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Olean DPW director updates aldermen on replacing North Union Street lights
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Olean City Public Works Director James Sprague updated the Olean Common Council on a number of projects Tuesday — including the replacement of street lighting

TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Lady Gators grab fourth NTL win; Portville girls, Bradford boys suffer back-to-back losses
SHINGLEHOUSE, PA – Propelled by a big third quarter, the Port Allegany girl’s basketball team returned to 0.500 with a 42-30 win over Oswayo Valley. After leaving the first quarter

Salamanca girls hoops with ‘complete win’ over Allegany-Limestone
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — Ahead of the 2024-25 season, Salamanca girls basketball head coach Joe Hinman acknowledged that he had an extremely young team on his hands, but

Eight Lady Terrors score as O-E wallops Smethport for 35-point victory
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com DUKE CENTER, PA – Returning back to their home court for the first time of the new year, the Otto-Eldred girl’s basketball team decimated Smethport,

Bona men’s basketball erupts for triple digits in exhibition win over Alfred University
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team finished the 2024-25 season with the second-lowest points-per-game average in the Atlantic 10. At just over 68

Bona women’s basketball completes comeback over Daemen in final exhibition
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — After last season’s struggles, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team made defense the top priority in the offseason. They picked up players with
WEDNESDAY ROUNDUP: Portville’s win streak, season comes to a close in Section VI Semis
WILSON, NY – Fighting until the very last minute, the Portville girl’s soccer team saw their late-season undefeated streak finally come to an end as they fell to Wilson 3-2

Council fails to override mayor’s veto over removing decorative lights on North Union Street
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The Olean Common Council failed Tuesday to override a veto by Mayor Bill Aiello of a resolution passed earlier this month to remove












