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Fredonia coasts in quarterfinals

BUFFALO — Despite being the lower seed entering Sunday’s Section VI Class C flag football quarterfinal at All-High Stadium, No. 5 Fredonia overpowered No. 4 Health Sciences. The Hillbillies’ high-powered offense put up eight more touchdowns and their defense added two more in a 67-0 shutout of the Falcons. Next up for Fredonia is a semifinal matchup with No. 1 Depew on the road Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Wildcats beat No. 8 Southwestern/Frewsburg 25-12 in another quarterfinal Saturday. Against Health Sciences, Hillbillies quarterback Sophia Utegg went 9 of 10 for 148 yards and ...

Fredonia rallies past Hornets

FORESTVILLE — Fredonia rallied from a 6-3 deficit and scored six runs in the top of the sixth inning to beat Forestville 10-6 in a nonleague softball playoff tuneup Monday. Ava Muck went 2 for 3 with a home run, a double and five RBIs while Gia Muscarella also hit a solo home run for the Hillbillies (14-3). Naomi Muck added three hits and Kara Harrington hit a go-ahead two-run double for the winners. Harrington also earned the win in the circle with three scoreless innings of one-hit ball, striking out four. Carilene Sliwa was 2 for 4 with a double and three runs scored while ...

Hillbillies beat Salamanca in Unified basketball

Austin Duliba scored 14 points and Julian Ocasio scored 10 as Fredonia beat Salamanca 42-39 in Unified basketball Monday. Louis Gugino and Luke McKnatt had 6 points apiece while Devin Batten, Solomon McKnatt and Thomas Lauer each scored 2 points for the Hillbillies. Kaine Whitcomb scored 13 points to lead the Warriors. Johnny Holmes-Pierce scored 8, followed by Logan Abrams (6), Jarvis Crowe (4), Ernest Pinnecoose (2), David Dunn (2), Holden Sader (2) and Michael Light (2). Fredonia plays next at Pine Valley at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

Overtime drama

AP Photo Montreal Canadiens defenseman Noah Dobson (53) and Buffalo Sabres right wing Alex Tuch (89) battle for position during the first period of Game 7 of a second-round Stanley Cup playoff series Monday in Buffalo. See complete coverage at www.observertoday.com.

Bulldogs sweep Maple Grove

BEMUS POINT — The best Brocton/Cassadaga Valley could do over a 20-hour span Friday and Saturday was give itself a shot at sharing a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 baseball title. The Bulldogs took care of business. Jackson Crowell threw a complete-game ...

Double trouble

RANDOLPH — Saturday was a good day for four members of the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association. With steeplechase and pentathlon titles on the line, Grace Gilevski of Frewsburg (2,000-meter steeplechase), Mariella Russo of Fredonia (girls pentathlon), Flynn Fadale of ...