Twain? Almost everyone knows who he was. Nessmuk? Not so much. Most readers know Mark Twain was the pen name adopted by Samuel Langhorne Clemons (1835–1910). George Washington Sears (1821–90) chose Nessmuk as his pen name, a tribute to the Narragansett Indian who taught him his ...
Each year of Mikayla Johnson’s high school track and field career she steadily improved in the throwing events. As a sophomore, Johnson reached the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Division 2 championships in the shot put, then the following year she represented ...
In a game of rallies, Jamestown and Batavia had to settle for a 12-12 tie in Friday night’s Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League contest at Diethrick Park. The West Division-leading Muckdogs (22-6-1) scored four runs in the top of the 10th inning to retake the lead only to have the ...
Silver Creek/Forestville’s Nathan Mays took Section VI track and field by storm in his junior season, winning the pentathlon at the Section VI state qualifier with a whopping score of 3,381 to earn a trip to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association championships. He ...
Plenty of the best track athletes in Section VI came from the local area this season and many competed in the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association. Shortly after the league’s championship meet at Salamanca High School in late May, the best athletes from each of the teams were honored ...
