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Silver Creek/Forestville baseball no-hit by Olean

OLEAN — Austin Miles and Taylor Teachman combined for a no-hitter with 12 strikeouts and three walks as Olean shut out Silver Creek/Forestville 8-0 in nonleague baseball Wednesday. Miles tossed the first six innings, striking out 11 while walking three before Teachman got the final three outs with a strikeout, a groundout and a pickoff to end the game. Offensively, Miles went 2 for 4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored; Dominick Myers and Alex Jones each had a pair of hits; and Caine DeGolier and Landon Johnson doubled for the Huskies (2-0). Cody Neubauer and Hunter ...

Looking back at when Sharon Robinson visited the CSHOF banquet

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article, which covered Sharon Robinson’s appearance at the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet at the Lakewood Rod & Gun Club, appeared in The Post-Journal and the OBSERVER on Feb. 17, 2014. With Jackie Robinson Day celebrated yesterday it was ...

Buffalo River has new access points

A long-anticipated transformation along the Buffalo River is now complete, unveiling a modernized, fully accessible destination for anglers, paddlers and outdoor enthusiasts. The newly enhanced Harlem Road Fishing Access and Boat Launch site — managed by the New York State Department of ...

Sabres ending drought inspires joy beyond Buffalo

BUFFALO — When Taylor Hall signed with the Sabres several years ago, the 2018 MVP summed up a belief shared by many around the NHL by saying the league is better when Buffalo is competitive. It has been a long time since that was the case. After numerous rebuilds and coaching and front office changes, the Sabres are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2011 after snapping the NHL's longest postseason drought at 14 years. As division champions for the first time since '07, Buffalo will open at home against Boston this weekend. Hall's belief in Buffalo hasn't changed, even ...

Sabres finish season with shootout loss to Stars 4-3

BUFFALO (AP) — Wyatt Johnston scored the decisive shootout goal and the Dallas Stars posted their third consecutive 50-win season with a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night in the regular-season finale for both teams. Justin Hryckowian and Esa Lindell each had a goal and assist, and Mavrik Bourque also scored for the Stars. Dallas finished 50-20-12 in reaching 50 wins for the seventh time in franchise history. Jake Oettinger stopped 21 shots and two of Buffalo’s four shootout opportunities. Zach Benson had a goal and assist and Josh Norris and Alex Tuch — ...

Smashing success

WESTFIELD — On paper the Chautauqua Lake softball team is very young, but the defending Section VI Class C champions certainly do not lack experience and that was made very apparent in the first game of the season. Returning to Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 ...