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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 ...

Fredonia’s Merritt, Hoffman Earn Medalist Honors

CASSADAGA — Tucker Merritt successfully navigated cold and wet conditions to shoot a 4-over 39 for medalist honors that led unbeaten Fredonia to a pair of Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association golf victories at Cassadaga Country Club on Friday. The Hillbillies (10-0, 4-0) defeated Falconer 38.5-16.5 and knocked off Cassadaga Valley 35-20. In the other match, Cassadaga Valley downed Falconer 35.5-19.5. Leading the way for the Cougars (2-5, 0-2) was Jakob Huling with a 40, while Kale Livengood paced the Golden Falcons (2-7, 0-4) with a 42. Fredonia: R.J. Koopman 41, Mason ...

Annual Sportsmanship Symposium Held At Northwest Arena

Student-athletes from 25 area high schools attended Friday’s Sportsmanship Symposium at Northwest Arena in Jamestown. In addition to participating in team bonding activities they heard talks by Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame inductees Trevor Hitchcock and Brianne Prince Hazelton as well as ...

Jackson Named Jamestown Community College Softball Coach

Jamestown Community College has announced that Gannon Jackson is the new head coach of Jayhawk softball. “We couldn’t be more excited to appoint Gannon as the new leader of our softball team,” said athletic director George Sisson. “Jackson joins JCC with a wealth of knowledge in the ...

Sabres Beat Bruins To Reach 2nd Round

BOSTON — Alex Tuch and Mattias Samuelsson scored in the first period, Zach Benson added another early in the third and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Friday night in Game 6 to advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2007. Josh Norris added ...

Buffalo, Two Others Look To Close Out Their Series

Closeout time has arrived in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and the pressure to avoid a Game 7 is squarely on Montreal, Buffalo and Vegas tonight. A tantalizing tripleheader of Game 6 action begins with the Tampa Bay Lightning’s visit to the Canadiens and the Sabres’ trip to Boston, followed by the Golden Knights visiting the Utah Mammoth in the nightcap. While the Knights have had a wealth of postseason success — more than their share, most of their opponents would say — during their first nine seasons in the NHL, the Mammoth will look to stay alive for their ...