Trailblazers
CCAA Names Large, Small School All-Stars
Maple Grove junior Ethan Verbosky has gotten used to having his name come up first in cross country competitions. Not only did he win the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association championship by more than 30 seconds, but he won the Section VI Class D title and finished in eighth place at states.
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.
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.
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
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)