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Fredonia dominates Salamanca in B2 quarters

FREDONIA — Locked in a battle in the first set, tied 20-20, Fredonia volleyball head coach Amanda Krakowiak called a timeout to reset her team’s focus. Krakowiak knows her girls well, and she saw an opportunity to not only claim the first set, but to also springboard forward into ...

Chautauqua Lake volleyball advances in 'C'

MAYVILLE — Karagan Fairbank made 33 assists, two aces, two kills and four digs as Chautauqua Lake knocked out Falconer 25-8, 25-10, 25-12 in the Section VI Class C volleyball playoffs during a quarterfinal matchup on Wednesday. Alice Scarpine provided nine kills and eight digs for the Eagles, Evie Woodis had eight kills and Kinslee Motter added nine kills, two assist, two aces and five digs. Falconer’s effort was led by Skyler Norlander with five kills and four digs, Reagan Trask had 11 assists and four digs and Kaylee Green added 10 digs. The Eagles will travel to No. 1 and ...

Starpoint gets past Golden Cougars in 'A' semis

LOCKPORT — Grace Crissman scored off a corner in the fourth minute and that was enough to send Starpoint into the Section VI Class A final with a 1-0 decision against Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove on Wednesday evening. Claire Mulligan delivered the corner kick and Kaelan ...

North Collins girls fall in 'D' final

HAMBURG – A tie game can change on one bounce. When that game is in the postseason, seasons can end or continue based on that bounce. On Wednesday at Howe Field, No. 1 Ellicottville’s girls were the beneficiary of one of those bounces and No. 2 North Collins’ girls were on the ...

Fearless Freddie’s football forecast

SCARY. The well rested Buffalo Bills tangle with the dangerous Baltimore Ravens Sunday in jam-packed Highmark Stadium. The Bills never lost a game after a bye week under former head coach Sean McDermott, finishing a gaudy 9-0, an NFL record. The streak will continue as Josh Allen and his offense will slowly pull away in the second half. It’s going to be a great weekend for home teams across the league, only New England and Kansas City will triumph on the road. FREDDIE sees it this way: BILLS 33, Ravens 28 HOME teams are capitalized. Teams picked to win the game are listed ...

Low water, big steelhead: get ready for fall run

Autumn in Western New York is supposed to bring a familiar recipe for steelhead anglers: cooler temperatures, a good soaking rain, and a fresh push of hard-fighting Lake Erie steelhead into the region’s tributaries. So far, Mother Nature has been slow to follow the ...