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High school playoffs

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SECTION VI BASEBALL Class AAA Semifinal Sunday, May 24 Niagara Falls 6, Jamestown 1 Final (Best of 3 series) Tuesday, May 26 Lancaster 6, Niagara Falls 3 Thursday, May 28 No. 2 Niagara Falls at No. 1 Lancaster, 5:30 p.m. (Lancaster leads series 1-0) Class AA Prequarterfinals Sunday, May 24 North Tonawanda 4, Kenmore West 3 Clarence 7, Sweet Home 0 Orchard Park d. Williamsville North, N/A Lockport 1, Niagara Wheatfield 0 Quarterfinals Tuesday, May 26 Hamburg 18, North Tonawanda 0 Clarence 2, Orchard Park 1 Lockport 14, Hutch Tech 1 Williamsville East 8, Frontier ...

DLBA holds 96th annual championship tournament

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GOWANDA — The 96th annual Dunkirk Lakeshore Bowling Association Championship Tournament was held recently. Greg Haase smashed a 279 for the high tournament scratch game, and Brian Schulz fired the high series (794). Sponsored by Sunset Truck and Auto, more than 200 participated in scratch and handicap divisions. Following are the top three scorers in each category: Team Handicap: 3-Jax, FMB, Bixby’s Rollers. Team Scratch: Al’s Gang, Bixby’s Rollers, Knuckles Deep. Doubles Handicap: Emily Dillenburg-Todd Langworthy; Megan Gruber-Spenser Johnson; John Wilson-Nick ...

Hornets cruise back to ‘D’ final

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FORESTVILLE — No. 1 Forestville scored five runs in the first inning and seven more in the third on its way to a 13-1 Section VI Class D semifinal softball win over No. 4 Pine Valley on Tuesday. Six batters had two hits apiece for the Hornets, who will take on No. 3 Maple Grove in the ...

Walk-off winners

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FREDONIA — Earning a spot in the sectional final has become so familiar for Fredonia’s softball program, it almost left nothing to suspense in recent years. This year, there was plenty of suspense. The result, however, remained the same. The Hillbillies will play for their fifth ...

USA announces World Cup roster

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NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Ream was filled with anxiety, right up until 1 p.m. Friday. "Leaving the training ground and walking to my car with a box full of bobbleheads to take home to my kids," the 38-year-old defender recalled, "my WhatsApp started to go a little bit crazy." Ream was among 26 ...

Cards, Bulldogs, Panthers post wins

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RANDOLPH — Preston Swan and Aidan Taylor combined on a three-hitter with 10 strikeouts and one walk as No. 3 Randolph beat No. 6 Chautauqua Lake 3-1 in a Section VI Class C baseball quarterfinal Tuesday. The Cardinals took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning. Raegan Smith led off ...