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As Chuck Pollock notes, the leading tackler for the Bills was Joe Andreessen, the free-agent linebacker from UB, who had 10 stops. Photo by Bill Wippert/Buffalo Bills

Pollock: McDermott knew the Buffalo Bills would host the Denver Broncos

January 10, 2025

By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist In my mind, Sean McDermott knew from the time he got on the plane. As the Bills’ coach and his team bussed

Suffocating Salamanca defense hands A-L first loss of season en route to 57-38 win

January 10, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — The Salamanca and Allegany-Limestone boys basketball teams entered their Jan. 9 CCAA Div. I meeting with blemish-free records in-league, but thanks to an oppressive

Aidan DeFazio pulls up from deep during the Panthers' loss to Randolph on Tuesday. On Thursday, DeFazio would lead Portville to their first win of the season with a 30-point performance. | File photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Thursday Roundup: DeFazio scores 30 against Cougars, reaches 1,000 points; O-E girls win seventh straight

January 9, 2025

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, NY – After having him back for just two games, the DeFazio effect is already lending itself towards success as the Portville boys’ basketball team notched their first

Helping the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford men's basketball team to two wins over the past week, Jamarion Butler became the second Panther to win the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Player of the Week Award. | Graphic by Hunter O. Lyle

At start of conference play, Butler earns AMCC honors

January 9, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com This past week, Jamarion Butler became the second player to represent the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford mens’ basketball team as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate

(Cattaraugus County Fair photo) Riders stranded on the swing ride at the Cattaraugus County Fair Saturday night await volunteer firefighters and ladder trucks from Little Valley and Ellicottville. There were no injuries.

Last night of County Fair left swingers up in the air

August 6, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — The 183rd Cattaraugus County Fair wrapped up Saturday night with a midway ride malfunction that stranded 15 riders until they could be

The Smethport VFW defeated Randy's Up the River for the 2025 A Bracket championship. Pictured here is Kamryn Cook (front, left to right), Mallory Welty, Mia Welty, Teagan Kosinski, Tierra Bodamer, Adalee MacNeal, Karly Welty (back, left to right) Inga Welty, Amber Nelson, Kate McCullough, Kara Kosinski, Mary Okerlund and Courtney MacNeal. Missing from the team is Cailey Barnett. | Photo submitted

TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Smethport VFW, 716 Fitness take home slow pitch championships

August 5, 2025

OLEAN, NY – After dropping the first game of the series, the Smethport VFW took home the 2025 Olean Women’s Slow-Pitch Softball Championship with a win over Randy’s Up the

Tee times set for 89th annual Men’s AM

August 4, 2025

OLEAN, NY — Going into it’s 89th year of existence, the annual Southwestern New York-Northwestern Pennsylvania Men’s Amateur is set to begin following the release of this year’s tee times. The

(Cutline: Marvy Levy and his wife Fran laugh on Sunday, Marv’s 100th birthday as fans in Chicago made cards for him. He was flanked by two players he coaches, quarterback Jim Kelly and running back Thurman Thomas, as well as a grandson with his friend (blue shirts). James Loften and Andre Reed were also on hand Sunday for his birthday. Photo by JOHN ANDERSON)

Pollock reflects on quite a century for former Buffalo Bills coach Marv Levy

August 4, 2025

By CHUCK POLLOCK, Sun Senior Sports Columnist Statistics will tell you that 0.03% of the 330-plus million Americans will live to be 100 years old. That’s 101,000 and nearly 80% of