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‘Their moment’

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BUFFALO — Five of the six players who see the floor for Fredonia consistently this season are seniors. When Fredonia last won a Section VI championship in 2023, those seniors were freshmen callups sitting on the bench, cheering on a team that was seconds away from a trip to states. That ...

Wilson upends Cassadaga Valley in ‘C’ semis 51-45

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JAMESTOWN — Breonna Hopkins gave Cassadaga Valley hope Thursday night. Unfortunately her shooting display came too late for the Cougars. Trailing by 21 entering the fourth quarter, Hopkins went on a personal 10-0 run in less than three minutes, but No. 7 Cassadaga Valley’s deficit ...

Trojans top Eden girls for Class B title 56-32

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FREDONIA — The Southwestern girls basketball team was seeking its 17th Section VI championship in program history Thursday night. It sure didn’t take the Trojans long to make the outcome all but a foregone conclusion in the Class B title game. Sparked by a 15-1 run to end the first ...

Frewsburg rolls Randolph in ‘C’

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JAMESTOWN — Jadyn Trocki didn’t have a great first half shooting the ball Thursday. But the reigning state Class C Player of the Year came to life in the final minute of the second quarter. A two-hand shove to the back on a breakaway tends to do that. Trocki had 6 points and an assist ...

SECTION VI POSTSEASON

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BOYS BASKETBALL Class AAA Semifinals Thursday, Feb. 26 At Buffalo State University Health Sciences 83, Lancaster 57 Jamestown 64, Niagara Falls 51 Final Friday, March 6 At Buffalo State University No. 2 Jamestown vs. No. 1 Health Sciences, 8 p.m. Class ...

Sabres top depleted Pens 5-1

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ryan McLeod and Alex Tuch scored short-handed goals and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Thursday night. McLeod now has a league-best five short-handed goals this season. Josh Norris added a power-play goal, Owen Power scored and Mattias Samuelsson ...