Football news
Youngsville senior Jordan Gurdak has been named to the 2012 WesternPAFootball.net Small School Preseason team as a defensive specialist. As a junior, Gurdak was a running back and linebacker for the undefeated regular season Region 2 champion Eagles.
National qualifier
Article Photos
Times Observer photo by Jonathan McAfoos
Season starts
Sheffield’s Shequan Wright practices kicking off a tee during the first Sheffield football practice of the 2012 season Monday at Sheffield Area High School. The Sheffield football team was just one of several Warren County fall sports programs that officially opened PIAA practices on Monday.
Youngsville's Cameron Daniels has qualified for the national meet after his performance in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2012 Niagara Long Course Swim Championships held July 27-29 at Ithaca College. Daniels was coached by Bradford's Ed Bahan.
Over 30 softball
Here are the standings, this week's schedule and the home run leaders for the Over 30 Softball League, playing Tuesdays at Betts Park:
Standings
A Division
Crescent Beer 12-1
Mangione Beverage 11-2
Midtown Motors 9-2
Accent Staffing 5-7
Bullpen 5-8
Blue Ribbon Rentals 4-8
B Division
Freddie's 7-6
Buckhorn 7-6
American Legion 6-7
Kwik Fill 6-7
Meridien Hardwood 5-8
Club Buck 0-13
Tuesday's schedule (August 14)
6 p.m.: Crescent Beer vs. Blue Ribbon Rentals, Betts Field; Club Buck vs. Buckhorn, Foley Field; Meridien Hardwood vs. American Legion, Brown Field
7:30 p.m.: Midtown Motors vs. Bullpen, Betts Field; Accent Staffing vs. Mangione Beverage, Foley Field
9 p.m.: Freddie's vs. Kwik Fill, Betts Field
Home run leaders (games must be reported): Cory Darr (Buckhorn) 4, Tim Munksgard (Mangione) 4, Dan Farr (Crescent) 3, Mark Ordiway (Mangione) 3, R.J. Bowers (Bullpen) 3, Neal Kent (Meridien) 3, Don Cummings (Crescent) 3, Tim Prelog (Legion) 3
Golf results
Dick Cole had low gross of 34 in Men's Day Golf League play Thursday at Conewango Valley Country Club. Here are the flight-by-flight results from the round:
First Flight: Low gross- Dick Cole 34, Mike Bancroft 35; Event (front 9, crier's game)- Eric Mead 35, Dave Walde 35, Jerry Bancroft 36, Doug Swanson 36
Second Flight: Low gross- Joe Hedman 38, Bart Jensen 39; Event- Mike McElrath 37, Greg Noon 38
Third Flight: Low gross- Alec Conarro 40, Bob McGinn 41; Event- Mark Schoenborn 38, Jim Spangler 39, Bill Schuver 39
Fourth Flight: Low gross- Dave Gerringer 40, Bob Gunderson 41; Event- Jack Shattuck 39, John Carlson 39, Randy Scalise 39, Drew Young 39, Bill Mahan 40, John Jarzab III 40
Fifth Flight: Low gross- Bill Jones 51, Paul Fratangelo 52, Rick Seager 52; Event- Bryce Schoenborn 46, John Robertson 49, Greg Gross 49, Greg LaRocca 49, John Hanna 49
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Steve Gelotte and Urban Bires shared low gross of 37 and Denny Davis had low net of 28 in Blueberry Senior League play Monday at Blueberry Hill Golf Club. Pat Hultquist had second low gross of 38 and Bob Wolfe and Wayne Swanson shared third low gross of 39.
Randy Grant had second low net of 30, Albery Hawley had third low net of 31 and Glen Cook had fourth low net of 32.
Gelotte and Hultquist had two birdies each, Jerry Carr, Jon Carlson, Wolfe and Hawley all had one birdie each. Here are the team results from Monday's round:
Team results: Alabaugh's Radiators 26.5, Morning Sun 25.5, American Legion 23, Moose Club 22, Blueberry Pro Shop 21, Voty Insurance 20.5, WACOPSE 20.5, Ed Shults of Warren 20, Jones Chevrolet 20, KCS Energy 19.5, Howe's True Value 19, Eagles Club 18, Ralph-E's 17, Elks Club 16.5, County Bank 11.5, Midtown Motors 10.5
Corrections
The Conewango Valley Country Club Junior Club Championship placewinners were incorrectly identified as being from Jackson Valley in the photo caption headers on page B-4 in Monday's Times Observer.
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Aaron Lanzel was the winner of the 13.1-mile run in the Open Relays division of the 7th Annual Kinzua Country Tango held Saturday, August 4, in Warren. Lanzel, an Eisenhower graduate now living in Annapolis, Md., finished in a time of one hour and 16 minutes. Abel Robinault was incorrectly listed as the winner in a time of one hour and 19 minutes.