ROCHESTER — Sometimes just one big hit can be the difference in a game and unfortunately for the Forestville softball team, Oakfield-Alabama’s Raine Denny had two of them. Denny hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning and then a solo drive in the fourth that gave ...
CELORON — The oldest skeet and trap club in Chautauqua County will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Sunday. Highlighting the activities at the Celoron Rod & Gun will be skeet, trap, wobble, 5-stand and other shooting games; a chicken dinner and homemade sides; and decades worth of ...
Rosie Williamson and Cody Kent were the overall winners at the Buns on the Run 5K held in Bemus Point last Saturday. Kent completed the 3.1-mile course in 18 minutes, 6 seconds, and Williamson finished in 20:19. Mike Williamson and Christopher Phelps were second and third overall respectively ...
Big Fish Triathlon Is Truly ‘Something’ Cheryl Burns participated in her first triathlon more than 30 years ago in Bemus Point. “I just wanted to see how I’d do,” the Jamestown resident said. So she entered it despite not owning a wet suit for the swim. And then, of course, there was the daunting task of navigating a hill in Ellery on a borrowed hybrid bike, which was too big for her. “I remember praying very hard that nothing was going to come out in front of me or that I didn’t wipe out because, you know, you’re going 55 miles per hour down that hill,” Burns said ...
The 41st annual Jamestown Area Soap Box Derby will be held Saturday at the John S. Sinatra Track, located outside Russell E. Diethrick Jr. Park in Jamestown. The derby, which will start at 9 a.m., will feature drivers in the Stock, Super Stock and Masters divisions. The winners of each division will qualify for the World Championships in Akron, Ohio in July. Following are drivers and their sponsors in the Stock Division: Michael Chamberlin (1), Honest John’s; Raegan Sweatman (2), Vincent Racing; Phineas Hasson (3), Wayfinder Moving Company; Parker Ristau (4), Certified Auto Repair; ...
CHAUTAUQUA — It was another pristine day at Chautauqua Golf Club on Thursday with round three of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Men's and Women's National Championships, hosted by Jamestown Community College. For the women, the Jayhawks’ Cadence Rodgers fought her way into the top 18 through 54 holes with a 98, her best round of the tournament. The leaderboard now features Rock Valley's Amelia Dunseth at the top after shooting a 1-under 71. The team leader is currently the College of DuPage, which has a four-player total of 201 over par. On the ...
