Friday Sectionals: No. 6 Eagles offense gets going early to lay foundation down for 21-2 rout of No. 11 Hammondsport, Fillmore golf advances to 2nd straight Class D Finals behind Freeman, Wiltsey

HOUGHTON — The second season is a stage where you cannot afford to make mistakes. A stage where one single visit to the loss column also serves as the end of the line. You have to be at your absolute best in order to make it the entire Sectional distance and have a shot to go for championship glory.

At the start of Friday evening’s game at Houghton University, an early error from the sixth-seeded Eagles of Fillmore forced a very alacritous conversation on the mound between head coach Kaiden Bowers and his infielders. From that point forward since that moment, the Eagles went on to assemble an irrepressible performance to commence their Sectional trek.

In short: Message received.

After doubling their lead against No. 11 Hammondsport through the opening frame, the Eagles made hay while the sun shined, using multiple errors committed by the Lakers defense along with an overwhelming influx of hits to set the stage for a first round explosion to earn their place in the Class D Quarterfinal round, as they vehemently marched to victory by a 21-2 final tally.

With the Lakers navigating their way onto the scoreboard first on a putout to the left side of the infield, it would be the only run they would receive through the first four innings, as Fillmore (11-7) buckled down in a big way to capitalize on an offensive earthquake that consisted of 11 straight runs. With a 2-1 lead now in hand after RBIs from both Isaac Wilcox and Jack Boon, the Eagles soared even higher in the second with five more runs off a flurry of Hammondsport errors to pair alongside a two-run single by Boon straight up the middle into center field, branching their lead to six.

The two teams proceeded to trade a scoreless barb through the third inning before Fillmore went right back to work in the bottom of the fourth, keeping the Lakers off the board with another four-run building block to eclipse the double-digit marker for the contest.

The Lakers were able to find their way back onto the board one more time in the fifth before the Eagles finished off their win with 10 more runs — seven of them in the bottom of the sixth to complete a 21-run, 17-hit term on offense.

Leading the bats were Wilcox and Boon, each recording three hits, with Boon totaling a game-high six RBI and scoring four runs. James Hillman went 2-for-5 with a double, three RBI and four runs scored. Jared Boon and Kalen Beardsley each had two hits of their own to chip in.

On the mound, the win was claimed by Brayden Hennard, who went three strong innings with three strikeouts and a walk.

The Eagles are now into the Class D Quarterfinal round after the weekend, as they get set to face either No. 14 Mount Morris or No. 3 Elba on Tuesday at a site and time to be determined. The Blue Devils and Lancers are scheduled to play their first round contest at Greece Olympia tonight at 4 p.m.

Hammondsport 100 010 0 — 2 7 7

Fillmore 250 437 x — 21 17 1

HAM – Silas Scofield (LP) (3K, 5BB), Cayden Casselbury (6) (BB) and Levi Edsall.

FIL – Brayden Hennard (WP) (3K, BB), Malcolm Nusbickle (4) (5K), Isaac Wilcox (7) (K) and Connor McCumiskey.

SOFTBALL

Class C2 First Round

No. 4 Bolivar-Richburg 12, No. 13 Perry 0 (F-5)

RICHBURG — After locking up this year’s Allegany County League crown and a Top-5 seed in the Class C2 Tournament, it’s more than safe to say that the Lady Wolverines of Bolivar-Richburg were heading into the second season with the fullest heads of steam. It began on Friday for their first contest of the playoffs at Stan Harris Field.

When No. 13 Perry came to town for a visit, they were quickly escorted back home by the Lady Wolverines and their big finish in the bottom of the fifth inning, as they assembled the game’s last six runs to bring the curtains down early to fill in their spot for the Class C2 Quarterfinal round after the weekend with a 12-0 shutout of the Lady Yellowjackets.

To go with an outstanding 14-hit performance at the plate, the Lady Wolverines (13-4) extended their pipeline to their defense, which was led by Kylee Whiting in the circle, as she froze the Perry bats almost completely by surrendering just one hit across 10 strikeouts to score the victory.

As for their bats, a 1-0 lead off a Rylee Whiting double aided in the ice-breaking efforts for the hosts in white and red, as they continued the momentum into the third inning where they strung together a sound offensive output with four runs — two off a double from Danika Loucks, and one each off singles dished out by Kylee Whiting and Cassidy Stives.

With one more run scratching across in the next frame, the Lady Wolverines finalized their victory with a plethora of RBI hits in the bottom half of their six-run fifth inning, crossing the 10-run threshold off of Sommer Beckwith’s bases-clearing triple — the squad’s biggest hit of the game.

Six different Bolivar-Richburg batters scored at least two hits to power up their offense, with Jayna Thomas, Kylee Whiting, Rylee Whiting, Cassidy Stives, Danika Loucks and Emma Sisson all paying forward their massive contributions.

Bolivar-Richburg has moved into the Class C2 Quarterfinal round, which is set to begin on Tuesday, as they now prepare to take on the No. 5 Kendall Lady Eagles in Fillmore with first pitch tentatively set for a 5 p.m. commencement.

Perry 000 00 — 0 1 1

Bolivar-Richburg 104 16 — 12 14 0

PER – Isabella Zalewski (LP) (CG, 4K, 2BB) and Madelyn Monteleone.

B-R – Kylee Whiting (WP) (CG, 10K) and Sydney Faulkner.

No. 6 Cuba-Rushford 16, No. 11 Alfred-Almond 1 (F-5)

FILLMORE — The Lady Rebels of Cuba-Rushford fastened their seatbelts and went straight to work, early Friday afternoon.

With the continuous rain forcing them to move elsewhere to open up their Sectional journey, it did not stop the No. 6 seeds in Class C2 from starting their second season off on a high note in Fillmore, as they scored all 16 of their runs in a two-inning span down the stretch to take care of business against No. 11 Alfred-Almond in what was a 16-1 five-inning victory in opening round battle.

The first two innings of conflict between Alfred-Almond and Cuba-Rushford saw no more than four hitters reach the plate at a time, as the two defenses delivered scoreless jabs across nearly three innings of play to keep the playing surface uniform. After a third straight shutout inning was tossed by Lizzie Kocsis in the circle, the Lady Rebels (11-8) and their bats blossomed to life in an enormous way with a six-run bottom of the third through one complete go of the batting rotation.

Of those six runs, four were driven in on two separate two-run hits from Mireya Rutkowski (single) and Aubrey Williams (double) in a span of four at-bats, to grant Cuba-Rushford the massive advantage. Despite the Lady Eagles proceeding to carve the deficit down in the top of the fourth, the Lady Rebels came right back and delivered the knockout blow — a 10-run bottom of the fourth inning to officially seal the deal on their punched ticket to the next round.

The hosts in gray and blue came together to record their 16 runs on nine total hits, with Jordyn Radomski leading the way with a 3-for-4 outing that saw her smack all doubles, scoring three runs in the process. Aubrey Williams went a perfect 2-for-2 with her pair of doubles, three total RBI and three runs scored.

While the bats found their groove all throughout, Kocsis had a groove of her own to pave, holding Alfred-Almond to just a single hit — a Noelle Emerson single in the top of the fifth inning to relinquish the shutout bid for the Lady Rebels. Although the edge was lost temporarily, Kocsis helped Cuba-Rushford settle back in and finish off a whale of a marvelous performance, fanning six and walking just a pair in a twirled three-hitter.

For Alfred-Almond, Ella Dusinberre went all five innings on the mound with four strikeouts and seven walks.

The Lady Rebels will now face either No. 14 Honeoye or No. 3 Genesee Valley/Belfast in the Class C2 Quarterfinal beginning on Tuesday. TIme and site have yet to be determined for the contest.

Honeoye and Genesee Valley are slated to get underway at 11 a.m. this morning at the Rich Sullivan Complex in Belfast.

Alfred-Almond 000 1 0 — 1 3 6

Cuba-Rushford 006 (10)X — 16 9 3

A-A – Ella Dusinberre (LP) (CG, 4K, 7BB) and Alexis Kuhn.

C-R – Lizzie Kocsis (WP) (CG, 6K, 2BB) and Arlah Shaffer.

Class D First Round

No. 1 Lyndonville 16, No. 16 Hinsdale 0 (F-5)

MEDINA — The top-seeded Lyndonville Lady Tigers were on an offensive rampage on Friday to open up first round action in the Class D Tournament, as they strolled straight into the Quarterfinal round after the weekend ahead with a dominant 16-0 shutout performance against the No. 16 Hinsdale Lady Bobcats in Medina.

Stats and a complete box score were not made available to report upon publication.

Hinsdale finishes their 2025 season with a record of 1-18 overall. The Lady Bobcats will graduate four seniors in Sarah Easterly, Kaylie Foskit, Marissa Palumbo and Tessa Higgins.

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GOLF

Class D Semifinals

No. 1 Fillmore 181, No. 4 Notre Dame-Batavia 207

RUSHFORD — The success story for the Eagles of Fillmore and their team on the golf course this Spring has been told by two different authors — Anderson Wiltsey and Aiden Freeman.

Wiltsey has stepped up to the plate to serve as Fillmore’s field general for the last five years entering his final call with the team, while for Freeman, his story has witnessed him take a rollercoaster ride from being a rookie practice player in his freshman year to becoming the team’s No. 2 golfer by assembling one of the most breakout performances of the entire season.

The hard work and dedication to perfecting their craft has all led to this very moment.

Since the beginning of the season, which started with a defeat to the hands of Genesee Valley/Belfast, the Eagles have strung together some incredible golf by winning each of their last 10 matches in a row. Now, they find themselves one more victorious performance away from returning to the Class D Finals next week.

In what was their very last match at Allegany Hills in Rushford against No. 4 Notre Dame-Batavia, they indeed saved their very best for last. In the case of Freeman and Wiltsey, they turned in the best rounds of their careers.

On this day, the Eagles were just not going to be denied.

Behind the guidance of their two superstar golfers, which featured Freeman’s career best round and a chip in birdie on hole 18 from Wiltsey, Fillmore registered their best team round of golf this Spring had to offer against the Irish at the most important time of the season, as they officially punched their return ticket to the Class D Championship match with an incredible 181-207 victory.

“I’m so proud of this group. After graduating four seniors, we’ve had a good mix of returning veterans and newcomers that continued to get better and better the farther we go,” said Eagles coach Tom Parks. “The story today was the play of Anderson and Aiden. Anderson has been with me for five years and he’s been our No. 1 for about four of those years. Lately, he’s felt like he’s had an up-and-down season, but that’s the nature of golf. I talked to him the other day and told him I had a feeling that he was about to have a “vintage Anderson performance”, and I was there when he chipped in for birdie on #18 and his 37 today. He saved his best for last.”

Parks continued on Freeman, saying that “The Aiden Freeman story keeps adding great chapters. I couldn’t stop watching him today as he played just about flawlessly. His driver was treating him very well and shot after shot, he just kept finding the pins. The biggest part is his mental approach. He doesn’t get too high or two low, he keeps things in perspective and just moves onto the next shot. That’s really the secret to playing well at golf and he’s figured it all out.”

It was Freeman that navigated to the top of the scorecard with arguably the best performance of his career to pace the Eagles (11-1) and their trip back to the Class D Finals for a second consecutive season, as he put it all on the line and won the jackpot with his medalist round of 36. Wiltsey was right behind him each step of the way with another magnificent performance of his own, finishing his afternoon with a round of 37.

Sam Cool pitched in towards the team’s efforts with a round of 49, while Jameson Rhett finished with a 59.

“It’s really been a team effort all season long, and Sam and Jameson have played exceptionally well in our 3-4 spot this year,” said Parks. “We couldn’t have done this without the course being in such amazing condition despite three days of rain. Shoutout to Allegany Hills for that, and shoutout to Notre Dame-Batavia on a great match today. They had a great group of kids ready to go and play some golf, and they return just about everyone.”

The Eagles will now chart their course to the Lakeside Country Club in Penn Yan on Thursday to battle for Section V’s grand prize, as they square off in an 18-hole fight to the finish line with either No. 3 Campbell-Savona or No. 2 Naples beginning at 10:40 a.m.

“I don't know an awful lot about the teams we'll face other than scores, but we're going to prepare as much as we can and try to put one more great round on the card.” said Parks.