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As the story goes, when Lucille Scofield, a former home economics teacher at Falconer Central School, opened up a Saturday edition of The Post-Journal in the fall of 1974, she discovered an article about the Golden Falcons’ football game from the night before. The headline read: ...

Eagles Storm Past Herd 42-0

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FALCONER — Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton head football coach Ty Harper described his team’s Thursday practice as “not polished.” One wouldn’t have known it 24 hours later. Senior quarterback Brayden Gibbs passed for two touchdowns and ran for another to highlight the ...

Trojans Hold Off Wolfpack

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Southwestern/Frewsburg had faced very little adversity on its way to the top of the Class C South standings early this football season. That changed Friday night. Clymer/Sherman/Panama actually led the Trojans 14-7 at halftime, but Southwestern/Frewsburg got back to its dominant ways in ...

Verbosky, Lewis Lead Teams To Victory At Sunset Stampede

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IRVING — Maple Grove senior Ethan Verbosky finished fourth overall at the Sunset Stampede, leading the Red Dragons boys cross country team to first place in Division 2 at Evangola State Park. The Red Dragons posted a team score of 44 with four runners placing inside the top 10. Verbosky ...

Ellicottville Volleyball Downs Forestville

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ELLICOTTVILLE — Riley Whitmer had 13 kills, nine digs, three blocks and three aces to lift Ellicottville past Forestville 25-23, 25-14, 22-25, 25-17 in nonleague volleyball Friday night. Ande Northrup set up the Eagles (12-6) with 21 assists, seven kills, eight digs and two aces; Izzy ...

Southwestern Boys Blank ‘Billies On Thursday

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Ryan Ohl scored twice to send Southwestern past Fredonia in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division I boys soccer action on Thursday. After a scoreless first half, Ohl netted a pair of unassisted goals to lift the Trojans (4-11-1, 3-7-0) past the Hillbillies. Fredonia fell to ...