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NYSPHSAA Playoffs

BOYS BASKETBALL Subregionals Wednesday, March 11 At Buffalo State University Class A Grand Island 77, Monroe 51 Class B Olmsted 65, Bishop Kearney 56 Far West Regionals At Buffalo State University Friday, March 13 Class AAA Fairport 66, Jamestown 51 Class AA Penfield ...

Fairport upends Red & Green in FWR 66-51

BUFFALO — With 25 seconds remaining in the Class AAA Far West Regional on Friday evening, Dominic Gonzalez and Elijah Farmer headed to the Jamestown bench at the Buffalo State Sports Arena. Upon arrival, they received a hug from head coach Billy Miley and then the seniors took a seat for the ...

‘Dream come true’

BUFFALO — The Clymer boys basketball program had won 11 Section VI championships prior to Friday’s Class D Far West Regional against Section V’s Andover/Whitesville, but has never been able to break through into the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Final Four. ...

Jamestown’s Ben Drake named to NYS Basketball Hall of Fame

Ben Drake’s coaching success in Western New York basketball circles is well known and now the rest of the Empire State is taking notice. The former Jamestown High School boys mentor was notified this week by the Basketball Coaches Association of New York that he will be inducted into the ...

8-game streak snapped

BUFFALO (AP) — Jakob Chychrun scored with 1:33 left to play, Charlie Lindgren made 29 saves, and the Washington Capitals beat Buffalo 2-1 on Thursday night to snap the Sabres’ eight-game win streak. Chychrun’s goal came when forward Aliaksei Protas passed to the defenseman in the circle ...

Bonnies pull off upset in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — Dasonte Bowen posted a career- and team-best 20 points as the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team overcame a double-digit second-half deficit to defeat George Mason 63-57 in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena. Trailing 44-33 with ...