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Betts to be enshrined in CSHOF in February

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The Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame will enshrine eight individuals at its 44th annual Induction Banquet on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, at the Lakewood Rod & Gun Club. In addition to Kenny Betts, the other inductees are Jennifer Giebner Donato, Dr. Karl Englert Jr., Brianne Prince ...

Second chances for deer

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The whisper of a second chance for hunting big game in Western New York starts today with the Southern Zone late archery and muzzleloader season that will run through Dec. 16. This special late season allows hunters to fill a tag before the year’s end. Hunting hours remain unchanged from ...

HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE

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Monday’s Schedule Boys High School Basketball Cattaraugus-Little Valley at Hinsdale, 6:30 p.m. Girls High School Basketball Cattaraugus-Little Valley at Hinsdale, 5 p.m. North Collins at Silver Creek, 6 p.m. Dunkirk at Southwestern, 7:30 p.m. Falconer at Chautauqua Lake, 7:30 ...

Bye, bye Bengals

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ORCHARD PARK — Christian Benford apologized with a laugh, because the Buffalo Bills cornerback wasn’t supposed to jump when he instinctively leaped to snag Joe Burrow’s attempt to lob a pass over his head. “I actually didn’t do my technique right, if I’m being honest,” ...

What a start!

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FREDONIA — This season, the Fredonia Hillbillies moved up to Class A in the Section VI boys basketball classifications. The Hillbillies responded by scheduling three Class A nonleague games to test the waters. Two games in, Fredonia sure appears to be right where it belongs. For the ...

Cherished memories from years gone by

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Former Dunkirk High School varsity football coach Mark Benton recently delivered a memory dear to my heart. He wrote of his connection to the final Dunkirk-Cardinal Mindszenty football game. As a Mindszenty grad myself, that game was the emotional swan song for the football program at the ...