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Fretz Lady Owls Sweep Ridgway
Basketball, Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
Nov 02, 2026
The Fretz Lady Owls basketball teams picked up two wins against Ridgway. The 8th grade team won 26-13, led by Emma Frank with 8 points, Onalee Hammack...
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Morgan leads Lady Owls, qualifies for PIAA state meet
Local Sports, Track and Field
Jo Wankel 
Nov 02, 2026
RIDGWAY — The Bradford Lady Owls cross country team competed in the District 9 cross country championships Saturday at Ridgway. The team only had four...
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Frontino leads the Owls at Districts
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
Nov 02, 2026
RIDGWAY — Bradford Junior Nikolai Frontino saved his best race for last as he led the Owls at the District 9 AA Championship at Ridgway on Saturday.  ...
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Fretz Owls finish football season 5-2
Football, Local Sports
Nov 02, 2026
The Fretz Owls closed out their football season with a 5-2 record following a 48-20 loss to DuBois on Oct. 29. Ryan Johnson opened the scoring for the...
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Madden making her mark in youth sports
Local Sports, Youth Sports Hub
Oct 29, 2026
ALLENTOWN — Joelle “Jojo” Madden — daughter of Bradford Area High School graduate Fran Madden and his wife, Candice — is making her mark in several yo...
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Bradford riders place at state 4-H horse show
Local News, Local Sports
Oct 27, 2026
Three Bradford girls competed at the Pennsylvania 4-H State Horse Show Oct. 22 to 25 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, with Claire ...
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Big catch at Willow Bay
Local Sports, Outdoors
Oct 27, 2026
Pat Goff of Bradford recently caught this 41-inch, 19.4-pound northern pike while fishing with Dan Tyger at Willow Bay on the Allegheny Reservoir. “Da...
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Rhoades, Morgan lead Lady Owls at league meet
Local Sports
Oct 26, 2026
The Bradford Lady Owls cross country team competed at the District 9 Central League championship meet last Thursday hosted by Elk County Catholic. The...
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Bonnies roll past Point Park in final exhibition game, 94-49
Basketball, College Sports, Local Sports, ...
By HENRY BUCHAN, Special to the Era 
Oct 24, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE — The Bonnies played a home exhibition game against Division II Point Park on Saturday, with nearly everyone getting a chance to shine...
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Seeing the hunt through young eyes
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
Oct 24, 2026
Photo courtesy of Steve Sherk Jr. Blake Sherk joined his father, Steve, for a bowhunt that offered more than a chance at a deer — and reminded the lon...
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Brockway defeats Bradford, 72-16, on Senior Night
Football, Local Sports
Port Allegany falls to Karns City
Jo Wankel 
Oct 23, 2026
The Brockway duo of Caleb Daugherty and Aiden Patton were a dangerous combination on the field as the Rovers outscored the Owls 72-16 Friday during Se...
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