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Otto, Coudy girls aiming to reload in ‘wide open’ NTL
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ANTHONY SAMBROTTO Era Sports Reporter erasambrotto@gmail.com 
Dec 11, 2018
There hasn’t been all that much competition in the North Tier League for Coudersport or Otto-Eldred over the past two seasons. The Lady Falcons and Te...
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Old rivals look to challenge Coudy supremacy atop NTL
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ANTHONY SAMBROTTO Era Sports Reporter erasambrotto@gmail.com 
Dec 07, 2018
The Coudersport Falcons have long been the team to beat in the North Tier League. Three consecutive first-place finishes in the NTL as well as two str...
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Owls swept in Class AAA volleyball final
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ANTHONY SAMBROTTO Era Sports Reporter erasambrotto@gmail.com 
Nov 05, 2018
ST. MARYS — After losing to DuBois three times during the regular season, the Bradford Lady Owls were hoping to have their fortunes change against a l...
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Port Allegany vball stays perfect in NTL
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Oct 11, 2018
PORT ALLEGANY — Jenna Sprankle came up with 26 assists and Port Allegany rolled to its 13th straight North Tier League volleyball victory with a three...
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New faces look to make jump in NTL volleyball
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ANTHONY SAMBROTTO Era Sports Writer erasambrotto@gmail.com 
Sep 07, 2018
Otto-Eldred and Coudersport have long been the teams to beat in North Tier League volleyball. Undefeated seasons, district titles, and state playoff w...
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Bradford’s Boyer has summer to remember
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Sep 03, 2018
Ryan Boyer wasn’t the difference-maker in Jamestown that night. In fact, on the picture-perfect night the Olean Oilers played Boyer’s Jamestown Jammer...
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Bona faces challenging non-conference slate
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Aug 15, 2018
ST. BONAVENTURE -- It's sneakily one of the most challenging non-conference schedules of the Mark Schmidt era. This winter, Bona will play as many as ...
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Handing out MLB midseason hardware
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NICK RICHARDSON Era Sports Writer n.richardson@bradfordera.com 
Jul 18, 2018
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game marks the unofficial halfway point of the baseball season. It also heralds the arrival of the slowest sports w...
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MAAC feels like home for Bona’s Mearns
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
SAM WILSON Special to the Era 
Jun 27, 2018
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Randy Mearns isn’t so much joining the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference as he is returning home wearing some new colors. Mea...
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Hockey fans should embrace Knights’ run
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ANTHONY SAMBROTTO Era Sports Writer 
Jun 01, 2018
Talk about spoiling all the fun. After the Las Vegas Golden Knights clinched a trip to the Stanley Cup Final a couple weeks ago, one of the biggest qu...
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Olean 1854 FC ready to make its BDSL debut
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
May 04, 2018
OLEAN, N.Y. — Using Mike Martel’s analogy, Sunday would have been Christmas Eve. Five days ago, Olean 1854 FC, the area’s first-year outfit in the Buf...
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Wide-open North Tier softball season finally underway
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NICK RICHARDSON Era Sports Writer n.richardson@bradfordera.com 
Apr 12, 2018
It sure has taken a while, but the 2018 high school softball season has finally started to get rolling. After a seemingly endless number of postponeme...
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Oswayo Valley looks to continue baseball dominance
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ANTHONY SAMBROTTO Era Sports Writer erasambrotto@gmail.com 
Apr 10, 2018
After having the most wins of any District 9 school in each of the past two seasons, it’s no surprise that with Garren Black once again leading the wa...
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VCU the next hurdle for streaking Bonnies
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Feb 24, 2018
RICHMOND, Va. — Count Keith Dambrot as another proponent of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team. “They’re a good team, they’re an NCAA Tournamen...
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Bonnies expect battle with Billikens
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Feb 07, 2018
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Since mid-January, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has been starting its best possible lineup. With Courtney Stockar...
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Offseason of change coming to NFL
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ANTHONY SAMBROTTO Era Sports Writer erasambrotto@gmail.com 
Feb 06, 2018
The NFL capped off one of its wildest and most entertaining seasons in recent memory with the Philadelphia Eagles’ surprising victory over the New Eng...
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Trip to Duquesne has been a challenge for Bonnies
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Feb 03, 2018
PITTSBURGH — It isn’t Hawk Hill and it’s no UD Arena, but for years the Palumbo Center has presented problems for the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball...
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Bridge, chess serve dual roles as winter activities
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jan 31, 2018
Outside the School Street Elementary School on a Wednesday evening, it’s dark — it gets dark early in January — and huddling in one’s winter coat is a...
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Bonnies eager to prove themselves on the road
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Jan 31, 2018
FAIRFAX, Va. — Mark Schmidt bolted from his office to the practice court, immediately calling for his players to begin a fast break drill. Practice wa...
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