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Locals struggle at Section VI Tennis Championships

WILLIAMSVILLE — Local players went 2-6 at the Section VI Tennis Championships on Friday at the Miller Tennis Center. Falconer’s Myla Brainard was the only singles player to win a match while Fredonia’s Nella Darrell-Sterbak and Charis LaBarr were the only doubles pair to win a match among the six Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association entries. Brainard beat Starpoint’s Raquel Proulx 6-4, 6-2 in the prequarterfinals before losing to Clarence’s Victoria Kiener 6-1, 6-1 in the quarterfinals. In doubles action, Darrell-Sterbak and LaBarr beat Niagara Wheatfield’s ...

Chautauqua Lake gets past MG boys soccer

MAYVILLE — Lucas Horvath made two assists and scored once to lift Chautauqua Lake past Maple Grove 3-2 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division III boys soccer action on Friday night. Urijah Meredith scored and added an assist for Chautauqua Lake (8-5-2, 6-2-2) and Travis Horvath opened the scoring. Maple Grove finished the regular season with a 6-6-2 record and 4-5-1 in the division. EAGLES ROLL HUSKIES OLEAN — Holden Basher scored a hat trick and added two assists to lead Ellicottville/Franklinville past Olean 8-2 in nonleague play. Coleman Carls scored ...

If I could only train that buck

“I wish I could train that buck!” If you ever find a bottle with a genie in it, save your wish for something better. Why? Because you are already training deer. The truth is that you train deer without realizing it, every time you go into the woods. You’re training them as surely as ...

Bills aim to avoid letdown in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS — Buffalo will come into its game against Las Vegas trying to maintain momentum. The Bills could learn a lesson on what not to do from the Raiders. The Raiders came off a three-point loss to rival Kansas City on Oct. 4, a well-played defeat against one of the NFL's top teams that ...

Ellicottville girls soccer rolls Panthers

SOUTH DAYTON — Eliza Murray scored twice and added an assist as Ellicottville rolled Pine Valley/Gowanda 10-0 in nonleague girls soccer action Friday night. Ainsley Edwards provided a goal and two assists for Ellicottville (8-6-1), both Juleana Lyon and Ally Andrews scored twice, Teagan Siperek had a goal and an assist, both Maggie Faulkner and Kaegan Bauer scored once and Juliana O’Connell and Taylor Perks had an assist each. Pine Valley/Gowanda finished the season 0-11-0. WARRIORS UPEND BLACK KNIGHTS SILVER CREEK — A pair of goals in the first half sent Salamanca past ...

Wolfpack shines at Sunset Stampede

IRVING — The Clymer/Sherman/Panama cross country teams made their mark in the Sunset Stampede at Evangola State Park on Friday. The boys finished third overall highlighted by Chris Phelps (16:58.81) in eighth place and the girls came in sixth overall after Savannah Whitney (18:59.84) came in second and Grace Cooke (20:11.93) placed 10th. Following behind Phelps were Flynn Fadale (17:06.99), Zack Odell (17:36.47), Ely Smith (17:48.11) and Brody Ellis (18:45.10). Rounding out the girls scoring for the Wolfpack were Riley Johnson (22:07.90), Bethany Schlabach (22:20.85) and Caitlyn ...