CLARION — With just over a minute to play in the second quarter of Saturday’s District 9 Class 2A girls basketball championship at PennWest Clarion, Redbank Valley senior standout Mylee Harmon picked off a Port Allegany pass at midcourt with nothing but daylight between her and the hoop.

SHARON — Grove City saw four of its matmen walk away with titles from the Northwest Class 2A regional tournament on Saturday at Sharon High School as the Eagles finished second overall as a team in the 39-team field.

CLARION — Just a few seasons after going winless, Cranberry’s girls basketball team carries a 17-6 record into this year’s PIAA Class 3A championship tournament.

FARRELL — Trailing 36-15 late in the first half of Saturday’s District 10 Class 4A consolation game against Slippery Rock at Farrell High School, Franklin’s girls basketball team looked to be well on its way to a second straight defeat before heading off to this weekend’s PIAA playoffs.

CLARION — Redbank Valley’s boys basketball team never trailed in its District 9 Class 2A championship contest against Clarion on Saturday at PennWest Clarion, making it back-to-back titles with a 47-35 victory over the Wildcats.

GENEVA, Ohio — After a stellar opening day at the District 10 Class 2A swimming championships, Franklin’s boys and girls swim teams continued to impress on Day 2 with Jordan Stumpf leading the way with a record-breaking performance in the 500 freestyle on Saturday at the Spire Institute.

SLIPPERY ROCK — He was one of the smallest players on the court, but Lakeview guard Lucas Fagley was THE biggest factor in Friday night’s 72-53 victory over Rocky Grove in the District 10 Class 2A championship game at Slippery Rock University’s Morrow Field House.

NEW WILMINGTON – Oil City overcame one Farrell surge at the start.

GENEVA, Ohio — Kye Winslow is headed to the PIAA Championships after winning the 50 freestyle while several other members of Franklin’s swim team could be joining him after a strong first day for the Knights at the District 10 Class 2A meet held Friday at the Spire Institute.

MERCER — Five inches.

CLARION — Derek Smail, Dylan Smail and Nathan Frederick all hit double digits in the scorebook as Clarion held off a late surge by Keystone to win a District 9 Class 2A boys basketball semifinal, 53-48, at PennWest Clarion on Wednesday night.

Playing against one of the top defenses in the district and having to do so without 5-10 junior forward Halle Curry, Franklin’s girls basketball team looked to have its hands full against two-time defending District 10 Class 4A champion Fairview in the semifinals on Wednesday night at Meadvi…

CLARION — It took buckets of sweat, a ton of heart and a little bit of blood, but after 32 minutes of play on Tuesday night at Clarion High School, Cranberry’s boys basketball team was crowned champions.

ERIE – Halloween may be eight months away, but Rocky Grove survived a major scare Tuesday night.

SLIPPERY ROCK — Clinging to a 28-26 lead after three quarters of play, Oil City’s boys basketball team needed a strong finish in order to keep its season alive against Slippery Rock in the consolation bracket of the District 10 Class 4A playoffs on Tuesday night at Slippery Rock University’s…

SHARON — Grove City featured four champions on Saturday at Sharon High School, where the District 10 Class 2A wrestling championships were held.

MEADVILLE — Through the first three quarters of Saturday afternoon’s District 10 Class 4A playoff game against Conneaut Area, Franklin’s girls basketball team was in prime position to end its long first-round playoff drought and also snap its seven-game losing streak to the Eagles, as the Kn…

CLARION — Dalton Wenner and Dane Wenner brought home gold for Cranberry on Saturday from the District 9/10 Class 3A wrestling championships held at PennWest Clarion University.

CLARION — Friday night’s District 9 Class 3A boys basketball semifinal at Clarion High School between Cranberry and Karns City was over almost before it began.

MEADVILLE — Entering Friday night’s District 10 Class 2A boys basketball playoff opener against Sharpsville at Meadville High School, Rocky Grove was well known for its propensity of taking a good amount of 3-point shots, averaging more than 20 a game throughout the season.

FARRELL — Cedrick Boyd and Owen Schenker combined to score 11 of their 29 points in the pivotal third quarter as Sharon advanced to the semifinals of the District 10 Class 4A playoffs following a 59-39 victory over Oil City on Friday night at Farrell High School.

CLARION — “It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.”

Franklin’s bocce ball team continued its success on Thursday as the first-year program advanced out of the Northwest Region Group 2 tournament with victories over Greenville and Grove City at Grove City High School in Interscholastic Unified Bocce play.

MEADVILLE — Cochranton was hot from beyond the arc, knocking down 12 three-pointers while rolling past Maplewood, 69-39, at Meadville High School on Tuesday night in the opening round of the District 10 Class 2A boys basketball playoffs.

SHARON — After winning six of its last nine games to sneak into the District 10 Class 4A playoffs as the No. 12 seed, Franklin faced a familiar opponent with the fifth-seeded Grove City Eagles in the first round on Tuesday night at Sharon High School.

ERIE – Oil City was ready for some Warren payback Tuesday night.

CLARION — Redbank Valley’s girls basketball team took its program to new heights on Saturday night at PennWest University’s Tippin Gymnasium, winning its fourth straight Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference Tournament Championship, knocking off Karns City 54-41.

CLARION — Redbank Valley played from ahead for the majority of Saturday’s KSAC boys championship game at PennWest Clarion’s Tippin Gymnasium against Clarion Area, but that doesn’t mean its 54-44 victory came easy.

CLARION — Through three-and-a-half quarters on Friday night at PennWest Clarion’s Tippin Gymnasium, Cranberry’s girls basketball team fought to stay within striking distance in their KSAC tournament semifinal showdown with Karns City.

Will Findlan made the final home game of his high school career count as he poured in a game-high 24 points as Franklin closed out the regular season with a resounding 64-39 victory over visiting Seneca on Friday night in Region 5 boys basketball action on Senior Night at the Castle.

SHARON — Franklin’s Ethan Hart, Drew Kockler and Gary Kiselka, along with Cochranton’s Cash Morrell, reached the semifinals of the District 10 Class 2A Section tournament on Friday night at Sharon High School.

Katie Boal put together another strong game as Franklin closed out the regular season with a 55-32 road victory over Oil City in a Region 5 girls basketball matchup on Thursday at the House of Hustle.

In the first matchup at the House of Hustle back on Jan. 17, Oil City’s boys basketball team took advantage of Franklin’s youth and inexperience, forcing several turnovers that sparked a pair of double-digit runs in the first half that knocked the Knights out of contention early in a 61-42 v…

Cranberry wrapped up its regular season on a high note, taking down Clarion 55-17 in District 9 wrestling action at the Berry Dome on Tuesday night.

After losing on Monday, Rocky Grove’s boys basketball team responded in a big way on Tuesday night at the Nest, taking down Jamestown in an 81-36 rout to finish a perfect 12-0 in Region 2.

Homestanding Franklin and Oil City split their Region 1 contest in the pool on Monday night with the Knights winning the boys contest, 81-62, while the Oilers countered by taking the girls, 109-61.

Cranberry had four players — two boys and two girls — named all-stars on Monday as the Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference released its all-conference basketball teams for the 2024-2025 season.

GROVE CITY — Franklin’s Kye Winslow and Jordan Stumpf were event winners to lead the Franklin swim team in the Southern Tier Invitational on Friday night at Grove City College.

Cranberry picked up eight victories by fall while also receiving two wins by forfeit in cruising to a 60-12 victory over visiting Redbank Valley on Friday in a District 9 League wrestling match on Senior Night at the Berry Dome.

Lydia Kennedy poured in a game-high 19 points and grabbed five rebounds, but it wasn’t enough as Rocky Grove dropped a narrow 46-41 decision to Saegertown in Region 2 girls basketball play at the Nest on Thursday.

Nathan Frederick tickled the twine for a game-high 25 points as visiting Clarion came away with a 58-48 road victory over Cranberry on Wednesday night in Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference boys basketball action at the Berry Dome.

Noah Baughman and Landen Carter teamed up to sink 54 points as Rocky Grove rolled to an 87-55 victory at the Nest over Cochranton in Region 2 boys basketball action on Tuesday.

Connor Morrow drilled four three-pointers and poured in 23 points as Cranberry was cooking at the Berry Dome, taking down Keystone by a 67-63 margin on Monday in KSAC boys basketball action.

BROOKVILLE — Cranberry collected five pins, but it came up short in the District 9/10 Class 3A team duals held at Brookville High School on Saturday, falling to DuBois by a 43-30 score in the championship finals.

Zach Kelley knocked down eight of visiting Girard’s 13 three-pointers to finish with a game-high 30 points as the YellowJackets doubled-up Franklin by a 78-39 score in non-region boys basketball action on Saturday at the Castle.

Oil City dropped a narrow 56-55 decision at the House of Hustle to Fort LeBoeuf in a Region 5 boys basketball clash on Friday night.

Darien Wenner, Avery Coe and Jadyn Shumaker all reached double figures in scoring as Cranberry cruised to a 51-36 victory at the Berry Dome on Thursday night in KSAC girls basketball action.

RIMERSBURG — Blake Marchinke poured in a game-high 20 points as visiting Cranberry pulled out a 69-62 road win over Union in Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference boys basketball action on Wednesday at the Dungeon.

Noah Baughman knocked down four shots from beyond the arc to lead all scorers with 25 points as Rocky Grove rallied in the second half for a 59-50 victory over visiting Saegertown in Region 2 boys basketball action on Tuesday night at the Nest.

Katie Boal racked up 22 points, 15 rebounds and eight blocks as Franklin defended the Castle with a 45-31 victory over Oil City in Region 5 girls basketball action on Monday night.

SLIPPERY ROCK — Quinten Boozell and Jordan Stumpf were both four-time winners on Monday night as Franklin’s boys swim team dunked homestanding Slippery Rock, 85-44, in Region 1 action. The Rockets made it a split, winning the girls competition, 109-61.

CLARION — Cranberry’s girls basketball team used a strong fourth quarter to walk away with a 50-46 victory over Kane in the District 9 showcase held at PennWest Clarion’s Coach Cal Court at Tippin Gymnasium on Saturday.

GROVE CITY — Dalton Wenner battled his way to a tournament title on Saturday as Cranberry placed eighth as a team at the Fred Bell wrestling tournament in Grove City.

Will McMahon stuffed the stat sheet with 11 points, eight rebounds, seven steals and six assists as Oil City defended the House of Hustle with ease in a 59-12 rout over Titusville in Region 5 play on Friday night.

TITUSVILLE — Jadyn Blum led Franklin with 16 points as the Knights traveled to the Launch Pad to take down Titusville in a Region 5 matchup, 49-35, on Thursday night.

SHAR0N — Tyler Schake, Clae Thompson and Ayla Hall each were three-time winners as the visiting Oil City boys and girls swim teams swept a Region 1 meet against Sharon on Thursday night.

In a rare father versus son head coaching duel, it was son Tye Varndell who came out on top as his Franklin Knights wrestling team won all three of their contested bouts by fall in recording a 42-36 win over his dad’s visiting Cambridge Springs squad on Wednesday night in a Region 2 matchup …

Cranberry saw 10 different players hit the scoring column as the Berries rolled past Commodore Perry, 59-26, on Tuesday in non-conference girls basketball action at the Berry Dome.

RIMERSBURG — Drew Keth drilled six three-pointers on his way to a game-high 24 points as Keystone took to the road to bring down homestanding Union, 70-57, in KSAC boys basketball action on Monday night.

Rocky Grove got a balanced effort from its girls basketball team on Monday night at the Nest, but the Orioles came up just short in a 31-29 non-region clash against Iroquois.

Landen Carter bucketed a game-high 21 points as Rocky Grove jumped out to a double-digit lead in the first quarter before hanging on for a 61-58 victory over visiting Redbank Valley in non-region boys basketball action on Saturday at the Nest.

After getting off to a hot start in Region 5 play with a 4-1 record, the Oil City boys basketball team was looking to keep that momentum going as they faced off against rival Franklin on Friday night at the House of Hustle.

JAMESTOWN — Landen Carter put up a double-double of 11 points and 20 rebounds as Rocky Grove went on the road to dispatch of Jamestown, 89-20, in Region 2 boys basketball action on Friday night.

Dani Erdley was a three-time winner as the Franklin girls swim team came away with an 88-82 victory over visiting Grove City in a Region 1 meet on Thursday night at the YMCA pool. Despite getting a pair of individual wins from Kyle Winslow and Jordan Stumpf, the Knights dropped a 106-60 deci…

Lydia Kennedy poured in a game-high 12 points to go along with four steals as Rocky Grove posted a 43-4 win over visiting Forest Area on Wednesday night in a non-conference girls basketball matchup at the Nest.

Brayden Williams, Austin Boozer and Garrett Irwin opened the match with three straight technical falls for visiting Cochranton en route to a 41-13 road victory over Franklin in a Region 2 matchup at the Castle.

Noah Baughman knocked down seven shots from beyond the arc to finish with a game-high 35 points as Rocky Grove remained unbeaten in Region 2 play following a 62-48 victory over visiting Maplewood on Tuesday in boys basketball action at the Nest.

Franklin’s Jordan Stumpf and Kye Winslow were four-time winners for the boys team while Oil City’s girls countered with four-event winners Gabi Schiffer and Ayla Hall as the Knights and homestanding Oilers split their Region 1 swim meet on Monday night. Franklin claimed the boys contest, 92-…

NORTH EAST — Dani Erdley won one event and finished second in another to lead the Franklin girls swim team on Saturday at the North East Invitational.

INDIANA — Cranberry’s Dalton Wenner and Elijah Brosius each fought their way to third-place finishes on Saturday as the Berries traveled to Indiana University of Pennsylvania to compete in the Mid-Winter Mayhem wrestling tournament.

Nevin Stinson bucketed a game-high 21 points and Will McMahon notched a double-double as Oil City rolled past Titusville, 72-27, in a Region 5 boys basketball clash at the House of Hustle on Friday night.

TITUSVILLE — Ayla Hall was a double winner, but it wasn’t enough as the Oil City girls swim team dropped their first meet of the season, 127-52, to Titusville in a Region 1 meet.

Payton Liederbach and Sophia Garmong teamed up to net 37 points, but it wasn’t enough as Oil City was unable to defend the House of Hustle, dropping a 69-43 decision to Conneaut Area in a Region 5 girls basketball clash on Thursday night.

HADLEY — Commodore Perry began the match with six straight wins to open up a 31-0 lead en route to a 45-14 win over visiting Franklin on Wednesday night in a Region 2 wrestling match.

KNOX — Drew Keth and Dom Corcetti combined to connect for nine three-pointers and score 59 points as Keystone pulled away in the fourth quarter to secure a 79-70 victory over visiting Cranberry on Wednesday night in a Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference boys basketball matchup.

Darien Wenner bucketed a game-high 20 points as Cranberry avenged an earlier season loss to Keystone with a resounding 47-25 home victory on Tuesday night in Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference girls basketball action at the Berry Dome.

ST. MARYS — Dalton Wenner, Elijah Brosius and Dane Wenner all claimed titles on Saturday at St. Marys High School, where the District 9 League Championships were held on the wrestling mat.

GROVE CITY — Sophia Garmong poured in a career-high 27 points to lead Oil City to a convincing 56-36 victory on the road over Grove City in non-region girls basketball action on Monday.

UNION CITY — Landen Carter drilled five three pointers on his way to a game-high 23 points as Rocky Grove took to the road and rolled past Union City, 76, 34, in non-region boys basketball play on Monday night.

SHARON — Kye Winslow pulled out for victories and Ellie Coyer three as Franklin returned to the pool on Monday to sweep homestanding Sharon with the boys winning 96-44 and the girls 101-64.

Ashlee Albright knocked down three fourth-quarter treys as Keystone pulled out a 41-39 victory over visiting Bradford in non-conference girls basketball play on Saturday.

Katie Boal put together another massive game as Franklin cruised to a 50-21 victory over visiting Sharon on Friday night in non-region girls basketball action at the Castle.

Rocky Grove senior Katie Beggs was named the Region player of the year as District 10 released its girls volleyball all-stars teams on Friday.

STRATTANVILLE — Jesse Siwiecki and Kohen Kemmer teamed up to net 44 points as homestanding Clarion-Limestone pulled out an 83-80 non-conference shootout over Fort LeBoeuf on Monday night in boys basketball action.

For the first three quarters of Saturday night’s showdown between Rocky Grove and Franklin on the second day of the Dick Russell Memorial tournament, the Orioles were in prime position to knock off the crosstown rival Knights on their home court as they sported a 46-40 lead.

Central Clarion quarterback Jase Ferguson capped off his standout high school career by being named the Class 2A Player of the Year as the 2024 Pennsylvania Football Writers All-State Teams were released on Saturday.

Aiden Focht bucketed a game-high 18 points as Rocky Grove used a huge third quarter to come away with a 57-48 win over Oil City in the opening night of the Dick Russell Memorial Christmas Tournament held at Franklin High School on Friday.

Blake Marchinke poured in a career-high 27 points as Cranberry rolled past Allegheny-Clarion Valley with a 69-40 victory at the Berry Dome in KSAC boys basketball action on Monday night.

Leigha Marsteller dropped in a game-high 18 points as Lakeview went on the road to defeat Franklin, 41-39, in non-region girls basketball action on Saturday at the Castle.

Chase Melat connected on four shots from beyond the arc to lead all scorers with 20 points as Oil City had little trouble with visiting Corry, rolling to a 66-23 victory on Friday in Region 5 boys basketball action at the House of Hustle.

Franklin claimed eight of the 10 contested bouts on its way to a 41-21 victory over Greenville in Region 2 wrestling action at the Castle on Thursday.

Oil City fell behind early and was unable to recover, dropping a 48-33 non-region decision to Greenville in girls basketball action at the House of Hustle on Thursday evening.

Oil City’s girls swim team took first place in only three of the 11 events, but the team’s depth helped keep the Oilers undefeated on the season following an 86-84 win over visiting Grove City on Thursday night in a Region 1 meet.

WATTSBURG — Nevin Stinson bucketed a game-high 15 points to lead three players in double figures as Oil City went on the road to capture a 55-41 victory over Seneca on Wednesday night in Region 5 boys basketball action.

Noah Baughman filled the rim for a game-high 25 points as Rocky Grove opened Region 2 play with a 57-39 home win over Cambridge Springs on Tuesday night in boys basketball action at the Nest.

STRATTANVILLE — Clarion jumped out to an early lead and held on throughout in a 61-47 victory over homestanding Clarion-Limestone in a KSAC boys basketball showdown on Monday night.

Rocky Grove used a balanced effort to roll past Youngsville in a 39-20 contest at the Nest on Monday night in a Region 2 girls basketball matchup.

Oil City notched a sweep in the swimming pool on Monday, taking down visiting Sharon 107-54 in the girls meet and 83-52 in the boys in a Region 1 showdown.

Oil City saw six players net at least eight points apiece as the Oilers put together a balanced offensive attack to take down Grove City, 72-59, at the House of Hustle on Friday night in non-region boys basketball action.

Kieran Fricko and Breckin Minich teamed up for a 42-point effort as visiting Redbank Valley rallied in the fourth quarter to topple Cranberry, 66-58, on Thursday night in a Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference boys basketball matchup at the Berry Dome.

NEW BETHLEHEM — Franklin picked up five victories on the mat, including three by way of pin, but it wasn’t enough as the Knights dropped a 41-26 decision to homestanding Redbank Valley in non-region wrestling action on Thursday.

Sophia Garmong and Payton Liederbach combined to score 33 points as Oil City jumped out to an early lead and never looked back in recording a 45-34 victory over visiting Saegertown on Wednesday night in non-region girls basketball action at the House of Hustle.

Noah Baughman knocked down three of Rocky Grove 11 made three-pointers to finish with 15 points as the Orioles held on for a 59-56 victory over visiting Lakeview in a non-region boys basketball matchup on Tuesday night at the Nest.

WATERFORD — Payton Liederabach and Sophia Garmong teamed up to net 39 points, but Oil City dropped a close 51-49 decision to homestanding Fort LeBoeuf in non-region girls basketball action on Monday night.

Kye Winslow, Camden Smith and Jordan Stumpf picked up three wins apiece as Franklin’s swim team opened up its season with a split against visiting Brookville with the boys winning 84-70 while the girls fell 124-46.

Jadyn Shumaker drained 17 points on her way to being named MVP as Cranberry rolled past Titusville, 46-27, to claim the championship of the Roy Sanner Tournament in girls basketball action on Saturday at the Nest.

Aiden Focht hit the game-winning shot in the waning seconds as Rocky Grove rallied from an early deficit to defeat visiting Cranberry by a 65-64 score in the championship game of the Roy Sanner boys basketball tip-off tournament on Saturday at the Nest.

Darien Wenner dropped in a game-high 23 points as Cranberry rolled to a 54-38 decision over Oil City on Friday night in the first round of the Roy Sanner girls basketball tip-off tournament hosted by Rocky Grove at the Nest.

Landen Carter led five players in double figures with 14 points while also adding eight steals and five assists as host Rocky Grove reached the title game of the Roy Sanner boys basketball tip-off tournament following a 73-20 defeat of Reynolds on Friday night in the opening round at the Nest.

MECHANICSBURG — On Friday afternoon at Cumberland Valley High School’s Chapman Field, Central Clarion’s football team proved that it was championship worthy.

Fielding a young roster, Rocky Grove’s girls basketball team made gains last season.

Rocky Grove is ready to rock this season.

COCHRANTON — Katie Boal and Hailey Hanna combined to score 14 points in the pivotal fourth quarter as the visiting Franklin’s girls basketball team opened its season with a 53-37 victory over Cochranton in non-region action at the Bird Cage.

Haylie Gregory drained a career-high 16 points to go along with five steals as Cranberry’s girls basketball team opened its season with a convincing 58-9 victory over Forest Area in a KSAC contest at the Berry Dome Tuesday night.

BROOKVILLE — Franklin was on fire from beyond the arc, shooting 13-for-21 from long range in a 77-65 victory on the road over Brookville in non-region boys basketball action Tuesday night.

It wasn’t that long ago that Dylin Chapin was suiting up for Oil City on the hardwood, and now he finds himself leading the Blue and White onto the floor.

After taking over the head coaching position late in the offseason last year, Jen Newell still managed to lead the Oil City girls basketball team to a 9-13 campaign.

NEW CASTLE — Brady Mayo drained six three-pointers to finish with a game-high 23 points as Beaver rolled to a 73-41 win over Franklin on Saturday afternoon in the second day of the pre-determined Shenango boys basketball tip-off tournament.

NEW CASTLE — Jameson Wofford tallied eight of his game-high 19 points in the third quarter and Will Findlan added eight of his 13 points in the fourth period as Franklin pulled out a 56-51 victory over host Shenango in the first round of the Wildcats’ tip-off tournament.

FARRELL — Temperatures may have plummeted well below zero on Friday, but that did nothing to cool down the Central Clarion Wildcats football team.

Progress continues for Cranberry’s boys basketball team.

With three state qualifiers returning from a squad that finished seventh out of 163 schools in the PIAA Class 2A Championships last year, the Franklin boys swim team could be poised to have another big year in the pool.

With five all-state swimmers lost to graduation, Oil City’s boys and girls swim teams have some big shoes to fill.

A rebuilding project is still under way for Cranberry’s girls basketball team.

After four years of District 10 dominance, a state title game appearance and plenty of individual accolades along the way, Franklin’s boys basketball team is going to have a new look for the 2024-2025 season as the Knights lost eight seniors to graduation, including all five members of the s…

Eleven different Oil City players and two Franklin players received all-star honors on Monday as the District 10 all-region football teams were released.

KITTANNING — Fourteen weeks into the season and going up against an undefeated opponent in the PIAA Class 2A state football quarterfinals, a hard-fought battle on the gridiron is expected.

After leading for the majority of it’s District 10 Class 4A playoff game with rival Conneaut Area last year at Meadville High School, the Franklin girls basketball team’s hopes of finally beating the Eagles and getting past the first-round playoff hurdle that’s been a struggle to clear were …

BRADFORD — After dropping the first meeting by a 66-38 score in Week 3, Redbank Valley was looking to turn the tables on Port Allegany for the rematch in the District 9 Class 1A Championship game on Friday night at Bradford High School.

FARRELL — After being sent home in the first round of the PIAA playoffs in each of the past two seasons, Central Clarion’s football team finally broke through on Friday night with a 41-6 rout of homestanding Farrell in the opening round of the Class 2A bracket.

“Right from the beginning of the year, I knew that our girls were pretty good.”

Central Clarion won Region 1 offensive MVP, offensive lineman of the year, defensive lineman of the year and coach of the year as the District 9 Football All-Stars were released on Friday.