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At the buzzer!

Shields for the 3 at the buzzer ... it’s good! Tidioute’s Patrick Shields drilled a game-winner from long-range, sending the Bulldogs to a dramatic 45-42 victory over Maplewood in their first District 10 of the year and lifting them to a 3-0 record on the young season in the process. “We worked an out-of-bounds play to Patrick and he drilled it as time expired,” said Tidioute coach Terry Cotterman. “This is a really good win for us.” Shields’ game-winner only tells a very small part of the story, however. Jacob Merritt, who had no varsity action going into the ...

Youngsville girls edge Tidioute

The Youngsville Lady Eagles rebounded from a tough loss at Sheffield Saturday with a win over another county opponent Tuesday. The Eagles traveled to Tidioute and came away with a hard-fought, 41-35 win over the Lady Bulldogs. “We had a better team effort tonight,” Youngsville coach Andy Sveda said. “We were a little more patient with the ball and were getting better shots.” Youngsville led by six at the half and by as much as nine in the second half, but TCCS battled back to tie the game at 35 with approximately two minutes left to play. “It was a hard battle tonight ...

Veasey, Shields lead Tidioute past Austin

Tidioute outscored visiting Austin 12-4 in the fourth quarter to comeback for a 44-40 win Monday. The Bulldogs (2-0) held the lead at halftime, but trailed the Panthers (1-2) by four heading into the final frame. “We had the lead in the first half, but they took it at the end of the third,” TCCS coach Terry Cotterman said. “We had to play better defense in the fourth to wear them down. And we did.” TCCS came out hot and had a 15-10 lead after the first 12 minutes. “We started out strong, and we’ve been stressing that,” Cotterman said. “We ran our offense real ...

Union City bests Tidioute

TIONESTA, Pa. – A cold shooting night was too much for the Tidioute Charter girls to overcome in a 52-38 loss to Union City in the Forest Area Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday. Nakiesha Krouse had 12 points and four steals and Shelby Proctor 11 points to lead the Lady Bulldogs. Eliza Reynolds led a strong Union City attack with 17 points. “Cold shooting, bad passing, and lack of stamina froze us out,” said Tidioute coach Christy Valentine. “The girls will need to string 4 quarters of good play to compete this year. The lack of stamina and a small bench did us in. The girls ...

Young guns

A youth movement swept through the Youngsville boys basketball program last season. With a new head coach, Jesse DeLoof, not that far removed from playing days himself and a crop of freshmen who occupied 80 percent of the starting positions by season’s end, a new generation of Eagles ...

Tidioute boys, girls roll to season opening wins

Tidioute seniors Jared Veasey, Patrick Shields and Ryan Williams have played a lot of basketball together, and have high expectations for this season. All three were terrific as the Bulldogs got off on the right foot, easing past Calvary Baptist on Friday, 50-28. Veasey scored 24 points and pulled down 14 rebounds, Shields had 15 points, 13 rebounds and five assists and Williams six points and seven steals. “All three of them have played a lot of basketball together,” said Tidioute coach Terry Cotterman. “We stressed getting the ball into Jared’s hands early and he played a ...