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

Panthers routed by Gowanda for third time, miss out on Section VI title game
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
TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Salamanca baseball closes out season with QF loss to Fredonia; Salamanca track and field grab podium spots at CCAA Championships
FREDONIA — The No. 12 seed Salamanca baseball team has reached the end of the road, rounding out its season with a five-inning, 10-0 loss to No. 4 seed Fredonia

Allegany-Limestone succumbs to Fredonia comeback in Class B Semis
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com FREDONIA — The season has come to an end for the No. 6 seed Allegany-Limestone softball team, who, despite getting off to a hot start, fell

Legislators ask Hochul to reconsider ending some Medicaid payments to rural ambulance services
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday asking Gov. Kathy Hochul to reconsider a provision in her executive budget that would

Chuck Pollock: Reflections on Schmidt’s stint at St. Bonaventure
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist The hammer came Saturday morning when the Olean Star announced that St. Bonaventure men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt would be coaching his final game

Borrello, Sempolinski vote against Senate, Assembly add-ons to Hochul’s record state budget
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALBANY — State Sen. George Borrello criticized the Senate’s one-house budget resolution, passed Thursday along party lines, which adds $7.1 billion to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s

Former Cattaraugus county probation director receives maximum sentence under plea deal for possessing child porn
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — A former Cattaraugus County Probation Director was sentenced in County Court Thursday by Acting County Court Judge Nicholas A. DiCerbo to six











