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‘The Last Dance’ for other sports
Columns, Local Sports, Sports
JOEL WHETZEL jwhetzel@bradfordera.com 
May 19, 2020
With ESPN’s ‘The Last Dance’ coming to its conclusion last Sunday, I got to thinking about what figures in other sports would be worthy of similar doc...
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Burchfield: A place for robins to call home
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
May 19, 2020
The birds are back. Nesting has begun and quite a few are rearing their young. After a short period of mentoring, many of our feathered friends will r...
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Burchfield: The best is yet to come with gobblers
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
May 14, 2020
By this time in the season, turkey hunters have begun to form opinions as to how the season is going. For those who have filled their tag(s), the seas...
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Burchfield: Frantic flyers at the feeder
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
May 12, 2020
Sugar, water, and possibly some food coloring may not sound like a magic potion, but when it comes to hummingbirds, it sure is. Generally, hummingbird...
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Sager: The legend of the leek
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ROGER SAGER Era Outdoors Columnist 
May 08, 2020
Ah, Springtime; the robins hopping around the yard, the daffodils popping through the last snow of the year, the peepers calling from the ditches - an...
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Canada geese are rearing their young
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
May 07, 2020
Nature doesn’t stop. That point was driven home recently when newly hatched goslings were spotted. Yep, some Canada Geese have begun to rear their you...
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Gobbler success — at last — for two area hunters
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WADE ROBERTSON Era Outdoors Columnist 
May 06, 2020
As I have mentioned in earlier articles, people with obsessions — those who literally eat, drink and sleep their passions — are fascinating studies. W...
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Era Senior Spotlight: Regan Johnson
Columns, Local Sports, Soccer, ...
REGAN JOHNSON Bradford Area High School 
May 04, 2020
During times such as this, it is so important that we all maintain our mental, emotional and physical well-being. We all need an outlet to help us cop...
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What to watch to get your sports fix this week
Columns, Local Sports, Sports
ANTHONY SAMBROTTO asambrotto@bradfordera.com 
May 04, 2020
The return of live sports is on the horizon. It’ll kick off this weekend with a couple of UFC fights on pay-per-view and be followed by seven NASCAR r...
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Robertson: Turkey dropouts (the smart ones)
Columns, Outdoors, Sports
WADE ROBERTSON Era Outdoors Columnist 
May 02, 2020
It’s spring gobbler season once again. Good grief. It’s a fact that few spring turkey hunters make it through the entire season without missing many m...
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Burchfield: Social distancing — from bugs
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
May 01, 2020
More than ever, taking a walk, especially hiking, has become an attractive form of exercise. Hiking trails remain open to the public within the Allegh...
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Sambrotto: Ranking my top 5 favorite sports stadiums
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ANTHONY SAMBROTTO asambrotto@bradfordera.com 
Apr 30, 2020
In just a few hours, we’ll once again be able to head to our favorite golf courses or spend a weekend at a campground. In a few weeks, we may even be ...
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Burchfield: How will you hunt gobblers this spring?
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Apr 30, 2020
Did you get your bird? How many times will that question be asked over the course of spring gobbler season? It's hard to tell. Just asking that questi...
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Robertson: Fun times on the BHS rifle team
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BILL ROBERTSON Special to The Era 
Apr 28, 2020
When I was fifteen, I had a really miserable deer season. I shot up a whole box of 30.06 ammo without nicking a hair on a doe’s butt. When I couldn’t ...
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Transfer rule could do more harm than good
Basketball, College Sports, Columns, ...
J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Apr 28, 2020
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — It’s an inherently challenging practice as it stands. The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team, in today’s collegiate climate...
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Third-day draft surprises for Bills
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Apr 27, 2020
History will show that the 2020 National Football League Draft was unusual, and not merely for the precautions created by the COVID-19 pandemic. For t...
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Burchfield: One-on-one gobbler hunting
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Apr 23, 2020
Over the last few decades, hunting spring gobblers has changed. Gone are the days when 12-gauge high brass loads were the only rounds you could use, b...
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