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Thursday Night Football: Bills and Lions duel for season’s fastest start

September 17, 2026

Buffalo and Detroit kick off is 815pm at Highmark Stadium By Chuck Pollock, Senior Sports

FILE -- Otto-Eldred's Emma Button sets up a pass during the Lady Terrors' win over Cameron County to start the season. On Wednesday, Button came away with 24 assists. | File photo by Hunter O. Lyle

WEDNESDAY ROUNDUP: Otto-Eldred, Portville volleyball sweep at home; Olean girl’s tennis sneaks out win over Salamanca

September 16, 2026

DUKE CENTER, PA – Seeing their fifth North Tier League opponent of the year, the

Portville's Sean Gardner tracks down a pass during the Panthers' first win of the season. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Panthers break the seal, end Salamanca’s hot streak in one-sided affair

September 16, 2026

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA, NY – Through the first three weeks of the

FILE -- Kai Wojewoda-Ko takes the ball up field during the Gators' win over Jamestown last Tuesday. | File photo by Hunter O. Lyle

TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Salamanca sees third straight win; Huskies volleyball clean sheets Falconer

September 15, 2026

CATTARAUGUS, NY – Highlighted by an ace header from Presleigh Jimerson, the Salamanca girl’s soccer

Outside hitter Leora Dreher lifts off for a shot above the net during the Gators' win over Salamanca on Tuesday. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Gators survive in five against Salamanca

September 15, 2026

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA, NY – Entering the fifth and final, the Gators

FILE -- Austyn Douglass chases down a ball during the Lady Owls' win on Saturday, Aug. 29. | File photo by Hunter O. Lyle

MONDAY ROUNDUP: Mangold’s hat trick carries Lady Owls to shutout win; Salamanca boys remain undefeated

September 14, 2026

BRADFORD, PA – Another dominant scoring performance from Alyssa Mangold saw the Bradford girl’s soccer

Olean's Chase Fischer (right) celebrates at home plate with Ryan Cainzos after hitting the Oilers' first home run of the season during their win over the Dansville Gliders. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Gerrick, Boffalo lead Oilers to win over Gliders, keep win streak rolling

June 15, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com DANSVILLE, NY – Through the first weeks of the season,

Despite effort, execution evades Lizards in 4-2 loss to Hitmen

June 14, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com HORSEHEADS — The Salamanca Lizards had got their sophomore season as

Salamanca Lizards blanked 3-0 by Dansville in first loss of new campaign

June 13, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — As errors in the field compounded struggles at the

FILE -- Noah Gerrick finds contact during the Olean Oiler's win in the first game of a double-header against the Syracuse Salt Cats on Wednesday. On Thursday, Gerrick finished 2-for-5 with one run and one RBI as Olean downed the Hitmen. | File photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Oilers tack on third straight win with big bats against Horseheads

June 13, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com HORSEHEADS, NY – After picking up their first two wins

THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Slow-Pitch softball sees field of lopsided victories

June 12, 2025

OLEAN, NY – Scoring four runs in the top of the seventh, the Hangry Pitches

Bradford's Lucas Wallace throws an out to first during Post 108's loss to Kane on Thursday. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Bradford Legion faces third straight loss with untimely mistakes against Kane

June 12, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – Seeing them for the second time this

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