Westfield's softball season ends with loss in Far West Regionals...Yankees hammer the Tigers...and the annual Van Miller Golf Tournament makes its return. More details from Greg Larson on today's Saturday Sports Update...
Saturday Sports Update
Top left: Westfield sophomore Drew Ernewein hits a triple on a fly ball to right field during the 3rd inning of Friday's New York State Class D Far West Regional game against Friendship-Scio on Saturday. It was one of five hits recorded on the day by the Lady Wolverines, with Ernewein adding a single later on. However, the Lady Wolverines failed to get any runs and saw their high school softball season end with a 4-0 loss at Fillmore High School. Photo by Greg Larson
Top right: Gerrit Cole was on his game Friday night for the New York Yankees. Cole gave up just two hits over seven shutout innings; he actually took a perfect game into the 7th inning before it got broken up by a two-out single. Meanwhile, the Yankee bats combined for four home runs en route to a 13-0 win over the Detroit Tigers, the team's fourth straight victory. Photo by USA Today
Bottom left: Poland has a Grand Slam champion again. Today, Iga Swiatek won her second French Open title, defeating American Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3 on the red clay of Roland-Garros. Swiatek, who is the top-ranked women's tennis player in the world, is currently riding a 35-match winning streak. Photo by Roland-Garros
Bottom right: Several golfers were at Shorewood Country Club in Dunkirk on Friday for the 12th annual Van Miller Hometown Hero Memorial Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament. It was the first time the tournament was held after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. The featured golfer and speaker for this year's event was former Buffalo Bills tight end Pete Metzelaars. Photo by Dan Palmer
