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Weekend Sports Round-Up Portville, Salamanca Olean pick up Friday wins on the road
Portville, Salamanca, Olean pick up Friday wins on the road SILVER CREEK, NY – The Panthers earned their fourth win of the season after a shutout beat down of Silver

Pollock Prediction on game: Despite the division lead, the Buffalo Bills can’t afford to be complacent
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun and Olean Star Senior Sports Columnist This is not the week to be complacent. The Bills, coming off an unsightly 23-20 win over the Jets

Regional Sports Round-up
Lady Owls win on Senior Night; Portivlle, Olean girls soccer split Thursday action BRADFORD, PA – On a night when they were honoring their three seniors, the Bradford volleyball team

Owls demolish Coudy during last game at Parkway Field
By HUNTER O. LYLE BRADFORD, PA – Sometimes it’s good to get punched in the mouth. Figuratively, of course. After a dismal first quarter full of mishaps and struggles, the Bradford football

Bliss becomes All-Time D9 rusher as he leads Gators to fourth straight finals appearance
Bliss becomes All-Time D9 rusher as he leads Gators to fourth straight finals appearance By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com KANE, PA – Against the greatest and most elite talent, there

Opioid mortality rate continues to drop in county in 2025Â
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Cattaraugus County’s opioid mortality rate has continued to drop in 2025. The six deaths so far this year were all attributed to fentanyl. Last year

Bona women’s basketball handles adversity in big win over rival Niagara
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com NIAGARA — Ahead of his team’s first road game of the season at Niagara, St. Bonaventure women’s basketball head coach Jim Crowley warned that it will

Another stage, another sweep: Olean dispatches Roy-Hart in Crossover Championship, punch ticket to state tournament
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com CHEEKTOWAGA, NY – Walking off the court after collecting a third sweep in four playoff games, Michelle Acierno kept her elation under control, choosing a












