It was another competitive season for the boys in the LCAA/GR Cross Country League and once again it was Oakfield-Alabama/Elba leading the way with a number of solid teams not that far behind.

CICERO — Oakfield-Alabama/Elba watched a magical championship run reach a bitter conclusion in the NYSPHSAA Class D semifinal, where the Aggies fell to a powerhouse Tioga Tigers team, 49-6, at Cicero-North Syracuse High School.

ELBA — At ages 29 and 25, Oakfield-Alabama/Elba head coach Tyler Winter and his brother, Corey, the Aggies’ defensive coordinator, have helped lead the O-A/E football team to unprecedented achievement this season.

NEW ORLEANS — The Bills used a dominant second-half effort to roll past the New Orleans Saints, 31-6, on Thanksgiving Night.

Buffalo Bills All-Pro cornerback Tre’Davious White will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL, the team confirmed Friday.

BATAVIA — When live racing resumes at Batavia Downs this Saturday there will be multiple opportunities for excellent return on investment wagers as the night will feature one guaranteed pool, three carryovers including the largest in track history and a free pick six contest.

While only one team came away with a sectional title this season — Alexander earned its first sectional championship in 42 years with a win in Class D1 – the Genesee Region League volleyball season was as competitive as ever.

LE ROY — When you out on a cheerleading uniform for Le Roy High School, expectations are sky high.

NEW ORLEANS — The Bills are in dire need of a convincing victory as they take on the depleted New Orleans Saints in a Thanksgiving Night matchup at the Caesars Superdome.

BATAVIA — Despite winning two out of her last three starts, All About Amy was let go at 12-1 and she made the betting faithful regret it after she won the $12,100 fillies and mares Open II Handicap pacing feature at Batavia Downs on Wednesday night (Nov. 24).

Several local athletes and coaches will participate in tonight’s Section V Football Eddie Meath Senior All-Star game at 6:00pm at the University of Rochester’s Fauver Stadium.

Coming off of a thrilling victory in the Far West Regional final, the Oakfield-Alabama/Elba Aggies (12-0) are gearing up for an NYSPHSAA Class D semifinal matchup this Friday at 3 p.m. at Cicero/North Syracuse High School.

The Buffalo No-Huddle Pro Football Talk Show is in podcast mode for the holiday.

Following a hectic and confusing three-plus days, the New York State Class AA Far West Regional final was finally played on Tuesday night between Section V’s McQuaid and Section VI’s Bennett at Williamsville South High School.

BATAVIA — It has been almost three months since the last single unique winning ticket on the Jackpot Hi-5 pentafecta was cashed and as a result, the carryover for that wager has grown to a record $21,499, which is the highest carryover pool of any kind ever offered at Batavia Downs and it wi…

Even with the sectional finals for football scheduled for this weekend, with a number of teams hoping to bring home the block and continue their season for a week longer, it is never too early to start to look to the winter sports season that is right around the proverbial corner.

And just like that, the curtain has hit the cast for the 2021 high school football season for all of the local teams except New York State Class D semifinalist Oakfield-Alabama/Elba. And with the conclusion of the campaign, last week it was time for Section V to hand out some individual hard…

The slumping Buffalo Sabres get a chance to quickly put their latest disappointment behind them when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night.

WILLIAMSVILLE — Two local football teams saw successful seasons reach their conclusion over the weekend, as the Batavia Blue Devils and Medina Mustangs fell in their respective NYSPHSAA Far West Regional matchups on Saturday at Williamsville South High School.

ORCHARD PARK — On an overcast day at Highmark Stadium, the Bills put forth a dismal effort, falling to the Indianapolis Colts, 41-15, to fall to 6-4 on the season. Buffalo now trails the New England Patriots (7-4) for first place in the AFC East.

ORCHARD PARK — Following a blowout win over the New York Jets, the Bills return home to Highmark Stadium, where they will take on the Indianapolis Colts today at 1 p.m.

GLENS FALLS — Pavilion’s historic season, a season which the Lady Gophers completed a streak of 25 straight games without losing a single set, came to an end Saturday at the NYS girls volleyball semifinals in Glens Falls.

BATAVIA — A few female athletes have graced the gridiron at Batavia High School over the years. But none have been more successful in doing so than Blue Devils junior kicker Julia Petry, who has established herself as a significant member of this season’s sectional championship-winning Batav…

JAMESTOWN — The show goes on.

MEDINA — The Medina football team isn’t in rare territory having come away with a sectional championship. Despite waiting over three decades between titles, the Mustangs have now captured two Section VI Class B crowns in less than a year, while in all, Medina has won a total of five sectiona…

The Batavia football team (10-1) will head into familiar territory this weekend when it takes on the three-time Section VI champion WNY Maritime/Health Sciences Falcons (9-2) in the NYSPHSAA Class B Far West Regional at Williamsville South High School.

OAKFIELD — The Oakfield-Alabama/Elba football team has been in this position before. No, not a Far West Regional final against a perennially strong Section VI team, but about to play a big-time football game with plenty of people not giving them much of a shot to win.

Since March, when the 2020 fall season was moved to the spring, the Pavilion girls volleyball team has been the most dominant team in the GLOW region and perhaps all of Section V — maybe even New York State.

This week on the Buffalo No-Huddle Pro Football Talk Show hosts Jimi Jamm and Marc Tillery are joined once again by sportswriter Alex Brasky to preview this week’s match-up as the Colts come into Highmark Stadium.

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BATAVIA — Former Tioga Downs regular No Where To Hide has been a formidable foe to the local pacing gals in recent weeks and scored her second win since moving north on Wednesday night (Nov. 17) in the $12,800 distaff Open II Handicap pacing feature at Batavia Downs.

The Genesee Region League saw both Byron-Bergen and Notre Dame come away with sectional titles this fall after both captured league divisional titles during the regular season in what was a competitive fall campaign.

It was a battle for the top of the Genesee Region League this fall as a trio of teams fought for the league title all fall. In the end, Wheatland-Chili would come out on top with an impressive record of 9-1, followed by Kendall at 7-2-1 and Attica right behind at 7-3.

GENESEO, N.Y. - The SUNY Geneseo Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation inducted the five-member Class of 2021 into the Geneseo Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021.

Here are images from Medina’s win over Fredonia in the Class C final, courtesy of Daily News reporter Alex Brasky.

Here are images from Batavia’s win over HF-L in the Class B final, courtesy of Daily News reporter Alex Brasky.

Here are images from Pavilion’s win over Chatauqua Lake in the Far West Regional, courtesy of Daily News reporter Alex Brasky.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Following an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars, the Bills returned to form against the hapless New York Jets, cruising to a 45-17 victory over their divisional rival.

Leading by eight with about three minutes to go in Saturday’s Class B final, Batavia came up with a critical stop on fourth down deep inside its own territory to help put the finishing touches on a 22-14 win over the rival HF-L Cougars.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Bills head to the big city to take on the New York Jets following an embarrassing 9-6 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 9.

LE ROY — Describing what has been happening with the Pavilion girls volleyball team this fall isn’t an easy assignment.

BATAVIA — Trailing No. 2 Avon by a point with just under five minutes to go in Friday night’s Class D final, top-seeded Oakfield-Alabama/Elba faced a fourth-and-17 that would potentially define its season.

ORCHARD PARK — A mid-Novemeber snow storm hit the Buffalo area prior to Saturday’s Section VI Class C championship game, covering the field at Highmark Stadium with a thick blanket of snow throughout the contest between No. 1 seed Medina and No. 3 seed Fredonia.

Following a one-point loss to HF-L in Week 6, the Batavia football team has been yearning for another crack at the rival Cougars.

For the first time in program history, the Byron-Bergen girls soccer team is headed to the state semifinal, where it will meet another first-timer, the Carle Place Frogs of Section VIII, which won its first sectional title this fall.

BATAVIA — After returning to the 11-man game with a vengeance, the Oakfield-Alabama/Elba Aggies entered this past spring’s Section V Football playoffs as the favorite in Class D.

MEDINA — Last season, Medina put together the magical season that the program had been waiting for for over three decades. In dominant fashion, the Mustangs rolled to their first Section VI title in 33 years, eventually beating perennial power Southwestern in the Class C title game to cap an…

LE ROY — It’s not a secret that the Le Roy volleyball team is no stranger to being in the Section V title match. Every year since 2014, the Oatkan Knights have played for a sectional block. However, for them at least, there had been a little bit of a drought.

This week on the Buffalo No-Huddle , hosts Jimi Jamm and Marc Tillery team up to preview this week’s match-up as the Buffalo Bills try to bounce back against a young up-and-coming New York Jets team. The Jets host the Bills Sunday in New Jersey’s Meadowlands, where the hosts hope Josh and th…

PITTSFORD — St. John Fisher freshman Riley Rease was named the Empire 8’s Men’s Soccer Rookie of the Year, as announced by the conference office on Wednesday.