Hillbillies shine at Red Dragon Invite
OBSERVER Photo by Scott Kindberg Fredonia's Meredith Lendt competes at the Red Dragon Invitational on Saturday at Bemus Point Golf Course.
OBSERVER Photo by Scott Kindberg Fredonia's Trenton Krenzer competes at the Red Dragon Invitational on Saturday at Bemus Point Golf Course.
OBSERVER Photo by Scott Kindberg Fredonia's Meredith Lendt competes at the Red Dragon Invitational on Saturday at Bemus Point Golf Course.
OBSERVER Photo by Scott Kindberg Fredonia's Trenton Krenzer competes at the Red Dragon Invitational on Saturday at Bemus Point Golf Course.
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BEMUS POINT -- More than 500 cross-country runners from western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania turned out at Bemus Point Golf Club on Saturday for the annual Red Dragon Invitational.
The large crowd that supported the athletes were treated to plenty of fine team and individual performances.
Locally, the Maple Grove boys captured the Small School title with 31 points as five runners scored in the top 15, led by Jack Sherry. His time of 17:28.38, was good for third behind winner Noah Klahn of West Valley (16:26.74) and second-place Nolan Wilczewski of Allegany-Limestone (16:59.91), who both represented incomplete teams.
The other scorers for Maple Grove were Liam Price, Finn Erlandson, William Benson and Maddox Lombardo.
Two area teams -- the Eisenhower boys (Small School) and Fredonia girls (Large School) -- placed second in their respective classifications; the Jamestown boys (Large Schools), the Jamestown girls (Large Schools) and the Maple Grove girls (Small Schools) all finished third; and the Fredonia boys (Large Schools), the Franklinville/Ellicottville boys (Small School) and Cattaraugus-Little Valley girls (Small School) placed fourth.
Individually, the other top-10 finishers among the boys were Thomas Kathman of Jamestown (Large School), second place; Caleb Johnson of Jamestown (Large School), third; Price of Maple Grove (Small School), fourth; Parker McBride of Eisenhower (Small School), fifth; Mason Britt of Eisenhower (Small School), seventh; Anson Miller of Falconer/Cassadaga Valley (Small School), eighth; Erlandson of Maple Grove (Small School), ninth; and Hudson Himes of Jamestown (Large School), 10th.
Top-10 finishers among the girls were Meredith Lendt of Fredonia (Large School), second; Lily Elliss of Maple Grove (Small School), second; Kadence Durow of Randolph (Small School), fourth; Isabelle Grosch of Eisenhower (Small School), sixth; Lillian Weikel of Southwestern (Large School), sixth; Sydney Yerico of Fredonia (Large School), seventh; London Hamilton of Jamestown (Large School), eighth; Leah Mays of Silver Creek (Large School), ninth; and Alivia Richter of Gowanda (Small School), 10th.
Lancaster won both the boys and girls Large School team titles, highlighted by first-place individual finishes by Dante Strangis and Charlotte Winnicki; and Allegany-Limestone claimed the Small School girls classification, highlighted by Elexa Duggan's first-place finish.
Red Dragon Invitational
Bemus Point Golf Course
5K
Team Scores
Boys
Large School
Lancaster 47, Amherst 54, Jamestown 77, Fredonia 91, Bradford 98, City Honors 146, Olean 187, Silver Creek 219.
Small Schools
Maple Grove 31, Eisenhower 36, Nichols 98, Franklinville/Ellicottville 112, Gowanda 138, St. Mary's (Lancaster) 155, Salamanca 176, Southwestern 181, Brocton 247.
Girls
Large School
Lancaster 31, Fredonia 77, Jamestown 90, Sacred Heart 120, Olean 129, Southwestern 147, Silver Creek 149, Amherst 164.
Small Schools
Allegany-Limestone 43, St. Mary's (Lancaster), Maple Grove 56, Cattaraugus-Little Valley 115, Nichols 119, Gowanda 124.
Individual
Boys
Large School (top 25)
Dante Strangis (Lancaster), Thomas Kathman (Jamestown), Caleb Johnson (Jamestown), Aiden Liszewski (Lancaster), Aidan Elnicky (Amherst), Evan Wallens (Lancaster), Henry Bibler (Amherst), Paul Alagna (Amherst), Jordan Hogue (Bradford), Hudson Himes (Jamestown), Trenton Krenzer (Fredonia), Owen DiCanio (Lancaster), Solomon McKnatt (Fredonia), Cooper Kulinski (City Honors), Charlie Vinelli (Bradford), Jacob Kiniry (Amherst), Nikolia Frontino (Bradford), Peter Lamb (Amherst), Levi Kindermann (Fredonia), Jack Fagan (Fredonia), Dwight King (Jamestown), Declan Boutillette (Olean), Xavier Frontino (Bradford). T-- 16:42.55.
Small School (top 25)
Noah Klahn (West Valley), Nolan Wilczewski (Allegany-Limestone), Jack Sherry (Maple Grove), Liam Price (Maple Grove), Parker McBride (Eisenhower), Oliver Ptak (Nichols), Mason Britt (Eisenhower), Anson Miller (Falconer/Cassadaga Valley), Finn Erlandson (Maple Grove), Alex Linn (Cuba-Rushford), William Benson (Maple Grove), Alex Lund (Eisenhower), Cameron Lindell (Eisenhower), Aiden George (Salamanca), Brice Ludwick (Eisenhower), Kellen Hatch (Franklinville/Ellicottville), Jaxon Hagan (Gowanda), Ben Wedvik (Franklinville/Ellicottville), Maddox Lombardo (Maple Grove), Theo Krenzer (Falconer/Cassadaga Valley), Aiden Osgood (Maple Grove), Collin Weber (Franklinville/Ellicottville), Joseph Fanelli (Eisenhower), Gabe Snyder (Gowanda). T -- 16:26.74.
Girls
Large School (top 25)
Charlotte Winnicki (Lancaster), Meredith Lendt (Fredonia), Madison Durkin (Lancaster), Lily Zdon (Lancaster), Mallory Adams (Lancaster), Lillian Weikel (Southwestern), Sydney Yerico (Fredonia), London Hamilton (Jamestown), Leah Mays (Silver Creek), Rachael Dulmus (Olean), Emma Golembieski (Silver Creek), Kinley Belleisle (Olean), May Eaton (Olean), Peyton Krenzer (Fredonia), Julia Stormont (Jamestown), Nora Bailey (Jamestown), Olivia Rhoades (Bradford), Juliette Polino (Sacred Heart), Bailee Berst (Lancaster), Mackenzie Godios (Lancaster), Samantha Colley (Sacred Heart), Carolyn Beecher (Sacred Heart), Elorna Barnett (Southwestern), Bryn Hage (Amherst), Kater Hockenberry (Jamestown). T--18:36.28.
Small School (top 25)
Elexa Duggan (Allegany-Limestone), Lily Elliss (Maple Grove), Abby Higgins (Allegany-Limestone), Kadence Durow (Randolph), Mia Cozza (St. Mary's of Lancaster), Isabelle Grosch (Eisenhower), Julie Sahlen (St. Mary's of Lancaster), Lila Sheehy (Allegany-Limestone), Erin Savage (St. Mary's of Lancaster), Alivia Richter (Gowanda), Aarlyn Jennings (Allegany-Limestone), Hayden Allen (Maple Grove), Natalie Snyder (Cattaraugus-Little Valley), Madeline Pietras (Cattaraugus-Little Valley), Rylie Allen (Maple Grove) Nora Reynolds (Franklinville/Ellicottville), Elliott Merrill (Salamanca), Julia Verbosky (Maple Grove), Cecilia Letizia (Nichols), Camryn Allen (Maple Grove), Isabella Young (St. Mary's of Lancaster), Marie Sank (St. Mary's of Lancaster), Laine Pillittieri (Maple Grove), Eva Green (Franklinville/Ellicottville). 20:35.08. T--20:35.08.