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Kings, trout and giant kicker bass

Spring fishing across Western New York has shifted into high gear, and if recent action on Lake Ontario is any indication, anglers may want to call in “fish sick” sooner rather than later. The popular Lake Ontario Counties Trout and Salmon Derby wrapped up May 10 after ten days of ...

Fredonia edges Pine Valley in unified hoops

SOUTH DAYTON — Austin Duliba scored a game-high 8 points to lead Fredonia past Pine Valley 28-24 in unified basketball action on Wednesday. Louie Gugino provided another 6 points for the Hillbillies, Landon Rukavina scored 4, then Julian Ocasio, Devin Batten and Elizabeth Joy had 2 points each. Pine Valley was led by James Maltie and Sam Fish with 6 points each, while the trio of Andrew Nuebel, Sadie Kruszka and Tianna Bova scored 4 apiece. Fredonia (7-2) will host its senior night tonight against Frewsburg at 5 p.m. with the seniors being honored 15 minutes before tip off. ...

Chautauqua Lake/Westfield wins league title

DUNKIRK — The Chautauqua Lake/Westfield boys golf team finished undefeated in the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 Small Schools division with wins over Dunkirk, Cassadaga Valley and Maple Grove on Wednesday at Shorewood Country Club. Jackson Marsh went 4-over on the ...

Gowanda baseball cruises to win

GOWANDA — Aidan Geiger hit a double and scored three times for Gowanda as the Panthers defeated Silver Creek/Forestville 10-2 in nonleague baseball action on Wednesday. Seth Geiger drove in a pair of runs hitting 1 for 2 for Gowanda (16-3), while Aidan Geiger earned the win on the bump with six strikeouts and six hits against in seven innings of work. Hunter Anderson and Damon Bell both hit doubles for Silver Creek/Forestville (9-8). GOLDEN FALCONS ROLL DRAGONS BEMUS POINT — Liam Sharpe gave up just one hit and struck out five in four innings of work as Falconer downed ...

Fredonia knocks off Depew in flag football semifinals

DEPEW — Fredonia is headed to the Section VI Class C flag football championship game after knocking off Depew, the top seed, 32-25 on Wednesday night in the semifinal. Head coach Nick Bertrando couldn’t be happier. “I’m proud of the grit they showed in the second half,” he said. “It was a nice win for the girls.” The victory means the Hillbillies (15-2), the fifth seed, will take on No. 2 Pioneer (14-0) in the title game, which is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Sweet Home High School. Depew finishes the season 11-2-1. Fredonia led 13-0 after the first quarter, ...

IA Golf Association Strengthens Cancer Care

“Stamp Out Cancer in Our Lifetime” remains the mission of the Italian- American Charity Golf Association, whose continued generosity is helping expand cancer care in our community. IA board members Dave Munella and Joe Paterniti recently presented UPMC Chautauqua with a gift to complete ...