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Randolph remains undefeated in volleyball

RANDOLPH — Randolph swept Ellicottville 25-13, 27-25, 25-21 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 volleyball Tuesday. The Cardinals improved to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the league with the victory. Riley Whitmer had seven kills and eight digs; Briyona Tarr had 11 assists; Karle Northrup had four kills and seven aces; and Marlee Maynard had eight digs and seven aces for the Eagles (3-4, 1-3). HUSKIES COAST PAST FALCONER FALCONER — Olean swept Falconer 25-19, 25-17, 25-22 in Division 1 action. The Huskies improved to 3-1 overall and 2-1 in the league with ...

Strong start

RANDOLPH — The Randolph volleyball team kept a perfect record after sweeping Falconer 25-17, 25-10, 25-17 in nonleague action Monday. The Cardinals (4-0) were led by Addyson Shawley with 13 kills; Aliza Hind had 15 assists, a block and eight aces; Tessa Brown added 10 more assists and an ...

Allen patches over Bills’ defensive deficiencies

ORCHARD PARK — As first impressions go, the new-look Buffalo Bills under Joe Brady opened the season looking much like the team previously coached by Sean McDermott. And that's not an altogether good thing. Josh Allen was a near one-man offensive show in a 36-31 win at Houston that ...

Sabres ink Ostlund to 8-year, $52.8M extension

BUFFALO — The Buffalo Sabres are banking on forward Noah Ostlund's potential by signing the 22-year-old to an eight-year, $52.8 million contract, the team announced Monday. The sizable terms of the contract reflects the confidence the Sabres have in a player who made significant strides ...

Cummins, Artone lead Battle of the Businesses after Sunday events

Large Division competitor Cummins (555 points) and Small Division victor Artone (370 points) led the 38th Annual YMCA Battle of the Businesses after Sunday’s events. For the Large Division, the following are the first-place Sunday event finishers: men’s nine-hole golf (Frewsburg), ...

Southwestern/Jamestown ties Salamanca in swimming

WEST ELLICOTT — Southwestern/Jamestown won the 400-yard freestyle relay, but Salamanca came in second and third as the teams finished their Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association girls swimming and diving meet tied 90-90 on Monday. For Southwestern/Jamestown, Gabriella Bango claimed the 200-yard freestyle (2:11.76) and 100-yard freestyle (1:00.59), Clarissa Hren took the 200-yard individual medley (2:26.09) and 100-yard backstroke (1:04.63), and Annalisa Krug captured the 50-yard freestyle (26.68) and 100-yard butterfly (1:06.96). Rileigh Hutchison’s 1-meter diving victory ...