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Bona men’s hoops to put premium on defense, competitive spirit at VCU
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com RICHMOND, VA — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has had a great deal of success against VCU as of late, winning each of the last

Bona men’s hoops unable to overcome early deficit, fall to George Mason 75-62
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt has been known to put emphasis on playing well in the first and last five minutes of each

County Legislature approves $30,000 to hire healthcare consulting firm, accepts $49,000 in State funding from “I Love New York”, adjourn meeting in honor of Jim Ellis
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers on Wednesday adjourned in memory of former County Legislator Jim Ellis of East Otto. Ernest James “Jim” Ellis, who served on

Alderman consider replacing aging City Garage on North Barry Street
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — It has been nearly three decades since the City of Olean set its sights on replacing the City Garage on North Barry Street. It still

WEDNESDAY ROUNDUP: Smethport’s bats overwhelm Green Wave; A-L softball tallies first loss
SMETHPORT, PA – Led by an explosive day at the plate, the Smethport baseball team dominated Oswayo Valley 13-1 to pick up their second win of the season. The action

Bona baseball cruises to victory over Canisius behind complete performance
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — “When we can put two or three phases together, we’re a tough team to beat.” Those were the words of St. Bonaventure baseball

Mike MacDonald officially unveiled as St. Bonaventure men’s basketball head coach
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — There was one statement that Mike MacDonald repeated throughout his introductory press conference as the new St. Bonaventure men’s basketball head coach: “Because,

Alle-Catt gets final state OK to complete wind farm construction despite noise concerns
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Alle-Catt Wind Energy received approval Monday from the New York State Department of Public Service (DPS) to proceed with construction of the wind farm that











