Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Hannah Fox slides into home before Hinsdale pitcher Lily Bushnell can apply the tag. The action took place during the Lady Tigers sectional win at Vets Park this evening.

Roaring out to a 13-0 lead in the first two innings, top seeded Lyndonville went on to down No. 16 Hinsdale 16-0 in the opening round of the Section V Class D softball tournament this evening at Vets Park.

Lyndonville scored 5 quick runs in the first inning without the benefit of a hit on three wild pitches, an error and an RBI sacrifice by Brooke Robinson.

The Lady Tigers then broke the contest wide open by erupting for 8 runs in the second inning highlighted by a three-run home run by Alexa Robinson an RBI triple by winning pitcher Arnie Sturtevant and an RBI single by Brooke Robinson.

Emma Freas also had a two-run single for the Lady Tigers in the third inning.

In the circle, Sturtevant allowed only 1 hit and struck out 7.

Lyndonville will now face a very familiar foe in the quarterfinals as the Lady Tigers will take on No. 8 Notre Dame which ousted No. 9 Pavilion 15-1 this evening.

The quarterfinal game is now scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday at Barker but could be switched to Lyndonville if the Lady Tigers field is playable.

Lyndonville downed Notre Dame twice during the Genesee Region League season by scores of 4-1 and 8-1.

The Lady Tigers bring an 18-2 record into the quarterfinals.

Lyndonville pitcher Arnie Sturtevant also helped the Lady Tigers out at the plate by banging out a run producing triple.

A pair of five run innings keyed No. 5 seed Kendall to a 12-9 victory over No. 12 York in the opening round of the Section V Class C2 softball tournament this afternoon at Greece Odyssey.

Trailing 4-0, Kendall got right back in the game by scoring five runs in the home half of the first inning on an RBI single by Maggie Zastrow, a fielders choice play, a passed ball and a two run error. Teagan Shaw and Inez Stangler also both had hits during the big rally.

Later, Kendall rallied from a 9-7 deficit to score five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning on a two-run double by Izzy D’Agostino and a three-run double by Brooke Rodas to regain the lead for good at 12-9.

Shaw also had a two-run single in the second inning to give the Lady Eagles a 7-4 lead.

Shaw finished with 3 hits and D’Agostino 2.

Kendall will next face the winner of the No. 4 Bolivar-Richburg vs. No. 13 Perry game in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

Class C1
No. 3 seed Geneseo blanked No. 14 Holley in a Class C1 opener this afternoon at Livonia as Adelyn McDonald pitched a perfect game allowing no runs, no hits and no walks.

Due to the soggy weather, all four Section V  playoff games involving Lyndonville, Kendall and Holley scheduled for today now have new locations on turf fields and in one case a new date.

The No. 1 seed Lyndonville softball team will now face No. 16 Hinsdale in a Section V Class D game at 7 this evening at Medina’s Vets Park. The contest was originally scheduled to be played at Lyndonville at 5:15 p.m.

The No. 15 seed Lyndonville baseball team will now face No. 2 Keshequa in a Class D game at 12 p.m. Saturday at Livonia. The game was originally scheduled to be played at Keshequa at 4:30 this afternoon.

The No. 5 seed Kendall softball team will now face No. 12 York in a Class C2 game at 5 this afternoon at Greece Odyssey. The game was originally scheduled to be played at 5 p.m. at Kendall.

The No. 14 seed Holley softball team will now face No. 3 Geneseo in a Class C1 game at 5 this afternoon at Livonia. The game was originally scheduled to be played at Geneseo at 5 p.m.

There are also three changes for sectional games scheduled for Saturday.

The top seeded Kendall baseball team will now open Section V Class C2 playoff action at Barker at 11 a.m. Saturday against the winner of tonight’s game between No. 8 Perry and No. 9 Dundee/Bradford.  The game was originally scheduled to be played at Kendall.

The Section VI Class B baseball game between No. 14 Wilson and No. 3 Akron will now be played on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Barker. The game was originally scheduled to be played at Akron on Saturday.

The Section VI Class B baseball game between No. 9 seed Roy-Hart and No. 8  East Aurora will now by played at 4 p.m. Saturday at Cheektowaga’s turf complex. The game was originally scheduled to be played at East Aurora on Saturday.

Six Medina varsity spring sports teams have earned New York State Public High School Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete Team Awards by compiling a composite average of at least 90.

Those teams and their averages include Baseball (93.51), Softball (94.559), Boys Track (93.593), Girls Track (95.451), Lacrosse (93.957) and Tennis (97.248).

Contributed Photos – BASEBALL – Bottom Row – Vincent Gray, Jimmy Dieter and Preston Woodworth. Top Row –  Aidan Papaj, Ryan Pegelow, Camden Fike and Brady Christiaansen. Missing are Hadrian Batista, Ryleigh Culver, Brody Fry, Tyler Kroening and Carter Woodworth.

BOYS TRACK – Bottom Row – TJ Champney, Oscar Lopez, Hunter Schwab, Ryder Jones, Cole Hughes, Aurelius Schalck, Riley Tompkins, Aleksandor Seefeldt, Roman Maksimchuk and Tim Zeiner. Top Row – Jackson Reese, Nathanael Rutledge, Bryson Ford, Logan Trillizio, Owen Sargent, Jude Lacy and Hunter Walczak. Missing are Brandon Brueckner, Jonathan Dix, Jordan Olsen, Logan Quackenbush and Reece Senske.

LACROSSE – Bottom Row – Luke Duffina, Gavin Dahlhaus, Tyler Allen, Deven Byrne and Miles Abegast. Top Row – Cameron Kenward, Brennan Allen, Matthew Jacobs and Christopher Mulcahy. Missing are Cole Callard, Max Pilon, Austin Seefeldt, Frankie Stephens and Lucius Wagner.

TENNIS – Bottom Row – Harrison Ribbeck Farley, Grace Smith, Amelia Rodden and Allie Smith. Top Row – Eli Biesinger, Talia Ruff, River Jones, Logan Trillizio and Levon Fuller. Missing are Madison Farley, Aydan Kickbush and Paisley Pasnik.

SOFTBALL – Bottom Row – Molly Cook, Karlee Cau, Makenzie Alvarez and Lily Maynard. Top Row – Lilah Class, Jenna Cecchini, Samantha Heschke, Savannah Thompson and Eva Lacy. Missing are Alexa Demmer and Sophia Goyette.

GIRLS TRACK – Bottom Row – Lily Hungerford, Maya Anderson, Rhoswyn Oakes, Aurora Owczarczak, Madelyn Lewis, Emiliana Batista, Anna Saj and Mckinlee Hughes. Top Row – Ty’Sharri Crossley, Gabriella Velez, Grace Keppler, Cayla Seever, Payton Denniston, Penelope Schalck, Asia-Lynn Neuhaus and Lucia DiCureia. Missing are Madeline Mark, Charlotte McGrath, Skielair Montgomery and Talia Ruff.

The Medina Unified basketball team completed a 6-0 regular season by defeating North Tonawanda 57-47 this evening.

Adam Weese scored 17 points to lead Medina as Matt Kennedy and Xavier Moyer both added 12, Kamrin Say 10, Briley Allen 4 and Lexi Lowery and Cole Callard 2 each.

The team also honored their three seniors Lowery, Kennedy and Callard.

Three first inning runs proved to be just enough to earn top seeded Barker a narrow 3-2 win over visiting No. 8 Gowanda this afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class C softball tournament.

An RBI single by Peyton Bradley, a groundout off the bat of winning pitcher Madyson Flint and a passed ball plated the decisive opening inning runs for Barker.

In the circle, Flint allowed 3 hits and struck out 9.

Class A
Williamsville South 13, Albion 1
Top seeded Williamsville South jumped out to an early commanding 8-0 lead to key a 13-1 win over visiting No. 8 Albion in the quarterfinal round of the Class A tournament.

Will South scored 5 runs in the first inning and 3 more in the second to take charge early.

Cami London and Kaitlyn Bennett both had 2 hits for Albion.

Will South pitcher Alyssa Budzinski scattered 5 hits and struck out 13.

Class B
Alden 10, Roy-Hart 8
Trailing 7-3, No. 4 seed Alden rallied for 7 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to key a 10-8 win over visiting No. 5 Roy-Hart in the Class B quarterfinals.

A three run triple by Molly Earsing highlighted Alden’s big rally.

Roy-Hart built up the 7-3 lead as Brooke Corser had a two-run double in the fourth inning and Peyton May a triple and Alayna Kowalski and Olivia Marsillo doubles to key a three run fifth inning.

May had a total of 3 hits and Abby Fox 2 for Roy-Hart

In other Class B games, No. 6 seed Allegany-Limestone defeated No. 14 Newfane 14-2 and No. 2 Fredonia topped No. 7 Wilson 13-1.

Lyndonville game postponed

The No. 16 seed Hinsdale at No. 1 Lyndonville Section V Class D softball opening round tournament game was postponed and has been rescheduled for 5:15 p.m. Friday.

Contributed Photo – The Lyndonville JV softball team. In back are Coach Maddy Boyle, Grace Kenyon, Dixie Nowicki, Lila Belson, Jade Reyes-Rosario, Bella Bresett, Leah Kenyon, Grace Fox and Cylee Delee. In the middle row are Abby Alexander, Natalie Rath, Destinee Holmes, Leigha Kidney and Julia Aikin. In front are ball girls Leanna Belson and Layla Bresett.

An outstanding pitcher during her scholastic days at Lyndonville High, Maddy Boyle has returned to her alma mater as both a teacher and a coach.

During her sophomore year at Lyndonville she hurled the Lady Tigers to their first Section V championship an exciting 6-5 win over Romulus in the Class D1 final. The Lady Tigers went on to also reach the sectional finals in both her junior and senior years.

Following graduation from Buffalo State, she returned to Lyndonville High and is now teaching first grade and coaching the Lady Tigers JV softball team.

Her JV Lady Tigers have enjoyed a very successful 12-3 season which was capped off by a doubleheader victory over Elba on Monday.

Maddy Boyle (No. 10) and her teammates celebrate capturing the Section V Class D1 championship in 2013.

Defending champion Medina is the No. 1 seed for the upcoming Section VI Class B baseball playoffs.

Medina will open defense of its Section VI Class B title on Tuesday (May 27) at 5 p.m. at Vets Park when the Mustangs host the winner of Saturday’s 5 p.m. opening round No. 9 Roy-Hart at No. 8 East Aurora game.

Medina, which captured the Niagara-Orleans League title with a 12-0 record, brings and 18-1 overall record into the sectionals.

Saturday’s other Class B openers involving N-O teams will have No. 14 Wilson at No. 3 Akron and No. 13 Newfane at No. 4 Fredonia both at 5 p.m.

In a Class A2 quarterfinal, No. 6 Albion will visit No. 3 Dunkirk at 5 p.m. Saturday.

In Class C, No. 10 Barker will visit No. 7 Chautauqua Lake at 5 p.m. Saturday.

The Kendall baseball and Lyndonville softball teams have both earned No. 1 seeds for the upcoming Section V tournament.

The Kendall baseball team, which brings a 19-1 record into the tournament, has drawn a first round bye. The Eagles will host a quarterfinal round game against the winner of Thursday’s opening round contest between No. 8 Perry and No. 9 Dundee/Bradford.

The Section V playoff schedule lists the quarterfinal round for Saturday but with the rainy weather forecast to last the next three days the dates for the early rounds of the playoffs are uncertain at this time.

The Lyndonville softball team, which posted a 17-2 regular season record, is scheduled to open the Class D tournament at home at 5 p.m. Thursday against No. 16 Hinsdale. The victor will then face the winner of Thursday’s No. 9 Pavilion vs. No. 8 Notre Dame contest in the quarterfinals on Saturday.

Seeded No. 15, the Lyndonville baseball team is scheduled to visit No. 2 Keshequa at 4:30 p.m. Friday.

The No. 5 seeded Kendall softball team is scheduled to host No. 12 York at 5 p.m. Friday. The victor would then face the winner of the No. 13 Perry vs. No. 4 Bolivar-Richburg game in the quarterfinals on May 27.

The No. 14 seeded Holley softball team is scheduled to visit No. 3 Geneseo at 5 p.m. Friday. The victor will face the winner of the No. 11 Warsaw vs No. 6 Marion/Gananda contest  in the quarterfinals on May 27.

Photos by Tom Rivers: Luke Bell of Albion throws the shot put today at the annual Niagara-Orleans All-League track meet in Wilson. Bell won the shot put event with a throw of 41 feet, 2.75 inches. He was second the discus with a throw of 121 feet, 8 inches.

Albion won six events at the annual Niagara-Orleans All-League track meet held at Wilson today.

On the boys side for Albion, Luke Bell won the Shotput (41-2.75) and Cencere Lowe the Long Jump (21-7.75)

For the Purple Eagles on the girls side, Mia Standish won the 400 Hurdles (1:12.0), Jordan Simmons the High Jump (4-10), Sophia Wendt the Triple Jump (32-11) and Madison LeBaron the Pentathlon (1573).

Gordon Young in the High Jump (5-10) was Medina’s lone winner.

Braden Ricker of Roy-Hart reacts after crossing the finish line first in 22.83 in the Boys 200 Meter Dash, just ahead of Hunter Huscher of Albion. Ricker also won the Boys 100 Meter Dash.

Roy-Hart’s Braden Ricker was a double winner in the 100 (:11.38) and 200 (:22.83) and Zach Schultz won the 400 Hurdles (:58.61)

Kylie McOmber also won the girls Long Jump (15-2.5) for Roy-Hart.

The Rams also captured the boys’ 1600 Relay with the foursome of Ricker, Schultz, Tysen McCaa and Eriq Powell and the boys 3200 Relay with the quartet of Schultz, Josiah Rodriguez, Matt VanKeuren and Ronan Klug.

Barker had a trio of winners in Wyatt Payne in the boys Discus (129-7), Jordyn Kinne in the girls 100 Hurdles (:17.82) and Shelby Dauphinee in the girls Steeplechase (8:20.18).

The Akron boys had Quinn O’Malley win the Pentathlon (2953) while the Lady Tigers had Madigan Regan take the 1500 (5:17.37) and Marissa Brege the Discus (102-7).

(Left) Madison LeBaron of Albion won the Girls Pentathlon with the most points in five events: shot put, long jump, high jump, 100 meter hurdles and the 800 meter run. (Right) Quinn O’Malley of Akron won the Boys Pentathlon with the most points in five events: 1500 meter run, 110 meter hurdles, long jump, high jump and shot put.

The Newfane boys had Liam Betteridge double in the 800 (2:04.56) and the 1600 (4:44.18) while Nasir Spencer won the 400 (:52.76) and Jaxon Dembrowski the Pole Vault (12-9).

The Newfane girls had Eden Hillman double in the 3000 (11:24.62) and Pole Vault (8-3) and Stephanie Chunco win the 400 (1:04.10).

Chunco and Hillman were also members of both the winning 1600 and 3200 Relay teams as was Jayde Jerge.

Liam Betteridge of Newfane held off Peyton Wagner of Barker to win the 1600 Meter run. Betteridge was first with 4:44.18, followed by Wagner at 4:44.63.

The Wilson boys had Ryan Hough double in the 110 Hurdles (:16.16) and the Triple Jump (42-10.75), and Jayden Ruble in the 3000 (10:45.18) and the Steeplechase (10.32.8).

Hough also teamed up with Michael Ruble, Aidan Neumann and Keegan Hermann to give the Lakemen a win in the 400 Relay.

The Wilson girls had Savanna Jones double in the 100 (:13.01) and 200 (:26.53) as Addison Elia took the 800 (2.29.11) and Colleen Cliffe the Shotput (30-4.5)

The Wilson girls also won the 400 Relay with the foursome of Isabella Thrush, Marissa Schultz, Elia and Jones.

(Left) Eden Hillman of Newfane won the Girls 3000 in 11:24.62, followed by Julia Rhode of Roy-Hart who was second in 11:31.14. (Right) Jaydan Ruble of Wilson cruised to a first place win the Boys 3200 in a time of 10:45.18.

Jordyn Kinne, center, of Barker won the Girls 100 Meter Hurdles in 17.82 seconds.

Jaxon Dembrowski of Newfane cleared 12 feet, 9 inches to win the Boys Pole Vault.

Savanna Jones of Wilson (center) won the Girls 200 Meter Dash in 26.53, ahead of Aurora Owczarczak of Medina in second and Isabella Thrush of Wilson in third.

No. 2 seed East Aurora downed visiting No. 7 Medina 17-3 this evening in the quarterfinals of the Section VI Class D lacrosse playoffs.

Cole Callard scored 2 goals and Lucius Wagner 1 for Medina as Miles Arbegast made 16 saves in goal.

N-O Tennis
Roy-Hart 3, Akron 2
Roy-Hart edged Akron 3-2 in a Niagara-Orleans League make-up tennis match this afternoon.

Colin Cousins scored a singles win for Roy-Hart which also got doubles victories from the duos of Ella Martillotta – Emily Livergood and Raegan Kern – Maria Trombley.

Roy-Hart finishes the N-O season at 8-4.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Cami London dives back to first base ahead of the throw to Cheektowaga’s Madison Belliotti during the Purple Eagles home field sectional win this afternoon.

A four run first inning proved to be enough as No. 8 seed Albion went on to defeat visiting No. 9 Cheektowaga 5-1 this afternoon in the opening round of the Section VI Class A softball playoffs.

A home run by Cami London highlighted the decisive opening inning which also including a run producing bunt by Kaitlyn Bennett.

Rori Higgins also hit a solo home run for the Purple Eagles in the sixth inning.

Defensively, Bennett keyed a double play in the fourth inning.

Alana Irvine earned the win in the circle as she allowed only 2 hits and struck out 5.

Albion will next visit top seeded Williamsville South on Thursday.

Roy-Hart 10, Tonawanda 9
No. 5 seed Roy-Hart edged visiting No. 12 Tonawanda in a Class B opening round contest.

Trailing 9-6, Roy-Hart rallied for 4 runs in the sixth inning as Millie Owens had a two-run single, Brooke Corser an RBI double and winning pitcher Abby Fox and RBI single.

Fox had a total of 3 hits as Hayley Hillburn and Kaitlin Mettler both had 2. Mettler’s hits included a triple.

Wilson 5, East Aurora 4
No. 7 seed Wilson likewise edged No. 10 East Aurora 5-4 in another Class B opener as Rowan Simpson singled in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh.

Newfane 16, Performing Arts 1
Erupting for 7 runs in the first inning, No. 14 seed Newfane went on to defeat No. 3 Performing Arts 16-1 in a Class B opener.

Bailee Patcyk and Kami Boyer each had 2 hits for the Lady Panthers as Emma Shaughnessy picked up the win in the circle allowing 1 hit and striking out 7.

Albion’s Rori Higgins crosses home plate after belting a home run. The Cheektowaga catcher is Alexis Fallacaro.