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Falconer, Jamestown Suffer Losses In Myrtle Beach

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LITTLE RIVER, S.C. — Falconer came up just short of a comeback in the South Atlantic Bank Invitational Wednesday, losing to Bay 8-6. After falling back 6-0, Erik Stenstrom led the comeback for the Golden Falcons hitting 3 for 3 with an RBI double. Colton Rhinehart highlighted a 5-run third ...

St. Bonaventure Introduces Mike MacDonald

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St. Bonaventure University introduced Mike MacDonald, second from right, as its new men's basketball coach on Wednesday at the Reilly Center. Joining him in the photo above are, from the left, Bob Beretta, St. Bonaventure athletic director; Maura MacDonald, Mike's wife; Dr. Jeff Gingerich, ...

Southwestern Earns First Win At Grand Strand Softball Classic

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LITTLE RIVER, S.C. — The Southwestern girls softball team earned its first ever victory in Myrtle Beach on Wednesday, defeating Bishop Ireton from Alexandria, Virginia in the Grand Strand Softball Classic 11-8. Arianna Silakowski paced the Trojans from the circle and at the plate going the ...

‘One of the guys’

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EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this story, written by Bill Hammond, first appeared in the OBSERVER in August 1974 detailing a relationship between New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner III and a group of northern Chautauqua County residents. With the release last week of Mike Vaccaro’s ...

Lightning Remain Constant With Rising Sabres And Canadiens

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BUFFALO — There's a neck-and-neck, three-way race for the Atlantic Division title, and the only person seemingly not buying into the buzz might be Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper. Emerging from the Lightning locker room before playing at Buffalo on Monday night, Cooper shook his head in mock ...