BOSTON — Bowen Byram scored a minute after Boston missed a penalty shot, and Alex Tuch broke a third-period tie to help Buffalo come from behind and beat the Bruins 3-1 on Thursday night to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series. Alex Lyon stopped 24 shots in his first start of ...
SINCLAIRVILLE — A pair of singles victories and splitting doubles competition lifted Fredonia boys tennis past Cassadaga Valley 3-2 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 action on Thursday. Jackson Spangler and Elias Harper earned wins in first and second singles for Fredonia (2-3, 2-1), while the pair of Bennett Shephard and Sam Pietro won a marathon match in second doubles to secure the league victory. Cassadaga Valley benefitted from a forfeit in third singles and then won first doubles thanks to the duo of Gavin Penhollow and Gabe Cleveland. Jackson ...
FRANKLINVILLE — Ellicottville took advantage of 15 walks and four hit batters by Franklinville pitchers in a 19-7 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 3 baseball victory Thursday. Dominic Tirado drew four walks and scored twice while A.J. Myers, Brody Erlandson and Reed Nazareth each walked twice for the Eagles (6-2, 3-2). Myers was 2 for 4 while Sawyer Miller and Rylan Benjamin each doubled. Carson Mendell and Erlandson combined for eight strikeouts in a six-hitter on the mound for Ellicottville. Landon Learn was 3 for 3 with a double and Oliver Shenk added two ...
SILVER CREEK — Carilene Sliwa singled and later scored on a passed ball in the top of the seventh inning as Forestville beat Silver Creek 5-3 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 3 softball Thursday. Tied 3-3, Sliwa opened the seventh with a single to left field and ...
ORCHARD PARK — The Buffalo Bills focused on restocking their defense in the NFL draft on Friday, a day after making three trades to back out of the first round. Buffalo used the 35th selection to pick Clemson linebacker T.J. Parker. The Bills then traded up four spots — sending the No. 182 pick to Denver — to select Ohio State cornerback Davison Igbinosun at No. 62. At 6-foot-3 and 263 pounds, Parker was a three-year defensive linemen for the Tigers and will make the switch to outside linebacker on a Bills defense switching to a 3-4 scheme this season. Igbinosun was a three-year ...
One of the newest expanding state forest areas of Western New York is centrally located and deserves an exploratory look by several outdoor adventure groups. The DEC and The Nature Conservancy recently announced the acquisition of more than 689 acres in the towns of East Otto and Otto, ...
