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Crowley searching for ‘consistency’ in identity as Bona travels to Loyola Chicago
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team has flipped the script. However, not necessarily in its own favor. For the grand majority of the

Olean Oilers travel to face Jamestown for first game of PGCBL era
NEW HARTFORD, NY — The official schedule for the 2026 Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL) season has been released and for its first game in its new league, the

Schmidt seeing return on investment ahead of Bona’s clash with George Mason
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — There was a tone of relief in the voice of St. Bonaventure men’s basketball head coach Mark Schmidt following his team’s win over

Local demonstration Saturday to protest killings of Renee Good, Alex Pretti in Minneapolis
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — “ICE Out Everywhere,” part of a nationwide response to the recent deaths of protesters in Minneapolis, will be held in Olean Saturday. The

Bar-Bill owners to operate Ellicottville Depot tavern in time for ski season
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — When the Ellicottville Depot closed this spring, everyone wondered what would become of the popular iconic tavern. Over the summer, Win-Sum Ski Corp.,

Portville/C-R/B-R rounds out season with 43-28 slugfest loss to Eden/North Collins
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com EDEN — Who would blink first? That was the big question as the No. 6 seed Portville/Cuba-Rushford/Bolivar-Richburg and No. 3 seed Eden/North Collins football teams exchanged

THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Olean, Portville volleyball sweep through quarterfinals
OLEAN, NY — Enjoying a playoff christening from their home crowd, the Olean volleyball team opened their postseason with a clean sweep over Buffalo Academy of Science in the Section

Olean Food Pantry girding for increased use with no SNAP benefits due to shutdown
By RICK MILLER Olean Star With no plan in sight to extend SNAP benefits into November, the Olean Food Pantry and other area food pantries are girding for increased numbers












