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Weather couldn’t stop history at Sunset Bay Walleye Shootout

The first day of competition in the 2026 Sunset Bay Walleye Shootout never left the dock after rough Lake Erie storm conditions forced organizers to postpone fishing until the following day. Nobody complained much — well, maybe a little — but when Lake Erie decides to flex its muscles, ...

PGCBL honors top players of Week 7

NEW HARTFORD — As the 2026 Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League season now enters the final week, teams are making their final push to qualify for postseason play. The performance by these four players earned them Player and Pitcher of the Week Awards for Week 7. These awards take into ...

Charity baseball

OBSERVER Photos by Matt Spielman The Jamestown Police Department took on the Jamestown Old Timers in a charity baseball game to benefit the Child Advocacy Program of Chautauqua County on Thursday at Diethrick Park. Above, Lieutenant Sam Piazza of the Jamestown Police Department presents a ...

Oilers put Tarp Skunks away early

OLEAN — The Jamestown Tarp Skunks fell behind 5-0 through two innings and lost to the Olean Oilers 8-2 in Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League action Thursday at Bradner Stadium. Now 24-9-2 on the season, Jamestown is a full game behind first-place Batavia in the West Division after the ...

Calph shoots 84 at Rose Brook GC

IRVING — The Wednesday Travel League played a cool, windy, links-style round at Rose Brook Golf Club. Robert Calph shot 84 to eke out the win, with the trio of Dave Wallace, Joe Michalski and Jeff Nelson just a stroke behind with 85s. The victory was Calph 's 75th tour win, second-most all-time. With golfers starting on the back nine, Calph took the early lead at the turn with a 39. Michalski and John Waterman led the front nine with 40s. In the B Flight, Ron Szach was the winner after a tiebreaker with Tom Destro. The low round by a senior was shot by Jim Ellman Sr. The winner of ...

White Perch Challenge set for Saturday on Chautauqua Lake

ASHVILLE — For decades, Chautauqua Lake has been recognized as one of New York's premier walleye fisheries. Today, however, many anglers are increasingly concerned about another species that has quietly become one of the lake's most abundant fish — the white perch. White perch are not ...