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Salamanca girls hoops fall 56-43 to Southwestern as foul trouble hinders late rally

January 15, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — The Salamanca girls basketball team gave itself a chance late on against Southwestern, but it was the mistakes it made early on that bogged

Manning Splain takes attacks the rim during Otto-Eldred's win over Cuba Rushford on Saturday, Dec. 28. On Tuesday, Splain scored 27 in a win over Port Allegany. | File photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Roundup: Francis, Splain carry Terrors to another blowout win

January 14, 2025

PORT ALLEGANY, PA – Combining for 55 points, Landon Francis and Manning Splain led the Otto-Eldred boys’ basketball team to their 12th win of the season, downing Port Allegany 64-39.

Allegany-Limestone's Maddie Kahm takes and makes a contested 3-pointer during the Lady Gators' 48-31 win over Olean. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Early turnovers sink Olean as Lady Gators tally win No. 5

January 14, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN, NY – Testing their luck on the road, the Allegany-Limestone girls’ basketball team stretched their win streak to four with a wire-to-wire 48-31 win

Bona women’s hoops set for big test at red-hot Richmond

January 14, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com RICHMOND, VA — The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team will look to limit its self-induced mistakes as it hits the road to face Richmond, one of

(Facebook photo) An Allegany County man died from a self-inflicted shotgun wound after crashing his pickup truck into the front of the Seneca Gaming and Entertainment casino on the Oil Springs Territory.

Allegany county man crashes truck into casino, dies from shotgun blast

October 15, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star An Allegany County man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he crashed his pickup truck into the Seneca Gaming and Entertainment casino on the Seneca Nation’s

Photo by Hunter O. Lyle Otto-Eldred’s Carrie Drummond celebrates with her teammates after a kill during the Lady Terror’s sweep of Smethport.

Lady Terrors breeze by Lady hubbers, eye league banner

October 15, 2024

By HUNTER O. LYLE DUKE CENTER, PA – As they blaze through the final weeks of the regular season, the Otto-Eldred volleyball team picked up another clean sweep, this time

(Image provided) This is an artist's rendition of the new addition to the Jandoli School of Communications at St Bonaventure University — the 6,200-square-foot Henretta Communications Center. A groundbreaking ceremony will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

St. Bonaventure’s Jandoli School gift aids Henretta Communication Center

October 15, 2024

ST. BONAVENTURE — The upcoming addition to the home of the renowned Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University now has a name, thanks to the generosity of one of its most accomplished alumni.

(Photo: Bills rookie Ray Davis with a big catch on a pass from Josh Allen during the Monday Night Football victory. Photo by Bill Wippert/Buffalo Bills)

It was an ugly win, but the Buffalo Bills are in first place in the AFC East with 23-20 flag-fest win over the Jets

October 15, 2024

By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun and Olean Star Senior Sports Columnist Oh, this one was ugly. Monday night’s meeting for the lead in the AFC East between the Bills (now