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Tori Bickford prepares for the Lady Marauders' offense during Otto-Eldred's season-ending loss to Bishop Guilfoyle on Saturday. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Lady Terrors eliminated from PIAA postseason by two-time defending state champs

March 7, 2026

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com ALTOONA, PA – Some peaks are just too tall to climb. For the Otto-Eldred girl’s basketball team, their insurmountable mountain sat almost three hours to

An empty Reilly Center, (source St. Bonaventure University)

Letter to the Editor, Jack & Liz Whipple: Bonas Athletic Department an awful reflection on a proud institution

March 7, 2026

Written and submitted by Jack Whipple and Liz Whipple, Jack is an Alum of the St. Bonaventure University, a season ticket holder and a donor. I recently returned from a

Fans are handing out T-Shirts ahead of the Davidson game honoring Schmidt as the GOAT.

Opinion: Bonnies fans react to Mark Schmidt’s impending departure

March 7, 2026

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

Mark Schmidt is the 4th winningest coach in Atlantic 10 Conference History.

St. Bonaventure men’s basketball HC Mark Schmidt to coach final game at Reilly Center today against Davidson

March 7, 2026

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

(Daniella Langianese/Star News Photo) Commander Don Langley of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 212 of Bradford, spoke about honoring and remembering all those lost to wars, both foreign and domestic, during a Memorial Service under sunny skies on Sunday morning in Willow Dale Cemetery in Bradford.

McKean Co. celebrates a Memorial Day rich in original purpose

May 28, 2024

By DANIELLA LANGIANESE Star Staff Reporter dani@bradfordstar.com Today Bradford celebrated somber Memorial Day services in honor of our fallen soldiers. Due to impending storm predictions from the National Weather Service,

(Rick MIller/Olean Star) More than 200 people attended Memorial Day ceremonies sponsored by Olean American Legion Post 530 in Lincoln Park on Monday.

More than 200 attend Olean Memorial Day ceremony

May 28, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — More than 200 people came to participate in Olean’s Memorial Day ceremony at Lincoln Monday morning. Despite an occasional sprinkle, rain held off

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Members of the Honor Guard from Charles Harbel Post 892 lead the Allegany Memorial Day Parade on Monday.

Light rain fails to deter Allegany Memorial Day Parade, ceremony

May 28, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — Sponsors of the Allegany Memorial Day Parade proceeded with the parade from the fire hall to the Allegany Town Hall Veterans Memorial Monday

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Former Olean Police Chief Michael Luty’s Hometown Heroes banner hangs outside the East State Street entrance to the Olean Police Station.

Two Olean icons’ Hometown Heroes banners fly outside Municipal Building

May 25, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Bev Bennett passed by the Olean Municipal Building recently and saw her father’s Hometown Heroes banner on a light pole outside the entrance