Photos and stories by CHRIS BROOKS, managing editor, wellsvillesports.com
SOFTBALL
Alfred-Almond 8, Andover/Whitesville 4
ANDOVER — The bats were alive and well between Alfred-Almond and Andover/Whitesville on Monday, with both teams converging to produce over 20 hits at the plate.
It was a back-and-forth exchange early on, but after a first inning deadlock was temporarily set in place, the Lady Eagles broke it with six unanswered runs to take the lead away for good, as they moved towards an 8-4 win in Andover.
The two squads came together for a close battle across the first two innings of play, beginning with a Paige Marlatt RBI single to break the ice for the Lady Eagles in their opening at-bats. Andover/Whitesville (3-8) did not let it go unresponsive however, as they fired a punch right back by tying the game at one with a score off some key special teams play.
Following the exchange of a scoreless second inning, the Lady Eagles would foresee an opening to travel through, propelling ahead with a two-run third inning to take the lead, building on it later on in tremendous fashion.
With the Alfred-Almond defense proceeding to keep Andover/Whitesville shut down on offense, the visitors in blue added three massive runs — two off a big double down the left field line from Taylor Flaitz, branching the Lady Eagles lead to 6-1.
After adding another run in the top of the fourth inning, Andover/Whitesville didn’t go down without a middle frame fight, as they brought three runs across on the counterattack in the fifth — two of them off a strong single into the outfield from Lilly Harrington, closing the gap to 7-4 going forward.
But in the end, the Lady Eagles added one last piece of insurance in the sixth inning to further cushion their lead and ultimate victory at the end of the battle.
Andover/Whitesville strung together four runs off nine hits to propel their offense. Leading the efforts were Harrington, Olivia Waters and Reece Winters, all posting two hits. In the circle, Makaila Brewster went all seven innings, handing out five chairs and walking just one.
For Alfred-Almond, the win on the mound belonged to Olivia Flaitz, going the distance with one strikeout and two walks. At the plate, Taylor Flaitz captained the bats with three hits, including a lead-off triple in the sixth inning. Paige Marlatt also had three hits, while Ella Dusinberre and Abby Hurd both had two to chip in.
Andover/Whitesville will look to take aim at a potential season-sweep of Cuba-Rushford tonight, as they prepare for a 5 p.m. visit to take on the Lady Rebels in a quick turnaround.
Alfred-Almond 102 311 0 – 8 12 0
Andover/Whitesville 100 030 0 – 4 9 1
A-A – Olivia Flaitz (WP) (CG, K, 2BB) and Alexis Kuhn.
A/W – Makaila Brewster (LP) (CG, 5K, BB) and Reece Winters.
Fillmore 14, Genesee Valley/Belfast 2
FILLMORE — Riding high on a big extra inning win over Bolivar-Richburg and a doubleheader sweep of Arkport-Canaseraga late last week, the Lady Eagles of Fillmore were looking to add more fuel to their burning fire approaching the homestretch of the regular season.
Monday night, they would do just that with a ferocious start against Genesee Valley/Belfast, using the bats in full force to ignite a massive 14-2 home victory — their fifth in seven games.
“We were very strong at the plate today,” said Lady Eagles coach Jon Beardsley. “It was just one of those days where we were really comfortable in the box. Genesee Valley/Belfast with Hannah (Southwick-Powers) on the mound is a tough team, and today just happened to be our day. We’ve been on both sides of these games. The girls played pretty solid defense and Mylee (Miller) is staying in control and minimizing her mistakes.”
Out of their 14 runs they would scratch across against the Genesee Valley/Belfast defense, Fillmore (8-7) would knock on the door immediately with 11 of those runs coming in the first three innings of play to bring the hammer down with an advantage they would never lose from that point forward, as the offense scoured 15 hits in total, with four different Lady Eagles all recording at least a pair of hits.
Amongst the heavy hitters for the hosts in black and green was Preslee Miller, as she had the biggest bat of them all by going 3-for-5 with a double and five RBI. Mylee Miller chipped in with two hits of her own, including a double, and drove in three more runs. Oakley Frazier had three hits, while Kylee Ellsworth rounded out with two.
In the circle, the win belonged to Mylee Miller, who went all seven innings with five strikeouts and two walks, holding Genesee Valley/Belfast (9-5) to just four hits along the way.=
For the visitors, Hannah Southwick-Powers fanned three and walked two in her two inning start on the mound. At the plate, Jenna Hill and Whitney Young each collected a hit and drove in a run. Genesee Valley/Belfast will look to turn it back around on Thursday with a 5 p.m. visit to Whitesville to battle host Andover/Whitesville.
Fillmore is now off until Wednesday for a 5 p.m. visit to Scio to take on red hot Friendship/Scio.
Genesee Valley/Belfast 000 011 0 – 2 4 4
Fillmore 236 021 X – 14 15 5
GVB – Hannah Southwick-Powers (LP) (3K, 2BB), Kate Calanni (3) (3K, BB) and Jenna Hill.
FIL – Mylee Miller (WP) (CG, 5K, 2BB) and Oakley Frazier.
GOLF
Genesee Valley/Belfast 197, Wellsville 210
WELLSVILLE — For the very first time during Lisa Scott-Schneider’s time as Genesee Valley/Belfast’s head golf coach in the Spring, they put together a season-sweeping performance on the links against the team they share it with — the Lions of Wellsville.
On Monday, that was made possible behind a career-best round from Will Guilford, as he fought past Wellsville’s Ethan Bailey to earn medalist honors in the team’s 197-210 win at the Wellsville Country Club.
“Our team goal is to break 190. We need everyone to buckle down and make some more putts. Will shot his best round ever, so we’re hoping we can build off of that,” said Scott-Schneider. “We have three more regular season matches to go and then the Individual Qualifier coming up next week. The season is quickly coming to a close, so the hope is we can all shoot our best. On the same night, that would be utopia. It’s been a great season so far, and the best for this program in a while. I’m really proud of the team and their accomplishments so far.”
Guilford assembled the pieces to an extraordinary puzzle to lead Genesee Valley/Belfast (9-1) atop of the scorecard, firing a match-low round of 44 to outlast Wellsville’s Ethan Bailey for the top spot.
Following behind was Grant Preston and his round of 49. Sean Mahon chipped in with his score of 51, while Chris Weaver had a 53.
The Lions (8-5) were propelled by Bailey and his team-low round of 45. Fletcher Kaye chipped in with his round of 52. Blake Kalkhof had a 54, while Maddy Parks rounded out with her round of 59.
Both teams will return to the Wellsville Country Club for battle on Wednesday, this time in their own respective matches beginning with 4 p.m. tee times, as Genesee Valley/Belfast plays the role of host against Bolivar-Richburg, while Wellsville welcomes in undefeated Fillmore for battle.
Fillmore 201, Hinsdale 275
FRANKLINVILLE — Anderson Wiltsey was the best shooting golfer out on the confines of Ischua Valley in Franklinville on Monday, as undefeated Fillmore racked up their ninth straight win behind his medalist round to fuel their 201-275 win over host Hinsdale.
Wiltsey led all golfers from start to finish behind a dynamic match-low round of 47 to pace the Eagles (8-0). Layton Sanasith was not far behind him, as he posted a round of 49. Zach Sisson chipped in with a 52, while Reid Cockle finished the scoring with a 53.
Hinsdale (0-8) was propelled by a team-low round of 53 recorded by Caden Miller.
Both teams are back in action Wednesday in a pair of 4 p.m. tee times, as the Eagles will head for the Wellsville Country Club to meet the host Lions of Wellsville, while the Bobcats travel to Allegheny Hills in Rushford to take on host Cuba-Rushford.
Bolivar-Richburg 215, Cuba-Rushford 240
RUSHFORD — The Rebels of Cuba-Rushford saw Sebastian Saulter take the lead at the top of the scorecard to help start their week off on the right foot, as they squeezed by visiting Bolivar-Richburg at Allegheny Hills with a 215-240 win on Monday.
Saulter paved the way towards winning success for the Rebels (3-4) by firing the match’s lowest round across the nine-hole battle, as he shot the lowest round of 43. Kaden Bell chipped in with his score of 55, while Ethan Fries and Xavier Saulter rounded off with rounds of 57 and 60, respectively.
Bolivar-Richburg (1-6) was led by a team-low round of 53 fired by Cayden Gaines. David Abdo followed with a 59. James Margeson recorded a round of 60, while Zach Mitchell rounded out with his score of 68.
Both teams are back on the links Wednesday night with 4 p.m. starts, with the Rebels playing host to Hinsdale back at Allegheny Hills, while the Wolverines travel to the Wellsville Country Club to take on host Genesee Valley/Belfast.
BOYS TENNIS
Wellsville 4, Alfred-Almond 1
WELLSVILLE — Both Adam Iantorno and David Anderson — Wellsville’s two lone seniors, were both sent out in style by their teammates on the tennis court on Monday, as the Lions fought tooth and nail from start to finish and came away as winners by a 4-1 count on their home court against the visiting Alfred-Almond Eagles.
Behind their four wins, Wellsville (8-4) collected a sweep of both doubles matches, with Anderson and his teammate Michael Bidzerkowny working their way past Alfred-Almond’s Quinn Palmer and Caleb Draz with a 6-2, 6-1 victory at first doubles.
At second doubles, the Lions duo of Jonah Mac and Keenen O’Connor came away victorious with a dominant 6-1, 6-1 victory over Luca Reginio and Wyatt Worth.
Two singles victories continued to aid the match victory for the hosts, with Iantorno’s first singles battle going all three sets, as he overcame a first-set defeat to the hands of Patrick Power and turned it into a three-set comeback by a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 decision.
Wheeler Dahlgren collected a 6-2, 6-4 win over Noah Heffley to round off the win for Wellsville.
Alfred-Almond was led by a hard-fought second singles win from Liam Carstens, edging his way past Wellsville’s Jeremiah Pensyl after a back-and-forth battle that witnessed two different tiebreaks, ultimately scoring the 7-6 (9), 2-6, 7-2 victory in the end.
The Lions are back in action on the road Wednesday night for a 5 p.m. visit to Dansville.
Singles
1. Adam Iantorno (WLSV) def. Patrick Power (A-A), 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.
2. Liam Carstens (A-A) def. Jeremiah Pensyl (WLSV), 7-6 (9), 2-6, 7-2.
3. Wheeler Dahlgren (WLSV) def. Noah Heffley (A-A), 6-2, 6-4.
Doubles
1. David Anderson/Michael Bidzerkowny (WLSV) def. Quinn Palmer/Caleb Draz (A-A), 6-2, 6-1.
2. Jonah Mac/Keenen O’Connor (WLSV) def. Luca Reginio/Wyatt Worth (A-A), 6-1, 6-1.
Campbell-Savona claims doubleheader win over Wolverines
BOLIVAR — There were some tough performances that the Wolverines of Bolivar-Richburg put on display during their Monday night doubleheader with Campbell-Savona on Monday, but the visiting Panthers were able to come away victorious in both matches, as they rolled to 5-0 and 4-1 victories in pro-set action to leave town on a positive footnote.
In the first match, the Panthers collected all five victories, with Samuel Kephart, Matthew Dunmire and Lukas Carapella garnering the victories in the singles department, while Sage Brinkerhoff and Kara Burlingame led the doubles wins with their strong performance at first doubles.
Down in the second doubles match, Bolivar-Richburg’s (4-5) Starlyn Kisel and Jamie Werner went the entire distance with Campbell-Savona’s Emma Allard and Emilia Baldwin, but after forcing a big tiebreak, the Panthers would see their duo claim a 7-2 win in additional action to put a wrap on the 10-9 win to finish off the sweep.
To conclude the festivities, the Panthers would maintain all momentum and use it to their advantage with one more win of the Wolverines, this by a 4-1 count with a complete sweep of all three singles matches paving the way towards victory.
Leading the way was Brinkerhoff, Dunmire and Burlingame, as they each recorded dominant victories in their respective matches.
The match win was finalized behind the first doubles team of Kephart and Carapella, as they garnered a 10-3 win over Bolivar-Richburg’s Anthony Densmore and Trevor Whitsell.
The hosts collected just one victory in tiebreaking fashion of their own from Genecis Easton and Samuel Martin in second doubles action, as the Wolverines duo outlasted Campbell-Savona’s Emma Allard and Krystal Cordes with an 8-6 tiebreak win to claim the overall 10-9 match victory.
Bolivar-Richburg will look to turn the ship around tonight with a 5 p.m. visit to Alfred-Almond.
Match 1
Singles
1. Samuel Kephart (C-S) def. Anthony Densmore (B-R), 10-0.
2. Matthew Dunmire (C-S) def. Dustin Murray (B-R), 10-2.
3. Lukas Carapella (C-S) def. Trevor Whitsell (B-R), 10-2.
Doubles
1. Sage Brinkerhoff/Kara Burlingame (C-S) def. Nebula Wilson-Smith/Alex Parker (B-R), 10-1.
2. Emma Allard/Emilia Baldwin (C-S) def. Starlyn Kisel/Jamie Werner (B-R), 10-9 (7-2).
Match 2
Singles
1. Sage Brinkerhoff (C-S) def. Dustin Murray (B-R), 10-0.
2. Matthew Dunmire (C-S) def. Alex Parker (B-R), 10-0.
3. Kendra Burlingame (C-S) def. Kya Lutes (B-R), 10-2.
Doubles
1. Samuel Kephart/Lukas Carapella (C-S) def. Anthony Densmore/Trevor Whitsell (B-R), 10-3.
2. Genecis Easton/Samuel Martin (B-R) def. Emma Allard/Krystal Cordes (C-S), 10-9 (8-6).
Fillmore 5, Andover/Whitesville 0
ALMOND — The Eagles of Fillmore continue to strike all chords on the tennis court, as they kept all the momentum in their favor behind another 5-0 sweep over the road, this time against Andover/Whitesville on Monday at Alfred-Almond.
Eben Schilke and Carson Sanasith captained the sweep of all three singles matches for Fillmore (10-0), each garnering 10-0 shutouts over their respective opponents at first and second singles, defeating Andover/Whitesville’s Elden Terhune and Tristan Meehan.
Isaiah Sisson finished off with a third singles forfeit win.
In the doubles department, each team for the Eagles collected a 10-1 win, with the first doubles duo of Marcus Wolfer and Ezra Knapp took care of business against Izzy Potter and Jizel Kyoseva, while Brayden Walton and Kallan Sanasith finished off with their second doubles win over Gracey Murray and Janiyah Gilliam.
This past weekend, the Eagles witnessed Sisson along with their top doubles team of Knapp and Carson Sanasith take center stage at the Class B4 Individual Sectional Tournament at the Mendon Racquet Club, with Sisson earning a spot in the Individual State Qualifier at the end of the month.
Sisson defeated both Alfred-Almond’s Patrick Powers (10-0) and Dean Rischpater of Naples (10-5) to advance into the Semifinal round, where he fell to Avoca-Prattsburgh’s Elias Putnam — the Class’ defending champion, in a 10-7 decision.
The following day in playback action, Sisson earned his spot in the State Qualifier at Brockport High School with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over Notre Dame-Batavia’s Chance King to finish third overall.
Sisson will be joined by his teammate Eben Schilke, who was granted an exceptional entry into the State Qualifiers himself, due to attending the school’s Senior Trip.
As for their first doubles squad, Knapp and Sanasith squeezed past the first round with a 10-5 win before falling in the Quarterfinals round, 10-1.
Fillmore will return to action on Wednesday, hosting Bolivar-Richburg at Houghton University at 5 p.m.
Singles
1. Eben Schilke (FIL) def. Elden Terhune (A/W), 10-0.
2. Carson Sanasith (FIL) def. Tristan Meehan (A/W), 10-0.
3. Isaiah Sisson (FIL) by for.
Doubles
1. Marcus Wolfer/Ezra Knapp (FIL) def. Izzy Potter/Jizel Kyoseva (A/W), 10-1.
2. Brayden Walton/Kallan Sanasith (FIL) def. Gracey Murray/Janiyah Gilliam (A/W), 10-1.
