Gene Andolina League champs
Submitted Photo Jeff Nelson, left, and Dave Polechetti were crowned the 2026 champions of the Gene Andolina League at Vineyards at the season-ending banquet.
Smith is fifth at diving invite
ELMA — Frewsburg/Falconer’s Anelia Pitts joined two other Section VI divers Saturday to qualify for the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Championships. Pitts, a Frewsburg junior, accumulated an 11-dive score of 442.0 to finish third at the Iroquois Diving Invitational. The standard for 11 dives to qualify for the state meet is 440.0. Williamsville North junior Sophie Kusmierski won the invitational with an 11-dive score of 470.95 while Iroquois freshman Shea Jacobs finished second with a score of 458.10. Another Iroquois freshman, Reyella Maskulinski, ...
Yerico, Krenzer shine in Queensbury
QUEENSBURY — Fredonia/Westfield’s girls took fifth place with 197 points and the boys took 11th with 335 points during the Queensbury Pre-States Invitational on Saturday. Running in the Varsity Girls Division I race, Sydney Yerico led the Hillbillies girls with a 17th-place finish in ...
Bills' Brady unsatisfied with 2-0 start
ORCHARD PARK — To hear Joe Brady express his concerns, it would be easy to think the Buffalo Bills opened the season winless instead of 2-0. Perhaps it was the rookie coach's way of getting his message across to not overlook Buffalo's next opponent — the Los Angeles Chargers, who are ...
The Herd rumbles past Portville/C-R/B-R in C South
CUBA — Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove’s Dylan Newman scored the final three touchdowns of the game, including two in the fourth quarter, to rally past Portville/Cuba-Rushford/Bolivar-Richburg for a 26-12 Class C South victory Friday. The teams were tied 6-6 at halftime before ...
Fall fishing: Don’t fear the cold front
Fall arrives differently on eastern Lake Erie. As September slips toward October, cooler temperatures and passing cold fronts can change our fishing game almost overnight. One day the walleye, yellow perch and smallmouth bass are cooperating; the next, they seem to have collectively decided ...