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St. Bonaventure men’s basketball makes it official with MacDonald
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure Vice President and Director of Athletics Bob Beretta officially announced that Mike MacDonald will join the men’s basketball program as the 20th

MONDAY ROUNDUP: Salamanca walks off Gowanda in high-scoring affair; Bradford baseball suffers defeat despite hot start vs. Punxy
SALAMANCA, NY — In a tug-of-war affair, the Salamanca softball team ultimately emerged 11-10 victors over Gowanda. The Panthers pounced in the top of the very first frame, bringing four

Port Allegany tallies first win over Lady Terrors in almost a decade with marathon home opener
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com PORT ALLEGANY, PA – Throughout the past seven years, Otto-Eldred has been a hill the Port Allegany softball team just hasn’t been able to climb.

Compounding mistakes see Allegany-Limestone fall to Wellsville
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — Last season, Allegany-Limestone baseball coach Eric Hemphill spoke about how his team needed to show more confidence. With a number of the team’s veterans

Cattaraugus County lawmakers back striking corrections officers
EDITOR’S NOTE: The union representing striking New York State corrections officers and the Department of Corrections and Community Safety agreed to terms to end the strike on Friday. Many COs,

Flowing sap a sweet sound at Sprague’s Maple Farms
By RICK MILLER Olean Star PORTVILLE — Sprague’s Maple Farms has produced its first maple syrup of the 2025 season. With several warm days earlier this week, the taps started running through

Sempolinski holds first town meeting in Olean Thursday attended by 60
OLEAN – More than 60 people attended Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski’s first town hall meeting Thursday at the John J. Ash Community Center in Olean. “We had a great turnout and

Salamanca boys hoops complete 18-point comeback, down Falconer 60-58 in B2 Quarterfinal
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — “If that’s not the greatest comeback in Salamanca basketball history, I don’t know what is.” Salamanca boys basketball coach Adam Bennett was left with











