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Francis ends hoops career with PA All-State First Team selection
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com DUKE CENTER, PA – Out of the thousands of high school basketball players in Pennsylvania, only five can make it to the coveted All-State First

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: O-E baseball falls to B-R; Salamanca girls’ track finds scattered field of personal bests
BOLIVAR, NY – Heading north of the border for a weekend contest, the Otto-Eldred baseball team fell back to 0.500 with a 7-2 loss to Bolivar-Richburg. The Wolverines would strike

St. Bonaventure’s late dramatics highlight A10 series sweep of VCU
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Over the course of its three-game Atlantic 10 series against VCU, the St. Bonaventure baseball team found itself living on the edge. In

Costly mistakes, inexperience see Salamanca fall 14-5 to Fredonia
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — On a cold, rainy night, the Salamanca baseball team unfortunately found themselves the victim of their own demise in its 14-5 CCAA Div. I

Area farmers rolling with the punches of high costs for fuel, fertilizer
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Higher fuel and fertilizer prices brought on by the U.S. war in Iran are a one-two punch for many Southern Tier farmers. It’s still not

Tax-free Seneca gas stations’ prices on par with non-Native gas outlets due to war in Iran
By RICK MILLER Olean Star For decades, motorists have filled their gas tanks at tax-free Native American filling stations on the Seneca Nation’s Allegany and Cattaraugus territories and more recently
WEDNESDAY ROUNDUP: Consistent bats carry Portville past North Collins; Smethport baseball, softball split matchups against Red Raiders
NORTH COLLINS, NY – Taking to the road for their first of four consecutive games played away from home, the Portville softball team survived an early slugfest, emerging with a

Olean softball snaps Fredonia’s seven-game win streak behind ‘full team effort’
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — The story of the Olean softball team’s 7-6 victory over Fredonia could have been an incredibly different one. Holding a two-run lead with two




