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Knights XC shines at McQuaid Invitational

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Eisenhower Knights cross country team was on the road this weekend as they competed in the 61st annual McQuaid Invitational. Held at Genesee Valley Park, the prestigious and sought after event hosted over 6,500 student-athletes from across the United States and even Canada. Schools are divided into groups based on their size with each race featuring hundreds of racers. The Knights varsity girls squad ran in the A-1 Small School race that featured 295 total runners. Freshman dual-sport athlete Josie Elms continues to impress as she earned a 58th place individual ...

Knights rally past Erie

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RUSSELL — The Eisenhower boys soccer team had to come from behind to defeat the Erie Royals 3-2 in nonregion play on Saturday. In a tight defensive battle for both teams the Royals struck first when Gayle Kayembe connected on a shot with 11 minutes remaining in the first half to put his ...

High School Sports Schedule

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Monday Girls Tennis Warren at Mercyhurst Prep, 4 p.m. Girls Soccer Warren at Oil City, 6:30 p.m. Eisenhower at Girard, 4:45 p.m. Boys Soccer North Clarion at Eisenhower, 4 p.m. Girls Volleyball Kane at Eisenhower, 6 p.m. Tuesday Cross-Country Warren at Seneca, 4 p.m. Eisenhower at North East, 4 p.m. Girls Volleyball Warren at General McLane, 7:15 p.m. Boys Soccer Warren at Oil City, 7:15 p.m. Eisenhower at Iroquois, 4 p.m. Wednesday Girls Soccer Harbor Creek at Warren, 6:30 p.m. Eisenhower at Seneca, 6 p.m. Thursday Football Girard at ...

Another Region 3 setback

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Times Observer photos by Steve Younger Eisenhower lost to North East 48-12 in Region 3 football Friday evening in North East. Above, Eisenhower's Nolan Gesing runs behind teammates Jacob Stuart (55) and Collin Havers (33) during the Knights' Region 3 game at North East on Friday. Below ...

Don’t put your dog in this fight

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Mitch Rompola. If you’ve paid even a little attention to record book deer during the last three decades, you’ve heard his name and seen him in photos with the giant buck he killed on Nov. 13, 1998. When he zipped open his buck’s abdominal cavity to field dress it, he also zipped open ...

Refusing to give in to Porter may have cost Steelers

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PITTSBURGH — Joey Porter Jr. spent the last three seasons becoming exactly who the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted him to be: an emerging shutdown corner capable of neutralizing the most dynamic playmakers in a conference littered with elite quarterbacks and where big, physical defenders on the ...