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BRADFORD, Pa. — When head coach Todd Silfies and his offensive coordinator, Tyler Smith, sat down to divide up their 38-player Pennsylvania roster for...

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...

ORCHARD PARK — For two and a half quarters, Franklinville/Ellicottville looked primed for a sectional title, and perhaps a run at the state championsh...

ORCHARD PARK — With an undefeated team, No. 1 seed and regular-season win over Maple Grove, Franklinville/Ellicottville coach Chad Bartoszek still doe...

FRANKLINVILLE — Chad Bartoszek said it wasn’t the result of some inspiring halftime speech, or a schematic shift, his Franklinville/Ellicottville foot...

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...

FRANKLINVILLE — There’s no doubting the talent the Franklinville/Ellicottville football team brings back to the skill positions in the backfield and o...

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...

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...

BATAVIA — Seventy seconds in, the Franklinville boys basketball team had set the tone. Transition layups by Brock Blecha and Dylan Burton gave the Pan...

ELLICOTTVILLE — Jeff Haskell and his Franklinville boys basketball team had seen enough of the Elliot Bowen highlight reel. Just over a month ago, the...

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...

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...

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...