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Salamanca girls soccer opens season with annual midnight practice
SALAMANCA — With the high school fall sports season fast approaching, there is little time to waste for teams with aspirations of success. The Salamanca girls soccer team takes that

Bona women’s soccer ties with Charleston Southern in regular season opener
Sherwood era officially underway at St. Bonaventure By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — It is the dawn of a new era for the St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team. After

Muccio wins, Wright secures top awards at final Penn-York stop
OLEAN — Owen Wright entered the first Monday of this month with two objectives: One, to wrap up both of the top awards during the Penn-York Junior Golf League’s last

Fear and Loathing in Grizz Country
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Mont. – As I crept along through a corridor of chest-high wild weeds, my eyes darted from side to side, my heart

IDA grants $480,000 sales tax abatement for Olean brownfield cleanup by Benson to retain 1 job
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) approved $480,000.00 in tax exemptions for a local developer Tuesday for a brownfield cleanup off River

Lens Martial speaks out after City Council rejects Mayor’s plan for outside auditing consultant
Current Olean Auditor Lens Martial submitted the following letter to the Mayor and the City Council. He has not received a response: Dear City Council Members and Mayor, Thank you

Consistency, aggression lifts Salamanca to season-opening win over Terrors
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA, NY – Opening their season with an interstate invitation, the Salamanca baseball team defended their home turf with a 7-4 win over Otto-Eldred. Entering

2026 Big 30 Charities Classic selection release #1
The Big 30 has begun unveiling the names of players who have committed to participating in the upcoming 2026 Charities Classic. The following is the first full release sent out











