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JCC volleyball places 3 on All-WNYAC Team

BUFFALO — The Jamestown Community College volleyball team placed three student-athletes on the Western New York Athletic Conference all-conference team, with Nazariah Neal, Zoe Spiller and Alexis Pascuzzi earning postseason honors. Neal, a sophomore, finished second on the team in both kills (139) and digs (185), providing a strong presence on both sides of the court throughout the season. Spiller, a freshman, led the Jayhawks offensively, topping the team in kills (165) and points (258). Pascuzzi, another freshman, orchestrated the Jamestown offense, leading the team with 414 ...

Bills release safety Gardner-Johnson

ORCHARD PARK — The Buffalo Bills released veteran safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson on Tuesday, a day after he completed his one-game NFL suspension for spitting in the direction of Las Vegas Raiders players. The team did not provide any further details in announcing the move in a statement, ...

5-set thrillers

GOWANDA — Leading two sets to one, Gowanda was three points away from ending Randolph’s season Monday night. The Cardinals had other ideas. No. 7 Randolph won the fourth set 25-23, then outlasted the third-seeded Panthers 18-16 in a frenetic fifth set to beat Gowanda in a Section VI ...

Portville, defending state champion, edges Chautauqua Lake

PORTVILLE — The Portville girls volleyball team has won every Section VI Class C volleyball championship since 2014 and the Panthers have claimed the last five New York State Public High School Athletic Association championships. In recent years, Portville has seldom been tested in the ...

Fredonia tops Springville to reach Class B2 final

FREDONIA — Two years ago, the Fredonia ‘Billies were Section VI champions. This year, they will play for that honor again, and their coach believes they deserve the crown as much as any team she has ever coached. “I haven’t had a team this unified, where everyone wants this, ...

Pump the brakes on Bills’ defense for now

ORCHARD PARK — Let's hold off scheduling a parade for the Buffalo Bills defense for now. Though the numbers are encouraging, it's premature to suggest the unit having successfully fixed its issues against a Ravens opponent that was down to its emergency third-string quarterback five ...