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Game-altering defense

MAYVILLE — Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton head coach Ty Harper has coached a lot of football games in his career. Friday’s game might have featured the best individual performance from a defensive player he has ever seen. Lance Franklin returned two interceptions for touchdowns, then ...

Dunkirk shuts out Silver Creek/Forestville

SILVER CREEK — Luis Betancourt III netted a hat trick as Dunkirk beat Silver Creek/Forestville 4-0 in nonleague boys soccer Friday. Betancourt scored from Brady Dobek in the 19th minute, from Roan Porpiglia in the 62nd minute and from Dobek again in the 70th minute for the Marauders (2-7-2). Dunkirk’s second goal, in the 60th minute, was scored by Lucas Felt from Dobek. Dylan Ott made two saves en route to the clean sheet. Aaron Cook made seven saves for the Black Knights (4-6-1) SHEEHY NETS LONE GOAL FREWSBURG — Neven Sheehy scored in the 70th minute to send North Collins ...

Jamestown suffers 28-7 loss at Lancaster

LANCASTER — Running back Justin Teubner rushed for two touchdowns and quarterback Everett Fix ran for one and passed for another to lead Lancaster to a 28-7 victory over Jamestown in a Class AA football game at Foyle-Kling Field on Friday night. The Legends (4-1, 3-1), who led 21-0 at halftime, let their defense do the rest as they limited the Red & Green (2-3, 1-3) to 46 yards before the break, picked off two passes and recovered a fumble. Teubner’s TDs came on a pair of 28-yard bursts — one in the first quarter and the other with under five minutes remaining in the second ...

Go vertical, go safe: New York’s archery season is here

There is something special about the first morning of deer season. The alarm goes off long before daylight. Coffee tastes a little better. The woods are dark and quiet, and for a few minutes you can hear every footstep, every branch snapping and every distant owl as you make your way to your favorite hunting spot. For thousands of New York hunters, Thursday, Oct. 1, marks the opening of the Southern Zone early bowhunting season for deer and black bear. The 2026 early bow season runs through Friday, Nov. 20, ending with the regular Southern Zone firearms season beginning Saturday, ...

JCC men, women post soccer victories

The Jamestown Community College women's soccer team is rewriting the program's record books, but don't ask the ladies about their excellent exploits, as the team remains focused on the results that continue to include impressive wins. The latest came Wednesday, as the Jayhawks knocked off conference foe Erie CC 7-0. Jamestown CC was powered in its latest win by Kaylyn Carnes, who opened the scoring at the 14:50 mark off a pass from Avery Johnson to give the green and gold a 1-0 lead. Carnes was back at it in the 37th minute, as her second goal of the game made it 2-0 for the home ...

Knies nets 2, Jackets sink Sabres 6-3

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Matthew Knies had two goals and an assist in his Columbus debut and the Blue Jackets beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 on Thursday night for their first season-opening victory in five years. Cole Sillinger, Adam Fantilli, Sean Monahan and Mathieu Olivier also scored, and Charlie ...