Friday HS Wrap: Salamanca girls hoops survive Ellicottville in final regular season game
ELLICOTTVILLE — The Salamanca girls basketball team started off its game against Ellicottville doing more than enough, but come the end of the game, it managed to do just enough

Bona looks to take advantage of struggling La Salle on the road
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com PHILADELPHIA, PA — The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team, in search of a positive result at the tail end of the regular season, will look to

Bona men’s hoops, back after week off, look to avenge loss to Duquesne
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — With four games left in the regular season and just four games currently separating the fifth and 15th placed teams in the Atlantic

Thursday HS Wrap: Salamanca, Olean boys, Portville girls grab wins in final regular season games
HAMBURG — Powered by Avery Brown’s 25-point performance, the Salamanca boys basketball team was able to wrap up its regular season with a narrow 62-58 win over Double-A Frontier. Brown,

Allegany-Limestone boys hoops fends off Randolph 52-47 in regular season finale
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — For the Allegany-Limestone boys basketball team, there’s not a much better way to cap off the regular season than with a win over the

Pitt-Bradford wins regular season championship with 24-point win over Lions
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – As the final buzzer sounded, the Panthers gathered underneath the basket, elated in the feat they had just accomplished. One by one,

Bona women’s hoops, condemned by turnovers, falls to Duquesne 80-46
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — When squaring off against one of the nation’s best point guards and a team that thrives in transition, the key is limiting possessions

Salamanca’s Warrior: Lucus Brown’s jersey retired after prolific high school basketball career
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — The number 23 jersey is iconic in the world of basketball. Michael Jordan, LeBron James and many more played their part in seeing to

Bona women’s hoops to have mettle tested against guard-heavy Duquesne
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure women’s basketball coach Jim Crowley knows that his team let a positive result slip through its fingers last time out. It

Salamanca boys hoops roll in Reilly Center, upend East AuroraÂ
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Right from the jump, the Salamanca boys basketball team showed that it had not lost a step after playing a game on the

Bonnies stumble across finish line, fight off second-half Fordham comeback
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — For the first 15 minutes of its second and final regular-season matchup against Fordham, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team had the wind

Friday Roundup: Salamanca boys hoops claim third consecutive CCAA Div. I title, Olean boys get back to winning ways
FREDONIA, NY – For the third time in as many years, the Salamanca boys basketball team has claimed the CCAA Div. I title, clinching it this season with a 60-51

Every Panther scores as Portville decimates Cassadaga Valley
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com PORTVILLE, NY – Winning by 40 points, the Portville boys’ basketball team took down Cassadaga Valley for the second time this season, earning a season

Bona men’s hoops prepared for matchup against improved, unchanged Fordham team
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — As the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team prepares to take on Fordham for the second time this season, it will be hoping for

‘I’ve got to do this myself now’ … the passing of an icon, Angelica’s Don Scholla will never be replaced at St. Bonaventure or Olean
Share: A column by CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun and Olean Star Senior Sports Columnist Two seats down from my spot on St. Bonaventure basketball’s press row, was an empty seat.

Salamanca girls hoops grab wire-to-wire 50-39 win over Fredonia
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — At the end of the day, a win is a win in the CCAA Div. I according Salamanca girls basketball coach Joe Hinman. His
Thursday Roundup: Van Scoter leads Lady Terrors; Portville falls to Cassadaga Valley
WELLSVILLE, NY – Playing their fourth New York opponent of the season, the Otto-Eldred girls’ basketball team was led by Ayla Van Scoters’ 20 points as they defeated Wellsville 54-30.

Constant turnovers drown Lady Huskies in blowout loss to Southwestern
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN, NY – Giving up over 30 turnovers throughout four quarters, the Olean girls’ basketball team suffered their eleventh loss of the season, falling to