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Olean bats more efficient in 7-2 tune-up game victory over Portville
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — While the final 7-2 scoreline may depict a one-sided affair, there was not much that came between the victorious Olean baseball team and Portville.

‘Accelerated’ Moneyball: How Jim Crowley has taken lessons from the past to reshape Bona women’s basketball
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — In today’s current era of college basketball, everything is new. Recruiting, coaching, name, image and likeness (NIL) deals, the transfer portal, redshirting —
MONDAY ROUNDUP: Portville softball walks off Cassadaga Valley in Class C First Round; Olean, Salamanca softball cruise in First Round fixtures
PORTVILLE — Behind an incredibly efficient offense, the No. 7 seed Portville softball team scored a 7-6 victory over No. 10 seed Cassadaga Valley in the first round of the

Allegany-Limestone withstands stern test from Southwestern in Class B First Round
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — As the old adage goes, it’s always hardest to beat a team a third time. The No. 6 seed Allegany-Limestone softball team found that
Pollock Prediction: Struggling San Francisco staggers into tough Buffalo weather to take on the Bills Sunday night
Cutline: San Francisco has given up some points and with Dalton Kincaid shaking off an injury, we could see Dawson Knox once again leaping into the snowy endzone Sunday night
Legislature unanimously approves record $293.7 million budget
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers unanimously approved a record $293.7 million county budget for 2025 on Tuesday. The budget contains a 7.29% decrease in the full
Great Lakes Cheese Co. makes first cheese at Franklinville plant
By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE — Great Lakes Cheese Co. employees have made the first cheese at the new $700 million plant in Franklinville — an Italian cheese. The first tanker
Cattaraugus County overdose deaths take a nose dive in 2024
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — With a month to go in 2024, overdose deaths in Cattaraugus County are down for the third year in a row. So far this year,











