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Modified Mafia Tour to cap August slate at Stateline

BUSTI — Mother Nature played nice for the majority of the season, but the month of August has brought a string of weather-related interruptions to the Saturday night action at Stateline Speedway. Despite the recent rainouts, the Busti oval is gearing up to close out the month in a major way as the Modified Mafia Tour, presented by AFAB Sales, makes its highly anticipated second-ever stop at the facility. MODIFIED MAFIA TOUR RETURNS The regional touring invaders will have their hands full as they attempt to conquer the historic dirt oval. During last year’s inaugural Mod Mafia ...

Hawaii Six-O

JAMESTOWN — Ezra Pule-Nicholas played the part of hero for Mililani, Hawaii, on Saturday. With his arm and his bat. Pule-Nicholas hit a two-run single in the top of the eighth inning and then pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the frame as the Pacific Southwest Region champions won the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series 4-2 over Atlantic Shore, New Jersey, at Diethrick Park. “The parents bought in, the players bought in,” manager Joseph Gabrillo said postgame, “and they kept on believing.” Hawaii finished the tournament with a perfect 6-0 record and ...

Monster bass, muddy creeks, Mother Nature

The rainstorm that swept across Western New York on Sunday reminded us that Mother Nature still has the final say. High-hill creeks that had begun to show the dry fingerprints of summer suddenly came alive, roaring downhill through the flatlands and carrying a muddy signature into Lake Erie ...

Golf leagues

WESTFIELD — Darien Swanson and Lyndy Smith both shot a gross 2-over 38 to top the Thursday Night Men’s League at Pinehurst Golf Club. Other gross scores were Nolan Swanson 40, Rob Strang 40, Victor Matos 41, Paul Bretz 41 and August Viele 41. Strang’s 26 paced the net scores. Other net scores were Judd Dahl 31, Marty Hemmer 33, Norm Leamer 34, Rob Gizzi 34, Dave Felton 34, Jason Nusom 35, Josh Sorrento 35, Aaron Fuller 35 and Tim Cerrie 35. Nolan Swanson (No. 13) and Hemmer (No. 16) were closest to the pin.

Bills offer condolences, support to Oliver following death of his 2-year-old son

CLEVELAND — The Buffalo Bills are giving defensive tackle Ed Oliver support and space following the accidental death of his 2-year-old son. Oliver has been grieving throughout training camp and many of his teammates only learned of the tragic accident on Friday. Following Saturday's 31-7 preseason win over the Browns, Bills quarterback Josh Allen said the team is standing with Oliver. "Obviously, very unfortunate what happened and as a teammate of him, as someone in this locker room, all we can do is love on him," Allen said. "There's nothing that you can say to make the situation ...

Bills batter Browns 31-7

CLEVELAND — As thunder rumbled around Huntington Bank Field following Saturday's game, the Browns' confusing quarterback competition grew stormier. Shedeur Sanders threw a touchdown pass and made good decisions in the Browns' 31-7 preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills in perhaps his last ...