MIAMI, FL — When the Bills made a trade with the Minnesota Vikings for wide receiver Stefon Diggs, many believed Buffalo was adding the final piece to an offense that had a real chance to become one of the better units in the league.

MIAMI, FL — Behind what can only be described as a monumental effort from Bills quarterback Josh Allen, the Bills improved to 2-0 with a thrilling 31-28 win over the Dolphins. There were times of high anxiety for the Bills and their fans, but in the end Allen and company got it done and head…

BATAVIA — Despite a jump in class, a return to an inside post proved to be the ticket as Stratosphere went the route in the $8,500 Open I Handicap on Saturday night (Sept. 19) at Batavia Downs.

BATAVIA — On a chilly night that is technically still part of summer, six drivers got to use this postseason race to capture their first wins at Genesee in 2020.

MIAMI, FL — Coming off a win in the season opener, the Bills head south this week for a meeting with a longtime rival, the Miami Dolphins.

ORCHARD PARK — For Bills fans, they didn’t have to wait long to see rookie wide receiver Gabriel Davis on the field this season. And if Buffalo’s win over the New York Jets in Week 1, a game which the Bills used three, four, and five receiver sets extensively, was a sign of things to come, D…

When the Sabres traded for veteran Eric Staal on Wednesday, he was surprised, but not in a bad way.

With the beginning of fall sports practices looming, the anticipation for the upcoming 2020 Section V Boys Soccer season is as high as ever.

BUFFALO — On Wednesday afternoon University at Buffalo junior running back Jaret Patterson posted on Twitter about how he and his teammates are more than ready to get back to football, especially after the Big Ten reversed course and decided to have a fall season after all. Patterson’s thoug…

BATAVIA — For the second time in just as many weeks, the Notre Dame High School community, as well as the entire Section V athletics community, is dealing with the sudden loss of one of their own.

The Buffalo Sabres acquired Eric Staal from Minnesota in exchange for fellow forward Marcus Johansson, Wild general manager Bill Guerin confirmed Wednesday.

BATAVIA — The TF Brown’s Dodgers needed to go into Ernie Parks Field at MacArthur Park Saturday and take two from the Yankees in order to capture the Batavia Little League Major Division title.

It has been a crazy week leading up to what is supposed to be the first official day of fall sports practice — Monday, Sept. 21.

BUFFALO — The Athletic Council of Section VI on Wednesday accepted the results of the formal post-card ballot that went out to their membership, and will move forward with fall sports.

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While what NYSPHSAA has classified as fall sports that carry a high risk of spreading COVID-19, such as volleyball, cheerleading, and football have been moved to the spring, there will be what has been termed as low-risk sports, including girls soccer, played this fall.

ORCHARD PARK — The way the Bills defense started Sunday’s win over the New York Jets was likely everything defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier could have hoped for.

LE ROY — Matt Walther, owner of Beyondriven training facility in Le Roy, is certainly living out his dream. However, it is a dream that very possibly could never have come to fruition.

As I was rewatching the Bills win over the Jets, I found myself starting to take a little blame off of Buffalo offensive coordinator Brian Daboll’s play-calling, which I had previously believed to be near reckless in the fact Josh Allen finished Sunday’s game with double-digit carries.

ORCHARD PARK — There were certainly a few things to shake your head about following the Bills’ win over the New York Jets, two Josh Allen fumbles and two missed field goals by rookie kicker Tyler Bass among them.

ORCHARD PARK — It wasn’t the prettiest of victories, but the Bills will take it.

ORCHARD PARK — It all begins today when the Bills host the New York Jets for their 2020 season opener at Bills Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. on CBS. Andrew Catalon (play-by-play), James Lofton (analyst), and AJ Ross (sideline reporter) will be on the call.

As the Bills get ready to embark on what is surely the most highly anticipated season in the past 20 years, it’s time to take a look at what Buffalo has in front of them in terms of their 2020 regular-season schedule. Last season, which finished in a playoff berth for the Bills, Buffalo was …

ALEXANDER — In her near 20 seasons at the helm of the Alexander varsity girls volleyball team, Marcia Hirsch has just about seen it all. However, what she and her players are experiencing this season is uncharted territory even for the most experienced coaches.

SUNY Brockport has suspended its collegiate wrestling program until an investigation into potential COVID-19 safety violations on the part of its members can be completed.

GENESEO - Three past champions were among the winners of this year’s Oak Tree races, which given its modified format allowed for several unique stories along the course.

Pavilion defeated Albion 18-5 Thursday during 12U girls softball action in the GLOW Academy league.

NEWARK — On Friday, following the official delay of high risk sports (football, volleyball, competitive cheerleading) earlier in the week, Section V held a vote in order to determine the future of the other sports that are scheduled to begin later this month.

As of the start of this week, 35 states have begun or are planning to begin a fall high school football season, including many in the Northeast and surrounding areas. Ohio and New Hampshire have been playing since late August and early September, respectively, while Pennsylvania will start o…

ALBANY — With Wednesday’s announcement that high school football, volleyball and competitive cheerleading all being pushed to March 1, 2021 for their ‘Fall II’ start date, Robert Zayas, Executive Director for the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA), held a Zoom …

OLEAN — In over 600 COVID-19 tests administered since July, the St. Bonaventure Athletics Department has received just one positive case.

ORCHARD PARK — Two words to describe this year’s Buffalo Bills heading into the 2020-21 season, which opens Sunday at home against the AFC East divisional foe New York Jets... Great Expectations.

LE ROY — The building blocks for a sectional title for the Le Roy girls soccer team have been in place for a number of seasons. With half of the roster also regularly playing with offseason soccer clubs, this once-young Oatkan Knights group has been together for quite some time, first laying…

BATAVIA — If last week’s 7-3/4 length romp wasn’t enough, Daylon Phantom put the exclamation point on the page this week with his best effort of 2020, winning the $8,000 Open I-II Handicap trot at Batavia Downs on Wednesday night.

ORCHARD PARK — Throughout Sean McDermott’s time as head coach the Bills have focused on a ‘one game at a time’ approach. Trusting that process that McDermott and his staff have put in place has been vital to the team’s success which has equated to two playoff berths in three seasons.

ATTICA — It was no secret that the old multi-purpose outdoor athletics facility at Attica High School had its pitfalls.

ORCHARD PARK — Bills head coach Sean McDermott met with the media before his team’s first Monday practice of the regular season, and if one thing is certain it’s that McDermott believes his team is ready for the long road ahead.

ORCHARD PARK — Dawson Knox put forth an admirable effort during his rookie season, finishing with 28 catches for 388 yards and two scores, but there were elements of his game that the Bills second-year tight end feels were lacking.

BATAVIA — You might say it was a two-horse race at Batavia Downs, except that it was between the top two drivers in western New York. Billy Davis Jr. won six races including the feature and Jim Morrill Jr. won five races including stringing four in a row, accounting for the winners of 11 of …

BATAVIA — Although interscholastic sports have been given the go-ahead to, at the very least begin practices on Sept. 21, as far as Notre Dame cross country head coach Eric Geitner is concerned plenty remains up in the air regarding the 2020-’21 fall season.

There has been plenty that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken away since it began in March, and even though high school sport sports are slated to finally get back to action on September 21, the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc.

AMHERST — During his high school and collegiate playing career, Batavia High alum Jeff Redband was as successful as they come. A 1,000-point scorer and sectional champion with the Blue Devils’ boys basketball team, and also a 1,000-point scorer and one of the most accomplished players in Dae…

PERRY — While playing football and wrestling at Perry, Corey Hollister was known for his toughness with the Yellowjackets. Not the biggest, not the strongest and not the fastest, Hollister was the first of a number of talented brothers that came though the system.

BATAVIA — Best known for its plush greens and as a true test for an avid golfer’s long game, Batavia Country Club, constructed in 1964 remains one of the top-public country clubs in all of Western New York.

The annual Oak Tree races will reach the finish line Monday as they have for the past 16 years.

Normally at this time of year, the NFHS releases the latest figures from its annual High School Athletics Participation Survey. One of the most important and successful endeavors in the organization’s history, the NFHS has collected participation data through its 51 member state associations…

Family means everything to the Mayo family.

LATHAM — With the most recent guidance from the New York State Department of Health prohibiting any interscholastic athletic participation until September 21, the New York State Public High School Athletic Association COVID-19 Task Force voted on Monday night to delay the start of the winter…