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Warrior is POY in Division 3

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For the first time in years, a Randolph Cardinal is not the Player of the Year in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 3 boys basketball. Gowanda junior Trelin Warrior has been bestowed that honor after averaging 18.6 points per game for the Panthers. Kevin Hind was once again named the league’s Coach of the Year after Randolph ran the table to a 10-0 league record. Joining Warrior on the league’s First Team was senior teammate Seth Geiger, who averaged 12.8 points per game. Randolph placed three players on the First Team. Senior Broden Brooks averaged 14.9 ...

Duliba named CCAA D4 boys Player of Year

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Forestville and Cattaraugus-Little Valley went late into the season before determining a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 4 boys basketball champion. The Hornets ultimately came out on top with a 9-1 record while the Timberwolves settled at 7-3 – their best season in years. Forestville junior William Duliba ended up as the league’s Player of the Year while Cattaraugus-Little Valley’s Josh Forster was named the league’s Coach of the Year. Duliba averaged 17.6 points, 3.8 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game while he was joined on the First Team ...

Road success

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OBSERVER Photos by Tim Frank The Fredonia Hillbillies traveled to Jamestown on Friday and came away with a 21-7 victory over Jamestown in a flag football game at Strider Field. In photo above, Fredonia’s Emma Perry scores a touchdown and, in photo below, teammate Isabella Carmona ...

Locals shine at NYWAY state tourney

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SYRACUSE — The New York Wrestling Association for Youth crowned the state’s best earlier this month at the New York State Fairgrounds and several athletes from the area found success with a few ascending to the top spot on the podium. Falconer Youth Wrestling led the way locally with ...

CCAA D1 headliners

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Dunkirk and Fredonia split the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 boys basketball title this season. Now the teams are splitting the league’s most prestigious postseason awards. The Marauders’ K’Vion Tell was selected as the league’s Most Valuable Player while ...

Wolfpack baseball falls to Allegany-Limestone; Panthers suffer loss against Nichols

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ALLEGANY — Gavin Burchanowski led off the game with a home run for Clymer/Sherman/Panama, but the Wolfpack dropped a nonleague baseball game 8-6 to Allegany-Limestone on Wednesday. Burchanowski finished with two hits and four stolen bases; Max White had a pair of hits; and Johnny Abers also had two hits for the Wolfpack. PANTHERS FALL TO NICHOLS GOWANDA — Carter Capozzi had two of Gowanda’s four hits in a 6-1 nonleague loss to Nichols. Drew Kota and Colton Gernatt each added a single for the Panthers. Capozzi, Tristin Luther and Aiden Geiger combined for four no-hit ...