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New York Boys Basketball Mega Preview: Local squads see changes galore ahead of new seasons
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com The 2025-26 boys high school basketball season is mere days from tipping off and local teams are looking to hit the ground running as best they

Bona women’s hoops fall to Cleveland State after back-and-forth slugfest
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com CLEVELAND, OH — Prior to his team’s first game at the CSU Invitational, St. Bonaventure women’s basketball coach Jim Crowley noted that there’s a reason he

Olean Common Council takes aim at hanging planters in North Union Street median
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Get ready to see fewer hanging planters in the North Union Street median next year — especially if they restrict motorists’ sightline in the vicinity

Bona men’s basketball ‘handled adversity,’ despite 15-point loss to North Carolina
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com FORT MYERS, FL — While the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team suffered its first defeat of the season, it was not due to a lack of

Owls celebrate ‘Dream Team’ but fall to DuBois for seventh straight loss
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – On a night when they celebrated the iconic ‘Dream Team,’ the current rendition of the Bradford boys’ basketball team failed to execute,

Bona women’s hoops to put a premium on defense in Davidson clash
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — If there is one thing that both the St. Bonaventure and Davidson women’s basketball teams have in common, it is that both are

Bona men’s hoops hit the road to face familiar foe Duquesne
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com PITTSBURGH, PA — As the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team gets set to make the short trip down to Pittsburgh to face Duquesne, its most frequent

Wrap: Second half struggles see Portville fall to Frewsburg
PORTVILLE — The Portville boys basketball team managed to keep pace with Frewsburg through two quarters, but once its offense went cold, it was the latter that was able to











