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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 points to lead the Warriors. Johnny Holmes-Pierce scored 8, followed by Logan Abrams (6), Jarvis Crowe (4), Ernest Pinnecoose (2), David Dunn (2), Holden Sader (2) and Michael Light (2). Fredonia plays next at Pine Valley at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

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.

Fredonia coasts in quarterfinals

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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 ...

Wolverines share D2 title

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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 ...

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 ...

Weiskerger powers Black Knights past Pine Valley

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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 ...