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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...

BRADFORD — Portville/Cuba-Rushford football coach Josh Brooks has answered the call to take to the sidelines for team New York this summer in the 51st...

SALAMANCA — As the Salamanca Lizards began announcing their players ahead of the season, some were extended a “Welcome” while others were given a “Wel...

If there is one thing which fascinates deer hunters more than any other it’s antler size. The flash of a large racked 10- or 12-point buck can excite ...

For the first time since 2019, the Beimel brothers are again sharing the field together with the Olean Oilers, however this time there is a slightly d...

ST. BONAVENTURE — One of the first moments Kaz Uehara can recall from his childhood is boarding a flight with his parents around his third birthday. I...

Some 15 years ago, you might have seen Zack Belter in the arena stands rooting on the Buffalo Bandits in “Banditland.” But two weekends ago, Belter hi...

The annual Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association meeting was held this year at Wilkes Barre, Pa. One of Friday’s activities presented members the o...

They will forever be linked by the memorable line from the comedy classic Airplane! “I think you’re the greatest, but my dad says you don’t work hard ...

In its second year fielding a girls flag football team, Pioneer is on top of the sport in Western New York. Now, the Panthers are aiming even higher. ...

Many things in life become popular, then fall away and are forgotten, only to become accepted again years later. There was a time when almost every hu...

As one reviews their life it can occasionally be discouraging remembering opportunities lost, poor decisions made, relationships that should have been...

SALAMANCA — It all started as a summer pick-up league. Players were unable to commit to a full summer’s worth of games, so they would come and go. Som...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Let’s forget, for a moment, about the increasingly unscrupulous nature of college basketball. Let’s put aside the likelihood (near-c...

The still morning air was deathly still, as silent as only the moments before dawn can be. I stood listening for gobblers and for a curious moment I f...

SALAMANCA — At the heart of unified sports lies the keystones of unity, inclusion and acceptance. Unified basketball is just one example that has prid...

After an offseason of veteran roster turnover and 10 draft picks, have the Bills sufficiently addressed their needs? By the time the NFL Draft conclud...

As if playing against them every year in recent memory, and often in the playoffs, weren’t enough, the Buffalo Bills have now made a bet of sorts agai...