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Bradford's Maksim Demic looks on from third during the Owls' 3-2 win over Kane on Monday. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Lama saves Owls’ home opener with ninth inning walk-off single

March 24, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – Stepping to the plate with two outs on the board, the pressure of the Owls’ first look at home fell upon AJ

NY Baseball Preview: New generation of leaders ready to take center stage

March 23, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com PORTVILLE — New names, new faces, new opportunities. Looking ahead to the seasons of our New York baseball programs, that seems to be the common thread.

BATES: Bona’s NIT implosion a circumstance of new mindset in college basketball

March 22, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — If I was to take a guess, you’ve heard enough people tell you how the landscape of college basketball is changing. And with

Otto-Eldred's Davey Schenfield stops and pops for a post hook during the Terrors' season-ending loss to the Neighborhood Academy in the PIAA semifinals. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Terrors’ dream season comes to an end in state semifinals

March 21, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com ERIE, PA – It’s hard to capture lightning in a bottle. It’s a phenomenon that comes around only every so often and for some, it

Pollock: Stew Barber protected Jack Kemp’s blind side for the Bills, clashed with Knox and was bigger than life in Bradford

June 19, 2025

By CHUCK POLLOCK, Sun Senior Sports Columnist He wasn’t a super-big guy at least by current pro football standards … but Stew Barber was larger than life to me. After