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Oilers’ power, pitching overwhelm Lizards in 6-3 victory
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — Behind a well-balanced approach at the plate, the Olean Oilers were able to efficiently dispatch of the Salamanca Lizards for a 6-3 victory in

Pollock: A trip through a sports writer’s office
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist It’s flattering in its own way, though my answer is always the same. Folks who know I’ve been covering the Bills for

Costly errors, inconsistent bats lead to Salamanca’s 8-2 defeat at Hornell
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com HORNELL — What was, for a moment, set up to be another back-and-forth game between the Salamanca Lizards and the Hornell Steamers, wound up favoring the

Common Council approves $2.3 million street paving bid
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Olean Common Council awarded a $2.3 million bid to a Jamestown paving firm for the city’s annual pavement preparation and overlay program. Lakeshore Paving

Champions racking up ribbons at the Cattaraugus County Fair
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Sixteen-year-old Addyson Shawley of Randolph won Supreme Dairy Cow honors at the 183rd Cattaraugus County Fair this week. Athena, a two-year-old senior

New York rolls past PA in Big 30 Charities Classic, evens up all-time series
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA — For the first time in a decade, New York has gone back-to-back with wins over Pennsylvania in the Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic.

West Clarksville to celebrate its sculptor celebrity, Eric Jones
By RICK MILLER Olean Star WEST CLARKSVILLE — It isn’t every day a community gets behind one of its own residents and helps promote his charity dedicated to making sick

4-H Market Animal Auction at County Fair on Saturday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — The 4-H Market Animal Sale Saturday at the Cattaraugus County Fair is expected to raise more than $250,000 for 4-H owners. The auction begins











