There’s something more than fun about achievements. It taps into that one inner instinct that made us chase merit badges as scouts or try to fill a baseball card collection when we were kids. “We did it!” Remember that feeling? Only now, thanks to the New York State Department of ...

DUNKIRK — Sydnee Hoffman shot 5-over at the par-36 course at Shorewood Country Club for the medalist honors in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association girls golf action Monday. Hoffman’s 41 paced Fredonia to a 29.5-25.5 victory over Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove. Jocelyn Wintersteen ...

FREDONIA — McKella Hodkin allowed just three hits and struck out nine batters to lead Fredonia past Salamanca 7-0 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 softball action Monday. Hodkin added another two hits at the plate for Fredonia (7-1, 6-1), while Bella Buckley ...

For decades — when Sports Illustrated was indeed THE magazine — it was a pretty big deal to be included in its weekly “Faces in the Crowd” feature. The page included six “mugshots” and an accompanying five-line description of a significant athletic achievement for each ...

ORCHARD PARK — Karson Milne tossed a complete-game four-hitter with 12 strikeouts and two walks as Jamestown salvaged a split of an Erie County Interscholastic Conference Division 1 doubleheader with Orchard Park on Sunday. The Red & Green won Game 2 7-0 after dropping Game 1 4-3 to ...

GOWANDA — After an ugly 10-4 loss to rival Dunkirk in Game 1 of a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 baseball doubleheader Saturday, Fredonia had about 15 minutes to regroup and earn a split. It took them a little longer than that, but the Hillbillies found a ...