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BOLIVAR — After conceding a 20-point third quarter to its opponents, the Bolivar-Richburg 8-Man football team suffered a 48-30 defeat to Holley in its...

ORCHARD PARK — Greg Rousseau was apprehensive entering his redshirt freshman college season in 2019, because he didn’t know what to make of hearing th...

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 ...

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...

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...

As the preseason wound down, Mike Rigerman’s journey with the Baltimore Ravens brought him to the field at professional football’s most historic stadi...

RANDOLPH — After having claimed back-to-back Section 6 Class D titles in 2021 and 2022, the Randolph football team took a step backwards last season. ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — For one week at least, Penn State's new-look offense delivered. Drew Allar threw three touchdown passes in the second quarter, Nic...

ALLEGANY — By any reasonable measure, Allegany-Limestone forged a strong first season in the 8-man football ranks. A new, but warranted venture, the G...