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OBSERVER Photo by Ashleigh Brown Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton’s Nick Jacobson breaks away from Fredonia’s Ayden Wronski during Friday’s Class C South football game in Mayville.MAYVILLE —...

AP Photo Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) acknowledges cheers from fans at the end of Thursday’s game against the Miami Dolphins in Miami Gardens,...

OBSERVER Photo by Patty Hammond There are home plates like this one and then there are home plates like the one featured in today’s column.I...

Submitted Photo Gorden Batchelor, right, was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from outgoing New York State Conservation Council President Chuck Parker, left, and newly...

<!-- SHOW ARTICLE --> LEWISBURG — Bucknell seeks a second consecutive victory when it hosts Merrimack at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium on Saturday. The home...

OBSERVER Photo by Steve Garvey The Herd running back Taylor Jones looks to avoid Black Knights defender Max Tenamore in Class C South football action...

Chautauqua Lake walleye in the fall get hungry and can make for fun fish-catching, especially with swim jigs, when the conditions are right. Photo...

<!-- SHOW ARTICLE --> Following a three-team playoff, the father-son team of Brad Kelly, left, and Ryan Kelly, right, won the 2024 Cassadaga Country...

Buffalo Bills running back James Cook (4) runs for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins,...

OBSERVER Photo by Matt Spielman Westfield/Brocton’s Carson Swanson attempts to get away from Maple Grove’s Camden Lombardo during Wednesday’s CCAA Central Division boys soccer game...

AP Photo Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) celebrates his touchdown run against the Arizona Cardinals during the second half Sunday in Orchard Park. <!-- SHOW...

Fredonia/Dunkirk/Forestville/Pine Valley/Cassadaga Valley’s Maddie Oakes swims the 500-yard freestyle during Tuesday’s CCAA meet at Frewsburg. OBSERVER Photo by Matt SpielmanFREWSBURG — Sydney Frederes was a...