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WEST SENECA — In a game of runs, the biggest one favored Akron Wednesday night and swung the Section 6 Class D title. After a lower-scoring first quar...

ALLEGANY — How fast was Westfield Central School pitcher Haleigh Dellow throwing? “Fastest by far we’ve seen all year,” Ellicottville coach Matt Finn ...

SALAMANCA — The Salamanca boys lacrosse team earned a return to the Section 6 Class D championship game, defeating Depew 19-2 in a semifinal on Thursd...

SALAMANCA — Keianna John registered four girls to power Salamanca to a girls lacrosse playoff quarterfinal victory on Monday. Salamanca topped Depew, ...

SALAMANCA — With no clock to be found on a baseball field, a game cannot be considered over until the losing team registers its last out. Unfortunatel...

FALCONER — Both Franklinville/Ellicottville track and field teams and the Randolph boys won CCAA division championships at the county league meet on S...

SALAMANCA — Jaxson Ross fanned eight over four innings and he and Hayden Hoag combined to allow just three hits to lead the Salamanca baseball team to...

SALAMANCA — The Salamanca boys lacrosse team earned a narrow win Monday night, edging out Niagara Wheatfield 15-13, Austin Maybee led the Warriors (9-...

SALAMANCA — For the first time since 2019, the “best of the best” took center stage and competed for spots on the podium with the return of the Foy/Ab...

SALAMANCA — Sidelined by the pandemic since 2019, one of the traditions of Southern Tier track and field is set to make a return Friday night with Sal...

SALAMANCA — It was an interesting anecdote that came from a record-setting night on the Salamanca track. In 1998, Kersten Scott, a teammate of Joe Tho...

WEST VALLEY — An early lead did not hold Tuesday night for the Salamanca softball team against a resilient West Valley team. Colleen Keller and Sam He...

FRANKLINVILLE — Just a ninth grader, Matt Spittler had the composure of a veteran upperclassman Tuesday. Spittler struck out five and surrendered just...

SALAMANCA — After years of sports being disrupted by the pandemic, the high school season is back on a “normal” schedule for the first time since 2019...

SALAMANCA — Returning to a full schedule as the weather allows, the Salamanca High School golf team has had a busy few weeks. After 20 years in coachi...

PORTVILLE — The Portville girls and boys teams each used its depth to run away from Salamanca in the lone Big 30 track and field meet on an overcast M...

SALAMANCA — There were a couple numbers that Chris Mendell might not have been thrilled about. Indeed, his Ellicottville baseball team issued 11 walks...

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