Warren Dawgs Noah Pape and Ryan Hilliard combine on a tackle for a loss during this weekend’s game at Port Allegany. Photo courtesy of Mandie Englert

Youth football

PORT ALLEGANY — The Warren Dawgs picked up where they left off last season, with their top-ranked defense.

On a day where the offense could not put any points on the board due to several miscues, the Dawgs defense did the scoring and shut out the opposing offense.

Clayton Hammerbeck, Noah Pape and Chase Raub combined on a sack for a safety, after a Jeremiah Lyon punt pinned Port Allegany at its own 3-yard line. The defense caused three turnovers with a game-sealing interception by Hammerbeck and fumble recoveries by Lyon and Ryan Hilliard.

Only 50 total yards were allowed by the defense. Pape lead the team in tackles with 12 followed by Hammerbeck with eight, including three sacks.

The offense amassed 188 combined rushing yards led by Clay Cummings, Keegan Weissinger, Pape, Lukas Cope and a big run by John Nunez. Weissinger would add 29 yards passing. Cummings and Weissinger both had touchdowns called back due to penalties, which plagued the offense all afternoon.

The Dawgs are back in action Saturday at War Memorial Field for their first home game. They host Coudersport at 4:30 p.m. in a rematch of what last season’s championship game.

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The Warren Hogs opened the season at home against the Kane Tornados, coming away with a 13-0 victory.

The Hogs started the game with a promising drive that ended with a lost fumble by Owen Damcott. On the Tornado’s first offensive play, Lucas Sorensen tipped a pass to himself and came down with the interception.

A few plays later, the Hogs threw an interception of their own to give the ball back to the Tornados deep in their own territory, however the Hogs defense held tough and held the Tornados to a three-and-out.

The Hogs offense rallied and drove down the field, capitalizing on a Ty Bryan touchdown run. Blake Peterson ran it in for the 1-point conversion to make the score 7-0.

The remainder of the first half was dominated by strong defensive play by both teams.

After halftime, the Tornados got the ball and once again fell flat, as the Hogs defense continued to hold strong. The third quarter was back and forth with several punts before forcing a fumble that was subsequently recovered by Peterson. A few plays later, Peterson ran it in from 3 yards out to put the Hogs up for good 13-0. The conversion pass attempt was incomplete.

Bryan finished the game with 29 yards passing, 84 yards rushing and a rushing touchdown offensively, with two tackles for a loss on defense. Peterson added 37 yards rushing, 3 yards receiving, a rushing touchdown and an extra-point conversion on offense with three tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery on defense. Damcott finished with 7 yards rushing, 26 yards receiving, three tackles and a tackle for a loss. Sorensen finished with an interception. Oliver Drescher had 3 yards rushing and five tackles defensively. Harrison Horner had a tackle for a loss and Sullivan had two tackles for a loss.

The Hogs defense played disciplined football and held the Tornados to several three-and-outs.

The Hogs (1-0) play Otto-Eldred (0-1) on Saturday at 6 p.m. at War Memorial Field in Warren for their sixth-grade recognition game. Otto-Eldred is coming off a 40-0 loss to Cameron County.

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The Warren Razorbacks opened their season with a trip to face a tough Port Allegany team.

The game started with Port Allegany on offense. The Gators put together an eight-play opening drive to score a touchdown to take a 6-0 lead over the Razorbacks.

The Razorbacks’ opening drive was halted by a fumbled snap recovered by the Gators. The Razorbacks were able to make the stop on defense giving the offense another chance to start the second quarter.

On the second big run by the Razorbacks offense, there was a forced fumble recovered by the Gators. The Razorbacks defense was able to hold strong again forcing the Gators to punt. The offensive struggles continued with a three-and-out. The Gators were able to put together another touchdown drive to close out the first half with a 12-0 lead.

The Razorbacks started the third quarter on offense. They were able gain momentum and started to move the ball, putting together a seven-play drive, but falling short of the end zone. The Gators were stonewalled by the defense and held to a three-and-out to close out the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter the Razorback offense took over and put together a touchdown drive capped off by a 50-yard touchdown run. The Gators held the ball the remainder of the game holding on for a 12-6 victory over the Warren Razorbacks. Rushing yards for Warren was Triton Ringer with 57 yards, Harrison Williams with 52 yards and a touchdown, Alex Haight 12 yards and Gideon Milliman with 2 yards. On defense, Haight led the way with 10 tackles, Julian Darrieux had six tackles, Jack Shattuck had five tackles, Milliman and Williams both had four tackles. Also on defense, Jaxson Boozer and AJ Harris had three tackles, Ringer had two tackles, and Kaison Sutton, Jesse Sheats and Douglas Stevens each had one tackle.

The Razorbacks (0-1) face off against Coudersport (0-1) home at War Memorial Field Saturday at 3 p.m.

Baseball tryout

Diamond Dawgs Travel Baseball will be holding tryouts for their 13U team for 2024 on Sunday, Aug. 27 at 5 p.m. at Bergman Park.

Players can not turn 14 prior to April 30, 2024.

For more information or to register for tryouts, contact Rich Bianco at 450-1329 or head coach Kevin Nickerson at 499-8749.

Golf leagues

Rick Gignac shot a bogey-free round of 3-under-par 32 on the front nine to lead the Tuesday Night League at Jackson Valley Golf Course.

On the back nine, Tim Watkins led the seniors with a 37 and Tyler Labesky also had a 37. Mark Silvis led the seniors on the front nine with a 36.

Doug Johnson’s 32 led the front nine and Scott Arthur’s 33 led the back nine in net scoring. For the seniors, Fred Franklin had a 33 on the front nine and John Sabat had a 34 on the back nine.

George Fitch accumulated the most points with 9.5 followed by Gignac (9), Johnson (8.5), and Labesky, Arthur and Ed Streich (8).

Sons of the Legion leads the way with 140 points followed by Ergon (137.5), Fitzgerald Trucking (137), Shults of Warren (135.5) and Wolf Run Marina (135).