baseball

Kathryn Jedynak says she’s not ready to jump out of an airplane. But the 39-year-old Rochester woman has done a few risky things in her life, includin...

Mention the Polo Grounds to older sports fans, and they will likely recognize the reference to the stadium where baseball’s (and football’s) New York ...

The plastic baseball hit me dead center in the forehead and jolted me awake from an early morning sleep on a couch at my sister’s place. “Ball … ball,...

OLEAN — If you’re thinking of going to Marcus Park tomorrow night to take in the opening ceremonies of the Olean City Cup tournament … don’t. The icon...

Baseball and summer go hand-in-hand — and longtime local fans know that the Olean Oilers name dates back to the days of the PONY (Pennsylvania-Ontario...

MIDDLEBURG, Va. — Sports ramblings from a wedding rehearsal party with family and friends in Northern Virginia: — This had stemmed from a conversation...

One of the TH sports department’s great frustrations is when it does an advance story on an event or the person competing in it … only to never hear h...

The 42nd annual Olean City Cup softball tournament is still a few days away. But with the Times Herald staff diving straight into preparation for the ...

COOPERSTOWN — Down by two runs and three outs to go, the Olean Oilers Black Cooperstown Dreams Park youth baseball team mounted a comeback that had th...

Invariably, when I’ve seen people around town lately, they ask, "How’s your summer?” Work-wise, for someone whose main responsibility is covering high...

COOPERSTOWN — The Olean Oilers Black youth baseball team opened a special Hall of Fame week at Cooperstown Dreams Park with wins over teams from West ...

Over the last 20 years, I’ve written countless columns honoring the memory of area sports dignitaries. This may be one of the hardest, and at the same...

OLEAN — The moment right fielder Chris Wastchak struck out swinging with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning Monday night ...

OLEAN — On Saturday night at Bradner Stadium, the Oilers trailed Genesee, 7-1, in the fifth inning. The game was significant in that, with a win, Olea...

OLEAN — How do you give up 10 runs on 15 hits one night, then 48 hours later hold the same team to two runs on seven hits with the season on the line?...

The name stretches back more than a century, but in a new travel baseball tournament, area fans will get to see a wide-ranging group of young baseball...

After describing Saturday how to deal with the county’s process of handling rabies and how residents should respond as well, we thought we should zero...

OLEAN — It took a bit of extra work, even after a major rally, but the Olean Oilers have earned a first-round home game in the New York Collegiate Bas...