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The triple tragedy of my first home run

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Dear readers: Your job, if you decide to accept it, is to figure out the third and final tragedy of this tale. And do it before you finish reading. My fourth season in Dunkirk Little League baseball as an 11-year-old in 1962 was, I admit it, underwhelming. I was the best player on the ...

Hazelton leads Forestville to first girls state semis appearance

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In the history of Forestville Central School, there had never been a girls sports team to reach the New York State Public High School Athletic Association final four. There were close misses in the past and the softball team had even reached the Far West Regionals, but could not get over that ...

Senior Sendoff

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In Cayzlee Johnson’s junior season, the Chautauqua Lake Eagles won the league title, she was the MVP and made it all the way to the Section VI Class C championship, but came up one win short of the title. As the only senior of the 2025 squad, it was Johnson’s final chance to finish ...

Riggs Memorial Champions take on historic Lake Course

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CHAUTAUQUA — The last time the Riggs Memorial Champions took place at Chautauqua Golf Club on the Lake Course it was Cable Hollow Golf Course champion Nick Giambrone firing a 3-under par 69 to join the fraternity of champions. Giambrone’s victory was made special by accomplishing the ...

Walleye fishing fireworks happening now

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As we celebrate the birth of our great nation, we also honor the freedom to cast a line, ride the waves, and enjoy the natural beauty that America gives us each day. When the Eastern Lake Erie walleye bite turns on, like it is right now, there are never-ending, line-stretching moments that ...