Oh yeah, this is that time of year. The snowbanks are shrinking, the tributaries are waking up, and chrome is on the move. Western New York’s Lake Erie streams are officially in go mode, and if you’ve been pacing around the garage staring at your waders, it’s time. Every thaw ...

BOYS BASKETBALL Class AAA Semifinals Thursday, Feb. 26 At Buffalo State University Health Sciences 83, Lancaster 57 Jamestown 64, Niagara Falls 51 Final Friday, March 6 At Buffalo State University No. 2 Jamestown vs. No. 1 Health Sciences, 8 p.m. Class ...

BUFFALO — Tage Thompson scored after being honored for helping the U.S. win an Olympic gold medal in hockey, and the Buffalo Sabres won their fourth straight game by beating the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Tuesday night. Owen Power and Jason Zucker also scored for the surging Sabres. ...

Jacob Ferranto dominated Monday’s Section VI Class D semifinal at Jamestown Community College. For 31 minutes, he provided everything for Sherman. All that remained in the final 60 seconds was an exclamation point. The Wildcats’ senior provided that as well. With No. 2 Sherman ...

Clymer’s stingy first-half defense coupled with a strong second half from beyond the 3-point arc allowed the top-seeded Pirates to beat No. 4 Panama 53-46 in a Section VI Class D semifinal Monday evening at Jamestown Community College. The reward for Clymer’s seven-point win? A third ...

HOUGHTON — Three area indoor track & field athletes captured first-place finishes at the Section VI state qualifier at Houghton University on Saturday. They were Beckett Lumia of Jamestown; Ethan Verbosky of Falconer/Maple Grove/Cassadaga Valley/Frewsburg/Randolph; and Nathan Mays of ...