ORCHARD PARK — If Jordan Poyer had his way, the safety wouldn’t have left Buffalo in the first place after being released in March 2024 as part of the Bills salary cap-saving purge of veteran players. Some 17 months later, and after what he called a difficult season with the Miami ...

FREDONIA — The Fredonia volleyball team began the season winning a 5-set thriller against Frontier 29-27, 25-19, 23-25, 17-25, 15-5 in nonleague action on Wednesday. Fredonia (1-0) was led by Londyn Wilmot with 12 kills, an ace, 12 digs and three blocks; Kaylen Rollins provided nine kills, ...

The annual fall walleye tournament for the Western New York Walleye Association kicked off last Friday with a bang, starting with the exhilarating Big Fish Friday. The thrill of a live leaderboard instantly set the stage for an intense and exciting competition for all participants. With his ...

WEST ELLICOTT — Despite losing the first set in all three of the doubles matches, Fredonia rallied for a 4-1 nonleague tennis victory over Frewsburg/Southwestern on Tuesday. Nella Darrell-Sterbak and Charis LaBarr earned straight-sets wins for the Hillbillies (1-0). At first doubles, ...

SINCLAIRVILLE — Fredonia won Mason Redmond’s first game as head coach with a 5-0 nonleague victory over Falconer/Cassadaga Valley. The Hillbillies (1-0-0) led 2-0 at halftime as Oliver Ritenburg tallied from Matt Cowan before Cowan scored from Mason Tomaszewski. In the second half, ...

Stephen Carlson was released by the Chicago Bears on Tuesday. The tight end and Jamestown native was among the final 14 players who the NFL team opted not to elevate to the 53-man active roster. Carlson, a 2015 Jamestown High School and 2019 Princeton University graduate, was initially ...