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Diamond Dawgs seek 8U coach

Diamond Dawgs Travel Baseball is currently looking for players and head coach for an 8U team for the 2027 season. Diamond Dawgs is a local travel ball organization that is completely tuition-free and fundraiser-based and focuses on player development at all ages. Interested players cannot turn 9 years old prior to April 30, 2027. Anyone interested in coaching or playing should contact Rich Bianco, Dawgs president, at 716-450-1329.

Youth Baseball Roundup

10U TRAVEL BASEBALL The Lakewood 10U Gladiators celebrated Father's Day with an 18-2 victory over visiting Orchard Park White in Premier League play. Starting pitcher Griffin Beaver (Randolph) worked two innings, striking out two and allowing no runs to earn the win. The Gladiators ...

Michael slams 722 series at JBC

Brandon Michael rolled a 237-266-722 for The Mid-Splits in the Thursday Thunder Have A Ball to lead area bowling at Jamestown Bowling Company from June 7-13. Jeremy Walsh followed Michael with a 245-692 for Pin Guzzlers, Steph Tompkins had a 227-234-205-666 for 3 Adults & A Jr. and Kelsey Fischer spun a 235-186-212-633 for Unc & The Kids. Larry Pischera dropped a 220-229-257-706 to lead the Friday Coffee Bowl at JBC. Howie Lyon rolled a 227-223-236-686 and Joe Foti had a 228-203-215-646. Tyler Swanson’s 219-224-178-621 for Paladino-Swanson paced the Wednesday Smackdown Have A Ball ...

Home-dirt advantage

BUSTI — Cloudy, overcast skies provided a heavy and lightning-fast racing surface at Stateline Speedway on Saturday night, setting the stage for a spectacular evening of racing. Pro Stock competitors from far and wide descended on the historic Busti oval for the inaugural Dean Gibson Sr. ...

Silakowski to attend IU-South Bend

Southwestern senior Ariana Silakowski recently completed her celebratory signing letter to attend Indiana University at South Bend and compete on the softball team next year. Ariana is flanked by her mother Danielle Zukowski-Culver and stepfather Rob Culver. Joining Ariana, standing, from ...

81 years later, Gerry Rodeo not such a 'crazy idea'

GERRY — “That’s a crazy idea” was the response of many, when in 1944, Jack Cox, a new member of the recently formed Gerry Volunteer Fire Department, suggested a rodeo as a fundraiser for the department. Cox, a former working cowboy, who had moved to this area from the West to help ...