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Chasing autumn giants: WNY’s frightfully good king salmon run

Every fall, anglers travel from across the country to Western New York for a chance to battle one of freshwater fishing’s most exciting challenges: the mighty king salmon. Forget haunted houses and spooky attractions — around here, the real heart-pounding scares can happen when a ...

Herd has huge night rushing vs. JFK

FALCONER — Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove ran for 405 yards as a team and beat JFK 59-6 in a Section VI Class C quarterfinal Friday at Bill Race Field. The Herd, Class C South’s No. 1 seed, led 38-0 at halftime en route to the victory. Dylan Newman led the rushing attack with 12 ...

Set for semifinals

SINCLAIRVILLE — No. 1 Cassadaga Valley kicked off its run in the Section VI Class D volleyball playoffs with a sweep against No. 8 Sherman 26-24, 25-22, 25-20 on Thursday evening. “I’m incredibly proud of our girls tonight,” Cassadaga Valley head coach Melissa Kelly said about the ...

North Collins edges Maple Grove in ‘D’ final

HAMBURG — After two matchups in the regular season, splitting wins in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division III, the North Collins and Maple Grove boys soccer teams were well prepared for each other in the Section VI Class D final Wednesday night at Hamburg High School. Tied ...

Clean sweep

FREDONIA — Locked in a battle in the first set, tied 20-20, Fredonia volleyball head coach Amanda Krakowiak called a timeout to reset her team’s focus. Krakowiak knows her girls well, and she saw an opportunity to not only claim the first set, but to also springboard forward into the ...

Akron eliminates Fredonia in Class B

AKRON — Abby Gerstung scored a goal in the 38th minute of the second half — her second of the game — to send No. 2 Akron to a 2-1 victory over No. 6 Fredonia in a Section VI Class B semifinal soccer game Wednesday. Gerstung’s game winner was assisted by Sahpur Grijalva. In the first ...