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Two Relay Wins Lift Jamestown Past Clarence

The Jamestown boys’ track & field team finished off its season 4-1 with a 75-66 win over Clarence in an Erie County Interscholastic Conference meet Wednesday at Strider Field. Jorge Rivera Jr. led the way with three wins (high jump, discus and long jump), while Beckett Lumia put in impressive performances by winning the 200 meters and the 400-meter hurdles. A close meet where every point counted, the relays ended up being the deciding factor, as the individual events were a dead-heat between the teams. In the girls’ meet, Clarence prevailed 102-35. Emily Priset (400 meters, ...

Much Closer

FREDONIA — A day after Fredonia lost by 20 runs at Southwestern, the Hillbillies had the tying run on base in the bottom of the sixth inning, with the bases loaded and only one out. From there, Southwestern pitcher Lucas Genareo buckled down, just as his head coach, Jared Brown, always ...

Hornets Edge Cards

RANDOLPH — Forestville opened up an early 6-0 lead and held on to defeat Randolph 6-4 in a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 3 softball game Tuesday. Winning pitcher Alexandra Kerstetter scattered six hits and struck out 14 to help the Hornets raise their record to 9-2 overall and 8-1 in the division. Olivia Valentine led Forestville’s offensive attack with three hits, Ava Schwerk added a pair of doubles and two RBIs, Avery Rebmann drove in a pair of runs, and Elizabeth Case and Emily Lillie both doubled for the winners. For the Cardinals (5-7, 4-6), Ryanne ...

Special Gift

MONTREAL (AP) — Zach Benson broke a tie on a third-period power play on his 21st birthday and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Tuesday night in Game 4 to even the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Benson took a pass in the slot from Josh Doan, kicked the puck to his ...

Hyde Scholarship Applications Available; Deadline Is June 10

Individuals seeking an application for the Frank Hyde Memorial Scholarship can secure one by emailing sports@post-journal.com. A copy of the application will be emailed to applicants in return. Deadline is June 10. The $1,000 scholarship is presented in memory of the late Frank Hyde, sports editor of The Post-Journal from 1945-79. Awarded to the outstanding college-bound athlete, male or female, from The Post-Journal/OBSERVER’s circulation areas in Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties, applicants are judged on the basis of their achievement in sports, their character, academic ...

Yaggers Share Medalist Honors

FALCONER — Lauren Yagger and Avery Yagger of Falconer shared medalist honors with a 49, but Southwestern claimed the team match 30-25 in a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association girls golf match at Breezewood Links on Friday. Ellie Rounds paced the Trojans (6-4, 5-4) with a 54. The Golden Falcons’ record dropped to 0-8 and 0-8. Southwestern: Elise Kartesz 55, Annika Ricker 63, Reagan Stutzman 56, Ellie Rounds 54, Lucy Brown 65, Caroline Churchill 66. Falconer: Lauren Yagger 49, Avery Yagger 49, Graceen Mitchner 71.