Softball

In early July 2020, the sports world was still very much at a standstill. The Olean Oilers, of the New York Collegiate Baseball League, and Olean 1854...

A pair of Big 30 players earned top honors and Portville nabbed most of its league’s major awards as the two local CCAA softball divisions announced t...

ELLICOTTVILLE — Perhaps it was a gut-check moment for the Ellicottville baseball team. Eight days ago, the Eagles, after having already split with Sal...

OLEAN — On June 1, the Olean High softball team had enough pitching, but not hitting. Consequently, it was blanked by Dunkirk, 3-0. Seventeen days lat...

FRIENDSHIP — In the final game of the season, Friendship freshman pitcher Neveah Ross turned in a dominant two-way performance, leading the Eagles to ...

WELLSVILLE — Attempting to navigate a bracket that boasts four squads ranked in the state’s Top 25, Matt Burke had a simple message for his Wellsville...

BATAVIA — Fillmore took a 2-0 lead in the first inning but could not hold on as Batavia Notre Dame scored three in the third, two in the fourth and on...

BOLIVAR — Bolivar-Richburg pitcher Jessica Majot threw a no-hitter in her team’s playoff opener, shutting out Pavilion as the Wolverines rolled to a 1...

BOLIVAR — For the second time this year, the Portville softball team challenged itself against another of the Big 30’s top softball programs. In this ...

BELMONT — Malayna Ayers came as close to perfection as one can get. The Bolivar-Richburg sophomore struck out 15 on her way to no-hitting Genesee Vall...

SALAMANCA — Three weeks ago, this contest was tight. In that one, the Salamanca softball team managed to edge Franklinville, 7-3. And though both squa...

BOLIVAR — McKinlee Harris excelled in both the circle and at the plate to lead the Bolivar-Richburg softball team to a 16-0, five-inning triumph over ...

OLEAN — The Olean High softball team got out to an early lead and gave itself a chance in the final inning. It was what happened in between — a tough ...

They were among the top contributors the last time the Portville softball team took the field. Brooke DeYoe tossed a four-hit gem, holding her opponen...

CUBA — With a go-ahead run in the top of the seventh inning, the Fillmore softball team completed a comeback and held on in the bottom of the inning t...

HAMMONDSPORT — Makenzie Cowburn went 4-for-4, with a two-run home run, to lead the Wellsville softball team to a 10-4 road win over Hammondsport on Tu...

OLEAN — The Olean High softball team had struggled offensively its last time out. In that one, the Huskies “just did not hit the ball” in a 9-1 setbac...

ROCHESTER — For the first time this year, it was given a test from a Class A opponent. And still, the Wellsville softball team came away with a famili...