BRADFORD, PA — With six Lady Owls finding the back of the net, the Bradford girl’s soccer team overpowered and outshot Oil City, winning via 11-0 shutout.
Starting at the top, Bradford’s star Alyssa Mangold led the charge, punching in five goals while assisting on another. Cami Sheely had four assists while also scoring twice alongside Alexis Kicior, Karissa Chamberlain, Maddy Rimer, Miley Swanson and Rory Hollebeke combining for four goals and two assists.
As the Lady Owls improve to 6-3, their hot streak will be tested on Thursday, when they host Warren at 5:30 p.m.
Salamanca 1, Ellicottville 0
SALAMANCA, NY — Taking on a CCAA Division 1 opponent, the Warriors were able to jump to the second spot in the standings with a narrow victory over the Eagles.
After a scoreless first half, Salamanca responded almost immediately. Ireland Fidurko punched a shot in with a beautifully placed direct kick just three minutes into the second half. In goal, Kendra Bova-Redye shut out the Eagles, helping the Warriors to their first win over Ellicottville in over a decade.
Salamanca improves to 3-5 overall and 3-1 in league play.
BOYS SOCCER
Randolph 2, Portville 2
PORTVILLE, NY — Locked in a duel with the Cardinal’s star, Colin German carried the Panthers to a stalemate decision as they retained the second seed in the CCAA Div. II standings.
It seemed as though every time German would find a way to score, so would Randolph’s Cooper Freeman. After Portville’s junior leader punched in a shot at the 23-minute mark, Freeman retaliated just five minutes later. In the second half, still knotted at 1-1, Freeman would find the back of the net with just three minutes remaining. Faced with desperation, German rose to the occasion, tallying his 10th goal of the season with one in the 79th minute, forcing a deadlock.
Ending in a draw, the Panthers now hold a record of 5-0-3 overall and 2-0-1 in the CCAA, tied with Elliccottville/Franklinville (4-1-3 overall) who sits one space ahead.
Jamestown 2, Olean 0
JAMESTOWN, NY — Seeing their second CCAA Division I opponent of the year, the Huskies suffered their third shutout loss of the season.
Olean will continue their league streak with a game on Thursday against Fredonia before getting a two-game break, seeing Hamburg and Portville on Saturday and Sunday. From there, however, the final seven games on the schedule will all be CCAA matchups as the Huskies look to fight for playoff positioning.
Salamanca 5, Pine Valley/Gowanda 0
SALAMANCA, NY — With five Warriors each finding a way to make it to the scorebooks, the Salamanca boy’s team picked up their first win of the season with a shutout over the Panthers.
De’Jiyah Blunt, Calum Farnum and Easton Chudy all found the back of the net during the win while Andrew McCormick and Carter light recorded their first career goals in the win. Cayden Lafferty also had a night of celebration, posting his first ever career shutout while Darren Hayes, Blunt, Farnum, Wyatt Bialaszewski and Zander Milks all tallied assists in the win.
Salamanca improves to 1-7 overall and 1-2 in league play.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Bradford 3, Kane 0
KANE, PA — Despite finding stiff competition late, the Lady Owls were able to pull off the sweep over the Lady Wolves in hostile territory.
Addison Carter led the pack with 16 kills, followed closely behind by Haley Keane with 15. Emma Pilon had nine kills while Aliya Corignani facilitated the floor with 38 assists.
GIRLS TENNIS
Olean 5, Jamestown 0
OLEAN, NY – Taking on the Raiders on Monday, the Huskies came away with a clean sweep, winning all five matches.
Up next, Olean takes on Fredonia on Thursday.
CROSS COUNTRY
Bradford 19, Kane 44
Punxsutawney 19, Bradford 41
PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA — Earning their ninth win of the season alongside their second loss, the Owls split a day of competition that was led by Evan Troisi.
While Punxsy claimed the first four spots of the race, Troisi finished first for Bradford with a time of 18:23. Kadyn Tessena claimed eight at 19:05, followed closely behind by Jordan Hogue in ninth at 19:06. The Owls would also hold the next four consecutive places with Xavier Frontino (19:19) in eleventh, Tony McDonald (19:52) in 12th, Kamil Chen (20:12) in 13th and Nikolai Frontino (20:20) in 14th.
Bradford now has three days off before they head to Rochester for the McQuaid Invitational. There, they will see a field of competition of 7,000 expected runners in 22 different races.
have to beat a couple of those Punxy guys who are very tough runners to qualify as individuals.
BOYS: Jamestown 28, Maple Grove 33, Fredonia 67, Allegany-Limestone INC
GIRLS: Jamestown 32, Maple Grove 31, Fredonia 49, Allegany-limestone INC
JAMESTOWN, NY — The Allegany-Limestone boys and girls cross country teams were each paced by top-five finishes on the road at Jamestown.
For the boys, it was Nolan Wilczewski taking fourth with a time of 17:32 that paced the Gators. Aiden Grimes (25:21) and Ronin Haseley (26:58) were the next top finishers for the boys team.
As for the girls, Abby Higgins was the top A-L finisher, also placing fourth with a time of 21:59. Lila Sheehy (ninth, 23:00) and Autumn Odom (20th, 25:24) were the next A-L racers across the line.
