Local sports schedule

Mens Basketball

D’Youville at Fredonia State, 7 p.m.

Adult golf

Wednesday Travel League

Robert Calph earned his 15th tour victory of the season with the low round of 80 on a cold but sunny day at Pinehurst Golf Club in Westfield. Mike Wolfe was second with 83 and Bill Aldrich and Gary Haase tied for third with 86. Wolfe led the front nine with 39 and Calph led the back nine with 40. Bob Thompson won his league-high 7th B Flight title of the season. The winner of the Bruce “Java” Chrabasz Commissioner’s Award was Pat Weaver.

Untied birdies were recorded by: A Flight-Aldrich(Nos.3,10), Ken Kaus(No.7), Calph(Nos.9,11,16), Haase(Nos.13,14), and Wolfe(No.15); B Flight-Dave Franklin(Nos.4,6,15), John Waterman(No.12), Weaver(No.14), and Thompson(No.16). Closest to the pin were Kaus(Nos.7,13) and Calph(No.16). The winner of the “Lucky-Sevens” contest was Lenny Leszkowicz.

Top point winners were Calph(21), Kaus(20), and Franklin(16). Season points leaders: 1.Calph(414), 2.Wolfe(356), 3.Haase(307), 4.Ed Tofil(303), 5.Thompson(287), 6.Tom Destro(235), 7.Waterman(226), 8.Kaus(192), 9.Dave Criscione(191), 10.Aldrich(188). With three points this week, Mike Wolfe set a new league record by earning points in 25 events, breaking the old mark of 24 events, held by Mike Baron and Ed Tofil.

If weather conditions allow for any chances to play the rest of the year, golfers will be alerted by email by Mondays or can contact John(785-2291) no earlier than Monday evenings.

Announcements

Chautauqua Hurricane tryouts Nov. 23

The Chautauqua Hurricane, now playing in a new league, will play their season from January to March. Tryouts for the team will be held on Nov. 23 at the Salvation Army from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The team’s final roster will be announced after.

Dunkirk Elks Hoop Shoot scheduled for Nov. 23

The annual Hoop Shoot Contest sponsored by the Dunkirk Elks 922 is being held on Saturday, Nov. 23, in the Dunkirk High School auxiliary gymnasium. The hoop shoot will begin promptly at 9 a.m. Access to the auxiliary gym is by the pool entrance in the back of the school.

The hoop shoot is a free contest open to girls and boys in the county. Participants must be ages 8 – 13 years old by April 1, 2020. A 7-year-old who will be 8 years old by April 1, 2020 can participate in this contest. However, a 13-year-old who will be 14 years old by April 1, 2020 is too old to participate. Birth certificates for all participants must be brought to the hoop shoot.

Contestants will be placed into six divisions: boys 8-9, girls 8-9, boys 10-11, girls 10-11, boys 12-13 and girls 12-13. Each division will have a winner provided there are participants for every division.

All contestants must wear clean, dry gym shoes. Appropriate clothing to wear is comfortable, loose fitting shirt and pants, such as a T-shirt and sweatpants or gym shorts.

Spectators are welcome to watch and will need to sit on the side of the gym. Phones must be silenced, talking is not permitted or any other activity which may cause distractions for the contestants. No one is permitted on the gym floor during the hoop shoot.

Please contact Scott Bonafede for additional information or with any questions 366-1110.

NorthLake sponsors Christmas Lights Tour 2019

Area travelers are invited to visit the Niagara Falls USA Christmas Lights Festival, including dinner on-your-own at Cracker Barrell, on Tuesday, Dec. 10, via Niagara Scenic Coach. The tour, sponsored by NorthLake Family Recreation Center, will depart from the NorthLake Parking Lot at 38 Nichols Avenue in Westfield at 3:30 p.m., with dinner at 5 p.m., followed by a tour of the Festival of Lights.

Estimated return time is 10 p.m. Cost for the trip is $36 per person. Checks may be made payable to NorthLake Family Recreation Center and mailed to PO Box 334, Westfield, NY 14787, with payment due by Friday, Dec. 6.

For more information, contact Venn Blakely at 753-6290.

Vineyards offering fall golf specials

The Vineyards Golf Course is offering two for $30 on nine holes and cart and two for $40 on 18 holes for fall golf. We are still offering a savings for early memberships for the 2020 season. Sign up and golf the rest of 2019 for free. For info on the 2020 leagues or for booking your golf tournament, please call 716-672-7888 or email g–vineyards@yahoo.com.