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Lady Owls ready to play as 2025-26 season begins
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
Dec 09, 2025
The Bradford Lady Owls, currently 1-1 on the season, are working hard on the court in practice and during game time. While the team is young, having l...
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Fretz boys beat Punxsy
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
Dec 09, 2025
Fretz boys basketball pulled off the sweep Tuesday night at home vs Punxsutawney. The 7th grade boys won 33-15. Leading the way for the Owls was Eli H...
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Skenes tells the Pirates he’s ready to recruit free agents
Baseball, Sports
By JASON MACKEY, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) 
Dec 09, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. — After winning the National League Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Award his first two seasons, Paul Skenes already has a different tit...
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Pathways to a winter wonderland
Local News, Outdoors
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Dec 09, 2025
Get ready to explore a winter wonderland, courtesy of volunteers with Willow Creek Snowmobile Club. Thanks to months of preparation, the club’s trail ...
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HS Roundup: Port A. and Smethport girls claim wins
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
Dec 08, 2025
Girls Basketball Port Allegany 51, Galeton 5 PORT ALLEGANY - Jenna Renner put up 16 points, six rebounds and six steals and Brynn Evens had 11 points ...
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Grassi gets first deer
Outdoors
Dec 08, 2025
Frankie Grassi, 11-years-old of Bradford, shot his first doe Friday. 
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Campbell introduced as Penn State’s 17th football coach
College Sports, Football, National Sports, ...
By TRAVIS JOHNSON - Associated Press 
Dec 08, 2025
STATE COLLEGE — As he steadily built up Iowa State’s football program, Matt Campbell regularly turned down other head coaching gigs until his dream jo...
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Nothing tops that first harvest
Local Sports, Outdoors
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
Dec 06, 2025
I’ve forgotten a lot of things in life, but one thing I remember as if it were yesterday was when I shot my first deer. I stalked it and shot it at 15...
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HS Roundup: Bradford defeats Kane, ECC outscores Coudy
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
Dec 05, 2025
Bradford 38, Kane 27 DUKE CENTER - Bradford’s Marcus Terwilliger scored 15 points and Tyler Simmons added 12 as Bradford defeated Kane 38-27 Friday at...
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Lady Owls wrestling set to embark on second season
Local Sports
By SARA EDDY FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Dec 05, 2025
Ready to embark on just its second ever season, Bradford High’s girls wrestling team returns four letterwinners from its inaugural campaign. Seniors L...
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HS Roundup: O-E girls claim win
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
Dec 04, 2025
Girls Basketball Otto-Eldred’s Rayel Hakes and Jahden Smith each posted 12 points during Thursday’s win over Port Allegany. Leading the Lady Gators wa...
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Bills aim to steady play as Bengals get boost from Burrow’s return
Football, National Sports, Sports
By JOHN WAWROW - AP Sports Writer 
Dec 04, 2025
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Impressed as Sean McDermott was regarding Buffalo’s dominance against Pittsburgh , the Bills coach knows last weekend’s win means...
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Jackson finally faces Rodgers, assuming their shaky health allows it
Football, National Sports, PA State Sports, ...
By NOAH TRISTER - AP Sports Writer 
Dec 04, 2025
BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson and Aaron Rodgers — six MVPs between them — have remarkably never faced each other. It's finally happening this weekend. Pro...
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First day buck caps a challenging year
Outdoors
By WADE ROBERTSON 
Dec 04, 2025
This year was certainly a study in contrasts. During spring gobbler season a day seldom went by without rain. I was heartily sick of the rain after 2 ...
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