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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 ...

Muddy waters, clear fishing opportunities

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Opening Day of inland trout season is an annual tradition cherished by anglers across Western New York — a long-awaited moment marking the true “official” arrival of spring. But this year, Mother Nature had other plans. What a rainstorm. What should have been a celebratory start turned ...

Forestville’s Carilene Sliwa named to Division 4 First Team

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Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 4 champion Franklinville’s Makenzie Chase was recently named the league’s Player of the Year and the Panthers’ Sam Kuhn was named the Coach of the Year. Chase, a senior, averaged 13.7 points, 11.2 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game for ...