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Bona hearts broken as Fordham edges slim victory with Donaldson’s clutch buckets
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com NEW YORK — For just about the entirety of the campaign thus far, St. Bonaventure women’s basketball coach Jim Crowley has longed for a complete-game performance from

Welcome to the Club: Terrors make history as Thomas tallies 1,000th point
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com CLARION, PA – While the Otto-Eldred boys’ basketball team has had a lot of big moments atop the hardwood of Tippin Gymnasium, their regular season

Second half struggles see Bona men’s hoops fall 75-61 to VCU
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com RICHMOND, VA — Despite a number of costly turnovers, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team held a halftime advantage over Atlantic 10 leaders VCU thanks to a

Friday Roundup: Olean, Salamanca boys extend win streaks; Lady Terrors blow out Galeton
DUNKIRK, NY – Battling tooth-and-nail for four full quarters, the Olean boys’ basketball team picked up their fifth consecutive win with a road victory over Dunkirk, 50-45. In each of

Second half burst propels Salamanca to victory over Olean
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — It was a tale of two halves for the Salamanca girls basketball team. The first half, head coach Joe Hinman admitted, his Warriors

Lady Terrors end season as NTL champions with 42-point win over Coudy
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com DUKE CENTER, PA – After two years away from the throne, the Otto-Eldred girl’s basketball team finally returned to the top, beating Coudersport 62-20 to

Sempolinski to host town hall meeting in Salamanca Feb. 17
SALAMANCA – Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski will hold his first town hall meeting of 2026 at the Salamanca Municipal Building, 225 Wildwood Ave., on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 6 p.m. Sempolinski,

Join in the Great Backyard Bird Count this weekend
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cattaraugus County is urging county residents to participate in the 29th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count this coming weekend.












