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Skunks best Batavia in extras

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BATAVIA — Branston Lindquist’s sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning scored Tito Kiefer with the go-ahead run as Jamestown posted a 7-6 come-from-behind victory over Batavia in Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League action Wednesday night at Dwyer Stadium. The win raised the Tarp Skunks’ record to 3-1, while the Muckdogs dropped to 2-2. Chase Beran, one of five Jamestown pitchers, earned the victory. In three innings of hitless relief, he struck out six and walked just one before 2,991 spectators. Batavia led 3-2 after the first inning and 5-3 after three, but the Tarp ...

Rodgers rises leaderboard at NJCAAs

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CHAUTAUQUA — The weather gods shined down on the second rounds of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Men's and Women's Golf National Championships hosted by Jamestown Community College at Chautauqua Golf Club on Wednesday. On the men's side, Jamestown dropped to 11th overall with a team score of 93-over par. The top-scoring Jayhawk remains Kyler Wojtowicz, who carded a 78, after an opening round 79, on the par 72 course, which moved him to a tie for 26th. Reid Olsen (81/85), Cole Johnson (84/90), Jaxson Faulk (86/94) and Zach Johnson (97/86) trail ...

Smiley takes graduates on hoops trip in Portugal

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FREDONIA — For many college basketball players, the final games of their careers come with mixed emotions. For a group of graduating seniors from the State University of New York Athletic Conference and other nearby conferences, those final memories were made thousands of miles from home, ...

Olmstead joins Alfred State football

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Cassadaga Valley senior Tanner Olmstead recently completed a celebratory signing form to attend Alfred State University and play football for the Pioneers. Beyond the football field, Olmstead will be enrolling in Alfred State’s highly regarded Motorsports Technology program, housed within ...

Family picnics and tick awareness in WNY

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When spring wild turkey season ended on May 31 and memories of the deer season are long behind us too, hunters and their families — and thousands of others — head for warm weather fun. Enter backyard garden projects, hiking boots, fishing gear, camping supplies and family outings. Parks ...