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Rigel Johnson fouls off a pitch in Sunday's championship game.

SALAMANCA — Paul Stetz has won the Eldkale Country Club Championship more times than he can remember. Stetz won the championship in at least 2004 and ...

FILLMORE — For Pat McCumiskey, it was another championship decades in the making. The McCumiskey-coached Fillmore Town Team (12-1) took the inaugural ...

OLEAN — For the second time in three weeks, the previously productive Southern Tier Diesel offense stalled against Lockport when it needed points. The...

SALAMANCA — A pair of locally trained fighters face their first public test this weekend. Heavyweight Micah Young (220) and Ken Pierce (175) will comp...

GREAT VALLEY — The cooperative agreement bringing Ellicottville and Franklinville’s football programs together ended a six-decade era. With its expans...

By now, you probably know the story of Tony Stewart and Kevin Ward Jr. You maybe have seen the YouTube video of the 20-year-old Ward’s final moments. ...

LITTLE VALLEY — Little Valley Speedway hopes the third time is a charm, as two rainouts in a row have made the Mid-Summer Classic on Saturday, Aug. 23...

Any hope for a No. 1 seed in the Northeastern Football Alliance playoffs disappeared for the Southern Tier Diesel Saturday night. The Olean-based semi...

BEMUS POINT — For the sixth straight year, Alyssa Coustenis, Andie Hill and Paige Papa of Salamanca and Morgan Zlockie of Ellicottville teamed up to w...

ONONDAGA — The Seneca WarChiefs junior box lacrosse team, which draws players from the Cattaraugus and Allegany territories will play for the Founder’...

LOCKPORT — With a relatively young roster and heavy turnover from last season, J.R. Bennion expected a rocky start for his Southern Tier Diesel. But t...

CATTARAUGUS — Playing through scattered rain, the Cattaraugus Thunder slugged its way to the Southwestern New York Men’s Baseball League championship ...

BRADFORD, Pa. — Saturday night had to feel like a letdown to the New York half of the Don Raabe Big 30 Charities Classic. After two-plus weeks of prac...

BRADFORD, Pa. — A 19-hour wait could hardly slow down either New York offensive unit at the Don Raabe Big 30 Charities Classic. A slow-moving and heav...

BRADFORD, Pa. — Lightning halted a blistering New York start to the Don Raabe Big 30 Charities Classic Saturday night. New York led the 41st annual ga...

Bradford, Pa. — Terry Gray hopes his second year coaching in the Don Raabe Big 30 Charities Classic draws a similar result. He also hopes he’ll be the...

Suddenly, the Southern Tier Diesel faced its biggest deficit of the season. In its still-undefeated start, the semi-pro football team had yet to trail...