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Lyon’s fire has led Sabres’ playoff surge

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BUFFALO (AP) — It wasn't satisfying enough for Buffalo Sabres goalie Alex Lyon to have Viktor Arvidsson's penalty shot glance off his blocker and deflect wide of the net. Lyon decided to pile on the forward's grief. He began chirping a few words at Arvidsson following the failed attempt ...

Carter Ray completes wrestling Triple Crown

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In each wrestling style there are differences, most notably in the approach to scoring, and each discipline lends to different strengths. Someone who thrives in folkstyle might not be the best Greco-Roman wrestler or in freestyle. Then there is Carter Ray. The Southwestern middle schooler ...

Black Knights top Fredonia baseball

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SILVER CREEK — The pitching combination of Ryan Skinner and Hunter Anderson combined on a six-hitter and struck out nine to lead Silver Creek/Forestville to a 6-3 victory over Fredonia in a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 baseball game Friday. Skinner helped his own ...

When Stateline Speedway became a reality

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It was 1956. In an open field, on an otherwise wooded 77-acre abandoned farm located on a narrow dirt road in the Town of Busti, New York, a dream became reality. There, on the Kortwright Road, just a couple of miles from their homes in neighboring Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania, five men began ...

Canadiens thump Sabres in Game 2

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BUFFALO (AP) — Alex Newhook had two goals, again providing Montreal with some much-needed secondary scoring, and the Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Friday night to even their second-round playoff series at one game apiece. Mike Matheson, Alexandre Carrier and Nick Suzuki, with an ...

Harrington, Draggett shine as Fredonia softball rolls Dunkirk

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FREDONIA — Seventh-grader Kara Harrington was up to the task in her first foray into the Fredonia-Dunkirk rivalry, leading the Hillbillies from the circle for an impressive 12-0 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 softball victory on Friday night. Harrington gave up just ...