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Bill Flanigan Memorial Ice Pond grand re-opening held in Salamanca Friday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star SALAMANCA — The City of Salamanca’s Bill Flanigan Memorial Ice Pond held its grand re-opening Friday. A community skate was held from 4-6 p.m. at

Salamanca responds to ‘challenge’ with win over Southwestern, capping regular season
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — In its penultimate game of the regular season, the Salamanca boys basketball team suffered a loss that was tough to swallow. It was an
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Randolph shooters overwhelm Panthers; A-L swept by Dunkirk
PORTVILLE, NY – Up against Randolph’s red hot sharp shooters, the Portville boy’s basketball team suffered its third loss in a row, losing 85-37 in the last home game of

Bona women’s hoops looking to bounce back at VCU after quick turnaround
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com RICHMOND, VA — After two quarters of play, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team had Richmond right where it wanted. The Bonnies had controlled the tempo

Despite effort, execution evades Lizards in 4-2 loss to Hitmen
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com HORSEHEADS — The Salamanca Lizards had got their sophomore season as an NYCBL franchise underway with back-to-back wins over the Dansville Gliders and Horseheads Hitmen. In

Salamanca Lizards blanked 3-0 by Dansville in first loss of new campaign
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — As errors in the field compounded struggles at the plate, the Salamanca Lizards found themselves tallying their first loss of the season. Falling 3-0

Oilers tack on third straight win with big bats against Horseheads
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com HORSEHEADS, NY – After picking up their first two wins of the season with a double-header sweep on Wednesday, the Olean Oilers kept their momentum

Olean Food Pantry seeks support for solar energy project
OLEAN — Olean Food Pantry has announced an ambitious new solar energy project designed to reroute electricity savings into food distribution. When fully funded, the solar array atop OFP’s Leo











