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Quite the difference

RANDOLPH — Newfane and Wilson were the unquestioned class of Section VI Class D football in 2025. What a difference a year makes. Davion Johnson threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns while Alexander Garland ran for 129 yards and three more touchdowns as Randolph beat Wilson 42-6 to ...

Dunkirk, Gowanda/Pine Valley post football wins

DUNKIRK — Xzavier Boland threw three touchdown passes as Dunkirk beat East Aurora/Holland 34-14 in Class B2 football Friday at Karl Hoeppner Field. Jordan Thomas Smith caught two touchdowns while Kenneth Rivera Velazquez caught the other. Josh Pacheco also ran for a touchdown and Ezekiel Sanchez recovered a fumble for the other Dunkirk score. Lucas Felt was 4 for 4 on point-after kicks. The Marauders improved to 2-5 overall and in the league while East Aurora/Holland fell to 1-6 overall and 1-5 in the league. PANTHERS HOLD OFF C/S/P GOWANDA — Zane Rogers ran for two ...

A new tool for hunters

For hunters in Chautauqua County and across southwest New York, knowing where you stand — and where you can legally hunt — is every bit as important as knowing when the deer are moving. A smartphone app called onX Hunt offers a useful way to put that information right in your pocket. I ...

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 ...