CASSADAGA — When the opening salvo was fired on the second race of the Souther Tier Triathalon Club Summer Tri Series, 52 participants of all different ages dove into the water at Cassadaga Beach. When this Series started three years ago, it had nine participants. This Triathalon Series, ...
The Fredonia Little League (8-10 year olds) are representing District 38 in this week's Sectional tournament held in Cuba, New York from July 9-15. Fredonia's first opponent is Batavia (District 3). Pictured are: Front row: Paul Tabone, Luka Paoletta, Ryan Johnson, Joe DiCarlantonio, Jordan ...
The Fredonia All-Stars mercy ruled the Mayville All-Stars, 16-0, after the fourth inning of a Little League baseball game in the District 38 10-12 year old tournament. Fredonia will continue their tournament play this Saturday, against the Brocton-Portland All-Stars at 10 a.m. The Mayville ...
The weekend stormy weather turned the waters of Lake Erie upside down, and turned a previous “hot walleye bite” into a search mode. There were a lot of limit catches leading up to the weekend, and even the columnist and crew put together a stringer of a dozen eater sized walleye last ...
How good was Jordan Basile during his baseball career at SUNY Fredonia from 2006-09? Well, he still stands: first all-time in hits (158), runs scored (106) and at-bats (419); tied for second in games played (119); third in stolen bases (33); fourth in batting average (.377) and total bases ...
Those graceful acrobats with the luxurious tails in the Animal Kingdom are starting to become a royal pain. Bears are known for raiding garbage sites, campsites, bee hives and occasionally crops, but they are most likely to avoid densely populated areas. Same thing with deer. They cause the ...
Little League baseball District 38 10-12 Year Old Baseball Tournament (Games at Fredonia Little League, 42 Clinton Avenue, Fredonia) AREA “A” POOL PLAY Wednesday, July 10: Fredonia vs. Mayville, 6 p.m. Thursday, July 11: Brocton-Portland vs. Hanover, 6 p.m. Saturday, July 12: ...
The Chautauqua Hurricane’s season came to an end on June 29, after falling to the Lancaster Thunder, 116-110. The Hurricane, who finished the season with a 5-5 record, got off to a slow start to the season, but were able to pull it together at the end to make a run toward the championship ...
Special to The OBSERVER Women's tennis has the first scheduled home event of the 2019-20 Fredonia Blue Devil athletic year, an Aug. 30 match starting at 4 p.m. vs. D'Youville on the Steele Hall courts. There are 15 matches on the full 2019 schedule, including seven against SUNYAC opponents. ...
Dominick Lamatina had his first ever Hole-in-One at The Vineyards Golf Course this past Saturday, July 6, on Hole No. 9 (173 yards). The feat was witnessed by Walt Koba, Bob Welch and Dan Alesi.
Announcements Fredonia Midget Football registration is today Today, July 9, at the Fredonia baseball complex on 42 Clinton ave from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., the Fredonia Football Midget League will hold registrations for football and cheerleading. Participants must be 8 years of age by Aug. 1 ...
FINDLEY LAKE — With a birdie on the first playoff hole, Ryan Brehm topped Tim Wilkinson to win the LECOM Health Challenge at 20-under 268 on Sunday. Brehm double-bogeyed the final hole in regulation but rebounded with a birdie on the same hole (par-5 No. 18) in the playoff to take the title ...
Have you ever woken up the morning before a round of golf and just had a feeling you were going to play great? That’s what happened to me on Sunday morning. My friend and co-worker Steve and I went out to Pinehurst Golf Club in Westfield. It’s unquestionably one of my favorite courses. I ...
When I was a kid growing up first getting into hockey around 2008, the Buffalo Sabres had just lost their two franchise players — Danny Briere and Chris Drury — in free agency. To make matters worse, the Sabres had to bend over backwards just to hold on to Thomas Vanek, who received an ...
Announcements Black Knight Hall of Fame golf tourney today Silver Creek is hosting the Black Knight Hall of Fame golf tournament at Tri-County Country Club, in Forestville. The event is scheduled for today, beginning at 11 a.m. The cost is $80 for non-members or $60 for members. To ...
After long road trips to Binghamton to conclude each of the past two seasons as a Brocton Bulldog, ace pitcher Ronald “Bubba” Brown has decided to stay close to home at the next level. Brown decided to commit to SUNY Fredonia to play college baseball for the Fredonia Blue Devils beginning ...
Special to The OBSERVER FINDLEY LAKE — Ryan Brehm and Tim Wilkinson sit tied for the lead at 16-under as third-round play was suspended at the LECOM Suncoast Classic. After a two-hour inclement weather delay earlier in the day, the third round was suspended due to darkness at 8:57 p.m. ...
The 35th annual Southtowns Walleye Association Derby is in the books and it was a memorable one, especially if you were in the winners circle. The volunteers who stepped forward to improve the derby accomplished their goal. The membership numbers increased, the amount of sponsors increased and ...
Adult golf Wednesday Travel League Robert Calph shot a career-best 74 at Scenic Heights in Wattsburg, PA to capture his 30th career tour victory. Al Etzel was second with 76, Matt Kessler was third with 78 and Doug Grace was fourth with 79. Calph led the front nine with a 2-under par 34, ...
Special to The OBSERVER FINDLEY LAKE — Will Cannon leads by one stroke during the second round of the LECOM Health Challenge, as play was suspended for the day due to inclement weather on Friday. Cannon is 12-under through 16 holes of his second round, one stroke ahead of Will Zalatoris ...