The year of the Dunkirk-Fredonia rivalry has one final chapter, as the Lady Marauders and the Lady ‘Billies face off for a spot in the Class B1 softball final today in Fredonia. Just months after the two rivals met in the class championship in basketball in Buffalo, the two schools — ...
Big, exciting changes are underway regarding the local golf scene. It starts at Vineyards Golf Course in Fredonia, which as of this year is under new ownership and management. Debbie Mancuso recently purchased the golf course and brought in Jason Goss to manage. “Debbie had joked to ...
FALCONER — David Cobbe spent Friday evening enjoying a Falconer junior varsity girls softball game at Ernie Strickland Field. Later this week, the Jamestown resident and seven members of his family will be taking in a baseball game at arguably the most recognizable sporting venue in the ...
OBSERVER sports writer Braden Carmen has updates from the Dunkirk-Fredonia softball game taking place this afternoon. https://twitter.com/BradenCarmen
Today’s high school sports schedule Play of games subject to weather and playing surface conditions. Events start at 4:45 p.m. unless otherwise stated. Boys baseball playoffs Falconer at Chautauqua Lake, 5 p.m. Girls softball playoffs Dunkirk at Fredonia Randolph at Chautauqua ...
With multiple standout senior pitchers all season long, there was a question as to which pitcher would take the mound for the Fredonia Hillbillies in the biggest postseason moments. Derrick Walters made a statement in his favor on Saturday. Walters threw a complete game shutout to lead ...
Finding turkeys has been difficult, but not impossible for hunters willing to put the time and effort in. Since the season opened the first of May, and including the youth hunt, hunters have noticed a reduced number of birds. The state has issued reports to this effect and commented that the ...
Special to the OBSERVER It’s official: Three Fredonia Blue Devils have qualified for the NCAA Division III Track & Field championship meet. Sarah Couperus and Brittany Feldman (Jamestown/Southwestern) from the women’s team and Justyn Haines from the men’s team are bound for ...
The spring sports season has reached its most exciting time — playoff season. With that, many athletes have had notable performances in the recent week worth noting. Here are a few highlights from the exciting week: Top Male Athletes: Dunkirk pitcher Peyton Ahlstrom & Fredonia ...
Local Baseball Brocton-Portland Little League Minor League Machine Pitch — Chautauqua Lake’s Lighthouse Grocery defeated Brocton’s Sons of the Legion 25-5. Chautauqua Lake’s offense was anchored by Ellie Ludwig, Karagan Fairbank, Tristen Gibbs, Makenna Smith and Peyton Donato who ...
SPRINGVILLE — The Dunkirk Marauders high school baseball team lost to Springville in a Class B-1 pre-quarterfinal Friday, 11-6, ending its season. Springville jumped on Dunkirk early, scoring six runs in the first inning. Jared Glowniak came in with one out in the first, pitched the rest of ...
GOWANDA — The Gowanda Panthers scored seven runs in the fourth inning and never looked back en route to a 9-5 victory over the Eden Red Raiders in a B-2 pre-quarterfinal battle on Friday night. Both teams traded runs in the first inning. Red Raiders leadoff hitter Evan Kelly singled and ...
The brackets for the Section VI high school baseball playoffs were released late Thursday night. Dunkirk was seeded No. 10 in Class B1 and went to No. 7 Springville for a pre-quarterfinal on Friday (see related story). Fredonia grabbed a No. 3 seed in Class B1, giving it a pre-quarterfinal ...
WESTFIELD — The Chautauqua Lake Thunderbirds baseball squad closed off its regular season with a 5-4 non-league win over the Westfield Wolverines Friday. CL got off to a 2-0 lead early. Devin Pope walked in the top of the first, Kyler Majka singled to move Pope to third base, then Bryce ...
Submitted photo Despite seeing its eight-run lead whittled down by the end, the Dunkirk Marauders 11U still held off West Seneca for a 14-13 victory on Thursday. Donovan Thompson got the win for Dunkirk. He lasted three innings, allowing two hits and six runs while striking out four. Thomas ...
Submitted Photo Jake Eckley, assistant golf professional at Tri County Country Club in Forestville, won the first WNYPGA Assistants Tournament, sponsored by Golf Max/Golf Pride at Transit Valley Country Club, with a 4 over par 75. Tied for second with 76s were Mike Boss, River Oaks GC and ...
CLARENCE — It’s a “Southern Tier Teen Challenge!” Chris Musial, President and General Manager of WBBZ-TV, is proud to announce that “Beat The Champ” will roll from Jamestown Bowling Company in Jamestown today at 4 p.m. (with an encore Sunday at 11 p.m.) Top young bowlers from ...
Long before the late Van Miller made the term “fandemonium” part of his Buffalo Bills’ radio broadcasts, he very well could have served as the fan club president for one young tennis player from Grand Island. Even at 12 years old, Jimmy Arias’ talents left mouths agape, including that ...
SOUTH DAYTON — Kaylee Crisanti threw a complete-game five-hitter to lead the Pine Valley Lady Panthers high school softball team to an 8-0 win over Sherman on Thursday to start the Section VI Class D playoffs. Crisanti struck out five and issued two walks. Teammate Kayla Hohl was 3 for 3 ...
FREWSBURG — Ashley Carlson’s two-out single in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted Frewsburg to a 6-5 non-league softball victory over Forestville on Friday. Peyton Yost led off the inning with a double and came around to score on Carlson’s base hit up the middle. The victory ...