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Bona men’s hoops seeking Franciscan Cup three-peat over experienced Siena
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — In this modern era of college basketball, retaining players is gold. The transfer portal absorbs more talent each and every year, making itself

Over 1,000 flags fly for Veterans Day at Kill Buck Flag House
By RICK MILLER Olean Star KILL BUCK — There are more than 1,000 small American flags lined up outside Alan Robison’s Kill Buck home again this Veterans Day. On Saturday,

Pollock: Suddenly, the Bills appear to be in big trouble
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Sun Senior Sports Columnist It’s probably time Bills fans put a moratorium on talking about the Super Bowl. A more timely subject would be whether Buffalo

Bona women’s basketball hits the road to face Binghamton with history on the line
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Come Nov. 11, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team will have the chance to do something it has not done in over a

Pollck: Basketball loses a joking gem in Frank Layden
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Sun Senior Sports Columnist When I started at the Olean Times Herald in January of 1973, I knew Frank Layden to be the colorful men’s basketball coach

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: Lizards, Hitmen settle for tie due to inclement weather
SALAMANCA, NY — The Salamanca Lizards, falling behind the eight ball early, managed to pull themselves back into contention only for adverse weather to put a stop to their momentum.

NCAA Tournament expansion: The ultimate goal of money-hungry vultures
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com Greed is a disease and the world of college basketball is not immune. There is an extremely high possibility that for the first time since 2011,

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Oilers’ bats quiet in 3-0 defeat to Steamers
OLEAN, NY — Both the Olean Oilers and the Hornell Steamer had relatively quiet nights at the plate, tallying just six hits apiece. But it was what the latter did












