But, recording singles around a hit-by-pitch, an error and an intentional walk, the Hubbers rallied and walked off Oswayo Valley 8-7.

Colin Riekofsky led Smethport, going 3-for-4 on the day and batting in the game-winning run. Camryn Young (3-for-3, run, RBI) and Mason Swanson (2-for-4, 2 runs) both had multi-hit days for the Hubbers as well.

Zach Hungiville and Riekofsky split pitching duties on the day, tallying three and four strikeouts, respectively.

AT SHINGLEHOUSE

Oswayo Valley 000 502 0 R:7 H:8 E:2

Smethport 200 101 4 R:8 H:14 E:4

OV: Karr (2 SO, 3 BB), McCleaft (5 SO, 3 BB) and Goode

SP: Hungiville (3 SO, 5 BB), Riekofsky (4 SO, 1 BB) and Young

Coudersport 10, Otto-Eldred 0 (6 innings)

COUDERSPORT, PA — Offense was scarce for the Otto-Eldred baseball team as it was shutout by Coudersport.

Ryan Schenfield (2-for-3) and Manning Splain (1-for-2, walk) recorded the only hits for the Terrors. 

AT COUDERSPORT

Otto-Eldred 000 000 X R:0 H:3 E:0

Coudersport 100 027 X R:10 H:10 E:0

O-E: VanCamp (1 SO, 2 BB), Sherry (0 SO, 2 BB), Collins (0 SO, 1 BB) and Splain

Coudy: Taylor (12 SO, 3 BB) and McClintic

HS SOFTBALL

Olean 22, Salamanca 2 (5 innings)

SALAMANCA, NY — With 12 runs in the fourth inning, the Huskies cruised to victory over the Warriors.

Anna Bates led Olean, going 5-for-5 with four runs and six RBI. Ava Finch (3-for-3, 5 runs, 2 RBI, 2 walks), Tiana Maine (2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI) and Alyx Henzel (2-for-4 run, 2 RBI) all had multi-RBI games as well.

All but one player for the Huskies recorded a hit.

The Salamanca bats were held to four hits, recorded by Delaney Haley, Hadleigh Krug, Ella Martens and Ayla Newark.

AT SALAMANCA

Olean 610 (12)3X X R:22 H:21 E:0

Salamanca 000 02X X R:2 H:4 E:3

OL: Maine (4 SO, 3 BB) and Bates

Sala: Ross (3 SO, 3 BB), Haley (0 SO, 1 BB) and Bacelli

Port Allegany 17, Galeton 0 (3 innings)

GALETON, PA — Taking advantage of struggles in the circle, Port Allegany ran up the score on Galeton, grabbing a three-inning victory.

The Gators only needed seven hits to score their 17 runs on the night. Two hits apiece belonged to Brynn Evens (2-for-2, 3 runs, 2 RBI, walk) and Jaidyn Mahon (2-for-2, 3 runs, 2 walks).

AT GALETON

Port Allegany 3(14)0 XXX X R:17 H:7 E:0

Galeton 000 XXX X R:0 H:1 E:0

PA: Willcox (3 SO, 1 BB) and Errick

GA: Schott (2 SO, 15 BB), Lehman (0 SO, 1 BB) and Batterson

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

St. Bonaventure 10, George Washington 8

DAVIDSON, NC — With two goals apiece, Megan Schillinger, Sidney Van Tassel, Grace Hollenbeck and Brooke Piper led the Bona women’s lacrosse team to an Atlantic 10 Tournament victory over the Revolutionaries.

Rylee Gonzalez and Riley Milligan scored a goal apiece in the win as well.

“I’m just extremely proud of everybody on this team — the coaching staff, the administration, everybody,” Piper, the A10 Midfielder of the Year, said. “And that goes for everybody that I’ve played with the past four years. My class came in and changed the culture. This is our last go at it, and we said at the beginning of the year that we were going to make a deep run in the A10 Championship. I couldn’t ask for a better group of girls and I’m so proud of everybody. I can’t wait to see what happens tomorrow.”

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OLEAN — Through six innings, the Allegany-Limestone and Olean softball teams were stuck in a defensive battle. 

The Gators and Huskies combined for just three hits heading into the seventh with the former holding 2-1 advantage — both runs were walked in during the very first frame.

The game would ultimately be decided by whichever team would find the breakthrough first. Olean threatened, scoring a run in the fifth inning, but, staving off the momentum that the hosts had been working to build, A-L was the one to break open the game. Much in part thanks to Kendall Truman.

The seventh-grader, coming to bat with the bases loaded and one out on the board, connected on a pitch for a line drive that found the center field fence. Before Olean could get the ball back in, the bases were empty, save for Kendall Truman (2-for-4, run, 3 RBI) that stood triumphantly at third base.

In the biggest moment of the game for the Gators, it was their youngest member of the lineup that came up clutch.

“Kendall did great today,” A-L head coach Kaelyn Arnold said. “She just did everything we asked her to and that’s all I can ask. We pulled her up today just to see what she could do, and she did everything that we asked her to. She did a great job, especially as a seventh-grader.”

However, the triple was just the start of a seventh-inning deluge of runs that provided the dagger. Kendall Truman was brought in to score on a single from Riley Sudbrook (1-for-4, 2 runs, RBI), who accounted for the final run of the game after scoring on an RBI single from Kailey Truman (2-for-2, run, RBI, 3 walks).

Arnold praised the experience and resolve of her players, as they did not just try to coast over the finish line with a narrow victory, but apply the knockout blow.

“I think we had 11 runners left on base in the first four innings,” Arnold said. “I told them, ‘we gotta find a way to score those.’ Unfortunately, it took until the seventh inning, but they never gave up. The adversity really showed. If we can do that all the way through these next couple of games, I think we’ll be OK.”

Allegany-Limestone’s Kailey Truman (10) winds up a pitch against Olean. Kailey Truman recorded eight strikeouts for the Gators in their win over the Huskies. (Spencer Bates)

The Huskies were held to just one hit on the day after a strong effort in the circle from Kailey Truman, who struck out eight batters and walked three. But not to be glossed over is the stellar performance Arnold got out of her entire defensive unit. More than one diving catch made in the outfield and an error-free game frustrated the hosts.

“The outfield made some great catches, great saves, and, I mean, all around it was a great, great team win,” Arnold said. “That’s what I told the team, it was a great team win. We can continue to build off of this. There are some things we still got to work on, but overall, it was a good team win.”

Prior to the seventh inning, Olean held their own on the defensive side as well. A-L had just two hits before the final frame and head coach Ryan Nawrot praised the effort.

“I think they played fantastic,” Nawrot said of his team’s defense. “I think we had some really good defensive plays. Unfortunately, (A-L) just hit those spots that we just couldn’t get to.
And you can’t really defend the spots if you’re not there. When we’re in those spots, though, we have great defense. We covered the slap well, and we backed up Tiana (Maine) very well.”

Maine got the start in the circle for the Huskies and while her four-strikeout to 12-walk ratio may stand out, she ultimately allowed minimal damage from those walks, doing well to battle back and strand numerous base runners. To Nawrot, that showed a level of maturity rare for a freshman.

“Allegany, knowing that they’re probably the other best team that’s in our league, our nerves were up,” Nawrot said. “We knew that they were gonna be a very good competitor. They were gonna bring their best pitching and hitting to the plate, and for a freshman to walk into a varsity softball game and be able to throw as well as she did, yeah, there were a couple walks in the beginning, but she bounced back and she pitched five great innings. Truthfully, even in that seventh inning there, she was still pitching well, they just finally caught up to her. … It’s a phenomenal thing to see a freshman come in and have pitching ability like that.”

Olean’s Tiana Maine (5) winds up a pitch against Allegany-Limestone. Maine tallied four strikeouts against the Gators. (Spencer Bates)

For Allegany-Limestone it is a fifth consecutive victory. It will look to keep the streak going in its next game, at home against Fredonia on May 1 at 5 p.m.

As for Olean, it will look to bounce back in its next affair, at Salamanca on April 29 at 5 p.m.

AT OLEAN

Allegany-Limestone 200 000 5 R:7 H:6 E:1

Olean 000 010 0 R:1 H:1 E:1

A-L: Ka. Truman (8 SO, 3 BB) and P. Truman

OL: Maine (4 SO, 12 BB) and Bates

After being put out in three, the Lady Owls saw ECC crack things open emphatically and early, starting with a lead-off home run from Lanie Weisner. The Lady Crusaders would tack on one more in the bottom of the first before erupting for five in the bottom of the second. Unable to capitalize with runners on base, Bradford failed to find a retaliation, instead ending the game on the wrong end of a shutout. 

Daisy Greene, who picked up two strikeouts through four innings in the circle, ended with the Lady Owls lone hit of the day, going 1-for-2. 

With no rest for the weary, Bradford will return home for two games against St. Marys and DuBois on Tuesday and Wednesday, before heading back out on the road for a fourth and final straight game against Clearfield on Thursday. All three are set to begin at 4 p.m.

AT ST MARYS

Bradford 000 00 R:0 H:1 E:7

Elk County Catholic 250 5X R:12 H:10 E:0

Bradford: Greene (2 SO, 0 BB) and Sipko

Elk County Catholic: Weisner (3 SO, 2 BB) and Geci

Portville 14, Cattaraugus-Little Valley 0

CATTARAUGUS, NY – Big bats and efficient pitching carried the Panthers to win No. 5 as they blanked the Timberwolves. 

While Ella Warters defended the diamond with nine strikeouts through five innings, three Panthers ended with multiple hits at the plate. Warters herself went a perfect 2-for-2, scoring three times and driving in another score, while Alexa Schoonover ended 2-for-4 with two runs. Isabella finished 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI, followed by Harlee Weatherly went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI as well. 

At 5-3, Portville will next see Ellicottville on Wednesday at 5 p.m. before hosting Friendship Scio on Saturday at 11 a.m.

AT CATTARAUGUS

Portville 104 054 0 R:14 H:11 E:0

Cattaraugus-Little Valley 000 000 0 R:0 H:3 E:2

Portville: Warters (9 SO, 0 BB), Maedl (5) (1 SO, 2 BB) and Young

Cattaraugus-Little Valley: Rogan (2 SO, 4 BB),Preston (6) (2 SO, 2 BB) and Whitmore

HS BASEBALL

Allegany-Limestone 2, Salamanca 1

ALLEGANY, NY – After finally knotting the game in the top of the sixth, late miscues let the Warriors’ comeback slip from their grasp as they split the season series with the Gators. 

Following a blowout win over A-L three days before, Salamanca saw a different experience in the rematch, falling behind by one in the bottom of the first and unable to respond. 

Five frames later, the Warriors ultimately found a late rebuttal as Ethan Baxter-Drain rounded home on a wild pitch. However, heading into the bottom of the inning, Salamanca even footing with a walk with the bases loaded. Again down by one with just one chance to salvage a win, the Warriors failed to find an answer, instead being put out in four and falling to 0.500 at 4-4. 

Payton Bradley led the Warriors at the plate, ending 2-for-4 while Bronx Foster and Dylan Rhodes carried the load for the Gators at 1-for-3 and 1-for-2 respectively. Isaiah Fisher and Tayden Margeson scored for A-L 

AT ALLEGANY 

Salamanca 000 001 0 R:1 H:3 E:0

Allegany-Limestone 100 001 X R:2 H:2 E:0

Salamanca: Farnum (5 SO, 5 BB), Stahlman (6) (0 SO, 0 BB) and Bradley

Allegany-Limestone: Margeson (7 SO, 4 BB), Chouinard (6) (3 SO, 0 BB) and Cowburn

Falconer 3, Portville 2

PORTVILLE, NY – Despite a late rally, the Panthers were unable to complete the comeback, ultimately tallying their fifth loss of the season as they were swept by the Golden Falcons. 

Ty Kosinski led Portville, ending with a team-high two hits in three trips to the plate while Parker Keim and Aiden DeFazio both ended 1-for-4. DeFazio also recorded eight strikeouts through five innings on the mound. 

AT PORTVILLE

Falconer 020 000 1 R:X H:X E:X

Portville 000 000 2 R:X H:X E:X

Falconer: Sharpe (9 SO, 1 BB), Bianco (7) (1 SO, 0 BB) and Stenstrom

Portville: DeFazio (8 SO, 2 BB), Keim (6) (0 SO, 4 BB), Wenke (7) (0 SO, 0 BB) and Chudy

HS GOLF

Olean 37, Falconer 18

Jamestown 38, Olean 17

Jamestown 40, Falconer 15

JAMESTOWN, NY – The Olean boys golf team split a pair of results at Moonbrook Country Club, defeating Falconer but falling to Jamestown.

Jamestown’s Evan Maloney was the medalist on the day with his score of 34.

Olean’s best score came from Adrian Bohdanowycz, who carded a 49. 

GIRLS LACROSSE

Clarence 18, Salamanca  7

CLARENCE, NY – With four points (three goals, one assist) Leilene McComber recorded her 200th career point for the Warriors in their loss to Clarence.

Liana Jimerson also hit a career milestone in the loss, tallying her 300th career save. She made 17 saves on 35 shot attempts on the night.

Also scoring for Salamanca was Myla Galante, Sophia Hodara, Keira Bova and Jorja Miller.

TRACK AND FIELD

OLEAN, NY – At the Olean Invitational this past weekend, Paloma Haas highlighted the Salamanca girls track and field efforts.

Hass placed third in discus with a distance of 85-01. She also took eighth in shot put.

Kaylin Lemon placed fourth in the steeplechase with a time of 9:15.5 and took fifth in the 400m hurdles with a 1:22.78 time.

Kylynne Day placed sixth in shot put with a 27-04.5 distance.

The 3200m relay team of Ireland Fidurko, Lailee Pierce, Thia Chudy and Lemon took fifth. 

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OLEAN — Olean baseball head coach Les DeGolier described Austin Miles as the heartbeat of the team.

In an 11-0, six-inning mercy rule win over Fredonia, he was exactly that.

From start to finish, Miles was center stage for the Huskies.

After returning from an injury he picked up during this past football season and recording two quality starts on the mound, his third start might have been the best of the bunch. Through five innings, he racked up eight strikeouts and walked one batter without giving up a hit. Landon Johnson, who came in for relief, did not give up a hit in his inning on the bump either, solidifying a combined no-hitter.

But that’s not where Miles’ contributions ended. With a bat in his hands, he was just as dangerous. From the leadoff spot, Miles went 2-for-4 with a run, four RBI and a 3-run home run.

“He certainly is a complete package, and to have him healthy is obviously the biggest cog of this team,” DeGolier said of Miles. “His three starts so far this year have been dang near about as perfect as you can get. We slid him back into the lead off position because he’s the heart and soul, and he gets things started for us. If he’s rolling, we’re gonna be rolling. He’s certainly a special player.”

And while it wasn’t necessarily required on the day, the overall depth of the Huskies’ pitching unit has been critical to the team’s success. In its most recent game, at Fredonia, Noah Cartmill threw a complete game, striking out 13, walking two and giving up just four hits.

“It was one of the things I was excited about going into the season,” DeGolier said of his rotation of pitchers. “I feel like since I’ve started coaching, this is the most depth that I’ve had at that position. Being able to rely on a bunch of arms, I think we have five or six strong players that we have a lot of confidence in, that’s huge. It allows us to do things like give Miles a little shorter of a day to rest up for his next start. And we’re fully confident in the guy that comes behind him.”

Miles was certainly the star of the show, but not to be glossed over is the production Olean got from the rest of the team.

The Huskies’ last game at home was a 5-4 walk-off win over Southwestern which DeGolier dubbed a ‘complete team game.’ He got another one against the Hillbillies.

Olean tallied 10 hits as a team, with four players (Miles, Alex Jones, Dom Myers and Gehrig Perry) recording two hits apiece. Also all but one player made it across home plate at some point in the contest with Tyler Sullivan being responsible for three of the 11 runs his team scored.

After making a slight change following a three-up, three-down first inning, the Olean offense was unstoppable.

“We started a little slow, in the first inning, we were popping the ball up, we were kind of getting under it a little,” DeGolier said. “We told them to get on top of the ball a little bit more, focus on hitting line drives, and once we started doing that, we find the gaps, we get the hits. That was one of our things we were conscious of. We didn’t really cash in runners in scoring positions last Friday, and we wanted to make sure that we did that today. I thought, especially in the later innings, we certainly did that.”

Olean’s Dom Myers (11) connects on a pitch against Fredonia. Myers went 2-for-4 with two RBI for the Huskies in their win. (Spencer Bates)

Another aspect of the win that DeGolier praised was the defense. It was the second consecutive game for the Huskies without an error and highlighting the effort behind Miles and Johnson was Gehrig Perry at shortstop, who picked and dished with expertise all afternoon.

“He’s huge. He’s smooth at short. He’s a little vacuum cleaner,” DeGolier said of Perry. “He plays the game the right way. It’s really fun to coach kids like him, and there’s a bunch of them on this team, but it’s certainly fun to watch Gehrig play short.”

Olean now finds itself in the midst of a three-game win streak and sitting with a 6-1 overall record.

It will look to put another tally in the win column on April 29 at 5 p.m. when it hosts Salamanca.

AT OLEAN

Fredonia 000 000 X R:0 H:0 E:3

Olean 040 304 X R:11 H:10 E:0

Fred: Miles (8 SO, 1 BB), Johnson (0 SO, 1 BB) and DeGolier

OL: Tabone (1 SO, 2 BB), Conroy (1 SO, 0 BB) and Frame

Olean Star

OLEAN — An Olean woman organized an Earth Day cleanup of the banks along the Allegheny River and Olean Creek that netted dozens of orange bags filled with trash on Saturday.

Faith Hustak came up with the idea of cleaning up along waterways in the city — Trash the Trash – Save the River and promoted it through a Facebook page and word of mouth. The Elk’s Club was also invited to participate.

On Saturday, two dozen volunteers showed up at Lincoln Park to get their assignments and orange plastic bags for the trash. After a safety talk, they fanned out to several sites along both the creek and river in the city. 

Due to a steady rain, everyone wore rain gear and boots. They wore gloves for safety and worked in pairs. They found the dikes a little slippery from the rain.

“We found some unusual items — a deer head and another skull,” Hustak said later. She said she had been thinking about a cleanup for some time. 

“I thought it would be a good time now since Olean has been experiencing major sewer issues and the Senecas were quite upset,” Hustak said. Mayor Amy Sherburne was receptive to the idea when Hustak approached her last month and gave her the go ahead.

City crews will weigh and collect the plastic bags of trash on Monday at Franchot Park where they were brought to from staging areas along the waterways, Hustak said.

She invited schools, clubs, companies and friends to the cleanup and invited others through the Trash the Trash — Save the River! Facebook page.

“I’d do this again,” Hustak told the Olean Star on Sunday. “I did get positive feedback saying it was fun and well-organized. People noted they were happy to help. The only negative would be there is so much more trash out there.” 

After falling behind 1-0 early, the Owls surged in the top of the second. Suffering two outs in the first five batters, Bradford then erupted seeing first an RBI-single from Sean Ward followed by a two-run double from Lucas Wallace and finally a two-run homer from Tarren Reese. However, with a 6-1 lead, their offense sputtered out from there. Meanwhile, the Cardinals caught up sooner rather than later, scoring five runs over the next two frames. 

Through the final three innings of regulation, the scoreboard remained deadlocked at six, forcing an extra do-or-die frame. Unable to find the spark for a second time, Bradford was dispatched in just three. Then, giving up two walks in four batters, the Owls saw one last hit, a double from Carter Himes, hand them their eighth loss of the season. 

Combining for five RBIs and two runs, Wallace and Reese both ended 1-for-4, while Brody Haviland scored once on a similar 1-for-4 day at the plate. Haviland also produced nine strikeouts during his four innings on the mound. 

AT DUBOIS

Bradford 060 000 0 R:6 H:4 E:4

DuBois Central 103 200 1 R:7 H:9 E:3

Bradford: Haviland (9 SO, 2 BB), Reese (5) (6 SO, 1 BB) and Gow

DuBois Central: Zatsick (12 SO, 0 BB), Himes (4 SO, 0 BB) and Keller

Smethport 12, Eisenhower 4

SMETHPORT, PA – Eight runs in the bottom of the sixth catapulted the Hubbers ahead of the Knights as they picked up their sixth win of the season. 

Mason Swanson led the charge for Smethport, finishing a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate with two runs scored and four more batted in. Zach Hungiville also had three hits during his four appearances in the batters’ box, producing two runs and two RBIs while Colin Riekofsky batted in one RBI through a 2-for-4 afternoon. Tending the mound for six innings, Riekofsky also came away with 11 strikeouts. 

AT SMETHPORT

Eisenhower 000 040 0 R:4 H:6 E:2

Smethport 002 118 X R:12 H:12 E:1

Eisenhower: Palmieri (3 SO, 4 BB), Fedorchuk (6) and Neall

Smethport: Riekofsky (11 SO, 1 BB), Hungiville (7) (0 SO, 1 BB) and Young

Falconer 10, Portville 6

FALCONER, NY – Despite building up an early lead, the Panthers’ were unable to defend their spot atop the scoreboard, dropping their fourth defeat of the season.

Dylan Chudy and Jo Dieteman both ended 2-for-3 in the loss, combining for three RBIs while Aiden DeFazio finished with two RBIs and one run scored. 

AT FALCONER

Portville 011 000 4 R:6 H:5 E:3

Falconer 050 221 X R:10 H:11 E:1

Portville: Kosinski (2 SO, 7 BB), Keim (5) (2 SO, 1 BB) and Chudy

Falconer: Stenstrom (13 SO, 2 BB), Knopp (7) (0 SO, 3 BB), Washington (7) (1 SO, 0 BB) and Ribaudo

Otto-Eldred 12, Hinsdale 1, 5 innings

ELRED, PA – Consistent work at the plate helped the Terrors capture their second win of the year in their interstate clash with the Bobcats.

Colby Wilcox finished 1-for-2 for O-E, crushing a four-run homer in the bottom of the second. Michael Sheeler ended 1-for-2 with two RBIs and one run scored, while Wyatt Blendinger scored twice and batted one other run in during his 1-for-2 day at the plate. On the mound, Ryan Schenfield fanned six batters through five frames. 

AT ELDRED

Hinsdale 001 00 R:1 H:4 E:1

Otto-Eldred 363 0X R:12 H:5 E:1

Hinsdale: Childs (2 SO, 7 BB), Forney (2 SO, 0 BB) and Bergstrom 

Otto-Eldred: Schenfield (6 SO, 3 BB) and Splain

Olean 3, Fredonia 1

FREDONIA, NY – Noah Cartmill’s dominant performance on the mound led the Huskies to their fifth win of the season as they took down the Hillbillies on the road.

Through a full seven frames, Cartmill’s arm was virtually untouchable, fanning 13 batters while giving up just four hits. Meanwhile, Caine DeGolier led Olean at the plate, ending 1-for-2 with two RBIs. Dom Myers and Ethan Woodring both scored once during the win, going 1-for-4 and 1-for-3, respectively, while Landon Johnson had a team-high two hits in four trips to the batters’ box. 

AT FREDONIA

Olean 010 100 1 R:3 H:6 E:0

Fredonia 010 000 0 R:1 H:4 E:1

Olean: Cartmill (13 SO, 2 BB) and DeGolier

Fredonia: Cowen (4 SO, 4 BB), Tabone (7) (2 SO, 0 BB) and Frame

At the plate, Amelia Jones led the Huskies, recording a game-high four hits during her five appearances and producing four runs and two more batted in. Ava Finch followed in suit with three hits in five trips to the plate, scoring three times and recording two RBIs while Anna Bates finished 2-for-5 with a team-high three RBIs and one run scored. Tiana Maine anchored the defense from the circle, pounding the zone for 13 strikeouts while allowing just four hits. 

Now sitting at 5-3, Olean will look to string together a third consecutive win as they travel to Randolph for a Saturday showing at 11 a.m.

AT DUNKIRK

Olean 011 431 6 R:16 H:17 E:3

Dunkirk 102 000 0 R:3 H:4 E:3

Olean: Maine (13 SO, 4 BB) and Bates

Dunkirk: Grann (2 SO, 2 BB), Sutton (5) (0 SO, 4 BB) and Krzanowicz

Southwestern 8, Salamanca 5

JAMESTOWN, NY – Despite nearly doubling its hosts’ hit tally on the night, Salamanca fell to Southwestern.

The Warriors made a late push with two runs in the top of the seventh inning, but were unable to complete the rally. Charli Ross was 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI while Addy Earley was also 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI.

AT JAMESTOWN

Salamanca 210 000 2 R:5 H:11 E:5

Southwestern 402 011 X R:8 H:6 E:0

Salamanca: Ross (7 SO, 7 BB) and Bacelli

Southwestern: Burnett (11 SO, 2 BB), Silakowski (3 SO, 1 BB) and Carlson

HS BASEBALL

Port Allegany 15, Smethport 0, 4 innings

PORT ALLEGANY, PA – An 11-run first inning laid the foundation for the Gators’ eighth consecutive win of the season as they completed the season sweep over Smethport.

Nick Wilfong was flawless at the plate throughout the win, coming away with three hits in three trips and recording three runs and three RBIs. Chase Boyd ended 2-for-3 with four RBIs and one run scored, followed by Gavin Moses’ 1-for-1 day which saw two RBIs and one runs scored. 

At 8-0, Port will next see Cameron County at home on Tuesday. That game, which is slated for a 4:30 p.m. start, will also be when the Gators honor their seniors. 

AT PORT ALLEGANY

Smethport   000  0 R:0 H:1 E:0

Port Allegany (11)20 2 R:15 H:10 E:0

Smethport: Hungiville (0 SO, 4 BB), Swanson (1) (0 SO, 5 BB), Holmberg (2) (3 SO, 2 BB) and Cooney

Port Allegany: Petruzzi (2 SO, 0 BB), Wilfong (3) (3 SO, 0 BB) and Boyd

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OLEAN — Prior to his last at-bat of the game, Olean’s Caine DeGolier was called over for a quick meeting with head coach Les DeGolier.

With the two batters preceding him reaching base and his team tied up at 4-4 with Southwestern in the bottom of the seventh inning, the baton was passed to him. All that was needed for a walk-off victory was a base hit.

Falling behind in the count 0-2, Caine DeGolier swung away and sent a hanging curveball into the opposite field, which scored Dom Myers, solidifying a 5-4 win.

“I told (Caine), ‘you know what you’re gonna see; spin,’” Les DeGolier said. “It’s not his favorite pitch to swing at, but when you know it’s coming, it’s different. ‘You practiced this Caine, you can do this. You’re gonna see three of them. Make sure you just time one of them up.’ Hitting it to right-center field is exactly how you teach a kid to hit a curve. Instead of smoking it on the top, pounding it into the ground and grounding out, you stay right through it. Textbook.”

The Huskies, squaring off against the Trojans for the second time in as many days, had done everything right through six innings of work, starting on the mound.

Austin Miles, in his second start since his return from injury, put together yet another superb stat line. Striking out nine batters and conceding just four hits, he put his team in the driver’s seat.

The Olean offense fed off the momentum Miles had provided and jumped out to a 4-1 lead after three innings. However, its lead did not come unearned.

Southwestern’s starting pitcher, Lucas Genareo, had some serious speed behind his deliveries, which forced the Huskies to adjust. They withheld from chasing pitches outside the zone and let the Trojans put themselves behind the 8-ball.

But even when the hosts were on base, they were not done causing chaos. Critically, two of Olean’s runs on the day came as a result of smart, opportunistic base-running.

“We took a little something from last night, and put some pressure on them,” Les DeGolier said of his team’s strategy.
”We thought that we could make some things happen by pushing it on the basepaths, and that seemed to work.”

Olean’s Dom Myers swings at a pitch against Southwestern. Myers went 3-for-4 with two runs for the Huskies in their win over the Trojans. (Spencer Bates)

In the latter innings of his outing, Miles conceded a few bases to the Trojans and a four-pitch walk that put a runner in scoring position in the fifth frame brought Les DeGolier out of the dugout for a chat. Notably, he left Miles in, showing he had trust in his man on the mound, and in response Miles struck out the last batter of the inning and got through the sixth unscathed as well.

“It’s composure and it’s belief,” Les DeGolier said. “Believing in themselves, individually, and believing in their teammates. This is a strong team, and they see each other make plays, they know that everybody can do it, that everybody can contribute. That carries over and gives them some confidence.”

Olean’s win was put in jeopardy as Southwestern scored two runs off relief pitcher Gehrig Perry to tie the game in the seventh. Les DeGolier stuck with Perry for as long as possible, but eventually made a change, putting Landon Johnson on the mound.

Johnson was tasked with preventing any more damage, a daunting task with just one out on the board and the bases loaded.

Johnson, just like Miles and Caine DeGolier, put on display the mental fortitude and resilience that radiates from this Olean team, retiring the Trojans with back-to-back strikeouts.

“It was a complete team game,” Les DeGolier said. “We talked before the game about having each other’s backs. We did have a couple of miscues, which is sort of uncharacteristic of us. … (Gehrig) got in a jam at the end there, but Landon came in and shut them down and gave us a chance to win the game. Those types of things, that’s why this team is strong, and that’s why this team is special.”

With the win, Olean moved to 4-1 on the season. It will travel to face Fredonia for its next game, on April 24 at 5 p.m.

AT OLEAN

Southwestern 100 100 2 R:4 H:5 E:5

Olean 112 000 1 R:5 H:10 E:2

SW: L. Genareo (5 SO, 2 BB), W. Genareo (4 SO, 1 BB), Watkins (0 SO, 0 BB) and Stump

OL: Miles (9 SO, 3 BB), Perry (0 SO, 3 BB), Johnson (2 SO, 0 BB) and DeGolier

After battling for seven innings with St. Marys on Saturday, the Owls quickly found themselves in a hole in the rematch, allowing seven through the first three frames. Although they put a run on the scoreboard in the top of the third with a sacrifice bunt from Max Gow, the Owls were unable to get past the opposing ace, Tysen Beimel, who came away with eight strikeouts through four innings on the mound. 

Bradford scored another pair of runs in the top of the fifth with an RBI-double from Jaron Lohrman and a single from Gow, however, their gains went in vain as St. Marys tacked on another five runs in retaliation, concluding the game in five innings. 

Gow ended with two RBIs, scoring Braylan Austin twice, while Tarren Reese finished 1-for-3 and both Lohrman and Lucas Wallace ended 1-for-2. 

Sitting at 3-7, Bradford will conclude the week on the road, heading to DuBois Central Catholic for a Friday game at 4:15 p.m.

AT ST. MARYS

Bradford 001 02 R:3 H:4 E:3

St. Marys 205 15 R:13 H:7 E:3

Bradford: Bell (1 SO, 3 BB), Parisella (3) (0 SO, 2 BB), Austin (4) (2 SO, 6 BB), Pogue (5) (0 SO, 0 BB) and Haviland

St. Marys: Beimel (8 SO, 2 BB), Nedzinski (5) (0 SO, 0 BB) and Cheatle

Oswayo Valley 10, Otto-Eldred 7

SHINGLEHOUSE, PA – Allowing a wave of runs in the first frame, the Terrors were unable to complete the comeback as they suffered their eight loss of the season. 

Scoring on a combination of well placed shots and O-E errors, the Green Wave built up an early advantage early, entering the second frame up 9-0. Although the Terrors immediately began chipping away at the deficit, scoring runs in all of the next four innings, the mountain ahead of them was too high to climb. 

Grady VanCamp finished 3-for-4 at the plate for O-E with one run batted in, while Colby Wilcox went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Macaibe Splain ended 1-for-3 with an RBI as well, followed by Jack Sherry, who scored twice.

At 1-8, O-E’s challenges are far from over. On Wednesday, they will see the North Tier League-leading Port Allegany Gators. That game will be played in Eldred at 4:30 p.m.

AT SHINGLEHOUSE

Otto-Eldred 021 220 0 R:7 H:9 E:4

Oswayo Valley 901 000 X R:10 H:8 E:1

Otto-Eldred: Sherry (0 SO, 3 BB), R. Schenfield (1) (1 SO, 2 BB), Collins (2) (2 SO, 2 BB) and Splain

Oswayo Valley: Welch (4 SO, 5 BB), Karver (4) (0 SO, 2 BB), McCleaft (5) (1 SO, 1 BB), Karr (7) (1 SO, 0 BB) and Karr

Southwestern 10, Olean 9

JAMESTOWN, NY – Despite scoring five runs in the final frame, Olean’s comeback hopes fell just shy as they lost their first game of the season. 

Landon Johnson ended 2-for-5 with two runs scored, followed by Dom Myers, who ended 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. Gehrig Perry also went 2-for-4 with one RBI. 

Olean will see the Trojans again on Wednesday, when they take the battle to their home turf. That game is set for a 5 p.m. start. 

AT JAMESTOWN

Olean 010 210 5 R:9 H:9 E:2

Jamestown 343 000 X R:10 H:13 E:4

Olean: Cartmill (3 SO, 5 BB), Teachman (2) (3 SO, 3 BB) and DeGolier

Jamestown: Charles (4 SO, 2 BB), Harris (5) (2 SO, 1 BB), Genareo (7) (2 SO, 0 BB) and Stump

Fredonia 6, Salamanca 5

SALAMANCA, NY – Although picking up an early lead, the Warriors’ hopes of a third straight win were dashed as the Hillbillies pulled out a 5-1 scoring run. 

Payton Bradley carried the load for Salamanca, finishing with three hits in four trips to the plate and coming away with three runs and one run scored. 

Salamanca will have a shot of redemption on Wednesday, when they see Fredonia again at home. That game is set for a 5 p.m. start. 

AT SALAMANCA

Fredonia 011 310 0 R:6 H:6 E:0

Salamanca 130 010 0 R:5 H:5 E:5

Fredonia: Cowan (7 SO, 4 BB), Tabone (5) (7 SO, 1 BB) and Frame

Salamanca: Farnum (3 SO, 2 BB), Bradley (5) (5 SO, 2 BB) and Bradley

Softball

Olean 12, Salamanca 0, 5 innings

OLEAN, NY – Blazing bats and staunch work in the circle gave way to a dominating win for the Huskies as they picked up their third win in the past four games. 

Seven of Olean’s batters picked up hits on the day, with Ava Finch leading the pack with three in four trips to the plate, contributing three runs and one RBI. Ari Finch and Ally Anastasia both ended 2-for-4, while Tiana Maine ended 1-for-3 with one run scored and four runs batted in. In the circle, Maine also fanned six batters while only giving up a single hit. 

With two more games this week, the Huskies take to the road, first seeing Dunkirk on Thursday at 5 p.m. and Randolph on Saturday at 11 a.m. 

AT OLEAN

Salamanca 000 00 R:0 H:1 E:4

Olean 212 52 R:12 H:11 E:1

Salamanca: Ross (2 SO, 3 BB) and Bacelli

Olean: Maine (6 SO, 1 BB) and Bates

Portville 10, North Collins 0

PORTVILLE, NY – Behind Ella Warters’ massive day at both the plate and in the circle, the Panthers earned their third straight win of the season.

Allowing just four hits through seven frames, Warters continuously dispatched the Eagles, tallying nine strikeouts. In the batters’ box, she came away with three runs scored and two more batted in on a 3-for-4 afternoon. Isabella Morales also finished 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBIs, followed by Madison Ford’s 2-for-4 day with three runs. 

AT PORTVILLE

North Collins 000 000 0 R:0 H:4 E:3

Portville 203 023 X R:10 H:13 E:1

North Collins: N/A

Portville: Warters (9 SO, 1 BB) and Zeigler

Allegany-Limestone 15, Southwestern 0, 5 innings

ALLEGANY, NY – A barrage of batting that saw six Gators come away with two or more hits produced a fourth consecutive win for A-L. 

Along with her five strikeouts while tending the circle, Kailey Truman also came away with a team-high three hits, three runs and two RBIs while at the plate. Riley Sudbrook collected a team-high three RBIs alongside two runs scored during her 2-for-4 day, while Summer Rhow ended 2-for-3 with three runs and two RBIs. Kendall Lemon, Mya Haynes and Kennedy Honeck combined for six hits, three runs and four RBIs during the Gators’ seventh win of the season. 

A-L’s next contest will be on Saturday at 11 a.m. when they host Dunkirk. 

AT ALLEGANY

Southwestern 000 00 R:0 H:1 E:7

Allegany-Limestone 365 1X R:15 H:15 E:0

Southwestern: Silakowski (3 SO, 0 BB), Burnett (4) (3 SO, 1 BB) and Carlson

Allegany-Limestone: K. Truman (5 SO, 0 BB) and P. Truman

St. Marys 14, Bradford 0, 5 innings

ST. MARYS, PA – Giving up double-digit runs in the inaugural frame of the day, Bradford was unable to recover as they fell to 1-6.

Alexis Kicior finished 2-for-3 in the loss. 

AT ST. MARYS

Bradford 000 00 R:0 H:4 E:4

St. Marys (11)02 1 R:14 H:10 E:0

Bradford: Zandy (1 SO, 3 BB) and SipkoSt. Marys: Eckels (4 SO, 3 BB) and Mertz

Track and Field

Boys: 

Port Allegany 93, Northern Potter 57

Port Allegany 108, Johnsonburg 42

Port Allegany 109, Otto-Eldred 41

Northern Potter 74, Otto-Eldred 68

Girls: 

Port Allegany 95, Johnsonburg 54

Port Allegany 111, Otto-Eldred 37

Port Allegany 117, Northern Potter 27

Otto-Eldred 67, Northern Potter 47

PORT ALLEGANY, PA – Sweeping the field of competition, the Port Allegany boys track and field team secured the North Tier League title as they finished 6-0 in the league. 

The Gators had two athletes double in the afternoon, with Isac Amell winning both the 110 hurles and the triple jump and Ethan Tarbox taking first in the shot put and discus. For the girls, Kylee Pelchy won in both the 200 meter dash and long jump. 

BOYS

AT PORT ALLEGANY

100: Sherman (NoPo) 11.30, 200: Sherman (NoPo) 23.20, 400: Sherman (NoPo) 52.20, 800: White (NoPo) 2:25.60, 1,600: Magnusson (JB) 4:57.40, 3,200: Housler (O-E) 11:34.00, 400 relay: Port Allegany 47.20, 1,600 relay: Port Allegany 3:46.40, 3,200 relay: Port Allegany 10:00.20, 110 hurdles: Amell (PA) 17.10, 300 hurdles: Reed (NoPo) 46.70, long jump: Rees (O-E) 18-1.5, triple jump: Amell (PA) 38-4, high jump: Lindberg (JB) 6-0, shot put: Tarbox (PA) 49-9.5, discus: Tarbox (PA) 150-9.5, pole vault: Kiser (PA) 11-0, javelin: M. Schenfield (O-E) 117-8.5

GIRLS

AT PORT ALLEGANY

100: Jones (JB) 13.70, 200: Pelchy (PA) 28.80, 400: Abbey (NoPo) 1:07.20, 800: I. Lehmeier (PA) 2:34.70, 1,600: Martin (NoPo) 6:02.70, 3,200: Martin (NoPo) 13:09.80, 400 relay: Port Allegany 53.60, 1,600 relay:Port Allegany 4:20.60, 3,200 relay: Port Allegany 14.04.00 100 hurdles: Macafee (JB) 16.80, 300 hurdles: Macafee (JB) 48.10, long jump: Pelchy (PA) 13-4.5, triple jump: McDivitt (O-E) 28-7, high jump: Ginther (JB) 5-0, shot put: Myers (JB) 31-8, discus: Myers (JB) 94-10.5, pole vault: Zameroski (JB) 9-6, javelin: Mahon (PA) 86-6.5

The reigning Big 30 Coach of the Year is stepping down from his position in the program that he had been a part of in some aspect over the last three decades.

In his place this upcoming fall, Terry Burrows will put on the headset.

Burrows has been a part of the school’s football program for the last 15 years, making stops at every level from modified all the way to his position as the defensive coordinator of the varsity team this past season.

The Huskies finished with a 4-5 overall record in 2025 and went 4-3 in Section 6 Class B2.