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Salamanca Warriors changing their mindset, build around rookie QB
Taking to the gridiron after the first big personnel change, the Warriors came out to a hot 4-0 start in 2025. However, they then ran into trouble, ending the season

Olean Huskies first year head coach Terry Burrows to lead young team with potential, hopes to surprise some people
After a decade under the leadership of Phil Vecchio, the Huskies have a new man at the mantle in Terry Burrows. While Burrows hasn’t been the starring role on Olean’s

Portville/Cuba-Rushford/Bolivar-Richburg hope to start strong, look forward to Bradner
In high school football, consistency only goes so far. Rosters fluctuate, coaching staffs roll over and success ebbs and flows. What stays the same, and what four football teams around

Group invites protesters to Labor Day ‘pop-up protest’ outsid Lincoln Park on Monday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — A “pop-up” protest will be held Monday from 4-6 p.m. on the sidewalk outside Lincoln Park. Sponsors said the themes of the protest

Schmidt era comes to a close at St. Bonaventure following A10 tourney loss to Dayton
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com PITTSBURGH, PA — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team entered the Atlantic 10 Championship knowing that the final days of head coach Mark Schmidt’s tenure were

Legislators ask Hochul to reconsider ending some Medicaid payments to rural ambulance services
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday asking Gov. Kathy Hochul to reconsider a provision in her executive budget that would

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




