basketball

SMETHPORT — For the second time this season, it took a final shot at the buzzer to decide the winner between Smethport and Otto-Eldred. And for the se...

ST. MARYS — Elk County Catholic head coach Ken Pistner told his girls before their Allegheny Mountain League semifinal game Thursday night against Rid...

PORT ALLEGANY — Port Allegany’s rally from a 10-point halftime deficit came up just shy in a 48-46 North Tier League upset loss to Northern Potter. Tr...

PHILADELPHIA — This wasn’t the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team we’d become accustomed to seeing. The league’s rebounding leader, Bona was out-bo...

Bradford head coach Bob Hannon said his Lady Owls knew they’d have to turn in a better defensive performance in their rematch with Elk County Catholic...

DUKE CENTER — Rosalyn Page and Sarah Chambers wanted to ensure that the Coudersport girls basketball team would complete its quest for an undefeated N...

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...

JOHNSONBURG — Three different Johnsonburg players reached double figures as the Rams toppled Allegheny Mountain League North rival Kane, 65-50. In a g...

WELLSBORO — Port Allegany couldn’t sustain late momentum in an 64-57 non-league loss to Wellsboro in overtime. The Lady Gators (15-6) rallied from an ...

SMETHPORT — For the better part of a half, the Smethport Hubbers were able to keep pace with Ridgway’s playing style. The Hubbers withstood a strong E...

COUDERSPORT — Death, taxes and Coudersport being on top of the North Tier League. A few days after its girls team captured a fourth straight NTL crown...

MOON TOWNSHIP — It was akin to the Rocky-Drago showdown at the end of Rocky IV. In a matchup of teams battling for position in the Atlantic 10 standin...

MOON TOWNSHIP — Mark Schmidt was understandably deflective. To the 13th-year St. Bonaventure men’s basketball coach, this was no time to reminisce. Af...

Tyler Gigliotti had put together plenty of similar performances during his four-year career with the Bradford Owls. Last season, in the District 9 Cla...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — His life has changed significantly over the last six years. Andrew Nicholson transitioned from the NBA, where he was the 19th ...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Mark Schmidt often describes the first five minutes of each half as “critical” to his team’s success. On Wednesday, St. Bonave...

EMPORIUM — Mallory McKimm hit a school record-tying seven 3-pointers as the Cameron County cruised past Oswayo Valley, 59-27, on Wednesday night in No...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — He’s the first to admit it’s been an unexpectedly trying season. How could it not be? Osun Osunniyi went down with a knee inju...

EMPORIUM — Entering Tuesday night’s game at Cameron County, it had been 1,817 days and a span of 77 league games since Coudersport had lost a game in ...

(Editor’s note: The Era will have a full story on Tyler Gigliotti setting the all-time boys scoring record in the coming days). It was already shaping...