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Despite foul trouble, Salamanca girls hoops cruise past Roy-Hart 68-40 in B2 Quarterfinal
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — While it was far from the cleanest game the No. 2 seed Salamanca girls basketball team had played this season, it still managed to

Bona women’s hoops falls 67-57 to physical Dayton side in regular season finale
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — In its final home game of the regular season, coach Jim Crowley wanted to see his St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team put together

Olean boys hoops survive Lew-Port’s 3-point barrage, claim 59-56 win in A2 Quarterfinal
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — Olean boys basketball coach Tim Kolasinski knew that his team’s opponent in the Section 6 Class A2 Quarterfinal, Lewiston-Porter, was going to shoot the

All roads lead here: O-E boys, girls finally return to D9 championships, face tall tasks
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com You couldn’t write a better script if you tried to. On one hand, you have grass roots camaraderie, ascension and failure, persistence and failure, redemption
LYLE: Wilson earns trust as he shines against Commanders
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com This season has been impressive to say the least. With the Pittsburgh Steelers rolling into Northwest Stadium and taking down the 7-2 Washington Commanders, it
Panthers Erase 23-Point Deficit, Win Thriller in OT
Hiram, Oh. — The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford opened their 2024-25 campaign thrillingly Saturday evening, defeating Hiram 110-109 in overtime. The Panthers got off the mark first, as Robert Richards converted a

Moore Powers Bonnies Past Canisius, 87-78
BUFFALO – A comfortable advantage for much of the second half had dwindled to single digits thanks to the three-point proficiency of Canisius bringing the crowd to life and presenting
Pollock Prediction: The Buffalo Bills aren’t fooled by the Colts’ record
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun and Olean Star Senior Sports Columnist For 18 years, the Bills had a divisional relationship with the Colts in Indianapolis. It started in 1984, the












