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Falconer, Brocton/Cassadaga Valley post baseball wins

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JAMESTOWN — Falconer found Diethrick Park to its liking Friday, sweeping Ellicottville in a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 3 doubleheader 6-4 and 8-1. In the first game, the Golden Falcons trailed 3-2 after six innings, but pushed across four runs in the top of the seventh and Liam Sharpe, who pitched five innings in relief, didn’t allow an earned run. Erik Stenstrom led Falconer’s offensive attack with two hits and two RBIs. Logan Johnson and Conner Brentley drove in a run apiece. For the Eagles, Carson Mendell collected two hits and drove in three ...

Dunkirk softball wins pitcher's duel

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DUNKIRK — Gabriella Grann and Charli Ross were locked in a pitcher’s duel Friday in a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 softball game. Grann was just a little bit better. The seventh-grader allowed four hits and no earned runs, struck out four and walked two to spark Dunkirk to a 3-2 victory over Salamanca. Offensively, Gracie Grann led the Marauders (4-12, 2-9) with two hits, including a double, and Ryleigh Donato and Genesis Oquendo-Vasquez drove in a run apiece. Ross tossed a four-hitter, struck out six, allowed just one earned run and helped her own ...

Golf leagues

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Jeff Nelson’s scratch 30 was the best score in the Gene Andolina League at Vineyards. Other top scratch scores were Bob Golubski 38 and Joe Sorci 39. The handicap leaders were David DeJoe 30, Jim Polvino 31, Mike Willoughby 33, Bob Patterson 33, Tim Wozniak 33, Nelson 34, Rick Bauza 34, Paul Trusso 35, Sorci 35, Ray Glascow 35, Sam Allesi 36 and Keith Medley 36. DeJoe (No. 2) and Bauza (No. 7) had handicap skins, while Polvino (No. 5) and Medley (No. 9) were closest to the pin.

Sabres face elimination tonight

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BUFFALO (AP) — The time for talking, practicing and poring over game film is over as far as Sabres coach Lindy Ruff is concerned. With Buffalo facing elimination for the first time this postseason, Ruff told his team to avoid the rink Friday, meet at the airport and contemplated canceling ...

Fredonia defeats Pembroke in unified hoops

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Louis Gugino scored 14 points to lead Fredonia past Pembroke 40-30 in unified basketball action on Friday. Austin Duliba provided another 8 points, Luke McKnatt 6, Devin Batten 6, Kaiden Strycula 4 and Julian Ocasio 2 for Fredonia. Kristie Summers scored 6 and Diem Laney had 4 in the effort from Pembroke. The Hillbillies are back in action on Monday

Looking into the contamination of local fish

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The New York State Department of Health⁠ (NYSDOH, not the NYSDEC) recently updated its waterbody-specific fish consumption advisory for Lake Erie walleye and yellow perch, reducing the recommendation from four meals per month to one meal per month. The updated guidance reflects emerging ...