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Pine Valley/Gowanda's season ends in Class B playoffs

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ALBION — Garret Jones had four goals and an assist to lead No. 16 Albion past No. 17 Pine Valley/Gowanda 5-1 in a Section VI Class B boys soccer playoff game Monday. The Purple Eagles advanced to today’s 5 p.m. prequarterfinal against No. 1 Lafayette at All High Stadium. Jaili McPhatter added Albion’s final goal Monday while Brendan Smith had three assists and Alakai Colmenero had one. The Panthers ended their season with a 0-15-0 record, scoring two goals.

Buffalo's defensive deficiencies continue being exposed

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ORCHARD PARK — Another Josh Allen highlight-reel touchdown and a 5-1 start aren't enough to mask the issues the Buffalo Bills face on defense entering their bye week. Coordinator Jim Leonhard already acknowledged having plenty to address in the days leading up to playing the Las Vegas ...

Bills' Gardner-Johnson suspended one game

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ORCHARD PARK — The NFL on Monday suspended Buffalo Bills safety C.J. Gardiner-Johnson for one game without pay for spitting in the direction of Las Vegas Raiders players on the field during a game a day earlier. Gardiner-Johnson was ejected late in the second quarter for unsportsmanlike conduct following an exchange with a group of Raiders players, including tight end Brock Bowers. In issuing the suspension, the league cited its rule applying to "any act which is contrary to the generally understood principles of sportsmanship." With Buffalo (5-1) entering its bye week, ...

Adult hockey

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY HOCKEY ASSOCIATION A LEAGUE Matt Murphy and Adam Woelfle each scored twice to lead Kosciuszko Club past Coughlan’s 6-5. Scott Emser and Ryan Thompson each added a goal; Nate Mann had two assists; and Jeff Carlson, Luke Mleczko and Thompson each had an assist in support of winning goaltender Shane Boyle. Carson Carey had two goals and an assist; Don Schiedel had a goal and two assists; Nick Walter had a goal and an assist; Kam Sakpal scored a goal; and Alex Paluch, Ben Ross and Zach Sliwa each had an assist for Coughlan’s, which had Andy Davidson in ...

Sturgeon restoration mission in progress

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An ancient giant is getting a second chance in Lake Erie, thanks to a long-term conservation partnership bringing new life to one of the Great Lakes’ most remarkable native fish. On Sept. 30, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the Seneca Nation of Indians, and the ...

Division dominance

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WESTFIELD — The Chautauqua Lake volleyball team swept Westfield 25-10, 25-9, 25-16 to finish undefeated in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 3 on Monday. The Eagles (12-0, 10-0) were led by Alice Scarpine with six kills, four digs and seven aces’ Karagan Fairbank had ...