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Still on top: Portville seals 13th straight Sectional title with win over Cardinals
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com JAMESTOWN, NY – Life, death and taxes. And the Portville volleyball team winning the Section VI championship. Despite facing down a heavy flow of roster

$267 million tentative Cattaraugus County budget carries tax levy increase, cuts property tax rates
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — A tentative Cattaraugus County budget of $267,084,372 was introduced Wednesday by County Administrator and budget officer Kelly J. Reed. The budget’s total

Bloom elected Cattaraugus County judge; Klute re-elected county clerk
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County voters elected a new county judge on Tuesday — Darrell Bloom, who is currently the county’s public defender. Bloom received

Livonia too much for A-L/Hinsdale in Class B subregional
Gators battle to 1-1 halftime tie before bowing to Bulldogs 4-1 GENESEO — The Allegany-Limestone/Hinsdale boys soccer team executed its game plan to near perfection. For about 39 minutes and

Bona women’s basketball handles adversity in big win over rival Niagara
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com NIAGARA — Ahead of his team’s first road game of the season at Niagara, St. Bonaventure women’s basketball head coach Jim Crowley warned that it will

Another stage, another sweep: Olean dispatches Roy-Hart in Crossover Championship, punch ticket to state tournament
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com CHEEKTOWAGA, NY – Walking off the court after collecting a third sweep in four playoff games, Michelle Acierno kept her elation under control, choosing a

Still a ‘work in progress,’ Bona men’s hoops look to continue to grow against Canisius
By SPENCER BATES batesopleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The overall record in the last eight matchups between the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team and Canisius is split down the middle at

After carving biggest pumpkins on both coasts, Jones carves one last giant at Worth W. Smith’s
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — After carving the two largest pumpkins in the country in time for Halloween West, Clarksville artist Eric Jones set to work earlier this




