with Rich Summers Despite the Pirates currently playing awful baseball and pretty much playing themselves out of the National League Central pennant race, they have an interesting game today (Sunday). The Bucs will host the St. Louis Cardinals at Bowman Field in Williamsport in the first Little League Classic. It will be a regular season […]
with Randy ‘Bird’ Horning Here are the results of another busy week at the Emporium Country Club. On Tuesday the Ladies’ League played the front nine. Meg Whiting had low gross with a score of 43. Sandy Stuart and Connie Jones shared low net with a 29. Connie also scored the most points with 26. […]
This week’s Emporium Country Club Thursday Ladies scramble was won by Marie Fannin, Judy Armanini and Sharon Daniels with a 34. The weekend featured the annual Club Championships. It was a two-day total score event. Congratulations to the following winners: Tim Parsons won the Senior Championship as well as winning the overall Championship flight. […]
with Rich Summers I spent two evenings last week at the CCHS football practice field watching the Red Raiders go through “heat acclimation drills.” For the uninitiated like me, heat acclimation is a new PIAA requirement for scholastic football teams in the state, which is basically a week of agility workouts prior to the official […]
The 13th Annual Camp Cadet Golf Tournament will be held September 6th at the Emporium Country Club. Golf will begin at 9 a.m. with a shotgun start. Registration for the four man scramble is at 8 a.m., and the tournament is limited to the first 32 teams that sign up. Cost for members […]
with Rich Summers This has been a painfully slow summer for sports given that little league baseball has ended for the season and the Alle-Catt league was disbanded before the season even began. But one bright spot bopped into town last Friday, an old friend of mine, Dave LaBrozzi. Dave was in town […]
The Cameron County Little League Diamond Dawgs played in two tournaments recently, with St. Marys and Penns Valley in Centre Hall, coming away with a record of 2-5. Players’ stats for the tournaments: Eastyn Solveson had 9 hits, including 6 singles and 3 doubles. Jameson Britton had 6 hits, including 3 singles, 2 […]
The 13th Annual Camp Cadet Golf Tournament will be held September 6th at the Emporium Country Club. Golf will begin at 9 a.m. with a shotgun start. Registration for the four man scramble is at 8 a.m., and the tournament is limited to the first 32 teams that sign up.
with Rich Summers I have long been an advocate of youth sports, from little league through high school, but in my old age I am starting to wonder if the human body was meant for serious competition. My wife’s recent knee surgery and two knee replacements performed on my old college fraternity brother are reminding […]
Dickinson Center Inc. will hold its Seventh Annual Run/Walk Saturday, July 22 at the Clarion-Little Toby Rail Trail. The race is an unofficial 5K that winds through the rolling hills of the trail and roads along the Ridgway Borough that will benefit Dickinson’s wellness efforts. The event will begin at 9 a.m. at the […]
Dickinson Center Inc. will hold its Seventh Annual Run/Walk Saturday, July 22 at the Clarion-Little Toby Rail Trail. The race is an unofficial 5K that winds through the rolling hills of the trail and roads along the Ridgway Borough that will benefit Dickinson’s wellness efforts. The event will begin at 9 a.m. at the […]
Monday, July 10 Moose beat Rotary, 5-3. Maddox Baughman was the starting pitcher for Moose and had 10 strikeouts and gave up two walks. Devin Priest came on in relief and struck one batter out. Peyton Hepburn had a double, Maddox Baughman a double, Jameson Britton a single and Maxx Newton a single. Cayden […]
The 13th Annual Camp Cadet Golf Tournament will be held September 6th at the Emporium Country Club. Golf will begin at 9 a.m. with a shotgun start. Registration for the four man scramble is at 8 a.m., and the tournament is limited to the first 32 teams that sign up. Cost for members is […]
Tuesday, June 27 Foundation took K of C, 18-7 Eastyn Solveson was starting pitcher for 1 inning, gave up 2 hits, 3 walks, and had 3 strikeouts. Aiden Jones came on in relief for 1 2/3 innings, gave up 1 hit, 1 walk, and had 5 strikeouts. Treyton Tucker pitched in relief 1 1/3 […]
with Rich Summers First, congratulations go out to Gregg Fritz, former golfer at St. Marys Area and Slippery Rock University and most recently the golf pro at Pinecrest Country Club in Brookville. Fritz was just named women’s’ golf coach at Clarion University. Gregg retired from his position at Pinecrest after last season and had both […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Senior League GKN softball team collected two wins last week to complete the season with a record of 8-0. “Eldred was 11-0 but unfortunately, neither team could field a squad on their scheduled days.” said GKN Coach Ralph McKimm. “It would’ve been a great game. […]
A 5k Run/2 mile Walk along with a Buddy Walk to raise awareness for Down Syndrome will be held Saturday. Down Syndrome is a genetic disorder in which one has an extra copy of the 21st chromosome. Alex Umble, a senior at Cameron County High School, is hosting this event as his senior project. […]
with Rich Summers When I left for Florida last week to visit my daughter and my aunt on the beach it was nice and cool. But returning on Saturday and mowing the lawn I realized Emporium in the summer with heat and humidity is just like Hollywood Beach, Florida. Without the sand, ocean, seafood and […]
Cameron County High School sophomore Alyvia McKimm was selected to the 2017 Big 30 All-Star Team. McKimm was the 2017 CCHS Team MVP, received the 2017 Golden Glove Defense Award as a catcher and the 2016 Golden Glove Defense Award as a third baseman when she was a freshman.
Monday, June 12 Rotary vs. Moose Starting pitcher was Cayden Trumpie. Julien Bolin and Josh Beer had a single and double, Blake Cool had a double, Bo Pearsall and Jake Narby had singles. Rotary beat Moose, 5-2. Jameson Britton was starting pitcher, had 10 strikeouts and gave up 2 walks. Ryder Brown pitched in relief, […]
GKN Senior Softball Team Tops Coudersport by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The GKN Cameron County Senior League softball team had one game against Coudersport last week and collected a 7-5 victory at the Cameron County Little League Complex. Laila Smith was the winning pitcher, allowing three hits while striking out eleven and walking four. […]
Derek Rieder and Tristan Reed of Cameron County will represent the Allegheny Mountain League all-stars when they square off against the Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference all-stars in the second annual Frank Varischetti All-Star game in Brockway June 30. Kane head coach Todd Silfies will lead the AML squad and Clarion Bobcats head coach […]
with Rich Summers At work on Thursday Steve Brown showed me some photos of graffiti that was written in red paint on several doors at the Cameron County Little League concession stand. There were three words painted by the vandals, and predictably, two were misspelled. Mafia is not spelled Mofia and I really […]
May 29th Catch-up for Moose: Starting pitcher for Moose was Julien Bolin with 11 strikeouts. Josh Beer came on in relief with 1 strikeout. Julien Bolin had a single and triple, Ian Bolin had 2 singles, and Clayton Geist had a single. Julien Bolin was game MVP. May 31 Catch-up K of C: […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County GKN Senior League girl’s softball team had two games last week and won both easily. They defeated East Smethport at home on Tuesday and then won at Derrick City on Thursday. Last Tuesday GKN took on East Smethport and won 19-4 in five innings. […]
For Down Syndrome Alex Umble, a member of the class of 2018, is hosting a 5k Run/2 mile Walk along with a Buddy Walk to raise awareness for Down Syndrome. Down Syndrome is a genetic disorder in which one has an extra copy of the 21st chromosome. “I lost a brother and have […]
with Rich Summers It was a disappointing ending last week to the Lady Red Raider softball season and to be certain, Coach Ralph McKimm’s squad played nervously in their loss. But it is only a step in the development of a good team. Last year they snuck into the post season and were […]
Friday, May 26 K of C beat Moose, 23-14. Grady Gribble was the winning pitcher. Maddox Baughman had a single and a double, Enzo Magaro and Ben Williams had singles, and Ezra Zoschg had a double. Jake Narby was the starting pitcher for Moose and had 3 strikeouts. Cayden Trumpie came in on […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Lady Red Raider varsity softball team hosted the Clarion Lady Cats last Wednesday in the opening round of the District 9 Class A Championship Tournament but were ousted by the visitors, 12-0. The sixth seeded Lady Cats from the Keystone Shortway Athletic […]
Sign-ups are being accepted for male and female basketball players ages seventh grade up through adult. Times will vary according to number of participants. Games will be held Sunday evenings at the Rec. Center. If you are interested, please sign up in the game room at the Rec. Center, at the high school […]
with Rich Summers Despite the Pirates’ lousy play recently I still watch them virtually every day on television and I have to comment about their broadcast team. Being of the age when I remember Bob Prince I have to say he was always my favorite to listen to. But Bob Walk is surpassing […]
Friday, May 12 Foundation beat Rotary 15-1. Starting pitcher for Foundation was Eastyn Solveson, who threw a complete game of four innings, had 10 strikeouts, gave up 2 walks and 3 hits. Lathan Reed, Eastyn Solveson (2) and Jesop Farabaugh had singles; Isaac Grovanz had two doubles, Julien Bolin had a triple; and […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High School track and field team traveled to Northern Potter High School last Wednesday and came away with some good performances. For the Lady Red Raiders, Natalie Zucal won the 200m in a time of 32.6 seconds. Taking second places were Hailey Hilfiger […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School varsity track and field team traveled to Smethport last Friday for the 2017 North Tier League Championships. The Girls’ event was won by Northern Potter, who finished with team score of 138. Cameron County finished seventh with 38 points. The boys’ meet […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School varsity baseball team had three road games last week but captured just one victory. After winning big at Northern Potter on Monday they fell at Oswayo Valley on Thursday and Elk County Catholic on Friday. In Ulysses, the Red Raiders scored in […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Lady Red Raider varsity softball team had three league road games last week and improved their position for the upcoming District 9 playoffs with wins in all three contests. They topped Northern Potter on Monday, Oswayo Valley on Thursday and Galeton on […]
by Rich Summers Few sports provide weird and just plain strange situations like Major League Baseball. I just witnessed Ichiro Suzuki, the greatest Japanese player ever to play in MLB, get a huge plaque; I guess you could call it, with the number 3000 on it. It signifies Ichiro’s three thousand hits he […]
Wyatt Geist has accepted an invitation to play in the Don Raabe Big 30 Charities Classic. Geist is a senior at Cameron County High School, where he was an offensive guard and defensive tackle for the Red Raiders. He is 6’ and weighs in at 285 lbs. Wyatt plans to enter the workforce […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity baseball team had three road games last week and was able to put one in the win column. On Monday they dropped a non-league game at DuBois Central Catholic, on Wednesday they were beaten at Coudersport, but on Friday […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High School Red Raider track and field team traveled to the Johnsonburg Invitational on Saturday and competed against nineteen other teams. “Our kids did very well,” said Coach Shawn Bidwell. Leading the Lady Raiders was Morgan Lorenzo, who won the triple jump with […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Lady Red Raider softball team had two league games last week on the road and split the contests. On Wednesday they were beaten at Coudersport but on Friday rebounded to defeat Port Allegany. At Coudersport, the Lady Falcons broke open a tight […]
The Kane Lions Club will be hosting the 4th annual, 3 on 3 basketball “Hilltop Tournament” on May 13th. Boys and girls grades 4 through 12 interested in playing in this tournament can find detailed information about the event at the Kane Lions Club Website http://www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/kane/page-6.php or by contacting Dave Kearney at: […]
by Rich Summers by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity baseball team had two games last week and split the two contests that were both shortened due to the PIAA ten run rule. On Wednesday they won in five innings over the Northern Potter Panthers and […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High School Red Raider track and field team traveled to Otto-Eldred for the junior high invitational meet and several athletes were place winners. For the girls’ team, Kaelee Bresslin won the javelin with a toss of 83’1”. Morgan Lorenzo won the long jump […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider track and field team traveled to the Kane Invitational Track and Field meet last Saturday and Lady Raider sophomore Kamme Guisto had a fantastic day. Guisto won the triple jump with a leap of 34’1 ½”, finished fourth in the […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity track and field team had two home meets last week and neither the boys nor girls were able to grab a win. On Monday they were defeated by Johnsonburg and on Tuesday they lost to Port Allegany. Johnsonburg 103 […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity baseball team had two games last week and split the two contests that were both shortened due to the PIAA ten run rule. On Wednesday they won in five innings over the Northern Potter Panthers and on Friday they […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Lady Red Raider varsity softball team had two games last week and won both. On Wednesday they hosted Northern Potter and easily defeated the Lady Panthers, and on Friday they entertained Oswayo Valley in a game switched to Emporium by wet field […]
Cameron County Storm Football will be holding 2017 sign-ups at Memorial Hall on Friday, April 21st from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturday, April 22nd from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration fee is $35 per player and $20 per additional child. Pee-wee players (7-9 years old) must be […]
A dodgeball tourmament will be held on Saturday, April 22nd, in the Cameron County High School gym to raise money for new wrestling uniforms for the elementary school wrestlers. Start time is 9 a.m. Cost is $60 per each six-person team, and prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place. Snacks […]
with Rich Summers We lost two icons in Cameron County sports recently, which may or may not have gone unnoticed by younger readers. James Baker and Byron Horning Jr. are two people whose contributions to our youth are immeasurable and their passing is, in a sense, the end of an era. Baker was […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider Junior High track and field teams competed at the Coudersport Invitational last Wednesday afternoon. Participating for the Red Raiders were Sean Lathrop, Forrester Smoker, Logan Irwin, Gannon Horning and Max Catalano. For the Lady Raiders, Morgan Lorenzo, Kaelee Bresslin, Natalie […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School varsity track and field teams hosted a home meet last Tuesday with Northern Potter and Oswayo Valley. The boys’ team defeated Northern Potter 103-25 but lost to Coudersport 106-43. The girls’ team fell to Northern Potter 86-54 and Coudersport 103-25. In the […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Lady Red Raider softball team had three games last week and won two home contests while falling on the road. On Monday they defeated Port Allegany and on Wednesday they nipped Smethport but on Thursday were beaten at Brockway. On Monday Hannah […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity baseball team had three games last week and were able to capture two victories. On Monday they beat Port Allegany and on Wednesday they topped Smethport, but on Thursday they dropped a road game at Brockway. On Monday Adam […]
with RichSummers I had a good visit with an old fraternity brother of mine on Saturday, Gregg Fritz. Gregg is the recently retired golf pro from Pinecrest Country Club in Brookville and is also a PIAA basketball official. He is recovering from left knee replacement surgery and will soon undergo the same operation […]
Cameron County Storm Football will be holding 2017 sign-ups at Memorial Hall on Friday, April 21st from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturday, April 22nd from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration fee is $35 per player and $20 per additional child. Pee-wee players (7-9 years old) must be 8 […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity Track and Field teams travelled to Otto-Eldred last Tuesday for their first meet of the season. The Raiders defeated Oswayo Valley but fell to Otto-Eldred, while the Lady Raiders defeated Otto-Eldred but lost to Oswayo Valley. Lady Raiders 68 […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity baseball team traveled to Eldred last Thursday but was defeated by the Otto-Eldred Terrors, 9-1. The home team outhit the Red Raiders just five to four, but six errors, including five in the Terrors’ five run fifth inning, doomed […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider softball team traveled to Otto-Eldred last Wednesday afternoon and came away with a 5-3 win in extra innings. The Lady Raiders scored single runs in the seventh and eighth innings only to have the Lady Terrors tie the game in […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Lady Red Raider varsity softball team had three games last week and were 1-1 with a game postponed. On Monday they dropped a close game at home to Coudersport, on Wednesday they defeated Galeton in another home contest and on Friday they […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity baseball team opened the season at home last Monday but were beaten by the Coudersport Falcons 9-4 in a game that was switched from Carp Park to the Cameron County Little League Complex due to field conditions. “We played […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High School Lady Red Raider basketball team had four games in the final week of their 2017 season and were able to win three of the contests. On Monday they won at Northern Potter, on Wednesday they beat Otto-Eldred, on Thursday they lost […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High School Red Raider basketball team had four games in their final week of the 2017 season and won three of those contests. On Monday they won at Northern Potter, on Wednesday they defeated Otto-Eldred, on Thursday they fell at Coudersport and on […]
Penn State Altoona men’s tennis picked up its first Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference victory of the season, defeating Pitt-Bradford 5-4 at ProCare Fitness & Tennis Center. Tao Yang, of Emporium, a 2016 graduate of Cameron County High School, provided the winning point with a 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 victory in the No. 6 flight. […]
with Rich Summers Two quick observations from watching the NCAA Division I basketball championship semifinals. First, did Oregon forget how to block out when rebounding free throws? And second, I guess I never realized the amount of foreign players that were matriculating at top United States universities; at least the basketball playing ones. […]
The Cameron County High School varsity softball team opened their 2017 season last Friday with a 9-0 win over the visiting Bucktail Bucks in the first game for both teams. Laila Smith tossed a three hitter that included seven strikeouts, no walks and a hit batsman to collect the win for the […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High School Lady Red Raider basketball team had three home games last week and were able to score victories in all three. On Monday they topped Smethport, on Tuesday they defeated Galeton and on Friday they beat Port Allegany. On Monday Kaelee Bresslin […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High School Red Raider basketball team had three home games last week and won all three. On Monday they defeated Smethport, on Tuesday beat Galeton and on Friday topped Port Allegany. On Monday Caden Beldin scored twenty points to lead the Red Raiders […]
Tristan Reed has accepted an invitation to play in the Don Raabe Big 30 Charities Classic. Reed is a senior at Cameron County High School, where he was an offensive running back and defensive cornerback for the Red Raiders. He is 6’ and weighs in at 200 lbs. Tristan plans to attend a […]