football

SALAMANCA — Twenty years past the founding of Hunter’s Hope and the end of his football career, Jim Kelly can still count on his teammates to lend an ...

BRADFORD, Pa. — Can old-school offenses produce entertaining football? Those involved with the 44th annual Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic hope so. ...

Invariably, when I’ve seen people around town lately, they ask, "How’s your summer?” Work-wise, for someone whose main responsibility is covering high...

Over the last 20 years, I’ve written countless columns honoring the memory of area sports dignitaries. This may be one of the hardest, and at the same...

OLEAN — As part of pre-practice physicals for the Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic, each player had his blood pressure checked. But not the coaches. ...

Coaches will quickly warn their players: It’s not football, don’t take too much out of it, win or lose. But area high school football teams get the ch...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the next in what has become an annual look-back series at the old St. Bonaventure football team. From 1946-1951, Bona was a le...

ORCHARD PARK — It’s withdrawal time for Buffalo Bills fans. After last Thursday’s final session of mandatory camp, coach Sean McDermott and his team w...

OLEAN — Don’t expect this piece to score high on the objectivity-o-meter. After all, I’ve been friends with its subject for 38 years. This afternoon, ...

It began as a column about the day St. Bonaventure’s Bob Lanier went No. 1 overall in the 1970 NBA Draft. The story about Lanier was ultimately writte...

In many ways, Dan Stavisky spoiled us. “Us,” in this case, being the Big 30-area sports media. The long-time Port Allegany High School athletic direct...

Cleaning out the email inbox with another item about the New York-Pennsylvania Corporate Cup Soccer Showcase, an update on hockey standout Mia Hlasnic...

Final thoughts on the inaugural New York/Pennsylvania Corporate Cup Soccer Showcase and an overdue apology to Fillmore baseball coach Bill Nolan, who ...

ST. BONAVENTURE — The night couldn’t have been much more perfect for Kris Linderman and Dave Talbot. After being told that the inaugural New York-Penn...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Two athletic achievements in one weekend weren’t enough for Kellen Martin. On Friday, the Cattaraugus-Little Valley senior won MVP a...

ST. BONAVENTURE — For Kris Linderman and Dave Talbot, tonight a vision will become reality. It was only six months ago when the Olean Soccer Club pres...

Aaron Clark was approached in December about coaching the Pennsylvania team in the inaugural NY/PA Corporate Cup Soccer Showcase, and the idea of the ...

He’s familiar with most, if not all, of the players from scouting or coaching against them in high school soccer, but Jon Luce said he’s never had to ...