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Tina Abrams nominated to become first woman president of the Seneca Nation
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Seneca Nation Councilor Tina Abrams won the Seneca Party nomination for president on Friday over Odie Porter, who is also a councilor on the Allegany

Hinsdale youth basketball camp a first step in getting kids more involved in sports
By RICK MILLER Olean Star HINSDALE — As part of a plan to get more kids involved in Hinsdale youth sports, the Hinsdale Youth Commission recently arranged for a member

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Wojewoda-Ko, Whittaker step up for Gators, Panthers; Salamanca boys lose third straight
FREDONIA, NY – An early lead for the Allegany-Limestone girl’s soccer team proved to be too much to overcome as they took down Fredonia 3-0. The Gators’ sharp-shooter Kennedy Honeck

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Smethport outguns Terrors on the road; Gators come up clutch over Trojans
DUKE CENTER, PA – Meeting for the second time of the season, the Smethport football team completed their sweep of Otto-Eldred, returning home from hostile territory with a 56-30 win

Pollck: Basketball loses a joking gem in Frank Layden
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Sun Senior Sports Columnist When I started at the Olean Times Herald in January of 1973, I knew Frank Layden to be the colorful men’s basketball coach

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: Lizards, Hitmen settle for tie due to inclement weather
SALAMANCA, NY — The Salamanca Lizards, falling behind the eight ball early, managed to pull themselves back into contention only for adverse weather to put a stop to their momentum.

NCAA Tournament expansion: The ultimate goal of money-hungry vultures
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com Greed is a disease and the world of college basketball is not immune. There is an extremely high possibility that for the first time since 2011,

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Oilers’ bats quiet in 3-0 defeat to Steamers
OLEAN, NY — Both the Olean Oilers and the Hornell Steamer had relatively quiet nights at the plate, tallying just six hits apiece. But it was what the latter did




