Every fall, anglers travel from across the country to Western New York for a chance to battle one of freshwater fishing’s most exciting challenges: the mighty king salmon. Forget haunted houses and spooky attractions — around here, the real heart-pounding scares can happen when a ...
FALCONER — Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove ran for 405 yards as a team and beat JFK 59-6 in a Section VI Class C quarterfinal Friday at Bill Race Field. The Herd, Class C South’s No. 1 seed, led 38-0 at halftime en route to the victory. Dylan Newman led the rushing attack with 12 ...
HAMBURG — Frewsburg won six straight Section VI Class C girls soccer titles from 2019-24. Now it appears Wilson is attempting to catch up to the Bears. The top-seeded Lakewomen won their second straight championship and third in the last four years with a 3-1 victory over the second-seeded Bears in the Class C title game Friday at Hamburg High School. “That’s an extremely talented team. We had Ryleigh (Eckman), our freshman, getting her first start following (junior 28-goal scorer Addison) Elia around,” Frewsburg head coach Scott Stone said. “When you do that and take ...
SILVER CREEK — The Silver Creek/Forestville Black Knights picked up their fourth consecutive victory on Thursday, but it was more than just another win. It was a farewell for the seniors in one final home game, and one of those seniors had the game of his life. Andrew Arnold scored three ...
ORCHARD PARK — Josh Allen can appreciate how heated discussions can get over bar stools, on talk radio and social media over whether he or Lamar Jackson are the better quarterback. It's a debate that has raged since the two were selected in the first round of the 2018 draft. Just don't ask ...
OBSERVER Photos by Ashleigh Brown The Fredonia football team defeated Eden/North Collins 39-21 to reach the Chuck Funke Bowl finals in Class C. At left, Ayden Wronski makes a tackle for the Hillbillies. At right, Rocco Muscarella looks for room to run during the semifinal victory.
