Three straight four run innings sparked Roy-Hart to a 14-3 victory over visiting Albion this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League softball game.

Trailing 3-2, Roy-Hart moved on top to stay by scoring four runs in the third inning as Sam Choate had an RBI single.

Ashley Hill then banged out a three-run triple to key a four-run fourth inning and a three-run home run to highlight a four-run fifth frame. She also had a double on the day.

Lexi Lovewell and Jaden Townsend both also had a pair of hits for the Lady Rams.

Albion took a quick 3-0 lead in the first inning as Janae Doty had a two-run single. A single by Isabella Prest and a double by Natalie DiCureia set up the opportunity.

Choate and Lovewell shared the pitching duties for the Lady Rams allowing 6 hits with 10 strikeouts.

Roy-Hart is now 2-0 and Albion 0-3 in N-O competition.

Roy-Hart next visits Medina at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion catcher Jacob Buzard puts the tag on Barker’s Chancey McKee for a key out at home in the seventh inning during the host Purple Eagles 6-5 win over the Raiders. The Raiders batter is Kyle MacDonald.

Bryce Pritchard delivers a pitch in the seventh inning.

Putting together a big sixth inning rally to grab the lead, Albion then had to survive a seventh inning scare to edge past visiting Barker 6-5 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League baseball game.

Trailng 5-2, Albion regained the lead for good by erupting for 4 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on a passed ball, a two run error and an RBI single by Liam Ward.  A hit batter followed by singles by Addison Christ and Vincent Zona loaded the bases to set up the threat.

However, Barker came battling back getting runners to second and third with just one out in the top of the seventh after a single by Chauncey McKee, an intentional walk and a sacrifice bunt by Eddie Wasnock.

Albion though got out of the jam by getting the second out at home when a suicide squeeze attempt misfired and the final out when catcher Jacob Buzard fielded a short grounder and threw on to first.

Breaking away from an early 1-1 deadlock, Barker had built up a 5-1 lead by scoring three times in the third on a two-run single byCameron Fox and an error, after three walks had loaded the bases, and once in the fourth on an RBI single by Devan Mangan.

Albion got one of those runs back in the fifth on a walk, a single by Ward and an error before plated the decisive 4 tallies in the sixth.

The Purple Eagles are now 3-1 in N-O action while the Raiders slip to 1-2.

Batavia 8, Medina 0

A big six run third inning scoring burst keyed Batavia to an 8-0 win over Medina in a non league game at Vets Park.
Singles by Brett Reimer, Trevor Luthart and Brian Fry accounted for Medina’s only hits.

East Lincoln, S.C. 16, Holley 2

East Lincoln of South Carolina bested Holley 16-2 this evening at the Cal Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach.

Holley will scrimmage Fayetteville-Manlius on Tuesday and then play a game against Marcellus on Wednesday at the Cal Ripken Experience.

Barker’s Eddie Wasnock looks in a pop fly as catcher Devan Mangan backs off.

Photo by Mike Wertman – Veteran members of the Medina girls track team include, in front, Martha Gardner, Morgan Roach and Katie Bilicki. In back are Chelsea Donley, Kati Young, Maddie Williams and Je’ne Brown.

Looking to rebound from last spring’s 0-6 record, the Medina High girls track team is prepping for Thursday’s Niagara-Orleans League opener at Barker.

Senior Martha Gardner, who captured first place honors in the 800, 1500 and 3000 at last year’s N-O All-League meet heads Medina’s veteran group.

That contingent for new Coach Mollie Mark’s Mustangs squad includes seniors Chelsea Donley, Kati Young, Katie Bilicki and Morgan Roach along with sophomores Je’ne Brown and Maddie Williams.

Williams placed second in the Triple Jump and 5th in the Long Jump at the All-League meet while Brown was 6th in the 100 and Roach 7th in the 200.

Schedule
April: 20 – at Barker, 4:30 p.m.; 22 – at Buffalo Invitational; 27 – at Albion, 4:30 p.m.
May: 2 – Wilson, 4:15 p.m.; 4 – Roy-Hart, 4:15 p.m.; 5 – at Pembroke Invitational; 9 – at Akron, 4:30 p.m.; 11 – Newfane, 4:15 p.m.; 13 – at Lew-Port Invitational; 17 and 18 – at All-League meet at Akron, 4 p.

The Kenan Indoor Soccer League playoff championship game will be an all Medina affair next Saturday.

Medina 1 advanced to the finals by defeating Tony Nemi Sportsman 6-3 on Saturday.

The Medina 1 offense was led by the duo of Ashley Clack and Hannah Hamilton who scored 2 goals apiece. Owen Fraser and Elian Gonzalez each chipped in with 1 goal. Wesley Hughes picked up an assist.

Medina 2 earned a spot in the title contest by defeating MP Consruction  of Middleport 11-2 in the quarterfinals on Friday and then upsetting top seeded Mullane Motors of Lockport 6-4 in the semis on Saturday.

Caelan Holland and Nick Guay lead the charge against MP Construction with 4 goals each. Nick Albone added 2 and Coby Albone added 1 as Medina led 6-0 at the half.

The defense of Brandon Heschke, Chase McAdoo and Coby Albone along with the strong goaltending of Trevor Harewhich didn’t give up a goal until midway thru the 2nd half.

In the semis, the teams took turns scoring until Medina sealed it with an insurance goal with a little over two minutes left.

Holland and Guay lead the team again with 2 goals each while Nick Albone and Maddy Holland each added 1.

Trevor Hare made several huge saves to keep Lockport’s high powered offense off the scoreboard. McAdoo, Coby Albone and Brandon Heschke once again played outstanding on defense.

The final is slated for 11 a.m. Saturday.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Vincent Zona, shown here sliding into home during a game last week against Roy-Hart, and his Purple Eagle teammates face a busy upcoming week. The Roy-Hart catcher is Jacob Stern.

Niagara-Orleans League diamond competition shifts into high gear this coming week following the Easter break as both the Albion and Medina squads have busy slates  of at least three games.

The 2-1 Albion baseball squad hosts Barker (1-1) in a makeup game Monday, Wilson Wednesday and then visits rival Medina Friday. Medina, which is 0-1, hosts Roy-Hart Wednesday and Wilson Saturday.

The Holley baseball team will be on a southern trip as the Hawks will play two games and a scrimmage at the Cal Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

In N-O softball, Medina (0-1) has four games on tap including makeup games at home against Barker on Tuesday and at Roy-Hart on Saturday as well as regular scheduled contests at home against Roy-Hart on Wednesday and at Albion on Friday. Albion (0-2) also visits Roy-Hart on Monday and Wilson on Thursday.

N-O track competition also gets underway on Thursday with Akron at Albion, Medina at Barker and Wilson at Roy-Hart.

Weekly Schedule
Monday
Baseball – Barker at Albion, Batavia at Medina, 4:45 p.m.; Holley vs. East Lincoln, 6 p.m. at Cal Ripken Experience, Myrtle Beach
Softball – Notre Dame at Lyndonville, 4:30 p.m.; Albion at Roy-Hart, 4:45 p.m.

Tuesday
Baseball – Roy-Hart at Lyndonville, 4:30 p.m.; Akron at Wilson 4:45 p.m.
Softball – Barker at Medina, 7:30 p.m.
Lacrosse – Eden at Medina, 5 p.m.

Wednesday
Baseball – Wilson at Albion, Akron at Barker, 4:45 p.m.; Holley vs. Marcellus, 6 p.m. at Cal Ripken Experience; Roy-Hart at Medina, 7:30 p.m.
Softball – Lyndonville at Pembroke ,4:30 p.m.; Roy-Hart at Medina, Albion at Wilson, Barker at Akron, 4:45 p.m.
Tennis – Roy-Hart at Albion, Newfane at Barker, 4 p.m.; Medina at Wilson, 4:30 p.m.
Track – Lyndonville vs. Attica and Pembroke at Oakfield-Alabama, 4 p.m.

Thursday
Baseball – Oakfield-Alabama at Lyndonville, 4:30 p.m.
Softball – Roy-Hart at Wilson, 4:45 p.m.
Tennis – Akron at Albion, Wilson at Barker, 4 p.m.
Track – Medina at Barker, Akron at Albion, Wilson at Roy-Hart, 4:15 p.m.

Friday
Baseball – Lyndonville at Byron-Bergen, 4:30 p.m.; Albion at Medina, Barker at Wilson, Newfane at Akron, 4:45 p.m.; North Tonawanda at Roy-Hart, 5 p.m.
Softball – Attica at Lyndonville, 4:30 p.m.; Medina at Albion, Wilson at Barker, Akron at Newfane, 4:45 p.m.
Tennis – Albion at Barker, Akron at Roy-Hart, 4 p.m.; Medina at Newfane, 4:30 p.m.
Lacrosse – Wilson at Medina, 7 p.m.

Saturday
Baseball – St. Mary’s, Lancaster at Roy-Hart, 1 p.m.; Wilson at Medina, 7 p.m.
Softball – Medina at Roy-Hart, 1 p.m.; Barker at Alexander Tournament

N-O Standings
Baseball – Roy-Hart 2-0, Wilson 1-0, Albion 2-1, Barker 1-1, Akron 0-1, Medina 0-1, Newfane 0-2
Softball – Akron 2-0, Newfane 2-0, Roy-Hart 1-0, Barker 0-1, Medina 0-1, Wislon 0-1, Albion, 0-2
Tennis – Akron 2-0, Medina 1-0, Roy-Hart 1-0, Albion 1-1, Barker 0-1, Wilson 0-1, Newfane 0-2

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Jalin Cooper and Wilson’s Rachel Senek.

Wilson senior Rachel Senek has been named to the third team and Medina junior Jalin Cooper to the fourth team of the annual All-Western New York basketball squads.

Senek, who helped lead Wilson to a repeat Naigara-Orleans League championship, scored 317 points (14.4 average) and had 135 rebounds, 110 assists and 98 steals.

Cooper, who likewise helped lead Medina to an N-O championship, scored a school record tying 458 points (20.8 ave.) and had 207 rebounds, 66 steals and 58 assists.

Several honor N-O players also received honorable mention including Nate Luckman (Barker), Max Weber (Newfane), Chanyce Powell (Albion), Je’ne Brown (Medina), Paige Emborsky (Newfane) and Kayla Neumann (Wilson).

Photo by Mike Wertman – Veteran members of the Medina boys track team include, in front, Jack Hill, Jalin Cooper and William Braswell. In back are Dan Heil, Federico Rosario and Connor Miller.

A quartet of All-League meet place finishers anchors the lineup for the Medina boys tack squad which begins Niagara-Orleans competition at Barker on April 20.

Junior Jalin Cooper, who won both the 100 and 200 sprints and placed third in the High Jump, heads that group which also includes juniors Dan Heil (1st in 16000 and 3rd in 3200) and Jack Hill (8th in 3200) along with sophomore William Braswell (3rd in Long Jump.

Cooper went on to win both the 100 and 200 at the Section VI championships and to place sixth in the 100 at the state meet.

The Mustangs key veterans also include senior Federico Rosario and junior Connor Miller.

Schedule
April: 20 – at Barker, 4:30 p.m.; 22 – at Buffalo Invitational; 27 – at Albion, 4:30 p.m.
May: 2 – Wilson, 4:15 p.m.; 4 – Roy-Hart, 4:15 p.m.; 5 – at Pembroke Invitational; 9 – at Akron, 4:30 p.m.; 11 – Newfane, 4:15 p.m.; 13 – at Lew-Port Invitational; 17 and 18 – at All-League meet at Akron, 4 p.m.

Photo by Mike Wertman – Veteran members of the Albion boys track team include, in front, Kory Reynolds, Tre Yaskulski, Preston Flugel and Ugene Harrison. In back are Payton Lake, Lamar Chambers, Nick Reed, Bailey Maier and Briliance Johnson.

Anchored by a good nucleus of retuning All-League meet place finishers and with new Coach Ocie Bennett at the helm, the Albion boys track team is prepping for the Niagara-Orleans home opening meet against Akron on April 20.

That Purple Eagles veteran contingent of All-League meet place finishers  includes seniors Kory Reynolds (1st in Discus, 3rd in 100 and 4th in Shotput), Tommy Mattison (1st in Long Jump), Lamar Chambers (3rd in 400 Hurdles) and Nick Reed (7th in 400) along with junior Preston Flugel (3rd in Pole Vault) and sophomores Tre Yaskulski (2nd in Pentathlon) and Payton Lake (6th in Triple Jump).

Other key members of the Purple Eagles 53 members squad include senior Bailey Maier, sophomore Ugene Harrison (sprints) and freshman Briliance Johnson (sprints).

The Purple Eagles went 3-3 in N-O competition last spring.

Schedule
April: 20 – Akron, 4:15 p.m.; 25 – Newfane, 4:15 p.m.; 27 – Medina, 4:15 p.m..
May: 4 – at Wilson, 4:15 p.m.; 6 – at Batavia Invitational; 9 – Roy-Hart, 4:15 p.m.; 11 – at Barker, 4:15 p.m.; 13 – at Rush-Henrietta Invitational; 17 and 18 – at All-League meet at Akron, 4 p.m.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Brandi Guild gets set to put the bat on the ball during the Mustangs loss to Cheektowaga this afternoon at Vets Park.

A late rally fell just short as Medina dropped a narrow 8-7 decision to Cheektowaga in a non league softball game at Vets Park this afternoon.

Trailing 8-5, Medina cut the deficit to one in the bottom of the seventh as Alisha Scroger tripled and Emily Kams followed up with a two-run home run.

However, the Mustangs could not get another runner on base.

Medina also got off to a quick start scoring three times in the first inning highlighted by a two-run single by Alexis Neuman.

Kams, Scroger and Destiny Satkowski each had a pair of hits. Kams and Scroger both had doubles.

A four run sixth inning scoring burst proved to be the difference for the Lady Warriors.