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Zucker scores go-ahead goal, Sabres edge Lightning 4-2

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BUFFALO — Jason Zucker tipped in Bowen Byram's shot for the go-ahead goal 7:38 into the second period, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Monday night, further tightening the race for the Atlantic Division title. Jack Quinn, with an assist from goalie Ukko-Pekka ...

Cole shines in both soccer and T&F for Edinboro

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Chautauqua Lake graduate Jada Cole has had no problem adjusting to the collegiate level, after leading NCAA Division II Edinboro University women’s soccer in scoring this fall with 10 goals and two assists as a freshman before seamlessly transitioning into indoor track and field where she ...

Weather humor: It’s time for spring fishing

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If you’ve stepped outside in Western New York this April and thought, “What season is it?”— you’re not alone. Mother Nature seems to be spinning a wheel each morning: rain, snow, sunshine, 70 degrees… sometimes all before lunch. It’s less a forecast and more a sampler platter, ...

Playoff time

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Bring on postseason hockey in Buffalo. The Sabres' playoff drought is finally over. Following an NHL-record 14 seasons of futility, during which the team finished no better than 19th in the league, the Sabres clinched a berth on Saturday when the New York Rangers defeated the Detroit Red ...

Scholastic trap

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While some teams have completed their season, others are just getting underway. No perfect scores were reported this week. Salamanca’s Braeden Kyler and Ellicottville’s Jordan Folts provided a 24 in the Central Conference, while the best in the West was 23 from both Gage Wells of Panama ...

Hoose returns to Southwestern, wins 2nd state title

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In Tavio Hoose’s freshman season with the Southwestern wrestling team, he made his name as one of the top wrestlers in the state by capturing the 172-pound New York State Public High School Athletic Association Championship. The following season, Hoose returned as the favorite to repeat ...