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Division battle

OBSERVER Photos by Ashleigh Brown The Dunkirk flag football team hosted Lackawanna in Division 4 C South action on Wednesday at Karl Hoeppner Field. The results of Wednesday's contest were not submitted ahead of press time. Above, Dunkirk's Selena Johnson, left, and Celeste Batista, right, ...

Gowanda baseball wins doubleheader

GOWANDA — The Gowanda baseball team secured two shutout wins in a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Divison 3 doubleheader against Ellicottville on Wednesday. GAME 1 Despite just mustering one hit in the first leg of the doubleheader, Gowanda defeated Ellicottville 4-0 after plating three runs in the bottom of the first inning with the Eagles making four errors in the contest. Jayden Fish had the lone hit for the Panthers, while Aidan Geiger and Noah Lauer combined for 11 strikeouts and gave up just two hits each on the mound. Ellicottville scattered four hits, but ...

Fredonia tennis upends Panama

FREDONIA — The Fredonia boys tennis team swept singles and won a double match to secure a 4-1 victory over Panama in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 action on Wednesday. Jackson Spengler and Elias Harper secured singles victories for Fredonia (6-4, 5-2) , while the team earned a forfeit win in third singles. Then the duo of Aaron Hartung and Nate Krakowiak won first doubles. Panama did not leave empty handed as Jackson Scolton and Andrew Apthorpe secured a win in second doubles. Jackson Spengler (F) d. Connor Horner 6-0, 6-0; Elias Harper (F) d. Andrei ...

Future of Atlantic Division on display

EDITOR'S NOTE: This column was written on Tuesday night in just in case the game story for Wednesday night’s Buffalo-Montreal second-round matchup was not available for press time. BUFFALO — After many grueling seasons in hockey purgatory, the Buffalo Sabres returned to the NHL ...

Falconer/Cassadaga Valley boys T&F beats Dunkirk on Tuesday

FALCONER — Anson Miller was a triple-winner for the Falconer/Cassadaga Valley boys track and field team as it defeated Dunkirk 91-50 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 action on Tuesday. Anson Miller claimed the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meters with times of 2:25, 5:23 and ...

Westfield baseball rolls Bears

FREWSBURG — Joel Stein allowed just one hit and he helped his own cause with two of his own, including a double, and scored three runs to spark Westfield to a 10-1 victory over Frewsburg in a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 baseball game on Tuesday. In his complete-game effort, Stein struck out five and walked six, the only hit recorded by the Bears’ Peter Pasieka. Also collecting two hits for the Wolverines (4-2, 4-2) were Joey Russo and Trent Ramm (double). Ramm and Paolo Lescano both drove in two runs. The Bears fell to 1-6 overall and 1-5 in the ...