FALCONER — Silver Creek/Forestville junior Nate Mays competed flawlessly in his Friday events at the Section VI Class C track and field state qualifier, making for an easy day on Saturday when attempting to earn a berth into the New York State Public High School Athletic Association ...
BATAVIA — Section V champion Kendall walked Gowanda’s Blake Herman with a runner on base in each of his final two at-bats during Saturday’s Class C Far West Regional. The Eagles would’ve been better served to employ that strategy a little earlier. Herman’s two-run home run keyed a ...
FALCONER — In her junior season, Chautauqua Lake’s Jada Cole nearly reached the top of the podium of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Division 2 track and field championships in high jump. As a senior, Cole has just one more chance to accomplish her goal of ...
HAMBURG — The few upperclassmen on the Forestville softball team have led the Hornets to the best season in program history, but in each big win a freshman has proven to be the difference. After erasing a one-run deficit in a two-out fifth-inning rally started by freshman Emily Lillie, ...
BATAVIA — Gowanda won its fifth Section VI baseball championship last weekend. But the Panthers haven’t advanced to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association final four since 2008. They hope to get over that recent quarterfinal hump today when they take on Section V ...
I don’t know about you, but recalling specific memories from my childhood has become more difficult over time. It’s been more than 60 years since I began my athletic career as an 8-year-old Dunkirk Little League baseball player in 1959. There’s just not much I remember about that first ...