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HORNELL — Shaking off an admittedly “rocky” first inning, Trey Buchholz went the distance when his Bolivar-Richburg baseball team needed him. Behind B...

HORNELL — Mother Nature put a hold on Arkport/Canaseraga’s sectional baseball championship aspirations, but did little to slow its momentum this weeke...

JAMESTOWN — Despite keeping a high-powered North Collins offense quiet, the Franklinville baseball team could not overcome the Eagles, or a handful of...

BOLIVAR — Bolivar-Richburg has earned a return trip to Maple City Park, where the Wolverines will play for a sectional baseball title after defeating ...

BATAVIA — Simply put, coach Deb Warner said, Nevaeh Ross “did it again.” Ross threw a perfect game Thursday in a Section 5 Class D softball semifinal ...

ELLICOTTVILLE — Two early-inning jacks were all it took to carry the Ellicottville softball team past Panama and into the Section 6 Class D championsh...

BELFAST — On Wednesday, using an old adage, Genesee Valley/Belfast baseball coach Dennie Miles said his team “stole victory out of the jaws of defeat....

PORTVILLE — Visiting Portville for a Section 6 Class B2 softball semifinal, No. 3 Wilson jumped on the Panthers with three first-inning runs and never...

DEPEW — The Olean High baseball team’s run, from a late-season surge to a league title and a first-round playoff win, came to an end in a sectional qu...

AKRON — Ace against ace, a chess match between dugouts, when the big plays matter and the smallest details are crucial: all things typical of playoff ...

WELLSVILLE — Wellsville’s Makenna Dunbar threw a dominant softball playoff opener on Saturday, no-hitting Marcus Whitman in a Section 5 first round ma...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Sophomore Noah Czajkowski struck out eight in a sterling performance on the mound and the Bonnies senior class did the rest as St. B...

PORTVILLE — Portville’s Bella Morales scattered three hits as she pitched Portville to a playoff-opening victory with a complete game shutout on Satur...

OLEAN — With a combined nine strikeouts and two walks from Emma Edwards and Amy Campbell, Olean’s pitchers shut down Pioneer while the Huskies’ bats c...

ALLEGANY — On a rainy night in Allegany, the Portville baseball team pulled off a five-inning shutout in the first round of the Section 6 Class B tour...

HOUSTON — It didn’t take Justin Verlander long to realize he could have a special year after missing almost two full seasons recovering from Tommy Joh...

OLEAN — The crowd grew louder in these final few seconds, doing its best to will the Oilers to this last remaining strike. Michael Cunningham turned t...

WEBSTER — Held without a hit for four innings, the Wellsville softball team finally came up with enough offense when the Lions needed it to lift a sec...