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Several local runners qualify for state meet

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EAST AURORA — Maple Grove’s boys and Clymer/Sherman/Panama’s girls are heading to Queensbury. They’ll be joined by 11 individual Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association runners who will compete for New York State Public High School Athletic Association cross country championships ...

Falconer eliminates Chautauqua Lake

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FALCONER — Five Falconer girls combined for 42 kills as the sixth-seeded Golden Falcons took care of No. 7 Chautauqua Lake 25-19, 25-23, 18-25, 25-19 in a Section VI Class C girls volleyball semifinal Friday evening. It only gets harder for Falconer, which will take on No. 1 Portville, the ...

Frewsburg/Falconer third at Class C swim championships

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ALDEN — Led by the Pitts sisters, Frewsburg/Falconer was the top local finisher at the Section VI Class C swimming & diving championship, which finished Friday at Alden High School. Elayna Pitts won the diving with 444.85 points, while Anelia Pitts was second with 411.35 as the Bears ...

‘T’ time tales

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Technical fouls are a last resort for basketball referees. Uncivil behavior by players and coaches, if not especially egregious, initially prompts a verbal warning. If that fails to work, technicals or “T’s” for short, are issued. A second “T” is to be avoided at all costs as it ...

North Collins comes up short

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A pair of late second-half goals sent No. 1 Ellicottville past No. 2 North Collins 2-0 in the Section VI Class D final Friday night at Allegany-Limestone High School. Drew Ficek scored from Teaghan Finn in the 35th minute and Jayden Doutt scored in the 39th minute for Ellicottville, which got ...

November means deer, steelhead and musky

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The weekend after Halloween can be scary good in the woods and on the streams. The female deer are coming into their estrus period and are ready for breeding. The water temperatures in the streams beckon steelhead and trout to enter the tributaries, where there is nary enough water flow to ...