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• Overtime winner lifts St. Joe's hockey to state title

  02-03-2024 23:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Patrick Ohle scored the championship-winning overtime goal to lift St. Joe's hockey to a 3-2 victory over Staten Island's Monsignor Farrell in the New York State Catholic title game Saturday at LECOM Harborcenter.The win gave the Marauders their first state title since 2019 and 13th since 2003.
  St. Joe's was the dominant team for much of the game, as they lept out to a 1-0 lead 15 minutes into the first period on a goal by Anderson Cornwell. Their advantage was doubled on
  
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• Buffalo police officer struck by vehicle during foot pursuit

  02-03-2024 22:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo police officer was hospitalized Friday night after he was struck by a vehicle while pursuing a suspect on foot in the city's Riverside neighborhood, a police official said.
  Police said officers were pursuing a suspect on foot around 10 p.m. near Tonawanda and Ontario Streets when a vehicle struck one of the officers. Police did not state whether or not the vehicle was connected to the suspect.The officer who was struck was taken to ECMC for treatment and has sin
  
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• Randolph, Pine Valley claim boys basketball sectional crowns

  02-03-2024 20:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Randolph in Class C and Pine Valley in Class D both won Section VI championships on Friday night at Jamestown Community College.Randolph hangs on in overtime to win Class C titleThe Cardinals needed overtime but were able to defeat Westfield 54-48 for their second consecutive Class C crown.
  After trailing 34-23 after three quarters, Westfield (20-3) came roaring back to tie the game at 42 at the end of regulation. Randolph (21-2) didn't allow their blown fourth-quarter le
  
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• Jack Eichel will not play vs. Sabres on Saturday night

  02-03-2024 18:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A familiar face will not be in the lineup for the Vegas Golden Knights when they face the Sabres on Saturday night in Buffalo.Forward Jack Eichel, who spent six seasons in Buffalo before getting traded to Vegas in 2020, will miss Saturday's game as he continues to work his way back from a lower-body injury. Eichel has not played since Jan. 11.The lack of Eichel for the Golden Knights should help the Sabres, who are very much on the outside of a wild-card spot in the Easte
  
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• Lima Bean has 'puppy energy' and is looking for a forever home

  02-03-2024 16:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- On this Saturday's Wake Up Wags, we met Lima Bean, a 5-month-old puppy looking for a forever home.Lima Bean has plenty of "puppy energy" and is currently working on his crate, potty and leash training. Despite his youthful energy, he will mellow down quickly when it's time for a nap.For more information on how you can bring Lima Bean home, view the full segment above or click here.Latest Local News Local experts react after CDC drops 5-day COVID-19 isolation guidelin
  
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• Williamsville South overcomes rival Amherst to reclaim sectional crown, Olean wins Class A2

  02-03-2024 16:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — "It's a great day to be a Bille," coach Mike Trzybinski exclaimed with a mix of joy, appreciation, relief and affirmed belief Friday night after his Williamsville South boys basketball came back to beatAmherst in the Section VI Class A1 final at Buffalo State Sports Arena.Having lost the past seven matchups with their Main Street rivals, including last year's A2 final by one basket, the Billies broke through with an inspiring rally in the middle quarters and excellen
  
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• Williamsville South overcomes rival Amherst to reclaim sectional crown

  02-03-2024 16:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — "It's a great day to be a Bille," coach Mike Trzybinski exclaimed with a mix of joy, appreciation, relief and affirmed belief Friday night after his Williamsville South boys basketball came back to beatAmherst in the Section VI Class A1 final at Buffalo State Sports Arena.Having lost the past seven matchups with their Main Street rivals, including last year's A2 final by one basket, the Billies broke through with an inspiring rally in the middle quarters and excellen
  
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• Local experts react after CDC drops 5-day COVID-19 isolation guidelines

  02-03-2024 04:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On March 1, 2020, New York State had its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Now four years to the day later, the CDC said the disease is no longer the public health threat it once was.For the first time since 2021, the CDC is loosening its COVID isolation recommendations. From now on people who test positive for the virus no longer have to quarantine for five days.“You should not interpret this guidance as we're done with COVID. You should interpret this guidanc
  
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• Niagara Falls remains a class above WNY basketball foes

  02-03-2024 04:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Having played an arduous independent schedule this season to fortify itself for the state playoffs, Niagara Falls' boys basketball team had more than two weeks to get ready for its sectional final opponent.The Wolverines look primed for a postseason run after overwhelming Lancaster 73-43 on Friday night at Buffalo State Sports Arena. Niagara Falls' 16th sectional title in 24 seasons is its first in the New York's newly-formed Class AAA."It feels good, but we know we
  
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• Madison Francis leads Lancaster to AAA title in girls basketball

  02-03-2024 02:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After winning consecutive Section VI championships in Class AA, the Lancaster Legends elevated to the AAA throne.Blue-chip prospect Madison Francis had 37 points, 11 rebounds, 12 steals, 4 assists and 4 steals in leading Lancaster to a 72-43 win against Niagara Falls on Friday night at Buffalo State Sports Arena."It feels great, and I feel like we worked really hard to get here," said Francis, the 14th-ranked junior in the country by HoopGurlz Recruiting. "This was a
  
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• February 2024 tied for warmest on record in Buffalo

  02-03-2024 02:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- If it felt like this past month was abnormally mild, that's because it was.February 2024 was tied for the warmest February on record in Buffalo's history.February 2024 boasted an average temperature of 34.8 degrees, which tied the previous warmest February on record in 2017. For reference, the average February temperature in Buffalo is 26.4 degrees.Additionally, February 2024 only mustered six inches of snow in Buffalo, 12.7 inches below average. This ranks just outside t
  
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• SUNY Fredonia students protest program cuts

  02-03-2024 00:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- After SUNY Fredonia announced that it would be cutting 13 low-enrollment degree programs due to a $10 million deficit in December, students gathered in protest of that change Friday.Students for Fredonia, which was formed following the announcement of program cuts made by school president Stephen Kolison, gathered Friday at the entrance of Fenton Hall, marching on campus and to downtown FredoniaAccording to the group, they are fighting for increased and fair funding from
  
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• 'She was a ray of sunshine': Co-workers remember woman killed in Hamburg crash

  02-03-2024 00:34 via wivb.com
  
  LAKE VIEW, N.Y. (WIVB) — The family and friends of Jenny Zuhlke, the woman killed in a crash on Wednesday in Lake View, call her a ray of sunshine who lit up every room she walked into.She worked at Lakeview Children's World for 10 years, caring for the infants there. The accident occurred at approximately 11:30 a.m. Wednesday on Route 5 at Lakeview Road, according to Hamburg police. Her co-workers say she was on her way to work and was less than one mile from the daycare when the crash ha
  
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