aaron straub

Some storylines write themselves. That was the case, on more than one occasion, in a winter that saw three local basketball teams make a run to the st...

CLARION — Elk County Catholic knew what it was up against. Instead of shying away from DuBois Central Catholic’s powerful forwards, the Crusaders atta...

ST. MARYS — Tournament time can mean many things, but in the end, it’s about surviving and advancing. That’s just what the Elk County Catholic boys ba...

DUKE CENTER — With its back against the wall, Elk Catholic decided it was time for a change. The Crusaders opened Friday night’s road game against Ott...

(Editor’s note: This is the seventh in a series of articles revisiting the best local sports teams from area high schools. Teams chosen range from und...

CLARION — For three and a half quarters, the Elk County Catholic Crusaders couldn’t figure out how to score on Cornell’s 2-3 zone defense. And when th...

CLARION — When Elk County Catholic needed some points to keep pace with Imani Christian Academy’s hot 3-point shooting in the first quarter, Regis Wor...

After matching up in Saturday’s District 9 Class A championship, Elk County Catholic and Cameron County are geared up for their next challenge: the PI...

HYDE — The A-C Valley Falcons entered Wednesday’s game riding high. They had beaten the heavily favored Johnsonburg Rams in the District 9 Class A qua...

ST. MARYS — How do you know when it’s going to be your night, or in Elk County Catholic’s case, your half? When not even a lost shoe can slow your mom...

Elk County Catholic had been in that spot before. With six of the Crusaders’ first 15 games of the season decided by 10 points or fewer, it’s no surpr...

ST. MARYS — In many ways, the second meeting between St. Marys and Elk County Catholic mirrored their first matchup back on Dec. 27. Just as they did ...

ST. MARYS — Thirty-seven seasons, hundreds of players, 20 District 9 championships and a state title later, Elk County Catholic boys basketball head c...

ST. MARYS — You could hear the question being asked at St. Marys High School all throughout the first half on Friday night: When is Elk Catholic going...

ST. MARYS — District 9’s basketball dynasty has added another chapter. For the fourth consecutive season, and for the 33rd time since 1972, the Elk Co...

ST. MARYS — Otto-Eldred’s Cameron Grigsby recorded a monster double-double and the 6th seeded Terrors gave third-seeded Clarion-Limestone a scare befo...

Elk County Catholic’s Aaron Straub has won a lot games in his 37 years coaching the Crusaders. But three undefeated regular seasons in four years? Tha...

PORT ALLEGANY — Two of the most unlikely candidates may have produced the game of the night in District 9 on Friday. Down 26 points at halftime, Port ...

PUNXSUTAWNEY — It’s not often that a team can overcome 25 turnovers in a regular season game. In the second round of the PIAA playoffs, with so much o...

For at least a quarter, everything Oswayo Valley needed to hang around with Elk County Catholic happened. As the game progressed, however, the Crusade...