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Westfield/Brocton takes home Dunkirk Championship Cup

DUNKIRK — Braylon Swanson provided two goals in the first half and Westfield/Brocton kept Dunkirk off the scoreboard for a 3-0 victory to claim the Dunkirk Championship Cup on Saturday at Karl Hoeppner Field. Parker Gambino got things started for the Wolverines in the 14th minute on an ...

The best periodical for ‘Everything Outdoors’

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Tourney time

DUNKIRK — Naisaih Rodriguez started off his senior year in style for the Dunkirk Marauders on Friday night. Rodriguez completed a first-half hat trick to lead the Marauders to a 4-1 win over Cassadaga Valley/Falconer in the opening round of the Dunkirk Championship Cup at Karl Hoeppner ...

Crossbow hunting expands in NYS

On Tuesday of this past week, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill S6360A, making it law and expanding crossbow hunting provisions in New York state. This allows crossbows to be used for the entire archery season for big game, similar to longbows. The bill also removes the previous draw ...

Silver Creek/Forestville girls soccer starts with big win

SOUTH DAYTON — The Silver Creek/Forestville girls soccer team started the season with a bang as plenty of girls got on the scoreboard in an 11-0 nonleague victory over Pine Valley/Gowanda on Friday. Abby Cook paced the Black Knights with two goals and an assist, Meadow Azzarella provided a ...

Crisis averted

On Saturday, a campfire in Western New York almost became a wildfire. Forest rangers stopped it — but it could have spread fast. In the Cattaraugus County town of East Otto, Ray Brook Dispatch received a call of a “wildland fire” at about 1:45 p.m. from a camper at East Otto State Forest. ...