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All Systems Go

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One by one, Orchard Park’s starting five and its sixth man exited the locker room in the bowels of McElrath Gymnasium on Friday night and stood against an adjacent wall. Quakers’ head basketball coach Chris Frankowski then pulled out his cellphone and took a photo. Capturing an image of ...

Fredonia Goes Wire To Wire, Takes Care Of Falconer 61-36

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FREDONIA — The Fredonia defense got a stop on the first possession of Friday’s game against Falconer, then immediately took the lead with a 3-pointer from Graham Putney. Things didn’t get much better from there for the visiting Golden Falcons. The Hillbillies led wire to wire in ...

Buckley Gets Hot From Deep To Send Fredonia Past Falconer

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FALCONER — Isabella Buckley had 19 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead Fredonia past Falconer 57-40 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 girls basketball Friday. Cece Tonelli had 14 points; Naomi Muck had six steals, four rebounds and three assists; Juliana ...

Wassink’s Double-Double Leads Clymer To 59-47 Win

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CLYMER — Roman Wassink had 19 points, 10 rebounds, four steals and two blocked shots to lead Clymer past Maple Grove 59-47 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 boys basketball Friday. Elijah Mitchell had 13 points, five rebounds, three steals and three blocked shots; ...

Tiny Ticks, Big Trouble

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In Western New York, deer season is over, the venison is processed and stored, deer camps are quiet, and many hunters turn their attention to ice fishing, winter hiking, or planning next year’s outdoor pursuits. But while we hang up our orange vests, a much smaller woodland resident ...