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Dunkirk breakwall repairs protect fishing destination

A recent walleye fishing trip out of Chadwick Bay offered more than cooperative fish — it also provided a front-row seat to one of the most important infrastructure projects underway along New York's Lake Erie shoreline. As we worked the waters outside Dunkirk Harbor, crews were busy ...

Fredonia Bandits 17U captures league title

The Fredonia Bandits took down the Rawlings Tigers of Buffalo 7-2 on Saturday in the championship game of the South Buffalo Auxiliary League playoffs at Okell Park. Fredonia entered the season-ending tournament as the No. 1 seed after winning the regular-season title with a 10-1 record. The ...

Summer passing league continues at Strider Field

OBSERVER Photo by Matt Spielman Local high school football teams continued 7-on-7 passing league action Wednesday at Strider Field in Jamestown. Southwestern/Frewsburg's Joey Sirianni steps in front of Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton's Lane Scarpine for an interception.

D38 champions

BEMUS POINT — Jacob Barter threw a complete-game four-hitter and William Galvez hit a bases-clearing three-run triple during a seven-run third inning as Fredonia beat Valley 7-5 to claim the District 38 8-10 Little League All-Star tournament title Wednesday at Ellery Town Park. Bryce ...

Falconer blanks Fredonia in 10-12 final

WESTFIELD — Noah Nelson threw 5 1-3 innings of four-hit ball with eight strikeouts and just one walk to lead Falconer to a 4-0 victory over Fredonia in the championship game of the District 38 10-12 Little League All-Star tournament Wednesday. The 10-12 title is Falconer’s first since ...

New additions

FREDONIA — The State University of New York at Fredonia recently announced the hiring of Ryan Kreuser as the new head coach of its men's and women's swimming & diving programs, effective immediately. Kreuser brings a strong background in both coaching and competitive swimming, along with a ...