american football

It was about as strong an opening week as one could reasonably have expected. Indeed, the 10 teams on the New York side of the Big 30 football border ...

CUBA — Genesee Valley/Belfast rallied from a two-goal halftime deficit to knock off Cuba-Rushford/Hinsdale 3-2 on the road. The Rebels (0-1-1) scored ...

BOLIVAR — Riley Horsley had a goal and an assist, while Braedon Carter and Garrett Reynolds each scored once to lead the Portville boys soccer team to...

ORCHARD PARK — Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott on Monday ruled out starting nickel cornerback Taron Johnson from playing at Miami on Thursday, whil...

ORCHARD PARK — If there was any doubt, Sunday’s season opener showed why the Bills need their Superman at quarterback. It took until the two-minute wa...

ELLICOTTVILLE — Holding an eight point lead in the second quarter of its first game of the season, Franklinville/Ellicottville’s season opener needed ...

CUBA — In a back-and-forth game, the Cuba-Rushford/Hinsdale boys soccer team fell behind 1-0 late in the first half, took a 2-1 lead early in the seco...

OLEAN — With experienced and talented players on the backend of its defense, a strong effort on that side of the ball could have been expected in Olea...

SALAMANCA — It had been a wild two days for the Salamanca football team. After severe weather alerts forced delays, an eventual postponement and yet a...

(Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part weekly series with Olean native Colby Cummings, a trading analyst at BetRivers, on the current natur...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Coming off a national championship just nine months ago, it would be easy for St. Bonaventure’s women’s rugby team to be a little co...

PORTVILLE — If there were any questions about this year’s Portville/Cuba-Rushford football team, they sought to answer them handedly in a favorable 46...

HAMBURG — Portville got exactly what it was looking for, coach Mike Matz said. It just, narrowly, didn’t get a win to open its girls soccer season. Th...

ALLEGANY — Is the greater Olean area ready for some football? The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce will bring back the Tailgate Thursday event a...

Like it or not, narratives play a big part in who wins awards, especially in sports. Take the NFL for example. How often does the Coach of the Year go...

It doesn’t matter how long he’s been coaching, Chad Bartoszek’s opening week nerves have never wavered. Entering his 12th year of head-coaching in the...

WELLSVILLE — Football appears to be on an upswing at Wellsville High School. At least that’s what coach Tim Keenan and his staff hope. After some lean...

PITTSBURGH — Spencer Anderson was an underclassman at Maryland when one of his coaches approached him to talk about how injuries had started to pile u...