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Summer musky at Chautauqua Lake

Who said that summer musky fishing was slow? Not for the Cobb brothers from Falconer. When Sean Cobb ran into some maintenance issues with his Lake Erie boat last month, that didn’t deter him from going fishing. Sean reminded himself that his grandfather’s old 12-foot aluminum boat was ...

‘Ronnie’s Way 5K’ is Saturday in Jamestown

A road race honoring the memory of a man of faith and visionary community member will be held this weekend. The “Ronnie’s Way 5K” is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Proceeds from the race, which will be held on 11th and Washington streets in Jamestown, will fund the Ron Graham ...

Softball tourney is Aug. 31

GOWANDA — The Gowanda Recreation Department will hold its annual men’s double-elimination softball tournament next month. The slow-pitch event will begin at 11 a.m. Aug. 31. The cost is $100 per team. Contact tournament director Mark Benton via text or call 716-770-8809. The deadline is ...

Men’s baseball

Led by two hits apiece from Gib Stuart and Travis Butcher, the Stuart Tool & Die A’s downed the Gowanda Masonic Lodge Cubs 11-6 in the Men’s Senior Baseball League. Butcher, the winning pitcher, and Austin Spicker combined to strike out nine. John Greene and Chad Herman both had two ...

Right at home

JAMESTOWN — With a playoff spot already locked up, the Jamestown Tarp Skunks’ sole focus entering their final three regular-season games was securing a home game in next week’s playoffs. They went a long way toward doing that Friday night. Pinch-runner Nico Frizell scored on a ...

The best of the best from my generation

Since the late 1950s, I have either played with and against, or coached, officiated and covered for the newspaper, literally thousands of athletes. A few have stood out from the rest. These are the late 1960s through 1980s era’s best of the best, in my opinion, in baseball, men’s ...