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Bona men’s hoops unable to overcome early deficit, fall to George Mason 75-62
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt has been known to put emphasis on playing well in the first and last five minutes of each

County Legislature approves $30,000 to hire healthcare consulting firm, accepts $49,000 in State funding from “I Love New York”, adjourn meeting in honor of Jim Ellis
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers on Wednesday adjourned in memory of former County Legislator Jim Ellis of East Otto. Ernest James “Jim” Ellis, who served on

Alderman consider replacing aging City Garage on North Barry Street
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — It has been nearly three decades since the City of Olean set its sights on replacing the City Garage on North Barry Street. It still

Homeless “point in time count” Wednesday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Early Wednesday, teams of volunteers will fan out across Cattaraugus County in search of homeless people — part of an annual count by the Continuum of Care
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Olean boys hoops complete season sweep of Dunkirk; Lady Gators bested by Cam Co on the road
Olean 57, Dunkirk 52 DUNKIRK, NY – The Olean boys basketball team were the cause of Dunkirk’s first loss of the season, back on Dec. 18. Since then, the Marauders

Crowley searching for ‘consistency’ in identity as Bona travels to Loyola Chicago
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team has flipped the script. However, not necessarily in its own favor. For the grand majority of the

Olean Oilers travel to face Jamestown for first game of PGCBL era
NEW HARTFORD, NY — The official schedule for the 2026 Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL) season has been released and for its first game in its new league, the

Schmidt seeing return on investment ahead of Bona’s clash with George Mason
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — There was a tone of relief in the voice of St. Bonaventure men’s basketball head coach Mark Schmidt following his team’s win over












