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Olean boys hoops survive Lew-Port’s 3-point barrage, claim 59-56 win in A2 Quarterfinal
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — Olean boys basketball coach Tim Kolasinski knew that his team’s opponent in the Section 6 Class A2 Quarterfinal, Lewiston-Porter, was going to shoot the

All roads lead here: O-E boys, girls finally return to D9 championships, face tall tasksÂ
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com You couldn’t write a better script if you tried to. On one hand, you have grass roots camaraderie, ascension and failure, persistence and failure, redemption

Bona women’s hoops hope to ‘put a full game together’ in regular season finale against Dayton
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The end of the regular season is on the near horizon for the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team, but before it can start

Historical Society president laments loss of Roosevelt-Higgins tree logs
 By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The tree parts from the Roosevelt-Higgins Oak that until recently stood in Lincoln Park, that were promised to the Olean Historical and Preservation

2026 Big 30 Charities Classic selection release #8
The Big 30 has begun unveiling the names of players who have committed to participating in the upcoming 2026 Charities Classic. The following is the eighth full release sent out

State budget contains increase in aid to almost every school district in Cattaraugus, Allegany counties
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The $268 billion New York State budget contains a $15.1 million boost in aid to public schools in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties to $432.2 million.

‘Resilient’ Olean baseball rallies to capture Class A2 title over Lewiston-Porter
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com HAMBURG — Five outs was all that separated the Olean baseball team and a possible end to its historic season. In the Section 6 Class A2

Borrello, rest of Senate GOP vote against record NY budget after Medicaid controls rejected
Today, every New York State Senate Democrat voted against a commonsense cost-saving proposal that would root out fraud and abuse in New York’s out-of-control Medicaid program, in addition to other












