The Blue Jays remained unbeaten going to 7-0 on the season by beating the Athletics 7-0 on Saturday at Butts Park.

The Blue Jays scored 4 runs in the first inning, 2 in the third, and added a solo home run by Preston Woodworth in the fourth.

The Blue Jays pitched 5 different pitchers in route to keeping the Athletics scoreless.  Brody Fry pitched first 2 innings and had 5 strikeouts. Aidan Papaj, Jimmy Dieter, Preston Woodworth, and Carter Woodworth each pitched one inning and combined for 9 strikeouts.

Preston Woodworth led batting with a double and home run. Brady Christaansen had a double and a single with 1 RBI,  Colton Smith Ha 2 singles and 2 RBI’s, Fry 2 singles and had 1 RBI,  Dieter 2 singles and had 1 RBI, Papaj had 2 singles, Carter Woodworth had a single and 1 RBI, and Aiden Wisniewski added a single.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Alecia Hinkson and Cody Bentley and their Tiger teammates will be competing in Section V Class D state qualifiers games Tuesday.

One is the magic number for both the Lyndonville baseball and softball squads in their quest to earn a spot in the state playoffs.

Both Lyndonville teams captured Class D1 titles over the weekend to advance to Tuesday’s Section V Class D state qualifier contests at Batavia against the D2 champions.

The Lyndonville softball squad will face Genesee Region League foe Elba at 5 p.m. at Batavia High School.

The Tigers baseball squad will likewise face a familiar foe as they take on Lima Christian at 7 p.m. at Dwyer Stadium.

The Lady Tigers split a pair of G-R meetings with the Lady Lancers this season losing the first 11-2 and winning the second 6-4.

Lyndonville, which is making its second appearance in the state qualifier, defeated Alfred-Almond 10-1 in the D1 championship game while Elba downed Bradford 8-5 for the D2 title. In their previous qualifier appearance in 2013 the Lady Tigers lost to Andover 7-3.

Senior Makenzie Muck and sophomore Stacy Buckland have shared the pitching and first base duties for the Lady Tigers whose lineup also includes junior Miranda Lembcke at catcher, seventh grader Ella Lewis at second base, senior Aubrey Lewis at shortstop and sophomore Cassie Boyce at third with sophomores Alecia Hinkson and Anna Lewis and senior Bri Paniccia manning the outfield positions.

The Lady Tigers bring a 15-3 record into the contest.

The Lyndonville baseball, which is 17-2 , downed Lima Christian 6-4 earlier in the season in a non league game.

Lyndonville, which is making its third appearance in the state qualifier, defeated Fillmore 6-2 to capture the D1 championship while Lima Christian bested Arkport 7-5 in the D2 final. In their two previous appearances the Tigers defeated Webster Christian 10-4 in 2011 and Whitesville 8-3 in 2013.

Seniors Mike Wells and Jake Hoffee have shared the pitching and shortstop duties to date in the postseason for the Tigers whose lineup also includes senior Corey Hydock at catcher, senior Eric Neace at first base, senior Cody Bentley at second and sophomore Kane Flynn at third with seniors Dawson Joy and Nolan Donald and sophomore Zach Johnson in the outfield.

Medina in Section VI qualifier
Medina will face Depew in the Section VI Class B state qualifier softball game at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Williamsville North.

Medina advanced to the qualifier contest by capturing the Class B2 title last week. The No. 3 seeded Mustangs nipped No. 2 Fredonia 1-0 in the semifinals and No. 1 Eden 5-4 in the finals to capture their first ever sectional championship.

Top seeded Depew claimed the B1 title with a 2-0 win over No. 2 Alden.

Two Kendall student/athletes, senior Alexis Payton and junior Lyndsay Wright, scored victories at the Section V Class D track championships held Saturday at Lyons.

Payton took top honors in the Pentathlon with a total of 2,460 points.

Lyndsay Wright was a double winner in the 100 Hurdles (:17.47) and 400 Hurdles (1:09.01).

Kendall also had Katie Wright place second in the 400 Hurdles, Bri Wakefield second in the 1500, Maddie Jacob 4th in the 400 Hurdles and Kristy Mundaniohl fourth in the Pole Vault.

Lyndonville’s Brooke Kiefer placed fifth in the 100 Hurdles.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Destiny Satkowski and her Mustang teammates will face Depew for the overall Section VI Class B title and a berth in the state playoffs at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Williamsville North.

Fresh from capturing a first ever sectional title, the Medina High softball team is now seeking to earn a first ever berth in the state playoffs.

Medina will face Depew for the overall Section VI Class B championship and a spot in the state playoffs at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Williamsville North.

Seeded No. 3 in Class B2, Medina earned that elusive first ever sectional title by nipping No. 2 Fredonia 1-0 in the semifinals and No. 1 Eden 5-4 in the finals last week.  Top seeded Depew claimed the B1 title with a 2-0 win over No. 2 Alden.

Senior pitcher Emily Kams anchors an otherwise underclassmen dominated Mustangs lineup which also includes sophomore Ashlee Howell at catcher, sophomore Brandi Guild at first base, freshman Lacey Kenward at second, junior Alisha Scroger at shortstop, freshman Morgan Allis at third, sophomore Ryenn Oliver in left field, junior Destiny Satkowski in center and junior Alyssa Beyer in right.

Medina, which also ended a 12 year drought by capturing a one-third share of the Niagara-Orleans League championship, brings a 13-4 record into the state qualifier contest.

Lyndonville teams play Tuesday
Both the Lyndonville baseball and softball teams will also be looking to earn berths in the state playoffs.The two Tiger diamond squads both captured Section V Class D1 titles earlier this weekend.

The Lyndonville softball squad will face Genesee Region League foe D2 champion Elba for the overall Section V Class D title and a spot in the state playoffs at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Batavia High School.

The Tigers baseball squad will likewise be looking to claim the overall Section V Class D crown and a spot in the state playoffs when they face D2 champ Lima Christian at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dwyer Stadium in Batavia.

Photo by Tom Rivers: – Sawyer Braley rips a single in the game this past week against St. Mary’s. It was a close game with St. Mary’s winning, 9-8.

St. Mary’s, Barre and Sandstone all scored victories in Albion Midget League action this past week.

St. Mary’s nipped Carlton 9-8, Barre downed Vets 10-7 and Sandstone topped Rotary 7-2.

St. Mary’s 9, Carlton 8
Carlton jumped out to a 4 run lead in the top of the first, only to have St. Mary’s answer with four runs of their own. Carlton then scored 2 in the second, with St. Mary’s again responding with 2 runs in the bottom of the inning.

Carlton scored twice in the fifth, and St. Mary’s came back with 3 runs to take the lead for the first time. Carlton threatened in the sixth, but Jack Kinter made a running catch and turned a double play to preserve the win.

Bryce Wilson led Carlton’s offense with a 2-run homer in the first. DeClan McCue had two hits, including a triple, and Jayden Allport ripped two singles.

Christian Swiercznski led the St. Mary’s offense with three hits. Jayce Ashton also had two hits, including the game-winning RBI to score Swiercznski. Reuben Rivers added 2 hits. Nick Radder got the win on the mound, pitching the final two innings.

St. Mary’s is now 1-1 on the season, and Carlton is 0-2.

Barre 10, Vets 7
Tyler Gibson was 3 for 3 with 2 home runs, 9 RBIs and picked up the save in the 7th inning  with 3 strikeouts to lead the way for Barre.

Josh Bovenzi, Jason Conn, Cade Wolcott and Jack Ludwick also all had hits and Cade Wolcott pitched 4 solid innings with 9 Ks giving up 1 run.

Bobby Dysard 2 HRs and a great defensive play to save runs in the 7th for Vets.

Adrian Kingdollar, Vinnie Molisoni all had singles and Breyer Dysard a triple.

Barre scored 4 runs in the third, 3 runs in the fourth and 3 runs in the fifth to take a 10-1 lead.

Vets scored 1 run in the fourth and 6 in the fifth.

Sandstone 7, Rotary 2
Jacob Hughson belted three-run home runs in both the second and fourth innings to lead the offense for Sandstone. Hughson also had a big day on the mound with 7 strikeouts and 9 putouts.

Caden Uderitz also had 2 hits and Caleb Fox and RBI triple for Sandstone.

Simon Ellison accounted for both of Rotary’s runs with an RBI triple and a home run.

Contributed Photo – Lyndonville players and coaches celebrate capturing the Section V Class D1 championship this evening with a 6-2 win over Fillmore at Houghton College.

Second seeded Lyndonville downed top seeded Fillmore 6-2 to capture the Section V Class D1 baseball championship this evening at Houghton College.

The sectional title is the 11th overall for Lyndonville and the first since 2013 when the Tigers ironically nipped Fillmore 1-0 for the championship.

Now at 17-2, Lyndonville will next face the Class D2 champion Lima Christian, an 8-4 victor over Arkport, on Tuesday for the overall Section V Class D title and a berth in the state playoffs.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Mike Wells helped to hurl and hit Lyndonville to the Section V Class D1 championship this evening.

“The boys really showed their wherewithall,” said Tigers Coach Shane Price. “I’m really happy for our seniors. They’ve won the league the last three years and now they’ve won a sectional title. It wouldn’t have been complete for them without a sectional title.”

Lyndonville rallied into the lead for good  at 2-1 by scoring twice in the fourth on a triple by Mike Wells and a single by Zach Johnson. A single by Eric Neace set up the opportunity.

Fillmore briefly tied the game at 2-2 in the home half of the fourth but Lyndonville quickly regained the lead for good in the fifth at 4-2 on a lead-off single by Corey Hydock followed by an RBI single by Neace, a single by Wells and an RBI fielders choice play off the bat of Dawson Joy.

The Tigers made it 5-2 in the sixth on an RBI triple by Jacob Hoffee.

Keeping the momentum, Lyndonville hurler Mike Wells shut Fillmore down in the bottom of the sixth registering 2 strikeouts.

The Tigers added an insurance run in the top of the seventh on a single by Hoffee to make it 6-2.

Wells then slammed the door blanking Fillmore in the home half of the seventh notching a strikeout to end the game. He scattered 5 hits and struck out 6 on the evening.