Local Sports

SALAMANCA — Salamanca lost the championship game of its Andrea Morton Memorial Soccer Tournament to Falconer and lost its top scorer to injury. Forwar...

SINCLAIRVILLE — Of course, no football team at the high school level or otherwise wants to see the injury bug. But one of the Big 30 teams apparently ...

FRANKLINVILLE — Chad Bartoszek said he doesn’t rank his wins, but the smile on his face suggested what he saw Friday night ranks near the top. From th...

The first weekend of high school football brings a marquee rematch of the Section 6 Class D championship and the debut of Salamanca’s new coach. Once ...

BUFFALO — The single-season Section 6 football rushing leader knows he’s fighting just to see the field on special teams in college. Chris Doubek, a 2...

BUFFALO — After 24 years, John Tavares says he's ready to step away from playing professional lacrosse, but he’s not leaving the team he’s led for nea...

SALAMANCA — As Laurie Lafferty-John decided to leave her long-tenured post as Salamanca swimming coach, she turned to two of the many alumnae of her p...

BUFFALO — Unlike many predecessors, Lance Leipold isn’t expected to rebuild the University at Buffalo football program. Even as a first-time Div. I he...

LOCKPORT — The Southern Tier Diesel’s season ended just as it began, with a shutout loss at the Lockport Rampage. The Rampage (10-1) rolled to a 33-0 ...

BOLIVAR — After one game, Cali James appears to have embraced the go-to scoring role on Salamanca’s girls’ soccer team. James, a senior, netted 12 goa...

As more and more small schools lose varsity football programs or join their neighbors due to low turnout, one team seems immune to the trend in Cattar...

ELLICOTTVILLE — The Ellicottville Central boys’ soccer team played a solid first half, taking Genesee Valley to a 1-1 tie, but struggled to keep up in...

SALAMANCA — As the Salamanca football program turns 100 years old, its team brings back just four returning lettermen. Looking at just those four play...

RANDOLPH — It’s hard to beat Brent Brown’s record after two seasons. At 25-1, what he lacks in tenure as Randolph Central’s head football coach he mak...

RANDOLPH — The Mike Benca Jr. golf program concluded on Aug, 11 at Cardinal Hills with more than 40 participants in the six-week instructional program...

SALAMANCA — Tom Buffamante shot a 36-hole score of 149 over Saturday and Sunday to win the Elkdale Country Club Men’s Championship. Buffamante marked ...

ROCHESTER — A month ago, the Southern Tier Diesel sat in last place, just 1-5 more than halfway through their season. Despite a regular season finale ...

CATTARAUGUS — Even while seemingly loaded at the “skill positions,” after 21 years as a varsity coach, Cattaraugus-Little Valley’s Tim Miller knows he...