Anglers may want to stick closer to home port with the stormy weather on the forecast. Numerous reports indicate that the fish are in shallow water, so that could work in your favor. Yellow perch reports are erratic with some reports of larger catches while others indicate a few dozen fish ...

OBSERVER Staff Report The Chautauqua Jets club track and field team is beginning their training of local athletes during the offseason this summer. The Jets are a club team, seeded with funds from the city of Dunkirk, that looks to give high school athletes an opportunity to showcase their ...

OBSERVER Photos by Jeremy Izzio At top, CoPar Construction’s Ethan Leid launches a deep line drive to right field during his team’s 10-12-year-old Fredonia Little League game against Gullo Greenscape. At right, Luca Gullo delivers a pitch versus CoPar Construction. Below, Family ...

There’s still time to sign up for the 2nd Annual CHRIC Classic Golf Tournament Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation and Improvement Corporation (CHRIC) will be holding it’s 2nd Annual CHRIC Classic Golf Tournament on Saturday, July 29, at the Chautauqua Golf Club, 4731 West Lake Road, ...

The Grape Belt USBC Youth Bowling Association has awarded two bowlers with Bob Frame Memorial Educational Grants. The grant is awarded to one graduating high school senior boy and girl. Participants must be members of the association. Each participant must complete an entry form, bowl six ...

Fredonia’s Hannah Cybart has been named the 2017 Pitcher of the Year in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association West I softball. Sydney Burk of the Southwestern Lady Trojans has been named Player of the Year while Dunkirk Lady Marauders’ coach, Michelle Poweski, was honored as ...

ERIE, Pa. — The Erie, Pa., YMCA and Rebich Investments announces the 6th Annual Downtown Showdown 3-on-3 basketball tournament on July 29-30, 2017. The tournament will be played at the Millcreek Mall Mad Mex parking lot in Erie, PA with players ranging from grade 2-3 to adult divisions. To ...

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va — The Mountain East Conference announced the 12 male and 12 female finalists for the Scholar-Athlete of the Year award. Taylor Olson, a softball pitcher formerly of Gowanda, is the representative from Notre Dame College. The freshman ended her 2017 campaign with an ERA of ...

Special to the OBSERVER Nina Bautista Lynch was born to run. She has been running since she could walk. She ran on teams for Dunkirk High School as well as cross county for Brockport State College. Her running did not stop there. Through the years she has been involved in many marathons and ...

OBSERVER Sports Report The All-Western New York baseball team has been announced for the 2017 season and Gowanda’s Matt Kruszka earned First Team honors from the infield. Silver Creek catcher, Sam Mullen, and North Collins infielder, Brandon Zielinski, both made the All-Western New York ...

OBSERVER Staff Report The Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association West II softball division has announced its postseason awards and Cassadaga Valley’s Brittyn LeBaron, along with Panama’s Madalyn Bowen, have been named Co-Players of the Year. Pitcher of the Year honors went to ...

Youth soccer Travel league Concord FC 7, BAYSO 1 Concord ended its season on a high note with a team win vs. BAYSO. Seven different goal scorers showed the balance of Concord. Max Sturniolo, Anthony Piede and Henry Leone (PK) had the first-half tallies for the winners. David Barrett, Sam ...

OBSERVER Staff Report Frewsburg’s Olivia Lynn has been named Player of the Year for the 2017 CCAA East II softball season. Franklinville Lady Panther Ally Haskell was honored as Pitcher of the Year for 2017. Jan Warren of North Collins was named Coach of the Year, while Frewsburg took home ...

Summer-like weather has finally arrived and many of us are spending as much of our free time as possible enjoying the Outdoors in western New York. Now if only we could spread some of the congested activities out over a bigger time frame. For instance, The annual Southtowns Walleye Association, ...

Adult golf Gowanda Country Club Ladies League (June 14) — First Low Gross: Kim Gier, Lois Piscitelli, 42. Second Low Gross: Mary Ann Hoisek, 46. First Low Net: Donna Colletta, 36. Second Low Net: Diane Meli, 38. Announcements Gowanda Summer Recreation registration set for June ...

Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation & Improvement Corporation (CHRIC) will be holding its 2nd Annual CHRIC Classic Golf Tournament on Saturday, July 29 at the Chautauqua Golf Club, 4731 West Lake Road, Chautauqua. Josh Freifeld, Executive Director and the CHRIC Board of Directors invite the ...

Dunkirk’s Adam Wilmot has made quite a name for himself in the professional armwrestling world. Over the past two years Wilmot has qualified for two World Armwrestling League Championships, traveled the country pulling the best names in the sport, suffered injuries, rehabbed and ...

SINCLAIRVILLE — Folks entering the gymnasium at Cassadaga Valley Central School on Friday night were handed a piece of paper that included, among other things, a photograph of a young man - probably in his late 20s or early 30s - who was sporting an ear-to-ear grin. The image, which was ...

Emilee Hanlon — Dunkirk shortstop, scholar and track and field star — has been a major headline for the Lady Marauders in 2017. As a two-sport athlete in the spring season, Hanlon has excelled in her junior year. She helped set a new school record for Dunkirk/Silver Creek in the ...

Dunkirk High School Pool proudly offers the following summer Learn to Swim Program: Please note: all pool programming information can be found on the Community Education tab on the Dunkirk City School District webpage: http://www.dunkirkcsd.org/Page/91 and on Facebook ...