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Big 30 set to induct three into Basketball Hall of Fame at Senior Classic
PORTVILLE — The Big 30 is set to induct three new members into its basketball hall of fame during the 2026 Big 30 Senior Classic on March 22. Wellsville’s Jim Insley,

Area maple producers participating in NY Maple Weekends March 21-22 and 28-29
By RICK MILLER Olean Star A number of maple producers in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties are participating in this year’s New York Maple Weekends that start Saturday. Mark March 21-22

Bona women’s hoops dance into WNIT Second Round with 10-point comeback over Drexel
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — For the longest time, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team just wasn’t able to get over the hump. Following a rough stretch of

Kolkowski is apparent winner over Papasergi in Allegany mayor’s race
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Allegany Village Trustee John J. Kolkowski, a Republican, is the apparent winner in the Allegany mayoral election Wednesday. In unofficial results reported by the Cattaraugus

Pollock Prediction: Improving Patriots to test unbeaten Buffalo Bills Sunday night
 By CHUCK POLLOCK, Sun Senior Sports Columnist Well, it’s down to two. Four games into this National Football League season, only the AFC’s Buffalo Bills and NFC’s Philadelphia Eagles
WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Owls lost to DuBois in final minutes; Olean tennis closes out season with win
DUBOIS, PA – Able to match DuBois’s intensity for the majority of the afternoon, the Bradford boy’s soccer team suffered their ninth loss of the season via heartbreak, losing 4-2

Three unanswered goals from George Washington see Bona women’s soccer fall 3-2
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Despite a great start and a resilient finish, the St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team found itself beaten 3-2 as the majority of the

Allegany-Limestone boys soccer coach Jon Luce captures 300th career win in 20th year
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — In the fall of 2004, Allegany-Limestone boys soccer coach Jon Luce was in the hospital with his wife as they were about to have












