logo
Weather page
GET THE APP
ePaper
google_play
app_store
  • Login
  • E-Edition
  • News
  • Sports
  • Obituaries
  • Opinion
  • Classifieds
    • All Listings
    • Jobs
    • Place an Ad
  • SPECIAL SECTIONS
  • PHOTO GALLERY
  • CONTESTS
  • LIFESTYLE/ENTERTAINMENT
  • GAMES
  • CATTARAUGUS COUNTY SOURCE
    • NEWS
      • LOCAL
      • STATE
      • NATION
    • SPORTS
      • LOCAL
      • NATIONAL
    • OBITUARIES
    • OPINION
      • NEWS
        • LOCAL
        • STATE
        • NATION
      • SPORTS
        • LOCAL
        • NATIONAL
      • OBITUARIES
      • OPINION
    logo
    • Classifieds
      • Place an Ad
      • All Listings
      • Jobs
    • E-Edition
    • Subscribe
    • Login
      • Classifieds
        • Place an Ad
        • All Listings
        • Jobs
      • E-Edition
      • Subscribe
      • Login
    Salamanca sends off 85 Warriors at 139th commencement
    Breaking News
    Salamanca sends off 85 Warriors at 139th commencement
    Kellen Quigley 
    June 27, 2025
    SALAMANCA — Before the 85 graduates in the Salamanca High School Class of 2025 received their diplomas Friday night, Class Speaker Danica Teeter remin...
    {"to-print":"To Print", "website":"Website"}
    Home Sports
    Senior-laden Eagles set high hoops hopes
    Ellicottville Sports, Local Sports, Sports, Sports Basketball
    Sam Wilson Sports Editor  
    December 1, 2017

    Senior-laden Eagles set high hoops hopes

    ELLICOTTVILLE — They’ve become a constant for Dave McCann and the Ellicottville boys basketball team, but 2017-18 will bring the end for a trio of four-year varsity stars and a

    ELLICOTTVILLE — They’ve become a constant for Dave McCann and the Ellicottville boys basketball team, but 2017-18 will bring the end for a trio of four-year varsity stars and a class of 12 total seniors on this year’s roster.

    McCann surely doesn’t want to think about life without Austin Grinols, Griffin Chudy and all-state center Elliot Bowen, his trio of returning league all-stars each in their fourth varsity year. While all three have put together multiple impressive statistical seasons, McCann said as seniors they’ve adapted to stronger leadership as the team returns all five starters from last year’s 16-4 season.

    “They are taking a lot more ownership now, being older, being more mature, over what’s going on in practices and making sure that things are running smooth,” McCann said. “I think they’re taking a lot more ownership of themselves and the team knowing it’s their senior year and the last go-’round for them.

    “It’s more of a group thing,” McCann added of leadership, “but again we’ve got three guys in Austin, Griff and Elliot that have been here for four years and Austin and Griff are a little bit more vocal in their leadership whereas Elliot is more of a lead-by-example kind of player. He’s not always the loudest kid on the court but he’s the type of kid that’s going to lead by doing things the right way on the court.”

    The Eagles shared the CCAA East II division title with Franklinville after splitting the regular season with their rival Panthers, but fell 66-48 in the Section 6 Class D semifinals. The Eagles hope a busy December including three tournaments — at Salamanca (this weekend), Ellicottville (Dec. 14-16) and the IAABO in Allegany (Dec. 29-30) — test this year’s team and prepare it for league play and the postseason. With this many seniors, McCann doesn’t want to see a slow start.

    “We need to start fast, come right out of the gates and look like we’re an experienced team,” he said, “which I think at times during the scrimmages last week, a couple of them we struggled to get going early and it took us a quarter or two quarters to kind of shake the rust off a little bit. I’m hoping that come Friday (against Clymer in Salamanca) that we are able to just come out and play hard right from the get-go and kind of get going.

    “Whenever we make the schedule, we’re always looking for some good competition wherever we can and we haven’t played in the IAABO Tournament in a long time (since 1998) and I thought that was kind of a neat thing for the kids to be involved in this coming year. They’ve kind of had their eye on that tournament for a couple of years and I think it’s going to be kind of neat for them to get in to play and see what we can do.”

    Bowen led the Eagles in points (20 per game), rebounds (15) and blocks (3) last year, while Chudy added 13 points, six rebounds and five assists per game and Grinols averaged 12 points, five rebounds and four assists. Classmates Deric Leiper and Noah Stuve added five and four points per game, respectively, and junior Steven Rowland posted four per game off the bench.

    “With another year of experience at the varsity level and a little bit more confidence, this year I’m already seeing that,” McCann said of Stuve and Leiper. “Probably our sixth man is going to be Steve Rowland, who was up as a sophomore last year and he’s a junior. He’s been impressive for us to see coming off the bench because he kind of gives us a little spark, gives us a little offense off the bench and he makes us a little bit bigger, too.”

    Other seniors include Matt Grigsby, Mitchell Sexton, Robert Neumann, Evan Palmater (all returners) and newcomers Vaughn Bomberry, Cody Luder and Parker Rieman. Along with the returning Rowland, Brennan Finn and Brenden Chudy join the team as juniors.

    Bowen’s 2016-17 accolades included the NYSSWA first-team Class D all-state, first-team Big 30 all-star, CCAA East II MVP and All-Western New York honorable mention. McCann wants to see depth and balance from this team, making it harder for opponents to focus on his start big man.

    “We spent a lot of time not only in the summer but also in the preseason here working on ball movement and playing off each other and getting a little bit more movement in our offense and just finding the open guy,” McCann said. “I think at times in the past if we were struggling to get the ball inside and score, I think maybe we tried to force some things that weren’t there but I think this year we’re a little bit better prepared from an offensive standpoint of moving the ball and finding the right shot.”

    The 2017 Ellicottville boys basketball schedule:

    (All games 7:30 unless otherwise indicated)

    December

    1 — vs. Clymer (Salamanca Tournament), 7:30 p.m.

    2 — Salamanca or Catt.-L.V. (Sala. Tourn.), TBD

    8 — Randolph

    14 — vs. Frewsburg (Ellicottville Tournament)

    16 — TBD (Ellicottville Tournament)

    29 — vs. Salamanca (IAABO, at Allegany-Limestone), 4:15 p.m.

    30 — TBD (IAABO, at Allegany-Limestone), TBD

    January

    4 — at Forestville

    8 — at Franklinville

    11 — Cattaraugus-Little Valley

    16 — at North Collins

    22 — at Randolph

    26 — Forestville

    30 — Franklinville

    February

    2 — at Cattaraugus-Little Valley

    6 — Pine Valley

    8 — North Collins

    10 — vs. Newfane, at Williamsville South, TBA

    13 — Gowanda

    Tags:

    basketball brenden chudy dave mccann deric leiper first team sport steven rowland team varsity
    {"website":"Website"}

    Salamanca Press

    Local & Social
    Latest news for you
    Out & About
    Featured, Local News, News
    Out & About
    July 2, 2025
    To add an event, email the details to salamancapress@gmail.com. Include "Out & About" in email subject line. July 3 – Ellicottville Gazebo Series in f...
    Read More...
    {"to-print":"To Print", "website":"Website"}
    Local News, News, Salamanca News
    Salamanca Zoning Board to meet Tuesday
    July 2, 2025
    SALAMANCA — Lindley Pryor, chairman of the City of Salamanca Zoning Board of Appeals, has announced the next zoning board meeting will be held at 5:30...
    Read More...
    {"to-print":"To Print", "website":"Website"}
    Opinion
    Readers’ Turn to Write: More than a teacher
    By MIKE COLLINS 
    July 2, 2025
    High school is the time we begin to figure out who we really are — when we first gravitate to the interests that will take us toward adulthood. If we ...
    Read More...
    {"to-print":"To Print", "website":"Website"}
    Summer fun planned at Allegany State Park
    Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
    Summer fun planned at Allegany State Park
    Kellen Quigley 
    July 2, 2025
    RED HOUSE — Whether you’re looking for adventure or learning something new, Allegany State Park’s Environmental Education and Recreation department ha...
    Read More...
    {"to-print":"To Print", "website":"Website"}
    From ‘Maverick’ director Kosinski, ‘F1’ satisfies the need for speed
    Movie Review
    From ‘Maverick’ director Kosinski, ‘F1’ satisfies the need for speed
    Kellen Quigley 
    July 2, 2025
    People are pretty simple animals — we like it when something goes fast. I mean, really fast. Jet planes, rocket ships, race cars, etc. Even other anim...
    Read More...
    {"to-print":"To Print", "website":"Website"}
    Public review for Cattaraugus Co. Ag District No. 5 runs through July 31
    Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
    Public review for Cattaraugus Co. Ag District No. 5 runs through July 31
    July 2, 2025
    LITTLE VALLEY — A 30-day public review for Agricultural District No. 5 in Cattaraugus County runs through July 31. Required by state law, the county l...
    Read More...
    {"to-print":"To Print", "website":"Website"}
    Cattaraugus County Source
    ePaper
    google_play
    app_store
    Cattaraugus County Source 06-26-2025
    Cattaraugus County Source, Special Sections
    Cattaraugus County Source 06-26-2025
    mkeim@oleantimesherald.com 
    June 26, 2025
    Read More...
    {"website":"Website"}
    This Week's Ads
    Current e-Edition
    ePaper
    google_play
    app_store
    Already a subscriber? Click the image to view the latest e-edition.
    Don't have a subscription? Click here to see our subscription options.
    Mobile App

    Download Now

    The Salamanca Press mobile app brings you the latest local breaking news, updates, and more. Read the Salamanca Press on your mobile device just as it appears in print.

    ePaper
    google_play
    app_store

    Help Our Community

    Please help local businesses by taking an online survey to help us navigate through these unprecedented times. None of the responses will be shared or used for any other purpose except to better serve our community. The survey is at: www.pulsepoll.com $1,000 is being awarded. Everyone completing the survey will be able to enter a contest to Win as our way of saying, "Thank You" for your time. Thank You!

    Get in touch with The Salamanca Press

    Submit Content
    Submit News Send a Letter to the Editor Place Wedding Announcement
    Advertise
    Place Birth Announcement Place Anniversary Announcement Place Obituary
    Subscribe
    Start a Subscription e-Edition Contact Us
    Illinois Hancock Journal-Pilot Iroquois Times-Republic Journal-Republican The News-Gazette
    Indiana Fountain Co. Neighbor Herald Journal KV Post News Newton Co. Enterprise Rensselaer Republican Review-Republican
    Iowa Atlantic News Telegraph Audubon Advocate-Journal Barr's Post Card News Burlington Hawk Eye Collector's Journal Fayette County Union Ft. Madison Daily Democrat Independence Bulletin-Journal Keokuk Daily Gate City Oelwein Daily Register Vinton Newspapers Waverly Newspapers
    Michigan Iosco County News-Herald Ludington Daily News Oceana's Herald-Journal Oscoda Press White Lake Beacon New York Finger Lakes Times Olean Times Herald Salamanca Press
    Pennsylvania Bradford Era Clearfield Progress Courier Express Free Press Courier Jeffersonian Democrat Leader Vindicator Potter Leader-Enterprise The Wellsboro Gazette
    © Copyright 2025 The Salamanca Press 639 Norton Drive, Olean, NY 14760  | Terms of Use  | Privacy Policy
    Powered by TECNAVIA