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Brothers witness memorable hole-in-one

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Four Dunkirk natives won’t soon forget their golf outing last week. Mike, the brother of Joe, and twins Donato and Dan, simply called it “unbelievable.” Hard to argue. Playing at Maury Golf Course in Maine on Donato’s and Dan’s 70th birthday, Donato aced the 176-yard par 3 fourth hole with a 4-hybrid. It was his second career hole-in-one, joining the one he had on No. 5 at Hillview Golf Course when he was 13. How Donato earned the latest golf milestone had Mike, 84, still laughing days later. “He hit the ball, it hit a rock and went dead left and into the hole,” ...

Bills' Gardner-Johnson returns to practice

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PITTSFORD (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson resumed practicing on Thursday, five days after requiring help off the field with what was diagnosed as a strained lower right calf. "Feel like I'm 100% ready to go," the eighth-year player said. Gardner-Johnson was eased back on the field by splitting time with the starting defense. That's much better than initially anticipated after the player went down on both knees in what appeared to be a non-contact injury on Saturday. Gardner-Johnson was initially unable to place any weight on his right leg, before taking a few ...

Golf leagues

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CASSADAGA — Mike Botticello shot the low round of 35, while Brandon Walker had a net score of 29 to lead the Tuesday Night Men’s League at Cassadaga Country Club. Closest to the pin was Mike Lawhead on No. 15, while birdies were made by Lawhead on No. 15 and Steve Wintersteen on No. 10. Other notable scores are Ryan Kelly 36, Scott Jagoda 38, Fred Stern 38, Todd Fenton 39, Mike Lancaster 39, Rod Lind 39, Mike Nichols 39, Nick Stern 39, Chip White 39. ——— FREDONIA — Bob Calph led the A Division with a low round of 34 and won the skins game on No. 11 in the Monday ...

Weeks named to PGCBL first team

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NEW HARTFORD — Fifty-two players from across the 16 teams of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League have been selected as members of the 2026 all-league first-, second- and honorable-mention teams. Four Jamestown Tarp Skunks received recognition. Second baseman Eric Weeks, the Tarp ...

Opening night!

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OBSERVER Photos by Tim Frank The 81st annual Gerry Rodeo got underway Wednesday in Gerry. Performances will continue nightly through Saturday. Results from Wednesday night’s action will be printed in Friday’s edition of the paper.

Youth baseball roundup

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13U TRAVEL BASEBALL JAMESTOWN — Jackson Butzer (Frewsburg) walked and came all the way around to score on an errant pickoff throw and another error as the Diamond Dawgs rallied from a 12-2 deficit to beat Academy Stars 13-12 in the WNY Premier League’s Mickey Mantle Division championship ...