Jon Sitler

In its third game of the week, Warren’s girls basketball team couldn’t hold off visiting North East, falling 61-53 in double overtime on Saturday at Warren Area High School. The Grape Pickers mounted a comeback after trailing by 10 in the first quarter and again by tying the score late in the fourth — trailing […]

ERIE — It didn’t get lost on Alana Stuart that she was pitching Wednesday at the same field she will be playing at beginning this fall as a member of the Division I Mercyhurst University softball team. “But I just let it fuel me,” said the Warren senior, who struck out 18 batters in a […]

When Chris Korbar became head football coach at Sheffield High School in 2018, the Wolverines were coming off an 0-10 season. Now, he’s been approved as the next head coach at Warren coming off an 0-10 season. “Kids will get more and more excited as they familiarize themselves with me, my staff, and our morals, […]

“It is a wise father that knows his own child.” — William Shakespeare In knowing Chase Sitler, he’s already his own man, and I’m content being the rebounder of basketballs and in life when needed. The 2025 Warren Area High School graduate had other options, but he wasn’t done exploring the game that’s helped him […]

On a team that only finished behind McDowell in District 10 3A, Warren seniors Adam Strandburg, Jack Lynds, and Ben Scott have been voted Region 2 all-stars. Warren’s No. 1 singles player, Strandburg — a four-year starter with over 60 wins — was voted to the second singles all-star team by the region’s coaches. Warren’s […]

With Warren’s boys’ and girls’ teams both winning their respective Region 4 titles this season, it’s no surprise that Dragons littered the region all-star teams announced earlier this week by the Erie Times-News. Warren had the most first-team and most second-team all-stars, by far, based on region competition. In addition to these lists, Warren’s District […]

Times Observer Photos by Jon Sitler At far left, Warren’s Boys Minors All-Star Ruthie Abplanalp takes a big cut during Warren’s lopsided win over Elk County on Wednesday at Betts-Jackson Field. At left, Warren’s Boys Minors All-Star Pete Bailey stares in from the mound.

Alivia Hallas returned from Tennessee with a shiny gold belt buckle. The Warren Area High School 16-year-old won the Ruby riding class recently at the 2025 Youth Equestrian Development Association’s (YEDA) National Championship Show at the Tri-State Exhibition Center in McDonald, Tenn. But it’s not about belt buckles for the soon-to-be high school junior. “I’ve […]

Times Observer Photos by Jon Sitler From the left, Warren Boys Majors All-Star Raymond Yoder takes a healthy cut in an 11-12-year-old Little League all-star game against visiting Potter/McKean on Thursday at Betts-Jackson Field; Warren Boys Majors All-Star Ackron Hoisington slides safely into third base; and Warren Boys Majors All-Star shortstop Evans Wilcox works the […]

Photos by Jon Sitler Clockwise from the top, big brother and little brother, from left, Danny and Nate Vignere battle to see who can field the ground ball first on Sunday in a Warren County Youth Baseball/Softball Association (WCYBSA) Little League Challenger Division game against Bradford at the Farm Colony Complex; Warren’s Owen Skerda waits […]