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Salamanca's Frank Kula steals second, avoiding Matthew Boffalo's tag during the first of two games between the Lizards and Oilers on Wednesday. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Oilers tie, beat Salamanca in double-header rematch

June 26, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN, NY – In their third and fourth face off in six days, the Olean Oilers found a glimpse of revenge in their double-header against

Sherburne beats Aiello in GOP mayoral primary

June 25, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Amy Sherburne trounced Olean Mayor Bill Aiello in the Republican primary for mayor on Tuesday. Unofficial primary night voting totals from the Cattaraugus

Lizards put up a fight, fall short in 4-3 loss to Gliders

June 24, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com DANSVILLE — While the Salamanca Lizards may have fallen to the Dansville Gliders for their third loss in a row, the way in which they battled

FILE -- Olean's Chase Fischer stares down a pitch during the Oilers' double-header loss to Salamanca on Saturday. Against the Hitmen on Tuesday, Fischer scored once as Olean fell to 7-5. | File photo by Hunter O. Lyle

TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Horseheads dominates Olean, hand Oilers fifth loss

June 24, 2025

HORSEHEADS, NY – Heading out on the road to kick off another spree of games, the Olean Oilers were handily routed by the Horseheads Hitmen, losing 15-2 in seven innings.

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