basketball

GIRLS NON-LEAGUE Port Allegany 31, Bradford 19 Port Allegany took an early lead and held on for a road win over Bradford on Saturday. Early on, Port t...

PITTSBURGH – Midway through the first half, Dominick Welch missed a 3-pointer that caromed to the right. No matter. Osun Osunniyi was there for the pu...

After a slow first quarter for both teams, Punxsutawney turned up the heat to beat Bradford, 48-22. Two minutes and 25 seconds passed before the game ...

PORT ALLEGANY — As Elizabeth Hungiville and Abby Lutz turned it on in the second half, the Smethport girls basketball team’s offense came alive. After...

COUDERSPORT — The Smethport boys basketball team’s last meeting with Coudersport left the Hubbers unsatisfied. They had played with their longtime Nor...

BOYS NORTH TIER Otto-Eldred 60, Port Allegany 55 PORT ALLEGANY — Landon Francis’ 30-point detonation led Otto-Eldred to a win in a shootout. Francis, ...

PITTSBURGH — It was an illustration of the season as a whole. In the last week, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team hammered top 50 VCU and was ...

The boys basketball teams of the North Tier League are deep into conference play. Despite some postponements, most are about midway through their conf...

DISTRICT 9 LEAGUE DuBois 43, Bradford 22 DUBOIS — Plagued by a poor offensive start, the Bradford boys basketball team dug itself a hole from which it...

DuBois spoiled Bradford’s first home game after a Covid-induced pause, winning 37-23. Neither side’s offense was particularly effective in the first q...

SMETHPORT — Smethport head coach Chad Goodman spoke highly of his team’s defensive efforts in Wednesday’s tight win over Coudersport, a 35-30 triumph ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — After leading by six at halftime, the Pitt-Bradford boys basketball team ran out of gas in its 99-94 loss to Medaille in overtime. The...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Last Friday, the immediate aftermath was marked by, quite literally, all laughs. When Jaren Holmes was asked in the postgame p...

PORT ALLEGANY — The Port Allegany boys basketball team honored its seniors with a lopsided victory over Austin, winning 56-24 Tuesday at home. Blaine ...

Due to the heavy snowfall in Western New York, it was forced to bus six-plus hours to Dayton rather than making its typical charter flight. Upon arriv...

SMETHPORT — In a game dictated by defense, it was only fitting that the final play ended with a block. Sheffield’s Connor Finch blocked the final 3-po...

For a brief moment, this was going to be its first Atlantic 10 game of the season. After its originally scheduled league opener against George Washing...

Ridgway 42, Smethport 19 RIDGWAY — Ridgway had two double-digit scorers to handle Smethport on Saturday. Julie Peterson led the Lady Elkers with 15 po...

Otto-Eldred 62, Smethport 30 DUKE CENTER — Otto-Eldred’s offense couldn’t be contained as they beat Smethport with eight players scoring. The first qu...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Kyle Lofton motioned to former teammate Courtney Stockard, who was sitting along the near sideline. His St. Bonaventure men’s ...