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Bona women’s hoops hope to embrace ‘enthusiasm of the unknown’ in A10 tournament
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com HENRICO, VA — For the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team, from here on out, it is win or go home. The regular season has reached its

Ellicottville man dies after his truck is struck by a train
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — An Ellicottville village employee who was critically injured when a train struck his truck last Thursday died Saturday at Erie County Medical Center. Zach Golley,

Cattaraugus County lawmakers back striking corrections officers
EDITOR’S NOTE: The union representing striking New York State corrections officers and the Department of Corrections and Community Safety agreed to terms to end the strike on Friday. Many COs,

Flowing sap a sweet sound at Sprague’s Maple Farms
By RICK MILLER Olean Star PORTVILLE — Sprague’s Maple Farms has produced its first maple syrup of the 2025 season. With several warm days earlier this week, the taps started running through

Bona women’s hoops stunted by mental lapses in 67-58 loss to UMass
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — At times during its game against UMass, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team looked like it was recycling the script from its previous

Bona women’s hoops look to continue playing with ‘purpose’ ahead of UMass clash
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — On the back of its first Atlantic 10 win of the season, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team was satisfied with the result,

Bona men’s hoops stunned by La Salle 83-82 in OT, lose second-straight
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — For the first time this season, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has fallen in consecutive games, dropping an 83-82 OT heartbreaker to

HS ROUNDUP: Salamanca, A-L girls roll to big wins, O-E boys cruise past Coudersport
FREDONIA — After dropping two contests in a row, the Salamanca girls basketball team reasserted itself in the win column with its second consecutive win, topping Fredonia 52-29 on the











