By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA GRAND ISLAND – This was supposed to be the slightly down year for the Victor Blue Devils, a year when getting back to the sectional semifinals or finals could be a monumental accomplishment. A good deal of talent graduated in 2023, when the Blue Devils lost in the Section V championship game. Thus, aspirations in April were grounded. “I didn’t think … [Read more...] about Victor earns another Final Four berth with victory over Clarence
Fry, Medina bring an end to Wellsville’s ‘historic’ season
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA GRAND ISLAND – The end came so abruptly for the Wellsville Lions. From the euphoric high of winning the Section V Class B championship just one week earlier to a bitter 8-3 loss to the Medina Mustangs in the Far West Regional on Saturday morning. Tied 1-1 through five innings, Medina scored seven times in the bottom of the sixth to turn what had been … [Read more...] about Fry, Medina bring an end to Wellsville’s ‘historic’ season
Elkovitch’s pitching, hitting power Victor to Class AA title
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Weston Elkovitch admitted he was feeling the pressure of the moment when he awoke on Sunday morning. In just a few hours, the senior left-hander knew he would be starting on the mound for the Victor Blue Devils in the Section V Class AA championship baseball game at Innovative Field, and he totally understood the magnitude of the showdown with Greece … [Read more...] about Elkovitch’s pitching, hitting power Victor to Class AA title
Wellsville edges Notre Dame for B title in duel of double no-hitters
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA It was near-perfection times two – for what almost certainly was the first time in Section V championship game history – but there could be just one winner. Tyler Vogel of Wellsville and Jaden Sherwood of Notre Dame Batavia each pitched no-hitters but the Lions emerged victorious. Wellsville’s Aiden Cowburn scored an unearned run in the fourth inning … [Read more...] about Wellsville edges Notre Dame for B title in duel of double no-hitters
Athena uses 13-run inning to stroll into Class AA semifinals
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA One minute, the Webster Thomas Titans were on the verge of a big second inning, their smart at-bats forcing hard-throwing Greece Athena right-hander Connor Osier to work overtime to quell a bases-loaded threat and maintain a 2-1 lead. The next minute, the Titans were wondering if an Athena bottom-of-the-second, merry-go-round on the basepaths would ever … [Read more...] about Athena uses 13-run inning to stroll into Class AA semifinals