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Apr 30, 2022
PORTVILLE — For most of Friday night’s championship game of the Don Jordan Memorial Tournament, the Portville softball team struggled to find a way on...
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Jun 25, 2021
FALCONER — The final score indicates that the Portville softball team was handled with relative ease. But this was a classic case of the scoreboard fa...
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Feb 20, 2021
PORTVILLE — At this point, it’s become expected. A year ago, the Portville and Franklinville boys basketball teams played three heart-stopping, one-po...
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May 23, 2020
Although it is heartbreaking I was unable to play softball my senior season for PCS, I have a great deal to be thankful for. I am unbelievably gratefu...
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Apr 09, 2020
PORTVILLE — Bill Torrey got the idea from the coaching staffs at Ellicottville and Cattaraugus-Little Valley. He’d seen some of the videos that had po...
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Jun 04, 2019
ST. BONAVENTURE — Portville appeared to be in another tight, tense softball contest, much like the one it had four days ago against the defending stat...
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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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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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Apr 11, 2019
PORTVILLE — With 3:52 to go in the third quarter, Bill Torrey saw the momentum shifting away. Oswayo Valley retook the lead in the third in a non-leag...
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May 30, 2018
ST. BONAVENTURE – As the sun slowly descended upon Joyce Field, Portville furiously attempted a rally to save one of the school’s best softball season...
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May 29, 2018
For the Portville and Franklinville softball teams, the road to the state final four goes through the Big 30. There will be no need for long bus rides...
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May 25, 2018
PORTVILLE — Even with almost everybody back from a sectional championship team, Bill Torrey acknowledged there were some nerves. Visiting Cattaraugus-...
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May 10, 2018
OLEAN — How did the Portville softball team celebrate its biggest win of the season? The Panthers hopped on a school bus Tuesday and headed to Fillmor...
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Apr 20, 2018
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the last in a six-part series previewing the Big 30 baseball and softball teams. Today: Cattaraugus County softball) You won’t...
Baseball, Big 30, Columnists, ...
Jun 18, 2017
When the Big 30 baseball/softball All-Star committee met two Sundays ago, those who were on hand did their homework. The committee of seven area high ...
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Jun 05, 2017
DUNKIRK — A daunting two-loss opponent, a couple of early defensive miscues, a first-inning 2-1 deficit. None of it seemed to faze the Portville softb...
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Jun 03, 2017
DUNKIRK — Bill Torrey and his Portville softball team have heard the stories. Now in his 12th year with the PCS athletics program, he’s seen a number ...
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May 31, 2017
DUNKIRK — The Portville softball team made history by winning the program’s first Section 6 Class C-2 title over the weekend. It added to that chapter...
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June 6, 2025
Children have incredible potential and having a mentor can empower them and support them as they strive to achieve their biggest possible futures. Big...
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June 6, 2025
WELLSVILLE — Ardent Solutions, Inc.’s First Step Family Resource Center, located at 83 N. Main St., is open to families with children from prenatal to...
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June 6, 2025
OLEAN — Sara Goff, a registered nurse, and Pamela Christjohn are this month’s Star Award recipients at Olean General Hospital and Bradford (Pa.) Regio...
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June 6, 2025
For many older adults in Allegany County, living independently at home is a top priority — but it can come with challenges, especially for those manag...
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June 6, 2025
The Allegany County Youth Compeer Program continues to make a lasting impact on children and families across the region, offering mentorship, social o...
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June 6, 2025
With only a couple of weeks until final exams and three weeks until graduation for most area school districts, students and teachers alike are ready f...
