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Bills finally make first selection at No. 35

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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 ...

East Otto State Forest expands

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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, ...

Maloney, Salvaggio share low round 38 on the Lake Course

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CHAUTAUQUA — Jamestown’s Evan Maloney and Tyler Salvaggio shared medalist honors shooting 3 over on the par-35 Lake Course at Chautauqua Golf Club in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 boys golf action on Thursday. Jamestown (6-0, 1-0) picked up wins over Chautauqua Lake/Westfield 33-22 and Clymer/Sherman/Panama 39-16. Joey Russo’s 42 paced Chautauqua Lake/Westfield to a victory over Clymer/Sherman/Panama 39-16. The Wolfpack was led by Blake Henning with a 48. Jamestown: Evan Maloney 38, Tyler Salvaggio 38, Chase Kolstee 43, Josh Piazza 43, Theo ...

Wintersteen earns medalist for second straight match

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BEMUS POINT — Jocelyn Wintersteen was the medalist two days in a row for the Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove girls golf team. Wintersteen shot 1 under on the par-37 course at Bemus Point Golf Club to lead Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove past Southwestern 30-25 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association action on Thursday. Southwestern (2-1, 2-1) was led by Elise Kartesz shooting 51 and Reagan Stutzman firing 52, while Brandi Meder added 53 for Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove (2-1, 2-1). On Wednesday, Wintersteen went 1 over on the par-35 course at Bartlett Country Club to lead ...

Early and often

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FREDONIA — The first eight batters of the second inning reached base and scored for Fredonia in its 13-3 win over visiting Salamanca on Wednesday. Issiah Ruiz got it started with a sacrifice fly to score Pauly Tabone. Jack Frame added an RBI single, followed by a Max Hazelton ...

Kerstetter throws perfect game for Forestville softball

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BROCTON — Forestville put up nine runs Wednesday afternoon. The Hornets only needed one the way Alexandra Kerstetter was pitching. The sophomore right-hander threw a perfect game with eight strikeouts as Forestville shut out Brocton 9-0 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 3 softball. Kerstetter threw 57 of her 77 pitches for strikeouts. The only ball to leave the infield was the last out of the game when Brocton’s Zoe Spiller flew out to center fielder Emily Lillie. Carilene Sliwa led the way offensively for the Hornets (3-1, 3-0) with a pair of doubles ...