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COUDERSPORT, Pa. — The message surrounding the Coudersport football program this year is simple: New faces, same Falcons. New coach Frank Brown hopped...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Two weeks earlier, Olean 1854 FC was given all it could handle by Lykan FC. In that one, a second-half goal from Caleb Holmes was en...

BRADFORD, Pa. — After a 735-day wait, the latest renewal of the Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic is finally here for many of the area’s top graduated...

Some reflections on the Tokyo Summer Olympics counting down to Sunday’s closing ceremonies: — It’s a matter of record that viewership numbers for the ...

OLEAN — A year ago, almost to the day, Chuck Crist was walking the course at Bartlett Country Club watching his son, Scott, compete in the Shootout of...

OLEAN — If there was any question about the viability of the New York-Pennsylvania Corporate Cup Soccer Showcase, it was answered last August when, wi...

OLEAN — For three years, the boys’ Corporate Cup belonged in New York. After a first-ever loss at the hands of Pennsylvania, the Empire State boys tea...

BUFFALO — The stage for Olean 1854 FC had been set. Entering its penultimate contest, already holding a four-point lead for first, manager Mike Martel...

The unexpected call came in the middle of June. It was from long-time friend Patti Crist, wife of Chuck, the former four-sport MVP at Salamanca High S...

It was the summation of a season that was hardly promised, but still thankfully played out. Mere days before it was scheduled to open the shortened ca...

For the better part of three years, these two seniors defined success for their teams. The Times Herald’s Big 30 New York football all-star selection ...

Back in the early 1970s, before coaching in the National Football League became a year-round proposition, the draft was held in late January. Shortly ...

In early July 2020, the sports world was still very much at a standstill. The Olean Oilers, of the New York Collegiate Baseball League, and Olean 1854...

PORTVILLE — For Jayden Lassiter, this wasn’t a conflict. This was an opportunity. And he, like a number of athletes, particularly wrestlers, who were ...

BROCKWAY, Pa. — Defense, for the most part, was king on Friday night. For Justin Bienkowski’s North squad, however, the 6th Annual Frank Varischetti A...

BROCKWAY, Pa. — Last year’s Frank Varischetti All-Star Game welcomed back high school sports in Western Pennsylvania. The contest, which was played in...

The sixth group of players tabbed for the Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic has been announced. Game No. 47, set for Aug. 1 last summer, was cancelled...

The fifth group of players tabbed for the Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic has been announced. Game No. 47, set for Aug. 1 last summer, was cancelled...