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4-H Market Animal Sale brings in record $322,661
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Last weekend’s Cattaraugus County 4-H Market Animal Sale broke records again this year. The 130 4-H youth who participated in this year’s

Last night of County Fair left swingers up in the air
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — The 183rd Cattaraugus County Fair wrapped up Saturday night with a midway ride malfunction that stranded 15 riders until they could be

TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Smethport VFW, 716 Fitness take home slow pitch championships
OLEAN, NY – After dropping the first game of the series, the Smethport VFW took home the 2025 Olean Women’s Slow-Pitch Softball Championship with a win over Randy’s Up the

Tee times set for 89th annual Men’s AM
OLEAN, NY — Going into it’s 89th year of existence, the annual Southwestern New York-Northwestern Pennsylvania Men’s Amateur is set to begin following the release of this year’s tee times. The

Nick Schmidt: ‘Highly qualified’ and seeking success alongside his father at St. Bonaventure
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — It’s hard to say no to family. Especially if that family is a highly-qualified college basketball assistant coach with experience at the academy

Off-kilter performances see Lizards fall 10-3 to Genesee Rapids
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — Time is against the Salamanca Lizards in their race for the New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL) Playoffs. But luckily for them, they had

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Boffalo scores three times, drives in two more as Oilers dominate Hornell
OLEAN, NY – Facing the Hornell Steamers twice in two days, the Olean Oilers found their second blowout win in a row as they earned a 10-1 win, tallying their

Smay to Lead Pitt-Bradford men’s basketball
BRADFORD, PA. – The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has announced that DanielSmay has been hired as the seventh head coach in the men’s basketball program’s NCAAhistory.“I am excited to












