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Sabres take forward Quinn at No. 8 in NHL draft
Buffalo Sabres
BILL HOPPE Olean Times Herald 
Oct 07, 2020
Growing up, Jack Quinn liked to think himself a multi-sport athlete. The high-scoring winger the Buffalo Sabres drafted eighth overall Tuesday did not...
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New-look Bradford Owls eager for fresh start
Big 30, Football, High School, ...
JOEL WHETZEL, Special to the Times Herald 
Sep 11, 2020
BRADFORD, Pa. — Simply put, the Bradford High football team faced its share of hardships in 2019. With only three letterwinners returning from the yea...
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Still recognizing the top HS grid players locally
Big 30, Columnists, Football, ...
J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Sep 11, 2020
The void, of course, was already significant. Now, it’s utterly staggering. For the first time in anything that could be considered a modern era, ther...
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Questions linger in PA’s decision to allow spectators
Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...
PATRICK KOTNIK Special to the Times Herald 
Sep 05, 2020
The stands won’t be empty at some Pennsylvania high school sporting events this fall. If you haven’t seen or heard, Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration upd...
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PA to allow spectators at high school sporting events
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PATRICK KOTNIK Special to the Times Herald 
Sep 03, 2020
Spectators will now be allowed at Pennsylvania sporting events, including Pre-K-12 sports, this fall, but those fans will count toward the state gathe...
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Bradford approves fall sports within 4-county bubble
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JOEL WHETZEL, Special to the Times Herald 
Aug 27, 2020
BRADFORD, Pa. — There will be a fall sports season at Bradford Area High School, at least in some capacity. The Bradford Area School District’s Board ...
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The good and bad of the local ‘bubble’
Big 30, Columnists, Football, ...
JOEL WHETZEL, Special to the Times Herald 
Aug 26, 2020
Monday’s announcement of a potential “bubble” for our local four-county area (Elk, McKean, Potter and Cameron) and its high schools teams was perhaps ...
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PA will have fall sports, but questions remain
JOEL WHETZEL, Special to the Times Herald 
Aug 24, 2020
Better late than never. After months of uncertainty this summer and a two-week frenzy this month during which the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athleti...
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NY football teams brace for fall sports decision
Big 30, Football, High School, ...
SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald 
Aug 22, 2020
This Monday would have marked the first big date on the New York state high school football schedule. In mid-to-late August, teams would report for th...
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Stuckey set to make baseball jump to Bona
Baseball, Big 30, College Sports, ...
JOEL WHETZEL, Special to the Times Herald 
Aug 20, 2020
PORT ALLEGANY, Pa. — His love affair with baseball started via wiffle ball games in the backyard. And from that early age of six, Howie Stuckey knew b...
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Can college football settle risk debate?
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World, ...
CYNTHIA M. ALLEN Tribune News Service 
Aug 18, 2020
At this point in the pandemic, there seem to be two primary sensibilities about how to approach the virus. The first says the threat of COVID-19 is so...
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How should the PIAA proceed with fall sports?
Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...
JOEL WHETZEL, Special to the Times Herald 
Aug 17, 2020
‘Round and ‘round we go. Local sports fans (and frankly, reporters) hoping that Friday’s meeting between the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Ass...
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