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All-state honors

Four local girls have received their final — and highest — honors for this past spring’s high school flag football season. Fredonia’s Megan Ivory, Emma Perry and Nora Polhamus as well as Jamestown’s JaLeiya Glover were named to the New York State Sportswriters Association’s ...

Batavia clinches West’s top seed

OLEAN — The Batavia Muckdogs clinched the West Division in convincing fashion while the Jamestown Tarp Skunks struggled to another loss at Bradner Stadium on Friday. Batavia no-hit the Newark Pilots in a 17-0 seven-inning victory at Colburn Park to improve to 28-10-1 with one game ...

PGCBL honors top players of Week 7

NEW HARTFORD — As the 2026 Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League season now enters the final week, teams are making their final push to qualify for postseason play. The performance by these four players earned them Player and Pitcher of the Week Awards for Week 7. These awards take into ...

White Perch Challenge set for Saturday on Chautauqua Lake

ASHVILLE — For decades, Chautauqua Lake has been recognized as one of New York's premier walleye fisheries. Today, however, many anglers are increasingly concerned about another species that has quietly become one of the lake's most abundant fish — the white perch. White perch are not ...

Senior baseball

Ryan Johnson gave up just two hits and struck out 18 batters over seven innings of work to lead the Diamond Pro Blue Jays past Larry’s Cantina Pirates 7-0 in Men’s Senior Baseball action. Jason Tomkiewicz caught the gem from Johnson, while the offense provided in the win came Ryan Bonnas and Kendall Mulkins with two hits each and Johnson collected three hits with two doubles. Austin Alonge had a double for the Pirates. — — — Ryan Johnson did it again for the Diamond Pro Blue Jays on the bump, pitching seven innings and striking out six batters to defeat Gowanda ...

Charity baseball

OBSERVER Photos by Matt Spielman The Jamestown Police Department took on the Jamestown Old Timers in a charity baseball game to benefit the Child Advocacy Program of Chautauqua County on Thursday at Diethrick Park. Above, Lieutenant Sam Piazza of the Jamestown Police Department presents a ...