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Gators survive in five against Salamanca
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA, NY – Entering the fifth and final, the Gators were in the hot seat. After weathering an early gut punch they managed to rally,

MONDAY ROUNDUP: Mangold’s hat trick carries Lady Owls to shutout win; Salamanca boys remain undefeated
BRADFORD, PA – Another dominant scoring performance from Alyssa Mangold saw the Bradford girl’s soccer team tack on another win to their season, beating Brookville 6-0. Mangold was one of

Heavy-handed offense gives Olean the win over Timberwolves
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN, NY – After back-to-back games of being on their heels and fending off their opponents, the Olean girl’s soccer team finally saw the other

Owls, Warriors, Huskies make strides at Red Dragon Invitational
BEMUS POINT, NY – Competing out of a field of 25 teams, three local schools left their mark on the annual Red Dragon Invitational this past Saturday. Taking to the

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




