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‘It’s been a blessing’

FALCONER — As is his custom in all things, Tom Ames came prepared earlier this week. While he cooked dinner — rigatoni; marinara sauce and meatballs (made from scratch by a friend); and fresh broccoli — in his Hickory Street home for him and a guest, he made sure he had room for a ...

Stoughton’s golden goal sends Westfield/Brocton to semifinals

WESTFIELD — Having allowed just eight goals this season, the Westfield/Brocton boys soccer team is not accustomed to coming from behind very often. On Thursday, the Wolverines were forced to do it twice. No. 3 Westfield/Brocton erased deficits of 1-0 and 2-1 before Caleb Stoughton’s ...

Lumia-led Red & Green reach semifinals

JAMESTOWN — Beckett Lumia scored twice and No. 3 Jamestown cruised past No. 6 West Seneca 6-1 in a Section VI Class AAA boys soccer quarterfinal at Strider Field on Thursday. Both John Schnars and Niam Rivera added a goal for the Red & Green, Ali Alkharsan and Robbie Williams picked a goal each and Dominick Jones, Tyjai Goodlow and Williams Schnars provided an assist. Ben Brown made 11 saves in net Jamestown (11-6-0) will take on No. 2 Hutch Tech/Culture Arts/Emerson (10-4-1) on Monday at Riverside High School at 5 p.m. Matthew Maley scored for West Seneca (2-15-0). EAGLES ...

Cassadaga Valley outlasts Falconer

FALCONER — Kailee Lacki and Alexis Pattyson combined for 26 kills as Cassadaga Valley edged nonleague Falconer 26-24, 25-14, 21-25, 22-25, 15-13 in volleyball Thursday. Lacki had 14 kills, 12 digs and five aces while Pattyson added 12 kills, two blocks, eight digs and an ace for the ...

Hats off performance

Marlana Cresanti netted a hat trick and No. 8 Southwestern eliminated No. 9 Albion 3-0 in the Section VI Class B girls soccer prequarterfinals on Wednesday at Charles A. Lawson Field. Makenna Johnson and Mikaela Luce picked up an assist each and Braelynn Dykstra made five saves for ...

Bills DB Sam Franklin appeals suspension

ORCHARD PARK — Buffalo Bills defensive back Sam Franklin appealed the NFL's decision to suspend him for one game without pay for allegedly spitting at a Raiders opponent during a game last weekend, the player's agent said on Wednesday. The appeal was launched within hours of the NFL ...