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Allegany mayoral race is only contest in village elections Wednesday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Allegany is the only village in Cattaraugus County with a contested mayoral election in Wednesday’s voting. Former Allegany Police chief, DPW director village councilman Dominic

St. Bonaventure women’s basketball set to host Drexel in WNIT First Round
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The 2026 WNIT bracket has officially been announced and the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team is set to host its first round matchup

Siena/SBU survey: Half of Americans to watch some of March Madness; 25% will bet on games
Nearly half of Americans (49%) say they plan to watch college basketball games during March Madness, according to a new survey of United States residents released today by the Siena

Pollock: Mark Schmidt deserved better after his final game as ‘one of the best’ in college hoops
After his St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team lost a heartbreaker to Dayton, 68-63, in Friday’s Atlantic 10 quarterfinals at Pittsburgh’s PPG Arena, coach Mark Schmidt was left to ponder five

Tessena, Troisi earn District 9 All-Star nods
This past weekend, the selections from the 2025 District 9 Central League All-Stars were released, with Bradford emerging as with two selections. The Owls have been led by the star

Pollock: Loss by the Buffalo Bills in Atlanta was plenty disturbing
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Sun Senior Sports Columnist For the first time since the 2023 season opener, the Bills are not alone atop the AFC East. Two years ago Buffalo lost
WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Bona men’s soccer grabs 2-2 tie at Dayton, Wilczewski continues strong XC campaign for A-L
DAYTON, OH — Over the course of the season, the St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team has shown it has what it takes to fight. Its narrow 6-5 defeat to then-No.24

More than 600 participate in ‘No Kings 2.0’ at Olean’s Lincoln Park Saturday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Saturday’s local No Kings 2.0 Rally at Lincoln Park drew more than 600 participants. They joined an estimated 7 million demonstrators at 2,000










