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LeRoyan Rohl tops Batavian Wolff for tourney title

By Mike Pettinella
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Tournament director Mark Brown, left, congratulates Tom Rohl, champion, and John Wolff, runner-up, following the

LeRoyan Tom Rohl defeated Batavian John Wolff, 210-203, in a battle of left-handers to win the “Super Bowl” handicap singles tournament at Mancuso Bowling Center in Batavia.

Rohl, 50, earned $500 while Wolff, 83 years young, took home $300 for their efforts in the event, which drew 43 entries

Before Urban Renewal: My Downtown Batavia favorites

By David Reilly
old downtown batavia

Since 2018 I have been writing nostalgic stories for The Batavian about growing up in Batavia, New York, in the 1950s and 1960s. In some of those stories, I made mention of some of the businesses that were located in what we always called “Downtown.” 

Due to “urban renewal”

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