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Defensive lapses sink Bonnies in 89-80 loss to Richmond
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Special to the Era 
Jan 07, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — The Bonnies’ defensive struggles and mental mistakes hurt them against the Richmond Spiders on Wednesday, and put them into an...
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Port A’s Bliss celebrates 100th wrestling win
Local Sports
Jan 07, 2026
Port Allegany's Aiden Bliss was recognized for his 100th wrestling career win following his match with Braylon Little from Bradford High School.  Blis...
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PGC: Report wild turkey flocks through March 15
Local News, News, Outdoors, ...
Jan 07, 2026
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is asking for the public’s help finding turkey flocks this winter for ongoing research. Pennsylvanians are encouraged...
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Armanini on Defending Our Daughters
Local News, PA State News, Sports
Jan 07, 2026
HARRISBURG – Continuing his advocacy for fairness in women’s sports, state Rep. Mike Armanini, R-DuBois, invites people to join the Defending Our Daug...
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Port Allegany wrestlers defeat Bradford, improve to 5-0
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
Jan 06, 2026
HS WRESTLING Port Allegany 51, Bradford 22 PORT ALLEGANY  — Port Allegany used eight pins, a major decision and a tech fall to defeat Bradford Tuesday...
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Gators retire No. 31 in honor of Aiden Bliss
Football, Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
Jan 06, 2026
PORT ALLEGANY — Port Allegany retired the #31, worn by Aiden Bliss, Tuesday during the home wrestling match between the Gators and the Bradford Owls. ...
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Fretz teams fall to St. Marys
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
Jan 06, 2026
ST. MARYS — Fretz boys basketball traveled to St. Marys Tuesday and fell in both contests. In the 7th grade contest, St. Mary's cruised to a 32-18 vic...
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Bonnies look to rebound at home against Richmond after VCU loss
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Special to the Era 
Jan 06, 2026
Coming off of a loss and late game collapse against reigning A-10 champion VCU in their conference opener, the Bonnies (11-3) will look to get back on...
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HS Roundup: Port A defeats Smethport
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
Jan 05, 2026
BOYS BASKETBALL Port Allegany 65, Smethport 34 Port Allegany’s Liam Hawver scored 14 tallies, Jarrod Funk posted 13 points and had eight boards, Isaac...
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Wojnarowski elected to National Sports Media Hall of Fame
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
Jan 05, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Adrian Wojnarowski, one of the most influential figures in modern sports journalism, has been elected to the National Sports M...
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Richmond’s red-hot shooting too much for Bonnies in A-10 loss
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Special to the Era 
Jan 03, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — The Bonnies (10-5, 1-2) couldn’t keep up with Richmond’s (12-4, 2-1) torrid offensive pace on Saturday, falling 80-60. In rece...
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When the winter woods were full of grouse
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
Jan 03, 2026
In my teenage years and early adulthood, hunting grouse was my favorite thing to do in the winter months. Grouse hunting in the snow was a beautiful e...
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Trade pickup Jake Mangum pumped to join Pirates
Baseball, Sports
By JASON MACKEY, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) 
Jan 02, 2026
Jake Mangum hit .296 in 118 games as a rookie with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2025 and an International League-leading .317 the year prior with Triple-A Du...
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2026 already? Really?
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
Jan 02, 2026
It seems amazing interceptor missiles today zip along at Mach 8, leaving the speed of sound far behind. I have difficulty in comprehending speeds that...
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