Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Mason Lewis tries to go around Akron defender Michael Miller during the Mustangs loss to the Tigers this afternoon at Vets Park.

Medina’s Jake Cotter works to get by Akron’s Owen Hill.

A quick three goal scoring burst late in the first quarter ignited undefeated (4-0) Akron to a 12-6 victory over Medina this afternoon in a key Class D Division lacrosse game at Vets Park.

Breaking away from an early 1-1 deadlock, Akron erupted for three lightning quick goals in a span of just 1:09 on tallies by Owen Hill, Weylon Abrams and Ethan Schleef to take the lead for good.

The Tigers, which also posted a key 14-8 win over Eden (3-1) on Friday, went on to hold leads of 5-1 after one period, 7-2 at the half and 7-3 at the three-quarter mark.

Nelson Logan led the Tigers with 4 goals.

Jake Cotter scored 3 goals for Medina as Mike Carson, Mason Lewis and Brendan Luthart each added 1.

The loss  drops Medina into third place in D Division action at 4-2.

Track
Medina’s Martha Gardner won the 800 and 1500 at the Buffalo Invitational today.

The Mustangs also got second place finishes from Jalin Cooper in the 100 and 200, Dan Heil in the 800 and 1600, Jack Hill in the 3200 and by the 400 relay quartet of Je’ne Brown, Trinity Fleck, Kharise Johnson and Katie Bilicki.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Lexi Lovewll (1) is mobbed by her teammates after driving in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning this afternoon for a 3-2 victory over visiting Medina.

Pushing across a run in the bottom of the seventh inning, Roy-Hart nipped visiting Medina 3-2 this afternoon to stay unbeaten at 3-0 in Niagara-Orleans League softball competition.

Roy-Hart earned the win in the final frame as Maddie Fry singled, stole second and came home on a double by Lexi Lovewell.

Roy-Hart’s Maddie Fry bunts for a hit.

Medina had knotted the contest at 2-2 by scoring once in the top of the seventh on a triple by Alisha Scroger.

The late innings sea-saw battle saw Roy-Hart grab a 2-1 lead with a run in the last of the sixth inning as Kayla Brown singled and scored on a double by Maddy Glena.

Brown, who also drove in the Lady Rams first run in the opening inning, had a total of 3 hits and Lovewell 2 while Scroger had 3 for Medina.

Sam Choate pitched the first 6 innings for Roy-Hart allowing 2 hits and striking out 6.

Lovewell came on in the seventh and allowed 1 hit with 1 strieout.

Emily Kams, who plated Medina’s other run with a third inning sacrifice,  went the distance in the circle for the Mustangs striking out 10.

Medina is now 2-2 in N-O action.

Albion 6, Wilson 5

Snapping a season opening 4 league game losing streak, Albion nipped host Wilson 6-5 this morning as Natalie DiCureia, Janae Doty and Catherine Wolck each had 2 hits.

Anna Frerichs had 2 hits, including a double and 3 RBIs for Wilson (1-2) as Jen Darlak and Madeline Mocarski also each had a pair of hits.

Medina’s Ashlee Howell slides in under Roy-Hart catcher Maddie Fry to score the tying run in the top of the seventh inning

Getting goal production from seven different players, Medina rolled to a 17-2 victory over Wilson in a Class D Division lacrosse game this evening at Vets Park.

Jake Cotter scored 5 goals, Coby Albone 4, Brendan Luthart 3, Mason Lewis 2 and Ethan Leonard, Christian Silversmith and Ian Joseph 1 each to lead the attack for Medina which improves to 4-1 in the division and 5-1 overall.

Up 5-0 after one quarter, the Mustangs increased their advantage to 13-1 at the half.  Albone netted 4 goals, Luthart 3 and Cotter and Lewis 2 each in the opening half.

Medina, which maintained a 16-1 lead at the three-quarter mark, next hosts Akron at 3 p.m. Saturday.

The loss drops Wilson to 0-4.

A sweep of the three singles matches keyed Albion to a 5-1/2 victory over host Barker this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League tennis match.

In the singles matches, Matt Kovaleski defeated Nick Fazzolari 6-3, 7-6; Connor McQuillan downed Jake Meister 6-2, 6-2 and Victor Benjovsky bested Zander Israel 6-2, 6-0.

The Purple Eagles also took the first two doubles matches as Owen Foos and Emilie Barleben defeated Nick Sutch and Chris Young 6-0, 6-0 and Kastriot Bella and Freeman Lattin downed Mia Gooding and Natalie Bruning 6-0, 6-1.

Barker, which is now 0-2, took the third doubles and Jake Harris and Grace Harris downed Leonel Rosario and Angel Rosario 6-4, 7-6.

In other N-O action, Medina (2-0) blanked host Newfane (0-3) 5 1/2-0. The Akron vs. Roy-Hart match was rained out.

Mike Cardone, Nick Bogan and Kyla Leno all scored straight set victories in the singles matches for Medina.

The Mustangs also got straight set wins from the doubles teams of Ray Paull-Toby Kiebala, Able Zavitz-Andrew Fuller and Brandon Harris–Aedden Cayea.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Destiny Satkowski bangs out a hit during the Mustangs win at Albion this afternoon.

Brylie Hapeman bunts for a base hit for Albion in the opening frame.

Improving to 2-1 in league action, Medina downed host Albion 18-4 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans softball contest.

Medina took a quick lead on a two-run triple by Cora Payne in the first inning.

The Mustangs then broke the game open by tallying 7 times in the second inning highlighted by a triple by Alisha Scroger.

Destiny Satkowski and Ashlee Howell both had a total of 4 hits for Medina as Scroger and Payne both had 3.  Satkowski’s hits included a pair of doubles and a fourth inning home run.

Emily Kams picked up the win in the circle for Medina allowing 1 hits with 12 strikeouts. She registered a clutch inning ending strikeout in the first as Albion stranded runners at second and third after a walk and a bunt single by Brylie Hapeman.

Albion is now 0-4 in N-O action.

Both teams will be in action agains Saturday as Albion visits Wilson at 10 a.m. and Medina travels to Roy-Hart at 1 p.m.

Wilson (1-1) blanked Barker (0-3) 10-0 as Kira Zappy registered 10 strikeouts.

Roy-Hart 17, Attica 1

Roy-Hart romped to a 17-1 non league win over Attica as Levi Lovelwell and Sam Choate combined to hurl a 3 hitter with 5 strikeouts.

Delaney Draper had 4 hits for the Lady Rams as Lovewell and Kayla Brown both added 3.  Lovewell’s hits included a a double and two triples.

A late run without the benefit of a hit earned Lyndonville a narrow 2-1 victory over host Byron-Bergen this afternoon in a Genesee Region League baseball game.

Breaking away from a 1-1 deadlock, Lyndonville scored the game winner in the sixth inning on a walk, a stolen base and a fielders choice play off the bat of Corey Hydock.

The Tigers only other run came in the third inning as Eric Neace doubled and came home on a single by Mike Wells. That tally tied the game as the Bees had scored in the first inning.

Zach Johnson pitched the first five innings for the Tigers allowing 3 hits and striking out 7.  Wells hurled the final two frames giving up 1 hit and striking out 3.

Lyndonville is now 2-1 in the league and 5-1 overall.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina first baseman Zach Fike stretches as Albion’s Bryce Pritchard beats out an RBI single during the Purple Eagles win over the Mustangs this afternoon at Vets Park.

Jumping out to an early 3-0 lead, Albion went on to defeat Medina 5-1 this afternoon in a rainy Niagara-Orleans League baseball game at Vets Park.

Austin Dugan bangs out a hit for Albion.

Bryce Pritchard sparked Albion both on the mound and at the plate.  On the mound he hurled a 2 hitter with 8 strikeouts. At the plate he banged out 3 hits, including a solo home run in the second inning and an RBI single which capped a two run third inning.

Austin Dugan also had a pair of hits on the day for Albion.

The Purple Eagles later added insurance runs in the sixth inning, on a single by Harrison Brown, and in the seventh on a double by Liam Ward.

Medina’s lone run and only two hits came in the third inning on an RBI single by Brett Riemer which followed a single by Chris Goyette.

Albion improves to 4-1 in the league while Medina slips to 1-2.

Medina next hosts Wilson at 7 p.m. Saturday in the first annual Jeff Evoy Memorial Game.

Wilson 4, Barker 2

Jackson Rotella hurled a 3 hitter with 3 strikeouts and also had a key RBI single during a two-run fifth inning rally which snapped a 2-2 deadlock earning Wilson a 4-2 win over visiting Barker.

John Bender had 2 hits, including a solo home run, for the Lakemen.

Wilson is now 3-0 and Barker 1-3 in N-O action.

With the indoor soccer season about to conclude plans are now shifting into high gear for the local summer youth programs.

The Lake Ontario Youth Athletic League (LOYAL) is getting set for its second season of soccer competition.

Residents of Medina, Lyndonville and Roy-Hart are eligible to participate in the LOYAL program which  is slated to run from June 24 to August 8.

It will have four age group divisions including 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 and 10-12 with the emphasis on teaching the basic skills and fundamentals of the sport.

“The big this is for the youngsters to have the opportunity locally to get out and play soccer with their friends, to learn the game’s skills and to have fun doing it,” said LOYAL Soccer President Kerry Papaj.

The LOYAL program will hold its final registration session this Sunday from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at the Medina Burger King.  In addition, online registration will continue unit May 1 (loyal soccer.siplay.com).

For the second day in a row rainy weather has wiped out the scheduled slate of area high school sports contests.

The rained out events include the three season opening Niagara-Orleans League track meets (Akron at Albion, Medina at Barker and Wilson at Roy-Hart), the Akron at Medina lacrosse game as well as the Oakfeld-Alabama at Lyndonville baseball and Lyndonville at Pembroke softball contests.

The Akron at Medina lacrosse game as been rescheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday at Vets Park and will precede the 7 p.m. Wilson at Medina Jeff Evoy Memorial baseball game.

The Wilson at Roy-Hart track meet has been rescheduled for May 13 and the Medina at Barker meet for May 23.

The Lyndonville at Pembroke softball game is now slated for May 10.

In addition, the Albion at Wilson softball game, which was rained out Wednesday, has been rescheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday while the Wilson at Albion baseball game will be made up on April 24.