american football

The southern schools will have their say. But, if searching north of the I-80 corridor in District 9, one would be hard pressed to find a team with mo...

After one of the wildest offseasons in NFL history featuring blockbuster trades, rapid free-agency movement, record-setting contracts and plenty of of...

ORCHARD PARK — As much as it likely pained Sean McDermott to watch his team’s decidedly sloppy performance in a 27-24 preseason-opening victory over I...

KANE, Pa. — Its new field will have to wait, but the Kane football team aims to make this the year it returns to perennial prominence. The Wolves limp...

YORKSHIRE — Now over 20 years since taking over at Pioneer, Jim Duprey has solidified himself as many things. He’s been a tremendous coach, overseeing...

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Mike Tomlin wants to see what Kenny Pickett can do against better competition. After an impressive NFL debut in Pittsburgh’s prese...

BEREA, Ohio — Deshaun Watson has reached a settlement with the NFL and will serve an 11-game unpaid suspension and pay a $5 million fine rather than r...

EMPORIUM, Pa. — Cameron County was District 9 football’s biggest surprise in 2021. After losing 16 consecutive games prior, the Red Raiders turned in ...

COUDERSPORT, Pa. — Frank Brown remembers well his first two games of 2021. Brown’s first season as head coach of the Coudersport football team began w...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — In six years at Penn State, Sean Clifford has earned two degrees, learned four different offenses and even started his own player...

PORTVILLE — Josh Brooks and the Portville football team have been in this exact position before. In 2018, his first year as head coach, Brooks inherit...

The National Football League might actually be showing signs of positive change after years of shoulder-shrugging and looking the other way when playe...

CUBA — It starts with one game, Jarrod Bell said. The new Cuba-Rushford football coach knows the program still has a long way to go. It brings a 12-ga...

It had already earned the reputation as one of the top Class D high school football leagues in the state. Perhaps even the best. That’s what happens w...

PORT ALLEGANY, Pa. — The Port Allegany football team nearly became the darling of the 2021 District 9 postseason. After a 5-4 regular year, a youthful...

ALLEGANY — Coming off its first winning season since 2012, the Allegany-Limestone football team has a strong core coming back under new coach Marcus G...

OLEAN — In the fall of 2016, with a first-year coach, on the heels of a handful of lean years, the Olean High footbal team turned in an undefeated reg...

You have to admit, Sue Robinson, the NFL’s disciplinary officer, really threw the booklet at Deshaun Watson eight days ago. Her decision that his alle...