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ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — The 10 a.m. departure time for Emmitsburg, Maryland, came and went. Brooke Kane-Walker and her St. Bonaventure softball teamma...

By J.P. BUTLER Special to The Era ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Four years ago this week, Mark Schmidt walked into the media room inside the Reilly Center t...

Over 100 special athletes from McKean, Warren, Elk and Cameron Counties gathered last Friday at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Sport and Fit...

Just like that, prep sports across Pennsylvania have come to a complete halt. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced Friday afternoon the closure of...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Olean High boys basketball team began the day thinking it would soon play in an empty gym. Now, the Huskies don’t know when they’l...

ATLANTA — The goal had come to pass after she had run the 2017 Philadelphia Marathon in a time of 2:50:20. Needing to shave just five minutes, 20 seco...

The accomplishments go on and on for Ridgway head coach Mark Heindl. In 2017, he was named Big 30 Coach of the Year. In both 2018 and 2019 he was hono...

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

She’s the fastest runner in Bradford Area High School history and she’ll now be taking that speed to the next level. Regan Johnson, who holds the scho...

She had the attention of some of the sport’s most successful and highly regarded institutions. But of the over 50 colleges that were interested, Paige...

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...

Both Johnsonburg and Ridgway High Schools have given up some of their autonomous sports over the last decade to combine into one of the more successfu...

EMPORIUM — The Cameron County Red Raiders boys basketball team has been blessed with several great players over the last decade. Of these Cameron Coun...

The Borough of Emporium is home to roughly 1,900 residents. The town may be small in terms of its population, but the people in this small Cameron Cou...

“The Biggest Little Town on the Map” is the nickname of small Warren County town Youngsville. At its peak, Youngsville was home to over 2,200 people. ...

While District 9 serves as an area that is heavily recruited by Division-I wrestling coaches, Division I soccer coaches often spend their time elsewhe...

The Coudersport Falcons have enjoyed a highly successful recent stretch in athletics. They’ve won various District 9 championships across several spor...

While billions of people around the globe play sports, there are unfortunately those who are unable to play the sports they love the most. For Port Al...

The Coudersport Falcons volleyball team has been one of the top high school programs throughout the entire state in recent years. The Lady Falcons hav...

“Brooke Kane-Walker was the toughest pitcher I faced in high school. It was a great feeling getting a hit or having a quality at bat against her.” Thi...