On Lake Erie, the yellow perch fishing activity is kicking into high gear starting at 50-55 feet of water between Cattaraugus Creek and Sturgeon Point. Live emerald shiners fished near bottom is the top tactic if emeralds are available, but golden shiners or salted shiners are also ...
Dear Sports Editor: The Southern Tier lost a pillar of the wrestling community with the recent passing of Marty Rowe. With the 1970s, came the beginning of the career of a young Mary Rowe on the Ripley wrestling team. By the end of his career, he had won many matches, had competed in the state tournament and, along the way, earned the respect of fellow wrestlers and coaches. By the time the 1980s had come around, the small school in southwestern Chautauqua County was competing and winning in Division 2 league competition, always against larger schools. By the end of the 1980s, ...
ELLICOTTVILLE — The Ellicottville/Franklinville boys soccer team did not take long to get going in the Section VI Class C semifinals. In the opening minute the Eagles burst into the Westfield/Brocton end of the pitch and Jackson Tomsick connected with Holden Basher for the first goal of ...
AKRON — Robert Calph continued his late-season dominance of the Wednesday Travel League, winning this week's event at The Links at Ivy Ridge. Calph shot a 77 for his fourth straight victory and has now won six of the past seven events. Calph edged Josh Hilliker (78) by one stroke and Dave Wallace (79) by two strokes. Playing in the same foursome, Calph and Hilliker had several lead changes between them and combined for seven birdies. After starting on the back nine, the two were tied after 16 holes. Calph then birdied the par-3 eighth hole and Hilliker bogeyed, essentially sealing the ...
Submitted Photo Chautauqua Lake wrapped up a perfect 10-0 season in the Lakeshore Youth Football League on Saturday with a 14-0 victory over Southwestern in the championship game at Bill Race Field in Falconer. Chautauqua Lake outscored its opponents 236-18 this season, including 200 ...
MAYVILLE — Brina Jacobson scored 11 kills and made four digs as Chautauqua Lake kicked off the Section VI volleyball playoffs with a sweep against Medina 25-8, 25-10, 25-10 in the Class C prequarterfinals on Monday evening. Kortlyn Fairbank added three kills and an assist for the 4-seeded Eagles, Sydney Williams had four kills and two aces, Evie Woodis provided three kills and a block and Karagan Fairbank dealt 24 assists and four aces. Chautauqua Lake (14-0) will host No. 12 Falconer on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the quarterfinals. No. 13 Medina finishes the season with a 3-11 ...
