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Bona begins tough stretch today in  the Siegel Center
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Jan 18, 2020
RICHMOND, Va. — A young St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team had never faced anything like it. Last February, the Bonnies were swallowed up, almost i...
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Gigliotti nets 1,000th career point as Bradford rolls B-R
Basketball, Big 30, Bradford, ...
ANTHONY SAMBROTTO asambrotto@bradfordera.com 
Dec 14, 2019
DUKE CENTER — If there is such a thing as a perfect quarter of basketball, the Bradford boys team certainly experienced it on Friday evening. Defensiv...
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New-look Big 30 All-Star Team dotted with youth
High School, Local Sports, Sports
J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Nov 26, 2019
It’s the youngest collection of standouts in recent memory. A year ago, 26 seniors were named to the Big 30 All-Star Football Team, a standard number ...
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Big 30 players, coaches feted at 72nd annual Testimonial
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Nov 26, 2019
ALLEGANY, N.Y. — As with most year-end banquets, it was a true celebration of everything that had come before it. Fewer than 48 hours earlier, the Big...
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Sabres, Pens heading down familiar paths
Columns, Local Sports, Pro, ...
ANTHONY SAMBROTTO asambrotto@bradfordera.com 
Nov 21, 2019
Here we go. Again. You can pretty much set your calendars to it every season, but it doesn’t make it any less noteworthy: the Pittsburgh Penguins are ...
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Bonnies, Vermont set for non-conference tilt
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Nov 08, 2019
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — It’s almost surely what they had in mind from the outset. In the summer of 2017, the St. Bonaventure and Vermont men’s basketb...
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Bonnies’ start is all-too similar to last season
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Nov 07, 2019
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — The circumstances are eerily similar. A year ago tonight, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team had a key post player, LaD...
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Bradford battles Clearfield tonight for District crown
High School, Local Sports, Soccer, ...
ANTHONY SAMBROTTO asambrotto@bradfordera.com 
Oct 24, 2019
BROCKWAY — The location, the stakes and plenty of the players on the Bradford boys soccer roster remain the same from the past few seasons. The differ...
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The Big 30’s best: top players to watch in 2019
Big 30, Football, High School, ...
J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Aug 28, 2019
For the second-straight year, our first five selections were predetermined. Just like in 2018, five players who made the previous fall’s Big 30 All-St...
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New coach, new culture for St. Marys football
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JOEL WHETZEL jwhetzel@bradfordera.com 
Aug 23, 2019
ST. MARYS — After a second straight winless season in 2018, the St. Marys football program hit the reset button in the offseason. The Flying Dutchmen ...
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Elk Catholic looks to stay relevant despite low numbers
Big 30, Football, High School, ...
JOEL WHETZEL jwhetzel@bradfordera.com 
Aug 22, 2019
ST. MARYS — The 2019 football season will certainly be an uphill battle for the Elk County Catholic Crusaders. A year removed from a 7-3 overall recor...
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Bienkowski excited to be back leading Port Allegany
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SHAWN CAMPBELL Special to The Era 
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...
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Blocher joins Men’s Amateur icon, Kochan
Golf, Local Sports, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Aug 13, 2019
OLEAN, N.Y. — If he’d have played a bit better on July 1 at Buffalo’s Glen Oak Golf Club, Chris Blocher likely wouldn’t have added another milestone t...
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Coaches reveal D9 favorites ahead of 2019 football season
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JOEL WHETZEL jwhetzel@bradfordera.com 
Aug 09, 2019
RIDGWAY — Many District 9 football teams find themselves in a similar position this year as they replace key players who graduated with new faces, but...
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