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Rocket's back on the launch pad towards winning season, if Noah's right

9/24/2023

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After Titusville’s first win on opening week, the ball boy for the Rockets predicted the team would go 7-3 on the season. 
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Four games in and the team had already maxed out the youngster’s loss column prediction, but that didn’t diminish the lad’s conviction.

“By the way, I think the rest of the way we can win them all,” said Noah Reynolds, Titusville head coach Mike Reynolds’ son. He was walking outside the chain-link fence at Carter Field during a boys soccer game.

He was aware that the football team was about to embark on a stretch of four games against opponents who are struggling.
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The younger Reynolds knows his stuff.

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On Friday they headed up Route 8 to take on a Seneca team that had only scored 50 points while giving up 163.

Head coach, Mike Reynolds, Noah’s dad, wasn’t taking the Bobcats lightly though. “Nolan Seabury is a good quarterback. I’m not sure it couldn’t argued he’s top three in the district,” Reynolds said about the Bobcats' signal caller. “They (Seneca) have an offense designed to help him move the ball.”
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Titusville was prepared and up for the challenge of stopping the Bobcats on their homecoming night. They prevented them from adding to their scoring total by blanking them 35-0
Reynolds praised the defensive effort. “We were backed up sometimes. Kam (Kameron Mong) and, Schmitty (Brett Schmidt). Those kids were really working up field and getting into the backfield,” Schmidt had 11 tackles to lead the Rockets and also had solid tackling production from Nate Stears with 8, Jaxson Covell with 7 and a host of Rockets with five stops.
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Offensively Titusville scored 14 first half points en route to their blowout win that included two long runs over 70 yards in the second half from Kameron Mong (73) and Jaxson Covell (72). Covell ended with 152 and Mong 150 of the Rockets 321 ground yards. Ian McDonald tossed for an additional 40 yards on two completions to Covell.
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“Hats off to our kids, they work super hard to keep their heads up at this point in the season (with three straight losses,)” Reynolds said.

“They just keep growing and learning. It just makes this group such a great group to work with. I’m so proud of the progress they’ve made.”
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Next week the 2-3 brown and gold head to Linesville to take on the Conneaut Eagles who will be looking to bounce back after getting blanked by Meadville 57-0. The Eagles are 2-3 with wins over Seneca and Warren so far. 
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The following week they go out Route 408 to take on Maplewood who is 2-3 after beating Reynolds 27-6 at home on Friday. 

The Rocket’s finally return home for homecoming on October 13 against the currently winless Warren Dragons.

If Noah’s prediction runs true, they will have a winning record when they host tough Oil City with Ethen Knox, who will likely be District 10’s all-time leading rusher by then.

They finish the season against currently 1-3 Corry.

Coach Reynolds has vowed, if they go undefeated the rest of the season, that the team will carry Noah off the field on their shoulders.

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Innovative chain gang in Seneca. I need to find this father and son's contact so I can send them this link..

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Rocket boys learning on the run as they set sites on second half

9/21/2023

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“That is the best team we’ve seen all year,” said Titusville boys soccer coach Joey Timon at halftime of their recent home matchup against Franklin.

He was walking back to the sideline after intensely going over some adjustments with his players plotting out positions using plastic cones to diagram where players should be in the second half.
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Almost like a gatling-gun, Franklin racked up six unanswered points against the Rockets in the first half. Neither Timon, nor his players wanted that trend to carry over into the second 40 minutes.

“They (Franklin) were a strong team and they came out very fast and played their game,” said Timon after the game. “I think we were able to adapt, unfortunately it was too late.”

The adjustments worked and Franklin did not score again in the game. But Franklin still controlled the ball overall and the few scoring opportunities presented themselves to the Rockets.
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Franklin’s Nate Pfennigwerth got the ball quickly on the wing and dribbled and danced, breaking the knees a couple of times of his opponents and scored the first goal in just 28 seconds.

The Franklin barrage kept Titusville goalkeeper Joe Herman very busy.

The ball spent most of the game in the Titusville defensive zone and Herman’s voice could be heard in Pleasantville at times as he directed his defender’s placement to help him defend the goal. Over 20 shots on goal for the Knights.
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”Joe is a great kid, his leadership back there (in goal) is invaluable,” Timon said.

The second half still provided scoring opportunities for Franklin, but the Rocket’s tightened their web. Nothing got by Herman and into the net.
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Finally, deep in the second half, Hudson Fratus got a ball deep enough to do something with it and scooted one past Franklin’s Reston Weissman for the Rocket’s only goal.

​The Knight’s harassed and kept the ball away from Rocket captain Colin Wagner for most of the game. The Rockets only had three shots on goal the entire 80-minutes.


Franklin's patience in passing the ball back and their aggressiveness to balls sent into the zone proved the difference and the biggest challenge for Timon with his relatively new inexperienced defenders. 
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“That’s what this game is about, it’s adapting,” Timon said. “I was really proud of the guys.

This season’s been kind of like that, we’re learning on the fly but they are literally learning right then and there and that is hard to do - especially with a lot of newer guys, younger guys.”


Timon’s team has not fared well in the region but have battled well  keeping the scores down in all their games except the first half Tuesday against Franklin.
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“It’s been a good year so far , obviously we’ve got a lot of things to clean up still, but we’re taking a step in the right direction, that is for sure,” Timon added.

They are 3-3-2 with two double overtime ties and an overtime loss. “We scored a lot of goals in those three wins.” Their three losses are to region teams. They were scheduled to play Warren to finish the first half of the region season.
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“We get to play them all again and we’re looking forward to that , hopefully come out on top in those. There is no reason we can’t.”
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Timon talked about having a lot of first year players and is looking to figure a way to keep kids playing into high school citing the strength of the youth program is there, but by the time middle school comes around they seem to lose interest. “There is a disconnect there and we’re trying to figure it out,” Timon said.

With only a couple freshmen on the team this year they did not field a junior varsity team. Several of their new players were upper class men.

“We need more kids to come out,” said the fourth-year boys coach who has played in adult leagues in Erie for years.
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“Soccer is the simplest sport to learn, but it’s the hardest to master,”  he said, but has high hopes for the end of the season.

“Four or five starters are first year players, so to do what we’re doing, I’m proud of that.

​They’re learning quick. We’re still trying to make a good playoff run.”
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This story was written for the Titusville News-Journal.
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Despite record, Titusville's season is not a bust

9/15/2023

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A shift in momentum can change a game in a heartbeat. 

Titusville was down 20-6 at the start of the second half but  the ball around midfield with momentum. They decided to take a shot. Jaxon Covell started sprinting down the right side of the field as quarterback Ian McDonald dropped back to pass.

Coveell had some daylight and began anglingg away from the Meadville defender who were closing on him as McDonald's pass sailed through the air.

Had the ball been thrown to the outside shoulder it was six points and a huge momentum shift. But 
Meadville's Ryan Reichel ​jumped in front and went sky high to bring down the interception. What was looking like the Rockets coming out firing was suddenly squashed and they were back trying to stop the Bulldogs from moving the ball.
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We had a situation and we called a play. We just went for it and it didn’t work out our way. I’ll never fault kids for aggressively going after something. We could’ve called something else," Coach Mike Reynolds said.

He knows the Rocket's performance Thursday night could've had a much different outcome if just a few things went right instead of wrong

Another play early in the contest could've given them early momentum, instead it gave it to Meadville.

Titusville appeared to have stripped the ball out of the hands of a Bulldog runner, but they did not get the call. The refs either weren't in the right position to see the ball stripped, or they determined the runner was down. Either way Meadville kept possession and the Rockets stayed on defense. It was a big call because Meadville scored eventually on the drive putting the Rockets in a position of fighting from behind.
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Reynolds didn’t lament, he looked for the positives in the 33-6 loss to the 3-1 Bulldogs.
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“If you look at our defensive line, we played in Meadville’s backfield on numerous plays, we had balls that we stripped. We did multiple things that a couple weeks ago we didn’t do,” he said.

Other than the giving up over 70 points to Sharpsville, it has been  the little things that have kept the Rockets from being 3-1 instead of 1-3.
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Thursday night was a prime example. The Rockets were just inches away from good luck going their way. They got the ball first and couldn’t move it at all. This resulted in a punt and Meadville moving down for the score after eating up much of the first quarter. They the Dawgs had two penalties in a row on successful extra point attempts forcing them to try for a long two-point conversion. On the pass a Titusville sender got fingertips on the ball but not enough to knock it away.

Instead of six or seven to zero, it was 8-0.

But Rockets bounced right back taking the ball 65-yards down the field themselves setting up an Ian McDonald score.

The Rockets failed to convert, keeping the score at 8-6.


That’s as close as the Rocket's would get all night. 
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Despite the defense getting more than one turnover, they couldn’t convert those into points.
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“The enjoyment is obviously in the winning, but there are just a lot of good things these kids are doing,” Reynolds said. “These are really good kids, they’re communicating with us, they are very much in the game … and they are understanding what is going on and they want to contribute in a positive way."

There is no question their schedule has been difficult thus far. Other than Franklin they have faced playoff caliber teams. 
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But they now enter a stretch of games where they should be able to test their skills and potentially build on momentum the rest of the way.

Though they’ll have to kick it into gear on the road for three straight weeks, they are facing teams that can be beat in the next four games. 
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They travel to Seneca next week to face the 0-3 Bobcats,

They then head to Linesville to face Conneaut, who has only beaten Seneca.

Then they head up 408 to face Maplewood who has only scored 19-points this season. 
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They return home against Warren, who is also without a win to this point, have give up 185 points and only scored 13. 

They have potential of going into the Oil City contest at 5-3 on the season,.

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If they continue playing as they have and eliminate some of the mistakes. Beating a healthy Oil City will be a mighty big ask for the Rockets, but maybe with some momentum and the confidence of a win streak, who knows.

They will close out the season against another struggling team that has yet to win, Corry.

Though Titusville is only 1-3 at this point they really were not far off being 2-2 or even 3-1  and if they play continue to play well a winning season is not out the realm of possibility.
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“Tomorrow is a refocus day  We just want to focus on those fundamentals,” Reynolds said. “It’s real important they continue getting better regardless of who we’re playing. You see who is on our schedule for the end of the season. If we improve every week through the end of the season it’s going to be a good time.”
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Rockets shot down by loaded Bison

9/10/2023

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It has been a tough week to think about the X's and O's of football, never mind W's.

Karns City player Mason Martin's injury is a sobering reminder that there is a brutal and violent side of football. Mason still has not awoken and prayer requests continue to flood social media.

What happened to Mason was made even more harrowing this past Friday night as the Oil City football team remained on the field playing a non-region game against North East while their teammate Hayden Wilson was in a medical helicopter lifting off from the neighboring baseball field on his way to Pittsburgh's Children's hospital.

The game continued though everyone on the team's heart was focussed on Hayden.

Up the road in Titusville, the Rockets' game was over and during the coach interview and clearing of the field, Andrew McQuown  went to his knees and then face planted on the turf in obvious discomfort.
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A team of coaches and medical folks surrounded him.

Fortunately for Hayden and Andrew their prognosis isn't as dire as Mason's. But to those watching these unfold, nerves are tattered.
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Football is fun to play, but it is not without risk and that is just the reality of it all. Equipment is better than ever and more protocols are in place to minimize the risk, but it is still scary seeing a player not get up after a play.

That said, there was a football game in Titusville with the X's and O's. Below is a version of the story that appeared on the Titusville News Journal website Saturday morning.
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Down 22-7 at the half the Titusville Rockets knew they had to get the ball in the second-half and score.

They also knew they had to stop Fort LeBoeuf from piling on any more points if they wanted to come back to win. They were able to accomplish the latter. Titusville's defense held the Bison from scoring, but they couldn't stop them from getting first downs and eating up the clock.
Titusville had to kick off to LeBoeuf to start the second half. 

They got a stop and aided by a muffed snap on a field goal attempt they got out of the drive unscathed. But they Bison ate up more than eight minutes.

The Rockets' were not in a hurry. Down two scored plus needing a two-point conversion they hoped to mount a drive similar to their first possession of the game.
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After two plays it wasn't looking good. Two runs resulted in a loss of yardage from the original line of scrimmage.

A fan yelled from the crowd something about the running game not working. 

The play had already been called to have Ian McDonald, the Rocket QB set back to pass. When the pocket crumbled he put the ball under his arm and began juking and jiving until he found a little daylight. 

His scamper garnered enough turf to move the chains. A personal foul at the end of the play added a bonus 15-yards. They seemed to be in business as the third quarter winded down.

Unfortunately the momentum was short-lived when the offense imploded. Two penalties in a row set them back and now the drive resembled Sisyphus getting close to the peak only to have the it all roll backwards. 
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As they entered the fourth quarter they found themselves in a fourth and long. A fake punt attempt looked as though it had potential with a McDonald completed pass that ended just a few yards short of the first down marker.
The Bison took over and just ate up clock again driving the ball down into the red zone. An attempt to drive a final nail in the coffin was thwarted when McDonald went airborne to pull down an interception and fell into the end-zone.
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Unfortunately the fortunate turnover left them at the one-yard line according to the official's spot.They were pinned down when they could've really used a break. They needed some breathing room.
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A play later, the Bison D clamped down for a stop. Titusville was given enough forward momentum so what appeared to be a safety was spotted at the "width of the football" line.
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A rugby style scrum on the next play gave them about six yards. McDonald on the next play looked to air it out but found himself facing a stampede instead. After a sack they found themselves again at the 1 facing a fourth and long.
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Despite the waning minutes of the game and down two-plus scores, the Rockets punted to hopefully regroup, get a stop and get the ball back in better field position.
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The Bison, like before, controlled the ball and left the Rockets with not enough time to mount any comeback.
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“You know (LeBoeuf) is a championship level team,” coach Mike Reynolds said. “This loss is completely on us as a coaching staff. We need to get these kids in a better position to play these types of teams.”
The first half was where all the scoring action was. Titusville marched down the field methodically on the first drive to score. Then, on defense, the Rockets had a couple key penalties and turnovers that stymied drives. 

Jaxon Covell, who had over 400 total yards last week, was held to under 100 this week by the tough Bison defense. Kameron Mong only had just over 100 yards total. And McDonald was also kept in check.

The strategy the Rockets employed in their first game of the season win over Franklin was used on them Friday by LeBoeuf. 

Keep the other offense off the field. ​
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“In the second quarter we were being pretty aggressive, we went for it in not so great of field position and ended up not getting a play when we probably should have punted and forced them to drive down the field. Again, that’s on us (the coaches). That would’ve put us in a one-score game as opposed to a two score game. You know those sorts of things can change the complexion of the game.”

The final was LeBoeuf 22 and Titusville 7.

The Rockets drop to 1-2 but they are competing each week.

“We challenged them last week to improve after giving up 71 points (against Hickory). We had to make some corrections,” Reynolds said.  “(And they did) a phenomenal job. It got really difficult for Fort LeBoeuf to score. We saw sacks, pressure on the quarterback - things we just haven’t been able to do before. 

"I very much appreciate the kids' effort and their ability to play till the end of the game.” 
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The road doesn’t get any easier for Titusville. They will host the potent Meadville team Thursday.  The Bulldogs downed Fairview 55-17 Friday.
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Rocket Band

9/9/2023

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Saturday, the Rocket Marching Band was first up in the annual Music in Oil Country festival at Oil City High School. We were a little late to the event. After we found a parking spot over behind the stadium and as we were getting our gear out of the trunk Titusville started playing the Ace Freely part of their Royal Flush of songs. So we missed photographing them. We did however make several photographs the night before at the Rocket home game. We intended to share this over the weekend, but as with many things time got away from us.

To see more photos of the band click on the two links below. Photos from week one in Franklin and week three at home.
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PHOTOS: Titusville girls shoot passed the Oilers

9/7/2023

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The Titusville girls soccer program is hoping to rebound this year behind some sound athletes, but they are not exactly in an easy region.

“North East is always tough and CASH won it last year,” said Rocket head coach Kim Wheeling.  “So I’m sure they’ll be tough again, we also have Corry and Franjklin. I think we’ll be very competitive with all of them. I’m hoping if we keep improving we can be up at the top. We haven’t been there in a long time so….” 
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They began the season with a big double overtime win. They then visited a tough Dragon squad up in Warren losing
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“We played ok. Warren is tough and we scored two goals. Tonight (against Oil City) was a good team win, everybody got a chance to play. There were a lot of give and go’s that were good. A lot of team effort on the goals.” 
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Wheeling hopes if they continue to improve, they will be in the mix come the end of the season.

“Team chemistry is an asset. We work a lot on communication in practice and we’re still trying to work on that on the field… so that we’re talking to each other more knowing where to put the ball and that a ball is coming,” Wheeling said.  “There are always things to improve on, but they’re doing well with passing the feet and giving it back in a give and go.

​"Our center (midfielders) are directing traffic and starting to get our wings into the play and our defense is even coming up through. I tell them anyone can score so the defenders - I tell them if you see open space take it.”


Addison Burliegh, who scored the game winner in last week's overtime thriller, took a breakaway right down the field to score in the opening seconds on Tuesday.

​The goal set the tone for the 11-0 blowout. 


Wheeling saw improvement on corner kicks in the second game. “Every game is a learning experience,” she said.
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The Rockets traveled to play on the grass field in Sharon on Thursday coming home with a 5-0 victory.

They are hosting West Forest today at 11 a.m..
​Next week they play Wilmington at home on Monday and Corry away on Thursday. They are currently 3-1 overall.

Some of this story was written for the Titusville News Journal, we updated here to reflect the Sharon game.

To see even more photos visit: ​https://sayerrich.zenfolio.com/p619684767
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When you hear the anthem, you stop to honor

9/1/2023

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It wasn't their game. They weren't even in the stadium. The Titusville boys soccer game was about to start and the National Anthem was played for everyone inside Carter Field for the contest.

The Titusville football players were practicing on the grass field beside the stadium. The football players, without being prompted, stopped what they were doing, turned to the field and the flag flying above it, removed their helmets and placed their hands over their hearts in silence.

No one was watching them and it is likely no one would've thought anything about it if they kept practicing. But one or more heard the anthem and like a chain reaction, they all took part.

In gridiron action tonight, the Rockets travel to Sharpsville to take on the very tough Blue Devils. They won their season opener against Franklin last week.
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Pigskin delivery specialist

9/1/2023

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When the line of scrimmage football official wants a new football, he or she wants it immediately. Moving the game along and not eating up clock is a very important, and sometimes overlooked aspect of the game.

So it is incredibly important to someone on the sidelines who can deliver these new footballs when the field judge calls for one. Inefficiency in this duty can cost valuable seconds and can really get the goat of the official if not handled properly.

​The duty can fall upon anyone's shoulders, sometimes this person is a kid, sometimes an adult, sometimes a girl, sometimes a boy.

The ball needs to efficiently be back in place in the middle of the field ready 
for the next snap. The ball person must be alert and ready with a good toss to the ref.
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Titusville has entrusted this task to a four-foot something mini-version of head coach Mike Reynolds. Minus the salt and pepper beard and headset, Noah Reynolds, the coach's son, takes his job seriously.

“My duties as a ball boy is to stay on the sideline, in the ref’s pocket the whole game, so when he turns around I can toss the ball to him immediately,” the eleven-year old said.

“My favorite part of being a ball boy is I get to run around catching balls from the refs and on field goals,” Noah, affectionately nicknamed Fuzzball, said.

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“Even though I'm the ball boy, they will still call me Water-boy,” he lamented. 
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Maybe it’s because young Noah isn’t a youth football player, but a swimmer on the YMCA swim team?
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Either way, the coach’s son is fully into the game and he predicts the Rockets will finish at 7-3 this season. If he is correct this will be a monumental improvement for the team that has struggled in recent years.

He expects to be on the sideline for most of the games rooting for his team and doing his duty. 


He is a football fan and his favorite player is TJ Watt. He is, of course, a Steelers fan. 

He is also paying attention to the Rocket players listing Ben Finley, Nate Stearns and J.J. Miller as  player's he really admires.

And though he almost looks like a mini-me version of coach Reynolds, his dad, Noah didn’t hesitate to mention that his favorite coach is long-time – with-a-story-for-every-situation, jolly, but hold-no-punches, fun loving, legendary coach, John Wiley.

A sentiment his dad also shares having him on his staff.

You can see Noah and the Rocket’s again next Friday as they host their home opener at Carter Field at 7 p.m. against Fort LeBoeuf. ​

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Round-up for the TNJ Sept. 2 paper, photos

8/31/2023

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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.

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They will host Oil City next  Tuesday , travel to Sharon on Thursday and host West Forest in an 11 a.m. game at home next Saturday.

“We will continue to work on possessing the ball a little more,” Wheeling said, adding she wants her players  to be a little more aggressive and to have more control off the traps.
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The Rocket boys soccer team also had an overtime match this week when visiting Oil City took them into the extra frame in a 2-2 tie. It wasn’t long before the Oilers found the back of the net on a bit of a controversial corner kick that looked as though it may have gone off the arm/hand of an Oil City player.
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“Mega Bummer,” said coach Joey Timon. “Unfortunate loss. We played well as a team, and felt in control most of the game.” 
A handball is called if the ball hits the arm under the armpit. Gary Barnes, the announcer for The Stream looked at the rewind and determined it was inconclusive. The officials did not call it a handball, so goal stands.
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 “It was just a tough loss,” Timon said. “We missed a (penalty kick) early on and several other opportunities. At the end of the day, if we would have finished any of those… the result ends with us. We’re looking forward to playing (Oil City) again.”
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The Rockets took it to Conneaut on Monday winning a lopsided affair 7-0. 
The now 1-1 Rockets host Corry at 11 a.m. today, travel to Eisenhower on Tuesday and host Iroqouis on Thursday.
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The Rocket girls and boys cross country teams host several schools in the invitational at the Ed Myer Complex with the event kicking off at 8:45 a.m. with a half-mile “Little Harriers” race followed by the elementary school kids one mile race. Coach Joe Covell expects about 800 runners to compete on what the Rockets call “the flattest course you’ll race all year.”

​The Little Harriers race is a free open race that hopes to introduce youngsters to the sport of running. No registration is necessary and the Rockets encourage parents to bring their kids fifth-grade and under to give it a try. “Just show up and run” the event poster reads. Over 2,000 people are expected to descend on the Myer complex. T-shirts and concessions will be available to help support the cross country program.

Their Rocket’s first head to head team meet will be Sept. 12 out in Linesville taking on the Conneaut Eagles.
The girls volleyball team kicked off their season with 3-1 (25-15, 25-12, 23-25 and 25-15) sets victory over Oil City on the road.

Coach John Baldwin liked what he saw especially from his setter.

​“Claire Emminger… she’s an outstanding setter, she really runs our offense. Her seven assists paved the way. She added seven aces, a dig, a block and three kills.

Chloe Miller had eight kills and two digs.

Kyra Adkins had seven digs, an ace and three kills.

​Jordan Wynn added three kills and seven aces.


The Rockets dominated the whole evening with a brief hiccup instead of closing out in straight sets. “Third set we got a little loose, missed a lot of serves, but they held it together and came back strong in the fourth.” Baldwin said. “We’ve got a young team, no seniors this year. We have about four who had varsity playing time last year though. They are picking up the ball and doing outstanding.”
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They played in a tournament in AC-Valley and took home third place. 
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They travel to Union City on Tuesday and host Warren on Thursday. They will also participate in the Franklin invite next Saturday.
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We will try to catch up with Rocket golf coach Tim Miller to get caught up on their season thus far. Golf gets an early start each year beginning in early August. They’ll host Maplewood at Cross Creek on Wednesday and travel to Corry on Thursday.
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Please click here for more volleyball photos from the match.

​Editor's note: Eight & 322 is contrated to write a couple stories a week for the Titusville News-Journal. This is a collaboration at the heart of the Eight & 322 philosophy to share our abilities with other news organizations during a time that newspaers are shrinking. This round-up and other stories will appear in the Titusville News-Journal. We share them here as well to provide readers with even more photos.
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Herbst art and a chance to learn how much your treasures are worth

8/28/2023

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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 
TitusvilleHistoricalSociety@gmail.com 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.
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