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Weather changes weekend plans

Chance of rain today and air quality conditions from the wildfires have forced postponements and/or cancellations of several local sporting events this weekend. They include Friday’s Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League game pitting Jamestown against Newark; today’s Bemus Point 3-on-3 basketball tournament; and tonight’s racing, including the Modified Mafia Tour, at Stateline Speedway. All the games in the 3-on-3 tournament will be played Sunday instead; and the Stateline event has been moved to Aug. 29. The Tarp Skunks, meanwhile, will be back in action Sunday when they ...

Mee family visits Tarp Skunks

Photo courtesy of Greg Peterson Former Jamestown Tarp Skunk Grady Mee, first row left, is joined by his family at Wednesday’s Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League contest at Diethrick Park. Mee, who played for Jamestown in 2023, recently signed with the Sioux Falls (South Dakota) ...

Golf leagues

FREDONIA — Jeff Nelson’s 33 was one shot better than Dan Alessi and Joe Sorci to lead the scratch scores in the Gene Andolina League at Vineyards. Other scratch scores were Bob Golubski 37, Doug Grace 37, Tom McTigue 37, Greg Catalano 38, Zeke Curtain 38, Bruce Mulkin 38, Dave Criscione 39, Phil Leone 39 and Bob Manning 39. McTigue’s 30 paced the handicap scores. Other handicap scores were Alessi 31, Curtain 32, Jaime Galarza 32, Phil Leone 32, John Bell 33, Sam B. Fote 33, Phil Hopkins 33, Manning 33, Nelson 33, John Wiedenhofer 33, Catalano 34, Steve Dudek 34, Mark Gugino ...

Moving on

FREDONIA — Fredonia scored at least two runs in every inning and broke an 11-11 tie with four runs in the fourth and four more in the fifth to beat Frewsburg 19-14 in the District 38 8-10 All-Star tournament semifinals Thursday. The win sends Fredonia into Tuesday’s final against Valley ...

Paddles, peace and a little friendly competition

In a world where phones buzz almost as often as mosquitoes, finding a true escape isn't always easy. That's one reason kayak fishing continues to attract recreational families looking for peaceful moments and anglers of all sorts from every corner of the sport — including some who have ...

Tarp Skunks’ Churchill is Pitcher of the Week

NEW HARTFORD — Many players made their mark on the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League last week, but of the countless remarkable plays and moments, the performances of five players earned them Player and Pitcher of the Week Awards for Week 6 of the 2026 season. These awards take into ...