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Salamanca punches ticket to Far-West Regional with 40-34 Class B Crossover win over Newfane
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com BUFFALO — For the first time since 2009, the Salamanca girls basketball team is dancing into the New York State Tournament. The Warriors made their first

Chuck Pollock breaks down the St. Bonaventure Bonnies’ first A-10 Tourney test against Duquesne
A column by CHUCK POLLOCK, Sun Senior Sports Columnist Five times in 18 Atlantic 10 games this season, Mark Schmidt and his St. Bonaventure basketball team had to sweat out

‘You can’t play not to lose’: Bonnies set to enter Atlantic 10 tourney with same keys for success
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — Heading into the Atlantic 10 tournament, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has won four of its last five games for the first

Terrors defeat Eagles, return to PIAA Elite Eight
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com CLARION, PA – Returning once again to Tippin Gymnasium, the Otto-Eldred boys’ basketball team earned a spot in the PIAA Elite Eight, beating Serra Catholic

Portville drops second straight as offense, defense misfires against Trojans
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com SOUTHWESTERN, NY – Playing through growing pains that materialized in worries and woes on both sides of the ball, the Portville football team suffered their

Watkins says local wells tested near Olean Creek not found contaminated
By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE — While the discharge of organic material into Ischua Creek from the Great Lakes Cheese plant resulted in a significant die-off of fish and other aquatic

Two protests last Friday outside Great Lakes Cheese plant
By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE — Two groups of people demonstrated Friday outside the Great Lakes Cheese plant on Route 16 north of Franklinville, protesting discharges from the plant into Ischua

DEC will require cheese plant to pay to restore Ischua Creek
By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE — Great Lakes Cheese will be required to restore Ischua Creek as part of any state enforcement action against the Franklinville cheese plant. State











