EDITOR’S NOTE: The following was written by Ellicottville, New York native Tyler Dunne, the founder of Go Long, a newsletter publication dedicated to longform pro football journalism. With the passing Friday of Chicago Bears icon Mike Ditka at 86, Dunne granted permission to the OBSERVER ...
Anyone interested in becoming a certified wrestling official, can begin that process next week. The first meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday in the wrestling room at Jamestown Community College. For more information, contact Lou at 716-499-1865.
There is a particular kind of magic in learning to fly fish. It has something to do with the way a fly line unfolds across the water. With the quiet concentration of watching a stream. With learning to tie a tiny collection of feathers and thread into something that, if you do it just right, ...
DUNKIRK — Field position can make a huge difference. Dunkirk was on the wrong side of that battle all throughout Friday’s contest with the Olean Huskies at Dunkirk High School. Time and time again, the Huskies began with the ball deep in Dunkirk territory thanks to miscues by the ...
Umpire training classes, conducted by the Chautauqua County Baseball Umpires Association, will begin next week at Cassadaga Valley High School. The classes, which will run 6:30-8:30 p.m. every Wednesday from Oct. 14 to Nov. 18, are open to anyone 18 and older. There is no charge. For more information or to register, contact Ray Lindquist at 716-450-2158 or Marv Cummings at 716-785-8618.
FREDONIA — Kinslee Motter scored 15 kills, an ace, two blocks and made one assist with 11 digs as Chautauqua Lake defeated Fredonia 25-20, 17-25, 25-21, 25-20 in nonleague volleyball action on Friday. Alice Scarpine added 12 kills, two aces, an assist and 15 digs for Chautauqua Lake (10-0), Brina Jacobson provided 13 kills, three assists, an ace and eight digs and Karagan Fairbank made 43 assists, three kills, five aces and three digs. Fredonia (7-5) was led by Londyn Wilmot with 11 kills, five digs and three blocks, Alyse Bugaj had 32 assists, 15 digs and four blocks, Maddie ...
