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Fredonia Scores 11 TDs In 74-0 Victory Over Dunkirk

FREDONIA — Eleven touchdowns were scored by six different players as Fredonia beat rival Dunkirk 74-0 in Division 4 flag football Saturday at the Orange Bowl. Sophia Utegg accounted for five touchdowns for the Hillbillies (11-1, 4-1). She went 4 of 7 for 44 yards and three touchdowns through the air while also rushing six times for 56 yards and two scores on the ground. Emma Perry ran nine times for 108 yards and three touchdowns; Juliana Snyder ran six times for 41 yards and a touchdown; and Peyton Krenzer picked up 24 yards on four carries. Megan Ivory caught three passes for ...

Past, Present & Future

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 ...

Maple Grove Puts Up 35 Runs In Doubleheader Sweep

BEMUS POINT — Maple Grove improved to 5-4 overall and 4-2 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 play with a doubleheader sweep of Clymer/Sherman/Panama on Saturday. The Red Dragons rallied from a 7-6 deficit with a 15-run top of the fifth inning to win the first game ...

Special Invite

FALCONER — The Silver Creek/Forestville boys track and field team had quite the performance at the Golden Falcon Invitational, winning five events behind a pair of double winners on Friday. The Black Knights swept the sprints with Samuel Bowers taking both the 200 and 400 meters, while ...

Beneath The Bloom: Chautauqua Lake

As a kid, spring was the most special place my dad could take me at 5 years old. Crappies, perch, bullheads and bass were plentiful as we cast a line from shore near the old train station and boat docks in Mayville. Traveling down the lake to Jamestown, the lake appeared pristine. That was ...

Turkey Calling: Allow Yourself To Be Imperfect

The last few weeks turkey hunters have stirred their stagnant winter blood by watching old DVDs and new YouTube videos. That gets us into a spring gobbler hunting mood. But it can also teach us to make mistakes, something we don’t need to be taught. Every turkey hunter wishes he could stop making mistakes. For myself, no spring turkey season has ever been mistake-free. That’s because a guy named Murphy always shadows me, and his job is to enforce a law that says, “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” I’m betting you know the guy well. It sounds ironic, but one ...