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Back to school means fall sports are near
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PETE SIRIANNI Era Sports Writer P.Sirianni@bradfordera.com 
Aug 14, 2017
With August inching to its midpoint, the summer days get hotter, shorter and begin to wind down as back-to-school ads play on television screens. All ...
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Hetrick enjoys victory lap after national title
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NICK RICHARDSON Era Sports Writer n.richardson@bradfordera.com 
Aug 08, 2017
It’s been quite a week for 15-year-old Paige Hetrick, one that’s been well-deserved considering all that she’s accomplished. Last Wednesday, Hetrick —...
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Hetrick wins YMCA national championship
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Aug 03, 2017
GREENSBORO, N.C. ––Bradford Family YMCA swimmer Paige Hetrick won the 200-meter freestyle race at Wednesday’s YMCA Long Course National Championships ...
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Shuey places third at U.S. national championships
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Jun 26, 2017
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On day three of action at the U.S track and field championships, Penn State senior Michael Shuey grabbed a bronze medal in the ja...
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Shuey earns All-American status
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Jun 10, 2017
EUGENE, Ore. –– State champion and Big 10 champion have nice rings to them, but not quite the sound of All-American. Penn State’s Michael Shuey, a 201...
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Owls matchup set for title game
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May 25, 2017
DUBOIS –– The matchup is set and with a bit of a historical footnote as well. Bradford High, 3-2 winners over St. Marys on Tuesday, will face Clearfie...
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Winter storm causes PIAA to move events
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PETE SIRIANNI Era Sports Writer P.Sirianni@bradfordera.com 
Mar 14, 2017
Mother Nature strikes again. After a considerably mild winter sports season, impending weather and Gov. Tom Wolf’s state of emergency travel restricti...
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Crusaders cruise to second consecutive title
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PETE SIRIANNI Era Sports Writer P.Sirianni@bradfordera.com 
Mar 05, 2017
CLARION — Elk Catholic built a 20-point lead and never looked back, cruising to all-time district championship No. 23 Saturday, downing rival Johnsonb...
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O-E girls try for first D-9 title
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NICK RICHARDSON Era Sports Writer 
Mar 03, 2017
The 2017 District 9 girls championships represent the chance for some new blood to rise to the top of the pile. Of the four teams competing for the Cl...
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Coudy girls eyeing first D-9 hoops title since 2011
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PETE SIRIANNI Era Sports Writer P.Sirianni@bradfordera.com 
Feb 20, 2017
Leading from the front. That’s what Coudersport girls basketball team has done for the better part of the last two seasons, amassing back-to-back 21-1...
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Harpst inducted into Mercer County Hall of Fame
Columns, Local Sports, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Jan 23, 2017
He’s been gone from Coudersport for 15 years, but what he accomplished with that school’s girls basketball program, in particular, hasn’t been forgott...
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My dad, the pessimistic sports fan
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PETE SIRIANNI Era Sports Writer P.Sirianni@bradfordera.com 
Jan 04, 2017
I just got back from a jog, walked in the house and asked my dad how the Rose Bowl was playing out. “The Penn State quarterback threw an interception ...
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