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Olean girls hoops seek growth, cohesion after heavy loss to Cuba-Rushford
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — While the Olean girls basketball team may have suffered its heaviest defeat of the season at the hands of Cuba-Rushford, coach Chelsea Bowker stressed

HS ROUNDUP: Panthers drop to 0-3; Francis leads Lady Terrors with 26
PORTVILLE, NY – Facing a challenger from the Keystone State, the Portville boys’ basketball team dropped their third game in a row, losing to Coudersport 69-44. Despite opening the game

Dragons spoil Bradford’s season opener with 19-point win
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – After splitting their first two games of the season on the road, the Bradford boys’ basketball returned to the nest to host
Olean looking to 5% bed tax to fund tourism, development
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — By this time next month, the City of Olean’s plan to institute a bed or occupancy tax could become effective. Last week, Gov. Kathy Hochul

Oilers’ miscues culminate in loss to Dansville
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN, NY – Squaring off for the third time in a Fourth of July showdown, the Dansville Rapids were able to tally their first win

Lizards fall 11-6 behind defensive mistakes, big innings from Hornell
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com HORNELL — After rescuing ties in their first two meetings of the season with the Hornell Steamers, the Salamanca Lizards were unable to come up with

Lizards see win streak snapped with 3-2 walk-off loss to Genesee
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com HOUGHTON — Despite a stellar performance on the mound and a high level of tenacity that saw the NYCBL West Division leaders pushed to the brink,

WEDNESDAY ROUNDUP: Two Oilers homer as they pick up two wins over Watertown
WATERTOWN, NY – Seeing the Watertown Rapids for the first time all season, the Olean Oilers pulled out back-to-back wins in their double-header showdown, with consistency and power with the












