Salamanca woman jailed on murder, other charges
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November 1, 2025
SALAMANCA — A city woman is facing murder and other felony charges after a death on River Street on Friday morning. The Salamanca Police Department re...

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Salamanca hangs on to take Far-West Regional
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SPENCER BATES Sports Editor 
Mar 09, 2024
BUFFALO — For the second time in three years, the Salamanca boys basketball team booked its spot in the state Final Four by way of a win over Avon. Hi...
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Sports Schedule
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Mar 05, 2024
FRIDAY, MARCH 8 Boys Basketball Far-West Regional Qualifier: Randolph vs. Lyons/Byron-Bergen/Batavia Notre Dame at Buffalo State University, 6:30 p.m....
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Spencer’s Pressing Issue
Opinion
Mar 05, 2024
It makes me so happy to see that women’s basketball is getting more recognition. For the first time in my life, the women’s game is drawing more eyes ...
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ECS falls to mighty Frewsburg in ‘C’ final
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Press 
Mar 05, 2024
JAMESTOWN — Just over two minutes in, Natalee Leiper made a driving layup for the Ellicottville girls basketball team. At that point, the scoreboard r...
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Salamanca rides hot start past Akron
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SPENCER BATES Sports Editor 
Mar 01, 2024
BUFFALO — A bigger stage, a more intense atmosphere and still, the No. 1 Salamanca boys basketball team did not waver in its Section 6 Class B1 semifi...
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Sports Trivia
Sports
Feb 27, 2024
Q: What is the only team in NBA history to never have rebranded the franchise logo from its original design A: The Chicago Bulls
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Sports Schedule
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Feb 27, 2024
THURSDAY, FEB. 29 Boys Basketball Salamanca vs. Akron at Buffalo State College, 6:30 p.m. FRIDAY, MARCH 1 Boys Basketball Randolph/Panama vs. Frewsbur...
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Salamanca wins big over JFK in B2 postseason opener
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SPENCER BATES Sports Editor 
Feb 24, 2024
SALAMANCA — In its first home playoff game in four years, the Salamanca girls basketball team did not simply win — they did so in emphatic fashion. Af...
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Ellicottville comeback falls short in overtime
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SPENCER BATES Sports Editor 
Feb 23, 2024
ELLICOTTVILLE — The Eagles have reached the end of the road. In Ellicottville’s Section 6 Class C second round boys basketball playoff game against Ch...
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Salamanca aims for deep run in B2 girls bracket
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SAM WILSON Sports Group Editor 
Feb 21, 2024
SALAMANCA — If you told Joe Hinman before the season began that he’d have the No. 3 seeded team in Section 6 Class B2, he’d likely have taken it. The ...
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Sports Trivia
Sports
Feb 20, 2024
{p dir=”ltr”}Q: Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum currently holds the record for the most points scored in an NBA All-Star game with 55 scored in 2023....
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Spencer’s Pressing Issue
Opinion
Feb 20, 2024
I was not the biggest fan of the NBA’s All-Star Weekend. Aside from Karl-Anthony Towns dropping 50 points in the East vs. West game, there was not muc...
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