Local Sports, Pro
Jun 30, 2021
At 53, Don Granato never felt it was too late for him land his first NHL head-coaching job. Reflecting on a lengthy coaching career that began in 1993...
Football, Local Sports, Pro
Jun 14, 2021
(This is the second of a two-part series with Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll who met with the team media last week via Zoom call.) Last Tues...
Local Sports, Pitt Bradford, Softball, ...
Apr 19, 2021
Tina Phillips, in her 18th season coaching the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford softball team, recently hit a career milestone recently, winning h...
Basketball, Bradford, High School, ...
Jan 19, 2021
DUKE CENTER — Growing up as the youngest of five children, Chuck Bell recalls getting taken to plenty of family events for his siblings, playing with ...
Football, High School, Local Sports, ...
Jan 02, 2021
As a sophomore at Pitt-Bradford, Chad Saltsman knew he wanted to become a physical education teacher, but coaching hadn’t crossed his mind. That chang...
Bradford, Football, High School, ...
Dec 24, 2020
SMETHPORT — As seasons have gone by and coaching regimes changed over the years at Smethport Area High School, one thing has remained constant within ...
Football, High School, Local Sports, ...
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...
Cross Country, Local Sports, Pro, ...
Sep 21, 2020
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 ...
Baseball, Basketball, Football, ...
Jun 20, 2020
DUKE CENTER — From 1985-2000, there might not have been a busier man in McKean County than Lance Baker. Baker, in addition to his full-time teaching j...
Columns, Football, Local Sports, ...
Jun 08, 2020
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third of a three-part series with fourth-year Bills coach Sean McDermott from a Zoom session with the team media last week...
Basketball, Big 30, College Sports, ...
May 09, 2020
Marissa Hamilton always dreamed of playing Division I basketball and professionally overseas. After three years of accomplishing the first goal, she’s...
Basketball, College Sports, Local Sports, ...
Apr 23, 2020
ST. BONAVENTURE — His nickname is neither a nod to his basketball talent nor an homage to Julius Erving. Rather, it was born from the coincidence of s...
Baseball, Local Sports, Sports
Apr 16, 2020
(Editor’s note: The following column from The Era’s Otto Township correspondent Jim Miller is in response to Bill Robertson’s piece last week recallin...
Basketball, High School, Local Sports, ...
Dec 04, 2019
ST. MARYS — Thirty-seven seasons, hundreds of players, 20 District 9 championships and a state title later, Elk County Catholic boys basketball head c...
Big 30, Football, High School, ...
Aug 22, 2019
PORT ALLEGANY — Justin Bienkowski is beginning his second stint as head coach of the Port Allegany High School football team. But the 38-year-old soci...
Big 30, Football, Local Sports, ...
Jul 25, 2019
Jeff Puglio has seen plenty of talent during his 10 seasons as the head coach at Bradford High School. But it pales in comparison to the abundance of ...
Big 30, Football, Local Sports, ...
Jul 23, 2019
The area’s best football talent put their summer jobs and college preparations on hold Monday evening, as preparations for the 46th annual Big 30 Char...
Basketball, College Sports, Local Sports, ...
Jul 19, 2019
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — For the second time in as many offseasons, St. Bonaventure boss Mark Schmidt has had to fill an opening on his coaching staff....
Local News, Online Features
Jun 15, 2019
Jerry Pattison remembers it vividly. His son, Donny, was only 4 years old at the time and had been called out at home plate during one of his t-ball g...
High School, Local Sports, Soccer, ...
May 11, 2019
It was an opportunity Warren Shaw just couldn’t pass up. Shaw, the Bradford girls varsity head coach, was asked to be an assistant on the Pennsylvania...
Nation & World, PA State News
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...
PA State News
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...
PA State News
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...
Local News, Nation & World
June 14, 2025
Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
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...
Local Sports
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...
