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December 30 marks 50 years since Olean sniper killed three, shocked city, in mass school shooting
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Olean, NY – It has been 50 years since a sniper firing from a third floor room at Olean High School took the lives of

Salamanca loses lead, game late to Lions in DeCerbo closer
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY, NY – Having just 6.3 seconds left on the clock, the Salamanca boys’ basketball team was up against a wall. After a second half

Slow start proves insurmountable as Olean falls to Warren 61-49 in DeCerbo Showcase
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — After an early few minutes in which its opposition came out of the gates firing on all cylinders, the game was kept just beyond

Allegany-Limestone fall short in DeCerbo loss to Ellicottville
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY, NY – In the lowest scoring affair of the Joe DeCerbo Holiday Showcase, the Allegany-Limestone girls’ basketball team was unable to complete the comeback,

Spencer Brown speaks up after the stunning loss by the Buffalo Bills; a look at next season’s schedule
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist And then it was over … thanks to a curling 23-yard field goal less five minutes into overtime of Saturday night’s AFC
WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Acosta, Domres, Mohr lead Salamanca girls wrestling at Dunkirk Tournament
DUNKIRK, NY — On Jan. 17, the Salamanca girls wrestling team competed in the Dunkirk Girls Individual Tournament and walked away with several match wins and individual place finishes. Arianna

Bona women’s hoops shut down by Fordham’s second half defense
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com BRONX, NY — Coming out of the halftime break, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team was riding high. It had established a 41-29 lead over Fordham

Olean demonstrators protest a year of Trump, ICE tactics
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Protesters demonstrated outside Lincoln Park Saturday afternoon to mark President Trump’s first year in office of his second term and seek an end












