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The Elk County Catholic Crusader soccer team defeated Brookville by a score of 4-1 in a Senior Night match played at Fox Township Community Park in Kersey on Thursday. 

Elk County Catholic High School has announced changes for today's scheduled soccer games. All three ECC teams - junior high, girls varsity, and boys varsity - were originally scheduled to be in action against Brookville at Fox Township Community Park in Kersey. The junior high game will be p…

Elk County Catholic High School announced on Tuesday afternoon that the Crusaders have cancelled their football game scheduled for Friday night against Port Allegany. The reason given for the cancellation was given was low numbers for ECC due to injuries. 

Harley Thompson became the first person to hold the course records in both the Lee Foster 5K and Lee Foster Memorial 5 Mile Run after winning both events this year. Thompson won the 37th annual Lee Foster Memorial 5 Mile Run on Saturday morning, finishing in a time of 25:26.29. The previous …

The Elk County Catholic Lady Crusader volleyball team defeated St. Marys Area 3-0 in a match played at St. Marys Area High School on Thursday night. 

The Elk County Catholic Crusader soccer team edged the Port Allegany Gators by a score of 2-1 in a match played at Fox Township Community Park on Tuesday evening. The Crusaders are now 2-1 on the season. 

The Elk County Catholic Lady Crusader soccer team shut out the Port Allegany Lady Gators by a score of 3-0 on Tuesday evening at Fox Township Community Park. ECC is now 2-1 on the season. 

The St. Marys Area Dutch soccer team defeated Elk County Catholic by a score of 3-1 in the championship game of the boys' Bucktail Tournament on Saturday afternoon at Fox Township Community Park in Kersey.

The Elk County Catholic Crusader football team edged the Coudersport Falcons by a score of 13-12 in their home opener at Dutch Country Stadium on Friday night. 

The Elk County Catholic Crusader soccer team defeated the Kane Wolves by a score of 5-3 in the opening round of the boys' Bucktail Tournament at Fox Township Community Park on Friday. 

The St. Marys Area Dutch soccer team defeated the Brookville Raiders by a score of 11-3 in the opening round of the boys' Bucktail Tournament at Fox Township Community Park on Friday. 

The St. Marys Area Lady Dutch soccer team defeated the Ridgway Lady Elkers by a score of 5-1 in the opening round of the girls' Bucktail Tournament on Friday. 

The Elk County Catholic Lady Crusader soccer team defeated the Kane Lady Wolves by a score of 6-2 in the opening round of the girls' Bucktail Tournament on Friday.

The St. Marys Area Lady Dutch tennis team defeated crosstown rival ECC by a score of 6-1 on Thursday. 

The Elk County Catholic Crusader football team opened their season with a 20-6 victory over Bucktail on the road in Renovo on Friday night. 

St. Marys Area lost to Ridgway by a score of 24-7 on Friday night at Dutch Country Stadium in St. Marys. 

The St. Marys Area Lady Dutch tennis team hosted Bradford in their season opener on Monday afternoon at SMAHS. The Lady Dutch are next scheduled to be in action on the road Thursday against DuBois Area at 3:30 p.m.

The Elk County Catholic Crusader football team hosted Cameron County for a scrimmage at ECCHS on Saturday morning. The 2021 high school football season opens on Friday, Aug. 27. ECC will be on the road in Renovo against Bucktail High School at 7 p.m.

Fall sports practice officially got underway earlier this week. Pictured are members of the Dutch soccer team during their practice session on Tuesday afternoon.

The Lee Foster Memorial 5K celebrated its 40th anniversary this morning, and Harley Thompson marked the occasion by breaking the course record, which had stood for 30 years. The previous course record of 15:33 had been set by Jeff Foster in 1991, the year the race moved to its current course…

Pennsylvania routed New York 35-0 in the Big 30 Classic on Saturday in Bradford.

Members of the St. Marys Minor League all-star baseball team were fundraising for their trip to states at Dairy Queen on Thursday evening while being assisted by family and friends. 

The St. Marys Minor League all-star baseball team defeated Saegertown by a score of 11-1 on Wednesday night to claim the Section 1 title. 

The St. Marys Minor League all-star softball team won the Section 1 title on Monday afternoon with an 8-4 victory over C/M/P. 

The St. Marys Little League Softball Minor League all-star team defeated Union City by a score of 3-2 in their Section 1 Tournament opener in Cochranton on Thursday evening. 

The St. Marys Major League all-stars advanced to the final of the winner's bracket of the state tournament on Wednesday evening with an 11-1 victory over Stroudsburg. St. Marys next plays Mifflinburg at 5 p.m. Friday, with the winner advancing to the championship game as the undefeated team. 

The St. Marys Major League softball all-star team won their opening game in the state tournament by a score of 11-0 over North Pocono. St. Marys plays next at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in a winner's bracket semifinal. 

The St. Marys Little League Baseball Minor League all-star team remained undefeated on the season with a 10-4 victory over Punxsutawney in the District 10 championship game on Friday at Memorial Park.

DuBOIS – It took three days, but the District 10 Minor League softball title game finally was completed on Friday night, with St. Marys claiming the District 10 title with an 8-1 victory over Punxsutawney.

The St. Marys Little League Softball Major League all-star softball team won the Section 1 title on Friday in Brookville with a 7-3 victory over Cochranton.

The District 10 Minor League softball all-star game between St. Marys and Punxsutawney was postponed in the top of the third inning on Wednesday night due to inclement weather. St. Marys was leading 2-1 at the time. The game will resume at 6 p.m. Thursday at Benzinger Park, weather permitting.

The Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association (PaHSSBCA) announced its 2021 All-State Team on Tuesday, with three members of the Lady Dutch softball team earning honors in Class 4A. Olivia Eckels was named Second Base – First Team; Kara Hanslovan was named DP – First Team; and Ke…

Three local Little League baseball teams hosted District 10 playoff games at Memorial Park on Thursday evening. The St. Marys Minor League all-stars defeated Bradford 14-1, the St. Marys 9-11-year-old all-stars lost to DuBois 15-1, and the St. Marys Major League all-stars won 11-1 over Kane. 

The St. Marys Major League all-star softball team defeated Punxsutawney by a score of 16-6 in five innings on Tuesday night to claim this year's District 10 title. Members of the team are Bailey Thorwart, Kaylen Eozzo, Molly Hanslovan, Avery Eckels, Sidney Reider, Alexa Uhl, Alison Mertz, Zo…

The St. Marys Little League Softball Major League all-star team defeated Bradford by a score of 13-0 in four innings on Tuesday evening at Benzinger Park in the semifinals of the winner's bracket of the District 10 Tournament. 

The St. Marys Little League Softball Major League all-stars had their District 10 playoff game against Bradford postponed until Tuesday due to inclement weather. The teams will face off at 6 p.m. at Benzinger Park. 

DuBOIS - Pro Wrestling is coming to Heindl Field and DuBois for a benefit event to raise money for a variety of local organizations.  On Saturday Night, June 19th at 6:30 pm, Jim Miller Promotions presents the Ballpark Brawl at Heindl Field. The top Independent Professional Wrestlers in the …

St. Marys Little League Softball held its first Home Run Derby on Tuesday evening, with winners being determined in two out of the three competing age divisions.

Elk County Catholic High School recently held its Spring Athletic Awards Program, which not only recognizes the student-athletes who participated on the school’s spring sports teams, but also honors senior student-athletes for their accomplishments throughout their high school athletic careers.

Seniors Samantha Hayes and Mitchell Reiter were named the St. Marys Area High School Male and Female Athletes of the Year during the school’s recent Spring Sports Awards Program.