Bradford Era – by Nate Steis Smethport Area High School graduate Darion Gregory is a runner used to competing at the highest level. In cross country, he was a four-time state qualifier and a two-time state medalist. He also competed at the state meet in high school track and field. So with that type of high school career, it was no surprise that he continued his running career at…

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Bradford Era – by Nate Steis University of Pittsburgh at Bradford junior Emily Treat (right) is one of the more notable athletes to emerge from Smethport Area High School in the past few years. The 2018 graduate was a four-sport athlete who excelled in basketball, cheer, softball and volleyball. In a competitive North Tier League that has featured a collection of talent at all member schools, Treat stacks up…

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Bradford Era – by Fran De Lancey Few professions have risen as fast as that of school business manager. School districts have grown and so have the budgets, which can best be managed by professional business managers who have training in finance, accounting and management. One person who has seen many changes in the school district business manager’s responsibilities is Sue Jordan, who is retiring March 19, 2021, after…

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Olean Times Herald – by Joel Whetzel For the second time in three seasons, the Smethport football team is heading to the District 9 Class A championship game. Behind another stellar night of defense and some heroics from Noah Lent and Ryli Burritt, the Hubbers rallied in the fourth quarter to upend Union/A-C Valley, 12-10, on Friday night to advance to the D9 finale. Smethport had trailed 10-6 heading…

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Bradford Era – by Joel Whetzel It had been nearly two full calendar years since Coudersport lost to a team from within District 9, but three days short of reaching that two-year point, the Falcons’ streak came to an end. Behind a defensive performance for the ages and a strong night of running by Braedon Johnson, Smethport dealt Coudersport a 14-0 defeat on a cold evening in Potter County….

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Olean Times Herald – by Joel Whetzel It’s a problem Port Allegany has faced before. For the third week in a row, a dynamic opposing quarterback was able to overwhelm the Gators en route to a win for his team. In Week 1, it was Coudersport’s Hayden Keck, while in Week 2, it was Otto-Eldred’s Cole Sebastian. Friday night’s culprit was Smethport’s Noah Lent. Lent ran wild for 188…

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Smethport H.S. alumnus Dario Caminite has graduated from the University of San Diego with a B.S cum laude and a B.A. cum laude in mechanical engineering. At USD, he was unanimously selected to be the Commanding Cadet of all Air Force ROTC students at the 19 colleges and universities in southern California. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as an officer in the US Air Force and sent to Vance…

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Bradford Era – by Patrick Kotnik Another fast start and high quality performance from quarterback Noah Lent and running back Braedon Johnson led Smethport to a 39-6 win over Elk County Catholic Friday night in Smethport. Lent accounted for five total touchdowns with two coming through the air and the other three on the ground. Overall, he completed six of his 10 passes for 76 yards and rushed for…

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