basketball

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — It wasn’t so much a game as it was a celebration of their beloved Bonnies’ return to form. St. Bonaventure alumni from the 198...

PORT ALLEGANY was 3-10 last season. The poor record was in large part an aberration due to the pandemic. They went 9-9 in the 2019-2020 season. Port f...

Ridgway 41, Smethport 29 SMETHPORT — Ridgway hit a barrage of 3-pointers to take a 16-4 lead in the first quarter and rode that point advantage the re...

In some regards, it was merely a tune-up. As far as the raucous crowd that filled Bradford High Friday night was concerned, however, it may as well ha...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Some might call it, given the relatively decent Rhode Island team coming in on Tuesday, a “trap game.” Others might refer to i...

RIDGWAY — It almost looked too easy for Dan Park. Perhaps that’s because, in Ridgway’s Thursday victory over Johnsonburg, it was. The senior forward s...

After two years of derailed plans, organizers are confident they will be able to put on the Big 30 Senior Classic for the first time since 2019. The S...

BOYS NORTH TIER Smethport 70, Galeton 45 SMETHPORT — In a high-scoring game, Smethport’s duo of Alex Ognen and John Adamoski led the Hubbers to a win ...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — There’s a telltale way of knowing the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team is engaged: It isn’t shy about talking a little tr...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Kyle Lofton got into the lane, again, and tossed up an easy alley-oop pass to Osun Osunniyi. And, in that moment, history was ...

PORT ALLEGANY — Down its starting point guard, the Port Allegany girls basketball team used scoring from throughout its lineup to beat Austin, 37-35, ...

SMETHPORT — Two of the North Tier’s top offenses met Tuesday night, and they didn’t disappoint. Smethport scored at an efficient clip, but Otto-Eldred...

This is what St. Bonaventure fans were expecting back in early November when coach Mark Schmidt’s Bonnies, with five returning senior starters, were p...

DUKE CENTER — Otto-Eldred’s dominance of North Tier basketball has been a long time coming. The girls clinched the NTL last week for the first time si...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — At this point, despite sharing a conference for the last 43 seasons, it might seem a bit unfamiliar. The St. Bonaventure men’s...

KANE — A strong defensive effort powered the Smethport girls basketball team over Kane, as the Lady Hubbers worked a 32-13 Tuesday triumph. Smethport ...

The game was decided in the second quarter and won in the third. After a small run by Bradford in the second, Elk County Catholic ripped off a 14-2 ru...

GIRLS NORTH TIER Oswayo Valley 33, Cameron County 25 SHINGLEHOUSE — Jenna Freer carried the offensive load scoring 14 points and connecting on all six...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Osun Osunniyi didn’t look like someone whose team nearly gave the game away. He looked like a player whose squad had just played arg...

COUDERSPORT — Coudersport has long been known as a program happy to fire away from behind the arc. On Monday, Cameron County seemed to take inspiratio...