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Jamestown rally falls short in Batavia

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BATAVIA — A five-run sixth inning gave the Tarp Skunks life, but it was not enough to get ahead of Batavia in an eventual 8-6 Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League on Wednesday night at Dwyer Stadium. Batavia put Jamestown into an early hole, scoring six runs in the first four innings. Glenn Brooks drove in three runs early on and finished the game with an RBI triple, going 3 for 3 with 4 RBIs. Kyle Vaughn hit 2 for 3 with a double and a home run and Myles Monell finished 2 for 4 with a double for the Muckdogs (17-6). Grant Moore got Jamestown’s rally started in the sixth ...

Icons and Instigators

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CHAUTAUQUA — Tara VanDerveer is not only an Olympic gold-medal winning women’s basketball coach, and the owner of 1,2016 career victories, three NCAA championships and 15 Final Four appearances during her storied career at Stanford University, but she is also in the conversation as one ...

USA advances to round of 16

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Folarin Balogun scored his third goal of the World Cup before being sent off with a red card in the second half, and Malik Tillman converted on a free kick to give the 10-man United States squad a 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday night to advance to the ...

Golf leagues

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MAYVILLE — Marsha Gastol had a gross 41, including birdies on No. 2 and No. 4, to lead Class A; Diane Paterniti shot a 44 to pace Class B; and Hannah Szymczk and Rosemarie Wilder both recorded a 50 in Class C in the Wednesday Morning Ladies League at Willow Run Golf Course. The best net scores were Helen Adams and Cheryl Johnson with 30 apiece in Class A; Barb Sauer with a 28 in Class B; and Nancy Carroll with a 23 in Class C. Emma McCreary, Cassi Brigham and Mary Lou Chimenti had the fewest putts with 17 apiece. — — — CASSADAGA — Scott Jagoda fired a 34, one shot ...

Evan Steffen qualifies for NYS Amateur

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Last month, 579 of the best amateur golfers in the Empire State entered the qualification process for the 103rd New York State Men’s Amateur Championship. Evan Steffen was up to the challenge. Competing out of Chautauqua Golf Club, Steffen needed to crack the top nine in the Buffalo Qualifier at Lancaster Country Club to advance to the state amateur and he did so by shooting a 1-over 73 for a four-way tie for second place to advance to Glens Falls CC in Queensbury July 7-9. Steffen’s round featured birdies on Nos. 4, 5 and 17 and it was just two shots behind medalist Michael ...

Trust the process

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Kamdyn Schimek is just 9 years old and he is already no stranger to elite wrestling competitions. He showed that last year when he won the 8U freestyle national championship at the USA Wrestling Kids Freestyle & Greco-Roman Nationals in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This past ...