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Olean facing $1 million shortfall in sales tax revenue for 2024-25, enacts spending freeze
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Olean Mayor Bill Aiello last week sent a letter to city department heads to notify them of a spending freeze due to a

Friday Roundup: Salamanca boys hoops claim third consecutive CCAA Div. I title, Olean boys get back to winning ways
FREDONIA, NY – For the third time in as many years, the Salamanca boys basketball team has claimed the CCAA Div. I title, clinching it this season with a 60-51

Every Panther scores as Portville decimates Cassadaga Valley
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com PORTVILLE, NY – Winning by 40 points, the Portville boys’ basketball team took down Cassadaga Valley for the second time this season, earning a season

Bona men’s hoops prepared for matchup against improved, unchanged Fordham team
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — As the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team prepares to take on Fordham for the second time this season, it will be hoping for

Josh Allen to his Buffalo Bills’ teammates, ‘Give me two-and-a-half weeks of the best you’ve got’
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist By their nature, National Football League training camps are a drag. That’s why 24 of 32 franchises no longer leave their team’s

Oilers end season at the plate, Gliders take NYCBL first round
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com DANSVILLE, NY – After weathering the storm and completing a two-run comeback, the Olean Oilers’ season came to an end in the first round of

St. Bonaventure men’s hoops 2025-26 non-conference schedule breakdown
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has officially unveiled its non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2025-26 season. Fixtures against Youngstown State (Nov. 15),
THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Shamrocks, Mickey’s exchange blows in high-scoring OSWL Playoffs
OLEAN, NY — It was a back-and-forth, high-scoring affair between Shamrocks and Mickey’s with the former winding up the victors at the end of the day. Shamrock’s defeated Mickey’s by












