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MacDonald welcomed as Bonnies coach

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ST. BONAVENTURE — After building a national championship-contending Division II program at Daemen University, Mike MacDonald will join St. Bonaventure’s men’s basketball as the program’s 20th head coach, Vice President and Director of Athletics Bob Beretta announced Tuesday. A 1988 alumnus of St. Bonaventure, MacDonald returns to the Enchanted Mountains to lead his alma mater in a new era of college basketball. “We are extremely excited to bring Mike back to St. Bonaventure,” Beretta said. “As we set out to identify the next leader of our men’s basketball program, we ...

Division’s best

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After winning the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 title, Panama has swept the league’s two major postseason awards. Senior Kiera Loberg was named the Player of the Year and Chris Dole was named the Coach of the Year. Loberg averaged 22.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, ...

Sirianni named D1 POY again

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After splitting the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 crown, Southwestern and Salamanca have also split their league’s major awards. Trojans eighth-grader Gianna Sirianni was named the league’s Player of the Year while the Warriors’ Joe Hinman was named the Coach of the Year. Sirianni led a trio of Southwestern girls on the league’s First Team after averaging 16.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.4 steals and 5.0 assists per game. Trojans sophomore Charlotte Beaver (12.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2.7 spg, 1.7 apg) and junior teammate Marlana Cresanti (11.9 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 6.2 ...

Big bears, record harvest according to DEC

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If spring weather keeps outdoor plans on hold — like today — it’s the perfect time to look back at a hunting season that made history across New York. It carried special significance for Western New York. The DEC recently announced that hunters harvested an estimated 1,759 black ...

Back in Black

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NORTH COLLINS — Cody Neubauer went 2 for 4 with a double, four RBIs and a run scored while also tossing five innings of three-hit, one-run ball with eight strikeouts and just one walk as Silver Creek/Forestville returned to varsity baseball competition with a 13-1 nonleague victory over ...

Dunkirk softball rallies past Maple Grove

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DUNKIRK — A five-run sixth inning helped Dunkirk put away Maple Grove in a 7-4 nonleague softball victory Monday. Ryleigh Donato doubled to open the sixth, stole third and scored on an error. Gabriella Grann reached on a fielder’s choice for the first out and Gensesis Oquendo-Vazquez walked before Eliza Bautista’s two-run triple. After a strikeout, Aubrey Glowniak hit an RBI triple and Camdyn Krzanowicz hit an RBI double to make it 7-1. Gracie Grann, Donato and Maria Dolce each had two of the Marauders’ 10 hits. Gabriella Grann tossed a complete game with two walks and four ...