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Championship battles come to a head at Stateline

BUSTI — A massive crowd and a jam-packed pit area featuring 121 cars set the stage for a spectacular early September evening at Stateline Speedway. With zero division titles officially clinched entering the regular-season finale, the double-points Championship Night delivered high-stakes drama and relentless action across all seven weekly divisions. SUPER LATE MODELS Kyle Bedell masterfully rim-rode the Busti oval to secure the Super Late Model feature victory. A highly technical track surface caught out Justin Carlson mid-race, as the top cushion caused his machine to flip, ...

Dietzen, Burlingame, Leary power F/D/F/PV/CV swimmers

FRANKLINVILLE — Kendyl Dietzen, Olivia Burlingame and Kaylen Leary were all double winners to lead Fredonia/Dunkirk/Forestville/Pine Valley/Cassadaga Valley past Franklinville/Ellicottville/West Valley 64-35 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association girls swimming and diving Tuesday. Dietzen claimed the 200-yard freestyle (2:17.83) and 100-yard freestyle (1:02.42), Burlingame captured the 200-yard individual medley (2:35.67) and 500-yard freestyle (6:28.42), and Leary took the 50-yard freestyle (29.46) and 100-yard backstroke (1:15.41) for the Hillbillies. 200y medley relay: ...

Golden Cougars beat Portville

ALLEGANY — Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove overcame a 1-0 halftime deficit to beat Portville 3-1 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 girls soccer action played at Allegany-Limestone High School. Grace Gariepy scored less than four minutes into the game for the Panthers (0-1-0, 0-1-0). The Golden Cougars’ Kylie Kress scored in the 44th minute unassisted and Sydnee Snow scored in the 57th minute unassisted to make it 2-1. Then, in the 74th minute, Lily McPherson’s corner kick rattled around inside the Portville 18-yard box before Emilee Chapman punched ...

Falconer sweeps Dunkirk in Division 1

DUNKIRK — Kaylee Green had nine kills and seven digs to go along with two aces as Falconer beat Dunkirk 25-16, 25-16, 26-24 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 volleyball Tuesday. Reagan Trask had 22 assists, four digs and two aces; Elayna Barber had 23 digs and six aces; Skyler Norlander had seven kills, four digs and two blocks; and Maddie Widen had 14 digs and five kills for the Golden Falcons (1-2, 1-1). In their season opener, the Marauders fell to 0-1 overall and in the league. HORNETS SWEEP SILVER CREEK FORESTVILLE — Jazmyn Bertino had five kills ...

Wolfpack girls 2nd, boys 3rd in Titusville

TITUSVILLE, Pa. — The Clymer/Sherman/Panama Wolfpack traveled this past Saturday to compete in the Rocket Invitational. The boys team came away with a third-place finish out of 22 teams on the muddy District 10 course with Christopher Phelps leading the way with his 10th-place finish ...

So many fish, so little time

When our Lake Erie walleye turn into arguments at the fish-cleaning station, you know the fishing must be a bit better than ordinary. It goes something like this: “Worms catch more walleye.” “No way. Give me a good crankbait.” “Yeah, but look at the mess those nightcrawlers make.” ...