WARREN, PA – Despite sparking a comeback in the first half, an injury and subsequent second-half surge from Warren would hand the Bradford boy’s soccer team a 8-3 loss.
Traveling to hostile territory, the Owls would see their opponents quickly amass a 3-0 lead. However, by the end of the first 40 minutes of play, Bradford had clapped back, tallying two goals and trimming the lead down to one. Soon after the intermission, they would knot the game at 3-3.
Unfortunately for Bradford, their starting goal keeper, Aidan Abbott, would suffer an injury that would sideline him for the remainder of the game. Losing a key piece to their defense, the Owls would crumble from there, allowing five unanswered goals.
Landon Lohrman ended with two goals and one assist for Bradford while Cole Blatchley had one goal and two assists. Abbott ended with seven saves while his replacement, Liam Wyant, recorded seven as well.
Portville 9, Salamanca 1
PORTVILLE, NY – Eight Panthers found the back of the net as Portville dominated the Warriors for their eleventh win of the season.
Conner Roulo and Patrick Perkins cracked open the action for the Panthers early, both netting goals in the eight minute. John Neeson put Portville up 3-0 before the half, scoring in the 20th minute, before they pulled away for good with six goals in the second, including five in a five minute window. Salamanca’s lone goal of the game came from Calum Farnum in the 78th minute, assisted by Darren Hayes.
Colin German led the Panthers with two goals and two assists while Riley Horsley ended with one goal and one assist. Roulo, Perkins, Neeson, Nick Edwards and Carson Friends all scored during the win.
Sitting at 7-1-1 in the CCAA Division II, Portville has a chance to win the league in their final competition of the season, a Thursday meeting with Elliocottville-Franklinville at 4:30 p.m. Randolph, the top seeded team in Division II at 8-0-1, also play on Thursday against Pine Valley-Gowanda.
Fredonia 4, Olean 2
OLEAN, NY – Out gunned by a flurry of shots, the Huskies dropped to 3-12 on the season and 1-8 in CCAA Division I play.
Olean has just one game left on the season, a road matchup with Dunkirk on Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
Falconer 3, Allegany-Limestone 1
ALLEGANY, NY – Facing the third-seeded team in CCAA Division I, the Gators were unable to pick up a win at home.
After forcing extra sets in the first and ultimately losing 26-14, A-L went down 2-0 with a 25-22 loss immediately after. Despite picking up a win in the third, pulling away with a 26-24 win themselves, the Gators were dispatched one set later with a 25-15 defeat.
Over the next week and a half, A-L will conclude their regular season with four games, three of which will be played on the road. First, the Gators travel to Catt-Little Valley on Wednesday before hosting Gowanda on Monday. From there, they will travel back into hostile territory to play Pioneer and Olean on Wednesday and Thursday.
Redbank 3, Smethport 0
SMETHPORT, PA – Unable to contest their visiting opponents, the Lady Hubbers faced another sweeping loss, losing 25-11, 25-13 and 25-17.
ALyssa Ayers had four kills and two blocks while Jenna Goodman finished with nine digs and five assists and Chloe Conn had nine digs.
SWIM AND DIVE
Salamanca 122, Olean/Portville 60
SALAMANCA, NY – Taking gold in 11 of the 12 events, the Warriors improved to 9-2 on the season behind 25 personal bests.
Addison Follman and Kynleigh Wass were Salamanca’s only double winners on the night. Follman took first in the 50 free with a time of 27.94, also taking first in 100 back. For Wass, she had her best time of the season in the 200 free and also won in the 100 fly. Anna Martens took gold in diving, scoring her best ever total at 29-plus while also having a PR in the 100 free.
Ava Chriss took first in the 100 free as did Charli Ross in the 100 breast.
The Lady Warriors swept the relays, starting with the quartet of Follman, Ross, Chriss and John in the 200 medley. The four Warriors also won in the 200 free and 400 free relay.
The Warriors host Allegany-Limestone on Thursday to conclude their regular meet season while also honoring their seniors.
CROSS COUNTRY
BOYS: Fredonia 17, Southwestern 52, Olean 66, Falconer INC
GIRLS: Southwestern 31, Fredonia 43, Olean 51, Falconer INC
FALCONER, NY – Both the Olean boys and girls cross country teams placed third in their meet at Falconer.
May Eaton led the girls team with a fifth-place finish, crossing the line with a final time of 21:42. Behind her, Kinley Belleisle took sixth in 21:59 and Rachael Dulmus placed eighth with a time of 22:15.
On the boys side, Cruz Clark was the team’s top finisher, taking seventh with a time of 19:13. Other finishers included Seamus Burnett (15th, 20:32), Colin Simons (16th, 20:38), and Daks Perry (17th, 20:46).
BOYS: Allegany-Limestone 24, Brocton 32, Frewsburg INC, CLV INC, Salamanca INC
GIRLS: Frewsburg 28, Allegany-Limestone 33, CLV 69, Brocton 107, Salamanca INC
FREWSBURG, NY – On the road at Frewsburg, the Allegany-Limestone boys and girls cross country teams grabbed first and second-place finishes respectively.
The A-L boys team was paced by Nolan Wilczewski, who took first individually with a time of 17:47. Behind him, was Aiden Grimes, who took ninth with a 23:47 time, and John Thomas, who placed 11th with a 24:25 time.
The Salamanca boys were led by Aiden George, who took third (19:14), Denver Parsons, who placed fifth (20:32) and George Parsons, who finished sixth (20:38).
The A-L girls were also led by a first-place individual finish by Abby Haskins, who finished with a 21:28 time. Lila Sheehy took fourth in 22:33 and Elexa Duggan took seventh in 23:58 to help the Gators.
For Salamanca, Kaylin Lemon took third individually with a time of 22:30.
