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FRANKLINVILLE — For the first time as a head coach, Chad Bartoszek had what he called a normal offseason. Two summers ago, Bartoszek took the Ellicott...

A brief note, if you don’t mind, about an Italian named Pirlo. Not long ago I wrote about Steven Gerrard coming from Liverpool to play soccer for the ...

HAMBURG — It all clicked for J.R. Bennion’s Southern Tier Diesel team Saturday night. The Diesel, who started the season 1-5, won its second straight ...

OLEAN — The Southern Tier Diesel rolled past Jamestown Saturday night behind three touchdown receptions from Calvin Grumley. On the first play from sc...

FILLMORE — The defending champions Fillmore jumped on Salamanca early and advanced to the semifinals of the Southwestern New York Men’s Baseball Leagu...

Who could have predicted the brightest moment for a few of Salamanca’s football seniors coming months after graduation? The 2014 season ended as a bit...

BRADFORD, Pa. — The exaltation sounded familiar for followers of the Randolph Cardinals. But Saturday night at Parkway Field, the lopsidedly victoriou...

SALAMANCA — Trailing 8-2 through three and a half innings, you could have started counting down the outs in the Salamanca Merchants' season. But from ...

BRADFORD, Pa. — While scheming for the New York offense in the Don Raabe Big 30 Charities Classic, Jay Sirianni has a unique leg up with knowledge of ...

In the first season under the leadership of Kelly Juhl, Atlantic girls basketball posted its highest winning total (7-14) since 2009 when the team won...

Barking instructions out to defenders from throughout the Southern Tier on Salamanca’s Veterans’ Park field, Chris Krantz seems right back at home. Kr...

Letter to the sports editor As a board member of the Fishkill Little League I had the opportunity to do the announcing and scorekeeping for the three ...

Boxing is set to return to Irving Saturday in an event featuring some Salamanca-based fighters. Hosted by the new Impact Center Boxing Club in its ina...

The Southwestern New York Men’s Baseball League playoffs open Saturday at Veterans’ Park, where the hometown Merchants host Wellsville. Salamanca earn...

OLEAN — Down to just 22 dressed players, the Southern Tier Diesel simply could not keep up with first-place Lockport Saturday night. The Diesel fell t...

Whatever progress soccer has made in the United States, the sport owes much to individuals like Wally Holland and Joe and Adam Delity. Holland, who su...

RANDOLPH — Cardinal Hills Golf Course will be the site of the 4th Annual TimberWolves Community Alliance/Cattaraugus-Little Valley All Sports Booster ...

SALAMANCA — Since the late Joe Sanfilippo’s Salamanca varsity football tenure began in 1957, only five other men can claim the same title. Some have h...