Local Sports

OLEAN — On the opening night of Olean Women’s Slow-Pitch Softball League play, Randy’s Up the River won a slugfest over Ice Cold Pitches, 32-21. The g...

LIVONIA -- A year ago, an excellent Genesee Valley/Belfast baseball team fell to Kendall in the sectional championship game at Livonia High School. On...

Lions top ER 4-2 for third-straight sectional crown LIVONIA -- The start was not good for Wellsville on Saturday during the Section 5 title game. Well...

OLEAN - The Olean Oilers (0-2) fell behind early and couldn’t hold off the Jamestown Tarp Skunks (2-0) late, falling 14-6 in their home opener on Satu...

HAMBURG — The Huskies’ season stopped  short of the state playoffs on Saturday, as Grand Island raced off to a quick start and never let up in a 10-0 ...

ORCHARD PARK — Signing safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson was the first real sign the Buffalo Bills were looking to become a little more feisty, a little mea...

OLEAN — Three more individuals will be added to the Olean High School Athletics Wall of Fame on Saturday, June 20 at 9 a.m. in the OHS auditorium. The...

Wilczewski leads A-L boys; Duggan, Conner key girls HOLLAND — The Allegany-Limestone boys and girls track and field teams had already produced another...

JAMESTOWN — A new era of Olean Oiler baseball began Friday night, with their season opener in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League. In their fi...

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers have found their replacement for Daryl Morey and have agreed to hire Mike Gansey as their president of basketbal...

GATES — Wellsville’s title defense in softball came to an end in the Section 5 Class B2 championship, falling 2-1 to Avon at Gates Chili High School. ...

HAMBURG — In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Huskies found themselves in the kind of situation kids imagine in the backyard: tie game, bases loa...

Eagles win D semi 12-8, advance to Saturday’s final ELLICOTTVILLE — It wasn’t quite as straightforward this time around. But Chris Mendell and the Ell...

PORTVILLE — New Penn continued to dominate the Battle at the Border Beach Volleyball League, picking up two more wins to remain perfect at 8-0 on the ...

OLEAN - In Portville, New York, hockey was never supposed to become a passport to the NHL. It sits tucked into the Southern Tier, closer to Pennsylvan...

ORCHARD PARK — A snapshot of Landon Jackson’s rookie season came on Wednesday night in March, roughly two hours from Highmark Stadium. Eleven months e...

Lions will meet East Roch. in Saturday’s final WELLSVILLE — Three pitchers combined on a two-hitter with 11 strikeouts and two walks as the Wellsville...

CHEEKTOWAGA — The third-seeded Huskies overcame a three-run first-inning deficit against second-seeded Maryvale on Tuesday, chipping away at the lead ...