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Salamanca Lizards open NYCBL season with 11-1 pummeling of Dansville
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Lizards may have had to wait to get their sophomore NYCBL season underway, but when it came time to take the field,

Five Olean senior athletes set to take talents to the collegiate stage
OLEAN — Five Olean High School athletes, set to graduate come the end of the academic year, will be taking their talents to the college level. Huskies Emma Edwards, Ava
WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Salamanca girls track and field well represented at Section 6 State Qualifiers
FALCONER — At the Section 6 track and field state qualifier, the Salamanca girls team saw nine athletes compete in 10 different events, totaling 12 entries altogether — a number

Despite offensive opportunities, Olean 1854 FC, Cattaraugus County FC drop points in losses
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — One kick of the ball can change so much. In its 4-2 loss to the now-league-leading Borussia Bees, Olean 1854 FC came to

TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Portville’s Taylor walks off Maple Grove in season-opener; A-L, Salamanca softball win season-openers
PORTVILLE, NY — The Portville baseball team could not have asked for a better start to the year, walking off Maple Grove 4-3 in its season-opener. Going into the bottom

Front-loaded faceoff sees Owls top Johnsonburg in season opener
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – Finding an eruption early, the Bradford baseball team managed to begin their 2026 campaign on the right foot, cruising to a 6-3

NY high school softball seasons to be spurred on by a surplus of experience
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com On the other side of the shadows of the winter sports season, our local New York high school softball teams are looking to have big years.

Proposed Olean city tax rate is down by half to 9%; aldermen seek water, sewer director reinstatement
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Olean Common Council’s line-by-line review of the proposed $23.2 million budget for 2026-27 has resulted in cuts and revisions that have pared a tentative












