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FREDONIA — At their Sept. 11 outing, Pam Allessi along with Antonett and Joe Charletta carded a 6-under 30 to lead the Friday Night Couples League at the Vineyards. Tied for second place with a 32 were the foursomes of Phil and Pamela Maslak and Jamie and Blake Radtke; and AJ and Laura Burnside with Kris Kane and Liz Wronski. The foursome of Al and Patty Muck and Jon and Julie Ortendahl took third place with a 33. Joe Charletta won closest to the pin on No. 5. The final outing of the season will be held on Sept. 18. ——— FREDONIA — Sam Allesi’s 33 led the ...

Dunkirk football holds off Lackawanna

LACKAWANNA — Dunkirk scored all the points it needed in the first half and held on to beat Lackawanna 22-20 in Section VI Class B2 football action on Saturday. Dunkirk (1-2, 1-2) freshman Jordan Thomas Smith had a game to remember with three touchdowns including one on a 75-yard kick return. Thomas Smith then forced two turnovers on the defensive side of the ball as the Marauders held off the Steelers (1-2, 1-1) for their first win of the season. CARDINALS SUFFER FIRST SETBACK LANCASTER — Ethan Morris finished off an 89-yard catch and run in the fourth quarter to send St. ...

Game of inches

FREDONIA — Fredonia and Gowanda/Pine Valley exchanged scores all game, but it was the Hillbillies getting on the scoreboard first and last to secure a 24-22 Class C South football victory at the Orange Bowl on Friday night. “One time we were talking about trying to make the playoffs and ...

Herd edges turnover-prone C/S/P

FALCONER — Ethan Conti hit Colton Rhinehart with a fourth-down touchdown pass from 5 yards out with a shade over four minutes remaining Friday night to send Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove to an 18-14 victory over turnover-plagued Clymer/Sherman/Panama in a Class C South football ...

Eagles blank Warriors 34-0

SALAMANCA — Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton forced seven turnovers and held Salamanca to just 55 yards of offense en route to a 34-0 Class C South victory at Veterans Memorial Park. Josh Swan led the Eagles offensively with 12 completions for 111 yards and three touchdowns. Ian Kindermann caught three passes for 46 yards and two touchdowns while Aiden Woodis had four catches for 33 yards. Tristen Gibbs led Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton (2-1, 2-0) on the ground with 18 carries for 53 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, Gibbs was in on 11 tackles and forced a fumble while ...

Brady’s aggressive approach validated in Allen’s production

ORCHARD PARK — Joe Brady was so eager to get Josh Allen on the field, the Bills rookie head coach elected to take the ball — rather than defer — upon winning the coin toss in Buffalo's home- and new stadium-opener against Detroit. His instincts to be aggressive were immediately ...