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New U.S. Attorney For State’s Western District Appointed

Michael DiGiacomo was appointed as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York by Attorney General Pamela Bondi. DiGiacomo was sworn in Monday by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. He will serve as the U.S. Attorney for 120 days or until a Presidential nominee has been ...

Salamanca Rallies From 18 Down In The Fourth Quarter To Stun Falconer

SALAMANCA — History was about to repeat itself, or so it seemed. Three weeks after Falconer traveled to Cattaraugus County and knocked off Salamanca, the Golden Falcons were on the verge of making it two straight wins Saturday night against the Warriors. On the road again, no ...

4 Area Wrestlers Reach State Semis, 5 More Have Podium Hopes

ALBANY — Falconer/Cassadaga Valley sophomore Dylan Newman has reached the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Division II wrestling championships each of the past three seasons, but never has been able to reach the semifinals. Entering as the 6-seed at 124 pounds in ...

Southwestern’s Adrian Torres Reaches 101-Pound State Final

ALBANY — Adrian Torres was trailing 7-5 against the favored 2-seed in the biggest match of his life in the state semifinals. Needing to score he shot toward Wyatt Sartori of Dansville/Wayland/Cohocton-V and managed a takedown with 5 seconds left to go up 8-7 and earned a spot in the ...

Hind Shines As Randolph Moves On To Semifinals

RANDOLPH — Devin Pope was effusive in his praise of Randolph’s Drew Hind following Saturday afternoon’s game. That’s high praise from Chautauqua Lake’s head coach, who is the fifth highest scorer in Chautauqua County history. Hind scored 23 first-half points as the top-seeded ...