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Recalling the day the US upset the Soviet hockey team

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Jim Riggs, the late former Post-Journal sports editor, covered the United States hockey team’s victory over the Soviets at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid. A staff member of the Daily Olympic Digest for the duration of the Games, Riggs also covered the U.S. ...

Adult hockey

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CCHA A LEAGUE Tory Grupa scored a whopping eight goals and added an assist to lead 64 on the Rocks past Kosciuszko Club 11-6 in Chautauqua County Hockey Association A League action. Justin Giles added another two goals and four assists for 64 on the Rocks, Nick Huyck had a goal and four ...

NY Musky Expo casts off this weekend

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Freshwater muskellunge — often called “the fish of ten thousand casts” — sits at the very top of the angling world. For those who chase them, muskies represent the ultimate challenge: powerful apex predators capable of shredding line, heavy-duty lures, making reel bearings scream, ...

Brautigam wins Silver

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Local runner Daryl Brautigam of Fredonia won the silver medal in his age group at the USA Track & Field National Master's Half-Marathon Championships held on December 14 in Spicewood, Texas. Brautigam was second in the 70-74 age category with a time of 1:42:36. "The course was quite ...

Rivers removes himself from Bills HC consideration

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ORCHARD PARK — Philip Rivers called time out, informing the Buffalo Bills he is withdrawing from consideration for the team's head-coaching job, two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Monday. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the talks were ...

Too cold to shiver, too fun to quit ice fishing

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Winter doesn’t knock politely in Western New York. It kicks the door in, stomps snow across the living room, and dares you to complain. Lake Erie is 93 percent ice covered! Recent snowstorms, subzero temperatures, and winds that make you question your life choices can only mean one thing: ...