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Cardinals get their revenge

RANDOLPH — A year ago, the Randolph football team was shut out at home by Silver Creek/Forestville in the Section VI Class D playoffs, putting an exclamation mark on a down season. It was clear the Cardinals were out for revenge and flipped the script with a big 42-0 shutout victory over ...

Allen seeks to put sloppy play behind him against Pats

ORCHARD PARK — Win or lose, Josh Allen has displayed a consistent knack for putting a sloppy performance behind him. It's reflected in the smile and cheery "How's everybody doing?" greeting the Bills quarterback opens each of his weekly news conferences with. And it bears out in the ...

Game-altering defense

MAYVILLE — Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton head coach Ty Harper has coached a lot of football games in his career. Friday’s game might have featured the best individual performance from a defensive player he has ever seen. Lance Franklin returned two interceptions for touchdowns, then ...

Gowanda sweeps Forestville in volleyball

FORESTVILLE — Lilliana Pierce’s 11 kills led four Gowanda girls with at least six kills as the Panthers beat Forestville 25-14, 25-7, 25-12 in nonleague girls volleyball Friday. Bella Maines had 29 assists, four digs and two aces for Gowanda (10-1). Pierce had six digs and three blocks; Envy Cross had nine kills and a block; Maleina Moses had six kills, three digs and two aces; and Scarlett John had six kills, an assist, four digs and an ace. The Hornets fell to 3-4 overall. ELLICOTTVILLE SWEEPS PIRATES ELLICOTTVILLE — Three Ellicottville girls had at least seven kills to ...

Fredonia falls to Trojans 36-7

WEST ELLICOTT — Southwestern/Frewsburg turned three second-half turnovers by Fredonia into touchdowns and picked up its first win of the season, 36-7 over the Hillbillies in Class C South football Friday at Charles A. Lawson Field. After the Trojans’ Carter Casselman recovered a fumble ...

Fredonia girls tennis clinches league title

SALAMANCA — The Fredonia girls tennis team clinched the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 title after a doubleheader sweep against Salamanca on Thursday. In the opening match, Fredonia (9-0, 8-0) edged the Warriors courtesy of singles wins by Nella Darrell-Sterbak and Charis LaBarr. Then Rosie Manzella and Mikayla Haas hung on in second doubles to secure the win. Salamanca won first doubles with Sage Huff and Mimi McComber, while Ella Crouse and Brenda Bova-Redeye claimed third doubles. Fredonia sharpened up in the second match of the day and posted a 5-0 ...