SALAMANCA, NY — Seeking to avenge the narrow loss it suffered to Silver Creek just three days earlier, the Salamanca baseball team held a 2-1 advantage going into the seventh.
Unfortunately for the Warriors, revenge slipped through their fingers as an error and a walk meant that a single from Silver Creek’s third batter of the inning was enough to tie the game up and force an eighth inning.
The Black Knights would ride that momentum and came up with the magic once again in the eighth, scoring on the back of a triple and a single, consecutively.
No response from the hosts saw Salamanca fall 4-2.
Payton Bradley stood out for the Warriors. He finished the game with half of his team’s hits, going 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Madden Wolfe, Brandon Bartoszek and Parker Stahlman each picked up a hit in the loss as well.
Callum Farnum struck out six in six innings of work for Salamanca.
AT SALAMANCA
Silver Creek 001 000 12 R:4 H:9 E:2
Salamanca 002 000 00 R:2 H:6 E:2
SC: Neubauer (15 SO, 3 BB) and Anders
Sala: Farnum (6 SO, 7 BB), Stahlman (1 SO, 0 BB) and Bradley
Clearfield 13, Bradford 2 (6 innings)
BRADFORD, PA — Conceding a flurry of runs late, Bradford fell by a lopsided margin in six innings to Clearfield.
Entering the sixth frame, the deficit the Owls faced stood at just 4-2 and they only allowed four hits to their opposition. But things went awry in the sixth as Clearfield recorded more than half its total hits for the game and brought across nine runs.
No response from Bradford in the bottom of the inning brought the mercy rule into effect.
AT BRADFORD
Clearfield 010 129 X R:13 H:9 E:2
Bradford 000 200 X R:2 H:3 E:2
CF: Brothers (11 SO, 3 BB) and Owens
Brad: Haviland (3 SO, 5 BB), Wallace (0 SO, 2 BB), Parisella (0 SO, 1 BB) and Gow
Port Allegany 12, Oswayo Valley 2 (5 innings)
PORT ALLEGANY, PA — Port Allegany took care of business at home, taking down Oswayo Valley in five innings.
The Gators scored five runs apiece in the second and fourth innings and sealed the win with two more runs in the bottom of the fifth.
Chase Boyd led Port Allegany, going 2-for-3 with a run and five RBI.
Gavin Moses (2-for-4, run), Nick Wilfong (1-for-2, 2 runs, 2 walks) and Brennan Fillhart (0-for-1, 2 runs, 2 walks) chipped in two RBI each in the win as well.
AT PORT ALLEGANY
Oswayo Valley 000 20X X R:2 H:2 E:3
Port Allegany 050 52X X R:12 H:9 E:1
OV: Worthington (3 SO, 5 BB), Mesler (0 SO, 4 BB), Welch (0 SO, 0 BB) and Goode
PA: Wilfong (4 SO, 0 BB), Boyd (4 SO, 0 BB) and Boyd
Olean 12, Wellsville 1 (5 innings)
OLEAN, NY — The Olean offense did not miss a beat in its five-frame win over Section 5 opponent Wellsville.
A 10-hit, 12-run performance was highlighted by a six-run fourth inning that wound up being the dagger as no response came from the Lions.
Ethan Woodring led the Huskies in hits, going 3-for-4 with a run and two RBI. Caine DeGolier did the most damage on the scoreboard, recording four RBI in a 2-for-3, two-run outing.
Tyler Sullivan (2-for-2, run, 2 RBI) recorded multiple hits in the win as well.
AT OLEAN
Wellsville 100 00X X R:1 H:3 E:4
Olean 312 6XX X R:12 H:10 E:0
Wells: Giovanniello (0 SO, 1 BB), Sawyer (1 So, 1 BB), Cowburn (1 SO, 1 BB), Ritter (2 So, 1 BB), Helveston (0 SO, 1 BB) and Ritter
OL: Cartmill (5 SO, 1 BB) and DeGolier
Portville 3, Franklinville 2
PORTVILLE, NY — With a run apiece in the sixth and seventh innings, the Portville baseball team walked off Franklinville.
The Panthers broke open the game with a run in the first, but went cold soon after recording just one hit over the next five frames. Franklinville — searching for its first win of the season — applied the pressure, scoring twice in the fourth inning. But a run from Aidan DeFazio on an RBI single from Dylan Chudy in the sixth tied the affair back up. A single from Mason Adams that scored Liam Taylor called game.
DeFazio not only came up with a big run on the day but also emerged victorious in the pitchers battle, racking up 12 strikeouts in a full-game outing.
“I thought we hit the ball well tonight, but it was one of those games where it always seemed to be right at them,” Portville head coach Joe Pleakis said. “Aidan was dealing again tonight, 12 Ks and three hits in a complete game performance on his senior night. Demetrious Young was huge for us tonight. He gave us the spark we needed. Big shoutout to Mason coming in clutch with his only hit of the night when we needed it.”
AT PORTVILLE
Franklinville 000 200 0 R:2 H:3 E:2
Portville 100 001 1 R:3 H:5 E:1
Fville: Lane (5 SO, 0 BB) and Shenk
Port: DeFazio (12 SO, 5 BB) and Chudy
Dunkirk 9, Allegany-Limestone 2
ALLEGANY, NY — A consistent offense paced Dunkirk past Allegany-Limestone.
Conner Crowley (RBI) and Tayden Margeson (SB) each picked up a hit for the Gators.
Margeson also got the start on the mound and struck out three in 6.1 innings.
AT ALLEGANY
Dunkirk 012 111 3 R:9
Allegany-Limestone 110 000 0 R:2
DK: Cosme (11 SO, 2 BB), Biscarro (2 SO, 3 BB) and Dolce
A-L: Margeson (3 SO, 5 BB), Fisher (0 SO, 0 BB) and Cowburn
HS SOFTBALL
DuBois 20, Bradford 5 (5 innings)
BRADFORD, PA — Bella Zandy, Jackie Sipko and Daisy Green each had two hits for Bradford in their loss to DuBois.
The Owls conceded 10 runs in the top of the fifth inning to bring the mercy rule into effect.
AT BRADFORD
DuBois 253 0(10)X X R:20 H:16 E:2
Bradford 000 14X X R:5 H:9 E:7
DB: Kalgren (4 SO, 0 BB) and Edinger
Brad: Greene (3 SO, 1 BB), Zandy (0 SO, 0 BB) and Kicior
Smethport 5, Otto-Eldred 4 (8 innings)
SMETHPORT, PA — After some early big innings from both Smethport and Otto-Eldred, it would be the former that landed the final blow.
The Hubbers broke open the scoring with three runs in the second inning, only to be followed by a four-run third inning from the Terrors.
Smethport made up the one-run difference in the fifth but after seven innings, the game was yet to be decided.
In the top of the eighth inning the Hubbers crucially held the Terrors scoreless. Then, in the bottom of the eighth, they took advantage of some struggles in the circle and walked the game off on an error.
AT SMETHPORT
Otto-Eldred 004 000 00 R:4 H:4 E:3
Smethport 030 010 01 R:5 H:7 E:0
O-E: Schenfield (6 SO, 3 BB), VanCamp (4 SO, 4 BB) and Splain
SP: Riekofsky (13 SO, 5 BB), Hungiville (3 SO, 5 BB) and Young
Port Allegany 14, Johnsonburg 8
JOHNSONBURG, PA — A 10-run fifth inning highlighted Port Allegany’s lopsided win over Johnsonburg.
The Gators scored their 14 runs on the night on 13 hits — seven of which came in the fifth inning.
Jaidyn Mahon (3-for-4, 3 runs, 2 RBI) and Gianna Glasgow (3-for-4, run, 2 RBI) led Port Allegany with three hits apiece.
Breah Fillhart, Peyton Gordon and Brynn Evens each had two hits in the win as well.
AT JOHNSONBURG
Johnsonburg 100 025 0 R:8 H:6 E:2
Port Allegany 101 0(10)2 X R:14 H:13 E:4
JB: Beimel (5 SO, 6 BB) and Lawrie
PA: Willcox (6 SO, 4 BB) and Errick
Ellicottville 4, Portville 2
ELLICOTTVILLE, NY — Despite scoring two early runs, the Portville softball team fell after Ellicottville put together a consistent offensive output down the stretch.
Madison Ford and Sienna Schoonover each scored for the Panthers in the top of the first inning. But the early damage was erased as the Eagles scored once apiece from the third frame through the sixth.
AT ELLICOTTVILLE
Portville 200 000 0 R:2 H:5 E:4
Ellicottville 001 111 X R:4 H:8 E:0
Port: Warters (7 SO, 2 BB) and Zeigler
Eville: Lafferty (8 SO, 1 BB) and Whitmer
GIRLS LACROSSE
Orchard Park 14, Salamanca 5
SALAMANCA, NY — Leilene McComber led Salamanca with two goals in a lopsided loss to Orchard Park.
Keira Bova (assist), Maliyah Foster, and Nina Fink each got on the scoresheet with a goal apiece as well.
Liana Jimerson made 18 saves in goal.
TRACK AND FIELD
GIRLS: Allegany-Limestone 98, Franklinville/Ellicottville 43
OLEAN, NY — The Allegany-Limestone track and field team grabbed a big win over Franklinville/Ellicottville behind multi-event winners Leea Kopp, Elexa Duggan and Lenora Dreher.
Kopp was the individual winner in both the 100m (13.7) and the 200m (29.3). She also played a part in helping the Gators claim the 400m relay (54.6).
Elexa Duggan took first in the 1,500m (5:45.3) and the 3,000m (12:24.6). She was also a factor in the winning 3,200m relay team (11:33.5).
Lenora Dreher won both the 100m hurdles (18.8) and the triple jump (29-2.25).
BOYS: Salamanca 98, Portville 42 (MONDAY)
SALAMANCA, NY — The Salamanca boys track and field team defeated Portville to remain undefeated on the season.
Xazavier Escobar led the way scoring 16 points across the sprinting events. Evan Spruce claimed first in both shot put and discus. The boys 3,200m relay team of Payton Bigler, Aiden George, Knox Johnson and Taylor Hayes won the event with a season-best time of 9:07.5, placing them fifth in school history.
UNIFIED BASKETBALL
Salamanca 40, Frewsburg 32
FREWSBURG, NY — Jacob Johnson-Drain led Salamanca to a win over Frewsburg with a team-high 18 points.
Kaine Whitcomb added a double-figure performance as well, scoring 10 in the win.
Also scoring for the Warriors was John Holmes-Pierce (6 points), Logan Abrams (2 points), Holden Sadler (2 points) and Ashton Smith (2 points).
