Running wild

For all of that success, Verbosky was named the boys Runner of the Year among the Small Schools for the CCAA.

Jamestown junior Clevon Wofford finished third at CCAA championships, then claimed sixth at the Section VI Class A championship and finished inside the top 75 at states. Wofford’s efforts earned him the honor as the CCAA boys Large School Runner of the Year.

Southwestern sophomore Emma Lewis also had an incredible year winning the CCAA championship by more than 30 seconds. Lewis then finished fourth at the Section VI Class C finals and earned seventh at states. Lewis was rewarded as the girls Large School Runner of the Year by the CCAA.

Finishing behind Lewis at the CCAA championships was Allegany-Limestone freshman Elexa Duggan. Then, competing in the Section VI Class D championships, Duggan earned second place, and finished in fifth at states before earning the distinction as CCAA girls Small School Runner of the Year.

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Silver Creek/Forestville freshman Leah Mays was named a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Large School First-Team All-Star.

Frewsburg senior Cody Kent headlines the boys Small School First-Team All-Stars, finishing behind Verbosky at the CCAA championships. Kent is joined on the First Team by Gowanda senior Chase Bolen, Franklinville/Ellicottville junior Grant Cornell, West Valley sophomore Noah Klahn, Maple Grove junior Jacob Lewis, Gowanda junior Cashis Montour and West Valley senior Jack Tharnish.

The boys Small School Second Team featured Maple Grove’s Josh Ashbaugh, Ty Kraft, Liam Price and Jack Sherry, Frewsburg’s Daniel Peterson, Clymer/Sherman/Panama’s Finn Fadale and Allegany-Limestone’s Nolan Wilczewski.

The Wolfpack girls team won the CCAA championship and with it received three First-Team selections in seniors Solki Martin-Locayo and Tess Flikkema, and sophomore Grace Cooke. Maple Grove sophomore Evalyn Fessel joined the selections, as did Frewsburg sophomore Grace Gilevski, Randolph junior Gracyn Rowland and West Valley junior Olivia Harmony.

The girls Second Team included Maple Grove’s Mae Benedetto, Lily Bohall, Presley Haines and Sydney Simmons, Clymer/Sherman/Panama’s Caitlyn Kriner, Frewsburg’s Teghan Trocki and Gowanda’s Rhianna Wood.

The Jamestown boys finished right behind Maple Grove at the CCAA meet and were rewarded with three selections on the Large School First Team, including senior Julian Himes, and juniors Wyatt Olmstead and Finn Caswell. Fredonia/Wesfield added sophomore Trenton Krenzer and junior James Fagan, while Falconer/Cassadaga Valley senior Gabe Lundmark and Southwestern senior Donavin Brown rounded out the First Team.

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Gowanda senior Chase Bolen was named a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Small School First-Team All-Star.

The Second Team consisted of Silver Creek/Forestville’s Benjamin Bock, Fredonia/Westfield’s Nathan Keefe and Solomon McKnatt, Jamestown’s Andrew Marucci, Falconer/Cassadaga Valley’s Brent Troutman, Olean’s Clark Cruz and Salamanca’s Aiden George.

The Jamestown girls also finished second in the CCAA finals, earning a pair of Large School First Team selections in sophomore London Hamilton and eighth-grader Nora Bailey. Fredonia/Westfield also had a pair on the First Team in freshmen Izzie Czekanski and Meredith Lendt, Silver Creek/Forestville freshman Leah Mays, Southwestern junior Tryniti Card and Salamanca senior Ryanna Brady rounded out the selections.

The Second Team included Jamestown’s Kater Hockenberry, Julia Stormont and Belle Johnson, Dunkirk’s Hanan Mohamad Narvaez, Silver Creek/Forestville’s Emma Golembieski, Southwestern’s Lillian Weikel and Salamanca’s Kaylin Lemon.

BOYS

LARGE SCHOOLS

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Fredonia/Westfield freshman Izzie Czekanski was named to the Large School First Team.

FIRST TEAM

Finn Caswell Junior Jamestown

Julian Himes Senior Jamestown

Wyatt Olmstead Junior Jamestown

James Fagan Junior Fredonia/Westfield

Trenton Krenzer Sophomore Fredonia/Westfield

Gabe Lundmark Senior Falconer/Cassadaga Valley

Donavin Brown Senior Southwestern

SECOND TEAM

Andrew Marucci Senior Jamestown

Nathan Keefe Junior Fredonia/Westfield

Solomon McKnatt Eighth Grade Fredonia/Westfield

Brent Troutman Senior Falconer/Cassadaga Valley

Benjamin Bock Senior Silver Creek/Forestville

Cruz Clark Sophomore Olean

Aiden George Freshman Salamanca

HONORABLE MENTION

Jamestown: Thomas Kathman (Fr.)

Fredonia/Westfield: Jack Fagan (So.)

Falconer/Cassadaga Valley: Seth Carr (Sr.), Anson Miller (So.), James Mitchner (Fr.), Liam Sharp (Fr.)

Southwestern: Ethan Lohnes (Jr.), Tristan Taylor (Jr.), Kellan Brown (So.)

Salamanca: Jaxon Crouse (So.)

SMALL SCHOOLS

FIRST TEAM

Jacob Lewis Junior Maple Grove

Chase Bolen Senior Gowanda

Cashis Montour Junior Gowanda

Grant Cornell Junior Franklinville/Ellicottville

Noah Klahn Sophomore West Valley

Jack Tharnish Senior West Valley

Cody Kent Senior Frewsburg

SECOND TEAM

Josh Ashbaugh Sophomore Maple Grove

Ty Kraft Junior Maple Grove

Liam Price Freshman Maple Grove

Jack Sherry Freshman Maple Grove

Finn Fadale Junior Clymer/Sherman/Panama

Daniel Peterson Senior Frewsburg

Nolan Wilczewski Sophomore Allegany-Limestone

HONORABLE MENTION

Maple Grove: Owen Erlandson (Jr.), Brennan Muecke (Sr.)

Gowanda: Brendin Diebel (Jr.)

Clymer/Sherman/Panama: Flynn Fadale (8th), Max Guzman (Sr.), Christopher Phelps (7th)

Franklinville/Ellicottville: Skye Wood (Jr.)

Frewsburg: Chaos Hedges (Fr.)

Randolph: Rhys Kelly (Jr.)

Cattaraugus-Little Valley: Alexander Pietras (Jr.)

GIRLS

LARGE SCHOOLS

FIRST TEAM

Nora Bailey Eighth Grade Jamestown

London Hamilton Sophomore Jamestown

Tryniti Card Junior Southwestern

Izzie Czekanski Freshman Fredonia/Westfield

Meredith Lendt Freshman Fredonia/Westfield

Leah Mays Freshman Silver Creek/Forestville

Ryanna Brady Senior Salamanca

SECOND TEAM

Kater Hockenberry Freshman Jamestown

Julia Stormont Eighth Grade Jamestown

Belle Johnson Senior Jamestown

Lillian Weikel Sophomore Southwestern

Emma Golembieski Seventh Grade Silver Creek/Forestville

Hanan Mohamad Narvaez Junior Dunkirk

Kaylin Lemon Eighth Grade Salamanca

HONORABLE MENTION

Jamestown: Emily Cardinale (Sr.), Nolah Hamilton (Sr.), Gabriella Knight (Jr.)

Southwestern: Addison Shaw (So.), Mackenzie Swafford (Fr.), Larissa Rook (Fr.)

Olean: Racheal Dulmus (Fr.), May Eaton (Fr.), Nora Boutillette (8th)

Falconer/Cassadaga Valley: Morgan Robbins (Fr.)

SMALL SCHOOLS

FIRST TEAM

Solki Martin-Lacayo Senior Clymer/Sherman/Panama

Tess Flikkema Senior Clymer/Sherman/Panama

Grace Cooke Sophomore Clymer/Sherman/Panama

Evalyn Fessel Sophomore Maple Grove

Grace Gilevski Sophomore Frewsburg

Gracyn Rowland Junior Randolph

Olivia Harmony Junior West Valley

SECOND TEAM

Caitlyn Kriner Sophomore Clymer/Sherman/Panama

Mae Benedetto Junior Maple Grove

Lily Bohall Junior Maple Grove

Presley Haines Senior Maple Grove

Sydney Simmons Sophomore Maple Grove

Rhianna Wood Senior Gowanda

Teghan Trocki Senior Frewsburg

HONORABLE MENTION

Clymer/Sherman/Panama: Abbi Malecki (Jr.), Baya Oehlbeck (Fr.), Bria Palmatier (So.), Brooke Warner (Jr.)

Maple Grove: Rylie Allen (Fr.), Ellie Brunenavs (So.)

Franklinville/Ellicottville: Trinity Herman (Jr.), Eva Green (Fr.)

Allegany-Limestone: Alyssa Karl (Sr.)

West Valley: Madison Lawrence (8th)