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Jamestown native Stephen Carlson added to Bears’ practice squad

It didn’t take long for Stephen Carlson to find out where he’ll be when the 2025 NFL season begins next week. That’s because after the tight end and Jamestown, New York native was released by Chicago at the league’s final cutdown date Tuesday, he was signed by the Bears to their ...

Poyer back home with Bills’ reserves

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 volleyball holds off Frontier

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, ...

Minutes and seconds matter at WNY Walleye tourney

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 ...

Opening success

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, ...

Fredonia wins in Coach Redmond’s boys soccer debut

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, ...