football

By PETE SIRIANNI Era Sports Writer KANE, Pa. — After having started senior quarterbacks in each of his first four seasons, Kane’s Todd Silfies faces a...

By SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald RANDOLPH — For a team accustomed to playing late into November, there could not have been a more disappointing end to...

ALLEGANY — Sitting in the same corner of the school’s weight room, Paul Furlong reiterated his stance on a lost Allegany-Limestone football season fro...

ORCHARD PARK — Buffalo Bills star defensive tackle Marcell Dareus says he will enter a rehabilitation facility after violating the NFL's substance abu...

ORCHARD PARK — Running back Karlos Williams has run out of chances with the Buffalo Bills. Without providing any details, the Bills released the backu...

PORT ALLEGANY, Pa. — For Justin Bienkowski and his Port Allegany football team of 28 players — in grades nine through 12 — the time to worry about ros...

PORTVILLE — Few high school coaches in the Big 30 have been around as long at Portville Central School’s Gary Swetland. Oh, wait. None of them have. W...

By J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald CUBA — A year ago, Chris Fee went into the season thinking Cuba-Rushford could be one of the best Class D teams in t...

OLEAN — A new coach at Olean High School for the first time in nearly three decades would be significant in itself. But Phil Vecchio taking command is...

By PETE SIRIANNI Special to the Times Herald DUKE CENTER, Pa. – Coming off a two-win season, Otto-Eldred is hoping the return of Seth Drummond from a ...

By J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald SMETHPORT, Pa. — Jim Berlin doesn’t talk to his team about the glory days of Smethport football. Of course, he could...

YORKSHIRE — Jim Duprey understands why his team’s 2015 season could be perceived negatively. Pioneer, after all, had set the standard quite high as on...

ORCHARD PARK — With Andrew Luck getting a break, backup quarterbacks Scott Tolzien and Stephen Morris teamed up in leading the Indianapolis Colts to a...

By JIM MELARO Olean Times Herald COUDERSPORT — It was back in 2003 when Ben Cary was lining up behind the center as the quarterback for a Coudersport ...

By JIM MELARO Olean Times Herald BRADFORD, Pa. — Jeff Puglio admits he inherited a good situation nine years ago. In his first two years as the varsit...

By SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald ELLICOTTVILLE — Chad Bartoszek has only seen improvement in his first three seasons as a varsity head football coach....

By J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald WELLSVILLE — Wayne Stonemetz knew the questions about his Wellsville football program’s recent futility were coming....

By JIM MELARO Olean Times Herald BOLIVAR — Over a five-year run (from 2003 until 2007), the Bolivar-Richburg Central School football team went 35-12 a...