The 2011 Dan Feather Memorial 5K Run/Walk was held Sunday morning at Bergman Park.  Over 200 runners participated in the 5K Run/Walk.  The race is held every year to remember Dan Feather, a Jamestown police officer who passed away while riding his bike due to a brain aneurysm.  See results below.  VIEW PHOTO GALLERY

The 2011 Chautauqua & Cattaraugus Track and Field Championships were held this past Friday night and Saturday at Randolph Central School in Randolph, NY.  For the boys, Olean won the Division 1 team scoring, while Randolph and Portville won Divisions 2 and 3 respectively.  On  the girls side, it was Falconer, Randolph and Maple Grove winning the 3 divisions.

Friday night started off OK, before the rains came in heavy and hard.  The meet still got completed despite some delays caused by the wet conditions.  Saturday turned out to be a fantastic day and the meet was completed before 2pm.

Day 1 Complete Results

Day 2 Track Results

Day 2 Field Results

Complete Team Scoring

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The top 8 in each track and field event participated in this year's Super 8 Championship held in Salamanca, NY.   Times and distances are recorded all year and the top 8 participate to determine the top performer in each event.  This year is the 22nd year of the event that is held each year in Salamanca.  The meet is orchestrated by Lori John, head track coach at Salamanca High School.  David Reinhardt of the Chautauqua Striders helps John with the tracking of times leading up to the event.  Reinhardt heads the talented team of Chautauqua Striders Timing Services that handles the FAT timing and meet management for the meet.

COMPLE TE RESULTS

Every year Falconer holds their invitational at the track that surrounds Bill Race Field in Falconer.  This year just happen to be the 10th anniversary of the invitational that Falconer coach Dave Nelson has been so instrumental in arranging.

Track and field in and around Western New York has been cold and wet this spring.  But Saturday in Olean there was some sun and some heat on and off the track.  The warm weather helped bring out several meet records.  Several local schools participated in the meet.

The Dunkirk Invitational usually held every April at Dunkirk High School was moved this year to Hamburg High School while Dunkirk has their new artificial surface installed on the football field.  Check out the results from the meet.