Stories and photos by CHRIS BROOKS, managing editor, wellsvillesports.com
Wellsville dominant again with sweep C-R, GV/Belfast, Way-Co in Den
WELLSVILLE — The Wellsville Lions track team is off to a roaring start to their 2024 campaign.
After coming face-to-face with some tough competition to kick off their season, the wheels to victory began to churn and on Thursday, they added even more to the win column as both boys and girls squads place first overall in their home meet against Genesee Valley/Belfast, Cuba-Rushford and Wayland-Cohocton.
For the boys team, seven total victories in front of a slew of secondary finishes allowed the Lions to springboard towards a 96-point top finish to lead the pack of competition in the Lion’s Den. Garnering the wins individually were Noah Joslyn, Collin Perkins, Ben Jordan, Xavier Scott and JJ Howard, as Joslyn and Perkins scored wins in the 400 dash and 800 run respectively, while Jordan claimed his win with the quickest time in the 3200 run.
In the hurdling events, Xavier Scott recorded a winning finish in the 110 hurdles, while JJ Howard posted the longest distance in the sand pit by winning the triple jump.
Wellsville was able to garner two wins in the relay department, scoring them in the 1600 and 3200.
As for the Lady Lions, they were simply outstanding, posting a meet-high 105 points to outlast Wayland-Cohocton right behind them, as they scored eight total victories to jumpstart their performance. The team was led by another strong sweep of both throwing events from Kaylee Oswald, as she posted winning distances in the shot put and discus events.
Five more Lady Lions all chipped in with a win of their own, with Caelyn Stevens (100 dash), Talia O’Connor (400 hurdles), Brooklyn Dahlgren (high jump), Kylie Phelps (triple jump) and Jaden Dunbar (pole vault) all recording gold.
Wellsville was also victorious in just one of the three relay events, as the team of Selah Ader, Jaden Dunbar, Kaylie Fuller and Morgan Mattison converged to deliver a winning time in the 3200 relay.
The Genesee Valley/Belfast boys placed overall, just two points ahead of third place Cuba-Rushford, as they recorded three first place finishes to go with their bundle of secondary finishes.
Amongst the winners was Thayne Cobb, who delivered wins in the 100 and 200 dashes — the former of the pair coming just .02 faster than Wellsville’s Xavier Scott to claim the win by the slimmest of edges.
Callahan Tallman had the last victory for the boys team, reaching winning heights in the high jump to score gold.
As for the girls team, they placed third overall with 36 points, posting three first place finishes of their own — two of them from Bayleigh Tallman, who placed first in the 400 dash and from the field, in the long jump. Sophie Zillgitt had the team’s last win, crossing the finish line first in the 100 hurdles.
The Cuba-Rushford boys scored a third place finish with 55 points in their back pocket, as they secured four first place finishes in the heat of battle. Pacing the front was Ethan Coleman, who tallied two of those wins from the field, in the long jump and pole vault events. Tristan Clayson added the final individual victory for the Rebels, as he picked up the win in the shot put.
The Rebels also placed first in the 400 relay with the team of Anderson Siegel, Alex Baron, Ethan Coleman and Brock Stadler all recording the win. In the other spectrum of competition, the Lady Rebels scored 20 points and placed fourth overall.
The Wayland-Cohocton boys finished fourth overall with 47 points, claiming wins from Wyatt Mastin (1600 run), Chucky Cibrian (400 hurdles) and Henry Caskey (discus) — the latter of the three events witnessing a degree of separation by just a single inch, as Caskey garnered the winning distance over Cuba-Rushford’s Tristan Clayson.
For the Lady Eagles, they finished second overall with 96 points after recording five first place finishes — two from Celise Wicker in the 800 and 1500 runs to help lead the way. Neveah Byron (200 dash) and Hope Ammarell (3000 run) scored wins of their own to round off the individual triumphs, pairing them with the team’s lone relay victory in the 1600 relay event.
Boys Scores: Wellsville 96, Genesee Valley/Belfast 57, Cuba-Rushford 55, Wayland-Cohocton 47.
Results
100 – 1. Thayne Cobb (GVB) 11.7, 2. Xavier Scott (WLSV), 3. Anderson Siegel (C-R).
200 – 1. Thayne Cobb (GVB) 24.1, 2. Anderson Siegel (C-R), 3. JJ Howard (WLSV).
400 – 1. Noah Joslyn (WLSV) 54.0, 2. Brayden Cooper (GVB), 3. Lannden Tilton (GVB).
800 – 1. Collin Perkins (WLSV) 2:16.4, 2. Joe Wojciechowski (C-R), 3. Tosh Spilberg (W-C).
1600 – 1. Wyatt Mastin (W-C) 4:50.4, 2. Job Theobald (W-C), 3. Collin Perkins (WLSV).
3200 – 1. Ben Jordan (WLSV) 11:39.5, 2. Kamron Dodge (WLSV), 3. Noah Miller (GVB).
110H – 1. Xavier Scott (WLSV) 15.8, 2. Chucky Cibrian (W-C), 3. Jack Davis (WLSV).
400H – 1. Chucky Cibrian (W-C) 1:01.9, 2. Jack Davis (WLSV), 3. Wyatt Mastin (W-C).
400R – 1. Cuba-Rushford (Siegel, Baron, Coleman, Stadler) 47.0, 2. Wellsville, 3. Wayland-Cohocton.
1600R – 1. Wellsville (Joslyn, Perkins, Clark, Davis) 3:49.2, 2. Genesee Valley/Belfast, 3. Cuba-Rushford.
3200R – 1. Wellsville (Joslyn, Dodge, Perkins, Jordan) 9:30.4, 2. Wayland-Cohocton, 3. Genesee Valley/Belfast.
Shot – 1. Tristan Clayson (C-R) 41-4.25, 2. Henry Caskey (W-C), 3. Brayden Cooper (GVB).
Discus – 1. Henry Caskey (W-C) 104-3, 2. Tristan Clayson (C-R), 3. Jaxson Black (WLSV).
High Jump – 1. Callahan Tallman (GVB) 6-1, 2. JJ Howard (WLSV), 3. Brayden Cooper (GVB).
Long Jump – 1. Ethan Coleman (C-R) 18-9.5, 2. Callahan Tallman (GVB), 3. Xavier Scott (WLSV).
Tri Jump – 1. JJ Howard (WLSV) 38-11.5, 2. Thayne Cobb (GVB), 3. Brenton Ahrens (W-C).
Pole – 1. Ethan Coleman (C-R) 11-6, 2. Jack Davis (WLSV), 3. Garrett Mehlenbacher (W-C).
Girls Scores: Wellsville 105, Wayland-Cohocton 96, Genesee Valley/Belfast 36, Cuba-Rushford 20.
Results
100 – 1. Caelyn Stevens (WLSV) 13.8, 2. Cloey Larabee (C-R), 3. Brynn Lavery (C-R).
200 – 1. Neveah Byron (W-C) 29.4, 2. Cloey Larabee (C-R), 3. Harmony Brantley (WLSV).
400 – 1. Bayleigh Tallman (GVB) 1:04.4, 2. Neveah Byron (W-C), 3. Allison Jablonka (W-C).
800 – 1. Celise Wicker (W-C) 2:36.6, 2. Rachael Gray (W-C), 3. Sophie Zillgitt (GVB).
1500 – 1. Celise Wicker (W-C) 5:11.9, 2. Rachael Gray (W-C), 3. Riley Goodwin (W-C).
3000 – 1. Hope Ammarell (W-C) 13:13.3, 2. Austrayla Mossburger (W-C), 3. Kaylie Fuller (WLSV).
100H – 1. Sophie Zillgitt (GVB) 18.7, 2. Neveah Byron (W-C), 3. Rowan Ferguson (W-C).
400H – 1. Talia O’Connor (WLSV) 1:20.5, 2. Allyson Hazelton (GVB), 3. Hope Ammarell (W-C).
400R – 1. Cuba-Rushford (Larabee, Truax, Tompkins, Lavery) 55.7, 2. Wellsville, 3. Wellsville.
1600R – 1. Wayland-Cohocton (Gray, Wicker, Delafield, Drake) 4:38.1, 2. Wellsville, 3. Genesee Valley/Belfast.
3200R – 1. Wellsville (Ader, Dunbar, Fuller, Mattison) 12:15.6, 2. Wayland-Cohocton.
Shot – 1. Kaylee Oswald (WLSV) 35-4, 2. Abigail Loop (W-C), 3. Grace Kinnicutt (WLSV).
Discus – 1. Kaylee Oswald (WLSV) 114-9, 2. Sarah Mattison (WLSV), 3. Makenna Cooke (WLSV).
High Jump – 1. Brooklyn Dahlgren (WLSV) 4-10, 2. Sophie Zillgitt (GVB), 3. Rowan Ferguson (W-C).
Long Jump – 1. Bayleigh Tallman (GVB) 12-2.25, 2. Neveah Byron (W-C), 3. Pala Alsworth (WLSV).
Tri Jump – 1. Kylie Phelps (WLSV) 27-10.5, 2. Jocelyn Sager (W-C), 3. Brooklyn Dahlgren (WLSV).
Pole – 1. Jaden Dunbar (WLSV) 7-6, 2. Addy Clark (WLSV), 3. Lily Tompkins (C-R).
Salamanca brings out brooms in road meet at B-R
BOLIVAR — Over the road at Bolivar-Richburg, the Salamanca Warriors were at their highest level on the track and the field Thursday night, as they took full advantage of their meeting with the host Wolverines and ran away with it to claim a 106-24 and 107-28 victory for both boys and girls squads, respectively.
The Wolverines collected six first place finishes against the Warriors — three from the boys and three from the girls teams, with Calyn Todd’s sweep of both hurdling events leading the way, as he raced to wins in the 110 and 400 hurdles.
David Phearsdorf scored the final individual win for the squad with the longest distance in the sand pit to claim gold in the triple jump.
As for the Lady Wolverines, Raegan Giardini, Carmen Crowley and Brena Walp each had a win to help further the cause, with Giardini crossing the finish line first in the 800 run. Crowley and Walp would each record wins from the field, becoming triumphant in their respective events — the discus and triple jump.
Bolivar-Richburg will now begin preparations to partake in Invitational action in Olean, this weekend.
Boys Scores: Salamanca 106, Bolivar-Richburg 24.
Results
100 – 1. Camron Bowser (SAL) 12.4, 2. Kyle Lecceradone (SAL), 3. Remy Follman (SAL).
200 – 1. Perry Winship (SAL) 25.7, 2. Remi Follman (SAL), 3. Calyn Todd (B-R)
400 – 1. Noah Longley (SAL) 1:07.7, 2. Knox Johnson (SAL), 3. David Phearsdorf (B-R)
800 – 1. Jesse Hill (SAL) 2:20.7, 2. Aiden George (SAL), 3. Payton Bigler (SAL).
1600 – 1. Aiden George (SAL) 5:40.8, 2. Caden Giardini (B-R).
3200 – 1. Drew Bryant (SAL) 15:44.1.
110H – 1. Calyn Todd (B-R) 21.4, 2. Jordan Green (SAL).
400H – 1. Calyn Todd (B-R) 1:14.1, 2. Jordan Green (SAL).
400R – 1. Salamanca (Winship, Hill, Follman, Lecceradone) 50.1, 2. Bolivar-Richburg.
1600R – 1. Salamanca (Chudy, Lecceradone, Winship, Hill) 4:28.2.
3200R – 1. Salamanca (Bigler, Bryant, Chudy, George) 11:14.9.
Shot – 1. Evan Spruce (SAL) 36-11, 2. Keegan Hardy (SAL), 3. Ashton Austin (SAL).
Discus – 1. Evan Spruce (SAL) 98-8, 2. Keegan Hardy (SAL), 3. Kasen Hardy (SAL).
High Jump – 1. Perry Winship (SAL) 5-2, 2. Camron Bowser (SAL), 3. Ren Button (B-R).
Long Jump – 1. Camron Bowser (SAL) 14-4.25, 2. David Phearsdorf (B-R), 3. Michael Taylor (SAL).
Tri Jump – 1. David Phearsdorf (B-R) 32-3, 2. Easton Chudy (SAL), 3. Taydence Stevens (SAL).
Pole – 1. Easton Chudy (SAL) 8-6.
Girls Scores: Salamanca 107, Bolivar-Richburg 28
Results
100 – 1. Summer Downey (SAL) 14.6, 2. Rihannin Chase (SAL), 3. Kyla Dry (SAL).
200 – 1. Jamila Nelthrope (SAL) 28.8, 2. Kyla Dry (SAL), 3. Demetriana Coleman (SAL).
400 – 1. Isabella Milks (SAL) 1:10.4, 2. Raegan Giardini (B-R), 3. Kynleigh Wass (SAL).
800 – 1. Raegan Giardini (B-R) 2:47.5, 2. Gabriella Bly (SAL), 3. Daisy Lichy (SAL).
1500 – 1. Gabriella Bly (SAL) 6:11.9, 2. Kaylin Lemon (SAL), 3. Kylie Slater (SAL).
3000 – 1. Ryanna Brady (SAL) 15:33.6, 2. Kaylin Lemon (SAL).
100H – 1. Michaelynn Lecceradone (SAL) 18.4, 2. Knyleigh Wass (SAL), 3. Kori Thomas (B-R).
400H – 1. Ryanna Brady (SAL) 1:16.1, 2. Summer Downey (SAL), 3. Kori Thomas (B-R).
400R – 1. Salamanca (Chase, Downey, Dry, Nelthrope) 55.1, 2. Bolivar-Richburg.
1600R – 1. Salamanca (Bly, Wass, Dry, Downey) 5:00.8, 2. Bolivar-Richburg.
3200R – 1. Salamanca (Slater, Chudy, Lichy, Lemon) 12:56.7.
Shot – 1. Ariyanna Bluntt (SAL) 21-7, 2. Emily Benjamin (SAL), 3. Sierra Hall (B-R).
Discus – 1. Brena Walp (B-R) 78-2, 2. Ariyanna Blunt (SAL), 3. Paloma Haas (SAL).
High Jump – 1. Isabella Slater (SAL) 4-9.
Long Jump – 1. Michaelynn Lecceradone (SAL) 13-8.75, 2. Carmen Crowley (B-R), 3. Isabella Milks (SAL)
Tri Jump – 1. Carmen Crowley (B-R) 30-5, 2. Michaelynn Lecceradone (SAL), 3. Brena Walp (B-R).
Pole – 1. Jamila Nelthrope (SAL) 5-6.
GOLF
Addison 176, Wellsville 200
WELLSVILLE — After shooting his best round of the season the night before against Bolivar-Richburg, Wellsville’s Ethan Bailey followed up with another season-best performance on the links Thursday night against the visiting Addison Knights.
Although the senior helped lead the way with his dynamic performance, the Knights were able to play spoiler at the Wellsville Country Club to come away remaining unbeaten with a 176-200 win.
Bailey was at the top of the scorecard for the Lions (3-3) to help pave the way towards another phenomenal performance, scoring a team-low round of 40. Jackson Shoughrue and Noah Brogan each chipped in with rounds of 53, while Fletcher Kaye was not far behind both Lions golfers, adding in his round of 54.
Addison was led by Section V juggernaut Ryan Thompson, who shot the match’s medalist round of 35 to aid in the team’s victory.
The Lions are back on the links Tuesday night with a 4 p.m. road trip to Allegheny Hills in Rushford to take on host Fillmore.
Genesee Valley/Belfast 194, Arkport-Canaseraga 226
HORNELL — Although the match’s medalist round was awarded to host Arkport-Canaseraga’s Sebastian Carroll, it was a even balance up and down the scorecard that propelled Genesee Valley/Belfast to a 3-0 start of their campaign on Thursday at the Hornell Golf Club, as they wedged their way past the Wolves with a 194-226 victory.
For the second straight match, Grant Preston was at tippy-top of the Genesee Valley/Belfast (3-0) scorecard to aid in their road victory, keeping the team’s fire on the links hot behind his team-low round of 44. Following up was Will Guilford and his round of 47. Chris Weaver carded a 49, while Jackson Stout chipped in with his round of 54.
Arkport-Canaseraga was led by Carroll and his medalist round of 37. Behind him was Bryant Reynolds, who scored a 51. Tommy O’Donnell had a 64, while Arthur Miller and Isaiah Morales rounded off with a 74 and 75, respectively.
Genesee Valley/Belfast will go for their fourth straight win in their return to the links on Tuesday, traveling to the Bolivar Golf Club to visit host Bolivar-Richburg at 4 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Allegany-Limestone 3, Wellsville 2
WELLSVILLE — Between Allegany-Limestone and Wellsville, each team would record a sweep of each field of action during their Thursday night battle on the tennis court.
In what was a 3-2 final result at the end of the night, that would solely belong to the visiting Gators, as they recorded all three victories — two of them in straight sets, across the singles department to hop on the bus and exit town victorious.
The Lions (3-2) saw a pair of wins develop in each doubles match to kick off the match, as the first doubles team of David Anderson and Michael Bidzerkowny both fought tooth and nail against Allegany-Limestone’s Ipshita Patra and Samuel Eaton to pick up a gritty 6-4, 6-4 victory.
The second doubles duo of Keenen O’Connor and Caydon Grimes rounded off the wins with a 6-1, 6-2 win over their own right against Sughosh Kondur and Etienne Marais.
In the singles matches, Wheeler Dahlgren gave the fight of his life to hang right alongside Allegany-Limestone’s Tommy Depuy, but ultimately fell in a 7-5 third-set tiebreak in what was a 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 decision.
Adam Iantorno (first singles) and Jeremiah Pensyl (second singles) each fell in straight-set defeat in their respective matches.
Wellsville will look to regroup and rebound over the road tonight in a quick turnaround, visiting Campbell-Savona in a 5 p.m. first serve.
Singles
1. Luke Griffin (A-L) def. Adam Iantorno (WLSV), 6-0, 6-3.
2. Thomas Buffamante (A-L) def. Jeremiah Pensyl (WLSV), 6-3, 6-1.
3. Tommy Depuy (A-L) def. Wheeler Dahlgren (WLSV), 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.
Doubles
1. David Anderson/Michael Bidzerkowny (WLSV) def. Ipshita Patra/Samuel Eaton (A-L), 6-4, 6-4.
2. Keenen O’Connor/Caydon Grimes (WLSV) def. Sughosh Kondur/Etienne Marais (A-L), 6-1, 6-2.
Bolivar-Richburg 5, Cuba-Rushford 0
BOLIVAR — There were some close-quarter encounters on the tennis court for both Cuba-Rushford and Bolivar-Richburg on Thursday, witnessing several tiebreaks come to full fruition across single competition.
In the midst of the dead heat, Anthony Densmore would help the Wolverines in leading the charge after navigating his way through two of them to score the first of the team’s five victories to ignite their 5-0 win over the Rebels at home.
Densmore battled extremely tough in his first singles matchup against Cuba-Rushford’s Ethan Cole, fighting towards a 7-2 decision in the first set tiebreak before the two foes exchanged another in the next, where he garnered the final two points to lay claim on what was a 7-6 (7-2), 7-5 win.
Dustin Murray chipped in with a second singles win of his own, clawing past Tyler Findlay in the first set before recording a 6-0 shutout in the last to finish off a 6-4, 6-0 win.
The last singles victory for Bolivar-Richburg (2-0) stemmed from Trevor Whitsell, who battled back and forth with Cuba-Rushford’s Carter Brown at third singles. All three sets were needed to complete the match, with Whitsell overcoming a 6-3 second-set defeat to force a third-set tiebreak in his favor, holding on for the 6-0, 3-6, 7-5 win.
The Wolverines finished off the match sweep in the doubles department with a 6-0, 6-0 blank from Alex Parker and Nebula Wilson-Smith, taking victorious honors over Jadyn Little and Jasmine Roe, while the second doubles team of Starlyn Kisel and Jamie Werner scored a forfeit win.
Up next, Bolivar-Richburg will host the Eagles of Fillmore in a 5 p.m. first serve on Monday, while the Rebels (0-2) hit the road for Andover/Whitesville on Wednesday in a 5 p.m. contest of their own.
Singles
1. Anthony Densmore (B-R) def. Ethan Cole (C-R), 7-6 (7-2), 7-5.
2. Dustin Murray (B-R) def. Tyler Findlay (C-R), 6-4, 6-0.
3. Trevor Whitsell (B-R) def. Carter Brown (C-R), 6-0, 3-6, 7-5.
Doubles
1. Alex Parker/Nebula Wilson-Smith (B-R) def. Jadyn Little/Jasmine Roe (C-R), 6-0, 6-0.
2. Starlyn Kisel/Jamie Werner (B-R) by for.
