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Thoughts on state Little League tournament
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PETE SIRIANNI Era Sports Writer 
Jul 30, 2016
After recording the final out in the team’s second victory of the Pennsylvania 8-10 Little League state championship tournament, the squad from Lehigh...
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Toads are remarkably adaptable
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WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Era 
Jul 29, 2016
As always, nature fascinates. We had at one time a fat, happy toad living in our yard. He had discovered a convenient little shelter in our rock garde...
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SBU’s Sudbrook making it work with local players
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Jul 29, 2016
ST. BONAVENTURE — Maybe it’s because he’s been at St. Bonaventure for 31 years. But probably it’s just his personality. Larry Sudbrook is not an exper...
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Robertson: One mid-summer day
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WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Era 
Jul 22, 2016
This summer heat cannot be ignored, especially without air conditioning. We’re fortunate here that the evenings mercifully cool down and with the aid ...
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Robertson: More than bass fishing
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WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Era 
Jul 15, 2016
When the first streaks of dawn appears the world is clean, fresh and pure. You feel reborn and invigorated watching the darkness flee from the coming ...
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Robertson: Dish pan hands 2
Columns, Outdoors, Sports
WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Era 
Jul 08, 2016
Granddad, Pop, was a unique man with a wide circle of friends who literally drug himself up by his bootstraps as a young man. He left home, immediate ...
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Robertson: Bass season once more
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WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Era 
Jul 01, 2016
Man, it was with a thrill of excitement that I took down my favorite bass rod and balanced it in my hand. A thousand memories flashed through my mind,...
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Oaks sets four national speed records
Columns, Local Sports, Sports
JOE VINELLI Era Sports Editor 
Jun 28, 2016
When I last interviewed Dan Oaks II of Bradford three years ago, he had set the East Coast Timing Association national track record for motorcycle spe...
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Robertson: Set the hook? A toothy question
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WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Era 
Jun 24, 2016
As we pulled out of the boat launch you couldn’t help but quiver with anticipation. It was the kind of morning that experienced fishermen dream of. A ...
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One angry water snake
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WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Era 
Jun 16, 2016
Back before the Kinzua Dam was built, the Allegheny River ran freely from Salamanca, N.Y., through the towns of Corydon, Kinzua and down to Warren. As...
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Bona’s A-10 foes; Kessel Klassic
Columns, Local Sports, Sports
JOE VINELLI Era Sports Editor 
Jun 16, 2016
The start of the Atlantic 10 Conference basketball season is over six months away. But preparations have started as the conference announced its forma...
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Funk seeking groups for Big 30 parade
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JOE VINELLI Era Sports Editor 
Jun 14, 2016
Items found while cleaning out the notebook: Big 30 Charities Classic committeeman Craig Funk is looking for groups to participate in this year’s para...
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A strange spring gobbler hunting
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WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Era 
Jun 10, 2016
The alarm shocked me awake. I’d been deeply and peacefully asleep in the middle of a pleasant dream. Groaning, I rolled over and punched the alarm, de...
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Robertson: Turkey goofs
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WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Era 
May 27, 2016
You turn off the engine, shut off the headlights, grab your equipment and step from the vehicle into the predawn. Here the darkness envelopes your sen...
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Will Crowley regret leaving Bona?
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
May 25, 2016
Jim Crowley was introduced to the Rhode Island media on Tuesday afternoon. Oh, the former St. Bonaventure women’s basketball coach took a similar posi...
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Robertson: Turkey partners
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WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Era 
May 13, 2016
The alarm sneers you obnoxiously awake as you sluggishly attempt to slip out of the covers and their heavenly warmth. Those covers stubbornly hold you...
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Robertson: Catch and release
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WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Era 
May 07, 2016
One thing about writing and being in the public eye is the certainty of hearing complimentary and perhaps less complimentary comments about your colum...
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Golf leagues, Reiley tourney, Bona camps
Columns, Local Sports, Sports
JOE VINELLI Era Sports Editor 
Apr 30, 2016
Golf leagues are important to the success of Pine Acres Country Club. That’s the message club pro Kirk Stauffer is emphasizing this spring. There are ...
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