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First-quarter woes ‘destroy’ Bona women’s hoops in 83-56 loss to Saint Joseph’s
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com PHILADELPHIA, PA — The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team is learning that old habits die hard after yet another slow start led to its third consecutive

Wednesday Roundup: Francis, Van Scoter lead Lady Terrors; Bradford girls fall to ECC
EMPORIUM, PA – Knocking down four 3-pointers each, Baylee Francis and Ayla Van Scoter helped carry the Otto-Eldred girls’ basketball team to a 48-40 win over Cameron County. The triples

Pitt-Bradford falls to Lady Lions as fatigue, losses pile up
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – Constantly battling attrition and lack of depth, the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford womens’ basketball team suffered their seventh consecutive loss, falling

Borrello, Sempolinski pan Hochul for not mentioning Seneca compact
By RICK MILLER Olean Star State elected officials representing Cattaraugus County expressed disappointment last week over Gov. Kathy Hochul’s failure to mention the need for a new gaming compact with the Seneca

A NOTE FROM THE OLEAN STAR:
Recently, Star News Reporter Rick Miller has come under some pressure by various officials over the comments below some of his stories on our facebook page. I want to take

Tuesday Roundup: Salamanca falls to Falconer, drops second game of season 62-54; Bradford swimming falls short of Punxsy
SALAMANCA — For just the second time all season, the Salamanca boys basketball team tasted defeat, falling to Falconer 62-54 at home. After a slow start, the Warriors were able

Panthers’ unable to complete comeback over Silver Creek, fall in overtime
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com PORTVILLE, NY – After erasing their shortcomings in the first three quarters with a surge in the fourth, the Portville boys’ basketball team’s comeback fell

Olean boys hoops ‘execute’ late, finish league season with 51-36 win over Allegany-Limestone
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — The key word Olean boys basketball coach Tim Kolasinski used when describing his team’s 51-36 win over Allegany-Limestone: execution. Through 2.5 quarters of play,











