Basketball

KANE — The Elk County Catholic boys basketball team did a pretty solid job guarding Dane Anderson. Anderson, Kane’s leading scorer, had dropped 19 and...

EMPORIUM — Despite holding the advantage at halftime, the Bradford boys’ basketball team were unable to open their season with a win. Instead, they wi...

It’s a matchup that had fallen off the schedule the last three years, but is still the second most frequent in St. Bonaventure men’s basketball histor...

With just 28 seconds remaining on the clock, the Bradford girls basketball team’s home opener hung in the balance. It came down to two free throws and...

AMHERST, NY — Shorthanded and in its first true road game of the season, St. Bonaventure didn’t struggle much with Saturday’s trip to Alumni Arena. Bo...

Throughout the first weekend of the high school basketball season, there have already been some thrilling and intense matchups on the hardwood. In the...

COUDERSPORT --. Despite yet another impressive night for Elizabeth Hungiville, the Smethport girls basketball team found themselves 0-3 to start off t...

There’s a difference between shying away from competition — or even merely tolerating it — and thriving on it. Bradford Owls basketball head coach Joh...

PORT ALLEGANY — It’s interesting how the tables can turn so quickly. Sometimes you’re the team mounting a comeback and others you’re the one seeing yo...

PORT ALLEGANY — In a game that showcased some of their younger additions, the Bradford girls basketball team opened their season with a 41-33 loss to ...

DUKE CENTER — After opening their season with a blowout loss the night before, the Otto-Eldred girls’ basketball team responded with a win, beating No...

CUBA, NY — Pat Wight has seen his father cry only twice. And though he couldn’t visualize it, he could sense that this was undoubtedly the third time....

Bradford Lady Owls basketball coach Marty Bechelli has a fresh feeling going into the 2023-24 season. Four returning letterwinners and a host of athle...

KANE — A game isn’t over until the final buzzer sounds. That was the mentality the Kane basketball team had heading into the fourth quarter of their s...

PORT ALLEGANY — Despite gaining an early lead, self-inflicted wounds in the form of fouls and turnovers saw the Port Allegany girls’ basketball team d...

Player experience doesn’t mean what it once used to in college basketball. Mark Schmidt can tell you all about it. Over the first dozen or so years of...

DUKE CENTER — Despite dominating the North Tier League with a season-long showcase of its overpowering offense, the Otto-Eldred boys basketball team f...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Before his return to the St. Bonaventure sideline, Jim Crowley set a goal of bringing fans back into the Reilly Center for wom...

DUKE CENTER — All good things must come to an end, including the dominance of the Otto-Eldred girls basketball team. After losing the majority of thei...

ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — Halfway through this non-conference campaign, most fans don’t seem particularly inspired by what they’ve seen from the St. Bonav...