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Hillbillies honored

League-champion Salamanca earned two prestigious awards in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 West boys basketball as senior Lucus Brown was named the league’s Most Valuable Player and senior Kaine Whitcomb earned the Bryon Norton Award. Brown averaged 25.1 points, 5.6 ...

Sabres embarrassed by Senators

BUFFALO — Shane Pinto had a goal and three assists, and the Ottawa Senators enjoyed a five-goal first-period surge in cruising to a 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night. Artem Zub opened the scoring 2:37 in an outing the Senators led 4-0 by the 8:49 mark of the opening ...

Panthers at the next level

Six Gowanda seniors have signed to continue their athletic and academic careers at the next level this year.

One of the best

It’s hard to determine whether Carson Swanson or Carter Brink is more important to their respective teams. Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 West coaches decided they are equally as important. Swanson and Brink, both juniors, were recently named co-Players of the Year ...

Steelers 16U captures Buffalo River Outdoor Classic title

BUFFALO — The NCCYHA Steelers 16U team completed its 2023-24 season by winning the HTP Buffalo River Outdoor Classic on Sunday. Playing in a round-robin format in the A Division, the Steelers opened the tournament with two wins on Friday. First, they defeated the Jamestown Lakers 6-3 on a ...

Panthers’ Kota has big day

GOWANDA — Addison Kota went 3 for 4 with a triple, a home run and six RBIs to lead Gowanda past JFK 12-7 in nonleague softball Tuesday. Aubrie Heron went 2 for 3 with a triple and an RBI, while Corrina John and Holland Browning each had a pair of hits for the Panthers. Browning scored three ...