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Huber leads Wolverines to share of league title

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Every season, the goal for the Westfield/Brocton Wolverines boys soccer team is to win a league title and the sectional championship. With his group this year — and the outlook of the division and section — Head Coach Neil Huber knew the Wolverines had a good opportunity. Then, through ...

Wildcats roll Silver Creek girls

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SHERMAN — Kelsey Wagner scored 19 points and nabbed four steals to lead Sherman past Silver Creek 68-34 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 action on Friday. Emmersen Crawrford added 11 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three steals for the Wildcats (5-0, 4-0), ...

Ice fishing miracle

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Ice fishing in Western New York is a popular activity for avid winter anglers, and walking on hard water before Christmas has not happened here in a long time. Starting this weekend, anglers can choose to experience the early ice fishing fun here for the first time in several years. When it ...

Always trust your first impressions

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First impressions can be remarkably accurate, at least in my experience. Attending my first Chautauqua County Baseball Umpires Association end-of-season banquet in the 1970s, I was stunned when the top award-winner’s acceptance speech that night in Jamestown was rudely interrupted by an ...

Cards, Panthers, Wolverines post boys hoops wins

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RANDOLPH — Drew Hind scored 11 of his game-high 23 points in the first quarter Friday night to spark Randolph to a 69-25 boys basketball victory over Maple Grove in a nonleague game. Hind also dished out six assists and added five steals for the Cardinals (2-1), who were the recipient of ...

Double trouble

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PANAMA — On Westfield’s first possession of the fourth quarter Thursday night, Lincoln Thomas found himself open on the wing and, upon taking a pass from a teammate, let fly with a jump shot from beyond the arc. And he banked it in. As Thomas ran back on defense, he lifted his palms to ...