On July 12, Kohai Dallas Mazany, Kohai Jaylah Mazany and Kohai Mason Shultz Jr. advanced to their next belt level through The Family Martial Arts Center and the Kempo Karate Organization. While building confidence and character skills in this journey, each student has met several individual ...

FREDONIA — Dan Alessi and Keith Medley shot scratch 36s to lead the Gene Andolina League at the Vineyards Golf Course. Bob Tripp’s 30 led the net scores. Scratch skins were earned by Mike Criscione at No. 3, Doug Grace at No. 4 and Tripp at No. 6. Net skins were earned by Tripp at ...

DUNKIRK — To honor the First Ward Falcon Club’s Men’s Fastpitch Softball Tournament’s 50th year of existence, Tim “Dopey” Wdowiasz got everyone together one more time to play a game at the stadium they called home for one weekend in July every summer. The tournament kicked off ...

The American Sportfishing Association is the trade association representing the interests of the sportfishing and boating industries, as well as the entire sportfishing community. Each July, they celebrate with an event in Orlando called ICAST — the largest fishing trade show in the world. ...

GERRY — When rodeo fans head to the Gerry Fire department’s 80th consecutive professional rodeo, July 30 to Aug. 2, they will again be guided through the exciting rodeo action by one of pro rodeo’s most skilled and experienced announcers as Greg Simas returns for his 16th trip to ...

My dad, Mark Hammond, was a longtime Western New York high school football referee and a great one. He tried his best to convince me to follow in his footsteps, but was ultimately unsuccessful. As I neared the age of 17 after the so-called but personally elusive Summer of Love in 1967, I took ...