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September is sneaking up on us

There’s a certain twinge of color beginning to show on a few maple leaves around Chautauqua County. It’s subtle, but those of us who spend too much time thinking about fishing know exactly what it means. Autumn is coming. Just don’t put the fishing gear away just yet. In fact, this ...

Bills’ DC Leonhard emphasizes tackling for preseason opener

ORCHARD PARK — Jim Leonhard expects his defensive starters to play in the Buffalo Bills' preseason opener against Carolina on Saturday. And the first-year coordinator on Tuesday wasn't afraid to provide a reason why in taking a swipe at what he considered the defense's biggest flaw last ...

Diamond’s best

As some of the best high school baseball players in the area prepare to head off for their first year of college and others prepare for fall sports, the New York State Sportswriters Association is honoring the best from this past spring season. Six local Class C players received accolades ...

New or revamped stadiums planned through 2031

The Buffalo Bills won't have the NFL's newest stadium for very long. Nine more franchises are in various stages of builds or renovations that will cost owners and taxpayers close to $20 billion. More than a third of the league has unveiled renderings in recent months or years of their ...

MBCC women’s club champ

Marcia Cirbus, left, won her second Emily O’Neill Ladies Club Championship in five years at Moon Brook Country by outlasting runner-up Alex Sullivan, right. Following are the flight champions: A Flight, Anna Tranum; B Flight, Brenda Tarana; C Flight, Diana Tantillo; D Flight, Michelle Mole; ...

Senior baseball

Kosciuszcko Club Phillies 2 Stuart Tool & Die A's 1 The bats for both teams were silent for the first three innings until Dylan Bankoski led off the top of the fourth with a no-doubt home run over the left field fence which turned out to be the lone A's run. Then, in the bottom of the fourth, the Phillies were able to manufacture a run off a walk and an errant pickoff throw, and a Mark Zinni RBI single to tie the game. The Phillies plated the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning with a walk-off single by Alberto Benejan. Mark Zemla pitched the final two innings to get ...