Sports

Pollock: McDermott knew the Buffalo Bills would host the Denver Broncos
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist In my mind, Sean McDermott knew from

Suffocating Salamanca defense hands A-L first loss of season en route to 57-38 win
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — The Salamanca and Allegany-Limestone boys basketball teams entered their

Thursday Roundup: DeFazio scores 30 against Cougars, reaches 1,000 points; O-E girls win seventh straight
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, NY – After having him back for just two games, the DeFazio effect

At start of conference play, Butler earns AMCC honors
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com This past week, Jamarion Butler became the second player to

Salamanca football gets five names on the NYSSWA Class C All-State teams
On Jan. 8, it was announced that five players from the 2023-24 Salamanca football team

Salamanca girls wrestling team picks up first-ever dual meet win over Gowanda
GOWANDA — On Jan. 6, the Salamanca girls wrestling team participated in its first-ever dual

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
