DUNKIRK — Naisaih Rodriguez started off his senior year in style for the Dunkirk Marauders on Friday night. Rodriguez completed a first-half hat trick to lead the Marauders to a 4-1 win over Cassadaga Valley/Falconer in the opening round of the Dunkirk Championship Cup at Karl Hoeppner ...

SOUTH DAYTON — The Silver Creek/Forestville girls soccer team started the season with a bang as plenty of girls got on the scoreboard in an 11-0 nonleague victory over Pine Valley/Gowanda on Friday. Abby Cook paced the Black Knights with two goals and an assist, Meadow Azzarella provided a ...

On Tuesday of this past week, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill S6360A, making it law and expanding crossbow hunting provisions in New York state. This allows crossbows to be used for the entire archery season for big game, similar to longbows. The bill also removes the previous draw ...

On Saturday, a campfire in Western New York almost became a wildfire. Forest rangers stopped it — but it could have spread fast. In the Cattaraugus County town of East Otto, Ray Brook Dispatch received a call of a “wildland fire” at about 1:45 p.m. from a camper at East Otto State Forest. ...

ELLICOTTVILLE — Bianca Bush scored from Julianna O’Connell in the 69th minute to break a scoreless tie and Ellicottville beat Chautauqua Lake 2-0 in nonleague girls soccer action. O’Connell scored Ellicottville’s second goal in the 71st minute unassisted. Ady Andrews made eight ...

NORTH EAST, Pa. — Ed Tofil shot the low round of 79 at Green Meadows Golf Course to win this week’s Wednesday Travel League event. Tofil edged both Josh Hilliker and Jeff Nelson (80s) by one stroke. Hilliker, Mick Dunning Sr. and Tim Walawender all led the front nine with 39s while Tofil ...