first half

WHITESVILLE — Friendship goalkeeper Charis Ruxton made an impressive 15 saves and saw 29 shots come her way in a 1-0 loss to Allegany County Division ...

PORTVILLE — The last time the Portville girls soccer team played Franklinville, it had given up a goal before it knew what hit it. On Tuesday night, t...

OLEAN — For the 100th time in his coaching career, Dan Freeman’s Olean girls soccer team was victorious. The Huskies used two first-half goals to defe...

ST. BONAVENTURE — This was no longer just about basketball. This was a matter of standing up to the schoolyard bully. Through the first 20 minutes of ...

Its collective frustration reached a visible apex inside the final two minutes. Just after his St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team had called a time...

FILLMORE — Two of the Big 30’s defensive stalwarts lived up to their billing Friday night. And once again, the Fillmore girls basketball team came out...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Bob McKillop cited the effectiveness of Davidson’s 2-3 zone defense. Mark Schmidt attributed much of the issue to a series of open l...

For the second time in as many road games, it had reached a metaphorical crossroads. After leading for a majority of the contest, the St. Bonaventure ...

On the surface, it was a pair of unlikely 3-pointers that served as the biggest turning points. Just after the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team h...

ST. BONAVENTURE — It was a tough Thursday for St. Bonaventure’s basketball teams, both of which teased us with the possibility of season-altering vict...

SCIO — After 36 minutes, Scio boys basketball coach Dillon McFall had seen enough of Jasper-Troupsburg’s 3-point shooting ability. But it was really o...

BUFFALO — The last time she donned a red and gold uniform, Sara Pfeiffer had just led the Olean High girls basketball team to the Section 6 Class A-2 ...

Its latest setback had a “Hoosiers”-like feel to it. Much like the Hickory High team that Norman Dale inherits on his first day as coach, the St. Bona...

EDEN — Maple Grove coach Mike Burr compared it to a heavyweight fight: “both teams felt each other out” in the first half Saturday. Burr’s Red Dragons...

HORNELL — When asked if Avoca was the best opponent his team has faced this season, Belfast coach Mark Sullivan was definitive in his assertion that c...

BELFAST — Adam Enders scored 31 regular-season goals for the Belfast boys soccer team. Andrew Blocho had two. But they both came up big for the Bulldo...

CATTARAUGUS — The Portville girls soccer team built a 2-0 halftime lead and held off an inspired second-half effort from last-place Cattaraugus-Little...

SCIO — You know the cliche that goes “turnabout is fair play”? That’s exactly what happened to Scio and Friendship to highlight Tuesday’s Big 30 girls...