bombers defeated Olean 9-6 in a sea-saw contest.

The Bombers scored 4 times in the third inning on hits by Carson Tatro and Littman and a fielders choice play off the bat of Rylend Callicutt who also struck out 7 on the mound.

Furmanski, Matt Bradley, Juan LeBron and Reed Albee each had 2 hits.

Earlier in the tourney the Bombers defeated the Boston Badgers 6-5 on a walk of  hit by Callicutt and the Lakeshore Cardinals 17-7 as Tatro had a three-run double to highlight a 5 run fifth inning. The Bombers also tied Gaffer 4-4 as Furmanski hurled a complete game with 8 strikeouts.  Furmanski and Colin Fragale both had multiple hits.

Photo by Mike Wertman – Medina’s Class D Division lacrosse All-Stars include, in front, Coby Albone and Ian Joseph. In back are Brendan Luthart, Jake Cotter and Mason Lewis.

Five Medina High players have earned spots on the Class D Division lacrosse All-Star squad.

Senior Jake Cotter along with juniors Brendan Luthart and Mason Lewis have been named to the first team while senior Coby Albone and junior Ian Joseph are second team honorees.

Cotter scored a team high 69 goals and added 12 assists this season which also saw him become the Mustangs career goal scoring leader. He finished with a career total of 199 goals and 43 assists.

Luthart scored 55 goals and had a team high 34 assists raising his career totals to 108 goals and 65 assists.

Lewis scored 31 goals and added 30 assists to up his career totals to 50 goals and 72 assists.

Albone had 34 goals and 6 assists and Joseph, a defender, had 2 goals.

The Woodroe Realty Blue Jays Beat the Medina Savings & Loan Pirates 7-1 to end the regular season with a 9 -0 record.

Jimmy Dieter went 3 for 3 with 2 singles and 1 double and a RBI,  Aiden Wisniewski added a single and a two-run home run, Colton Smith a triple, Brady Christaansen 2 singles and a RBI, Carter Woodworth  2 singles and 2 RBI’s, Aidan Papaj  a single and a RBI, and Preston Woodworth a double and a single.

Jimmy Dieter pitched 2 innings and had 3 strikeouts, Aidan Papaj pitched 2 ¼ innings and recorder 4 strikeouts, Preston & Carter Woodworth each added a strikeout in the innings they pitched.

Sawyer Lilleby scored the lone run for the Pirates as he was driven in by Lathan Miller.
Tyler Kroening, Lilleby and Miller had two hits each while Aleks Seefelt and Shane Fearby each adding one.

Seefelt and Kroening were strong on the mound racking up six strike outs in three innings each.

Photos by Tom Rivers – Brad Martin delivers a pitch during Saturday’s U12 Albion Midget League All-Star game.

The Albion Midget League held an All-Star doubleheader under the lights at the Albion High softball field Saturday.

In the 10U game the Rotary, St. Mary’s/Vets, Carlton team nipped the Barre, Sandstone, Holley squad 5-4.

In the 12 U contest the Sandstone, Vets, Rotary team downed the Barre, St. Mary’s, Carlton squad 9-3.

In the 10U game, Jack Kinter (St. Mary’s/Vets) registered a clutch strikeout with the bases loaded in the final inning to preserve Rotary, St. Mary’s/Vets,Carlton’s narrow victory.

The Rotary.St Mary’s/Vets, Carlton team jumped out to an early 5-0 lead by scoring twice in the first inning on hits by Mason Giattino, Xavier Byrd, Finn McCue and Kinter and three more in the second on hits by Ryan Schneph, Giattino, McCue and Kinter.

The Barre, Sandstone, Holley team did rally for 4 runs in the fifth inning  on a couple of walks along with big hits from Owen Bentley, Oliver Beach and Jeff Conn.

The winners added a big run in the fifth on a a sacrifice fly by Dominic Jurs.

McCue and Kinter both finished with 3 hits as Giattino, Bentley and Jonathon Magee each added 2.

In the 12 U game the Sandstone, Vets, Rotary squad built up leads of 3-0, 6-0 and 8-1. Bobby Dysard (Vets) hit a solo home run in the first inning and a two-run double in the third frame. Chris Sacco (Sandstone) later had a two-run single to highlight a three-run fourth inning which also included hits by Simon Ellison (Rotary) and Vinnie Molisani (Vets). Doubles by Ellison and Dallas Ecker later helped to plate the final 2 runs in the sixth.

Bryce Wilson (Carlton) helped to dive in runs for Barre, St. Mary’s, Carlton in the fourth and sixth innings.

(This was the first time the Midget League has played on the school field under the lights since 2004. The league paid the district $130 and thanked the district for allowing use of the field.)

Finn McCue was starting pitcher in the U10 game for the Carlton-St. Mary’s-Vets-Rotary team