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Hole-in-one

Submitted Photo CHAUTAUQUA — Abby Rice of Silver Creek made her first career hole-in-one last Tuesday. Playing the Lake Course at Chautauqua Golf Club, Rice aced the 124-yard eighth hole with her 9-iron. The shot was witnessed by Angie Penhollow, Izzy Penhollow and Abby’s mother, Tammy ...

Golf leagues

WESTFIELD — Maddie Contiguglia shot a 46 gross and a 28 net to lead the way in the Partee Girls’ League at Pinehurst Golf Club. Other gross scores were Shelly Cady 47, Donna Dixon 48, Lisa Fochtman 49, Kim Tiberio 50, Jill Muck 50, Lynn Stetson 52, Chris Zinni 53 and Patty Petrella 54. Tiberio also had a 30 net. Contiguglia and Erica Kaiser were the prize-hole winners. ——— FREDONIA — Bill Cochrane shot a gross 36 to lead the way in the A Division; and Bob Cerrie and Lee Szalkowski both fired a 44 to pace the B Division in the Monday Night Vineyards Utility League. Other ...

September is sneaking up on us

There’s a certain twinge of color beginning to show on a few maple leaves around Chautauqua County. It’s subtle, but those of us who spend too much time thinking about fishing know exactly what it means. Autumn is coming. Just don’t put the fishing gear away just yet. In fact, this ...

Bills’ DC Leonhard emphasizes tackling for preseason opener

ORCHARD PARK — Jim Leonhard expects his defensive starters to play in the Buffalo Bills' preseason opener against Carolina on Saturday. And the first-year coordinator on Tuesday wasn't afraid to provide a reason why in taking a swipe at what he considered the defense's biggest flaw last ...

Diamond’s best

As some of the best high school baseball players in the area prepare to head off for their first year of college and others prepare for fall sports, the New York State Sportswriters Association is honoring the best from this past spring season. Six local Class C players received accolades ...

Senior baseball

Kosciuszcko Club Phillies 2 Stuart Tool & Die A's 1 The bats for both teams were silent for the first three innings until Dylan Bankoski led off the top of the fourth with a no-doubt home run over the left field fence which turned out to be the lone A's run. Then, in the bottom of the fourth, the Phillies were able to manufacture a run off a walk and an errant pickoff throw, and a Mark Zinni RBI single to tie the game. The Phillies plated the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning with a walk-off single by Alberto Benejan. Mark Zemla pitched the final two innings to get ...