Last year in the sectional semifinals, Depew pitcher Josh Goss and then-senior Fredonia pitcher Derrick Walters dueled in a thrilling 9-inning affair. Fredonia came away with the win, 3-1, last season to earn a spot in an eighth straight sectional final appearance. This year, it was Goss that ...
MAYVILLE — Kyler Majka’s next loss will be the last game of his high school career. He made sure it didn’t come Friday. Chautauqua Lake’s ace right-hander threw a two-hitter with 16 strikeouts as the eighth-seeded Thunderbirds beat No. 9 Ellicottville, 12-1, in Section VI Class C ...
SILVER CREEK — Spencer Harford’s single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning propelled the Silver Creek Black Knights to a 4-3 walk-off victory over the Westfield Wolverines on Friday night in a Section VI, Class C pre-quarterfinal baseball game at Silver Creek High ...
OBSERVER Staff Report OLEAN — The Dunkirk Marauders track team traveled to Olean High School on Friday for the first day of the CCAA League Championship Meet. Friday consisted of qualifying rounds for the sprints, finals for the 800m and two mile races, and several field events were held. ...
OBSERVER Staff Report GOWANDA — The Gowanda Panthers defeated Cleveland Hill, 9-1, in a Section VI Class B2 quarterfinal baseball game at Gowanda High School, on Friday. The Panthers opened up their Class B2 sectional playoff action with a bang — scoring seven runs in the first two ...
RANDOLPH — After a difficult journey through the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 West baseball season, Cassadaga Valley is beginning to see the rewards of playing difficult competition. The No. 12 Cougars, led by starting pitcher Adam Goot, earned just their second ...
GERRY — The Gerry Rodeo committee has just learned that theirs is the only rodeo site east of the Mississippi chosen to host a free Junior Rodeo Camp to be held on Sunday, June 2, from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. for children and youth over age six with no age limit. The camp will be held in the newly ...
OBSERVER Staff Report OLEAN — The Fredonia track team traveled to Olean High School for the first day of the CCAA League Championship Meet. The Hillbillies saw two boys compete in the finals of an event on Friday. Jack Carlson placed sixth in the 800m with a time of 2:05.32, his season ...
Adult golf Monday Night Vineyards Utility League The league played a two-person scramble on a chilly Monday Night, but they survived. The closest to the pin on Hole 5 was Team Al Etzel and Bill Anderson. They also had a skin with a birdie on Hole 3. The only other skin was a par on Hole 1 ...
The last time Fredonia starting pitcher Maddy Marsh stepped into the pitcher’s circle at SUNY Fredonia, the then-freshman picked up a win over the Dunkirk Lady Marauders to earn a spot in the sectional finals a year ago. This time around, the sophomore starter for the Lady ‘Billies looked ...
The Fredonia Hillbillies once again find themselves walking into the second round of the Section VI Class B1 baseball playoffs after beating the Alden Bulldogs, 21-7, at SUNY Fredonia on Thursday. The Hillbillies reached base 14 times from bases on balls and twice more from being hit-by-pitch ...
OBSERVER Staff Reports FREWSBURG — The Cassadaga Valley Lady Cougars came into the playoffs last season without a loss, but this year came in without a win. The Lady Cougars sure picked a great time to get their first win of the year, with a 4-3 win on Thursday night at No. 1 Frewsburg in ...
FALCONER — To call Falconer’s 15-hit offensive output Thursday an attack would be an understatement. It was an all-out ambush. Five different players had multiple hits and the fourth-seeded Golden Falcons scored multiple runs in each of the first five innings en route to a 14-2 Section ...
FORESTVILLE — The Forestville Lady Hornets softball team scored early and continued its success with multiple runs in every inning as the Lady Hornets defeated the Franklinville Lady Panthers, 18-9, on Thursday night in a Section VI, Class D softball quarterfinal game at Forestville High ...
OBSERVER Staff Report AKRON — Caroline Cameron represented Fredonia at the Section VI girls golf sectional tournament, at Arrowhead Country Club. Cameron shot a 101 on the par 72 course and was just three strokes short of qualifying for the State Tournament. Melanie Green of Medina was the ...
OBSERVER Staff Report OLEAN — The Dunkirk Marauders fell to Olean, 3-2, in the Section VI Class B1 baseball prequarterfinals at Olean High School, on Thursday. Peyton Ahlstrom pitched 5 2/3 innings for the Marauders and gave up three runs, two earned, over nine hits, walking one and ...
OBSERVER Staff Report BROCTON — The Lady Bulldogs took down Pine Valley, 8-4, in a Section VI Class D Quarterfinal softball game at Brocton High School, on Thursday. Megan Gloss was in the circle for Brocton and pitched all seven innings, allowing four runs, over five hits, five walks ...
High School Sports Schedule Baseball Playoffs Depew at Fredonia, 5 p.m. Cleveland Hill at Gowanda, 5 p.m. Ellicottville at Chautauqua Lake, 5 p.m. Westfield at Silver Creek/Forestville, 5 p.m. Cassadaga Valley at Randolph, 5 p.m. Announcements Women Who Golf for Fun The Women ...
The Section VI baseball playoff seedings were announced late on Monday night. In Class B1, Fredonia earned the No. 4 seed and a home game against No. 13 seed Alden today. Dunkirk was named the No. 10 seed and travels to No. 7 seed Olean today. In Class B2, Gowanda earned the No. 2 seed ...
BROCTON — The Brocton Bulldogs (7-6) took down the Maple Grove Red Dragons, 7-6, in a Section VI non-league baseball game at Brocton High School, on Wednesday. Brocton and Maple Grove (9-4) got together for one last tune up game before the sectional playoffs begin, and the Bulldogs narrowly ...