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Fredonia Knocks Off Depew In Flag Football Semifinals

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DEPEW — Fredonia is headed to the Section VI Class C flag football championship game after knocking off Depew, the top seed, 32-25 on Wednesday night in the semifinal. Head coach Nick Bertrando couldn’t be happier. “I’m proud of the grit they showed in the second half,” he said. “It was a nice win for the girls.” The victory means the Hillbillies (15-2), the fifth seed, will take on No. 2 Pioneer (14-0) in the title game, which is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Sweet Home High School. Depew finishes the season 11-2-1. Fredonia led 13-0 after the first quarter, ...

Youth Softball Roundup

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SOUTHERN TIER GIRLS BABE RUTH SOFTBALL 12U MAJORS Reale's Garage of Frewsburg beat Southwestern 19-13. For Frewsburg, Avery Armella was the offensive player of the game and Cordelia Dahlin was the defensive player of the game. For Southwestern, Caroline Brown was the offensive player of the game and Lola Smrekar was the defensive player of the game. ——— Randolph defeated Falconer 21-8. Leading the way for Randolph were Savanah Spinler, Olivia Greene, Marin Jones, Kyleigh Potter, Harper Killbury, Oakley Walters, Olivia Brown, Emme Kennedy, Madalyn Foster, Aubrey ...

Sabres Give Ruff 2-Year Extension

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BUFFALO — Invigorated after transforming the Sabres into contenders in his second coaching stint in Buffalo, Lindy Ruff sees no reason why he'd stop now. With the full backing of team management, and his wife Gaye's blessing, the 66-year-old Ruff is staying put after signing a two-year ...

SW Golfers Fall, C/S/P Prevails

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BUSTI — Behind a 3-over 36 from medalist Cam Bartman, Olean held off Southwestern 30-25 in a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association golf match at South Hills Country Club on Tuesday. Gunnar Anderson paced the Trojans (6-5, 2-5) with a 45. The Huskies improved to 8-4 and 4-4. Olean: Cam Bartman 39, Adrian Bohdanowycz 47, Finn Caya 44, Dan Armijo 49, Derek Connor 60, Wyatt Menter 53. Southwestern: Ejuah Sarvaiya 49, Gunnar Anderson 45, Cole Lillie 48, Andyn Smith 47, Devon Tweedy 54, Alex Piazza 50. WOLFPACK PREVAIL Clymer/Sherman/Panama improved to 4-8 overall and 4-4 in the ...

Fredonia Sweeps Dunkirk Track & Field

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DUNKIRK — The Fredonia boys and girls track and field teams earned a pair of victories over rival Dunkirk in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association action on Tuesday. Nathan Keefe and Trenton Krenzer were both triple-winners for the Hillbillies en route to a 95-46 victory. Keefe claimed the 110-meter hurdles (16.2), the 400 hurdles (1:10.9) and the 200 (24.), while Krenzer won the 1,600 (5:15), the 800 (2:14.1) and the 3,200 (13:14). Dunkirk had five different individual winners and claimed 4 of the 6 field events. The Fredonia girls victory was more dominant at 98-39 ...

‘Make Or Break’ Year For Bills’ Coleman

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ORCHARD PARK — Bills receiver Keon Coleman is the first to admit he's not played close to anyone's expectations — including team owner Terry Pegula's — during his first two seasons in Buffalo. And the just turned 23-year-old is self-aware enough to appreciate his third season might be ...