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Field to fork: Smoked wild turkey

For those who have spent long, chilly mornings in the spring woods this past weekend listening for that unmistakable gobble or two, bringing home a wild turkey is more than just a successful hunt. It’s the beginning of a rewarding culinary experience. As seasoned hunters know, cooking wild ...

Man disadvantage

BUFFALO — Call it the man disadvantage in Buffalo. Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin can appreciate how much room for improvement there is for a power-play unit that produced at one of the worst rates in an NHL playoff series over the past 50 years. “I don’t think it’s a concern, but we ...

HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE

Monday’s Schedule High School Baseball Salamanca at Southwestern, 5 p.m. Clymer/Sherman/Panama at Pine Valley, 5 p.m. North Collins at Portville, 5 p.m. High School Softball Ellicottville at Cattaraugus-Little Valley, 4 p.m. Frewsburg at Maple Grove, 4:30 p.m. Randolph at ...

Dunkirk, Fredonia split rivalry doubleheader

GOWANDA — After an ugly 10-4 loss to rival Dunkirk in Game 1 of a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 baseball doubleheader Saturday, Fredonia had about 15 minutes to regroup and earn a split. It took them a little longer than that, but the Hillbillies found a ...

Soaking it in

FALCONER — The Silver Creek/Forestville boys track and field team had quite the performance at the Golden Falcon Invitational, winning five events behind a pair of double winners on Friday. The Black Knights swept the sprints with Samuel Bowers taking both the 200 and 400 meters, while ...

Beneath the bloom on Chautauqua Lake waters

As a kid, spring was the most special place my dad could take me at 5 years old. Crappies, perch, bullheads and bass were plentiful as we cast a line from shore near the old train station and boat docks in Mayville. Traveling down the lake to Jamestown, the lake appeared pristine. That was ...