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WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Olean Oilers survive late scare from Batavia, tally first-ever PGCBL win
BATAVIA, NY — The Olean Oilers are officially off the mark in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball league (PGCBL), picking up their first-ever win in the league at the expense of

Oilers fall to Tarp Skunks in first ever PGCBL home opener
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — The Olean Oilers have officially opened Bradner Stadium for business in their Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL) era. After a number of years

Olean’s run of rallies ends in Class A Crossover Championship
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com HAMBURG, NY – For the better part of the afternoon, the opposing dugout was a choir. Chants, chirps and chatter flooded onto the field from

Olean Oilers begin life in PGCBL with 7-inning loss to Jamestown Tarp SkunksÂ
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com JAMESTOWN — A new chapter in the history of the Olean Oilers is officially here. On May 29, Olean got its tenure in the Perfect Game

It’s only a mini-camp for the Buffalo Bills, but good news on the James Cook and Joey Bosa front
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Sun Senior Sports Columnist Bills’ fans found good reason from optimism this past week in the most innocuous of events … mandatory mini-camp. The most encouraging event

Olean town residents opposed to 650-foot wind towers proposed for Olean-Allegany-Portville
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Town of Olean residents expressed their concerns Tuesday over a proposed 95 megawatt wind farm with 24 turbines along mountain ridges in Olean, Allegany and

Aiello, Sherburne debate city issues in GOP mayoral primary
RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Olean mayoral candidates Bill Aiello and Amy B. Sherburne met in their first and only debate Wednesday, three days before the first votes in the

Draft FEMA floodplain omit dikes in calculating risks; 3400 Olean buildings affected
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Draft floodplain maps for the City of Olean issued last month by the Federal Emergency Management Agency show wide swaths of the city in a 100-year floodplain.











