Big 30, Columnists, Football, ...
Aug 05, 2018
BRADFORD, Pa. — When head coach Todd Silfies and his offensive coordinator, Tyler Smith, sat down to divide up their 38-player Pennsylvania roster for...
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Aug 05, 2018
BRADFORD, Pa. — As good as Pennsylvania’s first half was in Saturday night’s 45th annual Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic, it would’ve been difficult...
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Nov 04, 2017
ORCHARD PARK — For two and a half quarters, Franklinville/Ellicottville looked primed for a sectional title, and perhaps a run at the state championsh...
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Nov 02, 2017
ORCHARD PARK — With an undefeated team, No. 1 seed and regular-season win over Maple Grove, Franklinville/Ellicottville coach Chad Bartoszek still doe...
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Oct 28, 2017
FRANKLINVILLE — Chad Bartoszek said it wasn’t the result of some inspiring halftime speech, or a schematic shift, his Franklinville/Ellicottville foot...
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Sep 16, 2017
BEMUS POINT — If there was any question which of the eight Section 6 Class D football teams was the front-runner, at least as this season edges to the...
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Aug 11, 2017
FRANKLINVILLE — There’s no doubting the talent the Franklinville/Ellicottville football team brings back to the skill positions in the backfield and o...
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May 26, 2017
WEST VALLEY — Maybe it was an eight-day layoff waiting for its playoff opener or the pitching of Brocton’s Hunter Rizzo, possibly a combination of bot...
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May 17, 2017
SOUTH DAYTON — The Franklinville baseball team has won when it matters most. If the Panthers continue to do so, they’ll add another championship to th...
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Mar 12, 2017
BATAVIA — Seventy seconds in, the Franklinville boys basketball team had set the tone. Transition layups by Brock Blecha and Dylan Burton gave the Pan...
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Feb 07, 2017
ELLICOTTVILLE — Jeff Haskell and his Franklinville boys basketball team had seen enough of the Elliot Bowen highlight reel. Just over a month ago, the...
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Nov 12, 2016
Last Friday night marked the 15th and final year Tim Bergan coached a game at New Era Field, home of the Buffalo Bills, for Ellicottville Central Scho...
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Nov 05, 2016
ORCHARD PARK — For all the big plays Franklinville/Ellicottville’s football team produced all year, the Titans’ offense ran dry thanks to the No. 1 te...
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Oct 29, 2016
SILVER CREEK — What a difference two weeks can make. Franklinville/Ellicottville’s football team let a 20-7 third quarter lead slip away in Oct. 15, i...
Local News, News
June 14, 2025
OLEAN — The first protest Nevin Oliphant took part in was in 1967 in Los Angeles. He was a young teenager protesting the Vietnam War. In 2025 his caus...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
Cathy Briggs, memorial service OLEAN — A memorial service for Cathy Briggs will be held Thursday (June 19, 2025) at Guenther Funeral Home, 1303 E. Sta...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
William S. Clemens ALLEGANY — William S. “Bill” Clemens, 74, of Allegany, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, surround...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
John R. Cornwall, loving husband, father and brother FREEDOM — John R. Cornwall, 75, of Freedom, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at his home, su...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
Dennis L. Holliday, loving husband, father and grandfather LIMESTONE — Dennis L. Holliday, of Nichols Run Road, passed away Tuesday (June 10, 2025). D...
