Monday Roundup: Dunbar holds Olean to 1 hit, early start by Lady Lions offense cements 5-1 rain-shortened win in latest road trip; B-R baseball stymied by Port A, Fillmore golf sweeps road tri-match

OLEAN — Another pirouetting whirlwind of rain drenched the area on Monday, putting a damper on yet another evening of action around Allegany County in an already hectic Spring season with just over two weeks left to go until Sectionals.

For the Lady Lions of Wellsville, they hopped on the bus and beat out the monsooning precipitation for battle against the Olean Lady Huskies. Right before the rain’s arrival at the very end of battle in the seventh forced an early close to the fight, the defending Class B State Champions showcased a bounty of offense in the first three innings to set the tone, as they went past their Section VI rivals with a 5-1 road win.

Wellsville (12-2) wasted no time in their opening sequence to build an early advantage over top of Olean, scoring four of their nine hits — one of them supplying the game’s first run off an RBI from Kennedy Perry. After back-to-back 1-2-3 innings were handed out by Makenna Dunbar in the circle, the Lady Lions maintained the momentum with three more runs in the third inning off four more hits.

Dunbar continued her dominance in the circle with three straight strikeouts in the bottom of the third before Olean scavenged their first and only hit of the game. The final run for the Lady Lions came in the top of the sixth inning off a Brynn Hallock single before the Lady Huskies cancelled out the run with their first in the bottom of the sixth.

In the seventh, the rain came pouring down onto the turf complex in Olean, which forced the closure of battle after six complete innings of play, allowing the Lady Lions to fully secure a phenomenal performance despite the inclement conditions.

Leading the bats at the dish were Hallock and Teagan Burke, each recording two hits and combining for three RBI. Ayla Faulkner, Natalie Adams, Makenna Dunbar, Lindsay Stuck and Hailey Cowburn all had a hit to chip in towards the nine-hit effort.

On the mound, Dunbar went all six innings to put the finishing touches on a one-hit performance, fanning seven and walking two.

The Lady Lions are back on the field Friday night over the road, visiting the Cuba-Rushford Lady Rebels at 5 p.m.

Wellsville 103 001 — 5 9 3

Olean 000 001 — 1 1 2

WLSV – Makenna Dunbar (WP) (CG, 7K, 2BB) and Lindsay Stuck.

OLE – Emma Edwards (LP) (CG, 4K) and Anna Bates.

BASEBALL

Port Allegany 8, Bolivar-Richburg 6

BOLIVAR — When it rains, it will usually pour. On Monday, that was the case in Bolivar.

Across the offensive front, 10 of the game’s 14 total runs were issued in the first three innings of play, with an explosive start from the Wolverines of Bolivar-Richburg illuminating the way forward immediately. But after an early pitching change from visiting Port Allegany, the complexion of the game changed completely, as they shut down the Wolverines offense across the next four innings of play.

In the same swing, the Gators catapulted into the driver’s seat with seven unanswered runs of their own to take complete control, harnessing all the momentum straight to the end to keep Bolivar-Richburg at bay with an 8-6 victory.

Bolivar-Richburg (6-3) lit the flame right in the middle of their opening at-bats, exploding off to the races with a rapid 5-0 lead of the Gators — two of those off another devastating triple from Tavyn MacDonell, that was threatened following a crucial call to the bullpen by the Gators a short time later.

With the entrance of Derek Smith onto the rubber across the next five innings of work, he was sublime, tossing four consecutive shutout innings consisting of 11 strikeouts and four walks to extinguish the Wolverines and their flame at the plate.

In return, the momentum he provided then shifted to the bats beginning in the top half of the second, where the Gators supplied the first of seven straight runs through the next three innings of play — four more stemming in a top of the third to tie the game at five before two additional runs in the fourth stanza allowed them to catapult ahead.

Despite now falling into their first deficit of the game, the Wolverines attempted to climb back late in the sixth with multiple runners occupying the bases, getting just one to come across the plate on special teams before Port Allegany retrieved the lost run in the top of the seventh for good. The hosts were granted one final opportunity to create a level playing surface with their opposition on perhaps their best chance to walk things off.

But with the bases jammed, the Gators were able to navigate their way off the field without any more harm done on the scoreboard, as their miraculous response in the early sequences allowed them to keep their lead fully intact.

The Wolverines collected six runs off six hits, with Braden Zilker fanning one and walking three across his four inning start. On the attack, Landon Barkley paced the sticks with a 3-for-4 outing, registering a triple and scoring two runs. Tavyn MacDonell had two hits, driving in a pair. Mason Baldwin had a double.

In quick turnaround fashion tonight, Bolivar-Richburg returns to their home turf for yet another challenging battle, as they prepare to host defending Class D State Champion Arkport-Canaseraga at 5 p.m.

Port Allegany 014 200 1 — 8 13 1

Bolivar-Richburg 500 001 0 — 6 6 1

PA – Levi Howard (K, 2BB), Derek Smith (WP, 1) (11K, 4BB), Nicholas Wilfong (6) (2K, 3BB) and Chase Boyd.

B-R – Braden Zilker (LP) (K, 3BB), Connor Margeson (5) (K, 2BB), Landon Barkley (7) (K) and Tavyn MacDonell.

GOLF

Fillmore sweeps road tri-match with Mt. Morris, Keshequa

NUNDA — Although the rain soaked most of the action at the Woodlynn Hills Golf Course in Nunda on Monday, the Eagles of Fillmore were able to defy the conditions and score two more victories against Mount Morris and host Keshequa through six holes of action, as they utilized Anderson Wiltsey’s team-leading round to supply a 134-150 win over the Blue Devils and a 134-149 win over the Wildcats.

Wiltsey was the top golfer out on the links for the Eagles, winners of six straight, as the Fillmore (6-1) senior assembled a team-low round of 29. Behind him was Sam Cool, who recorded a 34. Aiden Freeman pitched in a 35, while Jameson Rhett rounded off the scorecard with his round of 36.

Mount Morris was led by the medalist round of 26 shot by Rowan Clester. For Keshequa, Gavin Smit led the way with the team’s lowest round of 32.

The Eagles are back on the course Wednesday afternoon with a 4 p.m. visit to the Wellsville Country Club to meet the host Lions.

Bolivar-Richburg at Cuba-Rushford — No report.