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Whitney wins Blue Division at Alden Stampede

ALDEN — Savannah Whitney had herself a day at the 40th Alden Bulldogs Cross Country Stampede on Saturday at Alden High School. Representing Clymer/Sherman/Panama, the eighth-grader captured the Blue Girls Division 5,000-meter crown with a time of 18 minutes, 42.39 seconds to post an easy win over second-place Reiley Pierce of East Aurora (19:06.14). Lily Elliss of Maple Grove was the other area girl to finish in the top 10, posting a time of 20:00.68. The Red Dragons finished fifth as a team with 139 points. East Aurora was first with 49. The other local girl in the top 25 in the ...

Outdoor writers gather in Lewiston

The Lower Niagara River is providing a spectacular backdrop with my friends from the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers (AGLOW), as they host their 70th annual conference in Lewiston and Niagara Falls. The event started yesterday and will run through Friday. Headquartered at the ...

Learning the language of a trout stream

There is a particular kind of magic in learning to fly fish. It has something to do with the way a fly line unfolds across the water. With the quiet concentration of watching a stream. With learning to tie a tiny collection of feathers and thread into something that, if you do it just right, ...

Falconer’s Brainard retains CCAA singles title

LAKEWOOD — When Nella Darrell-Sterbak and Charis LaBarr played doubles together at the 2023 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Tennis Championships, they qualified for the Section VI Championships with a third-place finish. Three years later, as seniors, the Fredonia pair decided ...

Allen will prove big challenge for Rams on Monday

LOS ANGELES — From his sideline, Matthew Stafford had a great vantage point on Josh Allen's skills as the Los Angeles Rams held off the Buffalo Bills 44-42 on Dec. 8, 2024, when Allen became the first player in the Super Bowl era to run for three touchdowns and pass for three TDs in a ...

Randolph boys soccer rolls Olean

OLEAN — Ayden Eccles scored twice as Randolph topped Olean 4-1 in nonleague boys soccer action on Friday. Isaac Pihlblad scored once and added an assist for Randolph (8-5-2), Grady Steward provided one goal and Gavin Senn, Preston Eccles and Tanner Patterson had one assist each. Randy Nottingham made five saves in net to secure the win. Olean (3-8-2) received a goal from Connor Hogle. RED & GREEN EDGE BEARS FREWSBURG — Jamestown got past Frewsburg with a 3-2 nonleague win. The Red & Green improved to 9-6-0 overall with the victory. Frewsburg (3-10-0) was led by goals ...