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Opinion: Bonnies fans react to Mark Schmidt’s impending departure
OLEAN STAR – ERIC M. FIRKEL Fans emotions are running high as Mark Schmidt’s tenure as the winningest coach in St. Bonaventure history comes to an end. Bonaventure fans point

St. Bonaventure men’s basketball HC Mark Schmidt to coach final game at Reilly Center today against Davidson
Winningest coach in program history to see tenure come to an end after 19 years By ERIC FIRKEL Owner, Olean Star OLEAN – St. Bonaventure men’s basketball head coach Mark

Bona men’s hoops to round off regular season with Senior Night affair vs. Davidson
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The end of the regular season for the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team is officially just 40 minutes away. After rounding out its

CORE Learning Center for adult education moves to new offices
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The CORE Learning Center is moving up. The adult education non-profit held a ribbon cutting Friday morning at its Cattaraugus County location in

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Olean football steals win at Maryvale with game-winning kick return; Salamanca takes care of business at Springville
MARYVALE, NY — A 68-yard closing kickoff return from Mykel Rivera would carry the Huskies to a last-minute 27-26 win over Maryvale, earning the final blow in a back-and-forth battle.

Portville/C-R/B-R comes up empty in loss to Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com CUBA — The newly combined forces of the Portville/Cuba-Rushford/Bolivar-Richburg football team got a taste of how potent the strength of its C South league will be

Veilleux scores six as he carries Gators to Senior Night win over Smethport
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com PORT ALLEGANY, PA – Playing on a night where they honored their senior leadership, the Port Allegany football team added another blowout win to their
THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Portville girls volleyball remains unbeaten; Mangold at the double for Bradford girls soccer
JAMESTOWN, NY — Collecting its third consecutive sweep, the Portville girls volleyball team continued its undefeated start to the 2025 season with a win over Southwestern. The Panthers, led by












