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

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...

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 ...

GERRY — Allegany-Limestone found itself feeling a bit of “deja vu,” held to one hit and still in contention to take a road playoff win. The Gators rec...

No. 13 seed A-L upsets Westfield in C first round; No. 7 Portville holds off Barker WELLSVILLE — Trenton Green hit a home run and earned the pitching ...

A-L’s Wilczewski  wins two events; Olean girls 2nd SALAMANCA — Nolan Wilczewski won two events and both his boys and the girls Allegany-Limestone team...

OLEAN — The third seeded Huskies are headed to the Class A2 semifinals, as they allowed just one hit and caught fire at the plate late in a 9-0 quarte...

FILLMORE — Abby Early went 2-for-3 with a three-run triple and RBI double as the Fillmore softball team opened the postseason with a convincing quarte...

OLEAN — The Olean Oilers are entering a new summer baseball season with a new voice in the dugout, a step up in league competition, and a familiar loc...