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Kane's Phinn Chamberlain (30) beats an attempted tag out at first during Bradford Legion's 6-1 loss on Tuesday. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Bradford Legion bows out of regular season with blowout loss to Kane

July 1, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com KANE, PA – In their season finale, the Bradford Legion Post 108 baseball team fell to Kane 6-1 as their playoff chances were thrown into

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) The number of local protesters in Olean to policies of President Trump have grown from a few dozen to more than 450.

Saturday protest in Olean will focus on Iran, Supreme Court

July 1, 2025

OLEAN — There are national protests for Fourth of July weekend. Olean will be having theirs on Saturday, July 5, from noon to 2 p.m. at Lincoln Park. Local Organized

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: Cattaraugus County FC falls 3-0 to Polonia FC

June 30, 2025

OLEAN, NY — Cattaraugus County FC was left still in search of its first win of the campaign after falling 3-0 to Polonia Legacy. Sustained sequences of possession were hard

Owen Wright, a Cardinal Hills member, fired an even-par 70 to capture the boys Division I (16-18-year-olds) title at Monday’s first stop of the 56th Penn-York Junior Golf League season at Elkdale Country Club in Salamanca. Wright, a rising Cattaraugus-Little Valley senior, edged Louie Nedzinski by three strokes. | Photo provided

Penn-York: Wright wins Week 1 at Elkdale Country Club

June 30, 2025

By J.P. BUTLER Special to the Olean Star SALAMANCA — A year ago, Owen Wright fared quite impressively. In his first year in the oldest age group, the long-time Penn-Yorker

Good crowds of shoppers on opening day of 14th annual WILMA Woolly Bear Weekend

October 17, 2026

By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Crowds of people looking to get an early start on their holiday shopping turned out in droves for the 14th annual WILMA

Allegany-Limestone's Dylan Rhodes and Olean's Lucius Clark vie for position during their matchup on Wednesday. Both teams will open their respective playoff campaigns on Tuesday. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: Gators take No. 2 in Class B bracket; third meeting set between Portville, Randolph in Class C

October 17, 2026

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com After six weeks of the regular season campaign, the Section VI boy’s soccer postseason has arrived. As the four local teams enter their respective brackets,

FILE -- Hayden Schappacher splits the defense in front of him during Portville's win over Olean in Week Three of the regular season. | File photo by Hunter O. Lyle

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Panthers roll over Southwestern/Frewsburg; Allegany-Limestone, Olean soccer fall in finale

October 17, 2026

CUBA, NY – Combined staunch offense and defense in every quarter carried the Portville/Cuba-Rushford/Bolivar-Richburg football team to their fifth win of the season, beating Southwestern/Frewsburg 32-0. The Panthers opened their

Dom Myers and the Huskies celebrate after a big gain during their win over Cheektowaga. In the past two weeks, Olean's offense has combined for 84 points. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Huskies’ score 30 unanswered points in rout of Cheektowaga

October 16, 2026

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN, NY – Some would argue that there’s no better time to get your win at home than on Senior Night. The same could be