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BUFFALO — Despite being the lower seed entering Sunday’s Section VI Class C flag football quarterfinal at All-High Stadium, No. 5 Fredonia overpowered No. 4 Health Sciences. The Hillbillies’ high-powered offense put up eight more touchdowns and their defense added two more in a 67-0 shutout of the Falcons. Next up for Fredonia is a semifinal matchup with No. 1 Depew on the road Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Wildcats beat No. 8 Southwestern/Frewsburg 25-12 in another quarterfinal Saturday. Against Health Sciences, Hillbillies quarterback Sophia Utegg went 9 of 10 for 148 yards and ...
OBSERVER Staff Reports PANAMA — Westfield entered Monday’s Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 matchup with Clymer/Sherman/Panama having already clinched at least a share of its first league title since 2017. The Wolverines wanted it to themselves, but the Wolfpack ...
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 ...
FORESTVILLE – Rylee Weiskerger went 3 for 5 with two doubles, a home run, five RBIs and four runs scored to power Silver Creek past Pine Valley 19-3 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association DIvision 3 softball Saturday. Maddy Blair went 4 for 5 with three RBIs and a run scored; Rhyana Willis was 3 for 4 with an RBI and three runs scored; Priya Sakpal went 2 for 4 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored; Amirya Warrior was 2 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs scored; and Alexis Wicks doubled and scored a run for the Black Knights (9-3, 8-2). Blair allowed three hits and three ...
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 last year, will host a semifinal against No. 4 Pine Valley at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 26. That same day, No. 3 Maple Grove will travel to No. 2 Franklinville in the other Class D semifinal. The final will take place Friday, May 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Olean. Chautauqua Lake earned the No. 3 seed in ...
