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Corry takes 4A showdown

CORRY — The highly anticipated matchup between two top-five Class 4A volleyball teams in Pennsylvania undoubtedly lived up to the hype Tuesday evening. Despite falling 3-0 to Corry, the Warren Dragons played a tough match and made the Beavers earn the 25-11, 27-25, 27-25 Region 4 victory. The first set was all Corry as the Dragons were settling into the loud crowd, coined “The Beaver Dam.” After the nerves calmed, it was game on. Sets two and three featured an impressive quantity of high-caliber points the fans expected to see. Down 24-23 and facing set point, the Dragons ...

Dragons coast past Franklin

FRANKLIN — Warren had no issue defeating Franklin on Tuesday when they defeated the Knights by a lopsided 7-0 margin in Region 5 boys soccer. Warren junior captain Gabe Dougherty was a force on the offensive side as he scored four times in the win, and had two assists to boot. Trey Carrington contributed two goals while Reilly Morgan had one. Mason Warner had two assists, and Grant Newton and Morgan each had one assist. Goalkeeper Aidan Sweet earned the clean sheet in net. The Dragons improved to an even 4-4 with the win. They have a tough matchup Thursday when they host the ...

Metropolitan is free-for-all behind Carolina

Everyone else in the Metropolitan Division is looking up at the Carolina Hurricanes. The reigning Stanley Cup champions bring back nearly everyone after running away with first place and winning 16 of 19 playoff games. They are the example for any NHL team looking to break through. "That ...

Seneca tops Eisenhower in Region 3

ERIE — Eisenhower traveled to Seneca for a Region 3 boys soccer game and fell to the Bobcats 9-1. Rever Caudill scored the only Eisenhower goal in the game. “It certainly was not our best game,” Eisenhower head coach Mike Taylor said, “but I thought that Brayden Frank and Hunter Cummings both played well and never stopped hustling.” The Knights are back in action Thursday for a home game against Saegertown. Eisenhower saw its record fall to 1-5-1 overall and 0-3-0 in Region 3.

Ike’s Elms grabs first career win

UNION CITY — “We knew this race would be a challenge,” Eisenhower head coach Darlene Beach said after the Knights lost to Union City in Region 4 cross country Tuesday. The varsity boys were narrowly defeated 25-31, and the varsity girls lost 15-50. Despite the defeat, there were ...

Howard emerging as serious threat for Penn State

STATE COLLEGE — As Rocco Becht waited for his surgically repaired shoulder to heal during winter workouts, the quarterback's eyes often were glued to his new teammate wearing No. 6. It didn't take long for Becht to strike up a friendship with James Franklin era holdover Koby Howard. Once ...