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St. Bonaventure men’s basketball HC Mark Schmidt to coach final game at Reilly Center today against Davidson
Winningest coach in program history to see tenure come to an end after 19 years By ERIC FIRKEL Owner, Olean Star OLEAN – St. Bonaventure men’s basketball head coach Mark

Bona men’s hoops to round off regular season with Senior Night affair vs. Davidson
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The end of the regular season for the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team is officially just 40 minutes away. After rounding out its

CORE Learning Center for adult education moves to new offices
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The CORE Learning Center is moving up. The adult education non-profit held a ribbon cutting Friday morning at its Cattaraugus County location in

Sprague’s Maple Farms celebrating 25th anniversary of Portville restaurant
By RICK MILLER Olean Star PORTVILLE — Sprague’s Maple Farms marked its 25th anniversary late last month. Randy and Toni Sprague started building the 14,000 square foot pancake house and

Bona men’s basketball rides red-hot offense to lopsided A10 tourney win over La Salle
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com PITTSBURGH, PA — For the first time since its inception, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team could not avoid the pillow fight — the colloquial term for

OPINION: Woj Bombed as GM. Bonas fired Schmidt, then they lied about it.
OLEAN STAR – Eric M. Firkel December 28, 2025 was the last time that Adrian Wojnarowski spoke to Mark Schmidt. Following a dispute, where Woj interjected himself into practices,

Bona men’s basketball opens A10 conference tourney vs. La Salle
PITTSBURGH, PA — This season has been far from easy for the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team. After collecting an 11-2 record through the non-conference portion of the season, there was

Democrat, Republican congressional candidates meet in bipartisan town hall in Ellicottville
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — Two congressional candidates in the 23rd District met in a Bipartisan Town Hall Monday night at the Ellicottville Town Center. Both Democrat Aaron











