The Chautauqua County Baseball Umpires Association will hold classes for new members at Cassadaga Valley High School on Wednesday nights from 6:30-8. They will start on Oct. 23 and run through Nov. 27. There is no charge for attending these classes. Anyone interested should contact Ray ...

RANDOLPH — Gianna Bowles scored all four goals as Randolph shut out Olean 4-0 in nonleague play. Bowles scored unassisted in the 16th minute and the 51st minute. She added a goal from Sadie Steward in the 71st minute and a goal from Sara Smith in the final minute. Stella Smith made four ...

SALAMANCA — Nathan Mays scored his third goal of the game in the fifth minute of overtime as Silver Creek/Forestville escaped with a 4-3 nonleague boys soccer win over Salamanca/Cattaraugus-Little Valley on Friday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Park. Alexander Karnes opened the scoring in ...

This Columbus Day weekend is a triumph for our youth and their mentors in Western New York; it’s Youth Hunting Weekend. The three-day early season big game firearm season for youth 12-15 years old is on today through Monday, when youth can harvest a deer or bear with a firearm. Similarly, ...

LAKEWOOD — Four girls have advanced to the semifinals after the first day of the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Tennis Singles Championships on Thursday at the Lakewood YMCA. Nella Darrell-Sterbak of Fredonia, Myla Brainard and Riley Farrugello of Falconer, and Eden Ludwig ...

The text from Jaysean Paige arrived about a month ago. It read simply: “Give me a call when you get a chance. I want to run an idea by you, if you don’t mind.” I immediately obliged, and the former Jamestown High School and West Virginia University standout and current Puerto Rican ...