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Notre Dame downs Whitesville 14-3 to advance to Far West Regional Championship

By Howard B. Owens

A favorable post-season schedule and a duo of dominant pitchers have certainly helped Notre Dame make a championship run, Coach Mike Rapone said after the Fighting Irish beat Whitesville in a Class D consolidation game 14-3.

In years past, by this time Section V and Section VI would already have

Notre Dame out of sync in state championship semi-final in Binghamton

By Howard B. Owens

Things really didn't go Notre Dame's way in what turned out to be the baseball team's final game of the season.

Nobody wanted it to end this way, with a 7-1 loss to Smithtown Christian in the Class D semi-final game for the state championship, but Coach Mike Rapone said

Notre Dame advances to state champion semi-final behind one-hitter by Covel

By Howard B. Owens

The lore of the ace is the guy who can take the big game on his shoulders and simply dominate. Once again, Notre Dame's Alec Covel showed he's that kind of guy.

He struck out eight of the first nine batters he faced in today's regional championship game in Jamestown

Body of fallen Iraq War vet returning home today

By Howard B. Owens

Flags have been placed on both sides of West Main Street Road, Town of Batavia, adjacent the Michael S. Tomaszewski Funeral & Cremation Chapel, to honor Sgt. Shaina Schmigel, a paratrooper who died during training last week.

Schmigel is a decorated Iraq War veteran.

Born in Batavia, Schmigel went to

Sgt. Thomas Sanfratello named officer of the year, responders to incident recognized at annual Sheriff's awards

By Press Release
sanfratello family award sheriff
Ian Sanfratello, Kyla Sanfratello, and Alexis Sanfratello, the children of Sgt. Thomas Sanfratello, who died while on duty on March 10 at Batavia Downs during a confrontation with two customers.
Submitted photos.

The Genesee County Sheriff's Office held its annual awards luncheon on Tuesday and released the following press release announcing the awards.

Officer of the Year Award –  
Sergeant Thomas A. Sanfratello has distinguished himself in the performance of service to the citizens of Genesee County during 2024. 

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