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Niagara-Orleans League baseball competition is scheduled to get under way on Monday with defending champion Akron at Barker, Newfane at Albion and Roy-Hart at Wilson as Medina draws the bye.

Akron went 11-1 last spring to capture its first N-O title since 1975. Roy-Hart finished in the runner-up spot at 9-3 with Medina third at 8-4.

Coach Greg Bell’s  Tigers return a nucleus of five players who earned N-O All-League honors including first team honorees senior Dawson Stone (P/1B) and junior Vincent Consiglio (OF); second team selections juniors Aiden Romesser (P/SS) and Jack Julicher (P/3b/OF) and Honorable Mention pick junior Anthony Consiglio (C/P).

Rivals Holley and Kendall will also meet on the diamond this coming week with baseball at Holley on Wednesday and softball at Kendall on Friday.

Weekly Schedule
Monday
Baseball – Newfane at Albion, Roy-Hart at Wilson, Akron at Barker, 4:45 p.m.; Medina at Alexander, Holley at Oakfield-Alabama, Attica at Kendall, 5 p.m.
Softball – Akron at Medina, Albion at Barker, Newfane at Wilson, 4:45 p.m.; Roy-Hart at East Aurora, Kendall at Pembroke, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Holley at Pembroke, 4 p.m.; Albion at Barker, Akron at Medina, Newfane at Wilson, 4:40 p.m.; Kendall at Batavia, 5 p.m.

Tuesday
Baseball – Alexander at Holley, 4:30 p.m.
Softball – Barker at Newfane, Wilson at Akron, 4:45 p.m.; Lockport at Roy-Hart, Alexander at Lyndonville, Oakfield-Alabama at Holley, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Medina at Roy-Hart, Barker at Newfane, Holley at Byron-Bergen, 4:30 p.m.
Track – Newfane at Albion, Roy-Hart at Wilson, 4:30 p.m.
Lacrosse – Medina at Newfane, 5 p.m.

Wednesday
Baseball – Albion at Newfane, Wilson at Roy-Hart, Barker at Akron, 4:45 p.m.; Kendall at Holley, 5 p.m.
Softball – Barker at Elba, 4:30 p.m.; Wilson at Albion, Roy-Hart at Akron, 4:45 p.m.; Attica at Holley, Kendall at Oakfield-Alabama, 5 p.m.; Medina at Newfane, 7 p.m.
Tennis – Wilson at Albion, Roy-Hart at Akron, Medina at Newfane, Oakfield-Alabama at Holley, Kendall at Elba, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday
Baseball – Pembroke at Holley, Kendall at Elba, 5 p.m.
Softball – Finney at Lyndonville, Barker at Alexander, 5 p.m.; Holley at Medina, 7:30 p.m.
Track – Medina at Roy-Hart, Wilson at Akron, Barker vs. Newfane at Wilson, 4:30 p.m.
Lacrosse – Salamanca at Medina, 5:30 p.m.

Friday
Baseball – Medina at Roy-Hart, Barker at Newfane, Wilson at Akron, Pembroke at Albion, 4:45 p.m.
Softball – Albion at Medina, Newfane at Roy-Hart, Barker at Wilson, 4:45 p.m.; Notre Dame at Lyndonville, Holley at Kendall, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Albion at Medina, Newfane at Roy-Hart, Barker at Wilson, Kendall at Notre Dame, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday
Baseball – Elba at Kendall, 10 a.m.; Byron-Bergen at Albion, 11 a.m.
Softball – East Rochester at Holley, 10 a.m.

Snapping a brief two game losing streak, Medina downed host Lockport 12-1 in an inter divisional lacrosse game this afternoon.

Will Prest and Cole Callard both scored three goals for the Mustangs as Jacob Rissew, Dylan Lonnen and Liam Castricone each chipped in with two.

Medina built up a 4-0 lead at the half on a pair of goals by Prest and one each by Rissew and Castricone.

The Mustangs held a 7-1 lead over the Lions at the end of the third period.

Medina next visits Newfane on Tuesday for a Class D Division contest.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Julian Woodworth steals third base ahead of the throw to Holley’s Nolan Sullivan during the Mustangs win over the Hawks this afternoon at Vets Park.

Scoring in every inning, Medina posted an 11-1 win over Holley in a non league game at chilly, wind swept Vets Park this afternoon.

Medina scored two quick runs without the benefit of a hit in the first inning and added solo tallies in the second and third frames on an error and a hit bater.

Vinny Gray had an RBI single to cap a three run fourth inning as fielder choice plays plated the first two runs.

Preston Woodworth tacked on a two run single in the fifth inning and a sacrifice fly by Aidan Papaj and an error plated two more in the sixth to finish the run rule contest.

The Hawks run came in the fourth on a hit by Nolan Sullivan.

Julian Woodworth pitched the first four innings for the Mustangs striking out 8 and Papaj hurled the final two frames fanning 5.

Now at 3-0, Medina next visits Alexander on Monday for another non league contest.

Holley, which is 0-3, next visits Oakfield-Alabama on Monday for a Genesee Region League game.

Holley’s Gage Yockel tries to turn a double play as Medina’s Carter Woodworth is out at second base.

Building up 12-5 half-time advantage, Gowanda went on to down visiting Medina 16-6 in a rainy Class D Division lacrosse game this evening.

Cole Callard and Will Prest both scored two goals for Medina as Jacob Rissew and Dylan Lonnen each netted one.

Gowanda is now 3-0 in D Division action while Medina is 2-2.

The Mustangs next visit Lockport at 1 p.m. Saturday for a non league game.

Contributed Photo – Melanie Green

Top two finishes in the last two tournaments has vaulted University of South Florida senior Melanie Green into the top 20 of the NCAA Division 1 national women’s golf rankings.

Green, who is a Medina High graduate, is now ranked 19th in the nation in the NCAA rankings which were updated on Thursday.

She is coming off a victory at the Mountainview Collegiate  Tourney and a second place finish at the Chattanooga Classic in her last two tournaments.

Green has two wins and six top three finishes this season and is averaging 69.2 per round.

She is a three time American Athletic All-Conference honoree and an Honorable Mention All American selection last year.

Green will next lead USF into the American Athletic Conference championship tournament next Monday – Wednesday which the Bulls will host

A huge early inning scoring burst keyed Kendall to a 10-3 win over host Greece Olympia/Odyssey in a non league baseball game this afternoon.

The Eagles exploded for 8 runs in the decisive second inning highlighted by doubles by James Fox, CJ D’Agostino and Vinnie D’Agostino.

CJ D’Agostino and Vinnie D’Agostino both finished the day with a pair of hits.

Gavin Braun picked up the win on the mound in the contest which was shortened to five innings because of the rain. He allowed 4 hits and struck out 4.

The Eagles will next host Attica on Monday in their home opener.

N-O Track
Barker and Akron split
Host Barker and Akron split in a season opening Niagara-Orleans League track meet this afternoon.

Barker won the boys’ meet 76-64 and Akron took the girls’ competition 90.5-46.5

Barker’s Jordan Leising was a double winner in the 100 and Triple Jump as was Akron’s Madigan Regan in the 800 and 1500.

Kendall opened the Genesee Region League softball season with a high scoring 27-12 win over visiting Byron-Bergen this afternoon.

Alea Barrett, Lia Larson and Isabella D’Agostino each had 3 hits and Teagan Shaw 2 to lead the Kendall attack. Shaw drove in a total of 5 runs as Barrett and Larson each plated 4.

In the circle for the Lady Eagles, Danielle Offhaus scattered 8 hits and struck out 9.

In another G-R opener, Pembroke downed Holley 20-5.

Leigha Walker, Ali VanAmeron and Layne Walker each had a pair of hits for Holley.

G-R Baseball
Byron-Bergen 4, Kendall 3
Trailing 3-0, Byron-Bergen rallied for 4 runs in the fifth inning to nip visiting Kendall in a G-R opener.

Jeremiah Romero led the Bees with 3 hits including a two-run single in the fifth. He also keyed a game winning double play.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Cami London bangs out a hit during the Purple Eagles Niagara-Orleans League season opening softball win over visiting Newfane this afternoon.

Albion posted a 14-1 five inning run rule victory over visiting Newfane this afternoon to open the Niagara-Orleans League softball season.

Kenzi Snook had 4 hits, including a home run, and Cami London 3, including a double, triple and home run, to lead the Albion attack as Alison Gibson and Aubrielle Barry both chipped in with a pair of hits.

Alana Irvine picked up the win in the circle striking out 5 and walking 1.

Bailey Patcyk had two hits, including a triple, for Newfane.

Roy-Hart 9, Wilson 5
Lila Brigham banged out a single and a double and Kaitlin Mettler, Millie Owens, Abby Fox and Peyton May each chipped in with a pair of singles to lead Roy-Hart to a 9-5 N-O opening win over host Wilson.

Owens, Hayley Hillburn and Alayna Kowalski each drove in two runs.

Owens had a two-run single to cap a three run first inning.

The Lady Rams later had a big five run fourth inning on a two-run single by Hillburn, and RBI double by Brigham and RBI singles by May  an Mettler. Hits by Owens and Fox set up that threat.

Scoring four quick runs in the first inning, Roy-Hart went on to down host Niagara Falls 7-5 in a non league baseball game this afternoon.

The Rams grabbed the quick lead on a solo home run by Brayden Hy, an RBI single by Sean Mettler and two fielders choice plays. A leadoff triple by Jake Gould ignited the uprising.

Roy-Hart upped the lead to 7-0 by scoring three times in the top of the third on a two-run single by Gavin Heideman and a fielders choice play. A walk and a single by Rem Albee triggered the uprising.

Gould and Heideman both finished with a pair of hits.

The Falls rallied for three runs in the bottom of the third and two more in the fourth but could not pull even.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Leo Bolton, left, manned the first singles spot and Mark Ames the second singles position for Albion this afternoon as the Purple Eagles downed visiting Newfane in the Niagara-Orleans League season opener.

Albion downed visiting Newfane 4-1 in the Niagara-Orleans League tennis opener this afternoon.

The Purple Eagles swept the three doubles matches with victories by the duos of Jordan Marshall – Landon Graybill, Jason Anstey – Oliver Beach and Joel Slack – Jackie Santiago-Garcia.

Albion also got a win at second singles by Mark Ames.

Newfane’s Luke Gunby took the first singles match.

In the other N-O openers, Wilson downed Roy-Hart 4-1 and defending champion Akron swept the three doubles matches to edge Barker 3-2. Akron also downed Wilson 3-2 on Tuesday.

Barker opened the Niagara-Orleans League softball season on a high note this afternoon as the Bulldogs downed visiting defending champion Akron 8-2.

Barker moved on top for good by scoring twice in the fifth inning on a sacrifice fly by winning pitcher Peyton Bradley and a single by Rachel Sutter. A triple by Arnie Sturtevant and a single by Kaylee Stoll set up the threat.

The Bulldogs then put a lock on the win by scoring four times in the sixth inning on a run producing double by Sturtevant, RBI singles by Stoll and Madyson Flint and a fielders choice play. Singles by Elise Monaco and Macie May set up the opportunity.

May finished with a total of three hits as Sturtevant, Stoll and Sutter each had two,

In the circle, Bradley threw a 3 hitter with 7 strikeouts.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Cole Callard puts a shot on goal against Akron defender Michael Bentley during the Mustangs loss to the Tigers at Vets Park this afternoon.

Building up commanding leads of 7-1 after the first quarter and 17-1 at the half, Akron went on to defeat Medina 23-1 in a Class D Division lacrosse game this afternoon at Vets Park.

Trace Hill, Thunder Hallett and Brodie Hill each scored 4 goals and Braley Abrams 3 in the first half for the Tigers which improves to 3-0.

Cole Callard scored the lone goal for Medina which is now 2-1.

The Mustangs next visit Gowanda at 7 p.m. Friday.

Lyndonville opened the Genesee Region League softball season on a high note defeating host Elba 12-1 this afternoon.

Hannah Fox hurled a 5 hitter with 4 strikeouts for the Lady Tigers.

Bella Groves and Rylan Townsend both had 2 hits as Kayli Miller had a double and Fox and Addie Dillenbeck singles for the Lady Tigers which scored 4 runs in the second inning and 6 in the third.

Medina 18, Maryvale 10
Three home runs highlighted the offense as Medina posted an 18-10 win over host Maryvale in a non league game.

Molly Cook had a grand slam home run, Lilah Class a three-run blast and Baleigh McAdoo a solo shot.

McAdoo, Samantha Heschke and Lorelei Sanders each had two hits. Sanders’ hits included a triple and Heschke’s a double.

Pembroke 22, Albion 6
In another non league contest Pembroke downed visiting Albion 22-6.

Kenzi Snook had 3 hits including a home run for Albion.

Akron 5, Lockport 1
Akron bested Lockport 5-1 in a non league contest as Sloan Jonathan registered 7 strikeouts in the circle and Ashlee Henning belted a home run and a two-run triple. Kylie Mangione also drove in a pair of runs.

Roy-Hart 18, JFK 6
Breaking away from a 5-5 deadlock, Roy-Hart outscored host JFK 13-1 the rest of the way to earn an 18-6 non league win.

Hayley Hillburn had 3 hits for Roy-Hart as Abby Fox earned the win in the circle.

Oakfield-Alabama 9, Barker 5
Three run scoring bursts in the third and seventh innings keyed Oakfield-Alabama to a 9-5 win over Barker in a non league game.

Madelina Pavlock had a triple and Elise Monaco a double for Barker.