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Rydbom wins 2nd Stateline 200

BUSTI — Seventy-six cars took the green flag for the Busti Auto Stateline 200. For the second straight year, Meadville, Pennsylvania's Brian Rydbom earned the top prize and $2,500 winners purse. Rydbom started 59th and found his way to the point just after the halfway point. Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania's Caleb Eyler started 64th and led early and lost the lead to Rybom. Jacob Wood, hailing from New Middletown, Ohio, started in 71st spot, and overtook Eyler for the runnerup finish. RESULTS 1 47 59 [Brian Rydbom] Brian Rydbom Meadville, PA 46 2 56 71 [Jacob Wood] Jacob Wood New ...

Hillbillies sweep at first Brocton XC meet

BROCTON — A little over a year ago, Luke Vosz and Rose Carr began the first varsity cross country program at Brocton Central School and on Tuesday evening the team held its first-ever Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association meet at Lake Erie State Park. “This is Brocton’s first ...

Fredonia volleyball downs Southwestern

WEST ELLICOTT — Londyn Wilmot hammered 24 kills, six aces, two blocks and made 14 digs to lead Fredonia past Southwestern 25-20, 26-28, 25-23, 25-21 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 volleyball action on Tuesday. Maddie Krakowiak added 15 kills, 12 digs and an ace for the Hillbillies (6-3, 6-1), Alyse Bugaj dealt 41 assists and made seven digs, Sophia Pagan had seven digs and Sophia Burrows pitched in three aces. Southwestern (5-6, 2-5) was led by Madelyn Burnett with 17 kills, three aces and a block, Caroline Churchill made 10 digs, two blocks and six ...

Falconer to play for Section VI title today

Falconer will play Lewiston-Porter for the Section VI Division 2 girls tennis team title today at Orchard Park High School. The Golden Falcons went 2-0 on Saturday in East Aurora to earn a spot in today’s final against the Lancers with the winner advancing to the Far West Regional on Friday, Oct. 23. In the quarterfinals Saturday, Falconer beat Olmsted 3-2. At second singles, Rachael Swanson topped Leah Malecki 6-1, 6-4. The Golden Falcons also won at first and second doubles. Lauren Whitmore and Jenna Bellinger topped Marisol Moya-Starkey and Macie Goldman 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) at ...

Cream of the crop

MAYVILLE — In the first New York State Sportswriters Association volleyball rankings of the year, Westfield came in at No. 1 in Class D and Chautauqua Lake No. 3 in Class C. The two undefeated teams met in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 3 action Monday and it was ...

Brady draws positives from ugly win

ORCHARD PARK — Joe Brady cautioned that the warning signs — or "smoke alarms," as the Bills' first-year head coach calls them — were evident even as Josh Allen opened the season by leading Buffalo to two wins and 77 points. His concerns were validated when the Bills turned the ball ...