Sports

Pumpkin smashing event turns jack-o-lanterns into compost
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — Kids and adults had a smashing good time
WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Allegany-Limestone boys, girls soccer lost in Section VI Championship
WILLIAMSVILLE, NY – Coming into the championship game against a team they had already seen

Schmidt looking for confidence as Bona tips-off season against mid-major powerhouse Bradley
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ROCK HILL, SC — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team looked

Gators pick up seven selections, OMVP, COTY in District 9 all-star awards
Smethport’s Ganoe, Yingling take home two Region 4 awards By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com Throughout

Halloween showers hold off for Olean’s trick-or-treaters
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — After a brief shower that ended just as

Crowley looking for team to adapt ‘on the fly’ ahead of season tip-off vs. Mansfield
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure women’s basketball head coach Jim Crowley

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Bradford boy’s soccer, volleyball split weekend debut
BRADFORD, PA – Opening their 2026 campaign on their own turf, the Bradford boy’s soccer

Lady Owls developing core opens season with win over Elk County Catholic
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – The road back to the top tends
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Port Allegany, Bradford experience different sides of Week One blowouts
PORT ALLEGANY, PA – In the first glimpse of the post-Bienkowski-Bliss era, the Port Allegany

Hubbers drop 72 in season-opening rout over Otto-Eldred
Kisko, Dickerson lead charge for Smethport’s highest scoring affair in over 20 years By HUNTER

Victoria Guite, Democratic challenger of Sen. Borrello, hold first town hall in Olean Thursday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Victoria Guite, a Genesee County Democrat running in the 57th

County lawmakers OK plan to bring county museum under Economic Development, Planning & Tourism
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers approved a local law
