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Overtime drama

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AP Photo Montreal Canadiens defenseman Noah Dobson (53) and Buffalo Sabres right wing Alex Tuch (89) battle for position during the first period of Game 7 of a second-round Stanley Cup playoff series Monday in Buffalo. See complete coverage at www.observertoday.com.

Hillbillies beat Salamanca in Unified basketball

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Austin Duliba scored 14 points and Julian Ocasio scored 10 as Fredonia beat Salamanca 42-39 in Unified basketball Monday. Louis Gugino and Luke McKnatt had 6 points apiece while Devin Batten, Solomon McKnatt and Thomas Lauer each scored 2 points for the Hillbillies. Kaine Whitcomb scored 13 ...

Double trouble

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RANDOLPH — Saturday was a good day for four members of the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association. With steeplechase and pentathlon titles on the line, Grace Gilevski of Frewsburg (2,000-meter steeplechase), Mariella Russo of Fredonia (girls pentathlon), Flynn Fadale of ...

Bulldogs sweep Maple Grove

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BEMUS POINT — The best Brocton/Cassadaga Valley could do over a 20-hour span Friday and Saturday was give itself a shot at sharing a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 baseball title. The Bulldogs took care of business. Jackson Crowell threw a complete-game five-hit ...

Winner take all

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BUFFALO — Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff's bid to relinquish home-ice advantage has fallen on deaf ears. Montreal Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis, meantime, was busy citing physics in looking forward. Odd as it might sound, the comments were befitting of a logic-defying, momentum-elusive ...

Hornets earn No. 1 seed in Class D

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Forestville was the lone local school to earn a No. 1 seed as Section VI announced its softball playoff schedule Sunday. The Hornets will also have to wait the longest to attempt to defend their 2025 championship. No. 1 Forestville, which won Class D Section VI and Far West Regional titles ...