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The canoe drifted around a corner of tall reeds surprising a great blue heron only 20 yards away. With an annoyed, raspy “Rauck!,” the great bird spra...

Brandon Barrett marvels at the transformation he’s seen in Xander Wedlow over the last four-plus years. Barrett, the high school varsity boys basketba...

Track and field performers from Franklinville/Ellicottville, Allegany-Limestone, Salamanca, Cattaraugus-Little Valley, Portville and West Valley all m...

ALLEGANY — Jeffrey Chouinard may never be prouder to hand over a $100 bill in his life. Chouinard’s son, Caidyn, is in his last year of “majors” Littl...

( Editor’s note: The following is the second in a two-part series relating to a recent on-campus panel discussion, featuring Mark Schmidt and Jim Sata...

EAST AMHERST — The 16U Diamond Dawgs travel softball team, out of Wellsville, won the 31st Annual Lou Gehrig Softball Tournament over Father’s Day wee...

( Editor’s note: The following is the first in a two-part series relating to a recent on-campus panel discussion, featuring Mark Schmidt and Jim Satal...

OLEAN — The Olean Oilers’ early-season roll has slowed down of late, as Olean fell to .500 with a 2-1 loss Wednesday night to first-place Genesee. The...

OLEAN — While AC Elite may have had the quantity of chances on their side, Olean 1854 FC’s first Tehel Cup game of the season went in its favor due to...

OLEAN — Olean High School held its 33rd Athletic Wall of Fame ceremony Saturday morning in the school auditorium, with five new members recognized and...

The Buffalo Bills released their 2024 training camp schedule on Monday. Buffalo will once again be returning to St. John Fisher University with fans h...

DANSVILLE — Despite having lost the hitting battle in both games on the day, the Olean Oilers managed to take one of two against the Dansville Gliders...

SALAMANCA — In a game that saw over 30 walks combined by both teams, the Salamanca Lizards were the ones that took advantage, winning by a massive mar...

Updates on two former Big 30 athletes (Angelina Napoleon and Maxx Yehl) now excelling at the Division I collegiate level and another (Nick Schmidt) wh...

OLEAN — Another game, another big home run for the Olean Oilers. Make that two, actually. The Oilers’ bats continued their display of power early in t...

HORNELL — The offensive breakthrough that the Salamanca Lizards have been looking for has finally come as the bats recorded 13 hits in the franchise’s...

Portville senior Luke Petryszak has won the CCAA Div. III East Player of the Year award after leading the Panthers to a league title. The Panthers wen...

ORCHARD PARK — Wide-eyed, engaging and athletic, Bills rookie receiver Keon Coleman has much to offer, be it tips on when to land the best deals for w...