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Tarp Skunks hold on to down Olean

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OLEAN — Trailing 5-3 after six innings, Jamestown rallied for five runs in the top of the seventh and held on for an 8-7 win on Thursday night in a Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League contest at Bradner Stadium. Highlighting the decisive seventh inning for the Tarp Skunks were an RBI single by Dom Costello and a sacrifice fly by Anthony Trommer. Jamestown also took advantage of a passed ball, a bases-loaded walk and a wild pitch to score the other runs. Costello, James Dixon and Caleb Jordan all collected a pair of hits for the Tarp Skunks, who improved to 17-7 heading into ...

Falconer turnaround nearly complete, Carder is COY

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A little over a year ago, Falconer baseball coach Fred Carder was joined by his varsity players, school administrators and faculty, and the family and friends of the late Denny Meszaros at the field that bears Meszaros’ name. Despite gray skies and light rain, they were all there to ...

Youth baseball roundup

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DUNKIRK — Cameron Ward had a double and two RBIs to lead Mayville past Dunkirk 4-3 in the District 38 Area A 10-12 Little League tournament Wednesday. Ethan Langer added a double while combining with Cheston Wright to scatter six hits and strike out 10 on the mound for Mayville (1-0). Jovanni Rosado had two hits, including a double, while Zay Santiago and Paxton Sheehan also had doubles for Dunkirk (1-1). Louie Dolce and Sheehan combined on a five-hitter with 10 strikeouts on the mound. Mayville will visit Westfield on Monday while Dunkirk will have its bye that night and visit ...

State responds to growing fisher numbers

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For years, many Western New York residents have voiced concerns about the growing number of fishers across the region. Farmers, gardeners, pet owners, hunters and trappers have all reported more frequent encounters with the elusive predator, leading to renewed calls for stronger wildlife ...

Jamestown rally falls short in Batavia

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BATAVIA — A five-run sixth inning gave the Tarp Skunks life, but it was not enough to get ahead of Batavia in an eventual 8-6 Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League on Wednesday night at Dwyer Stadium. Batavia put Jamestown into an early hole, scoring six runs in the first four innings. Glenn Brooks drove in three runs early on and finished the game with an RBI triple, going 3 for 3 with 4 RBIs. Kyle Vaughn hit 2 for 3 with a double and a home run and Myles Monell finished 2 for 4 with a double for the Muckdogs (17-6). Grant Moore got Jamestown’s rally started in the sixth ...

Icons and Instigators

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CHAUTAUQUA — Tara VanDerveer is not only an Olympic gold-medal winning women’s basketball coach, and the owner of 1,2016 career victories, three NCAA championships and 15 Final Four appearances during her storied career at Stanford University, but she is also in the conversation as one ...