Football

Weir recalled as one of Salamanca’s great linemen
Football, Salamanca Sports, Sports
Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Feb 26, 2021
SALAMANCA — Back when underclassmen typically had to wait their turn, there was no keeping John Weir on the bench. Weir was a three-year varsity footb...
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QBs of the future take stage in AFC Playoffs
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Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Jan 16, 2021
If you want to know how far the Buffalo Bills have come in quarterback Josh Allen’s third professional seasons, consider the last time they faced Phil...
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Salamanca native runs scout service for NFL hopefuls
Football, Local Sports, Salamanca Sports, ...
Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Oct 02, 2020
Aspiring to a career in football scouting, Damond Talbot knew he needed to find a unique angle into the industry. Where, Talbot thought, could he find...
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Talbot has grown a following as Bills beat reporter
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Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Sep 25, 2020
(Editor’s note: This story is the first in a multi-part series on football media members from the Salamanca area.) Ryan Talbot had a pinch-me moment i...
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NY coaches begin to envision March football
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Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Sep 12, 2020
(Editor’s note: this is the second in a two-part story on the postponement of New York high school football.) Many coaches, such as Bolivar-Richburg’s...
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NY coaches disappointed to have a fall without football
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Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Sep 11, 2020
(Editor’s note: this is the first in a two-part series on the postponement of New York’s high school football season.) It wasn’t the news they hoped f...
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Football coaches still frustrated by lack of guidance
Big 30, Football, Local Sports, ...
J.P. BUTLER Special to the Press 
Aug 28, 2020
Slowly but surely, the signs have begun to point back toward this cherished September custom. They’re leading toward a high school football season. Ac...
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NY football teams brace for fall sports decision
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Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Aug 22, 2020
This Monday would have marked the first big date on the New York state high school football schedule. In mid-to-late August, teams would report for th...
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Turf, scoreboard provide a glimpse of new Vets Park
Football, Local Sports, Salamanca Sports, ...
Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Aug 19, 2020
SALAMANCA — The next time a Salamanca football player scores a touchdown at Veterans Memorial Park, chances are he’ll be able to look up to watch a re...
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Committee forced to cancel Big 30 Charities Classic
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Joel Whetzel Special to The Press 
Jun 29, 2020
BRADFORD, Pa. — For the first time since its inception in 1974, the annual Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic between senior football players from New ...
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McKenna, Hill named top senior athletes at SHS
Baseball, Football, Local Sports, ...
Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Jun 23, 2020
While the Class of 2020 missed out on a spring high school sports season, Salamanca High School was still able to present its annual senior athletic a...
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Players recall makings of Salamanca’s dominance
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San Wilson Sports Editor 
May 28, 2020
(Editor’s note: This is the last in a three-part weekly series on the 1999 Salamanca football season, which culminated in the program’s first state ch...
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