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Eight local girls heading to state wrestling championships

ALBANY — Chautauqua Lake sophomore Noli Paddock was one of two local girls to earn a place on the podium at the very first New York State Public High School Athletic Association intersectional girls wrestling championships a year ago at MVP Arena in Albany. The currently undefeated Paddock ...

Remembering ‘Maz’

EDITOR’S NOTE: Tom Hyde, the son of former Post-Journal Sports Editor Frank Hyde, was in attendance for Game 7 of the 1960 World Series at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. With the recent passing of Bill Mazeroski, the Pirates’ Hall-of-Fame second baseman who hit arguably the most famous home ...

SECTION VI POSTSEASON

BOYS BASKETBALL Class AAA Semifinals Thursday, Feb. 26 At Buffalo State University No. 4 Lancaster vs. No. 1 Health Sciences, 7 p.m. No. 3 Niagara Falls vs. No. 2 Jamestown, 8:30 p.m. Final Friday, March 6 At Buffalo State University Semifinal winners, 8 p.m. Class ...

Can ‘Hughes’ believe it?

MILAN — The United States is on top of the hockey world for the first time in nearly a half-century. No miracle needed. Jack Hughes scored less than 2 minutes into overtime and the U.S. beat Canada 2-1 in the gold medal final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday, earning the ...

Sled-hockey player Storms: ‘I’m proud to be an American’

I have not been more happy after the result of a sporting event than on Sunday morning. Sitting in my recliner, I watched Connor Hellebuyck will the United States into an overtime period against a loaded Canadian roster. I thought that a lineup which started an overtime period with ...

Debo shines in Cougars’ playoff win over Eagles

SINCLAIRVILLE — Maddie Debo might be turning into one of Cassadaga Valley’s top players at just the right time. Just a freshman, Debo made back-to-back 3-pointers during a key third-quarter run and finished with a career-high 25 points as the seventh-seeded Cougars held off No. 10 ...