Thursday Roundup: Way-Co boys, Wellsville girls lead field with overall team victories, B-R’s Polk scores four individual wins; Canandaigua walks off in wild 11-10 thriller with Lions

WELLSVILLE — There was some rain in the forecast for Wellsville’s return to the track on Thursday, but the precipitation that fell wasn’t enough to stop six schools from gathering in the Lion’s Den to settle the score, as the Lions hosted Bolivar-Richburg, Cuba-Rushford, Jasper-Troupsburg, Campbell-Savona, and Wayland-Cohocton

When it was all said and done, the Wayland-Cohocton boys and the Wellsville girls fueled their way towards meet victories at the top of the leaderboard. Individually, Bolivar-Richburg’s standout dasher Rudy Polk led the field with four individual triumphs to play a role in the second place finish for the Wolverines at the end of the night.

Polk propelled the Wolverines towards a 145-point second place finish behind the champion Eagles, scoring two victories from each division — the first coming in both the 100 (11.3) and 200 dashes (23.8), and the last two from the field in the sand, in the long jump (21-1) and triple jump (39-3.25). Ethan Coleman would help the cause with two wins of his own, collecting them in the 400 dash (55.1) and the pole vault (10-6). Other indiviudal winners include: Logan Pforter in the 3200 run (12:28.3), Hunter Stuck in the 110 hurdles (16.9) and Lloyd Kinnicutt in the shot put (41-3).

On the other side, the Lady Wolverines would place third overall with 92 points, four behind second place Wayland-Cohocton with Kori Thomas and Kyla Gayton scoring the lone first place finishes, while the vast majority of their points came from multiple secondary finishes along the way. Thomas provided a first place finish in the 100 hurdles (19.7), while Gayton placed first in the high jump (4-5).

The Lady Lions of Wellsville were the ultimate victors along with the Wayland-Cohocton boys, as they gathered eight total top finishes led by Alyssa Dorrough, who had three of them, collecting them in the 100 dash (13.9) on the track, and two from the field in both throwing events — the shot put (29-10.75) and discus (92-9). Carina Kling and Brooklyn Stisser would each add in a win of their own along the way, with wins in the 400 hurdles (1:21.5) and long jump (14-5.75) respectively. Stisser would add her second win in the 200 dash (28.7).

The three runners would come together with Harmony Brantley on one of two Wellsville relay wins, as they collected top finishes in the 400 relay (55.8), and the next in the 1600 relay (4:51.2). As for the boys team, multiple secondary finishes fueled a third place finish with 88 total points.

For Cuba-Rushford, both the boys and girls squads placed fourth, and fifth overall respectively, as the guys collected 43 total points behind secondary finishes, while the Lady Rebels scored 38 points with just one first place win from Sofia Riquelme in the 400 dash (1:09.5).

Up next for all three local teams is a trip to Olean for Invitational action beginning Saturday morning at 10 a.m.

Boys Scores: Wayland-Cohocton 190, Bolivar-Richburg 145, Wellsville 88, Cuba-Rushford 43, Jasper-Troupsburg 38, Campbell-Savona 18.

100 – 1. Rudy Polk (B-R) 11.3, 2. Hunter Rix (C-R), 3. Jakil Fairley (W-C).

200 – 1. Rudy Polk (B-R) 23.8, 2. Titan Rocha (W-C), 3. Jordan Kelly (W-C).

400 – 1. Ethan Coleman (B-R) 55.1, 2. Vanyo Nielsen (W-C), 3. Zeke Wise (W-C).

800 – 1. Tyler Jordan (W-C) 2:18.1, 2. Greg Reilly (W-C), 3. Ben Jordan (WLSV).

1600 – 1. Wyatt Mastin (W-C) 5:04.9, 2. Ben Jordan (WLSV), 3. Noah Joslyn (WLSV).

3200 – 1. Logan Pforter (B-R) 12:28.3, 2. Eli Brophy (WLSV), 3. Ian Tatlock (W-C).

110H – 1. Hunter Stuck (B-R) 16.9, 2. Jordan Kelly (W-C), 3. Noah Magin (W-C).

400H – 1. Titan Rocha (W-C) 1:00.6, 2. Hunter Stuck (B-R), 3. Noah Magin (W-C).

400R – 1. Wayland-Cohocton (Bagley, Kelly, Butler, Fairley) 48.9, 2. Cuba-Rushford, 3. Wellsville.

1600R – 1. Wayland-Cohocton (Jordan, Rocha, Nielsen, Mastin) 3:45.0, 2. Cuba-Rushford, 3. Bolivar-Richburg.

3200R – 1. Wayland-Cohocton (Jordan, Rocha, Nielsen, Mastin) 8:54.5, 2. Wellsville, 3. Jasper-Troupsburg.

Shot – 1. Lloyd Kinnicutt (B-R) 41-3, 2. Jay Thomas (C-S), 3. Mike Pillsbury (W-C).

Discus – 1. Jay Thomas (C-S) 126-11, 2. Lloyd Kinnicutt (B-R), 3. Austin Parker (B-R).

High Jump – 1. Gage Guerin (J-T) 5-2, 2. Xavier Scott (WLSV), 3. Brandon Bagley (W-C).

Long Jump – 1. Rudy Polk (B-R) 21-1, 2. Jakil Fairley (W-C), 3. Jordan Kelly (W-C).

Tri Jump – 1. Rudy Polk (B-R) 39-3.25, 2. Gage Guerin (J-T), 3. David Phearsdorf (B-R).

Pole – 1. Ethan Coleman (B-R) 10-6, 2. JT Mariotti (WLSV), 3. Vanyo Nielsen (W-C).

Girls Scores: Wellsville 158, Wayland-Cohocton 96, Bolivar-Richburg 92, Jasper-Troupsburg 72, Cuba-Rushford 38, Campbell-Savona 31.

100 – 1. Alyssa Dorrough (WLSV) 13.9, 2. Madelynn Cartwright (W-C), 3. Lauren Viglietta (WLSV).

200 – 1. Brooklyn Stisser (WLSV) 28.7, 2. Sofia Riquelme (C-R), 3. Lauren Viglietta (WLSV).

400 – 1. Sofia Riquelme (C-R) 1:09.5, 2. Madelynn Cartwright (W-C), 3. Nadia Baldwin (C-R).

800 – 1. Celise Wicker (W-C) 2:46.2, 2. Raegan Giardini (B-R), 3. Natalie Cornell (J-T).

1500 – 1. Celise Wicker (W-C) 5:46.9, 2. Raegan Giardini (B-R), 3. Libby Drum (C-R).

3000 – 1. Audrey Vosburg (W-C) 14:08.5, 2. Caitlin Lamphier (J-T), 3. Sam Bidzerkowny (WLSV).

100H – 1. Kori Thomas (B-R) 19.7, 2. Carina Kling (WLSV), 3. Zoe Cornell (J-T).

400H – 1. Carina Kling (WLSV) 1:21.5, 2. Kori Thomas (B-R), 3. Madalyn West (C-S).

400R – 1. Wellsville (Dorrough, Kling, Brantley, Stisser) 55.8, 2. Jasper-Troupsburg, 3. Bolivar-Richburg.

1600R – 1. Wellsville (Brantley, Kling, Viglietta, Stisser) 4:51.2, 2. Jasper-Troupsburg, 3. Bolivar-Richburg.

3200R – 1. Jasper-Troupsburg (Cornell, K. Lamphier, C. Lamphier, Perry) 11:56.9, 2. Wayland-Cohocton, 3. Wellsville.

Shot – 1. Alyssa Dorrough (WLSV) 29-10.75, 2. Stephanie Oswald (WLSV), 3. Kaylee Oswald (WLSV).

Discus – 1. Alyssa Dorrough (WLSV) 92-9, 2. Stephanie Oswald (WLSV), 3. Grace Kinnicutt (WLSV).

High Jump – 1. Kyla Gayton (B-R) 4-5, 2. Lillie Kreamer (C-R), 3. Brooklyn Dahlgren (WLSV).

Long Jump – 1. Brooklyn Stisser (WLSV) 14-5.75, 2. Nadia Baldwin (B-R), 3. Olivia Grant (C-S).

Tri Jump – 1. Charina Gray (W-C) 29-4, 2. Brena Walp (B-R), 3. Lauren Ross (J-T).

Pole – 1. Isabella Reed (C-S) 7-0.

GV/Belfast boys, Fillmore girls sweep field at Houghton College

HOUGHTON — Wellsville wasn’t the only venue on Thursday that was busy on the track. From the confines of Burke Field at Houghton College, the Eagles of Fillmore made their return to action from Spring Break with Genesee Valley/Belfast, Friendship/Scio and Houghton Academy all paying a visit for friendly competition.

The Genesee Valley/Belfast boys and the Fillmore girls teams came away with the overall team victories on the day, each grabbing all three victories against their opponents to get the job done and hang the win in the win column.

All three victories for the JagDogs were gathered against Fillmore (71.5-48.5), Friendship/Scio (80-39) and Houghton Academy (80-23), as they collected seven total finishes led by a pair from both Morgan Torrey and Zach Bourne. Torrey came away victorious from the field with wins in the high jump (5-8) and triple jump (34-1), while Bourne swept both hurdling events — the 110 (21.5) and 400 (1:20.2) hurdles. Noah Button would have the team’s last individual win in the discus (73-11.5).

Genesee Valley/Belfast would collect a pair of relay victories along the way to finish off their triumphant day, garnering wins in the 400 (50.4) and 1600 (4:24.9) relays each. On the ladies side, the Lady JagDogs scored just one individual win from Alicia Borden in the 400 dash (1:09.5), who also ran the final leg in the team’s winning 1600 relay squad alongside Adison Grusendorf, Sophia Gambino and Sophie Zillgitt with a time of 5:03.7.

Fillmore would tally the top overall finish behind all three wins over Genesee Valley/Belfast (68-32), Friendship/Scio (61-24), and Houghton Academy (68-11) with eight total placings at the top paving the way towards triumph. Among the victors, Kiera Engler and Grace Russell, who each had a pair of victories, with Engler scoring wins in the 800 dash (2:51.1) and long jump (12-7.5), while Russell finished first in the 3000 run (13:05.6) and the triple jump (26-3.5). Rachel Hatch would add an individual win herself with a 4-5 height in the high jump.

The three Lady Eagles joined Hope Russell to score their lone relay victory of the day in the 400 relay (58.6). Other individual winners include Ava Sylvester in the 1500 run (6:25.0) and Emma Beardsley in the discus (62-1). On the boys side, the Eagles garnered six first place finishes to go with their second place overall finish, as they defeated Friendship/Scio (57.5-39.5) and Houghton Academy (56-25).

Five different individuals all scored wins for the hosts, with Jack Cool, Ben Beardsley, Matt Majoros and Eli Strickland all leading the way on the track, placing first overall in the 400 dash (59.6), 800 sprint (2:30.8), 1600 run (5:12.0) and 3200 run (11:46.0) respectively. Fillmore would add a 3200 relay first place finish along the way, as the team of Beardsley, Cool, Majoros and Strickland all came together to produce a winning 11:00.3 time.

Houghton Academy concluded with four total victories, two from both the boys and girls squads by Jadon Sortore and Nicole Torraca on the track, as they both took victories in the 100 and 200 dashes.

Boys Scores: GV/Belfast 71.5, Fillmore 48.5; GV/Belfast 80, Friendship/Scio 39; GV/Belfast 80, Houghton Academy 23; Fillmore 57.5, Friendship/Scio 39.5; Fillmore 56, Houghton Academy 25; Friendship/Scio 58, Houghton Academy 26.

100 – 1. Jadon Sortore (HA) 12.5, 2. Shawn Patrick (F/S), 3. Chase Kinnicutt (F/S).

200 – 1. Jadon Sortore (HA) 26.6, 2. Harley Haas (GVB), 3. Damien Rinker (GVB).

400 – 1. Jack Cool (FIL) 59.6, 2. Shawn Patrick (F/S), 3. Thayne Cobb (GVB).

800 – 1. Ben Beardsley (FIL) 2:30.8, 2. Jude Marion (F/S), 3. Devon Ross (F/S).

1600 – 1. Matt Majoros (FIL) 5:12.0, 2. Greg Wesche (F/S), 3. Gavin Martino (HA).

3200 – 1. Eli Strickland (FIL) 11:46.0, 2. Jonathan Webb-Aylor (GVB), 3. Zach Bourne (GVB).

110H – 1. Zach Bourne (GVB) 21.5, 2. Devon Ross (F/S).

400H – 1. Zach Bourne (GVB) 1:20.2, 2. Jonathan Webb-Aylor (GVB).

400R – 1. Genesee Valley/Belfast (Torrey, Rinker, Haas, Cobb) 50.4.

1600R – 1. Genesee Valley/Belfast (Edwards, Rinker, Haas, Shipman) 4:24.9.

3200R – 1. Fillmore (Beardsley, Cool, Majoros, Strickland) 11:00.3.

Shot – 1. Gage Hartman (FIL) 30-0.5, 2. Kyle Paulson (FIL), 3. Noah Button (GVB).

Discus – 1. Noah Button (GVB) 73-11.5, 2. Tim Washburn (FIL), 3. Gage Hartman (FIL).

High Jump – 1. Morgan Torrey (GVB) 5-8, 2. Ray Muzaid-Omar (FIL), 3. Nathan Tanner (FIL).

Long Jump – 1. Jack Cool (FIL) 16-8, 2. Morgan Torrey (GVB), 3. Ray Muzaid-Omar (FIL).

Tri Jump – 1. Morgan Torrey (GVB) 34-1, 2. James Adenuga (HA), 3. Thayne Cobb (GVB).

Girls Scores: Fillmore 68, Genesee Valley/Belfast 32; Fillmore 61, Friendship/Scio 24; Fillmore 68, Houghton Academy 11; Genesee Valley/Belfast 66, Friendship/Scio 19; Genesee Valley/Belfast 68, Houghton Academy 12; Friendship/Scio 42, Houghton Academy 11.
100 – 1. Nicole Torraca (HA) 14.1, 2. Lexi Crossley (F/S), 3. Anna Banaffini (F/S).

200 – 1. Nicole Torraca (HA) 30.0, 2. Kiera Engler (FIL), 3. Lexi Crossley (F/S).

400 – 1. Alicia Borden (GVB) 1:09.5, 2. Sophia Gambino (GVB), 3. Adison Grusendorf (GVB).

800 – 1. Kiera Engler (FIL) 2:51.1, 2. Sophie Zillgitt (GVB), 3. Ava Sylvester (FIL).

1500 – 1. Ava Sylvester (FIL) 6:25.0, 2. Sophia Gambino (GVB).

3000 – 1. Grace Russell (FIL) 13:05.6.

100H – 1. Jenn Dickens (F/S) 19.7, 2. Ally Hazelton (GVB).

400R – 1. Fillmore (Russell, Russell, Engler, Hatch) 58.6.

1600R – 1. Genesee Valley/Belfast (Grusendorf, Gambino, Zillgitt, Borden) 5:03.7.

Shot – 1. Melana Davenport (F/S) 29-6.5, 2. Emma Beardsley (FIL), 3. Karlee Cochran (F/S).

Discus – 1. Emma Beardsley (FIL) 62-1, 2. Sophie Pastorius (GVB), 3. Karlee Cochran (F/S).

High Jump – 1. Rachel Hatch (FIL) 4-5.

Long Jump – 1. Kiera Engler (FIL) 12-7.5, 2. Sophie Zillgitt (GVB), 3. Ava Sylvester (FIL).

Tri Jump – 1. Grace Russell (FIL) 26-3.5, 2. Hope Russell (FIL), 3. Morgan Batley (GVB).

BASEBALL

Canandaigua 11, Wellsville 10

CANANDAIGUA — A tremendous amount of resilience was put on display by the Lions of Wellsville in their first contest back from the Spring Break, Thursday night in the Finger Lakes region. In Canandaigua, the Lions were challenged by the host Braves right out of the gate, and down the stretch where the activity picked up tremendously.

In a point in time where Wellsville trailed 10-4 heading into the top of the seventh, they would make all of that ground back up during their final at-bats of the night, digging and clawing their way back to tie Canandaigua at 10 to force some late pressure, and perhaps a chance to send the festivities into extra innings.

But the Braves played spoiler, and came up with the immediate response despite Wellsville’s massive rally, as Nate Barone sealed the victory in walk-off fashion by blasting an RBI single to hte outfield, scoring the running run in the process to secure the wild 11-10 home triumph.

“We scored eight runs in the last two innings. You could easily pack it in late with the score tied, but we didn’t,” said Lions coach Tom Delahunt. “We battled, we got on base and we had some huge hits come at the bottom of our order. The kids played with a lot of energy in the end, and it is unfortunate to lose it in the bottom half on the walk-off after coming back from the deficit, but we were resilient all the way to the end against a solid Class A school as well.”

For much of the night, Wellsville (2-3) had to spend time fighting their way back from behind after starting the game with an early 2-0 lead in their first at-bats. The Braves countered with a run in each of the next two innings to tie up the game, before their offense began branching out their lead to three with three unanswered runs.

With a 5-2 lead in hand, the pressure was on as Wellsville cut down the deficit with a pair of sixth inning runs. As soon as the Lions got back to within range, the Braves exploded at perhaps as good of a time as ever, scoring a five-run bottom half as their counter-attack to extend their advantage to the game’s largest — of six, taking a 10-4 lead into the seventh after pushing the visitors straight towards the brink.

But the pressure that the Lions faced, was soon vaporized with one last card of their own that was played — a six-run top of the seventh, led by a double from Ty Vogel and later, a game-tying RBI single off the bat of Alex Green, which saw them get back even with the Braves in a 10-10 ballgame. But the rally was shortlived later on, as Barone came up with the biggest hit of them all to walk it off for Canandaigua, spoiling Wellsville’s massive rally in the process to secure the wild victory.

Wellsville accumulated 10 runs on 13 total hits, with three different Lions recording at least a pair of hits to pave the offense. Among them, Green, who finished 2-for-3 with a run scored. Leading the bats were Cody Costello and Aiden Cowburn, who each had three hits, with Costello driving in three runs and scoring one of his own, while Cowburn added two RBI and one run scored.

On the mound, Jere Havens fanned three and walked five in his four-inning start for the Lions.

The five-game stretch through six nights continues tonight for Wellsville, as they visit Maple City Park for a date with the Hornell Red Raiders, beginning at 5 p.m.

Wellsville 200 002 6 – 10 13 1

Canandaigua 110 125 1 – 11 12 3

WLSV – Jere Havens (3K, 5BB), Cooper Brockway (5) (2K), Cody Costello (6) (2BB), Aiden Cowburn (6) (2K), Ty Vogel (LP, 7) (BB), and Alex Green.

CAN – Kenyon Mahoney (5K, 5BB), Will Smith (5) (2K), AJ Debalso (WP, 7) (K), and Debalso, Sam Bement (7).

Fillmore 12, Arkport/Canaseraga 2 (F-6)

ARKPORT — All that the Eagles of Fillmore needed to rally back from a narrow defeat to Bolivar-Richburg a couple days prior, was a fast start on Thursday, as they scored a five-run opener against host Arkport/Canaseraga and never looked back on their eventual 12-2 rout of the Wolves after six innings to grab their fourth win in their first five games.

The Eagles (4-1) collected 12 runs off five hits in all, resorting to some big bats and baserunning to find their way across the plate, while the defense was commanded by a superb five-inning start from Graham Cahill, who picked up the victory behind six strikeouts and one walk. Fillmore struck while the iron was hot in the first two innings of play, recording an early 7-0 lead to control, five of them coming during their first at-bats.

The shutout bid for Cahill would end after the fifth inning after Arkport/Canaseraga worked their way onto the board with their two lone runs off three hits. But the game would reach its conclusion a short time later in the sixth, as the Eagles forced the 10-run rule with their second five-run frame, crossing the double digit plateau along the way to secure the rebounding victory over the Wolves.

Although Fillmore had just five hits on offense, Luke Colombo had two of them, both off singles that saw him add three RBI in the process.

Up next is a trip to Andover/Whitesville tonight for the Eagles, as they get set for battle in a 6 p.m. first pitch in Andover.

Fillmore 520 005 – 12 5 1

Arkport/Canaseraga 000 020 – 2 3 4

FIL – Graham Cahill (WP) (6K, BB), Brent Zubikowski (6) (K, BB), and Alex Ellsworth.

A/C – Phil Chamberlain (LP) (2K, 6BB), T. Marvin (3) (4K), Drake (5) (3K, 5BB), and B. Jones.

Cuba-Rushford 15, Friendship/Scio 6

SCIO — The Rebels of Cuba-Rushford, despite losing an early first inning lead to Friendship/Scio, saw the beginning of an offensive eruption on Thursday in their latest road trip, as they accounted for runs in the first six innings of play after a 4-3 lead for the hosts, including seven unanswered in the middle innings that allowed them to push their lead insurmountably in what became a 15-6 win in Scio.

“I thought we bounced back well after a tough first inning defensively,” said Rebels coach Pat Wight. “It was great to see us jump right out offensively with runs to open the game after struggling last night at the plate. It’s always a great feeling to pick up two League wins after a nearly two week lay-off.”

After the Rebels (3-4) took the lead back from Friendship/Scio with a pair of second inning runs, they would take the time to branch it out with three more runs coming across, led by Jack Frank and his monster game for the visitors in blue and maroon, as he went 5-for-6 with four RBI, two of them coming on a huge double to the outfield to help extend their advantage to four.

Friendship/Scio (0-4) would trim their deficit back down to a pair immediately after in the bottom half, but it would wind up being the closest to Cuba-Rushford they would get, as they went on to shut down the hosts with seven unanswered runs from that point forward to pull away from their grasp for good, securing the victory behind a 15-run, 14-hit effort on the attack.

The win also comes on the heels of a dynamite start from Austin Pinney on the rubber for the Rebels, as he struck out 10 and walked four in his five-inning tenure. Benson McCumiskey added five more strikeouts and walked one in his two innings of relief. Helping further the cause at the plate, Noah Siegel went 3-for-6 with a triple, drove in two runs and scored four times, while Braeden Wight tallied three hits, driving in one and scoring twice in his first Varsity start.

On the other side, Ethan Davenport went 3-for-4 and scored twice to lead the Friendship/Scio bats. Joey Nickerson added a pair of hits. On the mound, Davenport and Jacob Golden each struck out two in relief. Friendship/Scio is right back on their home field in Scio again tonight with another 5 p.m. battle in store, as they host Genesee Valley/Belfast.

Cuba-Rushford will look to reach the even mark of their season back home on Monday, as they welcome in the Eagles of Fillmore for a 5 p.m. battle.

Cuba-Rushford 323 241 0 – 15 14 3

Friendship/Scio 402 000 0 – 6 5 5

C-R – Austin Pinney (WP) (10K, 4BB), Benson McCumiskey (6) (5K, BB), and Caleb Root, Logan Lewis (2).

F/S – Joey Bednez (LP) (2K, 7BB), Ethan Davenport (5) (2K), Jacob Golden (7) (2K), and Landen Arnold.

SOFTBALL

Friendship/Scio 7, Cuba-Rushford 1

SCIO — Nevaeh Ross has given Friendship/Scio some massive contributions on both sides of the spectrum thus far this season, and in years past. Thursday night was no different, as she provided two big hits to earn the first lead of the game while holding visiting Cuba-Rushford in check all game long from within the circle, as they moved to 4-0 on the season with a 7-1 home win.

Ross helped Friendship/Scio (4-0) kick into gear during their first at-bats in the first, poking the first of two RBI singles into the outfield to break the ice. For the next three innings after both teams traded a scoreless second frame, the hosts would account for their last six runs, with Ross netting the last of her RBI singles in the third to branch their lead out to a pair.

More bats came alive in the Friendship/Scio lineup to help the cause, as Claire Calhoun provided an RBI single in the fourth inside a two-run frame, while Jaedyn Shields and Kendra Gleason powered a three-run fifth with RBI hits of their own, with Gleason belting a double to score a run in what became a 7-0 lead.

The shutout bid ended during the final at-bats for Cuba-Rushford (1-3), and with two outs on the board, as Harlie Jones provided the third and final hit for the Lady Rebels in the shape of an RBI single. But Ross was able to take care of business in the end to secure the win.

Ross finished with a complete game three-hitter with a whopping 19 strikeouts, while adding two hits on offense. For Cuba-Rushord, Sydney Howard struck out seven walked two in her complete game. The Lady Rebels will look to rebound back on the road Saturday morning at 11 a.m. in Franklinville.

Friendship/Scio will remain pat at home in Scio for another battle in store tonight, as go for five straight wins by facing Genesee Valley/Belfast in a 5 p.m. contest.

Cuba-Rushford 000 000 1 – 1 3 2

Friendship/Scio 101 230 X – 7 8 1

C-R – Sydney Howard (LP) (CG, 7K, 2BB), and Riley Keller.

F/S – Nevaeh Ross (WP) (CG, 19K), and Morghyn Ross.

Fillmore 23, Arkport/Canaseraga 9

ARKPORT — The bats for the Lady Eagles of Fillmore saw a volcanic eruption when they made their way to Arkport/Canaseraga on Thursday, as they recorded 23 total runs off 17 hits, with 11 different Lady Eagles all recording at least a hit to power past the host Lady Wolves after an early deficit with a 23-9 road win.

“Confidence and success make a big difference,” said Lady Eagles coach Jon Beardsley. “When you believe you can do something, it’s no secret that you tend to perform better. When good things happen, usually it creates more good things. The psychology of the game is underrated.”

After the Lady Eagles (4-2) fell into an early 2-0 hole against the Lady Wolves, they would go on a massive run of offense. From the second inning on, they would score at least a run in each inning until the end, including a pair of six-run frames in both the third inning to begin pulling away from Arkport/Canaseraga’s reach, and in the seventh inning to close out the victory.

Saige Friedl took the win from within the circle, handing out nine chairs while walking 11, holding Arkport/Canaseraga to just four hits. At the plate, Lizzy Nugent and Skylar Gaddy earned three hits each.

The Lady Eagles are back on the field tonight for a 6 p.m. first pitch in Andover, against host Andover/Whitesville.

Fillmore 036 251 6 – 23 17 1

Arkport/Canaseraga 203 012 1 – 9 4 6

FIL – Saige Friedl (WP) (CG, 9K, 11BB), and Lizzy Nugent.

A/C – Caitlin O'Dea (LP) (3K, 6BB), Graves (6) (2K, 4BB), and Valerie Miller.

Genesee Valley/Belfast 18, Hammondsport 5

HAMMONDSPORT — Baserunning provided some big help for the Lady JagDogs of Genesee Valley. After they exchanged a scoreless first inning with host Hammondsport, they went straight to work with a massive 10-run frame that gave them the lead ultimately for good to put towards their first win of the season, rolling past the host Lady Lakers with an 18-5 road win on Thursday.

The Lady JagDogs (1-3) would go on to score the first 16 runs of the game, 10 of them coming from within the second inning that ultimately allowed them to set the tone immediately against the Lady Lakers. With baserunning helping their offensive cause, Genesee Valley/Belfast collected five hits altogether, with Hannah Southwick-Powers and Abby Sullivan each recording a pair.

On the mound, Southwick-Powers was credited with the victory behind a solid nine-stirkeout, five-walk performance for the visitors.

Genesee Valley/Belfast will continue their road swing tonight in Scio, as they prepare to take on unbeaten Friendship/Scio in a 5 p.m. first pitch.

Genesee Valley/Belfast 0 (10)6 001 1 – 18 5

Hammondsport 0 0 0 401 0– 5 6

GOLF

Bolivar-Richburg 29.5, Genesee Valley/Belfast 25.5

WELLSVILLE — Despite some wet conditions falling down at the Wellsville Country Club, it didn’t stop from Genesee Valley/Belfast getting right back onto the links to continue their start to the season with the Bolivar-Richburg Wolverines in for a visit on Thursday.

Both teams would split medalist honors, but at the end of the day, the visiting Wolverines would make sure they came out on top, but the host JagDogs wouldn’t make it easy, as they edged their way towards victory by a 29.5-25.5 count to start their season on the right foot.

For the Wolverines (1-0), Parker Worth led all drivers with the medalist round of 54. Not far behind was Maddox Day, who chipped in with a 55. Gauge Robinson collected a 58, while Ryan Greeson and Anthony Donoghue rounded off with rounds of 63, and 74 respectively.

On the other side, Chris Weaver had the match’s second medalist round, as he led Genesee Valley/Belfast (0-2) with the round of 54. Dakota Hemphill tallied a 55. Will Guilford finished with a 60, while Deric Grantier and Jack Stout finished the scoring on the card with rounds of 72 and 74 each.

Both teams will have Fillmore up next on their schedules, with Genesee Valley/Belfast getting first crack with their third straight match to begin the season today right back at the Wellsville Country Club in a 4 p.m. tee-time. After the weekend, Bolivar-Richburg will host the Eagles in a 4 p.m. tee-time themselves at the Bolivar Golf Club, Monday afternoon.