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Merritt is medalist at CCC

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CASSADAGA — Tucker Merritt successfully navigated cold and wet conditions to shoot a 4-over 39 for medalist honors that led unbeaten Fredonia to a pair of Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association golf victories at Cassadaga Country Club on Friday. The Hillbillies (10-0, 4-0) defeated Falconer 38.5-16.5 and knocked off Cassadaga Valley 35-20. In the other match, Cassadaga Valley downed Falconer 35.5-19.5. Leading the way for the Cougars (2-5, 0-2) was Jakob Huling with a 40, while Kale Livengood paced the Golden Falcons (2-7, 0-4) with a 42. Fredonia: R.J. Koopman 41, Mason ...

Sabres eliminate Bruins

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BOSTON — Alex Tuch and Mattias Samuelsson scored in the first period, Zach Benson added another early in the third and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Friday night in Game 6 to advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2007. Josh Norris added ...

Soaking it in

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FALCONER — The Silver Creek/Forestville boys track and field team had quite the performance at the Golden Falcon Invitational, winning five events behind a pair of double winners on Friday. The Black Knights swept the sprints with Samuel Bowers taking both the 200 and 400 meters, while ...

Falconer softball sweeps North Collins

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NORTH COLLINS — Hannah Melquist went 3 for 4 with two home runs, a triple, five RBIs and three runs scored as Falconer completed a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 4 softball doubleheader sweep of North Collins with a 14-6 win in Game 2 on Thursday. Emily Rhinehart tripled twice, drove in a run and scored a run; Khloe Livengood went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs scored; Payton Smith went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and a run scored; and Finley Darr was 2 for 2 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored for the Golden Falcons (9-1, 5-1). Smith struck out eight in ...

Maple Grove tennis blanks Panama 5-0

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LAKEWOOD — Singles wins by Jack Sherry and Max Concejo jump-started Maple Grove to a 5-0 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association boys tennis shutout of Panama at the Lakewood YMCA. Baker Johnson and Tyler Hatfield won at first doubles, Gabe Carlson and Max Reynolds won at second doubles, and Evan Riedesel and Maddox Lombardo won at third doubles for the Red Dragons. Jack Sherry (MG) d. Lincoln Gibbs 6-0, 6-3; Max Concejo (MG) d. Connor Horner 6-2, 4-6, 7-3; Baker Johnson-Tyler Hatfield (MG) d. Mason Weber-Alexis Becker 4-6, 6-3, 6-3; Gabe Carlson-Max Reynolds (MG) d. Jackson ...

Sabres look to close out Bruins tonight

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Closeout time has arrived in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and the pressure to avoid a Game 7 is squarely on Montreal, Buffalo and Vegas tonight. A tantalizing tripleheader of Game 6 action begins with the Tampa Bay Lightning’s visit to the Canadiens and the Sabres’ trip ...