first round

Some observations from a packed sports weekend in the Southern Tier: home games for the St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s basketball teams and four NF...

COHOCTON — Tyler Perkowski scored the game-winning goal in the 33rd minute of the second half to lead eighth-seeded Wayland-Cohocton (5-11-1) over Wel...

Impressive regular seasons earned the Wellsville and Genesee Valley softball teams No. 1 seeds for the Section 5 playoffs. That could mean long-awaite...

PORTVILLE — With three lead changes throughout the game, Wednesday’s Section 6 Class C-1 boys basketball first-round contest between Cattaraugus-Littl...

HINSDALE — The Hinsdale girls basketball team set itself up for a third showdown with an Andover squad it has given trouble. Really, the Bobcats left ...

OLEAN — Dan Brown wasn’t sure what to expect. After a long regular campaign, the Olean High girls swimming and diving coach said his top two divers — ...

ELLICOTTVILLE — The Ellicottville girls soccer team made history Wednesday. No, the Eagles didn’t celebrate a Section 6 title, as they have done 25 ti...

OLEAN — Winless Charter School for Applied Technologies (CSAT) got out to a quick start in Tuesday’s Section 6 Class B-1 boys soccer playoffs and almo...

WELLSVILLE — The seventh-seeded Wellsville girls soccer team earned a berth in the Section 5 Class B2 quarterfinals via a 3-0 first-round victory over...

FRANKLIN, Pa. — It took nearly an entire half, but eventually the Bradford boys soccer team was able to find a scoring rhythm. The result was a 4-1 tr...

The Allegany-Limestone boys soccer team is streaking into the Section 6 playoffs … in two ways. The Gators won sectional titles in Class C each of the...

Never has the Hinsdale girls soccer team won a sectional championship. This could be the Bobcats’ year. Coach John Fitzpatrick’s squad was awarded the...

As the boys soccer playoffs begin, Adam Enders will have a chance to pad his Section 5 career scoring record. More importantly, the Belfast senior wil...

BOLIVAR — In an emotional game, Fillmore scored with just five minutes left in the second overtime period to defeat host Bolivar-Richburg in the Oil T...

WEBSTER — On this field June 29, the Olean Oilers reached their low-water mark. A 12-4 loss to the Rochester Ridgemen put Olean at 9-12 halfway throug...

Some musings about the present (World Cup) and recent past (U.S. Open): IT’S NOT exactly a secret that I’m, uhhh, rather ambivalent about soccer … or ...

SILVER CREEK — Next month, basketball fans will scour the NCAA Tournament brackets looking for the right No. 12 seed to pick over a No. 5 in an upset....

CUBA — For two quarters, the Cuba-Rushford boys basketball team struggled with South Seneca’s man-to-man defense. Down two at the break, it was 16 min...