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WESTFIELD — Maddie Contiguglia shot a 46 gross and a 28 net to lead the way in the Partee Girls’ League at Pinehurst Golf Club. Other gross scores were Shelly Cady 47, Donna Dixon 48, Lisa Fochtman 49, Kim Tiberio 50, Jill Muck 50, Lynn Stetson 52, Chris Zinni 53 and Patty Petrella 54. Tiberio also had a 30 net. Contiguglia and Erica Kaiser were the prize-hole winners. ——— FREDONIA — Bill Cochrane shot a gross 36 to lead the way in the A Division; and Bob Cerrie and Lee Szalkowski both fired a 44 to pace the B Division in the Monday Night Vineyards Utility League. Other ...

Aim, archery and adventure

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On Stockton Hill, where the landscape lends itself naturally to hunting, shooting and time spent outdoors, the Bear Lake Rod & Gun Club has become a gathering place for people who believe outdoor recreation is about more than the activity itself. It is about learning, camaraderie, ...

On the big stage

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Photos courtesy of Cody Jacobson Above, pictured, from left, are: Silver Creek/Forestville’s Jake Anders, William Duliba and Manny Sanchez waiting to be interviewed during Section VI football’s preseason media day Wednesday at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park. Below left, Dunkirk’s ...

Senior baseball

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Kosciuszcko Club Phillies 2 Stuart Tool & Die A's 1 The bats for both teams were silent for the first three innings until Dylan Bankoski led off the top of the fourth with a no-doubt home run over the left field fence which turned out to be the lone A's run. Then, in the bottom of the fourth, the Phillies were able to manufacture a run off a walk and an errant pickoff throw, and a Mark Zinni RBI single to tie the game. The Phillies plated the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning with a walk-off single by Alberto Benejan. Mark Zemla pitched the final two innings to get ...

Diamond's best

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As some of the best high school baseball players in the area prepare to head off for their first year of college and others prepare for fall sports, the New York State Sportswriters Association is honoring the best from this past spring season. Six local Class C players received accolades ...

Bills' DC Leonhard emphasizes tackling for preseason opener

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ORCHARD PARK — Jim Leonhard expects his defensive starters to play in the Buffalo Bills' preseason opener against Carolina on Saturday. And the first-year coordinator on Tuesday wasn't afraid to provide a reason why in taking a swipe at what he considered the defense's biggest flaw last ...