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TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Portville’s Taylor walks off Maple Grove in season-opener; A-L, Salamanca softball win season-openers
PORTVILLE, NY — The Portville baseball team could not have asked for a better start to the year, walking off Maple Grove 4-3 in its season-opener. Going into the bottom

Front-loaded faceoff sees Owls top Johnsonburg in season opener
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – Finding an eruption early, the Bradford baseball team managed to begin their 2026 campaign on the right foot, cruising to a 6-3

NY high school softball seasons to be spurred on by a surplus of experience
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com On the other side of the shadows of the winter sports season, our local New York high school softball teams are looking to have big years.

Proposed Olean city tax rate is down by half to 9%; aldermen seek water, sewer director reinstatement
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Olean Common Council’s line-by-line review of the proposed $23.2 million budget for 2026-27 has resulted in cuts and revisions that have pared a tentative

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

St. Bonaventure MBB captain Bowen to enter transfer portal
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Dasonte Bowen, the captain for the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team this past season, has announced via Instagram that he will enter the











