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Fairport upends Red & Green in FWR 66-51

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BUFFALO — With 25 seconds remaining in the Class AAA Far West Regional on Friday evening, Dominic Gonzalez and Elijah Farmer headed to the Jamestown bench at the Buffalo State Sports Arena. Upon arrival, they received a hug from head coach Billy Miley and then the seniors took a seat for the ...

NYSPHSAA Playoffs

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BOYS BASKETBALL Subregionals Wednesday, March 11 At Buffalo State University Class A Grand Island 77, Monroe 51 Class B Olmsted 65, Bishop Kearney 56 Far West Regionals At Buffalo State University Friday, March 13 Class AAA Fairport 66, Jamestown 51 Class AA Penfield ...

Jamestown’s Ben Drake named to NYS Basketball Hall of Fame

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Ben Drake’s coaching success in Western New York basketball circles is well known and now the rest of the Empire State is taking notice. The former Jamestown High School boys mentor was notified this week by the Basketball Coaches Association of New York that he will be inducted into the ...

‘Dream come true’

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BUFFALO — The Clymer boys basketball program had won 11 Section VI championships prior to Friday’s Class D Far West Regional against Section V’s Andover/Whitesville, but has never been able to break through into the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Final Four. ...

Spring curveball: From ice to mud

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The rapid arrival of spring across Western New York has delivered one of those classic seasonal curveballs that anglers know all too well. Warm temperatures over the past week quickly wiped out much of the remaining snow and ice, bringing the ice fishing season to an abrupt close. At the same ...

8-game streak snapped

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BUFFALO (AP) — Jakob Chychrun scored with 1:33 left to play, Charlie Lindgren made 29 saves, and the Washington Capitals beat Buffalo 2-1 on Thursday night to snap the Sabres’ eight-game win streak. Chychrun’s goal came when forward Aliaksei Protas passed to the defenseman in the circle ...