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For Chuck Bell, the goal since his early December hiring as Bradford’s boys basketball head coach has been to get to game one with a healthy team. As ...

Bradford offensive coordinator Nate Zitnik didn’t check his mailbox during Thanksgiving break, but when he finally did, he found a small envelope addr...

Bradford didn’t have to look far for its next boys basketball coach. Long-time assistant Chuck Bell was named the program’s next boss during Wednesday...

After 10 years at the helm of Bradford High basketball, Brian Hobbs is resigning. Hobbs’ resignation is effective on Dec. 9 or “another date mutually ...

The Bradford Owls boys basketball team was able to finish its season long before COVID-19 shut down the sports world. The Owls ended the 2019-20 regul...

CLARION — The game was there for the taking for the Bradford Owls. Despite an uncharacteristically slow start from Tyler Gigliotti, the Owls held Clea...

CLARION — It’s the same opponent, the same stakes on the line, and plenty of the same faces on the opposing bench as the previous two years. But not o...

On a night where Bradford High honored its seniors ahead of their final home game, it took a collective effort from that group to lead the Owls to a w...

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...

(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...

Bradford head coach Brian Hobbs says he hopes his Owls aren’t peaking just yet, but he sure does have to feel good about where things stand right now....

ST. MARYS — The Owls outrebounded St. Marys at a 2:1 rate, Tyler Gigliotti poured in 21 points and Bradford again played stellar defense to earn a big...

The Bradford Owls boys basketball team needed a game like this. After two tough losses to Coudersport and Elk County Catholic last week, and in the mi...

PUNXSUTAWNEY — Missing one of its leading scorers as well as several key contributors who were battling an illness, it’s no surprise that the Bradford...

DUBOIS — After an even first quarter, Wednesday’s District 9 League tilt between the DuBois and Bradford boys basketball teams was a game of runs. It ...

On the football field, the Brookville Raiders were one of District 9’s toughest teams in 2019 en route to an 8-3 record. And with plenty of those same...

With his Owls trailing St. Marys by five entering the fourth quarter, Bradford head coach Brian Hobbs felt his team would be able to get back into the...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Over the last five seasons, the Reilly Center has seen its fair share of incredible moments at the collegiate level. Buzzer-be...

DUBOIS — A long bus ride was no trouble for the Bradford boys basketball team, which got off to a 20-6 advantage after eight minutes before rolling to...

DUKE CENTER — If there is such a thing as a perfect quarter of basketball, the Bradford boys team certainly experienced it on Friday evening. Defensiv...