You never would’ve thought that Wednesday’s basketball game in mid-December for Frewsburg and Fredonia was just another game, based on the intensity and atmosphere in the Roger K. Moore Gymnasium in Fredonia. However, when it was all said and done, the Frewsburg Bears got a not-so-nice ...

Fredonia cross country star Emily Brown (left) and Silver Creek standout Ellie Decker (right) were both honored by the New York State Sports Writers Association for their efforts this season. Brown was selected Third Team All-State for Class C, while Decker was listed as Honorable Mention.

OBSERVER Staff Report RANDOLPH — The Fredonia Hillbillies wrestling team continued their impressive season on Wednesday, downing Randolph 53-21 in non-league action. Fredonia was led by Jamison Horch, who returned from injury after missing two years to pin his man at 285 in the second ...

OBSERVER Staff Report WESTFIELD — After falling to Clymer in the Westfield Winter Classic, the Westfield/Brocton Lady Wolverines were jumping at the chance to right their wrong and take care of business the second time around. They did just that on Wednesday. Led by a 24 point effort by ...

The Brocton bowling team took home their first 4-0 sweep of the season on Wednesday, beating Clymer by a final line of 689-706-605-2,000 to 540-524-503-1,567. Brocton’s top bowler was once again Jordan Krystofiak, who finished with a 221-218-655 scoring line. Savannah Krystofiak was next ...

JAMESTOWN — The Dunkirk Marauders bowling teams completed a full sweep of Falconer on Wednesday at Jamestown Bowling Company, as both the boys and girls teams won 4-0. For the Dunkirk boys, Jaxson Pencek (235-217-191-643), Trevor Skelly (Trevor Skelly 201-235-190-626) and Tristan Skelly ...

OBSERVER Staff Reports Dunkirk coach Ken Ricker believed Nadara O’Dell felt slighted by not receiving recognition at the Westfield Winter Classic last weekend. On Wednesday, she played a game that would get anyone’s attention. O’Dell had 26 points and 20 rebounds to lead the Dunkirk ...

As of Monday afternoon, area streams were at moderate levels with decent clarity for success. Rick Miller in Irving reported that the Cattaraugus Creek was in great condition for steelheaders. Not a lot of fishing effort lately though, as anglers are still recovering from a long deer season, ...

WESTFIELD — It appeared as if the Westfield Wolverines would trail by double digits headed into halftime of Tuesday’s rivalry matchup with the Brocton Bulldogs. Evan Hauser had other plans. After Hauser’s buzzer-beater from half-court, the Wolverines trimmed the Brocton lead to only ...

FREWSBURG — Gabby Iuculano and Mikayla Gabalski-Jones each had 17 points as Frewsburg took advantage of 20 offensive rebounds on its way to a 56-24 win Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 West win over Westfield/Brocton on Monday evening in a girls basketball ...

SINCLAIRVILLE — Salamanca defeated Cassadaga Valley by a score of 59-48 in a non-league boys basketball contest on Monday night at Cassadaga Valley High School. For Salamanca (4-1) Aaron George scored 18 points and Issac Brown scored 15. Tyler Hedlund had five rebounds and seven ...

Special to the OBSERVER The Dunkirk/Fredonia Steelers varsity hockey team swept two games this past weekend in Western New York High School Club Hockey League action. On Saturday night at the Northtowns Center in Amherst, the Steelers won their first game of the season, 6-0, over St. ...

OBSERVER Staff Report ANGOLA — The Lake Shore Eagles girls basketball team won their home opener on Tuesday for their first win of the season, beating Iroquois in overtime by a score of 66-64. The Lady Eagles were led by Sophie Snyder who scored a game high 25 points to go along with ...

OBSERVER Staff Reports JAMESTOWN — The Fredonia boys and girls bowling teams each had stellar nights on the lanes on Tuesday, defeating Southwestern 4-0, 4-0 at Jamestown Bowling Co. For the Fredonia boys, they won by a final score of 794-887-970-2,651 to 716-626-699-2,041. Top bowlers for ...

OBSERVER Staff Reports SILVER CREEK — The Silver Creek Black Knights boys basketball team came out and won their second game of the season on Tuesday, beating their rival Forestville 62-42 in a non-league contest. For Silver Creek, Braeden Woleben, coming off a 33 point performance last ...

The electricity was in the air during the Hillbillies boys basketball team’s home opener on Monday night. Hosting St. Mary’s in a non-league game with little on the line, the Fredonia faithful still showed up big to bring their support, as the ‘Billies, fueled by the crowd powered past ...

ANGOLA — The following are participants from The Family Martial Arts Center who competed in the Kempo Karate tournament on Dec. 1. The event was held in Angola under Master Dan Genovese. All of the students challenged their ability and knowledge amongst others. Back row, from left: Master ...

With the annual Dunkirk, Fredonia and Cardinal Mindszenty High School Golf Tournament complete, Bob Palcic finds a seat in the foyer at Shorewood Country Club and begins to tell stories. But they’re not about how well he chased a little white ball around the course on the shores of Lake ...

GOWANDA — The North Collins Eagles boys basketball team jumped out to an early lead and continued to score often en route to a 66-51 non-league victory over the Gowanda Panthers on Monday night in Gowanda. North Collins was successful in their full court press, forcing multiple turnovers ...

The Dunkirk boys bowling team continued their winning ways on Monday, beating Chautauqua Lake 4-0 at Lucky Lanes by a final score of 844-889-829-2,562 to 423-484-449-1,356. Bowling well for Dunkirk were Tristen Skelly (234-215-196-645), Jared Glowniak (199-180-541), Jaxson Pencek (187) and ...