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Chuck Pollock: Reflections on Schmidt’s stint at St. Bonaventure
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist The hammer came Saturday morning when the Olean Star announced that St. Bonaventure men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt would be coaching his final game

Borrello, Sempolinski vote against Senate, Assembly add-ons to Hochul’s record state budget
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALBANY — State Sen. George Borrello criticized the Senate’s one-house budget resolution, passed Thursday along party lines, which adds $7.1 billion to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s

Former Cattaraugus county probation director receives maximum sentence under plea deal for possessing child porn
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — A former Cattaraugus County Probation Director was sentenced in County Court Thursday by Acting County Court Judge Nicholas A. DiCerbo to six

Bona men’s hoops prolong the Schmidt era with second-half comeback over George Mason
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com PITTSBURGH, PA — A team with something to fight for is a dangerous one. The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has something to fight for and

Olean boys soccer wins Tri-County Cup consolation game with dramatic overtime winner
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com CUBA — Despite having begun its season with a narrow 1-0 loss, the Olean boys soccer team did not flinch, responding with a dramatic 2-1 overtime

New leaders power Salamanca football past Olean 19-13 in season-opener
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — After last season, the Salamanca football team lost just shy of 4,000 yards of offense due to a number of key players graduating. Maddox
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Bliss, Gators football stays undefeated; DeFazio dominates A-L in first start at QB
CLARION, PA – Faced with their first significant challenge on the schedule, the Port Allegany football team proved their prominence, handing Central Clarion their first loss of the season with

Allegany-Limestone girls soccer falls to Pioneer in home-opener
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — Last season, the Allegany-Limestone girls soccer team lost just two games. Through three games of its 2025 campaign, they have already equalled that total












