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Fredonia tops Dunkirk in Unified basketball

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FREDONIA — The Fredonia Unified basketball team defeated its rival Dunkirk 36-26 on Monday. Kaiden Strycula led the Hillbillies (2-1) with a game-high 14 points, Louis Gugino added another 8, Luke McKnatt provided 4 and then Julian Ocasio, Jason Rosario, Elizabeth Joy, Mason Wienke and Brooklyn Smith made one basket each. Dunkirk was led by Mekiah Sedlacek and Ben Smith with 8 points each, both Cadence Cave and Marcus Bautista added 4 points and Adrien Frank scored 2 points. Fredonia is back in action on Thursday when it travels to Cassadaga Valley.

Panama sweeps Cougars in boys tennis

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PANAMA — Panama won a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association boys tennis doubleheader from Cassadaga Valley with both matches finishing with identical 4-1 scores. For the Panthers (4-4), Connor Horner won at second singles while Mason Weber and Alexis Becker won at first doubles, Jackson Scolton and Andrei Braun won at second doubles, and Russell Smith and Andrew Apthorpe won at third doubles. For the Cougars (1-5), Cam Katilus won at first singles. Panama 4, Cassadaga Valley 1 Cam Katilus (CV) d. Lincoln Gibbs 8-3; Connor Horner (P) d. Gavin Penhollow 8-4; Mason ...

Short notice

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RANDOLPH — Monday morning, the Gowanda Panthers arrived at school and found out they were playing a key Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 3 baseball game in the afternoon. They proved to be ready. Senior Carter Capozzi threw a complete-game five-hitter with seven ...

Field & Forest honor roll

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There’s something more than fun about achievements. It taps into that one inner instinct that made us chase merit badges as scouts or try to fill a baseball card collection when we were kids. “We did it!” Remember that feeling? Only now, thanks to the New York State Department of ...

Hoffman earns medalist at Shorewood CC

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DUNKIRK — Sydnee Hoffman shot 5-over at the par-36 course at Shorewood Country Club for the medalist honors in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association girls golf action Monday. Hoffman’s 41 paced Fredonia to a 29.5-25.5 victory over Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove. Jocelyn Wintersteen was right behind Hoffman with a 42 for Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove (5-2), while Gianna Novelli added a 50 for Fredonia (5-1). Fredonia: Sydnee Hoffman 41, Gianna Novelli 50, Lillianna Mancuso 53, Abigail Czekanski 63, Josie Swanson 65 Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove: Jocelyn Wintersteen 42, ...

Bulldogs top Frewsburg 3-2 late

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BROCTON — A run in the bottom of the fifth inning broke a 2-2 tie as Brocton/Cassadaga Valley beat Frewsburg 3-2 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 baseball Monday. The Bulldogs’ (6-3, 5-1) Anthony Gatto led off the fifth with a walk and stole second with one out before scoring the go-ahead run on an error. Aiden Cusimano reached on an error to lead off the top of the seventh inning, then stole second, but was picked off for the first out of the inning. Brocton/Cassadaga Valley reliever then struck out the final two batters of the game for the save. Gatto ...