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Salamanca outlasts Allegany-Limestone, claiming wire-to-wire victory
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — The last time the Salamanca and Allegany-Limestone girls basketball teams met, the former ran away with the affair. The Warriors claimed a 19-point, 61-42,
MONDAY ROUNDUP: McKean, Neff dominate on Senior Night; Hirliman leads Olean to finish line with red hot shooting
SMETHPORT, PA – A surge in the fourth quarter, along with Madey McKean’s and Payton Neff’s combined 45 points, lifted the Smethport girl’s basketball team to a Senior Night win

Serbian pro Stojkovic set for St. Bonaventure visit
ST. BONAVENTURE — Per a report from On3 National Basketball Reporter Joe Tipton, and confirmed by St. Bonaventure men’s basketball General Manager Adrian Wojnarowski, Serbian pro Lazar Stojkovic is set

‘No panic’ within Bona men’s hoops after another late collapse, ahead of Dayton fixture
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The unfortunate trend of dropping games in the dying minutes continued for the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team against George Mason. Up 14

Bona women’s hoops hope to embrace ‘enthusiasm of the unknown’ in A10 tournament
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com HENRICO, VA — For the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team, from here on out, it is win or go home. The regular season has reached its

Ellicottville man dies after his truck is struck by a train
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — An Ellicottville village employee who was critically injured when a train struck his truck last Thursday died Saturday at Erie County Medical Center. Zach Golley,

Cattaraugus County lawmakers back striking corrections officers
EDITOR’S NOTE: The union representing striking New York State corrections officers and the Department of Corrections and Community Safety agreed to terms to end the strike on Friday. Many COs,

Flowing sap a sweet sound at Sprague’s Maple Farms
By RICK MILLER Olean Star PORTVILLE — Sprague’s Maple Farms has produced its first maple syrup of the 2025 season. With several warm days earlier this week, the taps started running through











