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Elkers look to reload after back-to-back district titles
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NICK RICHARDSON Era Sports Writer 
Aug 17, 2018
RIDGWAY — There aren’t a whole lot of downsides to winning back-to-back district championships, but one of them is that you usually have to replace a ...
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Ridgway, Kane highlight 50th All-Big 30 football honors
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RONALD KLOSS Era Sports Writer 
Nov 19, 2017
CUBA, N.Y. — The Ridgway Elkers and Kane Wolves dominated the golden anniversary of the Olean Times Herald Big 30 All-Star Team and the testimonial ba...
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Mitchell, MacDonald help Elkers dominate Coudy in D-9 semis
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NICK RICHARDSON Era Sports Writer n.richardson@bradfordera.com 
Nov 13, 2017
DUBOIS — Ridgway and Coudersport began their respective 2017 campaigns back in August. The Elkers took that game 29-8, though the game was closer than...
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Costanzo’s late score saves day for Wolves
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PETE SIRIANNI Special to the Era 
Oct 14, 2017
KANE — Coming into Friday night’s game, Kane was riding a 28-game regular season winning streak. For the better part of four quarters, it didn’t look ...
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Owls ready for Ridgway test
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PETE SIRIANNI Era Sports Writer P.Sirianni@bradfordera.com 
Sep 27, 2017
A football season isn’t very unlike school work. There’s studying, lots of practice and tests. Last Friday, Bradford High had its first test in the Al...
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Ridgway preview: Elkers looking to repeat as D-9 champions
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NICK RICHARDSON Era Sports Writer n.richardson@bradfordera.com 
Aug 31, 2017
RIDGWAY — The Ridgway football team made history last year. The members of the 2017 squad are hoping to do the same. The Elkers come into this season ...
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Farrell eliminates Ridgway from PIAA football playoffs
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PETE SIRIANNI Era Sports Writer P.Sirianni@bradfordera.com 
Nov 26, 2016
SLIPPERY ROCK — “Three big plays.” That’s how Ridgway head coach Mark Heindl summed up his team’s 20-7 loss to Farrell in the PIAA Class A quarterfina...
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Elkers ready for test vs. Farrell
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PETE SIRIANNI Era Sports Writer P.Sirianni@bradfordera.com 
Nov 25, 2016
Just how well is the football cooperative agreement working between long-time rivals Ridgway and Johnsonburg? The schools, bitter Elk County rivals wh...
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Ridgway tops ECCHS, wins D-9 Class A football title
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ALAN LACHER Era Sports Writer 
Nov 19, 2016
BROCKWAY — It’s been since 1989 that the Ridgway Elkers last won a District 9 Championship. Ridgway head coach Mark Heindl was in seventh grade and no...
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