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OLEAN — It was supposed to be a surefire win for the Olean basketball team and, in turn, a waltz back to Buffalo State and the Section 6 semifinals. E...

PHILADELPHIA — On some nights in this season that has risen again, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has been able to rely solely on its star-...

ST. BONAVENTURE — For the first 20 minutes, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team seemed mired in the way it played last week. Coming off back-to-...

The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team stormed to a lead in St. Louis, scoring 21 points in its first quarter of Atlantic 10 play. Those explosiv...

ELLICOTTVILLE — For a group that averages nearly 64 points per game, the Ellicottville boys basketball team got off to an uncharacteristically slow st...

FRANKLINVILLE — For Franklinville coach Amanda Urmson, it was simple, “This was probably only the third time we’ve ever beaten Portville and it’s a bi...

BELMONT — Lisa Scott-Schneider was a bit disappointed, but couldn’t have asked for a better battle in Genesee Valley’s first game of the season. Follo...

The Southern Tier Diesel exemplified some perseverance Saturday night and earned their biggest win of the season — 22-21 over the first-place Carthage...

BRADFORD, Pa. — It was an offensive showcase only eight points shy of the record book for the Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic. But Pennsylvania’s hi...

Quarterback Zach Smith ran for or threw all three touchdowns for the Southern Tier Diesel, guiding his team to a non-league road win Saturday. The Die...

HORNELL — It appeared it could be the day the Olean Oilers finally found an answer for the Hornell Dodgers, the best team in the New York Collegiate B...

DUNKIRK — A daunting two-loss opponent, a couple of early defensive miscues, a first-inning 2-1 deficit. None of it seemed to faze the Portville softb...

ADDISON — It wasn’t the kind of playoff opener Mark Emery had wanted — or even expected — from his Bolivar-Richburg softball team. The Wolverines were...

COUDERSPORT, Pa. — Grant West and Ryan Graves made sure the Oswayo Valley baseball team would bounce back from an early season loss. The Green Wave op...

OLEAN — Cattaraugus County Health Department officials have applauded a new state lead testing program for drinking water, but expressed concern they ...

PITTSBURGH — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team was not only in this game, but somehow winning it. The Bonnies had provided few signs of hope i...

PITTSBURGH — There were early indications that this game would be different from the one just five days earlier. Less than a week after the St. Bonave...

ALBANY (AP) — New York state is launching a $1.5 million pilot program that will allow residents to have their drinking water tested for lead for free...