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Swanson sends Wolverines past Black Knights

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WESTFIELD — Braylon Swanson had himself a day. The Westfield/Brocton standout recorded three goals and three assists Wednesday to lead the Wolverines to a 6-0 victory over Silver Creek/Forestville in a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 3 boys soccer victory. Caleb Freifeld added two goals and Solomon Freifeld collected the other. Adding assists were Mike Cettell, Landon Vandevelde and Caleb Stoughton. Westfield/Brocton improved to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the division, while the Black Knights dropped to 0-2 and 0-1.

Allen putting aside past struggles in Houston

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ORCHARD PARK — Josh Allen instinctively flexed his right arm — the one he hurt in a game at Houston in 2018 — when reminded of the many struggles he's experienced in having lost all four trips to play the Texans. It's where Allen sprained his throwing elbow a month into his rookie ...

September deer season starts Saturday

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September signals the unofficial start of big-game hunting season in New York, and hunters across Western New York will have expanded opportunities to head into the woods and hunt deer (doe only) starting this weekend, but only in designated areas. The New York State Department of ...

Ludwig, Eagles blank Frewsburg/Southwestern

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WEST ELLICOTT — Eden Ludwig jump-started Chautauqua Lake/Maple Grove to a 5-0 sweep of Frewsburg/Southwestern in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association girls tennis Tuesday. Ludwig won 6-1, 6-0 at first singles and Janet Watson won 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) at second singles for the ...

Fearless Freddie's Football Forecast

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WELCOME BACK. The NFL season begins a little earlier this year with a Super Bowl LX rematch tonight between Seattle and New England. The Buffalo Bills open their season with a tough one Sunday in Texas and your favorite swami has determined they will survive and triumphantly head home for their first regular season game in the new Highmark Stadium against the Detroit Lions next Thursday. There’s also a new head coach in Joe Brady and staff, a rebuilt roster, especially on defense, and recently reinstalled natural turf. Josh Allen remains the team’s shining light and should ...

Championship battles come to a head at Stateline

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BUSTI — A massive crowd and a jam-packed pit area featuring 121 cars set the stage for a spectacular early September evening at Stateline Speedway. With zero division titles officially clinched entering the regular-season finale, the double-points Championship Night delivered high-stakes drama and relentless action across all seven weekly divisions. SUPER LATE MODELS Kyle Bedell masterfully rim-rode the Busti oval to secure the Super Late Model feature victory. A highly technical track surface caught out Justin Carlson mid-race, as the top cushion caused his machine to flip, ...