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Pollock: Updates on Buffalo Bills’ RB James Cook and Portville comeback story with Steelers ILB Cole Holcomb
June 6, 2025 By CHUCK POLLOCK, Senior Sports Columnist Some thoughts on Bills running back James Cook and Steelers inside linebacker Cole Holcomb: YOU MAY have noticed Cook’s name has

Salamanca Lizards rally late, earn 7-7 extra-innings draw with Hornell
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — After dropping their last two games, Salamanca Lizards coach Jerico Weitzel emphasized that there was no need for panic, to trust in the work

Gerrick, Boffalo lead Oilers to win over Gliders, keep win streak rolling
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com DANSVILLE, NY – Through the first weeks of the season, the Olean Oilers have shown that the clutch gene is a part of their team’s

Despite effort, execution evades Lizards in 4-2 loss to Hitmen
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com HORSEHEADS — The Salamanca Lizards had got their sophomore season as an NYCBL franchise underway with back-to-back wins over the Dansville Gliders and Horseheads Hitmen. In

Fresh Joy Church seeking sneaker donations for Feet Heat 7
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Fresh Joy, formerly the Church Without Walls, 1803 W. State St., is accepting new children’s sneakers for its community outreach project Feet Heat 7. The

Democrat Gies Kicks Off 100 Town Hall Tour in Jamestown in race for 23rd congressional seat
JAMESTOWN — Aaron Gies, Democratic candidate for Congress in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, kicked off his districtwide 100 town hall tour in Jamestown Thursday evening, drawing more than 125

GOP comptroller candidate Hernandez speaks to local Republicans as he courts Upstate votes
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — Joseph Hernandez, the Republican candidate for New York state comptroller, met with state and local GOP leaders Friday at the Ellicottville Town Center.

Colosimo cleans up at inaugural ‘I-Fest’ pizza eating contest
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – We’ve all been there before. You order a pizza, have one or two or three slices and then sit back in stuffed




