Titus Creek culvert project to close Broad St.
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Kellen Quigley 
July 8, 2025
SALAMANCA — A section of Broad Street in the city of Salamanca is to close between Hancock and Swan streets for the state Department of Transportation...

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Strong card expected for Big 30 Throwdown
Local Sports, Sports, Sports Columns
Sam Wilson 
Apr 08, 2016
OLEAN — Area fight fans should get one of the best boxing showcases in years this Saturday. John Elmore, who helped organize the Red & Gold Rumble at ...
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Bosley shoots for 1,000 in finale
Local Sports, Randolph Sports, Sports, ...
Sam Wilson 
Feb 23, 2016
JAMESTOWN — Except for the state champions, all high school basketball seasons end with some form of disappointment. But at least for Mason Bosley, he...
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Wilson: College title game entertains again
Sports, Sports Columns
Sam Wilson 
Jan 13, 2016
Well, that was certainly the College Football Playoff championship we hoped for after a lousy set of semifinal games. Especially since last year’s fir...
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Bills tease what could have been in finale
Local Sports, Sports, Sports Columns
Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Jan 07, 2016
The 2016 Bills looked a little like what their fans hoped the 2015 Bills would. Of course, it was too late to make any kind of difference this season....
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Haas hopes he’s found his spot for Lehigh
Local Sports, Salamanca Sports, Sports, ...
Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Dec 30, 2015
After what he calls “a lot of ups and downs,” Ben Haas thinks he’s found the right spot on the Lehigh University wrestling team. Haas, a 2011 Salamanc...
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Wilson: SHS grads reconnect via fantasy football
Local Sports, Salamanca Sports, Sports, ...
Sam Wilson 
Dec 16, 2015
It’s a fantasy football punishment befitting the hijinks of FX’s “The League” or Matthew Berry’s book, “Fantasy Life.” Larry Goldstein, commissioner o...
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Turnout troubling for Emley, Salamanca wrestling
Salamanca Sports, Sports, Sports Columns
Sam Wilson 
Dec 02, 2015
The numbers are staggering: four wrestlers for an entire team? Salamanca varsity wrestling coach Tim Emley said he expected much better at the end of ...
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Wilson: Titans took another step in second year
Ellicottville Sports, Local Sports, Sports, ...
Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Nov 18, 2015
After winning his first sectional championship as a coach, Chad Bartoszek tried to describe what made the victory so fulfilling. Essentially, it was t...
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Teammates remember Ellicottville’s Rowland
Ellicottville Sports, Local Sports, Sports, ...
Jim Melaro, Special to The Press 
Nov 05, 2015
You hear coaches talk about teamwork all the time.Many times, the success or failure on a basketball court, a baseball diamond, or a football or socce...
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High school seasons start to wind down
Local Sports, Salamanca Sports, Sports, ...
Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Oct 06, 2015
We’re nearing the playoffs, and the conclusion of league seasons in fall high school sports. The Salamanca football team’s latest loss removes the War...
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F-E win sets up exciting football season
Ellicottville Sports, Local Sports, Randolph Sports, ...
Sam Wilson 
Sep 09, 2015
Wins don’t get much bigger in Week 1. Finally, someone from Western New York Class D stood up to Randolph, not just winning but doing so by three touc...
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Wilson: Little Eagles take the big field
Ellicottville Sports, Local Sports, Sports, ...
Sam Wilson 
Aug 19, 2015
The Ellicottville Little Eagles’ pee wee and midget players fulfilled a dream of running on the field before a National Football League game Friday. T...
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Sports Junkies host Good Times forums
Local Sports, Sports, Sports Columns
Sam Wilson 
Aug 11, 2015
A new outlet for area sports fans looking to talk — whether it be the status of Tom Brady’s cell phone or which Bills quarterback should start — will ...
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Wilson: Warriors help lift NY in Big 30 romp
Big 30, Local Sports, Salamanca Sports, ...
Sam Wilson 
Aug 03, 2015
Who could have predicted the brightest moment for a few of Salamanca’s football seniors coming months after graduation? The 2014 season ended as a bit...
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Salamanca grad happy to help NY defense
Big 30, Local Sports, Salamanca Sports, ...
Sam Wilson 
Jul 29, 2015
Barking instructions out to defenders from throughout the Southern Tier on Salamanca’s Veterans’ Park field, Chris Krantz seems right back at home. Kr...
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