I was 4 years old when my dad first took me fishing at the creek. There was a two-lane road between our house and the water, and when the snow was gone, riding my bicycle down that road toward the creek felt like the beginning of an adventure. We had one fishing rod — a Pfleuger steel ...
OBSERVER Photos by Matt Spielman Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton and Silver Creek/Forestville scrimmaged Friday evening in Mayville in preparation for next week’s season openers. The Eagles will travel to Randolph next Friday while the Black Knights will host Clymer/Sherman/Panama on ...
RUSSELL, Pa. — The Wednesday Travel League played the always challenging Blueberry Hill Golf Course. Josh Hilliker won with the low round of 79 and became the third golfer in league history to reach 70 career tour victories. Ed Tofil, the all-time leader with 118 wins, finished second with 82. Robert Calph, second-most with 76 wins, finished third with 83. Hilliker led the front nine with 38. Hilliker and 13-year-old amateur Carter Crabtree led the back nine with 41s. Dave Franklin was the B Flight champion. In the C Flight, Joe Majka won after a tiebreaker with Mick Dunning Sr. ...
FREDONIA — Bruce Mulkin and John Bongiovanni shot scratch 34s to lead the Gene Andolina League at the Vineyards Golf Course. Bongiovanni’s 30 led the handicap scores. Other scratch scores included: Sam Allesi and Jeff Nelson (35); Keith Medley, Phil Kleeberger and Mike Willoughby (36); Greg Catalano and Joe Yelich (38); and Bob Golubski, Dave Criscione, John Lakas, Jim Pasierb, Paul Trusso, Joe Sorci and Bob Manning (39). Other handicap scores included: Kleeberger (31); Jim Polvino (33); Rick Bauza, Ange Leone, Medley, Mulkin, Willoughby and Yelich (34); Allesi, Catalano and ...
Across Western New York, many homeowners have noticed what seems like an explosion in deer ticks — and with it, growing concern about Lyme disease. It is understandable that attention turns to our abundant white-tailed deer. After all, deer are among major hosts for adult black-legged ...
ORCHARD PARK — Ian Wheeler scored on a 2-yard run with 1:06 left, Steve Buechele completed an off-balance pass to Dante Pettis for a 2-point conversion and the Buffalo Bills beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 28-27 in the preseason finale for each team Thursday night. The Steelers' last chance ...
