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Second half burst propels Salamanca to victory over Olean
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — It was a tale of two halves for the Salamanca girls basketball team. The first half, head coach Joe Hinman admitted, his Warriors

Lady Terrors end season as NTL champions with 42-point win over Coudy
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com DUKE CENTER, PA – After two years away from the throne, the Otto-Eldred girl’s basketball team finally returned to the top, beating Coudersport 62-20 to

Sempolinski to host town hall meeting in Salamanca Feb. 17
SALAMANCA – Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski will hold his first town hall meeting of 2026 at the Salamanca Municipal Building, 225 Wildwood Ave., on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 6 p.m. Sempolinski,

Join in the Great Backyard Bird Count this weekend
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cattaraugus County is urging county residents to participate in the 29th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count this coming weekend.

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

Chuck Pollock: Was Brady the right choice as the new coach of the Buffalo Bills?
(Cutline: By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist So what do we make of the Bills new coach? On Friday at noon, team owner Terry Pegula and President/General Manager

Late offensive struggles see Bona fall just short against Loyola Chicago
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com CHICAGO, IL — Tied with just over 4.5 minutes left, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team had eyes on putting an end to its four-game losing skid.












