College Sports, Sports, Volleyball
Dec 09, 2022
HOUGHTON – Former Portville star Haley Unverdorben has been named head coach of the Houghton University women’s volleyball program, Director of Athlet...
Columnists, Sports, Volleyball
Nov 18, 2022
Of all the dominant teams and stellar players behind them to come through the Portville girls volleyball program, Tori Unverdorben still managed to ac...
High School, Sports, Volleyball
Sep 29, 2022
Winning a state championship can be one of the most exhilarating moments for a high school athlete. Now, the Portville girls volleyball team hopes to ...
High School, Sports, Volleyball
Sep 15, 2022
PORTVILLE — The Portville girls volleyball team passed one of the biggest tests of its regular season Wednesday night. The Panthers played host to St....
Big 30, High School, Sports, ...
Nov 26, 2021
Kylie Blessing looks back now and laughs, but she didn’t want to be a setter at first. Blessing started coming to Kelly Unverdorben’s summer volleybal...
Big 30, High School, Sports, ...
Nov 22, 2021
GLENS FALLS — A two-year gap between state championships might not seem like much for almost any high school athletic program. But for the Portville v...
Big 30, High School, Sports, ...
Nov 04, 2021
BROCTON — Almost six months later, the same teams met for the Section 6 Class C2 volleyball championship with the same result: Portville cruising in t...
Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...
Apr 07, 2021
Back in March 2020, before the world shut down, the Portville volleyball team was coming off a high. Yes, the Panthers were mere months removed from t...
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Jul 07, 2020
( Editor’s note : This is the next of a series in which the Times Herald and Bradford Era will present the best season/team accomplishment for every s...
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Nov 13, 2019
AMHERST — After a five-set thriller over Eden last Friday, it was back to business for the Portville volleyball team on Tuesday. The Panthers swept Se...
Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...
Nov 19, 2018
GLENS FALLS — Portville’s players knew the stakes. They set them. They wore them. “We get to decide the legacy that we leave,” read the message on the...
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Nov 18, 2018
GLENS FALLS — A dominant performance in pool play. A state championship match with Millbrook. Things are shaping up like 2017 for the Portville girls ...
Big 30, Columnists, Local Sports, ...
Nov 16, 2018
Beth Miller is the type of player every coach would love to have. From a statistical standpoint, the 5-foot-6 middle blocker leads the state in kills ...
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Nov 11, 2018
LEROY — Prepared, energetic and motivated, the Portville volleyball team handled its business quickly Saturday afternoon. The defending state champion...
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Nov 10, 2018
For two unbeaten Big 30 volleyball teams, the path to Glens Falls stops through Le Roy today. Cuba-Rushford and Portville, both 21-0 in non-tournament...
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Nov 08, 2018
AMHERST — Portville is expected to win its fourth girls volleyball state championship in five years. But the Panthers clearly aren’t taking any matche...
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Nov 07, 2018
JAMESTOWN — There was no election night upset for Eden High School’s girls volleyball team. Indeed, even attaching the word “upset” to the Raiders in ...
Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...
Nov 03, 2018
JAMESTOWN — Kelly Unverdorben has herself to blame for the over-the-top expectations. You see, the Portville Central School girls volleyball coach has...
Local News, News
June 14, 2025
OLEAN — The first protest Nevin Oliphant took part in was in 1967 in Los Angeles. He was a young teenager protesting the Vietnam War. In 2025 his caus...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
Cathy Briggs, memorial service OLEAN — A memorial service for Cathy Briggs will be held Thursday (June 19, 2025) at Guenther Funeral Home, 1303 E. Sta...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
William S. Clemens ALLEGANY — William S. “Bill” Clemens, 74, of Allegany, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, surround...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
John R. Cornwall, loving husband, father and brother FREEDOM — John R. Cornwall, 75, of Freedom, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at his home, su...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
Dennis L. Holliday, loving husband, father and grandfather LIMESTONE — Dennis L. Holliday, of Nichols Run Road, passed away Tuesday (June 10, 2025). D...
