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Golden Knights upend Sabres 4-1

BUFFALO (AP) — Tomas Hertl scored two goals and the Vegas Golden Knights won their third straight game, 4-1 over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday. Hertl scored both of his goals in the third period to help put the game away for the Golden Knights, who finished their road trip 3-0-1. Jack Eichel and Mitch Marner also scored for Vegas while Adin Hill made 27 saves. Beck Malenstyn scored and Colten Ellis made 21 saves for Buffalo, which has lost two of its last three games. Marner opened the scoring with a short-handed goal at 12:17 of the second period following a turnover by Tage ...

Defend the crown

FALCONER — Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton’s offense has been a work in progress all season. Coach Ty Harper’s team has won games with its defense. That unit is taking the Eagles to the Section VI Class C final. Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton, Class C South’s No. 3 seed, ...

C/S/P falls in Class C semis

BARKER — Barker/Royalton-Hartland, Class C North’s No. 1 seed, ran 52 times for 253 yards and beat Clymer/Sherman/Panama 24-20 in a Section VI Class C semifinal Friday. The Bulls led 16-0 in the second quarter and 24-8 in the third quarter before the Wolfpack staged a comeback. First, ...

State grants add $13.5M for Chautauqua Lake water quality

If you fish or swim anywhere in America these days, you know we need to improve local waterways, reduce pollution and strengthen community infrastructure. Chautauqua County communities are receiving significant support from New York State through a series of grants aimed at protecting local ...

Slow start dooms Black Knights in ‘D’ semifinals

NEWFANE — Less than six minutes into its semifinal matchup at No. 2 Newfane, the Silver Creek/Forestville football team was already down by two scores. The 3-seeded Black Knights chased the defending-champion Panthers all game and Newfane raced to a 44-20 victory in the Section VI Class D ...

Norris nets 2, Sabres dump Jackets

BUFFALO (AP) — Josh Norris scored twice, defenseman Owen Power had three assists and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Friday night. Norris ended a six-game goals drought to help Buffalo win for the fourth time in five games. Jack Quinn, Rasmus Dahlin and Josh Doan ...