Section 6 will move forward planning athletic seasons for low and moderate-risk sports following the release of NYSPHSAA guidelines on Friday.
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Starting her fourth year as varsity girls volleyball coach in Ellicottville, coach Katie Auge sounds comfortable, not just in knowing her players but the coaching staff around her.
The fall sports season may be long gone for our area schools, with athletes moving on to start winter practices in basketball or wrestling last week. But there’s still some big games to pay at…
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Cattaraugus-Little Valley (14-2) earned a home opening playoff match in Section 6 Class D volleyball play, seeded third and hosting No. 6 North Collins on Friday.
SALAMANCA — Brandy Kinney hopes to see some fruits of the labor of youth volleyball development this fall.
Sara Crandall says she always loved defense as much as offense, so maybe it’s no wonder she’s become such an effective defensive specialist for Div. II Gannon University’s volleyball team.
Sophomore middle blocker Beth Miller won the CCAA East girls volleyball MVP after leading Portville to an undefeated regular season.
ALLEGANY — After an uncharacteristically slow start, the Allegany-Limestone girls volleyball team dropped a first game, 25-10, to an Ellicottville team it swept just eight days earlier.
PORTVILLE — Just how far has the undefeated Portville girls volleyball team improved over the first month of the season?
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Spencer Cornelius (right) won the boys’ Division I on Monday in the first stop of the Penn-York Junior Golf League with a score of 73, holding off runner-up Connor Alfieri (left).
- Press photo by Sam Wilson
In his second year leading the program, and in his first full offseason, Atlantic girls basketball coach Kelly Juhl has been able to spend more time this summer working with his players individually. The Trojans spent six weeks after the end of the school year practicing as well as scrimmagi…
- NT file photo by Nate Tenopir
Salamanca’s Austin Phearsdorf, shown here with coach Billy Abrams, has a state semifinal boxing match at The Traf theater in Buffalo Saturday, Feb. 22.
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Senior Ford Reynolds scored twice and his brother, Tate, a sophomore, scored once in a win at Franklinville Monday.
- Press photo by Sam Wilson
The Michael Benca Junior Golf Program concluded with a banquet on Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Cardinal Hills Golf Course in Randolph. Tournament winners were Zayne Reardon (first) and Dalton Taylor (second) in the PGA Champion Flight, Branson Morrison in the Masters Flight, Marshall Jackson in the J…
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Cattaraugus-Little Valley quarterback Scott Glow, who threw a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns, surveys the field.
- Press photo by Sam Wilson
Ellicottville captain Tim Grinols tries to evade Timberwolves defender Brian Schaus.
- Press photo by Sam Wilson
The Timberwolves' Jason Whipple gives a stiff arm to Scott Durandetto on a run in the alumni game Saturday, June 15.
- Press photo by Sam Wilson
Senior Evan Harrington took 11th in New York state in the 110-meter hurdles and ran the first leg of a 400-meter relay team that broke its own school record at the state championship in Middletown.
- Photo courtesy of Michelle Hill
Senior Shae Smith finished seventh in New York state’s Division 2 in the pentathlon.
- Photo courtesy of Michelle Hill
Salamanca honored its top senior athletes at Moving Up Day on June 10. In back, from left, assistant athletic director Rich Morton, athletic director Chris Siebert and parents Dawn Martin, Brent Martin, Janice Tinnerman, Bill Smith, Laurie Lafferty-John and Scott John. In front, Roger Cranda…
Evan Harrington captured a CCAA championship and a school record in the 110-meter hurdles in Olean last weekend.
- Press photo by Sam Wilson
Senior Sal Seitz, shown here at the Super 8 meet, broke the Salamanca pole vault record at Allegany-Limestone May 21.
- Press photo by Sam Wilson
Infielder Mike Ferguson makes a tag on an Emporium base-runner in the Merchants' season-opening loss.
- Press photo by Sam Wilson
Chelcee Staats uncorks a pitch against Cassadaga Valley May 2.
- Press photo by Sam Wilson
Senior shortstop Tyler Martin, shown here hitting at Archbishop Walsh May 2, led the Warriors to their first league win, 10-6, the next day, hitting 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI.
- Press photo by Sam Wilson
Senior Tanner John (88) scored six goals in the Warriors’ 19-14 win over Lake Shore.
- Press photo by Sam Wilson
The Salamanca Merchants will feature new red uniforms when they take the field at Veteran’s Park Friday.
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Mike Ferguson, new to the Merchants in 2013, pitched in their intersquad scrimmage Wenesday, May 2, at Veteran’s Park. The Merchants host St. Marys Friday at 7 p.m.
- Press photo by Sam Wilson
Tess Follman (18), a 2012 Salamanca High School graduate, scored 11 goals in her freshman season at Pitt-Bradford.
- Photo courtesy of Pitt-Bradford athletics
Senior Evan Harrington looks ahead on his way to a victory in the 110-meter hurdles against Bolivar-Richburg April 17.
- Sam Wilson
Tanner John (right) took first in the 100-meter dash against Bolivar-Richburg April 17. Teammate Damian Taylor (left) took third. Anibal Santiago, not pictured, took second for a sweep.
- Sam Wilson
Senior McKayla Sluga lays down a bunt in the team’s 17-4 loss to Frewsburg Monday, April 14.
- Press photo by Sam Wilson
Pitcher Chelcee Staats, 1-1 in the team’s first two games, is one of five seniors on Salamanca’s varsity softball team.
- Press photo by Sam Wilson
Shortstop Chris Draudt is one of the key pieces of the Cattaraugus-Little Valley baseball team. The senior shortstop is among the leaders in batting average for the Timberwolves.
- Jeff Madigan
Salamanca's Tess Follman will be returning to the Super 8 Track Meet again this year.
- Press photo by Jeff Madigan
Ben Haas defeated Ryan Grey in the finals at 145 pounds by a 15-0 technical fall decision.
- Jeff Madigan
Hayden Hoag motions to the match official he would like to start the round in the standing position.
- By Jeff Madigan
Lucas McKenna looks over toward his coaches on the sidelines while applying a firm hold on an Allegany-Limestone wrestler.
- Jeff Madigan
Junior Jackson John has been a reliable force for the Salamanca varsity basketball team.
- Jeff Madigan
Nine girls from the Salamanca varsity swimming team traveled to the sectional tournament on Nov. 4-5 in Buffalo. (From left) Emily Cooper, Keely Watt, Kaylei DuPont, Kayla Jackson, Abigail Meek, Lindsay Forthman, Jessica Fish and Camille Follman. Missing from photo is Chloe Fries-Isaac.
- Photo courtesy of Laurie Lafferty-John
Junior forward/defense Tess Follman (left) led the Salamanca varsity Lady Warriors in scoring with 19 goals, and also added seven assists for a team-high 45 points this season. Meanwhile, senior goaltender Sam Smith (right) made 120 saves this season and recorded six shutouts in the Lady’ Wa…
- Jeff Madigan
Salamanca's Brett Smith and Southwestern's Jack Swan fight for control of the ball near the endzone. Smith came away with the ball and the interception.
- Jeff Madigan
Salamanca’s touchdowns last Friday night against Allegany-Limestone came from Cameron Caputi (left) and Ben Haas (right). Caputi also caught a two-point conversion. Haas leads the team with six scores.
- Press photos by Jeff Madigan
Brett Favre’s on again, off again retirement story has become more and more agitating and irritating as it continues. His playing status for this season is up in the air as he recovers from ankle surgery.
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Elkdale Country Club on Route 353 in Salamanca offers this view of the green on the first hole.
- Photo courtesy of www.elkdalecc.com
Players and coaches from the New York sideline look on as Olean High School’s Ryan Carney shows off his vertical leap while hauling in a pass over Warren High School’s Curtis Delattre during the Big 30 Don Raabe Charities Classic last Saturday in Bradford, Pa. Carney caught six passes for 20…
- Press photo by Jeff Madigan
A defender wraps up ballcarrier Carmen Papa of Salamanca during the New York team practice for the Big 30 Charities Classic, a football game to be payed Aug. 7 in Bradford, Pa. between the Southern Tier All-Stars of New York against the Northern Tier All-Stars of Pennsylvania.
- Jeff Madigan
Salamanca fire department chief Nick Bocharski has spent some nights this year with a different uniform on – that of the Southern Tier Diesel semi-professional football team. Above, Bocharski is shown before the Diesel’s July 24 game against Troy at Bradner Stadium in Olean.
- Press photo by Jeff Madigan
Press photo by Jeff Madigan Michael Jackson, shown here during his fight at “Run the Gauntlet” back in March, is one of several Knockout Factory fighters scheduled to fight at “Enter the Gauntlet” this Saturday. Jackson won his fight back in March with a unanimous decision victory. Photo fro…
SW Catts Under-12 travel soccer team’s record stands at 8-0
Salamanca Little League baseball receives equipment from national company
Press photo by Jeff Madigan Sectionals also proved upsetting for the Salamanca lacrosse team, which again lost in the playoffs as the higher seed. A year after bowing out as the top seed against Silver Creek, the third-seeded Warriors fell to the sixth-seeded Akron Tigers at Veteran’s Park, 13-7.
Tough go for local sports teams in sectional playoffs: Salamanca, Ellicottville baseball and softball both fall in first round; lax loses
Press photos by Jeff Madigan This past Friday night, May 21, more than 20 area schools sent their best track athletes to Salamanca for the Super 8 Meet. Four Salamanca Lady Warriors competed in the event - Christina LeBlanc, Mackenzie Hoag, Shaelyn Smith and Tess Follman. The quartet compete…
Photo courtesy of Laurie Lafferty-John The Lady Warriors track and field team is led by five seniors, but many younger athletes will have important roles to fill. (Front Row) Paige Papa, Keisha Weakfall, Becky McMillen, Chelsea Cole, Christina LeBlanc, Molly Hannon, Gabby Papa. (Middle Row) …
File photo Upper left, Eric Morton, who led the Salamanca golf team last year and advanced all the way to the state tournament as a sophomore, has followed suit this year with an impressive showing for the Warriors in 2010. He has medaled in all of the Warriors’ matches thus far. Photo court…