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Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...

J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald

Jul 28, 2020

The uncertainty is as present as it’s ever been. The one component that might exist in a slightly higher quantity now than it did in March, however … ...

Local News, News

So. Tier Corporate Challenge virtual run/walk set for Oct. 1-8

Olean Times Herald staff

Jul 27, 2020

OLEAN — Virtual meetings and events are the “new norm” for businesses and organizations — and the annual Corporate Challenge is no exception for the G...

Big 30, Football, High School, ...

Best local matchups in first weeks of PA football season

JOEL WHETZEL, Special to the Times Herald

Jul 27, 2020

We’re now just two weeks from the start to fall football camp in Pennsylvania, so long as nothing changes in the meantime. So on that hopeful note, he...

Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...

The 2017 A-L girls soccer team

J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald

Jul 25, 2020

(Editor’s note: This is the next in a series in which the Times Herald and Bradford Era will be presenting the best season/team accomplishment for eve...

Baseball, Sports

Blue Jays to play in Buffalo minor league park amid pandemic

ROB GILLIES Associated Press

Jul 25, 2020

TORONTO — The displaced Toronto Blue Jays will play in a minor league ballpark in Buffalo, New York, this year after being turned down by the Canadian...

News

Blue Jays finally find a home as team announces games at Buffalo’s Sahlen Field

ANDY CLAYTON, New York Daily News (TNS)

Jul 24, 2020

The Blue Jays have finally landed. The team announced on Friday that it will play a majority of their home games at Sahlen Field in Buffalo. The stadi...

College Sports, Columnists, Local Sports, ...

Nease reflects on 25 years as ‘Voice of the Bonnies’

J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald

Jul 23, 2020

ST. BONAVENTURE — His favorite player, or one of them anyway, wasn’t an All-Time Team selection and likely wasn’t chosen on many ballots. He never mad...

Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...

The 2000 Fillmore boys soccer team

(Editor?s note: This is the next in a series in which the Times Herald and Bradford Era will be presenting the best season/team accomplishment for every school in the Big 30. The staffs at both papers made a singular selection for each school in conjunction with current and former coaches and athletic directors. Today: Fillmore.) By JEFF MADIGAN Olean Times Herald

Jul 23, 2020

Jon Beardsley had a tough time coming to a decision, and who could blame him? Fillmore Central School has had athletic success across the board, past ...

Buffalo Bills, Football

10 Buffalo Bills cut candidates for proposed 80-man training camp roster

RYAN TALBOT syracuse.com (TNS)

Jul 23, 2020

The NFL will likely shatter some dreams before they ever have a chance of becoming a reality. It was announced on Tuesday night that NFL training camp...

Baseball

Pa. won’t allow Blue Jays to play at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park

ROB GILLIES, MARC LEVY and WILL GRAVES - Associated Press

Jul 23, 2020

TORONTO — The state of Pennsylvania won't allow the Toronto Blue Jays to play at PNC Park in Pittsburgh amid the coronavirus pandemic, health official...

Baseball

Short season could hurt Yankees, but Gerrit Cole-led team looks like top World Series contender

Alex Putterman, The Hartford Courant (TNS)

Jul 20, 2020

In one sense, the Yankees benefited from the coronavirus-delayed start to the 2020 season more than any other team. Four months away from the field le...

Baseball, High School, Local Sports, ...

Twin Tiers takes opener in Smethport tourney

J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald

Jul 18, 2020

SMETHPORT, Pa. — The Twin Tiers Baseball Academy’s 16U team had logged just one practice, two days earlier. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it had only ...

College Sports, Local Sports, Olean, ...

A-10 postpones fall sports season, championships

Jul 17, 2020

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. — The Atlantic 10 Conference Friday announced the postponement of all scheduled fall contests in conference-sponsored sports and A-1...

Basketball, Big 30, High School, ...

The 1978-79 Cuba boys basketball team

CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald

Jul 17, 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 sch...

Big 30, Football, High School, ...

Coaches weigh in on PIAA sub-varsity rule changes

JOEL WHETZEL, Special to the Times Herald

Jul 17, 2020

Weeknight junior varsity football games football games could look a lot different around the Keystone State this fall. The PIAA approved on Wednesday ...

Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...

The 2006 Bolivar-Richburg softball team

J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald

Jul 15, 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 sch...

Cattaraugus County, Local News, News, ...

Seneca president applauds NFL’s Washington team dropping nickname

Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

Jul 13, 2020

SALAMANCA — Seneca Nation President Rickey Armstrong says he’s glad the NFL’s Washington franchise has dropped it’s racist nickname, albeit ownership ...

Basketball, College Sports, Columnists, ...

Uncertainty is starting to set in for Bona hoops

J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald

Jul 13, 2020

First, let’s address the good news, those little tidbits of information that help bridge one St. Bonaventure basketball season to the next, but have b...

Baseball, Local Sports, Olean, ...

Travel baseball teams scheduling games on the fly

SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald

Jul 11, 2020

OLEAN — The continuing coronavirus pandemic forced the Twin Tiers Baseball Academy to cancel its 2020 home summer tournaments, but that hasn’t stopped...

Basketball, Big 30, High School, ...

The 1967-68 Walsh boys basketball team

J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald

Jul 10, 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 sch...