ULYSSES — For the second game in a row, the Northern Potter softball team has taken down a North Allegany League opponent in dominating fashion, this time defeating Smethport 12-0 behind Jaylyn Williammee’s no hitter.
A day before meeting the Lady Hubbers, NoPo traveled to face Oswayo Valley, a contest which ended in the Lady Panthers’ favor 16-1. While Williamee didn’t take to the circle in that game, she came in fresh against Smethport. Through 19 batters, she sent 13 back to the dugout swinging at air while only giving up three walks.
At the plate, the Lady Panthers garnered a 1-0 lead in the first frame before exploding for nine runs in the second. NoPo loaded the bases with two walks and a single before Haylee Chapman drove in a run with a sac-fly. After a subsequent walk, the Lady Panthers drove in eight consecutive runs, including a grand slam from Taylor Knowles that put them up 10-0. The final two scores of the day came in the bottom of the fourth, where Chapman and Izzy Prince each hit RBI singles.
Knowles home run came during her only appearance in the batter’s box, going 1-for-1 with four RBIs and two runs scored. Chapman went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI and Williamee went 1-for-2, crossing home plate twice.
AT ULYSSES R H E Smethport 000 00X X 0 0 2 No. Potter 190 2XX X 12 12 0
Smethport:
Home:
Kane 17, Brockway 11
BROCKWAY — Big bats in the third and sixth innings carried the Lady Wolves to slug-fest win over the Lady Rovers.
Loading the bases with three consecutive singles, Kane then slowly brought in five runs, with Olivia Bell, Sara Ely and Hailee Sheaffer each tallying an RBI single in that span. In the sixth, up 10-9, the Lady Wolves sealed the win with another wave of runs. This time, however, the scores came by way of Lady Rovers errors, which accounted for five scores.
Leah Tigani led the way at the plate for Kane, going four-for-5 with four runs scored and one RBI. Bell went 3-for-6 with two runs and three batted in while Kylie Iak went 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
AT BROCKWAY R H E Kane 106 127 0 17 17 8 Brockway 024 302 0 11 10 5Kane:
Brockway:
BASEBALL
Brockway 4, Kane 1
BROCKWAY — Dylan Bash’s complete game on the mound helped seal the Rovers’ first win of the season over the Wolves.
Through seven innings, Bash gave up just five hits while striking out eight, keeping Kane at bay as they struggled to pick up baserunners. At the plate, the Rovers put themselves in front early with a score on a Kane error and then sealed it with two more in the third and one in the fifth. The Wolves’ only score of the day came from a Rover error that allowed Dane Anderson to round home plate.
AT BROCKWAY R H E Kane 000 001 0 1 5 2 Brockway 102 010 X 4 6 2Kane:
Brockway:
TENNIS
St. Marys 6, DuBois Central Catholic 1
DUBOIS — The Wolves completed a near sweep of the Cardinals, tacking on a fourth straight win to open their season.
Kane ran through the singles matches with ease. Luke Anderson won 6-0 and 6-0, Dawson Krug won 6-2 and 6-4, Blake Hoffman 6-3 and 6-2 and Dean Rakieski won 7-5 and 6-2.
In the doubles, Anderson and Krug narrowly won 8-5 before Hoffman and Rakieski came out on top 8-1. The lone loss for the Wolves came in the third doubles, when DCC’s Haley Semantik and Aiden Engle beat Casey Young and Evan Luckenbill 8-2.
