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Pine Valley takes volleyball opener

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SOUTH DAYTON — Ava West had nine kills to lead Pine Valley to a 25-17, 25-19, 25-15 sweep of Brocton in nonleague volleyball Tuesday. Madi Robertson had 17 assists, five digs and four aces while Lily Hohl had a kill, seven digs and two aces for the Panthers (1-0). Sha’Nah Adams had two aces, a kill and seven assists; Paige Miller had three aces, seven kills and an assist; and Nevaeh Hebner had two aces and five digs for the Bulldogs (0-1). WHITMER POWERS EAGLES ELLICOTTVILLE — Riley Whitmer had 15 kills, six digs and two aces to lead Ellicottville past Forestville 23-25, ...

Cook lifts Black Knights to victory

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SILVER CREEK — Abby Cook scored four goals to start Silver Creek/Forestville off on the right foot with a 5-2 nonleague girls soccer victory on Tuesday. Emily Bain added the other goal for the Black Knights, while Eliza Mahaney, Samantha Hogg-Timmermann and Allison Hughes each had an assist. Mahaney made six saves and Kendall Strychalski had two saves for Silver Creek/Forestville (1-0) in net.

Dunkirk’s shore-fishing magic: no boat required

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There are times when Lake Erie fishing gets so good that even the most seasoned boat anglers — the folks with big rigs, fancy electronics and enough tackle to stock a bait shop — have to shake their heads and wonder if they're dreaming. There are also days when Lake Erie reminds us that ...

Chautauqua Lake begins Pender era with win

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MAYVILLE — The Chautauqua Lake girls soccer team lost its final seven games of the season last year and Tuesday, the Eagles began the season against an opponent which defeated them in the opener a year ago, Ellicottville. Under the new leadership of Brian Pender, Chautauqua Lake started ...

Better late

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FREWSBURG — For nearly 77 minutes, the scoreboard said that Frewsburg and Southwestern were playing an even nonleague girls soccer match. But as the afternoon moved along, the Bears began controlling play and in return earning multiple corner kicks. In the end, on a humid day with ...

Blue Devils’ aims

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FREDONIA — Fredonia State men's soccer opens the 2026 season today at Geneseo, the first of three straight road games before returning home for the Blue Devil Classic. The Blue Devils enter the new campaign looking to build on last year's postseason breakthrough and position themselves for ...