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Fredonia edges Portville in girls soccer

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ALLEGANY — Nora Polhamus set up two goals and Fredonia held off Portville for a 2-1 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 girls soccer victory on Thursday at Allegany-Limestone High School. Cece Tonelli scored in the first half and Callie Draggett’s goal in the 53rd minute proved the difference for Fredonia (8-3-0, 5-3-0). Portville dropped to 5-5-1 overall and 4-4-1 in the league with the loss. LUDWIG NETS HAT TRICK DUNKIRK — Eliana Ludwig scored a hat trick to lift Chautauqua Lake past Dunkirk 3-1 in Division 3 play. Avery Cannon and Karie Tarr ...

Go vertical, go safe: New York's archery season is here

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There is something special about the first morning of deer season. The alarm goes off long before daylight. Coffee tastes a little better. The woods are dark and quiet, and for a few minutes you can hear every footstep, every branch snapping and every distant owl as you make your way to your favorite hunting spot. For thousands of New York hunters, Thursday, Oct. 1, marks the opening of the Southern Zone early bowhunting season for deer and black bear. The 2026 early bow season runs through Friday, Nov. 20, ending with the regular Southern Zone firearms season beginning Saturday, ...

Still not enough

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FREWSBURG — In the first meeting between Frewsburg and Silver Creek/Forestville on Sept. 15, the Bears showed why they are the dominant force in the league with a 6-1 victory. On Tuesday, the Black Knights made the trip to the Robert H. Jackson Elementary Athletic Complex and suffered ...

Athletic honor roll

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Fredonia native Ashton Putney announced last week that he will continue his academic and baseball pursuits at George Mason University. Currently a sophomore at SUNY Niagara in Sanborn, Putney posted a 3-0 record for the Thunderwolves last spring when they won their first NJCAA Division III ...

Fearless Freddie's Football Forecast

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HICCUP. Five turnovers. FIVE! And the Buffalo Bills still somehow managed to beat the Las Angeles Chargers Sunday, 24-16. Things will be much better this Sunday in Highmark Stadium when the Bills improve to a division-leading perfect 4-0 record. New England will fall to a more focused team in front of a raucous crowd. Josh Allen dons the cape once again. FREDDIE sees it this way: BILLS 33, Patriots 27 HOME teams are capitalized. Teams picked to win the game are listed first, followed by the expected margin of victory. The official Las Vegas odds are in ...

26-Love

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As members of Falconer’s girls tennis team gathered their belongings at the end of Monday’s match against Frewsburg/Southwestern at Southwestern’s tennis courts, Jamie Sposato could not wait to wish the Golden Falcons and head coach Jamie Glatz luck at Tuesday’s Section VI Division 2 ...