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What do rubs and scrapes really mean?

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With archery season less than a month away, Pennsylvania hunters are starting to get restless. Many hunters are looking forward to getting in the woods, climbing a stand, and seeing if this is the year they bag a personal-best trophy for the wall or fill the freezer with meat. Some of these hunters will try new spots untested in past seasons and wonder if they chose right. Other than getting lucky early, the best indicator of potential success is finding deer signs, specifically rubs and scrapes. But how reliable is this method? What are rubs and scrapes? When you boil it down to the ...

Skenes undaunted after not meeting impossible bar set in 2026

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes is only too aware of the impossibly high bar he set for himself during his first two years in the major leagues. And while his third didn't come particularly close to meeting it, the Pittsburgh Pirates ace doesn't view 2026 as a failure. "I'm not going to ...

Dragons football loses to North East

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WARREN — The North East Grape Pickers visited Warren and defeated the Dragons 35-7 in nonregion football at War Memorial Field on Friday evening. Without standout running back Aiden Eger, the Dragons had a tall order to fill. An onslaught of offense and stout defense spoiled Senior Night for the Dragons, who allowed the visitors to find the end zone five times in the first half to take a commanding 35-0 lead. The Dragons regrouped coming out of the locker room, and were able to recover an unanticipated onside kick. Driving down the field, Warren found itself deep in Grape ...

Briefs

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Bowling Randy Knight’s 222-581 led the Silver Sliders at Valley Bowling Center. Tom Traub rolled a 171-496, Kellie Dunn had a 142-411 and Sue Shultz spun a 157-397. ——— Eddie Abplanalp had a 245-616, Steven Rex Jr. spilled a 222-610, Adam Green had a 246-608 and Tommy Jukes cracked a 235-600 to lead the Youngsville City League at Valley Bowling Center. Bryan Olsen rolled a 204-578, followed by Darcy Rex (203-566), Chad Johnson (234-552) and Steve Rex (197-551).

Rough results

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CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS — Eisenhower took to the road Friday night for a nonregion game and lost to Cambridge Springs 31-0. The Blue Devils’ Kaydin McFarren scored on a 5-yard run, the point-after kick failed and Cambridge Springs led with 4:16 left in the opening quarter. After the Knights ...

Stocking wild trout in PA

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Pennsylvania has a trout stocking program that outpaces any of the surrounding states, but some are calling for a change. What sets this proposal apart from most critics’ recommendations is that it seeks to reduce, not increase, the number of streams stocked. A newly formed group of anglers and conservationists, the Pennsylvania Wild Trout Coalition, is conducting an email blitz aimed at both politicians and the public to support its request to reform Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission stocking practices. Specifically, they are asking for the commission to stop stocking streams ...