Softball

50 years ago, locals dethroned a softball King
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JOEL WHETZEL Bradford Era 
Sep 06, 2019
There was a special buzz in the air around Bradford 50 years ago on Sept. 3, 1969, as softball royalty made its way to McKean County. Eddie “The King”...
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COY winners Thomas, Burke engineered dominant seasons
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SHAWN CAMPBELL Olean Times Herald 
Jun 30, 2019
One was loaded from the start. The other, by year’s end, boasted the most all-stars of any area squad. But as talented as the Wellsville softball and ...
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Sibble stood tall during Wellsville’s special spring
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Jun 30, 2019
Morgan Sibble, admittedly, might not fit the traditional mold of an overpowering pitcher. At 5-foot-4, she isn’t particularly tall. She didn’t throw q...
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Brookses nab top CCAA I East softball honors
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Jun 07, 2019
The Brooks family dominated this year’s CCAA I East softball accolades. Senior Justine Brooks swept the league’s Player of the Year and Pitcher of the...
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Eden explosion ends Olean’s run
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SHAWN CAMPBELL Olean Times Herald 
Jun 04, 2019
WILLIAMSVILLE — As much as the Olean High softball team enjoyed blanking its last two playoff opponents, the shutouts didn’t prevent the Huskies from ...
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Portville erupts after rain delay, wins C-1 title game
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SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald 
May 31, 2019
ST. BONAVENTURE — For six innings, the Portville and Chautauqua Lake softball teams locked into a pitchers’ duel, with just four runs and seven hits b...
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Another shutout has Olean on top again
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SHAWN CAMPBELL Olean Times Herald 
May 31, 2019
WILLIAMSVILLE — Justine Brooks faced immense pressure. Nothing new for the Olean High softball team’s new ace pitcher. Since the season began, Brooks ...
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Olean survives for semifinal win over City Honors
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VINNY PEZZIMENTI Olean Times Herald 
May 29, 2019
ST. BONAVENTURE — The victory Olean High pulled off Tuesday afternoon is often required of teams to win sectional titles and advance deeper. The Huski...
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Portville defense comes through to deny Catt-LV, 7-2
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SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald 
May 29, 2019
PORTVILLE — After surviving a few tense late innings with Cattaraugus-Little Valley, the Portville softball team is back to where its season ended a y...
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B-R hits 3 homers in win; No. 1 seed GV upset
High School, Softball, Sports
May 26, 2019
RICHBURG — Mark Emery has won 115 games in seven seasons as Bolivar-Richburg’s softball coach. But not many like Saturday’s. “I don’t recall a three-h...
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Olean dominates Tonawanda, 19-4, to begin postseason
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
May 24, 2019
ST. BONAVENTURE — It shouldn’t have gone seven innings. Especially with Olean High School’s softball team up 10-0 after three. Instead, by Section 6’s...
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