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Bradford wrestlers fall at DuBois
High School, Local Sports, Wrestling
Jan 26, 2022
DUBOIS — Three pins helped lead DuBois over the Bradford wrestling team, 42-25, Tuesday in DuBois. A short-handed Owl lineup allotted four forfeits to...
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Five falls power St. Marys over Port
High School, Local Sports, Wrestling
Jan 05, 2022
PORT ALLEGANY — St. Marys used seven bonus-point wins to defeat Port Allegany, 39-30, in a Tuesday dual meet. Aiden Beimel (106 pounds), Zachary Winsl...
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Port wrestlers beat Kane
High School, Local Sports, Wrestling
Dec 24, 2021
KANE — Gavin Burgess pinned his opponent at 172 pounds, and Ian O’Shea and Caleb Furgeson each won by decision, leading Port Allegany over Kane. O’She...
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Wrestling leads Iowa-bound Franklin along life’s journey
High School, Local Sports, Wrestling
SARA EDDY FURLONG Special to The Era 
Nov 11, 2021
How do we measure a career? For nationally ranked wrestler Kolby Franklin – whether by minutes or hours or years, matches or medals or miles – there a...
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On a truly unique week for Big 30 sports teams
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
May 18, 2021
We knew a week like this was coming. The path to this point had been established nearly four months earlier, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo finally greenlit t...
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Big 30 wrestlers see NY’s best in PA
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JEFF UVEINO Special to The Era 
Apr 22, 2021
It likely wasn’t the state tournament they had grown up dreaming about. They traded Albany’s 17,000-seat Times Union Center for a sports complex at Ma...
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IU9 Wrestling League all-stars unveiled
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PATRICK KOTNIK pkotnik@bradfordera.com 
Mar 27, 2021
Port Allegany’s historic wrestling season was put on display once again with this year’s IU9 Wrestling League all-star list. Six Port wrestlers in Cha...
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Port Allegany crowns 3 district champions
High School, Local Sports, Sports, ...
Feb 22, 2021
CLEARFIELD — A school-record three wrestlers from Port Allegany won district titles over the weekend in Clearfield during the District 9 AA Championsh...
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Short-handed Bradford prepares to take the mat
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PATRICK KOTNIK pkotnik@bradfordera.com 
Jan 16, 2021
It’s been a tough preseason for the Bradford wrestling team, but there is optimism for growth and success as the season progresses. The team was only ...
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PIAA releases return to play guidance for winter sports
High School, Local Sports, Sports
PATRICK KOTNIK pkotnik@bradfordera.com 
Nov 05, 2020
How winter sports could look this academic year became a little clearer this week, as the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association released r...
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Otto-Eldred honors athletes during virtual ceremony
Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, ...
BARB CLOSE bmdclose@hotmail.com 
May 29, 2020
DUKE CENTER — The Otto-Eldred School District and Sports Boosters put together a virtual awards ceremony to honor athletes in all sports. The ceremony...
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