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OLEAN, NY - Chance LeCroix's penalty kick goal with 17:34 remaining was the difference in New York's 2-1 win over Pennsylvania in Sunday's NY/PA Corporate Cup Soccer Showcase at Bradner Stadium.

OLEAN, NY - The Pennsylvania girls won their third-straight NY/PA Corporate Cup Soccer Showcase at Bradner Stadium.

2021 St. Marys graduate Vinicius Nunes will close out his high school career with a third-straight appearance at Sunday's NY/PA Corporate Cup Soccer Showcase being played at Bradner Stadium in Olean, New York. The girl all-stars will play at 5 p.m., and the boys at 8 p.m. Admission to the ga…

The region's most talented players will take to the pitch Sunday at the NY/PA Corporate Cup Soccer Showcase at Bradner Stadium in Olean, New York. It's a must-see for area fans of the sport and an event that may just get novices hooked.

Ask Post 467 manager Scott Zimmerman about his team, and he'll immediately turn the attention to coaches Casey Zimmerman, Mike Porter, Tony Allegretto, and the players.

ALBION - French Creek Valley scored the game's lone run in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat Wilcox Post 467 in the Region 8 American Legion Tournament Championship game on Tuesday.

Aiden Zimmerman threw a six-inning shut out in the Wilcox American Legion's 10-0 win over Wesleyville Monday afternoon at the Region 8 Tournament in Albion.

Post 467 defeated Meadville 12-5  Saturday evening in their opening game of the Region 8 American Legion Baseball Tournament. The game started on Friday but was suspended with Wilcox leading 4-0 and coming up in the top of the fifth.

Twenty-two of the girls on the Pennsylvania roster were underclassmen during the 2020 soccer season. Fourteen played in last year's 3-2 win over New York at the NY/PA Corporate Cup Soccer Showcase. The talented squad will be seeking a third-straight victory on Sunday, July 25, at Bradner Sta…

UPDATE - The game is being played in Meadville - restarted at 6 p.m.

Wilcox starts pool play at 1 p.m. on Friday at the American Legion Baseball Region 8 Tournament being held at the Northwestern High School Baseball Field in Albion.

JOHNSONBURG – The Pennsylvania boys sloshed through the rain Sunday at Memorial Field in preparation for the 2021 NY/PA Corporate Cup Soccer Showcase at Olean's Bradner Stadium on Sunday, July 25. The Keystone all-stars are seeking a second straight win after losses in the first three matches.

An enthusiastic group of 2021 Elkers and coaches participated in voluntary drills on Tuesday at Memorial Park Field. Players are currently competing in seven-on-seven non-pad games in Warren on Thursdays.

Tuesday night's Wilcox at Smethport American Legion Baseball game was postponed. The game will be made up on Thursday (7:30 p.m.).

WILCOX – Luke Zimmerman, Dalton Stahli, and Reese Novosel combined for a five-inning, no hit shutout for Post 467 to clinch the top spot in the Elk County American Legion League Monday in game two of a doubleheader with Emporium. Wilcox won the game 10-0. Collin Porter gave up just one hit i…

Wilcox American Legion Post 467, winners of six straight, will host Emporium for two games today at the Jones Township Recreation Park. The action gets underway at 5 p.m.

WILCOX - Post 467 swept Kane 9-4 and 11-1 in doubleheader action at the Jones Township Recreation Park on Thursday The win. upped the Wilcox American Legion baseball team's mark to 8-1.

Four-person teams are invited to participate in the 21st Annual Ridgway Elker Football Golf Tournament being held at Laurel Mill Golf Course in Ridgway on Saturday, July 10.

Johnsonburg javelin thrower Michael Shuey will join Team USA at the Tokyo Summer Olympic games being held July 23-Aug. 8.

The Wilcox American Legion Post 467 won in Bradford 12-4 Monday night. It was their fourth-straight win.

BROCKWAY - Ridgway's Alex Bon and Elk County Catholic's Nick Crisp were among 17 players who received $1,000 scholarships prior to Friday’s 6th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football Game.

BROCKWAY - The North built a 12-0 lead in the second quarter, but the South responded with two touchdowns in a span of 2:34 near the end of the third quarter to go ahead 14-12 in the 6th Annual Frank Varischetti Football All-Star Game at Varischetti Field.

Elkers Alex Bon, Ben Briggs, Dominic Cherry, Ricky Delhunty, and Jake Kunselman will don the blue jerseys of the North team tonight in the 6th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football Game being played at Varischetti Field in Brockway. The kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

Wilcox Post 467 was a 5-1 winner at Smethport Thursday night in American Legion baseball action.

KANE – Port Allegany head coach Justin Bienkowski, a 1998 Johnsonburg High School graduate, will lead the North squad in the 6th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football Game at Varischetti Field in Brockway on Friday (7 p.m.).

KANE – After a 12-1 win in Emporium Tuesday night, Wilcox Post 467 defeated VFW Post 1132, 17-4 in five innings at Pat Santilli Field Wednesday evening. The victory upped their mark to 4-1. The young Kane squad is 1-5.

Luke Zimmerman drove in four runs with two hits including a seventh-inning home run in Post 467's 12-1 win in Emporium Tuesday evening. Wilcox is 4-1 on the season and plays at Kane tonight.

After passing out game jerseys to the players from the North and South on Sunday, the game manager for Friday’s 6th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football Game, Nick Hoffman, took time to reflect on the event he’s been part of since its beginning.

Three Wildcat errors in the top of the second helped Schuylkill Haven jump out to a 6-1 lead and they held on for an 8-7 victory to capture the PIAA Class AA baseball championship Friday at Medlar Field in State College.

The countdown is on for the 2021 NY/PA Corporate Cup Soccer Showcase girls and boys all-star games on Sunday, July 25, at Bradner Stadium in Olean, New York.

The WPIAL champion Shenango Wildcats who beat Johnsonburg in the PIAA quarterfinals, lost today's state title game 8-7 to Schuykill Haven in State College.

Twelve teams remain in the hunt for PIAA baseball championships. Included in the lot are the Shenango Wildcats who ended the Rams season last week with a 2-1 quarterfinal win in Homer City. The WPIAL (District 7) champs beat the third-place team from that district Serra Catholic 5-0 on Monday.

The remaining District 9 teams in the post-season,  DuBois Central Catholic and Punxsutawney were defeated in the PIAA semi-final softball games on Monday. DCC which was beaten by Williams Valley 5-0 in the Class A 2019 championship game was beaten by West Green 12-1, and the Lady Chucks wer…

The Wilcox American Legion baseball team lost in Bradford 6-5 in eight innings Wednesday. Post 467 beat Bradford 20-9 on Tuesday. The defeat drops them to 2-1. 

WILCOX – Post 467 sent 17 to the plate and scored 12 runs in the bottom of the third inning en route to their 20-9 win over Bradford Tuesday night at the Jones Township Recreational Park.

The WPIAL champion Shenango Wildcats will play for the PIAA Class AA title after beating Serra Catholic 5-0 on Monday in the state semi-finals.

There will be no District 9 state champion.

WILCOX – Aiden Zimmerman’s sacrifice fly to right field scored Jefferson Freeburg in the bottom of the seventh Monday night as American Legion Post 467 won their season-opener 4-3 over visiting Smethport.

LEWIS RUN - Media Day for the Big 30 Charities Classic football all-star game was held Sunday at the Fire Hall. 

2021 PIAA Softball Championships

WILCOX - The Post 467 baseball team will open the season with four games this week. The squad will host 3-0 Smethport at the Jones Township Recreation Park at 6 p.m. today.

HOMER CITY – WPIAL champ Shenango scored in the top of the eighth and held on for a 2-1 win over Johnsonburg in the PIAA Class AA quarter-finals on Thursday at First Commonwealth Field.

One thing is inevitable for the unbeaten District 9, 2A champion Paper City baseball boys. They'll have to beat a team from the WPIAL (District 7) to advance to the PIAA championship on June 18 at Penn State University's Lobrano Park.

The 22-0, District 9 AA champion Johnsonburg Rams beat the fourth-place team from the WPIAL Carmichaels 8-3 in Punxsutwaney on Monday to advance to the quarter-finals of the PIAA playoffs where they will meet the WPIAL champ Shenango on Thursday.