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DeFazio shines in return from injury despite loss to Randolph
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com PORTVILLE, NY – In his first game back from a months-long injury, Aidan DeFazio returned to the reins of the Portville boys’ basketball team. However,

LYLE: Steelers show contentedness with complacency in loss to Bengals
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com Well, the NFL regular season is officially over and in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ lackluster finale, they showed they are committed to mediocrity. In just four

Weekend Roundup: Salamanca basketball collects 20-point win over Southwestern
SALAMANCA — For the second time in as many days, the Salamanca boys basketball team put a tally in the win column, this time defeating Southwestern by a score of

Offense surges, defense falters as Bona women’s hoops fall 83-61 to George Mason
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com FAIRFAX — Despite an increased output on the offensive end, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team suffered an 83-61 defeat as it struggled to find a

Bona women’s hoops hope to ‘put a full game together’ in regular season finale against Dayton
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The end of the regular season is on the near horizon for the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team, but before it can start

Historical Society president laments loss of Roosevelt-Higgins tree logs
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The tree parts from the Roosevelt-Higgins Oak that until recently stood in Lincoln Park, that were promised to the Olean Historical and Preservation

City firefighter declares candidacy to run for Olean mayor on GOP line
OLEAN — And then there were three. Jared Isaman, an Olean firefighter and paramedic has thrown his hat into the Olean mayoral race. He’s seeking the Republican nomination along with

Rebuilding West State Street with $25 million RAISE grant gets full common council OK
Editor’s note: The council also voted to award a contract for $132,166.00 for reaccreditation of the city’s levee system to Henningson, Durham & Richardson Architecture and Engineering. By RICK MILLER











