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Fischer needs one more win to set Section VI coaching mark

The mere mention of Gene Masters’ name in Western New York is usually followed by plenty of glowing adjectives. “Legendary,” the “Dean of Coaches” and the “Father of Viking Athletics” come immediately to mind. And why not? The founder of Grand Island High School’s ...

Golden Cougars post pair of cross country wins

CASSADAGA — The Falconer/Cassadaga Valley boys and girls cross country teams posted a pair of wins against Olean in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association action at Cassadaga Valley Central School. West Valley’s Noah Klahn finished first with a minute to spare at 18:13, but two of the next three finishers were Falconer/Cassadaga Valley’s Anson Miller (19:40) in second and Theo Krenzer (20:48) in fourth. The Golden Cougars posted the low score of 24 and Olean had the only other team score of 31. Falconer/Cassadaga Valley was the only team to put together a score for the ...

Southwestern/Jamestown earns 2 wins in the pool

WEST ELLICOTT — The Southwestern/Jamestown girls swimming and diving team posted Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association wins against Salamanca 55-46 and Chautauqua Lake/Westfield 78-21 on Tuesday evening. Southwestern/Jamestown was powered by a trio of doublewinners with Gabriella Bango taking the 100-yard (1:01.40) and 200 freestyle (2:11.22), Annalisa Krug won the 100 butterfly (1:05.07) and 100 breaststroke (1:17.66) and Clarissa Hren claimed the 200 individual medley (2:24.25) and the 100 backstroke (1:04.03). Salamanca defeated Chautauqua Lake/Westfield 88-12. 200y ...

Wilmot leads Fredonia volleyball past Falconer

FALCONER — Londyn Wilmot scored 26 kills, two aces, three blocks and had 10 digs as Fredonia defeated Falconer 25-11, 25-21, 22-25, 25-11 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 volleyball action on Tuesday. Alyse Bugaj dealt 38 assists, two blocks and 12 digs for ...

Montreal beats Sabres in shootout

MONTREAL (AP) — Zachary Bolduc scored the decisive goal in a shootout for the second straight game, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 after blowing a two-goal lead Tuesday night. Lane Hutson and Cole Caufield each had a goal and an assist for Montreal. Josh Anderson also scored, and Juraj Slafkovsky added two assists. Jacob Fowler made 14 saves in his third consecutive start after stopping 30 shots in Saturday's 1-0 win over Detroit, which was decided by Bolduc's goal in the sixth shootout round. Olen Zellweger had two goals and Josh Norris also scored for ...

Prepped for playoffs

FALCONER — In a close game, it can be just one play that makes all the difference between winning and losing. Unfortunately, for Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove on Monday afternoon, that chance was generated on the counterattack by Wilson junior Addison Elia, who showed why she is one ...