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Diamond’s best

As some of the best high school baseball players in the area prepare to head off for their first year of college and others prepare for fall sports, the New York State Sportswriters Association is honoring the best from this past spring season. Six local Class C players received accolades ...

Senior baseball

Kosciuszcko Club Phillies 2 Stuart Tool & Die A's 1 The bats for both teams were silent for the first three innings until Dylan Bankoski led off the top of the fourth with a no-doubt home run over the left field fence which turned out to be the lone A's run. Then, in the bottom of the fourth, the Phillies were able to manufacture a run off a walk and an errant pickoff throw, and a Mark Zinni RBI single to tie the game. The Phillies plated the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning with a walk-off single by Alberto Benejan. Mark Zemla pitched the final two innings to get ...

Seasonal celebration

OBSERVER Photos by Scott Kindberg Nearly 400 people attended the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame's annual summer picnic Monday at the Lakewood Rod & Gun club as dozens of local athletes were honored. Above, from left, brothers Dave and Pete Crisione relax on the patio at the Lakewood Rod & ...

Bills to address stadium concerns

ORCHARD PARK — The Buffalo Bills are responding to criticism over various issues at their new stadium — including partially obstructed sightline concerns -- by addressing them on a case-by-case basis, the team announced Monday. The criticism stems from fans getting their first full ...

A walleye wake-up call

Mental notes are wonderful things — until you forget where you put them. I was reminded of that recently when I learned that retail walleye fillets are selling for somewhere between $15 and more than $25 a pound, depending on where you live. I thought that was interesting. The very ...

Stephen’s Run 6K winners

Submitted Photo On Aug. 2, the Bemus Point Track Club hosted the Stephen's Run 6K at Long Point State Park, held in memory of Maple Grove cross country runner Stephen Pangborn. Rosie Williamson was the overall women's winner (28:44), followed by Emma Golembieski and Peyton Braunscheidel. ...