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Oilers’ power, pitching overwhelm Lizards in 6-3 victory
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — Behind a well-balanced approach at the plate, the Olean Oilers were able to efficiently dispatch of the Salamanca Lizards for a 6-3 victory in

Pollock: A trip through a sports writer’s office
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist It’s flattering in its own way, though my answer is always the same. Folks who know I’ve been covering the Bills for

Costly errors, inconsistent bats lead to Salamanca’s 8-2 defeat at Hornell
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com HORNELL — What was, for a moment, set up to be another back-and-forth game between the Salamanca Lizards and the Hornell Steamers, wound up favoring the

Common Council approves $2.3 million street paving bid
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Olean Common Council awarded a $2.3 million bid to a Jamestown paving firm for the city’s annual pavement preparation and overlay program. Lakeshore Paving

Allegany-Limestone ‘finds a way’ in 44-35 win over East Aurora
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — When it needed to most, the Allegany-Limestone girls basketball team found a way. Even head coach Andrea Darrow admitted that her team’s 44-35 victory was

Rebels’ shooting too much for Salamanca, hand Warriors 36-point loss
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY, NY – Playing in their second game in as many days, the Salamanca boy’s basketball team faced another uphill battle in a matchup with

SHERRY BOMB: Jack Sherry’s 31-point double-double powers Terrors past Panthers
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — It had been a while since Otto-Eldred boys basketball head coach Rob Wight had seen as impactful a performance as Jack Sherry had for

Olean’s offense sputters out against Eagles
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY, NY – Opening the second day of the 50th annual Joe DeCerbo Holiday Showcase, the Olean girl’s basketball team struggled to keep out of











