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Olean Music Boosters promoting ‘Big Fish’ musical performance Friday, Saturday
OLEAN — Tickets are now on sale for Big Fish, the imaginative and heartfelt musical presented at Olean High School, with strong support from the Olean Music Boosters. Performances will

Bona women’s hoops fall short at Dayton despite Drake’s 29 points
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com DAYTON, OH — The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team were eyeing a big win to bring a halt to its recent losing skid. That so nearly
WEDNESDAY ROUNDUP: Evens notches 100th career 3-pointer in win over Austin; Salamanca, Allegany-Limestone boys fall short at home
PORT ALLEGANY, PA – Playing on the second night of a back-to-back homestand, the Port Allegany girl’s basketball team got back into the win column with a 43-21 North Tier

Simmons’ 30-piece powers Bona men’s hoops to victory over Duquesne
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com PITTSBURGH, PA — The message was simple. Put aside schematics, statistics and matchups. All St. Bonaventure men’s basketball head coach Mark Schmidt needed his team to

Despite effort, execution evades Lizards in 4-2 loss to Hitmen
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com HORSEHEADS — The Salamanca Lizards had got their sophomore season as an NYCBL franchise underway with back-to-back wins over the Dansville Gliders and Horseheads Hitmen. In

Salamanca Lizards blanked 3-0 by Dansville in first loss of new campaign
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — As errors in the field compounded struggles at the plate, the Salamanca Lizards found themselves tallying their first loss of the season. Falling 3-0

Oilers tack on third straight win with big bats against Horseheads
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com HORSEHEADS, NY – After picking up their first two wins of the season with a double-header sweep on Wednesday, the Olean Oilers kept their momentum

Olean Food Pantry seeks support for solar energy project
OLEAN — Olean Food Pantry has announced an ambitious new solar energy project designed to reroute electricity savings into food distribution. When fully funded, the solar array atop OFP’s Leo



