Sports

Akron Tigers 13u split games over the weekend

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Come from behind win The Akron Tigers 13u baseball team came from behind to beat Central Amherst 9-6 on Friday night.   Brodie Tedesco was the starting pitcher for the Tigers.  Tedesco gave up no runs on one hit in the first inning.  Aiden Romesser led off with a double for the Tigers and later scored on a hit by Vinny Consiglio. Central Amherst scored three runs on three hits in the second inning to take a 3-1 lead.  In the bottom of the second, Brayden Lamont singled and was followed by walks from Cameron Wild and Mason Massaro.  Tedesco singled

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Wetzen funeral procession planned at 2 p.m. Friday, May 1

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Burial for Thomas “Coach” Wetzen who entered into rest Saturday, April 25, will take place on Friday, May 1, 2020 with a Funeral Procession leaving Ross Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. heading through town, past Wetzen Field and ending at St. Teresa’s Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations to the Veteran’s Association. Condolences and memories began flooding social media as news of the death, of retired Akron Central School Physical Education teacher, Athletic Director, and Coach Thomas Wetzen, on Saturday, April 25, 2020 began

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Thomas “Coach” Wetzen

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Thomas Wetzen by Marilyn J. Kasperek Condolences and memories began flooding social media as news of the death, of retired Akron Central School Physical Education teacher, Athletic Director, and Coach Thomas Wetzen, on Saturday, April 25, 2020 began to spread. Wetzen, 92, who entered into rest at Buffalo VA Medical Center, contracted Covid-19 while in a nursing home and had been hospitalized for about 2 weeks. Town of Newstead Supervisor David Cummings closed Monday’s Newstead Town Board meeting in memory of Wetzen, who he remembered as a teacher and coach and as a friend with whom he played golf and

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