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    Bradford Basketball: Owls ready to begin unusual 2021 campaign
    Basketball, Bradford, High School, ...
    Bradford Basketball: Owls ready to begin unusual 2021 campaign
    JOEL WHETZEL jwhetzel@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 15, 2021
    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 ...
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    Bradford’s Zitnik reflects on career
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    Bradford’s Zitnik reflects on career
    PATRICK KOTNIK pkotnik@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 07, 2020
    Bradford offensive coordinator Nate Zitnik didn’t check his mailbox during Thanksgiving break, but when he finally did, he found a small envelope addr...
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    Long-time assistant Bell named  new head coach of Bradford hoops
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    Long-time assistant Bell named new head coach of Bradford hoops
    JOEL WHETZEL jwhetzel@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 03, 2020
    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...
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    Hobbs resigning as head coach of Bradford boys basketball
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    Hobbs resigning as head coach of Bradford boys basketball
    JOEL WHETZEL jwhetzel@bradfordera.com 
    Nov 10, 2020
    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 ...
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    ‘A special group’ of seniors led BAHS boys basketball program
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    ‘A special group’ of seniors led BAHS boys basketball program
    ANTHONY SAMBROTTO asambrotto@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 21, 2020
    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...
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    Offensive woes sink Bradford boys in third straight title-game loss to Bison
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    Offensive woes sink Bradford boys in third straight title-game loss to Bison
    ANTHONY SAMBROTTO asambrotto@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 28, 2020
    CLARION — The game was there for the taking for the Bradford Owls. Despite an uncharacteristically slow start from Tyler Gigliotti, the Owls held Clea...
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    Bradford boys battle Clearfield — again — tonight in Class AAAA title game
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    Bradford boys battle Clearfield — again — tonight in Class AAAA title game
    ANTHONY SAMBROTTO asambrotto@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 27, 2020
    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...
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    Bradford outlasts Punxsy, 67-60, in triple OT thriller
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    Bradford outlasts Punxsy, 67-60, in triple OT thriller
    JOEL WHETZEL jwhetzel@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 15, 2020
    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...
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    Composure, toughness molded Gigliotti into Bradford’s all-time leading scorer
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    Composure, toughness molded Gigliotti into Bradford’s all-time leading scorer
    ANTHONY SAMBROTTO asambrotto@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 07, 2020
    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...
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    Gigliotti breaks all-time record as Bradford boys bow to Beavers
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    Gigliotti breaks all-time record as Bradford boys bow to Beavers
    ANTHONY SAMBROTTO asambrotto@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 05, 2020
    (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...
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    Fast start, hot shooting send Bradford past Wellsville, 69-55
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    Fast start, hot shooting send Bradford past Wellsville, 69-55
    JOEL WHETZEL jwhetzel@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 01, 2020
    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....
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    Bradford cruises past St. Marys; ECC suffers 1st loss
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    Bradford cruises past St. Marys; ECC suffers 1st loss
    Jan 30, 2020
    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...
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    Owls start fast, finish strong in pummeling of Rovers
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    Owls start fast, finish strong in pummeling of Rovers
    ANTHONY SAMBROTTO asambrotto@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 28, 2020
    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...
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    Bradford boys rally to top Punxsy, 42-33
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    Bradford boys rally to top Punxsy, 42-33
    Jan 18, 2020
    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...
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    Big fourth quarter sends Beavers past Bradford boys
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    Big fourth quarter sends Beavers past Bradford boys
    Jan 16, 2020
    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 ...
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    Brookville boys outmuscle Bradford for 63-41 victory
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    Brookville boys outmuscle Bradford for 63-41 victory
    ANTHONY SAMBROTTO asambrotto@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 11, 2020
    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...
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    Bradford rallies for 53-49 D9 League win over St. Marys
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    Bradford rallies for 53-49 D9 League win over St. Marys
    JOEL WHETZEL jwhetzel@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 04, 2020
    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...
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    Bradford boys top Olean in double overtime classic
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    Bradford boys top Olean in double overtime classic
    ANTHONY SAMBROTTO asambrotto@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 23, 2019
    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...
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    Bradford boys top DCC; O-E, Smethport win NTL games
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    Bradford boys top DCC; O-E, Smethport win NTL games
    Dec 18, 2019
    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...
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    Gigliotti nets 1,000th career point as Bradford rolls B-R
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    Gigliotti nets 1,000th career point as Bradford rolls B-R
    ANTHONY SAMBROTTO asambrotto@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 14, 2019
    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...
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    Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity
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    Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity
    June 15, 2025
    UNIVERSITY PARK — Entire regions of trees are disappearing because of invasive pests, disease and a changing climate. The key to their ability to adap...
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    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
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    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    By OLIVER MORRISON  pennlive.com 
    June 15, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Brad Hatch grew up near Altoona and started his career as a teacher in the local school district, working his way up to assistant p...
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    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
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    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    June 14, 2025
    PHILADELPHIA (TNS)— For months after he was arrested in March 2024 on charges of masturbating in a Montgomery County cemetery, Matthew Gagat continued...
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    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
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    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    June 14, 2025
    Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
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    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    June 14, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running...
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    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
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    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...
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