The Batavia Boys soccer team fell to 2-2 on the season with a 1-0 loss on Tuesday to Greece Odyssey.
Greece Odyssey scored the winning goal with two minutes left in the contest.
Goalkeeper Jack Pickard had 15 saves.
The Byron-Bergen Bees beat the Batavia Blue Devils at Van Detta Stadium in boys soccer on Saturday, 4-2.
Goals for Byron-Bergen:
Goals for Batavia:
Photos by Kristin Smith. For more, click here.
Taking full advantage of a soft second quarter, Just Plain Loco hit the gas in the second half and put away the field in the $15,000 Open I Handicap pacing feature at Batavia Downs on Saturday night (Sept. 10).
Dave McNieght III left hard with Just Plain Loco, seated fellow leaver Stratosphere (Drew Monti) in the first turn and then took the field to the quarter in :27.4. With the six-horse field staying single file from there, McNieght grabbed leather and backed off the second panel to :30.1 and that was the game changer. Surfer Beach (Jack Rice) made the first over move and tried to advance towards the leader, but Just Plain Loco had another plan in mind.
He sped to three-quarters in 1:25.3 and put some distance between himself and the field before heading into the last turn. At the top of the stretch Just Plain Loco had a two-length advantage and a lot left in the tank as he paced home in 1:53.1, which was just one-fifth of a second off his season's best effort.
It was the seventh win of the year for Just Plain Loco ($4.30) who is owned by Paul Lang and Mark Toth. Jennifer Giuliani trains the winner.
McNeight had two wins during the night.
The $14,000 Open II Handicap pace was a real slugfest and only the photo finish camera could separate three horses at the wire.
Drunkonaplane (Jack Rice) left and got the cold shoulder from the pylon-starter Yankee On The Move (Kyle Cummings). The two went at it through quarters of :27.3 and :56.1 before Ideal Artillery (Drew Monti) rolled up first in the breeze and tipped three wide around the fading Drunkonaplane at the five-eighths pole.
Ideal Artillery then hooked up with Yankee On The Move at three-quarters and they paced in unison around the far turn and into the stretch. It was there that American Trademark (Keith Kash) shook loose and made it three across the track. Under heavy urging, the trio battled all the way to the line where Ideal Artillery got a nose in front to win in 1:53.4.
Ideal Artillery ($5.70) is owned by Howard and Michael Ouriel and is trained by Don Rothfuss.
Kevin Cummings was the top driver on Saturday with three wins during the proceedings.
Live racing resumes at Batavia Downs on Wednesday (Sept. 14) with post time at 6 p.m. Free full past performance race programs for all live race days can be downloaded by visiting the track's website at bataviadownsgaming.com and clicking the "Live Racing" tab.
Photo by Wendy J. Lowery.
The Pembroke girls soccer team once again came from behind and won in overtime 4-3, this time beating Eastride.
Head coach April Meier provided the scoring summary:
Notable Defensive plays made by: Ameilia Berghorn, Isabel Breeden and Emma Groff
The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame dispensed of South Seneca pretty easily on Saturday, securing a 56-0 win.
James Fanara was 8-10 passing for 140 yards and two TDs. Fanara added another 25 yards rushing on six carries.
Hayden Groff gained 85 yards on 13 carries and Gabe Castro picked up 40 on 10 carries. Groff scored twice. Castro scored on a six-yard run in the fourth quarter.
Bryceton Berry returned the second-half kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown. Ryan Fitzpatrick had a pick-six in the third quarter.
Photos by Kristin Smith. For more, click here.
Game report by Head Coach Tim Sawyer.
Alexander used a dominant first half to grab this victory against a tough Clyde-Savannah team that never quit trying.
The Trojans won 34-0.
Alexander scored on its first four offensive possessions and then scored a pick-six defensive TD.
Placekicker Dalton Selapak was 4 for 4 on the PATs.
The scoring opened on a nice drive by the Trojan offense that culminated with a 3-yard TD pass from QB Trent Woods to Flanker Mason Bump from 3 yards out.
On the 2nd drive, RB Ricky Townley scored on a 9-yard run. He also scored the Trojans' third TD of the game a few minutes later on a 28-yard gallop.
Townley ended his night with 5 carries for 66 yards.
On the fourth drive of the game, Fullback Kaden Lyons used his speed and toughness to break away for a 22-yard touchdown run. He ended the night with 4 carries for 35 yards.
The final TD for the Trojans was a 70-yard interception return by Trenton Woods from his free safety spot.
First-year senior RB Brice Feldman had a good night running the ball with 4 carries for 36 yards.
Defensively, the Trojans picked up their first shutout of the season. Led by Townley from Strong Safety with a whopping 12 tackles. Christian Kissell had a QB sack.
The Trojans have a bye in week 3.
Photos by Philip Casper.
Top photo: Alexander’s Defensive line putting in work stopping the run.
RB Ricky Townley #5, Senior
QB Trent Woods #2, Junior, scrambling
WR Christian Kissell #1, Senior
WR Christian Kissell #1, Senior
Pembroke lost to Canisteo-Greenwood on Friday in eight-man football 28-14.
No stats were submitted for the game.
Photos by Elizabeth Gabby.
The Oatkan Knights pulled out a close win in Bath over Bath-Haverling to open their season on Friday night, with placekicker Katelynn Everett providing the margin of victory.
She was 5-5 in point-after-attempts in the 35-32 win for Le Roy.
Both teams scored five touchdowns with Bath-Haverling unable to convert one PAT because of a blocked kick and failing to convert twice on two-point plays.
Tony Piazza rushed for 136 yards and scored twice on 15 attempts. Tommy Condidorio gained 90 years and scored twice on 14 attempts.
Jackson Fix scored a touchdown on 11 carries for 54 yards.
On defense, Jack Tonzi had 6.5 tackles and a sack. Tony Piazza had 5.5 tackles and Xavien Walker had five.
Photos by Ed Henry.
Top photo: LeRoy’s Bryce Lathan (42) and Jack Tonzi (no helmet) engulf the Bath RB.
Tony Piazza (22) leads the sweep for LR QB Tommy Condidorio.
LeRoy WR Cal Koukides snags a 30-yard reception from QB Condidorio.
Tony Piazza runs hard through the Bath defense.
LeRoy place kicker Katelyn Everett splits the uprights.
LeRoy place kicker Katelynn Everett was a perfect 5 of 5 on PATs for the Knights.
LeRoy linemen Ayden Riggi (67) and Will Eschberger (65) celebrate the team win.
The final score was lopsided but it didn't necessarily look like it was going that way early in the game said OAE Head Coach Tyler Winter following the Aggies 70-6 win over the Geneseo Blue Devils.
"Contrary to the final score, we faced a little bit of adversity early in the game," Winters said. "It was good to see this group respond the way they did. After our opening score, Geneseo came right back down the field and answered with a score of their own. We needed to see if we could take one on the chin and not waver. I'm proud of our guys for keeping their composure and keeping the pedal down for the remainder of the game."
Noah Currier helped lead the way with 132 yards rushing on 11 carries. He scored four touchdowns and also had an interception on defense.
QB Bodie Hyde tossed a 10-yard TD pass and gained 138 yards and scored two touchdowns on seven carries.
Conor Scott scored a touchdown and gained 49 yards on four caries. He had five tackles on defense.
Avery Watterson scored a touchdown on an 11-yard run.
On defense, Austin Pangrazio had seven tackles and a sack. Brayden Smith had seven tackles as did T.J. Andrews.
Photos by Kristin Smith. For more photos, click here.
Batavia dominated long-time rival Livonia in their home opener at Van Detta Stadium on Friday night, beating the Bulldogs 42-6.
The Blue Devils are now 2-0 in the young season.
Batavia scored midway through the first quarter on Javin McFollins' quarterback sneak.
The score was 14-0 at the end of the opening quarter after Carter McFollins snagged a touchdown pass tossed by Javin McFollins
Just before the half, Livonia made it 14-6 on a Kyle Wetterings run (the two-point conversion attempt failed).
After the kickoff by Livonia to start the second half, Carter McFollins took the ball on the first play from scrimmage and dashed 65 yards to score the Blue Devils third touchdown.
Minutes later, Javin McFoolins hits Cole Grazioplene for a 31-yard TD. The half ends 28-6
Late in the third quarter Mehki Fortes made an interception to give the ball back to Batavia with three minutes left in the quarter. Cam McCliniic scored on a 9-yard run to increase the lead 35-6.
on a 4-yard run, Aavion Bethel scores Batavia’s sixth touchdown midway through the fourth quarter.
Julia Petry was 6 for 6 on extra point coversions.
Javin McFollins was 5-6 passing for 118 yards and two TDS Cam McClinic rushed for 62 yards and a TD on seven Carrie's Carter NcFollins gained 73 yards and scored on three carries. He also had 63 yards and a TD on two receptions. Aiden Anderson gained 72 yards on five carries.
in addition to the interception, Mekhi Fortes had seven tackles.
Batavia's next game is home against Monroe next Thursday night at VanDetta, with kickoff 6 p.m.
Photos by Steve Ognibene
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Richard R. Mays, of Hamburg, passed away on Sept. 7, 2022, after a fierce battle with cancer.
Mr. Mays was a lifelong horseman who competed in western New York for 50 years. He was first licensed in 1973 at the age of 16 and has been competing at tracks across New York state ever since. He experienced great early career driving success with the Open pacing mare May O’neighs (2:01.1, $83,925) and Open pacing gelding Lyron Hanover (1:59.3, $127,242) along with a list of other top horses that he raced at Batavia Downs. Later in his career when he switched to training more than driving, Mr. Mays developed many solid racehorses including the multiple stakes winner Two Twentytwo (1:51.3, $293,729).
During his career, Mr. Mays drove 1,638 winners that earned $4,222,626. He trained another 321 winners which added $1,585,531 to his purse total. His total career efforts won him 1,959 races that benefited his horse’s connections $5,808,157. Mr. Mays was actively racing right up until the time of his passing.
Mr. Mays was the beloved husband of Karen M. Mays (nee Babcock), loving father of Christopher (Frances) Mays, Jamie Simmons, and Scott Mays, dear grandpa of Tyler, Mayson, Maddie, and Hudson, dearest son of the late Frank and Marion Mays, loving brother of Frank Jr., Robert, Terry, Tom, and Joyce. Mr. Mays is also survived by a large loving family and many dear friends.
The family will be present to receive relatives and friends on Thursday, Sept. 15 from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Hamburg Chapel of the John J. Kaczor Funeral Home, 5453 Southwestern Blvd. (corner of Rogers Rd.) where a closing prayer will be said at 7 p.m. Please share condolences at www.kaczorfunerals.com.
The Batavia boys soccer team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 5-0 win on Wednesday over East/LAFYM/SWN/NE N Douglass.
Owen Halpin led the way with a hat trick with Alex Bartz and Dima Havens also scoring.
Both of Batavia's wins have been shutouts led by goalkeeper Jack Pickard and the defensive line of Ryan Dillon, Hunter Mileham, Rashawd Christie, and Trevor Tryon.
Photo and info submitted by Graham Halpin, Batavia Boys Soccer Varsity Coach
Beaten only a nose last week after winning three in a row, Saulsbrook Olympia got back to her winning ways after she parlayed a lot of early movement into a late stretch score in the $15,000 Open I Handicap pace for fillies and mares at Batavia downs on Wednesday night (Sept. 7).
Dontustopbelievn N (Jim Morrill Jr.) grabbed the front and made fellow leavers Demeter N (Larry Stalbaum) and Dashintothebeach N (Luke Hanners) work hard to take it from her. Demeter N cleared at the :28 quarter and Dashintothebeach N supplanted that one at the top of the stretch, heading to the half. And just as the field had finally achieved single file, Tres Chic Bluechip (Kevin Cummings) pulled first-over from fifth and brought Saulsbrook Olympia (Dave McNeight III) with her to push the issue even further.
Dashintothebeach N continued to lead up the backstretch until she hit three-quarters where Tres Chic Bluechip drew alongside, but that was just part of the evolving story. Saulsbrook Olympia who had been drafting one out and two back in the breeze was now winging it three-wide halfway into the final turn. By the time they hit the straight, Tres Chic Bluechip had overtaken Dashintothebeach N, but then Saulsbrook Olympia overtook Tres Chic Bluechip and pulled away to 1-½ length victory in 1:53.4.
It was the fourth win in the last five starts and eighth win overall this year for Saulsbrook Olympia ($9.40) who is owned by William Mcneil and Edward Gorc and trained by Jeniffer Giuliani.
McNeight III had a driving double on Wednesday.
There were also two $11,000 upper-level condition races for distaff participants and the winning pair went nearly identical miles.
In the first So Admirable (Jim Morrill Jr.) started from post one and was never headed. After cutting quarters of :28.1, :57.1 and 1:25.3 while extending her lead to three lengths by the top of the stretch, she closed out the deal in 1:54.2, equalling her lifetime mark.
So Admirable ($3.50) is owned by Joe Amico Jr. and trained by Shawn McDonough.
Then in the second, Winning Words (Kevin Cummings) also left from pylon position and went gate to wire in handy fashion. After splits of :28, :57.1 and 1:26, Cummings let Winning Words pace home on top by 1-¾ in 1:54.3.
Winning Words ($4.50) is owned by Steven Goehle and Norene Mego. Angelo Nappo trains the winner.
Cummings ended the night with three wins while Nappo wrapped it up with two.
Other horsemen with doubles on Wednesday were driver Dan Yetman and trainer Dave Russo.
Live racing resumes at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Sept. 10) with post time at 6 p.m. Free full past performance race programs for all live race days can be downloaded by visiting the track's website at bataviadownsgaming.com and clicking the "Live Racing" tab.
Photo by Wendy J. Lowery
Pembroke pulled out a 4-3 OT win in overtime in girls soccer at home on Tuesday night.
Attica Goals:
The Dragon's goalkeeper, Arianna Hale, made 12 saves.
Leaders on defense were Ameilia Berghorn, Isabel Breeden, and Emma Groff, who all contributed multiple stops and a strong defensive line, said Head Coach April Meier.
Photos by Kristine Groves
The Pembroke Dragons were in total control in their eight-man match up Saturday against C.G. Finney/North Star, leading to a 55-22 victory at home to start their 2022 season.
The Dragons amassed 460 yards on offense with the line of Chase Guzdek, Jayden Mast, Ben Steinberg, and Jayden Bridge leading the way.
Cayden Pfazler carried the ball 10 times for 193 yards and was 3 for 3 passing for 33 yards. He scored four times.
Caleb Felski and Sean Pustkulla also scored touchdowns.
Tyson Totten rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns on 9 carries.
On defense, Cayden Pfalzer led the way with 10 tackles while Totten had 8, Jacob Von Kramer, Jacob Dulski, Chase Guzdek, and Nate Duttweiler, had six each.
Dulski had four fumble recoveries and snagged the ball on three separate successful onside-kicks to open the game.
Photos by Elizabeth Gabby. Game information provided by Brandon Ricci.
The Oakfield-Alabama/Elba Aggies started off the 2022 season with a convincing win over Cardinal O'Hara, 76-6.
Noah Currie had six carries for 114 yards and four touchdowns. QB Bodie Hyde carried the ball three times for 78 yards and three TDs.
Aiden Warner scored on a 66-yard run and on defense had four tackles and an interception that he returned for a 25-yard TD.
Connor Scott returned a kickoff 75 yards for a score and had five tackles and an interception on defense.
Jake Walczak also returned a kickoff 75 yards for a TD.
T.J. Andrews had six tackles and a sack and Brayden Smith had six tackles.
Head Coach Tyler Winter said: "It's always good to start the season off with a win. It's even better when you can do it with this type of performance. We had a high level of execution on all three sides of the ball, we came out healthy, and a lot of our guys got to eat today. We'll take what we can from the film and look to get ready for the next opponent."
Photos by Kristin Smith. For more photos, click here.
In its season opener, Attica hosted Notre Dame and won the game Friday evening 28-14.
The Batavian has not received stats for the game.
In other games:
Notre Dame game photos by Pete Welker.
The Batavia Boys Varsity Soccer team beat Holley in their first game of the season.
Goals were scored by Dima Havens, with an assist from Owen Halpin, and Matthew Wittmeyer, assisted by Dima Havens.
"A fantastic performance by the defense led by Ryan Dillon while with Jack Pickard earned a shutout," said Head Coach Graham Halpin.
After a perfect steer from Kyle Cummings, Flying Finn N finished strong to register his season’s best effort in the $15,000 Open I Handicap pacing feature at Batavia Downs on Saturday night (Sept. 3).
Flying Finn N traded leads with Art Scene (Jim Morrill Jr.) off the gate, but landed in front for good just past the :28.2 first quarter. With no imminent aggression near the leader, Flying Finn N hit the half in :57.4 and circled the third turn before he needed to look to his right. It was at the five-eighths pole when Stop Action (Kevin Cummings) entered the picture and drew alongside Flying Finn N to match strides to three-quarters and around the final bend. At the top of the stretch Stop Action stalled, but the tripping Art Scene found the passing lane while Just Plain Loco (Dave McNeight III) swung wide for the drive. But try as they might, neither would get closer than a length to Flying Finn N who was confidently ridden-out by Cummings to claim a one-length victory in a seasonal mark of 1:53.3.
It was the sixth win of the year for Flying Finn N ($7.90) who is owned by William Emmons and trained by Jim Clouser Jr.
Cummings and Clouser doubled up after they also won with Jeremes General (1:57, $2.60) three races later.
In the $13,000 upper-condition co-feature, American Trademark (Keith Kash) got a perfect pocket trip behind Thor De Vie (Jim Morrill Jr.) before shaking loose in the lane to claim a 1-¼ length win in 1:54.2. It was the seventh win of the year for American Trademark ($4.50) who is owned by L’Emmur Stable. Kash also trains the winner.
Kash joined the double club by adding Breakout Session (1:54.1, $6.50) to his win tally Saturday.
The Batavia meet's leading driver, Kevin Cummings, was also the leading driver of the night as he scored a hat trick during the proceedings. And with his two wins, Jim Rothfuss joined Clouser as co-leading conditioner for Saturday.
There is a substantial carryover in the Jackpot Super Hi-5 wager at Batavia Downs and when live racing resumes at the track on Labor Day Monday (Sept. 5), that pool will start with $2,265 in race 11. Labor Day features the annual driver’s bike race and giveaway and $1 hot dogs, draft beer and soda from noon to 5 p.m. at the Homestretch Grill. Post time for the first race is at 1:15 p.m.
Free full past performance race programs for all live race days can be downloaded by visiting the track's website at bataviadownsgaming.com and clicking the "Live Racing" tab.
Photo by Wendy J. Lowery
The New York Sire Stakes visited Batavia Downs for the final time this year on Wednesday (Aug. 31) with a dozen 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings competing for the remaining spots in the finals to be held during the Day of Champions at Tioga Downs on Saturday (Sept. 10).
In the first $52,500 division, Cecil Hanover (Chapter Seven-Columbia) looked sharp getting his first lifetime and NYSS win.
Cecil Hanover (Ake Svanstedt) left and led the field to the quarter where Met Your Request (Andy Miller) assumed the top position as the clock read :29. Positions remained unchanged to the half when Svanstedt tipped Cecil Hanover and regained control of the race past the five-eighths. At that point Met Your Request and Tillio's Action (Mile Merton) both made breaks and Cecil Hanover was on top by 4-½ lengths going by three-quarters in 1:29. Coming off the far turn the race was over as Cecil Hanover trotted home on his own and won easily by 4-¾ lengths in a lifetime mark of 1:58.2.
Cecil Hanover ($6.80) is owned by S R F Stable, Midnight Sun Partners, Ake Svanstedt and Jorgen Sparredal. Svanstedt also trains the colt that was bred by Hanover Shoe Farms.
The second $53,500 leg went to Onion Gum (Chapter Seven-Princessa) who also scored his first NYSS win as well.
Jax Spratt (Kevin Cummings) took command and went :28.4 and 1:00 to the half as Sevecheetah (Trond Smedshammer) and The Strawboss (Jim Morrill Jr.) followed close behind. The first to pull was Onion Gum (Jordan Stratton) who moved from fourth and was quickly second and only one length off by three-quarters. It was a real race around the last turn and when they hit the straight three horses had a shot. Jax Spratt was still on top but Onion Gum was wearing him down. Sevecheetah then found room at the pylons and was barreling towards the wire. But Onion Gum chewed up the most ground to the line and won by one length in 1:59.4.
Onion Gum ($4.20) is owned by S R F Stable (who was also part owner of Cecil Hanover), Order By Stable (who bred the colt) and Mario Mazza. Lucas Wallin trains Onion Gum.
Jordan Stratton continued his driving dominance at Batavia Downs on Wednesday after winning another four races on the card. Beside his victory with the aforementioned Onion Gum, Stratton also scored with How About Murph (1:56.2, $7.40), Dashintothebeach N (1:54.1, $5.00) and the aptly named Grand Slam Hero (2:02.2, $16.00). Stratton was in town last Friday (Aug. 26) and registered a hat trick during the night, giving him a total of seven wins in his last 15 drives in Genesee County.
Live racing resumes at Batavia Downs on Saturday (Sept. 3) with post time at 6 p.m.
Free full past performance race programs for all live race days can be downloaded by visiting the track's website at bataviadownsgaming.com and clicking the "Live Racing" tab.
Photo by Wendy J. Lowery
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