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Bonnies flip the script, defeat Niagara with second-half dominance
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Down by as many as 15 points in the first half, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team rallied and scored a bounce-back win

Roundup: Lady Terrors win by 51; Portville volleyball improves to 4-0
DUKE CENTER, PA – Playing in the third North Tier League game of the season, the Otto-Eldred girls’ basketball game decimated Galeton, allowing just one basket as they went on

Bonnies cruise past Siena for second-straight Franciscan Cup win
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALBANY — Another blistering start, spurred on by the defensive prowess of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team saw it secure its second-straight Franciscan Cup trophy.

Panthers sweep Cuba Rushford in battle of defenses
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY COUNTY, NY – Despite turnover troubles, the Portville girls’ basketball team eked out a win over Cuba Rushford, completing the season sweep with a

Front-loaded faceoff sees Owls top Johnsonburg in season opener
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – Finding an eruption early, the Bradford baseball team managed to begin their 2026 campaign on the right foot, cruising to a 6-3

NY high school softball seasons to be spurred on by a surplus of experience
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com On the other side of the shadows of the winter sports season, our local New York high school softball teams are looking to have big years.

Proposed Olean city tax rate is down by half to 9%; aldermen seek water, sewer director reinstatement
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Olean Common Council’s line-by-line review of the proposed $23.2 million budget for 2026-27 has resulted in cuts and revisions that have pared a tentative

IDA grants $480,000 sales tax abatement for Olean brownfield cleanup by Benson to retain 1 job
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) approved $480,000.00 in tax exemptions for a local developer Tuesday for a brownfield cleanup off River












