It took 91 minutes and six seconds for the Titusville girls soccer team to score their first goal of the season.

Fortunately their defense prevented visiting Eisenhower from scoring at all. 

In the beginning of the second overtime Addison Burliegh got a ball deep in Ike’s defense and found the back of the net setting off a Gary Barnes "Goooooooaaaal," from up in the press box during The Stream’s broadcast of the game.
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“It was a great team effort,” said coach Kimberly Wheeling. “Dani Fonzo had 11 saves. We were a little slow to the ball in the first half, but we stepped it up in the second. The girls never gave up the entire game.”
Wheeling’s team is now 1-0 on the season and they were scheduled to play Warren on Thursday away.

Titusville Historical Society will host "Treasures In Your Attic," a special event where you can bring your favorite heirlooms to a team of evaluators to learn more about their history at the Heritage Center at 201 W. Spring Street (use the Washington Street entry ramp) on Saturday, Sept.ember 16, from 1 to 4 p.m.

The event is open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided. 

Participants wishing to have their items evaluated must register by September 8. There is a fee for this.

Email the Society at [email protected] for more details. 

The Titusville Historical Society will also host a gallery talk on its newest exhibition, "The Art of Martha Herpst," on Monday, September 18, at 6:30 p.m., 201 W. Spring Street (use the Washington Street entry ramp),

"Learn more about Titusville's beloved artist, the beautiful pieces on display, and Herpst's contribution to the art world."

The event is free and open to the public.

That intensity they kept up showed the difference in patience and conditioning of the two squads. Both teams started hot, but when the Rocket's stalled, the Knights self-destructed. ​

Turk's Knights looked like a different team than the 0-10 squad from last year.

Entering the second half with the ball the Knight's looked to build on their first half momentum, but they
​fumbled on the 34 where Covell picked it up and ran to the end zone. The Rocket's surprisingly went for two and were stopped.

This was a photo I made years ago at the Tool City championships. I'm going through old files on a recently repaired computer and stumbled on this. It won an award I remember. Don't remember the year, but it was pre-2015 for sure. Could go back as far as 2000? A good one for Rocket wrestling history.

Getting called “Chicken Foot” might lead to scuffles in the playground. But when it is a nickname given to you by an adoptive family of professional stone skippers - it is a badge of honor.

Titusville ninth-grader David Ohmer was given the nickname at last year's Rock in River Festival because he carried a lucky chicken foot. His brother Luke “Electric Luke Orchestra” Ohmer, a Titusville seventh-grader, also received his nickname last year. Both are professional stone skippers competing along with their dad, former Titusville resident Dave “Spiderman” Ohmer.

Last Saturday, Chicken Foot's top  toss of 37,  bested Spiderman’s 36. Electric Luke threw a 28 as his top throw on the day. Spiderman's high cumulative total was due to consistency with his lowest total being 20 skips.

Both younger Ohmers had clunker tosses of under 10 skips that set them back a bit.

The three combined for 379 skips on the day. The pro division combined total for the competition was 2,979. There was also an amateur and kids division with 100s more skips.

The competition allows each competitor six rocks. They go in order, throwing in three rounds of two throws each while a panel of judges counts by eye to determine a final score. 

Chicken Foot’s 37 was 13 off the championship toss by Tidioute’s Andy “Big Rock” Severns, who repeated as champion. In 2022, Severns broke the state record with a toss of 53. That year Chicken Foot was the third-best in the state with a 44-skip toss.

The world record is 88, set by Kurt "Mountain Man" Steiner in 2013 at a different location. Analysts who have gone over the footage are debating if there was one more final mini jump at the end making it 89 skips. But as of today, the Guinness record sits at 88. Rock skipping has given Steiner a bit of acclaim. He has been featured in documentaries, news stories and missed this year’s Rock in River Festival in Franklin because he was asked to skip rocks in Europe for a music video by the Chemical Brothers and Beck.

The Mountain Man and Spiderman have become good friends over the years. They even get together to go on rock hunting excursions, often bringing along Chicken Foot and Electric Luke.

​Brett Saunders, of Columbus, Ohio was the top finisher in the Drake Well Marathon, held Sunday, August 19. Saunders finished the race, which is a qualifier for the Boston Marathon, in 2:51:59.
Dino Montagna was about two minutes behind him to take second place overall. David Perrett rounded out the top three finishers.
 
Stephanie Kenney was the top female runner in the marathon with a time of 3:25:13, good enough to finish fifth overall. Holly Jackson was second in the female division and sixth overall.  Kristina Sivak was third in that division and 12th overall. 
 
There was a total of 41 finishers in the full marathon portion of the event. In the half marathon, there were 64 runners.
 
Angela Jenny edged our Ryan Uber with a time of 1:27:06 to take the top spot in the race overall as well as the female division. Uber, the first-place male runner, had a time of 1:27:45. Aaron Titus and Trenton Krenzer were the next two runners to finish, taking the second- and third-place spots respectively in the men’s division.
 
Rounding out the top three in the female competition were Tifany Berry and Olivia Lewandowski, who also finished seventh and eighth overall.
 
Raul Martin was the solo finisher in the wheelchair division, finishing in a time of 2:09:13.
 
A list of all finishers can be found on the Miles of Smiles Timing Service website – www.smileymiles.com. 
 
The race, which starts at the Drake Well Museum and meanders through the streets of Titusville and along the bike trail, is a fundraiser for the historical site and the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
 
 
had 41 finishers in the marathon division, 64 in the half marathon and in the wheelchair marathon.