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Melquist shoots 78 on Asquith Tour

RUSSELL, Pa. — Dale Melquist shot a 78 to lead the Asquith Senior Tour during its stop at Blueberry Hill Golf Club. In the White A Flight, Dave Wordleman shot an 81 and led the Stableford scoring with a plus-5. Henry Johnson was plus-1 and Dave Fiore was minus-3. In the White B Flight, ...

Sunday best

One of the biggest aspects to golf is the mental side of the game and being able to rise to the big moments. Cassadaga Valley sophomore Jocelyn Wintersteen found herself in one of those big moments last Sunday at the New York State Federation Golf Tournament at James Baird State Golf Course, ...

My year in Fredonia Little League

My second year in Little League almost didn’t happen. It was 1960 at St. Mary’s Elementary School in Dunkirk when my fourth-grade teacher Elsie Schmatz handed out Little League registration forms, probably in February or early March. My recollection of the form was that it included a ...

League leaders

The Frewsburg baseball team finished undefeated for the second straight year in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 and earned five First Team all-star selections. Leading the way for the Bears are Chase Haglund, Aiden Gruber, Maddox Sheesley, Mason Eckman and Daniel ...

Dunkirk holds signing day ceremony for eight seniors

DUNKIRK — The Dunkirk athletic department started a new tradition earlier this month, as the district welcomed all eight senior athletes who are moving on to the next level for a signing ceremony at Dunkirk High School. “Every senior athlete deserves to have the same recognition,” said ...

Tarp Skunks post shutout over Americans

JAMESTOWN — The postgame song booming from the loudspeakers at Diethrick Park on Thursday night — courtesy of Bachman-Turner Overdrive — was right on the money. Spot on, actually. Because “Taking Care of Business” is precisely what Jamestown did. Four pitchers combined on a ...