As winter loosens its grip across Western New York, a quieter kind of seasonal shift has started deep in the forests of Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany counties. Black bears, after months of hibernation, are waking up. Groggy but driven, they emerge into the early days of spring with ...
GOWANDA — Emily Rhinehart pitched and batted Falconer to a 9-4 victory over Gowanda in a nonleague softball game Saturday. In the circle, the senior allowed four hits, struck out nine, including the 300th of her career, and walked two in 3.1 innings. Offensively, she collected three hits, ...
FREDONIA — Sophia Utegg continued to shine for the undefeated Fredonia flag football team Saturday. The sophomore quarterback completed 9 of 15 passes for 200 yards and four touchdowns, rushed for 48 yards on four carries and added three conversion passes to spark the Hillbillies to a ...
Anthony Piede’s single in the bottom of the seventh inning scored Ariez Cheverez with the winning run as Dunkirk edged Southwestern 1-0 in walk-off fashion in a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 baseball game Saturday. Piede’s heroics made a winner of Marauders’ pitcher Anthony Cosme, who allowed just two hits, struck out nine and walked two in his complete-game effort. Josh Lemanski and Alex Biscaro had the other hits off Trojans’ losing pitcher Lucas Genareo, who struck out 16 and walked five. Oscar Harris had a double and Michael Rambacher added ...
BUFFALO — Mattias Samuelson scored with 3:24 left and Buffalo overcame a two-goal deficit in the final eight minutes to beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Sunday night in the Sabres’ first playoff game in 15 years. Tage Thompson scored goals 3:42 apart to tie it, and Alex Tuch sealed the ...
There’s nothing quite like the freedom of leaving the dock and heading out onto open water. Whether it’s a relaxing cruise, a day of fishing, or time with family, freshwater boating offers endless enjoyment. But as any experienced boater knows, even the best days on the water can ...
