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DeJour’s 31-point performance sees Fordham past Bona men’s hoops
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — It really is just that simple. For the third time in as many games, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has been plagued

More than 100 demonstrators in Lincoln Park protest ICE killing of Renee Good
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — More than 100 demonstrators attended an “Ice Out” protest outside Lincoln Park Saturday. Many protesters cited the killing by an ICE agent of

Terrors remain atop North Tier League with victory over Coudersport
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com DUKE CENTER, PA – As the Otto-Eldred and Coudersport boy’s basketball teams entered the Terror Dome, one fact was inevitable: someone would be tallying their
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Salamanca girls remain red hot with road victory; Port Allegany boys push record positive with fourth straight win
FREDONIA, NY — The Salamanca girls basketball team, going on the road and taking down Fredonia 55-39, has now won three straight and seven of its last eight contests. Maliyah

Pollck: Basketball loses a joking gem in Frank Layden
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Sun Senior Sports Columnist When I started at the Olean Times Herald in January of 1973, I knew Frank Layden to be the colorful men’s basketball coach

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: Lizards, Hitmen settle for tie due to inclement weather
SALAMANCA, NY — The Salamanca Lizards, falling behind the eight ball early, managed to pull themselves back into contention only for adverse weather to put a stop to their momentum.

NCAA Tournament expansion: The ultimate goal of money-hungry vultures
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com Greed is a disease and the world of college basketball is not immune. There is an extremely high possibility that for the first time since 2011,

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Oilers’ bats quiet in 3-0 defeat to Steamers
OLEAN, NY — Both the Olean Oilers and the Hornell Steamer had relatively quiet nights at the plate, tallying just six hits apiece. But it was what the latter did











