RANDOLPH — Monday morning, the Gowanda Panthers arrived at school and found out they were playing a key Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 3 baseball game in the afternoon. They proved to be ready. Senior Carter Capozzi threw a complete-game five-hitter with seven ...
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 was right behind Hoffman with a 42 for Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove (5-2), while Gianna Novelli added a 50 for Fredonia (5-1). Fredonia: Sydnee Hoffman 41, Gianna Novelli 50, Lillianna Mancuso 53, Abigail Czekanski 63, Josie Swanson 65 Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove: Jocelyn Wintersteen 42, ...
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 connected for two doubles and Ava Muck hit a triple. Kenzie Crouse connected on two hits for Salamanca (3-9, 1-7), while Charli Ross took the loss in the circle giving up seven hits and striking out four. RHINEHART STYMIES PORTVILLE PORTVILLE — Emily Rhinehart threw a complete-game two-hit ...
BROCTON — A run in the bottom of the fifth inning broke a 2-2 tie as Brocton/Cassadaga Valley beat Frewsburg 3-2 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 baseball Monday. The Bulldogs’ (6-3, 5-1) Anthony Gatto led off the fifth with a walk and stole second with one out before scoring the go-ahead run on an error. Aiden Cusimano reached on an error to lead off the top of the seventh inning, then stole second, but was picked off for the first out of the inning. Brocton/Cassadaga Valley reliever then struck out the final two batters of the game for the save. Gatto ...
WESTFIELD — Clymer/Sherman/Panama senior Elli Bodamer was nearly perfect in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 softball action Monday. After methodically working through the Wolverines lineup the first two times, Bodamer was just three outs away from a perfect game ...
For those who have spent long, chilly mornings in the spring woods this past weekend listening for that unmistakable gobble or two, bringing home a wild turkey is more than just a successful hunt. It’s the beginning of a rewarding culinary experience. As seasoned hunters know, cooking wild game, especially wild turkey (deer too), comes with its own set of challenges. Unlike store-bought poultry, wild turkey is naturally very lean. With little to no fat, it can quickly turn dry and tough when not prepared properly. That “farm bird” margin for error simply doesn’t exist. Instead, ...
