High School Football Playoffs – First-Round Results District 10 “AAA” Quarterfinals – Saturday, November 14 Franklin 31, Central Tech 22 Conneaut 56, Erie East 6 Cathedral Prep 62, Meadville 8 (Bye – Oil City) District 10 “AAAA” Championship – Friday, November 13 McDowell 35, General McLane 30 District 10 “AA” Quarterfinals – Saturday, November 14 Hickory 41, North…
It started six hours and 42 minutes late because of rain, and ended 93 laps early due to additional bad weather. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won, but the same four drivers who started the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday held on to qualify for the four eligible Chase for…
Cory Schneider stopped all of the mere 21 shots the Pittsburgh Penguins could manage on Saturday night, and the New Jersey Devils (10-6-1) blanked the Pens 4-0 in Newark. The shutout capped a negative weekend for Pittsburgh (10-7), who managed only one goal in a pair of losses, including a 2-1 defeat to the lowly Columbus…
Nate Peterman threw touchdowns to three different receivers on Saturday afternoon, and Quadree Ollison rushed for 111 yards and a TD as Pitt routed Duke 31-13 in Durham, North Carolina. Peterman went 13-for-23 for 180 yards, throwing scoring tosses to Zach Challingsworth, J.P. Holtz and Dontez Ford. The Panthers (7-3; 5-1 ACC) also got a…
The Franklin Knights, fresh off a win over Meadville which had assured them the third seed from Region 5 in the District 10 “AAA” football quarterfinals, posted a 31-22 victory over Central Tech at Gus Anderson Field in Erie on Saturday afternoon and advanced to next Saturday’s semifinals. The Knights (6-5) posted their first postseason…
Connor Simmons set a new Clarion University single-season touchdown record on Saturday afternoon, but the Golden Eagles ended the 2015 season with their fourth consecutive loss, a 45-17 defeat at Andre Reed Stadium at Kutztown, finishing at 7-4 after a 7-0 start. Simmons completed 19-of-33 passes for 325 yards, including touchdown passes to Kevin Genevro…
Pitt led Gonzaga 37-35 at halftime Friday night in the college basketball opener for both schools being played in Japan. That was as far as the game progressed. The contest was ended because of “sloppy” court conditions. The contest, played at Foster Field House on a U.S. Marine Court base in Okinawa, was being held during…
The Venango County Sheriff’s Department reported Friday that a man wanted for failing to appear at a sentencing hearing and in cases investigated by two different police agencies was found hiding in a “false wall” in his mother’s basement in Oil City. Officials say the man’s mother also faces charges. Sheriff’s officials, and members of…
Wind gusts which reached nearly fifty miles per hour created power problems and downed trees on Thursday during a weather transition that may eventually lead to some minor snowfalls early this weekend. A few hundred electric customers were left without service. Meanwhile, trees fell, affecting traffic, on roadways including Route 322 east of Franklin, Route 62…
Police in Oil City are looking for the vandals who damaged a community garden on Oil City’s North Side on Wednesday night. A decorative lighting unit and shrubbery were destroyed on a property at the intersection of Harriett and Hone Avenues. The garden had just been renovated in September. Officials say they are pursuing leads…
VENANGO COUNTY DAILY NEWS IS A SERVICE OF WKQW AM & FM, 806 GRANDVIEW ROAD, SUITE C, OIL CITY, PA 16301 • PHONE (814) 676-8254
FAX (814) 677-4272 • EMAIL• COPYRIGHT © 2007-2012 WKQW/VENANGO COUNTY DAILY NEWS • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT & MAINTENANCE BY WORLD WIDE WEB WORX
PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE BUYING A NEWSPAPER
