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Big Fish, Tall Tales

There are fish that people like to catch, and then there is the musky — a long, heavy, toothy, unpredictable apex predator that fuels obsessions, stories and lifelong pursuits. Renowned as the fish of 10,000 casts, some say it takes more than that, others say they have caught three muskies ...

Eagles Fall Short At Sectionals

BUFFALO — Chautauqua Lake came up just a few points short of a Section VI girls wrestling dual meet championship Friday at D’Youville University. After winning Pool A with a 2-0 record, the Eagles — made up of girls from Chautauqua Lake, Panama, Clymer, Brocton, Westfield and Sherman ...

Trojans Come Out Hot, Beat Falconer

FALCONER — Southwestern drilled nine first-half 3-pointers, built a big lead and cruised to a 68-45 victory over Falconer in a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 boys basketball game Friday night. Roger Markham led the Trojans (7-5, 4-3), who led 40-22 at the break, with ...

Moore Twins, Frederes Lift F/S/J/F To Title

OLEAN — Frewsburg/Southwestern/Jamestown/Falconer won nine of 12 events to claim the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association boys swimming and diving championship with 441 points Friday at Olean Intermediate Middle School. Landon Frederes, Miles Moore and Grady Moore were double winners ...

Olean Beats Dunkirk For 2nd Time

DUNKIRK — The Olean Huskies are Dunkirk’s kryptonite this season. Entering Friday night, through the first two months of action this season, the only blemish on an otherwise perfect record for the Dunkirk Marauders was a 42-39 loss to Olean on Dec. 18. The Marauders let the game slip away ...

West Seneca Coasts Past Jamestown 86-31

Seven different players scored at least 8 points as West Seneca breezed past Jamestown 86-31 in an Erie County Interscholastic Conference Division 1 girls basketball game at McElrath Gymnasium on Friday night. Jayden Eckler led the way with 16 points, Lily Gioia had 13, and Juliana Vanegas ...