CHAUTAUQUA — Nolan Ditcher hit his tee shot on No. 14 into the hazard on the Lake Course at Chautauqua Golf Club on Sunday. Despite losing a stroke, Ditcher was able to salvage a bogey on the hole, just his third of the day, playing pretty flawless golf all the way until his par putt ...

In a generous act of philanthropy and devoted memory of his late father, Renny, Henry Leworthy has donated all the necessary funding to support the removal of the aging conservation building and the construction of a new, modern facility at the Chautauqua County Fairgrounds. The renovation ...

JAMESTOWN — Dillon Kelly walked a figurative tightrope in the nightcap of Sunday’s Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League doubleheader at Diethrick Park. But he still got Newark to the finish line. Called on in relief, the 6-foot-7 right-hander worked out of ticklish situations in both ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...