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Olean girls hoops seek growth, cohesion after heavy loss to Cuba-Rushford
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — While the Olean girls basketball team may have suffered its heaviest defeat of the season at the hands of Cuba-Rushford, coach Chelsea Bowker stressed

HS ROUNDUP: Panthers drop to 0-3; Francis leads Lady Terrors with 26
PORTVILLE, NY – Facing a challenger from the Keystone State, the Portville boys’ basketball team dropped their third game in a row, losing to Coudersport 69-44. Despite opening the game

Dragons spoil Bradford’s season opener with 19-point win
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – After splitting their first two games of the season on the road, the Bradford boys’ basketball returned to the nest to host
Olean looking to 5% bed tax to fund tourism, development
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — By this time next month, the City of Olean’s plan to institute a bed or occupancy tax could become effective. Last week, Gov. Kathy Hochul

Second-half response not enough as Bona women’s hoops suffers first loss of season
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — For the first time this season, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team tasted defeat. The Bonnies were beaten 62-53 by a formidable UAlbany

Back again: Portville punches ticket to state championship
Panthers go 6-1 in pool play, will meet Mount Academy in search of 5th-straight NYS Class C title GLENS FALLS – Ali Haynes was there a year ago. Then on

Every Last Second: Port Allegany’s season comes to a close in down-to-the-wire 36-28 loss to Greenville
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com CORRY, PA – Staring up at a scoreboard with just six seconds remaining, Port Allegany’s season rested on one final play. Over the past four

Freedom dairy plans $32.5 million upgrade with help from IDA
By RICK MILLER Olean Star A town of Freedom family dairy is planning to update its 50-year-old facility with a state-of-the-art dairy farm with help from the Cattaraugus County Industrial












