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Gowanda bows to Deposit-Hancock in baseball semis

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ENDICOTT – Gowanda was able to work out of multiple jams through the first four innings of Friday’s state semifinal against Deposit-Hancock. Despite taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the fifth inning, the Panthers ran into another situation in the bottom of the frame that would become ...

Verbosky, Mays show the way at states

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MIDDLETOWN — The distance from Maple Grove High School to Middletown is about 340 miles. It didn’t matter to Ethan Verbosky. The Red Dragon junior captured the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class C 800-meter title Friday on the first day of action with a time ...

After tough beginning, Skunks roll past Geneva

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JAMESTOWN — It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. Jamestown fell behind 5-0 after the top of the first inning, but four relievers pitched a shutout the rest of the way, while the Tarp Skunks’ bats took care of the rest en route to 12-5 win over Geneva in a Perfect Game ...

Family came first for my father

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In his many years in professional and amateur sports, my dad, Mark Hammond, amassed a remarkable, double-barreled treasure trove of achievements and memories. Born in 1919 in Middleport, down the road from Lockport in Niagara County, he graduated from Little Seminary High School in Buffalo ...

Hamilton no-hits Forestville in Class D state semis 5-1

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BINGHAMTON — The Forestville softball team has had the ability this season to come up with a clutch hit when it needed one most. That magic led the Hornets to the best season in program history, becoming the first girls sports team in school history to reach the state semifinals. ...