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Secrets of a Chautauqua County deer hunter

As deer hunting season begins to hit its stride across Western New York, the valleys of southern Chautauqua County, particularly those near the Pennsylvania line, have already been feeling the bite of autumn. Frost-covered pumpkins and a string of chilly mornings, despite our overall warming ...

Defending state champs oust Randolph

JAMESTOWN — The Portville girls volleyball team had won 12 Section VI championships in a row entering Thursday’s Class C final against Randolph at the McElrath Gymnasium in Jamestown. The last time the Panthers lost in the final was in 2013 against Randolph for the Class D championship. ...

Fearless Freddie’s Football Forecast

PRIME TIME. The AFC-leading Buffalo Bills slide back into the national spotlight once again with a big game Monday night on the road in Minnesota. This scribe is fully expecting the Buffalo offense to be operating on all cylinders and cruise to an impressive victory. The defense will continue to improve, stopping the Vikings at crunch time. FREDDIE sees it this way: Bills 38, VIKINGS 31 HOME teams are capitalized. Teams picked to win the game are listed first, followed by the expected margin of victory. The official Las Vegas odds are in parentheses. COLLEGES Saturday Texas ...

Blue Devils qualify for first SUNYAC final in program history

PLATTSBURGH – Haley Drinon and Avery Aloi scored goals and goalkeeper Alyssa Hatch finished with a shutout as the Fredonia State women's soccer team advanced to its first SUNYAC Tournament final in program history on Wednesday afternoon by defeating Plattsburgh State 2-0 in the semifinals at ...

Class C Funke Bowl final

OBSERVER Photos by Ashleigh Brown The Gowanda/Pine Valley football team took on Fredonia in the Class C Chuck Funke Bowl final on Wednesday night at the Orange Bowl in Fredonia. In photo at the left, the Panthers' Isaiah Washington (52) attempts to tackle Fredonia's Noah Palisin. In the ...

Sabres fall 2-1 on Senators’ late goal

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Michael Amadio scored on a wrist shot with 3:09 left to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night. Fabian Zetterlund and Tim Stutzle assisted on the go-ahead goal as Ottawa and Amadio capitalized on a 3-on-2 ...