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This time, the championship was decided on the field, and for Bradford’s seniors, that made it all the sweeter. The Lady Owls captured their third-str...

BROCKWAY — The Lady Owls still reign supreme over District 9. Bradford captured its third consecutive D9 Class AAA championship with a 5-1 victory ove...

One of District 9’s three champions has been crowned, and now the final two postseason matchups are slated for this weekend. Last Saturday, Clearfield...

Now the real fun begins. The playoff fields are ready and the postseason action in District 9 begins this weekend. In Class A, Smethport hosts Union/A...

COUDERSPORT — It had been nearly two full calendar years since Coudersport lost to a team from within District 9, but three days short of reaching tha...

Registration for the 2020-21 chess club will be held on two days: this Wednesday or Nov. 14. To learn how to play or to improve one’s play, residents ...

It’s hard to believe we’re already to this point, but the District 9 postseason is slated to begin next week. Here’s a class-by-class look of where th...

ST. MARYS — After coming one shot away from qualifying for the state tournament last year, Bradford’s Spencer Cornelius made the most of his opportuni...

It’s been 20 years since Kane native Amy Rudolph competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Rudolph, who has a long list of accolades ...

(Editor’s note: This is the next in a series in which the Olean Times Herald and Bradford Era will present the best season/team accomplishment for eve...

OLEAN, N.Y. — It took a 19th hole to finish off a three-peat for Connor Alfieri in his final round of Penn-York Junior Golf. Alfieri, a 2020 Smethport...

I was in DuBois covering the District 9 North/South Softball Challenge last Wednesday when an unexpected, but welcome, press release from the Pennsylv...

First it was the Centennial Conference, then it was the Middle Atlantic Conference. Now it's the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. The NCAA Divi...

(Editor’s note: This is the latest in a series of articles revisiting the best local sports teams from each Big 30 school. Teams chosen range from und...

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford department of athletics announced that its wrestling program has joined the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Confe...

(Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles revisiting the best local sports teams from each school. Teams chosen range from undefeated ...

Just listening to Michelle Bauer describe her typical day is enough to make most of us need a nap. Wake up at 5:30 a.m. Cross country practice. Weight...

There will be no chance at a return to glory for the Elk-McKean All-Star baseball team. Little League — which oversees Junior and Senior League baseba...

State championships will not be held for 2020 spring sports in New York, but the possibility for regular season games remains, officials said Monday. ...

RIDGWAY — Barry Morgan has been behind the microphone for some of District 9’s most memorable sports moments. He was on the call for most of Smethport...