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WESTFIELD — Darien Swanson’s 33 led the Thursday Night Men’s League at Pinehurst Golf Club. Nolan Swanson shot a 36, followed by Lyndy Smith (39), Brandon Johnston and Paul Bretz (40s), Chad Fuller and Al Lehman (41s), Marty Hemmer and August Viele (42s), and Gordy Jaynes, Rob Gizzi, Daryn Coon and Eric Edwards (43s). Austin Eimers shot a net 31, followed by Rob Strang, Brad Babcock and Lance Buss (32s), Jim Farrell (33), Caleb Genthner, Jason Jagoda and Daryl Larson (35s), and Jeff Jaynes, Art Erbacher and Brady Nusom (36s). Gordy Jaynes was closest to the pin at No. 4 and ...

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 ...

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.

Walleye Duel, Con Club team up for “Lake Erie Team of Year”

Two of Eastern Lake Erie’s premier walleye tournaments are joining forces this summer, creating an exciting new competition that rewards traditional trolling anglers while crowning the first-ever “Lake Erie Walleye Team of the Year.” The Walleye Duel in Dunkirk returns Saturday and ...

Orange and Blue skies

At 3 a.m., Lower Manhattan is usually quiet — even by the standards of the city known as “The City That Never Sleeps.” On this particular morning, however, the silence was replaced by the energy of thousands of New York Knicks fans who had already lined the streets in anticipation ...

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 ...