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Falconer to play for Section VI title today

Falconer will play Lewiston-Porter for the Section VI Division 2 girls tennis team title today at Orchard Park High School. The Golden Falcons went 2-0 on Saturday in East Aurora to earn a spot in today’s final against the Lancers with the winner advancing to the Far West Regional on Friday, Oct. 23. In the quarterfinals Saturday, Falconer beat Olmsted 3-2. At second singles, Rachael Swanson topped Leah Malecki 6-1, 6-4. The Golden Falcons also won at first and second doubles. Lauren Whitmore and Jenna Bellinger topped Marisol Moya-Starkey and Macie Goldman 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) at ...

Cream of the crop

MAYVILLE — In the first New York State Sportswriters Association volleyball rankings of the year, Westfield came in at No. 1 in Class D and Chautauqua Lake No. 3 in Class C. The two undefeated teams met in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 3 action Monday and it was ...

Brady draws positives from ugly win

ORCHARD PARK — Joe Brady cautioned that the warning signs — or "smoke alarms," as the Bills' first-year head coach calls them — were evident even as Josh Allen opened the season by leading Buffalo to two wins and 77 points. His concerns were validated when the Bills turned the ball ...

Players shake off signer’s remorse after NHL economics change

After setting career highs with 38 goals, 30 assists and 68 points, Tage Thompson signed a seven-year, $50 million extension with Buffalo in the summer of 2022. Before it even kicked in, he topped himself again with 47 goals, 47 assists and 94 points. Thompson is under contract through 2030 ...

Wilmot-led Fredonia sweeps Dunkirk

DUNKIRK — Londyn Wilmot had 17 kills, three aces, four digs and two blocks as Fredonia swept Dunkirk 25-12, 25-13, 25-7 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 volleyball Monday. Alyse Bugaj had 27 assists, eight digs and two blocks while Maddie Krakowiak had eight kills and six digs for the Hillbillies (5-3, 5-1).. Joelianys Negron Pagan had five assists; Shania Jemison had three kills and two blocks; and Eliza Bautista had eight digs for the Marauders (0-7, 0-6). MAPLE GROVE SWEEPS BLACK KNIGHTS ELLERY — Lucy Castro served nine aces to go along with five ...

Fall camping can be special

If you have not ever done it, there is something special about waking up in the woods on a crisp autumn morning. The air is cooler. The bugs are fewer. Leaves are beginning to turn, and a trail that may have felt hot, stuffy, and crowded during summer takes on an entirely different character ...