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Cougars’ run comes to an end

JAMESTOWN — Ellicottville graduated five seniors from last year’s 18-6 team that won a Section VI Class D championship. New head coach Danielle Norton admitted this was supposed to be a rebuilding year. Nobody told the Eagles. After dropping the first set Thursday, No. 7 Ellicottville ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...