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This remarkable story took place around 10 years ago, on a late Friday afternoons. Our canoe was drifting easily over the blue waters, the entire week...

It’s opening week in the New York Section VI football season, and Friday night will mark the beginning of hopeful seasons for programs all throughout ...

CATTARAUGUS — Kory Gross remembers what a truly great Cattaraugus-Little Valley football team looks like. Gross was a senior on the Timberwolves’ Sect...

PORTVILLE — When Portville/Bolivar-Richburg/Cuba-Rushford coach Josh Brooks describes his upcoming 2026 squad, he doesn’t see it as one built around a...

DUKE CENTER, Pa. — On Nov. 18, 2022, Brian Neal appeared in a photo wearing a wide smile and all five district championship medals that had just been ...

PORT ALLEGANY, Pa. — After losing Big 30 Player of the Year Aiden Bliss and Big 30 Defensive Player of the Year Nick Wilfong to graduation last year, ...

We’d risen in the pitch black of the predawn and driven 20 minutes to the area we were hunting that morning, splitting up to cover different areas of ...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills rookie head coach Joe Brady closed a perfect preseason with a come-from-behind victory and the opportunity to ...

ST. BONAVENTURE – The St. Bonaventure women's soccer team posted a shutout performance on Thursday evening at the Marra Athletics Complex, capturing a...

Programs agree to December 12 meeting in Philadelphia, cementing first matchup between the teams since 2013 PHILADELPHIA – After more than 10 years si...

ST. BONAVENTURE — For most teams, in any sport, the climb is the motivation. Every season begins with the same distant goal: reach the mountaintop, wi...

Olean and Portville football programs prepare for historic Sept. 18 matchup as booster clubs, coaches and mayors join in the fun OLEAN — They are neig...

ORCHARD PARK — Dee Alford was surprised when the Buffalo Bills asked him to field punts in practice. It’s been three years since Alford returned an NF...

ORCHARD PARK — Skyler Bell was all smiles walking off the practice field inside the Buffalo Bills’ training facility on Monday. “Man, I felt like a ki...

The St. Bonaventure Athletics Department established new annual fundraising records during the 2025-26 academic year. Combining gifts to the Bonnies A...

For the first time in four years, Olean will take the field without Joe Mest behind center. Replacing a four-year starting quarterback would be enough...

BEREA, Ohio — As the Browns' clumsy starting quarterback competition winds down, they got an up-close view at what a franchise QB looks like. Josh All...

If you knew my wife Jane well, you realized she thought a great deal more than she spoke. How she ended up with me is a bit of a mystery, especially k...