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Taking the next couple of weeks away to spend time with family and visit a new place. Haven’t been outside the country besides Canada. Looking forward to the experience.
Talk to you all soon! 🍀
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From Opening Night:
@mitchholthus
is probably my favorite radio PxP guy to listen to in the league.
Wanted to know what went into his final call after the AFC title game.
#BillsMafia
, he gave you a shoutout!
Check out some of my 1 on 1🔽
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49ers rookie DB
@_Tiig2
knows our area and the state of PA very well. A former
@PennStateFball
standout, his college days helped mold him into the player - and person - he is today.
What advice does he have for
@cousins_cooper
and other PSU commits?
More from my 1 on 1🔽
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McDowell boys basketball picked up a gigantic win to end the season - but have a quick turnaround for the D-10 6A title game on Thursday. They joined us live in studio on the Critical I to talk about the matchup vs Erie.
@mcdbasketball
@mcdathletics
@KevCaseOConnor
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I watched my first SeaWolves game as a five year old who knew little about baseball. Now, getting to cover this team win a title, it’s a pretty special feeling.
A huge congrats to everyone in the
@erie_seawolves
organization on a well-deserved title and an incredible year.
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Artis Simmons: You Got Mossed, Erie County edition.
What a ridiculous grab.
@ENNJohnLydic
can hang this in his personal louvre. Unreal shot, unreal play.
@mcdathletics
@ESPNAssignDesk
@espn
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TOMORROW:
@ErieOtters
forward Elias Cohen never expected to lose his father - his best friend - so soon. But just a few weeks after his passing, Cohen is cherishing the memories of the man who taught him to persevere - both on and off the ice.
📺:
@ErieNewsNow
at 5:00 & 11:00
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Early season domination:
@ACGatorSports
used a giant second half to race past Thiel, 42-14 to move to 1-0.
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POSTGAME: Hear how Jarrett Heilman was able to settle in after a rough first inning to lead
@HurstBaseball
to the semifinals. Plus, a preview of the matchup against Millersville from manager Joe Spano.
@ErieNewsNow
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MiyKah McIntosh has been rewarded greatly for his decision to stay at Mercyhurst for his final season. He joined me live in studio tonight after recently becoming just the fifth player in program history to eclipse 1,500 career points.
@HurstMBBall
@HurstAthletics
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Our last Christmas with a table set for two 🎄👨👩👦
Ali and I can’t wait to welcome our first child into the world in June! Wishing you and yours a wonderful Christmas.
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#EXCLUSIVE
: I spoke with Pittsburgh Penguins GM Kyle Dubas during Thursday's
@ErieOtters
game. See why he believes the Otters can soon contend, and how
@OHLHockey
still has a special place in his heart.
Kyle was more than gracious - worth your time!
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I asked
@CoachJordanFee
if the expectations and belief for this program have changed following their incredible run this season.
His answer is everything:
@GANNON_MBB
@GUKnights
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Hey
@ESPNAssignDesk
, we think a corner kick goal from the LITERAL CORNER FLAG is worthy to land on the
#SCTop10
... don't you?
(This goal by Samantha Johnson helped send
@GM_Athletics
to the state title game for the first time in program history, by the way).
@ErieNewsNow
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A huge congrats to Erie native and former Erie Admirals star
@jason_shokalook
on being drafted 35th overall in the MLS draft tonight! He'll be playing for the Chicago Fire.
🎥: Michelle Lindenberger
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Excited to be doing play by play for
@MercyhurstFB
this fall! Should be a fun season alongside
@Tim14Quinn
.
Now to wait until September…
@HurstAthletics
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@cousins_cooper
knew from a young age that his job on the football field would be in the trenches. And he embraced it. Now, as he prepares to head to Penn State, the senior lineman is hoping to leave a legacy for other local aiming for D1.
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The next award-winning reporter coming your way 👨👩👦
Welcome to the world, Bennett James. Ali and I are beyond excited to be your parents ❤️
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Check out postgame thoughts from
@BoroCoachJJ
after
@edinborombb
snaps a 13 game losing streak to Mercyhurst tonight!
@BoroAthletics
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HC Pat Flaherty and guard Jeremy Frazao joined us from
@FHSTigersHoops
tonight. They're now winners of three in a row, including a rivalry win over Girard. Here's part of our conversation on the first ever Critical I.
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FINAL: Akron 8, Bowie 5
For the first time since 2013, the
@erie_seawolves
are in the playoffs.
A city that's waited a while to watch playoff baseball will get that chance next week.
Erie vs Richmond: Game 1 is Tuesday at UPMC Park.
Buckle up!!!
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🚨CAREER UPDATE🚨
I'm staying in Erie and hosting a new show: The Critical I. All local sports. All the time. The stuff you can't get on ESPN.
WHEN: Every night at 10:00 pm starting Jan.16th
WHERE: Erie's CW, and streaming live on Facebook & YouTube.
Can't wait to start!
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#BREAKING
: Per a source, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf will be making an announcement tomorrow regarding the capacity limits at sporting events. The source says that “the size limits will be based on a three tiered system relevant to the size of the structure”.
@ErieNewsNow
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Wanted to wait until it was official.
I'm incredibly excited to come home and join
@ErieNewsNow
as a reporter! This is a station I interned at two years ago and loved every minute. Can't wait to get to work soon!
Through all the negative there is a positive!
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Awesome moment. Chace’s father throws out the first pitch, using the ball that Numata hit his final home run with in 2019. Emotional to say the least.
@erie_seawolves
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FINAL:
@erie_seawolves
6,
@SOMPatriots
5.
That was a heck of a game. Erie claws back from multiple deficits to win Game One.
They’re one win away from an Eastern League Championship.
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SPECIAL REPORT: How a small town dream turned into big stage success coupled with a series of national nominations. Hear from the Harlon Hill Trophy nominee
@henry_litwin11
and his path to success.
PC:
@Rock_Athletics
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🐯TIGERS🐯
⚔️LANCERS⚔️
Linden Field is about to be wild.
It's region leading General McLane vs Fairview in our
@tendtocu
Game of the Week for week eight! Join us on Friday!
@GMFootball_
@GM_Athletics
@Fairview_HSFB
@fairview_tigers
@GMLancerNation
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Ryan Riemedio is looking to build on a 2-9 finish to last season as he lead the Mercyhurst Lakers into the 2023 campaign. Take a look at their season preview in our latest Critical I Football Frenzy.
@MercyhurstFB
@HurstAthletics
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Also, check out former
@FHSGirlsBball
standout
@hopegarrity
's three pointer from nearly the logo! Big bucket, even better shot.
You'll see that on our Top 10 plays of the week Friday!
@AaronGarrity5
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RE: A go ahead, three run home run by Cole Constable, as narrated by
@cole_constable
.
What was he thinking as he got the belt-high fastball? Watch here!
@Prep_Ramblers
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So Erie High School and four schools in the Pittsburgh area have all reported anonymous calls about there being active shooters in the building. None of them have yielded any findings.
People: QUIT “SWATTING” SCHOOLS. It’s so dangerous and beyond unnecessary. Grow up.
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Now D-10 champs, Erie boys basketball is one win away from the state tournament. Hear how important the district crown is for the program after the team joined us in studio tonight on the Critical I.
@Erie_royals
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SCHEDULING UPDATE: I’ve learned per source that McDowell’s football game next week will be played at Gus Anderson Field.
Trojans getting a home game next week after traveling for this round last year.
They’ll play the State College/Altoona winner.
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Hard to write it all in a post, so I'll just share this instead.
My thoughts on tonight and how it will be remembered for so many Erie basketball fans for years to come:
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6,113 is tonight’s attendance.
Erie was asked to show up. And did they ever.
Love this community.
@erie_seawolves
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Final:
@FootballGannon
25, Cal 13
The Golden Knights playoff resume continues to get more and more impressive as the season draws near a close...
@GUKnights
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It was a special night at UPMC Park as the
@erie_seawolves
held Hawaiian Night in memory of Chace Numata, a former player who lost his life in 2019.
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Update: We just received a call from Governor Wolf's office. A spokesperson gave us an official position, saying that the story is false information spread through a rumor, and that these restrictions were copied and pasted from the current Philadelphia restrictions.
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From Opening Night: Is there anyone more electric with a microphone than Bruce Buffer???
I talked 1 on 1 last night with the announcing star, wanting to know where kicking off
#SuperBowlLVIII
week ranks for him in his career.
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Luke Jackson just hit a walk off grand slam to give
@HurstBaseball
a 8-6 win over Seton Hill.
It’s the third time the Lakers have beaten Seton Hill in the last two weeks.
And now they’re onto the next round of the NCAA tourney.
Have a day, kid.
@McDowellBseball
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POSTGAME:
@CostelloLuke
kept them in it on the mound, then brother
@DeuceCostello2
took over with a go ahead homer in the 6th. Hear from the brothers, what makes their relationship special, and where Cathedral Prep goes from here after winning the 4A title.
@Prep_Ramblers
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ONLY ON the Critical I: Take a look at exclusive, behind the scenes video during tonight's East vs West all star game as we mic'd up West HC
@JohnTramontano
@GirardBaseball
@TheBeeHiveGHS
@GirardSD
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Stopped at the Girard Giant Eagle this morning with my son to get groceries.
No short of 10 people came up to me to talk tomorrow nights Girard-Franklin game in a span of 20 minutes.
There is a huge buzz about how historic tomorrow night could be for Erie (Gannon included).
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Play of the Night: Caylen Spano just barely beat the buzzer on a ridiculous floater, helping
@mcdathletics
beat Erie on the road.
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They've continued to win, and win big, ahead of a matchup with Gannon for the lead in the PSAC west. Hear from
@BoroAthletics
women's basketball on what's led to the recent surge.
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FINAL:
@PrideoftheBison
5,
@GenMclaneSports
2. The Bison are still undefeated, and will play Villa Maria in the D-10 title game.
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Emotion and, no doubt, a lot of passion for his program coming from
@JasonFulmer29
postgame.
Here's what he had to say about the season and his group of seniors.
@BB_boysfranklin
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"West Liberty recruited me out of high school. I told them no. That was the last time I ever said no to the system."
It was an easy choice for
@EastonBazzoli
to accept the job for
@GANNON_MBB
.
Here's some quotes from the new head coach.
@GUKnights
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A great pleasure to share a few minutes today with
@88PKane
and his cousin,
@19NKane
, a Mercyhurst sophomore. Tomorrow, we'll share Noah's story, and why his family has been so influential in his path to the pros. An American family success story on the ice-only on
@ErieNewsNow
.
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POSTGAME: Parker Meadows singlehandedly took down Reading tonight, notching a home run and 4 RBI's. Hear what has turned him into such a complete player, and how his brother's presence in the majors hasn't deterred him in building his own resume.
@erie_seawolves
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Wonderful tribute by
@HC_Baseball1
before todays game to remember Tom Roberts, an integral part of little league baseball in the Wesleyville area. Players, coaches and umpires who participated in his annual Mayor’s Cup honored him on the pitchers mound. RIP to a great man.
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#BREAKING
: Mercyhurst University is moving to the Division 1 level for all athletic programs, starting this fall.
They’ll play in the Northeast Conference. A press conference is happening in minutes to make it official.
Absolutely massive news.
@HurstAthletics
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Iroquois has found its new leader to guide their football program - and he has 10 years experience in D-10. I sat down 1 on 1 with Manny Johnson in tonight's Coaches Corner on the Critical I.
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WATCH: As the premiere of the American Gladiators documentary begins, hear from co-creator Dann Carr and first combatant Don Plonski, who spoke to us tonight on what American Gladiators meant to them.
@espn
@Horse_Berman
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Not sure how much sleep anyone got lay night - but we’re here. Live from the UC Medical Center - where Damar Hamlin is being treated - in 25 minutes on
@ErieNewsNow
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Athlete of the Week: Just a junior, Hope Garrity is putting up stats that seniors would blush at. Now, her goal is to lead
@fairview_tigers
to a state title in 2021-22.
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Cooper Cousins is now a 5 star recruit and ranked in the top 30 of the On300 rankings.
@mcdathletics
Penn State has nine players in the final On300 for the Class of 2024. See who made the biggest moves here.
Link:
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The obligatory “Riley Greene hits one out of UPMC Park” tweet comes in the third inning. It’s 3-1
@erie_seawolves
with one swing of the bat.
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Quincy Nieporte: “We could be down 10 runs and still be in the game. We didn’t hang our heads after losing the lead.”
@erie_seawolves
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Critical I Play of the Night: What goes up must come down. Johnathan Leccia prefers to knock things down himself.
Take a look at an evening filled with multiple rejections for Leccia🔥🔥🔥
@BB_boysfranklin
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Athlete of the Week: Four total TD's and a 54-0 victory helped propel QB Ryan Tewell and the Northwestern Wildcats into the top spot of Region 2.
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POSTGAME: Trei Cruz on the depth of the lineup and how the
@erie_seawolves
rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to win Game 1.
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Not sure where to begin. This past week has been filled with stories I’ll always remember, and memories I’ll never forget.
Blessed is an understatement - hopefully you also enjoyed some of the snippets along the way.
Until next time, Vegas!
#Superbowl
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Great to have Fort Leboeuf wrestling back on the show for the second time in a week, this time with state silver medals in tow. A great accomplishment for a great team!
@PrideoftheBison
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Former
@MPSLakerTrain
star Chris Vallimont is into the game to pitch against the Yankees.
What a road for Chris! Congrats on making it to a big league mound and your MLB debut!
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So happy to have gotten this on video last night.
Engaged at the place where we started together!
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@erie_seawolves
give up nothing in the seventh.
I attended a lot of SeaWolvss games as a kid. I’ve covered a bunch of them, too.
Never have heard UPMC Park as loud as tonight.
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Ty Madden is through six. No runs allowed. Two hits, six strikeouts.
Pretty impressive.
@erie_seawolves
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After posting convincing wins in the first two games of the 3A bracket, Franklin now stands just three games away from hoisting a state title. Tonight, they joined us live on the Critical I.
@BB_boysfranklin
FULL INTERVIEW:
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Final:
@HurstBaseball
5, WCU 2. The Lakers are moving on to the second round and will play the winner of Gannon-ESU tonight. Mercyhurst hits two huge home runs in the game.
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#BREAKING
: Multiple sources are telling me that PA Governor Tom Wolf will be announcing new restrictions in Pennsylvania tomorrow. The restrictions are reported to go into effect Saturday. The restrictions are as follows (THREAD):
@GovernorTomWolf
@ErieNewsNow
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@MHSTigersFootb1
.
@NWSD_FOOTBALL
.
Friday night. Game of the Week. Huge region implications on the line.
Are you hyped yet?
#gameoftheweek
@tendtocu
@ErieNewsNow
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Here it is in slow motion... the potential Play of the Year.
@PrepRamblers
@D10FootballHub
@PIAASports
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🚨
@erie_seawolves
FANS🚨
BREAKING: Game one of the Eastern League Championship Series is being moved up to tomorrow (Saturday) at 6:05, due to Sundays impending weather.
So get to UPMC Park tomorrow for game one!
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Just had a great sitdown with Bo Orlando. He was emotional as he reminisced on his
@mcboostersfam
coaching career, time in football, and if he plans to coach again.
Full interview tonight at 10:00 on the Critical I!
@bo_orlando
@mcdathletics
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Really enjoyed having
@HurstBaseball
on tonight to talk the 20 inning marathon from Sunday.
Great insight ... and of course they played an extra inning game today too!
@HurstAthletics
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One of the best teams in all of D-10 through the first half of region play,
@GirardBoysHoops
has been a force at both ends of the floor in their 14-1 start to the season. The squad joined the Critical I live tonight!
@CoachSchrier
@TheBeeHiveGHS
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Take a look at our
#CriticalI
play of the night:
Taeo Artichuk has hands. And the ability to pirouette on command. His nifty feed sets up the game winning goal.🔥🔥🔥
@ErieOtters
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A picture is worth a thousand words.
Or in this case, a playoff berth.
@erie_seawolves
📸: SeaWolves
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HISTORY.
Reese Olson just set the single season record for strikeouts by a
@erie_seawolves
pitcher.
And it took him one batter to do it.
Congrats, Reese!
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FINAL: Oil City 51, North East 14
Five touchdowns from Ethan Knox. And a defensive masterpiece in the second half.
Statement made.
Oilers onto the 3A semifinal!
@OilersFB
@Oil_City_Sports
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INSTANT ANALYSIS: Cathedral Prep dominated McDowell for a statement rivalry win. Hear from first year HC Mike Krahe and Luke Costello.
@PrepRamblers
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Critical I Play of the Night: Luke Jackson channeled his inner Superman with a ridiculous diving catch to preserve a doubleheader sweep at Gannon.
@HurstBaseball
@HurstAthletics
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So nice, we brought them back a second time: Girard boys basketball ended the season on a tear, now the 2nd seed in 3A and Region 4 champions. How far can they go? The team joined me tonight to discuss on the Critical I.
@GirardBoysHoops
@TheBeeHiveGHS
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Found another person crazy enough to be reporting up in Orchard Park today.
Great to see
@JMackeyPG
in Buffalo! Let’s meet again in warmer weather next time - Bradenton maybe?
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TOMORROW: An exclusive - the story of an American hockey family success that runs right through Erie. How one
@HurstMensHockey
player's bond with an NHL great has helped him realize his lifelong dream, all while bringing hockey in America to the forefront.
Preview⬇️
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Critical I Play of the Night: Dylan McDonald can still impress even after hitting the deck. Big W for Girard tonight, and it came on plays like these.
@GirardBoysHoops
@TheBeeHiveGHS
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The Bills are starting to pack up equipment on their sideline.
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Talk about a guy who can do it all: right before EFC's Anthony Collins led his team onto the court, he serenaded the crowd with a the singing of the national anthem. Great young man with many talents!🎵🏀
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