Sports Columns

It wasn’t the storybook ending the Salamanca boys basketball team envisioned for itself. After making the state semifinals in Glens Falls last year, e...

SALAMANCA — For the first time, a number is going out of circulation for the Salamanca boys basketball team. Entering the last regular season home gam...

( EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a two-part series on former TH sports intern Tyler Dunne who, after stints with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel a...

It had already earned the reputation as one of the top Class D high school football leagues in the state. Perhaps even the best. That’s what happens w...

( Editor’s Note: This story is the first in a two-part series on Cattaraugus native baseball coaches who won sectional championships this spring. Toda...

SALAMANCA — As he nears retirement, Gene Jankowski said he’ll miss “the little things” about coaching the most. The van rides to and from golf matches...

ELLICOTTVILLE — Luke Petryszak hit a three-run home run to lead Portville past Ellicottville Thursday night in CCAA Div. III baseball action. After a ...

Its growth can be seen through the prism of a recent playoff foe. In 2019, the Salamanca boys basketball team suffered an unceremonious end to its sea...

It had to be one of the most impressive weekends for Big 30 New York basketball teams in recent memory. In total, six teams won Section 5 or Section 6...

Jerico Weitzel knows something about baseball in the Southern Tier and surrounding areas. A native of Salamanca and graduate of Ridgway High School, a...

It’s a thrill unique among New York state high school football teams enjoyed only by those in Western New York. To decide a championship, the best tea...

ST. BONAVENTURE — This wasn’t exactly the start to her collegiate basketball career Dani Haskell had anticipated. The 5-foot-6 Canisius sophomore guar...

SALAMANCA — From 2009-2020, the words “Coach Whitcher” adorned the outside of the press box that overlooked the football field at Veterans Memorial Pa...

Josh Haskell wants to be the latest member of the Hughes and Haskell family tree to become a Division I athlete. He’s taking a big step before his sen...

In some ways, New York’s high school football teams are getting back to normal. But even ‘normal’ takes some adjusting to after a season that was anyt...

The unexpected call came in the middle of June. It was from long-time friend Patti Crist, wife of Chuck, the former four-sport MVP at Salamanca High S...

SALAMANCA — He missed the enduring charm of competing in the former IAABO Tournament at St. Bonaventure. He was pained by having to pull the plug on h...

A tradition started in backyards on the Allegany Reservation of the Seneca Nation will turn 20 years old this summer, so Chad Whitcomb wants to throw ...