american football

There are plenty of times in this job where local athletes, or teams, make us eat our words. Such was the case Friday night for the beginning of the 2...

It wasn’t the most ideal matchup for an inexperienced Bradford team to begin its season with. The Owls, ripe with nine new starters on both sides of t...

SMETHPORT — Sophomore quarterback Noah Lent gave Smethport a dual threat advantage as they shut out Sheffield, 40-0, on the opening night of high scho...

PORT ALLEGANY — Prior to the 2019 season, Port Allegany head coach Justin Bienkowski made it clear that running back Josh Rees would be the focal poin...

COUDERSPORT — The 2018 campaign was one to remember for the Coudersport football team. The Falcons, in their second year under head coach Tom Storey, ...

KANE — Jim Hillman called last season a wake-up call. Perhaps not just for the head coach now entering his second year leading the Wolves, but for the...

EMPORIUM — More than anything, Ryan Neyman longs for the old days. Neyman's high school playing career coincided with a golden era for Cameron County ...

SHEFFIELD — Chris Korbar understands just how unique his situation is. The second-year Sheffield head coach isn’t sure who will be on the practice fie...

Jeff Puglio knew that his team needed to watch the tape of last year’s game. The veteran head coach showed his team what happened — and what went wron...

ST. MARYS — After a second straight winless season in 2018, the St. Marys football program hit the reset button in the offseason. The Flying Dutchmen ...

RIDGWAY — For the past two seasons, the formula for success has been rather simple for the Ridgway football team — defense wins District 9 championshi...

ST. MARYS — The 2019 football season will certainly be an uphill battle for the Elk County Catholic Crusaders. A year removed from a 7-3 overall recor...

PORT ALLEGANY — Justin Bienkowski is beginning his second stint as head coach of the Port Allegany High School football team. But the 38-year-old soci...

DUKE CENTER — They accomplished phase one of their plan last fall. After a pair of standout seasons in which it won two Allegheny Mountain League Nort...

SMETHPORT — The Smethport Hubbers are out to prove people wrong in 2019. The defending District 9 Small School North champions, which posted a 9-0 reg...

It’s the most challenging part of the high school sports cycle. A veteran-laden team ripe with talent and experience across the board graduates, and a...

It’s hard for Leslie Frazier to believe he’s in his third season as Bills defensive coordinator under Sean McDermott. After spending parts of four sea...

In recent years, the Bradford Owls have continued to be one of the area’s best track and field programs. The program has been filled with excellent ru...

With roughly two weeks until the high school football season kicks off, programs are hard at work preparing for their opening matchups and 2019 season...

RIDGWAY — Many District 9 football teams find themselves in a similar position this year as they replace key players who graduated with new faces, but...