When Jerry Bass was growing up in Maryland, his parents took him to Memorial Stadium one December for the Baltimore Orioles’ annual holiday sale. Among the items for purchase at the “Birds’” former home ballpark were player uniforms. Bass was especially smitten by one that was worn ...
OLEAN — The Forestville softball team waited over a decade between winning Section VI championships before taking down Ellicottville last year 2-0 in Class D. The top-seeded Hornets had the opportunity to make the next wait just a calendar year as they took on Maple Grove at Olean Middle ...
OBSERVER photo by Scott Kindberg The Jamestown Tarp Skunks opened their 2026 Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League season against Olean on Friday night before a large crowd at Diethrick Park in Jamestown. The Tarp Skunks won 13-3. See complete story in Monday's edition.
Smaller and lighter 6-fish walleye coolers mean harder work for tourney anglers. Josh Larsen photo With more than 120 million adult walleye thriving in Lake Erie and summer knocking on the door, it’s high time for Lake Erie anglers to dust off their lucky hats, sharpen hooks, and prepare ...
OBSERVER Photos by Tim Frank Silver Creek/Forestville's Nathan Mays, left, shows his winning form in the high hurdles on Friday in the Section VI Class C Track & Field Championships at Randolph Central School. In photo at right, teammate Samuel Bowers leads the pack in the 200 meters. ...
GOWANDA — Sectional final appearances have become a tradition for the Gowanda baseball program. Thursday, the Panthers earned a seventh consecutive trip to the championship game with a victory over the Brocton/Cassadaga Valley Bulldogs, 10-0 in six innings in a Section VI Class C semifinal ...