Clymer boys basketball has claimed 10 Section VI championships since 1951, but since the New York State Public High School Athletic Association championships began in 1978 the Pirates had never managed to reach the final four. With five attempts to reach the pinnacle of New York basketball ...
St. Bonaventure University introduced Mike MacDonald, second from right, as its new men's basketball coach on Wednesday at the Reilly Center. Joining him in the photo above are, from the left, Bob Beretta, St. Bonaventure athletic director; Maura MacDonald, Mike's wife; Dr. Jeff Gingerich, ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this story, written by Bill Hammond, first appeared in the OBSERVER in August 1974 detailing a relationship between New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner III and a group of northern Chautauqua County residents. With the release last week of Mike Vaccaro’s ...