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PENN YAN YOUTH LACROSSE Penn Yan boys lax win 2nd FLX Tournament

The Penn Yan Boys Lacrosse 1st & 2nd grade team won The Finger Lakes Lacrosse Tournament on Saturday, July 19 at Everest Park in Auburn. Capping off their second straight undefeated season, they coasted through their first two games with wins over a strong FM Pride (Fayetteville-Manlius) team (10-6), and a club team, the NoCo Ripperz (Potsdam), 7-1, with strong play by Griffin Kirk, Porter Battin, Joey Orzel, Parker Folts, Xavier Trombley and Emery Hampton.

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O'MARA: 'NY's all-electric school bus mandate needs an overhaul, too'

Now that Governor Hochul and Albany's Green New Deal Democrats appear ready to finally rethink their strategy of imposing far-reaching energy mandates on all New Yorkers – a strategy that up to now has recklessly ignored affordability, feasibility, and reliability -- it will be important for the rest of us to keep highlighting exactly what needs to go back to the drawing board in the months ahead. Right near the top of any list, in my view, is a mandate we have repeatedly spotlighted that could prove to be the most costly, unfunded state mandate ever imposed on New York's local school districts and school property taxpayers.

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Krossin' Keuka Returns!

KEUKA LAKE -- On the sparkling shores of Keuka Lake, an extraordinary event will once again unite swimmers, paddlers, volunteers, and community members in a powerful show of compassion and commitment. The annual Krossin' Keuka swim, hosted by the Keuka Comfort Care Home (KCCH), returns this summer with a mission as strong as ever—to ensure the continuation of free, end-of-life care for individuals and families in Yates County.

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PYTCO YOUTH THEATRE: From the Jungle of Nool to Kalamazoo, it’s ‘Seussical Jr.’ the Musical

PENN YAN -- The Penn Yan Theatre Company's Youth Theatre Summer Program will unlock the imaginations of Yates County citizens when they bring the Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Mayzie La Bird, the Whos in Whoville and other Seuss favorites to life with their production of "Seussical Jr. the Musical." The story combines Dr.

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COACHES CORNER: Scott Shepardson

Championship opportunities can come and go, leaving student athletes and coaches with missed chances and unfulfilled wishes, but this season, for the Dundee-Bradford BraveScots Boys Track Team, this opportunity was seized and was never let go. They took the 2025 Class C3 Sectional Championship and won it by a large margin of 15 points.

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