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Chautauqua Lake begins volleyball playoffs with sweep

MAYVILLE — Brina Jacobson scored 11 kills and made four digs as Chautauqua Lake kicked off the Section VI volleyball playoffs with a sweep against Medina 25-8, 25-10, 25-10 in the Class C prequarterfinals on Monday evening. Kortlyn Fairbank added three kills and an assist for the 4-seeded Eagles, Sydney Williams had four kills and two aces, Evie Woodis provided three kills and a block and Karagan Fairbank dealt 24 assists and four aces. Chautauqua Lake (14-0) will host No. 12 Falconer on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the quarterfinals. No. 13 Medina finishes the season with a 3-11 ...

Playoff-bound Wolfpack

PANAMA — When asked to describe his quarterback, Gavin Burchanowski, Dave Bodamer immediately responded with three words: “Oh. My. God.” Then the Clymer/Sherman/Panama head football coach rattled off a series of adjectives. “Explosive.” “Reliable.” “Great.” All ...

Randolph, F/CV/MG are top seeds locally in football

A pair of local teams will have top seeds in their classes when the Section VI football playoffs get underway Thursday. In Class D, Randolph is the No. 1 seed and has a bye into the semifinals where the Cardinals will take on the winner of Friday’s quarterfinal matchup between No. 4 Wilson and No. 5 Franklinville/Ellicottville in Wilson. The No. 2 seed in Class D is Newfane and the Panthers also have a bye into the semifinals where they await the winner of Thursday’s matchup between No. 3 Silver Creek/Forestville and No. 6 Cattaraugus-Little Valley in Silver Creek. In Class C, ...

Frewsburg rolls into ninth straight Class C semifinal

FREWSBURG — At this point in the Frewsburg girls soccer program’s timeline, the regular season is all about preparing for the playoffs. Judging by the Bears’ performance Saturday, they are ready for the postseason. Senior Audrey Eckwahl netted a hat trick and No. 3 Frewsburg directed ...

F/CV/MG reaches Class A semifinals

YORKSHIRE — Kylie Kress had two goals and an assist to lead No. 6 Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove past No. 3 Pioneer 4-2 in a Section VI Class A girls soccer quarterfinal Saturday. Ellie Edwards scored from Avery Edwards in the second minute of the game for the Panthers before the Golden Cougars rattled off four straight goals. First, Eliana Caldwell scored in the 20th minute, then Julianna Roth scored from Kress in the 27th minute. With 39 seconds remaining in the first half, Kress scored to make it 3-1. After the break, Kress added her second goal from Roth in the 61st ...

Hunters have a role to play — with CWD

For many Western New York deer hunters, the pursuit of a whitetail doesn’t always end at the state line. Each year, hunters travel to other states to join friends and relatives, hunt with experienced guides, or explore new territory in search of a memorable buck. While the excitement of ...