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OIL CITY, Pa. — Jeff Puglio and his Bradford High football team were well aware of the physical challenge Oil City would present. Knowing about the Oi...

SALAMANCA — The past and future of Salamanca football lined up to welcome the present to the field, but the 2015 Warriors found little cause for celeb...

SINCLAIRVILLE — Of course, no football team at the high school level or otherwise wants to see the injury bug. But one of the Big 30 teams apparently ...

OLEAN — Mike Kane won’t soon forget the first quarter of his Olean High football team’s season-opening game Friday night at Bradner Stadium. His Huski...

BUFFALO — The single-season Section 6 football rushing leader knows he’s fighting just to see the field on special teams in college. Chris Doubek, a 2...

ST. MARYS — Lightning delayed the start of the 2015 season for the Bradford High and St. Marys football teams. When they finally took the field Friday...

OLEAN — Calista Heister scored four goals and Bailey O’Connor added one and four assists to power the Olean High School girls’ soccer team to a season...

ALLEGANY — After going 0-8 a year ago, Allegany-Limestone Central School opened the 2015 football season on a winning note Friday. Zach Bierfieldt rus...

FRANKLINVILLE — Chad Bartoszek said he doesn’t rank his wins, but the smile on his face suggested what he saw Friday night ranks near the top. From th...

PORTVILLE — Before the season had even officially begun, the Cattaraugus-Little Valley football team committed its first big mental gaffe of the year....

Give this to Dave Fitch, he’s no hypocrite. Two years ago, the Sheffield High School football coach looked at the Wolverines’ dismal record over nearl...

Talk about a turnaround. The Elk County Catholic football team went 0-9 in 2013. But last fall, under second-year coach Tony Gerg, the Crusaders caugh...

You couldn’t blame Todd Silfies for playing “what if?” After all, the Kane High School football coach, but for a lack of six points, would have gone i...

Sometimes high school football mergers are viewed cynically … desperation moves to keep programs alive in some form. But in other situations there’s a...

SALAMANCA — As the Salamanca football program turns 100 years old, its team brings back just four returning lettermen. Looking at just those four play...

Nearly a month ago, a hole was created on Olean High’s football schedule when league rival Eden announced its decision to “sit out” the 2015 season. T...

By SHAWN CAMPBELL Special to the Olean Times Herald PORT ALLEGANY, Pa. — The situation was less than ideal for Justin Bienkowski in his first year as ...

RANDOLPH — It’s hard to beat Brent Brown’s record after two seasons. At 25-1, what he lacks in tenure as Randolph Central’s head football coach he mak...