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Bradford Legion Post 108's ace, Trey Buchholtz hurls a pitch during their 4-1 win over St. Marys. Through seven frames on the mound, Buchholtz recorded a no-hitter with 11 strikeouts. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Bradford Legion opens summer season with no-hitter, come-from-behind victory over St. Marys

June 1, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – Despite a self-inflicted wound early, the Bradford Post 108 Legion baseball team remained unrattled, rallying late as they completed a 4-1 comeback

Salamanca unified basketball claims Section 6 title

May 30, 2025

WEST SENECA — After defeating Iroquois 58-50, the Salamanca unified basketball team claimed the Section 6 title in their bracket. Kaine Whitcomb led the Warriors, scoring 16 points in the

Salamanca girls lacrosse falls short of Class D crown with loss to Eden/North Collins

May 30, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com TONAWANDA — The No. 1 seed Salamanca girls lacrosse team, in its second attempt in as many years to grab the Section 6 Class D crown,

Portville's Aidan DeFazio fires a pitch down range during the Panthers' Section VI Class C semifinals loss to Gowanda. Through seven innings on the mound, DeFazio came away with six strikeouts. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Panthers routed by Gowanda for third time, miss out on Section VI title game

May 29, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com GOWANDA, NY – Facing off for the third time this year, Portville and Gowanda’s final meeting would determine who would get a shot at a

Matthew Boffalo sprints to first base during the Oiler's 11-3 loss to Dansville on Friday. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Oilers’ miscues culminate in loss to Dansville

July 5, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN, NY – Squaring off for the third time in a Fourth of July showdown, the Dansville Rapids were able to tally their first win

Lizards fall 11-6 behind defensive mistakes, big innings from Hornell

July 4, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com HORNELL — After rescuing ties in their first two meetings of the season with the Hornell Steamers, the Salamanca Lizards were unable to come up with

Lizards see win streak snapped with 3-2 walk-off loss to Genesee

July 4, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com HOUGHTON — Despite a stellar performance on the mound and a high level of tenacity that saw the NYCBL West Division leaders pushed to the brink,

FILE -- Josh Wilson puts a ball in play during the Oiler's Sunday matchup against the Genesee Rapids. On Wednesday, Wilson tallied his first home run of the season in the first game of a double-header against Watertown. | File photo by Hunter O. Lyle

WEDNESDAY ROUNDUP: Two Oilers homer as they pick up two wins over Watertown

July 3, 2025

WATERTOWN, NY – Seeing the Watertown Rapids for the first time all season, the Olean Oilers pulled out back-to-back wins in their double-header showdown, with consistency and power with the