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O-E falls late; ECC blanks Port A
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Sep 14, 2019
RIMERSBURG — It was the closest game of the night in District 9 football, but for Otto-Eldred the end result was all too familiar. Despite a late four...
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NY outscores PA 4-2 in action-packed game
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CALEB HUNTOON eracalebh@gmail.com 
May 20, 2019
Saturday’s annual Corporate Cup soccer showcase between New York and Pennsylvania had those in attendance on the edge of their seats as New York outsc...
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Crusaders use strong second half to march into PIAA second round
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ANTHONY SAMBROTTO Assistant Sports Editor erasambrotto@gmail.com 
Mar 09, 2019
ST. MARYS — You could hear the question being asked at St. Marys High School all throughout the first half on Friday night: When is Elk Catholic going...
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Sluggish second half dooms Lady Owls vs. DuBois
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ANTHONY SAMBROTTO Era Sports Reporter erasambrotto@gmail.com 
Feb 06, 2019
For at least a half on Tuesday night, it looked as if the Bradford and DuBois girls basketball teams would have another fight to the finish similar to...
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Kane girls use 41-point second half to top O-E
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ANTHONY SAMBROTTO Era Sports Reporter erasambrotto@gmail.com 
Jan 18, 2019
KANE — Otto-Eldred and Kane came into Thursday’s contest as two of the hottest teams in District 9. And despite a back-and-forth first half, the Lady ...
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Owls take third in DeCerbo Tourney
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ANTHONY SAMBROTTO Era Sports Reporter erasambrotto@gmail.com 
Dec 31, 2018
OLEAN, N.Y. — After scoring just 11 first-half points against Olean in a 32-point blowout loss in the opening game of the Joe DeCerbo Memorial Tournam...
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Owls blank DuBois, clinch first Class AAA soccer title
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NICK RICHARDSON Era Sports Reporter n.richardson@bradfordera.com 
Oct 30, 2018
BROCKWAY — The Bradford boys soccer team killed two birds with one stone on Monday: they won the program’s first District 9 title as a Class AAA progr...
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Hornets down Lady Owls soccer 6-1
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ANTHONY SAMBROTTO Era Sports Reporter erasambrotto@gmail.com 
Oct 11, 2018
The Bradford Lady Owls did something on Wednesday that only three other teams have done against Hickory this season: they scored a goal. Despite that ...
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Six-goal first half powers Port A over Coudy
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ANTHONY SAMBROTTO Era Sports Writer erasambrotto@gmail.com 
Oct 10, 2018
COUDERSPORT — They’ve only been playing together for a few months, but Noah Costa and Howie Stuckey have developed quite the chemistry on the soccer f...
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Bradford snaps skid with 5-1 win over Franklin
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ANTHONY SAMBROTTO Era Sports Writer erasambrotto@gmail.com 
Sep 28, 2018
After suffering back-to-back defeats that included a lopsided loss to Slippery Rock on Tuesday, the Bradford Owls were just looking to get back in the...
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Slow start dooms Coudy against Clarion-Limestone
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ANTHONY SAMBROTTO Era Sports Writer erasambrotto@gmail.com 
Sep 15, 2018
STRATTANVILLE — With just 22 players on their roster, it’s hard to blame the Clarion-Limestone Lions for wearing out near the end of Friday’s game. Bu...
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Owls can’t complete rally in loss to DuBois
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NICK RICHARDSON Era Sports Writer n.richardson@bradfordera.com 
Sep 05, 2018
Whenever Bradford and DuBois meet in boys soccer, the stakes tend to be sky-high. The Beavers have eliminated the Owls from the past two District 9 AA...
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Smethport’s playmakers show up big in season-opening win
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NICK RICHARDSON Era Sports Writer n.richardson@bradfordera.com 
Aug 27, 2018
SHEFFIELD — One of the biggest reasons why Smethport was seen as a favorite to win the District 9 Small School North Division heading into this season...
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Local soccer stars show out at Corporate Cup games
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ANTHONY SAMBROTTO and CHUCK POLLOCK Bradford Era and Olean Times Herald 
May 21, 2018
For the second consecutive year, the game featuring the best boys players from New York and Pennsylvania was decided by a single goal. And despite an ...
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Bishop Carroll ends ECC’s season
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ANTHONY SAMBROTTO Era Sports Writer erasambrotto@gmail.com 
Mar 14, 2018
PUNXSUTAWNEY — It’s not often that a team can overcome 25 turnovers in a regular season game. In the second round of the PIAA playoffs, with so much o...
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Huge second half keeps Coudy unbeaten in NTL
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ANTHONY SAMBROTTO Era Sports Writer erasambrotto@gmail.com 
Jan 24, 2018
ULYSSES — Sometimes all it takes is one big run to change the entire complexion of a basketball game. That’s exactly what happened on Tuesday night, a...
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Coudy’s late rally falls short
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ANTHONY SAMBROTTO Era Sports Writer erasambrotto@gmail.com 
Dec 13, 2017
COUDERSPORT—Coudersport’s first half struggles were simply too much to overcome on Tuesday night. The Lady Falcons (1-2) put up 33 points in their att...
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Bradford braves cold, tops Meadville 3-1
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NICK RICHARDSON Era Sports Writer n.richardson@bradfordera.com 
Oct 17, 2017
When you play fall sports around these parts, you expect to play a cold-weather game before too long. That’s exactly what the Bradford boys soccer tea...
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Midweek report: Owls seek rebound vs. Brockway
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RONALD KLOSS Era Sports Writer 
Oct 11, 2017
The end of the first half probably could not have come at a better time for Bradford High last Friday night. Unbeaten Kane had just scored six touchdo...
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