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Leaving the nest: Four Owls sign letters to play collegiate sports
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – For most high school athletes, the prospect of taking the next step and playing at the collegiate level is an out-of-reach dream,

Thursday HS Wrap: Salamanca girls hoops pick up big win over Dunkirk on senior night; Portville falls to Frewsburg despite Haynes’ 20 points
SALAMANCA — The Salamanca girls basketball team celebrated its senior night with a resounding 53-22 thrashing of Dunkirk. The Warriors managed to hold the Marauders to just 10 points through

Olean girls hoops downed 48-29 by Fredonia after second half offensive deluge
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — It was a tale of two halves for the Olean girls basketball team as Fredonia ran away with a 48-29 result after the sides entered

Terrors survive overtime thriller against Port despite offensive struggles
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com DUKE CENTER, PA – For the first time all season, the Otto-Eldred boys’ basketball team was on their heels. After four quarters of uncharacteristically dreadful

Lyme disease awareness month: Take steps to prevent tick bites
RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — You, a member of your family or your pet may bring an unwelcome guest home on your next picnic or other outing — a tick

Cooperative Extension pairs with My Home Park for native plant fundraiser
ELLICOTTVILLE — Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Cattaraugus County is teaming up with native plant experts at My Home Park to launch their first native plant sale fundraiser. The fundraiser

Olean City School District budget, propositions are on May 20 ballot
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Voters in the Olean City School District will vote May 20 on a proposed 2025-2026 budget of $57.9 million plus two capital project propositions totaling

St. Bonaventure caps final homestand with loss to UMass, wins series 2-1
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — After sweeping VCU the previous weekend and winning the first two games of its series against UMass, the St. Bonaventure baseball team had











