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FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Bona baseball condemned by late error; Bona softball drops two at Longhorn Invitational
ANNAPOLIS, MD — Despite a bases-loaded situation in the ninth inning, the St. Bonaventure baseball

Bona women’s hoops look to avenge loss to Fordham in pivotal final day fixture
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The final day of the regular season is

Bona men’s hoops to carry momentum into George Mason reverse fixture
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Defense, especially late in games, has been extremely

State officials meet with Cattaraugus County supervisors
By RICK MILLER Olean Star GREAT VALLEY — Members of the Cattaraugus County Supervisors Association

Common Council begins review of $23.2 million proposed Olean budget for 2026-27
By RICK MILER Olean Star The Olean Common Council held its first meeting Thursday on

Joint task force, not ICE, was seeking fugitives in Olean Thursday morning
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — A joint task force of federal and state

Well-rounded effort sees Bona men’s hoops past Rhode Island
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Ever since Atlantic 10 play started, defense has

Pollock: Mark Schmidt deserved better after his final game as ‘one of the best’ in college hoops
After his St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team lost a heartbreaker to Dayton, 68-63, in Friday’s

Pollock: Schmidt’s run at an A10 title ends, what is next for St. Bonaventure basketball?
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist In our business we live by an

Bona women’s hoops accept WNIT invitation, set for first postseason appearance since 2015-16
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team has officially

Right Thinkers meet Monday on AI and cyber security impact
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — The conservative Right Thinkers group will meet Monday

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

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

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
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