Undefeated (9-0) Akron used a fast start and a strong finish to down visiting Medina 19-8 this afternoon in a Class D lacrosse game.

Akron jumped out to a 7-1 first period lead but Medina battled back to within three at 9-6 in the third period after goals by Mason Lewis and Jake Cotter.

However, the Tigers answered right back with 3 straight goals to close the period with a 12-7 lead and then erupted for 7 tallies in the final stanza to lock up the win.

Coby Albone had 3 goals, Lewis 2 and Cotter, Brandon Luthart and DaRon Bellan 1 each for Medina which is now 7-3 in D Division action.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Ashlee Howell slides into home as Roy-Hart catcher Maddie Fry gets set to take the throw. The action took place during the Mustangs win over the Lady Rams this afternoon at Vets Park.

Avenging an earlier season one run (3-2) loss, Medina upended front-running Roy-Hart 5-3 in a key Niagara-Orleans League softball game this afternoon at Vets Park.

Improving to 6-3, the win pulls Medina back to within a game of first place in the all important loss column as Roy-Hart slips to 8-2.

Defending champion Akron regained a share of first place at 8-2 with a 15-1 win over Barker and Newfane moved back to within a half game of the top spot at 7-2 by downing Barker 18-4.

Medina’s Emily Kams slides ion second base ahead of a tag by Roy-Hart shortstop Kayla Brown.

Medina took the lead for good by scoring 4 quick runs in the first inning on RBI singles by winning pitcher Emily Kams and Brandi Guild, a run producing double by Alisha Scroger and a bases loaded walk.

The Mustangs made it 5-1 in the second inning as Scroger tripled and came home on a fielders choice play off the bat of Kams.

Roy-Hart though came battling back scoring twice in the sixth inning on an error and an RBI single by Delaney Draper to cut the deficit to 5-3.

The Lady Rams then got runners to second and third in the seventh after a double by Emily Metz, a hit batter and a sacrifice bunt by Maddie Fry.  However, the Mustangs turned back the challenge as Kams registered a clutch strikeout to end the threat and the game.

Kams scattered 6 hits and struck out 8 on the day.

At the plate, Scroger had a total of 4 hits and Kams, Guold and Ashlee Howell 2 each.

Kayla Brown had 2 hits for Roy-Hart.

Newfane 18, Barker 4
Katherine LaFever had 4 hits, including a double and 4 RBIs, Emily Foltz a triple and Alexa Littman a double to lead Newfane past Barker.

Wilson 6, Albion 5

Wilson (3-8) edged past Albion (2-9) 6-5 as Jen Darlak singled in the winning run in the sixth inning.

Katie Johnston, Samantha Ellis and Emilee Muoio each added 2 hits for Wilson and Kira Zappy struck out 8 in the circle.

Brylie Hapeman had 4 hits for Albion as Isabella Prest and Sierra Newton both had 2.

Rebounding from an early 5-0 deficit, front-running Wilson rallied to nip visiting Medina 9-8 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League baseball game.

Improving to 8-2, Wilson stays just ahead of 6-2 Roy-Hart, an equally narrow 6-5 winner over Akron, in the battle for the N-O title.

Medina jumped out to the 5-0 lead in the top of the first on a three-run homer by Brett Riemer and a two-run triple by Matt Saj.

Wilson though battled back to knot the contest at 5-5 as John Bender had a two-run double in the first, Jonah Miller a two-run single in the second and Connor Seeley an RBI single in the third.

The Lakemen then went up 9-5 by scoring three times in the fourth, highlighted by a two-run single by Jackson Rotella, and once in the fifth on an RBI single by Miller for what proved to be the game winner.

Medina got the bases loaded in both the sixth and seventh inning but could score only once in each frame on a bases loaded walk.

Miller finished with 3 hits and Bender 2 for Wilson while Chris Goyette and Trevor Luthart both had 2 for Medina which slips to 3-7.

Barker 18, Newfane 6
Barker made it five wins in a row by downing Newfane 18-6 to improve to 6-4.

Breaking away from a 4-4 tie, Barker regained the lead for good by scoring 4 times in the fourth highlighted by an RBI double by Collin Webb.

Webb also had a two-run home run to key a four run fifth frame which also included RBI singles by Ryan Voss and Preston Harris.

Voss and Chauncey McKee both finished with 3 hits and Harris, Webb  and Josh Richbart 2. Both of Richbart’s hits were doubles.

The loss drops Newfane to 1-9.

Roy-Hart 6, Akron 5
Roy-Hart pushed across a run in the eighth inning on a single by Eric Fitch to nip Akron 6-5. A single by Al Xapsos set up the opportunity.

Akron did get a runner to third in the home half of the eighth but Roy-Hart hurler Jake Bruning got out of the jam with a clutch game ending strikeout.

Roy-Hart had grabbed a 5-3 led with 2 runs in the top of the sixth on an RBI single by Ficth and a sacrifice fly by Bruning.

However, Akron retied the game in the bottom of the sixth on a two-run single by Brandon Orr.

Fitch finished with 3 hits as Xapsos and Austin Walker both had 2.

Lyndonville blanked host Pembroke 5-0 this afternoon to improve to 7-1 in Genesee Region League softball competition.

Makenzie Muck hurled a 1 hitter to lead the way for Lyndonville.

Breaking away from a scoreless deadlock, Lyndonville scored 3 runs in the decisive fifth inning on a pair of errors and an RBI single by Alecia Hinkson. A triple by Miranda Lembcke ignited that uprising.

The Lady Tigers picked up a pair of insurance runs in the seventh as Hinkson banged out a two-run double.  Singles by Ella Lewis and Stacy Buckland set up the opportunity.

Holley 16, Byron-Bergen 5

Maddie Papaj, Hannah Biedlingmaier and Anna Brasted each had 2 hits and Kassie Norman struck out 9 in the circle to lead Holley to a 16-5 G-R win over Byron-Bergen.

The Kendall-Hilton Kendets kept their winning streak alive by defeating the Spencerport Rangers 42 to 31 Tuesday in a Unified basketball game.

Leading on the score board was Alex Dutchak with 14 points.  Additional scores were provided by Jason Miller with 8, Justin Lewis 6, Sienna Friedman and Kelsey Evers with 4  each, and single buckets by AJ Dibble, Abbi Jenks, and Nick Walsh.

Providing much needed assists and rebounds were Matt DiPerna, Austin Hertel, and Walsh.

Clutch steals were provided by Miller, Justin Ryan, Jessica Schwallie, Jessica Kite, Shawn VanGraafeiland, and Clancy Frearson.

Next up for the Kendets is Rush-Henrietta this Thursday in Hilton.

The Medina/ Lyndonville U13 soccer season started on the right foot this week downing the Wilson Force 7-1 as four different players scored goals.

Jackson Moreland tallied a hat trick on two unsupported goals and one assist by Wyatt Zelazny.  Cole Seefeldt followed with two goals on assists by Connor Bell and Amari Soule. Soule also registered one goal with help from Bryson Costich. Mason Moreland rounded out the scoring flurry assisted by Bell.

Aidan Owczarczak  and  Will Roush aided goalies Sam Kingsbury and Zelazny with stifling defense.

Making it four wins in a row, Barker blanked visiting Medina 3-0 this afternoon to improve to 5-4 in Niagara-Orleans League baseball action.

Eddie Wasnock went the distance on the mound for Barker scattering 4 hits and striking out 7.  He also helped himself at the plate by banging out a pair of hits including an RBI single in the first inning.

It stayed a tight 1-0 game until the bottom of the sixth when the Raiders scored a pair of insurance runs on an RBI single by Dan Engert and a bases loaded walk. Another walk and a double by Collin Webb ignited that uprising.

Medina had stranded a runner at third base in the top of the sixth as Wasnock bore down to get the final two outs on a strikeout and a groundout.

Preston Harris also had 2 hits on the day for the Raiders.

The loss drops Medina to 3-6 in N-O competition.

Albion 7, Newfane 3
Improving to 7-4, Albion bested Newfane 7-3 as Thomas Furmanski picked up the win on the mound scattering 5 hits and striking out 5 in 6 innings of work.

Albion jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI single by Liam Ward and a wild pitch. A single by JacQuess Harrison and a double by Furmanski helped key the uprising.

The Purple Eagles made it 4-0 with 2 more runs in the second on an RBI single by Ward and an error. Singles by Addison Christ and Harrison set up the threat.

Albion upped the lead to 6-1 with a pair of runs in the third on na RBI single by Nate Fearby and an error.

The loss drops Newfane to 1-8.

Wilson 11, Roy-Hart 0
John Bender threw a perfect game with 10 strikeouts to lead Wilson to a key 11-0 victory over visiting Roy-Hart.

Bender also helped himself at the plate by banging out 4 hits including a double and a two-run home run i nthe first inning.

Jackson Rotella and Jonah Miller also both had a double and 2 RBIs.

The victory vaults Wilson into first place at 7-2 while Roy-Hart slips to 5-2.  The two teams will meet again on Friday at Roy-Hart’s Gasport field.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Collin Lewis in action at first singles for Kendall against Derek McArthur of Holley during today’s Genesee Region League match at Kendall.

A sweep of the three singles matches keyed Kendall to a 4-1 victory over visiting Holley this afternoon in a Genesee Region League tennis match.

In the signals matches the Eagles got straight set wins by Collin Lewis, 6-2, 6-0 over Derek McArthur; James Longrod, 6-3, 6-2 over Tyler Hill and Nate Warters, 7-5, 6-0 over Dylan McKay.

The Eagles also got a straight set win at first doubles from the duo of Cameron Zinsmeister and Chris Butlin.

Holley’s lone point was earned by the second doubles duo of Steve Morgan and Dalton Thurley.

Medina 3 1/2, Wilson 2
Defending champion Medina downed host Wilson 3 1/2-2 to stay unbeaten at 8-0 in Niagara-Orleans League competition.

Kristian Snyder defeated Joey Hecko 6-2, 6-0 at first singles and Nick Bogan downed Max Faery 6-0, 6-2 at third singles to lead the way for Medina.

The Mustangs also had Toby Kiebala and Ray Paull defeat Joey Moote and Mia Olear 6-2, 6-3 at second doubles and Able Zavitz and Brandon Harris down Allisa Smith and Jacob Hecko 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 at third doubles.

Wilson, which is now 4-4, had Kyle Lyon down Mike Cardone 6-2, 6-0 at second singles and the duo of Alex Couturier-Mike Pazik defeat Kyla Lendo and Andrew Fuller 7-5, 6-4 at first doubles.

Albion bests Roy-Hart twice
Albion swept to a pair of 4 1/2-1 wins over visiting Roy-Hart to improve to 5-3.

Connor McQuillan won twice at second singles as did Donato Rosario at third singles to lead Albion.

The Purple Eagles also got wins from the doubles teams of Owen Foos-Emilie Barleben, Victor Benjovsky-Freeman Lattin and Kastriot Bella-Jan Santigao.

Patrick Sheelar won twice at first singles for Roy-Hart which slips to 2-7.

Barker takes 2 from Newfane
Barker (3-6) swept to a doubleheader victory over Newfane (0-9) by the identical score of 4-1 1/2.

Nick Fazzolari won twice at first singles as did Jake Meister at second singles for Barker.

Christian Young and Jake Harris each registered a win at third singles for the Raiders.

At first doubles for the Raiders Natalie Bruning teamed up first with Harris and then with Young for victories.

Erupting for six runs in the second inning, Lyndonville went on to defeat host Wheatland-Chili 16-0 this afternoon in a Genesee Region League baseball game.

A three-run double by Jacob Hoffee and a two-run single by Zach Johnson highlighted the big second inning for Lyndonville which improves to 8-1 in the league and 12-1 overall.

The Tigers later locked up the win by scoring four times in both the fourth and fifth innings.  Johnson and Mike Wells both had two-run singles in the fourth.

Johnson finished with a total of 4 hits, Hoffee 3 and Wells and Eric Neace 2.

Cullen Heveron picked up the win on the mound allowing 2 hits with 7 strikeouts in 4 innings of work on the mound.

Holley sweeps B-B

Holley swept to a doubleheader victory over host Byron-Bergen by scores of 6-3 and 2-0.

A 5 run second inning highlighted by a two-run single by Ryan Andrews and an RBI single by Collin Papaj keyed Holley to a win in the opener.

Patrick Bower then hurled a 4 hit shutout with 7 strikeouts in the second game.

An RBI single by Andrews in the first inning proved to be just enough offense for Holley which is now 6-6 on the season.