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Salamanca rally falls short vs. Southwestern
Trojans hold off Warriors, 57-53, in Class B semis FREDONIA – For as formidable as it had been

Bona offense sputters in loss to George Mason
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com FAIRFAX, VA — Despite its record, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball

Bona women’s hoops secure first round bye in A10 tourney with win over Fordham
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The final day of the regular season always

Do-or-die Gators dispatch Moniteau, earn first state tournament bid in 30 years
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com DUBOIS, PA – Taking the nearly two-hour bus ride to
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

Portville stays undefeated, Bradford boys bounce back
PORTVILLE, NY – Led by Ashley Carls work on both sides of the ball, the

HS ROUNDUP: Olean’s Driscoll, Salamanca’s Bialaszewski take first, second at Rich Morton Invitational
SALAMANCA — Camren Driscoll’s first-place finish at the 1st Rich Morton Salamanca Wrestling Invitational on

Panthers rise to 7-0 with blowout win over Houghton
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – After a pair of nail-biting, down-to-the-wire contests

Bates: With A10 play on the horizon, Bona will need to keep its foot on the gas
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Big leads are great. Keeping them is better.

Pollock: Question of McDermott after loss missed the point, stop rearranging chairs on the Titanic deck
December 9, 2024 A column by CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist It was

Olean girls hoops seek growth, cohesion after heavy loss to Cuba-Rushford
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — While the Olean girls basketball team may have suffered
