Cameron County Echo

    The Christmas party for all Special Olympic athletes and their families will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6th at the St. Marys Moose Club from noon until 4 p.m.    

    There will be a mandatory meeting on November 17th beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the CCHS cafeteria for anyone who signed up to participate in the 2014/2015 Cameron County J.O. Baguba Wrestling season.  Both the parent/guardian and wrestler must attend. At the beginning of the meeting, the Baguba Club will hold its election […]

  with Rich Summers   I spent the first weekend without a Red Raider football game in a couple of months at Clarion University watching my Alma Mater, Slippery Rock University defeat the Golden Eagles. I try not to miss opportunities to see the Rock either on TV, on my computer, or in person, but […]

    Two Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity volleyball players were named to the 2014 North Tier League All-Star team. Freshman Payton Bloom and Senior Susie Guisto were named as honorable mention selections to the squad. The entire NTL All-Star team is as follows:    

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity football team hosted the Ridgway Elkers last Friday night in the Allegheny Mountain League Championship but fell to the visitors 28-21. The South Division champion Elkers were considered heavy favorites entering the contest after thoroughly defeating CCHS during the […]

  with RichSummers   Sometimes a football game comes along that reinvigorates a fan. It is especially fun when that contest comes at the end of a long high school football season. The Allegheny Mountain League Championship last Friday night at Cameron County High School was just such a game. The final score, Ridgway 28 […]

    The Little Lady Raiders ended their season with a home game against St. Marys. The varsity girls were hoping for a victory but unfortunately couldn’t pull it off.  They came out cold in the first half with a lot of missed shots and opportunities and were trailing at halftime 11-2. In the second […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo Six members of the Cameron County High School Red Raider football team were selected for the 2014 Allegheny Mountain League North All-Star team. On offense, senior Jacy Langley at center, sophomore Wyatt Geist at guard and junior Caleb Burnside at running back were named to the squad. […]

    by Rich Summers The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity football team continued its march through the Allegheny Mountain League North division leaving their latest victim as road kill last Friday night. The Raiders invaded Smethport and mauled the Hubbers 43-6 to take command in the AML North championship race. The contest […]

    It was great to see the Raiders travel to Smethport and come out and play a great game in what will no doubt turn out to be a huge contest in this year’s schedule. CCHS thoroughly dominated the Hubbers on their own field and defended Smethport’s potent option attack to perfection. The Raider […]

    by Molly Abriatis This week the Little Lady Raiders played Kane on Tuesday and ECC on Thursday, both away. On Tuesday the J.V. girls played hard but were unable to come out with a victory. The score was 12-6 against Kane. The scorers were Tapanga Allison, Sami Good, and Kadence Solveson each with […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High School Red Raider junior high football team hosted the Elk County Catholic Crusaders last Thursday afternoon but fell to the visitors 38-8. Nate Dempsey scored the lone Cameron County points with a thirty-one yard touchdown run and a rush for the two […]

    The Second Annual Benezette Bugle 5k will be held on Saturday, October 25.  The course of the 3.1 mile race will begin and end at the old Benezette School House and will tour the town of Benezette.  Participants of all ages are welcome to run or walk the event.  Children age ten or […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Lady Red Raider golf team competed in the District 9 Class AA golf tournament held at Pinecrest Country Club in Brookville last Monday and finished fourth in the team standings with an aggregate score of 503. Punxsutawney captured the team title, while […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High School Red Raider volleyball team hosted the Northern Potter Panthers last Tuesday and both the A and B squads were winners. The Red Raiders’ A squad scored a 25-11 and 25-5 victory while the B squad won 25-11 and 25-15.

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity football team picked up their first win of the season Friday night as they dominated the Port Allegany Gators and invoked the mercy rule in a 45-16 win. In the CCHS homecoming contest, the Red Raiders were never threatened […]

  with Rich Summers   The Raiders, in the words of their coaching staff, got a huge monkey off their back with their first win of the season last Friday night. I spoke with Head Coach Mike Kunes and assistants Jody Bailey and Nick Keller after the game and I was pleasantly surprised at why […]

    by Rich Summers The Cameron County High School Lady Red Raider varsity volleyball team had three matches last week but were unable to pick up a win. On Monday and Tuesday, CCHS fell in road matches to Coudersport and Galeton, respectively, and on Thursday were beaten at home by Otto- Eldred.  

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High School Red Raider volleyball team continued their season with three matches last week. On Monday they traveled to Coudersport, on Tuesday they visited Galeton and on Thursday they hosted Otto-Eldred.    

    by Molly Abriatis The 4th, 5th and 6th grade Little Lady Raiders hosted two games this week. On Monday, the JVs lost a close one to Elk County Catholic (ECC) in overtime. The final score was 14-10. Scoring for the Little Lady Raiders were Kendall Richards with 6 points and Tapanga Allison with […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider golf team completed their dual match season last Monday in a non-league contest with the Ridgway Elkers. Ridgway came out on top by a score of 34-21. Cameron County’s Paul Etchepare and Ridgway’s Josh Roselli each carded a 39 to […]

  by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Lady Red Raider golf team completed their dual match season last Monday as they defeated the Coudersport Lady Falcons 33-21 at the Coudersport Country Club. Kendyl Guisto led Cameron County with a 57 and took medalist honors for the match. Tess Dubler and […]

    The Emporium Country Club Board of Directors elected in 2014 are Rick Kahnell, Bari Poorman, Dennis McCulla and Phil Jones. They will each serve a three-year term. Congratulations to Gini Schager! Gini won the Tuesday Ladies’ League with 205 points.  Barb Ostrum was second with 193 points and Sandy Stuart finished third with […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Lady Red Raider golf team had three matches last week and were able to come away with one win. On Monday CCHS lost a home match to Smethport, on Tuesday they defeated Port Allegany and on Thursday they were beaten by Bradford. […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider golf team had three matches last week and captured two victories in the busy week.  On Monday they dropped a match at Oswayo Valley but rebounded to win at Smethport on Tuesday and defeat Port Allegany at the Emporium Country […]

    The Emporium Country Club Restaurant will be closed Saturday, September 27th for a wedding. Tuesday Ladies League had Marie Fannin with low gross with a 45 and Marie was also low net with a 31. Gini Schager continues to lead the league with 198 points, Barb Ostrum and Meg Whiting are tied for […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity football team hosted the Brockway Rovers last Friday night and fell for the third time in as many games, 35-7. The visitors held the Red Raiders to just 80 total yards while racking up 365 yards in offense. Brockway […]

    by Molly Abriatis The 4th, 5th and 6th grade Little Lady Raiders opened their season with two games last week, Ridgway and Johnsonburg, both away.  At Ridgway, the JVs lost a hard one, 23-6. Scoring for the Little Lady Raiders were Sami Good with four points and Tapanga Allison with two points.    […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Lady Red Raider volleyball team hosted Oswayo Valley in their home opener last Tuesday night but fell to the Lady Green Wave in three straight sets, 12-25, 21-25 and 13-25.  Susie Guisto had five kills, two blocks, twelve digs and three service […]

    by Rich Summers The Cameron County Junior High School Red Raider football team hosted Smethport in their 2014 home opener last Thursday but fell to the Hubbers, 36-0. Blake Kinner scored a pair of touchdowns and Jacob Dunkle and Nathan Hallowell added touchdown runs in the win.  Smethport quarterback Austin Speedy also had […]

    by Rich Summers The Cameron County Junior High School Red Raider volleyball team took on Oswayo Valley last Tuesday afternoon and both squads were victorious. The A squad defeated the Green Wave 25-22, 16-25 and 17-15.  “We had a great comeback in the third set,” said Coach Dave Osti.     

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High School Lady Red Raider Volleyball Team opened their 2014 season at Northern Potter and both the A and B squads came away with victories. The A team won 25-16, 20-15, 15-5.    

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity football team traveled to Ridgway for their second game of the season but were beaten by the Elkers, 42-8.  Ridgway quarterback Ben McDonald ran for one hundred fifty yards, had an interception and scored three touchdowns to lead the […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Lady Red Raider varsity volleyball team traveled to Ulysses to take on Northern Potter High School last Thursday night in their North Tier League opener but was swept by the Lady Panthers 25-20, 25-10, and 25-17.   Demi Youse had thirteen points […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High School Red Raider football team traveled to Brockway last Wednesday for their first game of the 2014 season but were defeated by the Rovers, 27-14.   

    by Rich Summers The Cameron County Storm JV team has played two games this season but has yet to break into the win column.  In their opener two weeks ago the Storm was beaten by St. Marys Red 39-6. Dylan Reider scored the lone Cameron County touchdown on a record breaking 98 yard […]

    by Rich Summers The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity golf team had one non-league match last week and was defeated for the first time this season.  On Tuesday, CCHS traveled to the Ridgway Country Club and fell to the Elkers 193-242. Paul Etchepare shot a 35 to collect medalist honors for […]

    In Tuesday, August 26, Ladies League action, Barb Ostrum was low gross with a 49 and Pat Focht was low net with a 31.  Gini Schager continues to lead the league with 185 points, Barb Ostrum is in second place with 181 points and Meg Whiting is in 3rd with 175 points.

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity football team opened their 2014 season on Friday night and fell to the Kane Wolves by a score of 13-0. The Raiders battled the defending Allegheny Mountain League champions to a scoreless tie after three quarters, but the visitors […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider golf team won four matches last week to run their record to 5-0 this season.  On Monday they won a home match against Smethport, on Tuesday they swept a home tri match with Port Allegany and Kane and on Thursday […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo Tess Dubler, Kendyl Guisto and Madi Guisto all carded a 55 to share medalist honors and lead the Cameron County High School Lady Red Raiders to a 40-14 win over the Lady Wolves at the Kane Country Club.       

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Lady Red Raider varsity volleyball team traveled to the Central Mountain High School Tournament to open their 2014 season on Saturday with positive results.  “Last year was our first year attending the Central Mountain tournament,” said Coach Julie Prutznal.     

    Cameron County High School Senior Nate Sestina has made a verbal commitment to Bucknell University, in Lewisburg, to join their Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)  Basketball Team following graduation.    

From the Bleachers   The opening of the college football season is always exciting and the Penn State Nittany Lions’ win over UCF in Dublin on Saturday morning was a great start to the year. But for my money, the Red Raiders’ loss to Kane on Friday was every bit as inspirational. CCHS went toe-to-toe […]

  The Fox is Good Half Marathon Run and 7.5 Mile Walk is scheduled for Sept. 27 in Kersey, starting at 9 a.m.  Registration is at the Fox Township Fire Dept., 381 Main St., Kersey.      

    Cameron County Recreation is looking for volunteers to referee for the elementary 2014-2015 basketball season.   If you are interested, please contact Holly Manginell at the Recreation Center by calling 486-8915 or send an email to [email protected].   

by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Little League Senior Girls Softball team had two home games last week and came away with one victory. On Monday they dropped a decision to Shinglehouse but rebounded on Wednesday to top East Smethport. The Cameron County Senior Girls returned home to the familiar confines of […]

    The Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Texas Rangers, plated five runs in the ninth inning in a come-from-behind win, 8-6, in Frederick in the series opener at Harry Grove Stadium on June 5. Catcher David Lyon doubled twice and knocked in a career-high five runs, helping the Pelicans to their […]

  with Rich Summers   The prevailing opinion, at least in this area and among my acquaintances, is that soccer is a foreign sport to Americans and, worse than that, extremely boring to watch. There was a time when I shared that view, but even a really old dog can learn new tricks. My interest […]

by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Emporium Alle-Catt baseball team traveled to Smethport on Sunday and brought home a 15-2 win over the Goshawks. The Cats broke open a close game, scoring ten runs in the final four innings to collect the victory. Emporium led just 5-2 after five innings but scored four runs […]

Legendary Cameron County High School Football Coach Jerry Zawacki will conduct a free clinic Friday, June 20, from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m at the Cameron County Chamber office. Zawacki started his football coaching career at Cameron County High School in the 1970s, where he spent six seasons, finishing with a 36-17 record.  Three of […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Little League Senior girls softball team had two games last week but were unable to register a victory. On Monday they were defeated at Eldred and on Wednesday they lost at Smethport. The Cameron County Senior Girls struggled offensively against a solid Eldred team […]

  with Rich Summers   I’d like to start by thanking one family as my sports information source for this summer season so far. Ralph McKimm the elder is instrumental in providing me the scorebook for statistics for the Emporium Alle-Catt team and Ralph McKimm the younger provides me with the write-ups for the Senior […]

    Legendary Cameron County High School Football Coach Jerry Zawacki will conduct a free clinic Friday, June 20, from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m at the Cameron County Chamber office. Zawacki started his football coaching career at Cameron County High School in the 1970s, where he spent six seasons, finishing with a 36-17 record.  […]

The Northern Allegany baseball and softball league of  District 9 crowned the following schools as divisional champs for the 2014 season as well as selected the following players as all-stars. Tucker Britton of the Red Raiders was the lone representative from Cameron County High School baseball team.

    The Elk County Catholic High School Athletic Association invites you to support Crusader athletics at its 4th Annual Golf Outing! The outing will be held on Saturday, July 5 at the Bavarian Hills Golf Course in St. Marys. The format is a four-person scramble, and the cost is $40 for members and $60 […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Emporium Alle-Catt baseball team picked up two victories last weekend in the fifth week of league play. On Saturday they won easily at Kersey and on Sunday they picked up a home win against Eldred. At Kersey, Emporium amassed twenty-nine hits in a 25-13 win at […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Little League Senior girls faced a solid Shinglehouse team last Wednesday, succumbing to the mercy rule after five innings, 20-3. Emporium jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, but could never get any rhythm going offensively for the remainder […]

    Legendary Cameron County High School Football Coach Jerry Zawacki will conduct a free clinic Friday, June 20, from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m at the Cameron County Chamber office. Zawacki started his football coaching career at Cameron County High School in the 1970s, where he spent six seasons, finishing with a 36-17 record.  […]

  by Rich Summers   Had a good time Friday night as the prospective 2015 Red Raider football team played a spring flag football game at the high school field. The split squads were coached by this year’s graduating seniors in a seven-on-seven game that was a lot of fun for the kids and also […]

    A 5K Race to benefit Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services, Inc. will be held July 12, starting and ending at 120 Chestnut Street in Port Allegany. Registration and packet pick-up is from 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., with the race beginning at 9:00. The FREE Kids Dash begins after the 5K is completed. […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Emporium Alle-Catt baseball team hosted the Bradford Badgers on Sunday at Olivett Field and were dealt their first defeat of the season by a score of 13-4. The Cats scored four runs in the first two frames but were shut out for the remainder of the […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo After a two year absence, Cameron County Senior Girls Little League softball team has now rejoined a traveling league that consists of ten teams.  Their games are at 6 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, and then doubleheaders at 10 a.m. on Saturdays.  

From the Bleachers by Rich Summers   Memorial Day has now come and gone and we are unofficially into the summer season. I make it a habit to attend the Memorial Day Ceremony at the monument park when I am not off traveling somewhere, and to me it is as important an event to attend […]

    Cameron County High School Red Raider sophomore Trae Smith traveled to Shippensburg University last Friday morning to take part in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Track and Field Championships. Smith threw the javelin 153’9” to finish in nineteenth position.  

    A Red Raider Basketball Clinic will be held June 9-12 at the Woodland Elementary gym. The Clinic is open to boys and girls entering second thru eighth grade. Two sessions will be held. Grades 2 thru 5 will be held from 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Grades 6 thru 8 will be from […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider baseball team had three contests last week but was unable to plate many runs and lost all three. On Monday they were shut out at Coudersport, on Wednesday fell at home to Smethport and on Friday were shut out again […]

by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Lady Red Raider varsity softball team had a pair of games last week but were unable to register a victory. On Monday they were beaten at Coudersport and on Wednesday they lost at Smethport.  

    Dickinson College first-year Kayla Zoschg (Cameron County) turned in another outstanding performance on Saturday, breaking her own school record in the javelin. Zoschg added, just under eight feet to her previous school mark with a throw of 46.22 meters (151’ 8”) to place third at the Jim Thorpe Invitational, hosted by Penn State […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Emporium Alle-Catt baseball team began its 2014 campaign on Sunday at Olivett Field with a 10-1 win over Smethport. Manager Ralph McKimm used three pitchers in the early season and all three were effective in the victory. Rick Uber started on the mound for the Cats […]