Friday News Brief
Written by WBTA STAFF on November 22, 2024
Batavia Softball is Getting a New Field
The Batavia City School District announced, that as part of their $45 million capital project, the Lady Blue Devils Varsity Softball team will get a new synthetic turf field.
The synthetic turf field will be the first of its kind in Genesee County. Synthetic turf fields have become popular in New York state, with softball season starting in April, quite often the weather is cold and wet which turns traditional grass fields into unplayable swamps. Synthetic turf allows the field to drain quickly during rainy conditions and isn’t affected by rain the way the grass is. Medina is the first school in the area to build a synthetic turf softball field, and the Lady Mustangs haven’t had to delay a single game due to rain since its installation.
As part of this project, the JV baseball field at Batavia High School will also be rebuilt with synthetic turf.
Batavia Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Selling Drugs
Norman Michael Jr. of Batavia was sentenced to eight years in prison for working with his wife while he was in jail to sell a copious amount of drugs.
The Batavia City Police Department said, that following an investigation they determined that while in Genesee County Jail, Michael contacted his wife Danielle, and arranged for her to sell crack cocaine to Marcus Mobley. Mobley’s car was later stopped by law enforcement, where they discovered drugs sold to him by Danielle. For her role in the crime, Danielle Michael was charged with two counts of third-degree criminal possession, criminal use of drug paraphernalia, and conspiracy.
Norman Michael pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and will serve 8 years in state prison.
Pembroke Football Prepares for Far West Regional
The Pembroke Dragons 8-man football team will look to make it 35 straight wins when they play Frewsburg this Saturday in the Far West Regionals.
The Dragons have won 34 straight games dating back to September 9th, 2022 and during this stretch have won 2 state titles. Their opponent, the Frewsburg Bears, had their best season in program history going 7-1 and winning the Section 6 eight-man football title. However, their one loss on the season came against Pembroke in October where they were beaten 52-22.
The game will be played at noon on Saturday at Pittsford-Sutherland High School, and with a win, the Dragons will advance to the State Semifinals.
