Experience the sport of kayaking during the Free Kayak Demo Day at Sinnemahoning State Park. On Saturday, July 18th from noon to 4 p.m. Country Squirrel Outfitters, of Ridgway, will have a variety of kayak styles available for use and will provide expert assistance and basic instruction throughout the day.
The 11th Annual Camp Cadet Golf Tournament will be held September 9th at the Emporium Country Club. Registration for the four man scramble is from 8:30 a.m. until the shotgun start of the tournament at 9:30 a.m. Cost for members is $40, reciprocal $50 and non-members $60, which includes green fees, carts, and […]
by Amanda Jones Echo News Editor Cameron County Storm Football will now be part of the Olean Area Youth Football League (OAYFL), which includes more competitors from the Northern Tier League that Cameron County High School teams compete against in regular season games. One of the biggest advantages to joining the new league […]
Sign-ups for 4th, 5th and 6th grade girls’ basketball will be held July 20th and July 27th at the Cameron County Recreation Center from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Emporium Alle-Catt baseball team played the last two games of the 2015 regular season and were victorious in both. Last Monday the Cats won at Crosby in a rescheduled night game and on Sunday they nipped Eldred in the season finale. At Crosby, Emporium’s lefthander pitched […]
The 2015 Emporium Country Club’s Men’s Member/Guest was held June 26 – 28. Friday’s practice round proved to be the best day for golf with most of the golfers participating. Hors d’oeuvres and an open bar was provided after golf with the culmination of a putting contest. Dave Phillips was the lucky golfer […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Emporium Alle-Catt baseball team traveled to Smethport on Sunday and whipped the Goshawks by a score of 13-4. Ralph McKimm returned to the lineup after a month hiatus and garnered the mound win for Emporium. The Cat righthander went the distance allowing four runs and seven […]
with Rich Summers Once again I am stuck in an airport, this time in Fort Lauderdale, waiting for my plane back to Pittsburgh. Sunday morning is thankfully slow here and while I’m not anxious to leave my daughter, wife and aunt here in sunny Florida, it will be nice to get back home. […]
Cameron County High School senior shortstop James Guisto was named to the North Allegheny Baseball League small school division all-star team for 2015. Guisto was the lone Red Raider named to the squad. Below is the entire list of honorees for this season:
Attention Current and Potential Storm Football Parents: A mandatory, parents-only meeting will be held on June 28, at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Any player already signed up for this season or any interested players must have a parent present for this important meeting.
Storm Cheerleading sign-ups will be held Friday, June 26th from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Memorial Hall. Sign-up fee is $35. A copy of the cheerleader’s birth certificate is required. Must be 6 by August 1st and no older than 12 by December 31.
by Rich Summers I received an email from outgoing CCHS Athletic Director Chris Horning with the North Allegheny Baseball League All-Star team for this season, but it also included the information that Dave Sullivan, Lady Red Raider basketball coach, will be the new AD. I’m sorry to see Horning move on, but Sullivan […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Emporium Alle-Catt baseball team hosted Kane on Sunday and proved they are real mudders with a 15-2 win in a game shortened to six innings when several downpours rendered Olivett field unplayable. A close game was blown open by the home team as Emporium scored eight […]
lic Lady Crusaders brought home the PIAA Class A State Softball title Friday with a 7-0 victory over Conemaugh Valley at Beard Field on the campus of Penn State University in State College. Abbey Bauer was on top of her game both at the plate and on the mound, leading ECC to its […]
by Rich Summers Congratulations go to the Elk County Catholic softball team as they won the Pennsylvania State Athletic Association Class A softball title on Friday. After losing only one game to St. Marys Area during the regular season and then sneaking by in three close playoff games, the Lady Crusaders totally dominated […]
The Elk County Catholic High School Athletic Association invites you to support Crusader athletics at its 5th Annual Golf Outing. The four-person scramble will be held on Saturday, June 27 at the Bavarian Hills Golf Course in St. Marys. The registration fee includes greens fees and a cart, a continental breakfast, dinner following […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Emporium Alle-Catt baseball team traveled to Eldred on Sunday but were beaten by the home team 9-5. Eldred picked up five unearned runs in the first inning and then coasted to the victory. Jame Thomas was the winning pitcher, working all nine innings and allowed five runs […]
Cameron County’s Jacy Langley has been chosen to play in the Don Raabe Big 30 Charities Classic. Langley, 6’, 197 pounds, was an offensive center and defensive end for the Red Raiders. Jacy plans to look for work after graduation and continue his volunteer work with the local fire department. He lettered in football […]
with Rich Summers I’m not a fan of thoroughbred horse racing, although I generally watch the Kentucky Derby, but the Belmont Stakes race on Saturday captured my attention. Watching the two and a half hour pre-race show is not something I would waste time with but the three minutes or so that it took […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Emporium Alle-Catt baseball team played their third game of the season on Sunday and came away with a soggy 6-1 win over the Smethport Goshawks. The game, played at Olivett Field, was shortened to six innings by a series of downpours that eventually rendered the field […]
Cameron County’s Jack Karsten has been chosen to play in the Don Raabe Big 30 Charities Classic. Karsten, 6’ 4”, 290 pounds, was an offensive tackle for the Red Raiders. Jack plans to attend Edinboro University and he will play football for the Fighting Scot. He was an AML All-Star in football, and […]
with Rich Summers It was nice to see Oswayo Valley win the District 9 Class AA baseball championship with a 10-0 six inning defeat of Clarion in the finals. The fact that the north tier section of the district claimed a title is good enough, but having a tiny school like OV win […]
The Courage 5K Run and 2 Mile Non-Competitive Walk will be held Saturday, June 27th on Rails to Trails in Ridgway, to benefit Chloe Frank, 12, from Ridgway, diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Registration starts at 7:45 a.m. at Trail Head pavilion, with the 5K race starting at 9:00 and 2 Mile Walk […]
After six long weeks of practice and two successful scrimmages against St. Marys, the Cameron County Senior Girls softball team finally played a meaningful game, defeating the Port Allegany Gators 9-3 in the season opener. With strong winds and chilly temperatures, Laila Smith battled the elements to pick up the mound victory. […]
After starting the program from scratch and two very successful years (52-14-2), Coach Pat Lewis has decided to step down from the helm of the fledging Penn State DuBois Golf program. Besides coaching golf, Pat has been the PSUD Women’s Basketball coach for the past eight seasons. “Two years ago, Ken Nellis, the […]
Cameron County High School junior Trae Smith made the trip to Shippensburg University last Friday for the 2015 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Championships after winning the District 9 Class AA javelin title and came away with a tenth place finish with a throw of 170’7”.
Zachary Williams, former resident of Cameron County, will compete at the Special Olympics State Games, which are held yearly at Penn State main campus. Zachary currently represents Fayette County. He and 20 fellow Fayette County athletes will be competing from June 4 through June 6. Zachary’s sport this year is basketball.
with Rich Summers I first need to correct a mistake in last week’s issue concerning CCHS junior Trae Smith. Those few of you who read this column regularly other than my mother know that during the basketball season I made several errors in reporting Smith’s outstanding contributions to the Red Raider basketball team […]
The Fox Twp. Park Memorial Fund 5K Run and 5K Walk event was held in Kersey on May 16th. Overall 5K Run male winner was Rick Gabler; overall female winner was Abby Bonfardin. Overall Male winner of the 5K Walk was Rodney Daum; female winner was Linda Himes.
Cameron County Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual golf tournament at the Emporium Country Club on Thursday, June 11. The shotgun start is set for noon and following 18 holes of golf a stuffed chicken breast dinner will be served. Participants are provided two drinks on the course, cart, 18 holes […]
Cameron County Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual golf tournament at the Emporium Country Club on Thursday, June 11. The shotgun start is set for noon and following 18 holes of golf a stuffed chicken breast dinner will be served. Participants are provided two drinks on the course, cart, 18 holes of golf […]
The 3rd Annual Baguba Golf Scramble was held on Saturday, May 16th at the beautiful Emporium Country Club. The Baguba Club would like to thank all of the participants for coming out to support our wrestlers and for the fun competition! Congratulations to the teams who took home trophies. 1st Gross with a score […]
With the CCHS spring sports season coming to an end my schedule will lighten up a little bit and I will be able to spend some evenings at the Cameron County Little League Field catching some of the little kids’ games. After watching high school all year where there is enormous pressure to win, […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Emporium Alle-Catt baseball team traveled to Kane for their second game of the season on Sunday but dropped a 7-6 decision. The home team scored four runs in the first inning and then held off a rally by Emporium to secure the win. Ralph McKimm was the […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity baseball team had three road games in the final week of their 2015 campaign. On Monday they won at Smethport but were defeated at Coudersport on Wednesday and Bradford on Thursday. At Smethport, Derek Rieder pitched a four hitter with […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School varsity softball team finished their 2015 winless season last week with three losses in games shortened by the fifteen run rule. On Monday they dropped a doubleheader at Smethport and on Wednesday they lost the finale at Coudersport. At Smethport the Lady Red […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo Cameron County High School junior Trae Smith won his second consecutive District 9 Class AA javelin title last Friday at Kane Area High School. Smith, who won the event last season, had a throw of 177’11” to outdistance the second place finisher by over seventeen feet and qualify […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Lady Red Raider varsity softball team traveled to Austin High School last Tuesday but were defeated by the Lady Panthers, 13-3. CCHS had a second contest at Northern Potter snowed out on Thursday. Kina Logue was the winning pitcher for the Lady […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo Six Cameron County High School Red Raider track and field athletes traveled to Bolivar, New York to compete in the Twin Tier meet. For the girls, Molly Abriatis ran an 18.07 in the 100m and had a long jump of 9’10” and Kennedy Chmelar had a high […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo Several Cameron County Junior High School Red Raider track and field athletes traveled to the Johnsonburg Invitational meet on Saturday. For the girls, Kiersten Weichman ran a 15.38 in the 100m and a 32.07 in the 200m. Heather Doud ran a 19.11 in the 100m and a […]
with Rich Summers Weather once again played havoc with the high school sports schedule last week as one softball game and all three Raider baseball games were postponed. I’d like to let everyone know when the games will be rescheduled but at this point there are so many makeups that despite the effort […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity baseball team had a pair of games last week but are still looking for their first win of the season. On Tuesday the Raiders lost at Elk County Catholic and on Wednesday they fell at home to Coudersport. At […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Lady Red Raider softball team had three home games last week but were unable to come up with their first victory of the year. On Monday they dropped a 26-0 loss to Galeton, on Wednesday they fell to Coudersport 20-3 and on […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Varsity Track and Field squad had two meets last week and picked up their first win of the season. On Tuesday they traveled to Smethport for a tri-meet and both the girls and boys topped Oswayo Valley but lost to Smethport. On […]
with Rich Summers Fox Sports Pittsburgh studio analyst Kent Tekulve looks great a little more than a year after his heart transplant. You have to understand that as a junior at Slippery Rock State College I remember watching Tekulve pitch nearly every night that year when the Pirates last won a World Series. […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo Last Wednesday, members of the Cameron County Junior High School track and field team traveled to Otto-Eldred High School for a meet. The following are the results for the girl’s team. In the 100m, Cassie Frey 14.8 seconds, Kiersten Weichman 15.3, Emily Richnafsky 16.3 and Heather Doud […]
with Rich Summers The Lady Raider softball team and Red Raider baseball team had difficult home openers this weekend as both were pummeled in doubleheaders by Oswayo Valley. The impressive thing I took away from Saturday afternoon, however, was how well drilled the Green Wave teams were. The Oswayo Valley softball team has […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School varsity track and field team had their first meet of the season last Thursday as they traveled to Sheffield to take on Sheffield and Eisenhower. The girls defeated Sheffield 64-40 but lost to Eisenhower 133-8. Against Sheffield, Madison Harrier won the 300m […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Lady Red Raider softball team opened their 2015 season on Saturday as they hosted a doubleheader with the Oswayo Valley Green Wave, but the visitors won both games easily in games shortened by the fifteen run mercy rule. In the opener, Madison […]
Raiders Drop Twin Bill by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity baseball team entertained Oswayo Valley on Saturday at the Cameron County Little League Complex but lost both ends of the doubleheader. The Green Wave took the first game 11-2 and then won the second 11-1 in […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity baseball team opened its 2015 season at DuBois Central Catholic last Thursday and fell to the Cardinals 15-0 in a game shortened to three innings by the mercy rule. CCHS, who has had just one full outside practice, committed […]
The Cameron County Baguba Wrestling Boosters were proud to host the 2nd Annual Baguba Awards Banquet honoring J.O., Jr. High and Varsity wrestlers for their outstanding achievements during the 2014/2015 season. Over one hundred wrestlers and family members attended the banquet, along with twelve coaches from across the organization. Honored guests included […]
by Rich Summers Every little vacation I get turns into a sports trip and Easter weekend was no different. After spending Thursday night in Slippery Rock I went on to Columbus, Ohio on Friday. The purpose of the trip in addition to visiting my brother and sister-in-law was to catch the Pittsburgh Penguin- […]
The Annual K of C Golf Tournament will be held Saturday, April 25th at 9 a.m. Sign up at the Club.
The Cameron County Baguba Wrestling Boosters will hold their next meeting on Sunday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the VFW. The meeting is mandatory for all board members and coaches.
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High School Red Raider basketball team had four games last week and were able to collect victories in all four contests. The Raiders defeated Austin, Smethport, Galeton and Oswayo Valley in a busy week. On Monday, Cameron County hosted Austin and prevailed in […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High School Lady Red Raider basketball team had two games last week and were able to win one of the pair. On Wednesday they dropped a game at Smethport but recovered to defeat Galeton on Friday. “We had another tough loss at Smethport,” […]
Cameron County’s Rusty Setzer has been chosen to play in the Don Raabe Big 30 Charities Classic. Setzer, 5’10”, 150 pounds, was an offensive fullback and defensive inside linebacker for the Red Raiders. Rusty plans to attend a school for mechanical engineering through the ROTC.
with Rich Summers On Saturday evening I received a text from my daughter with a link to the Texas Rangers’ website so I had to see what it was. The link showed a short video of David Lyon hitting a line drive three run homerun against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a spring […]
Brandon Saline was awarded a plaque at the National Football Foundation banquet for Football Scholar Athletes. The banquet, held on Sunday, March 22 at the Penn Stater Hotel Conference Center in State College, honored 50 scholar athletes from Central Pennsylvania.
with RichSummers There are a bunch of good sporting events to come this spring including Red Raider baseball, softball and track and field, as well as the NCAA Division 1 Championship Basketball Tournament, the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the opening of the Major League Baseball season, but it was still tough to watch […]
The Cameron County Little League wants to remind parents that all sign-up sheets and fees must be turned in by Saturday, March 21st. This includes all divisions from t-ball to senior girls and boys.
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High Lady Red Raider basketball team had two games last week. On Monday they defeated Northern Potter at home but on Wednesday lost at Oswayo Valley. On Monday, the Lady Raiders hosted the Northern Potter Lady Panthers and won 28-11. The scorers for […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Allegheny Mountain Wrestling League has announced its 2014-15 all-star team and among the honorees are six members of the Cameron County High School Red Raider Baguba varsity wrestling team. Seniors Scott Cokely, Brandon Saline, Paul Etchepare, Jacy Langley, and Jack Karsten, along with freshman Ethan Vislay […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High Red Raider basketball team had three games last week and were able to win all three. On Monday they defeated Northern Potter at home and then won at Oswayo Valley on Wednesday. The Raiders also traveled to Galeton for a rescheduled game […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider basketball season came to an end last Tuesday night as they were beaten by the Kennedy Catholic Golden Eagles 53-29 in the second round of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class A Championships. The loss at Tippin Gymnasium on the […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo At the annual North Tier League post season meeting last week the all-star teams and post season awards were announced. Cameron County High School senior Nate Sestina was named as the boys’ Player of the Year and senior Susie Guisto was selected for girls’ Player of the […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High School Red Raider basketball team won their third game in as many tries last Monday as they defeated Northern Potter 34-10 in Ulysses. The Raiders jumped out to a 16-0 lead after one quarter of play and coasted to the victory. Marcus […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High School Lady Red Raider basketball team traveled to Ulysses last Monday to take on Northern Potter and came away with a win in their first game of the season by a score of 40-15. Alyvia McKimm was high scorer for Cameron County […]
with Rich Summers In recent years I have already been anticipating the start of baseball, softball and track at this time of year, but the weatherman must have known that the Cameron County winter sports teams were not ready to call it a year. Jack Karsten and Brandon Saline will be traveling to […]