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December trout fishing
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WADE ROBERTSON 
Dec 16, 2023
The car was covered and the wind swirled wickedly around the corners of the house as the heavily falling snow obscured the view across the valley. Pee...
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Wolverines, Rebels set to take NBA floor
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SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald 
Dec 16, 2023
Only a few minutes after the Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers exit the court Saturday night at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, the show will go on fo...
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Salamanca looks to settle unfinished business
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SPENCER BATES Olean Times Herald 
Dec 13, 2023
In terms of its goals and aspirations of where they hoped to get as a program last season, the Salamanca boys basketball team believe it fell short of...
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In memory
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WADE ROBERTSON Olean Times Herald 
Dec 09, 2023
It was time to slip on my pack, adjust my head lamp, grab the rifle. The hill rose steeply before me as the cold air nipped shrewdly at my face and ea...
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A bad week for the Bills ahead of Arrowhead
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SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald 
Dec 09, 2023
Any week where the coach has to address a star player accused of domestic violence, then a day later clarifies his thoughts on the Sept. 11 terrorist ...
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Evans steps into lineup as injury bug hits Bona
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SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald 
Dec 05, 2023
BUFFALO — It was likely an alarming sight for any Bonnies fans arriving early to watch warmups. Not only was Bona’s leading scorer, Charles Pride, not...
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Ross driven to reach college baseball dream with Bona
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SPENCER BATES Olean Times Herald 
Dec 04, 2023
SALAMANCA — For someone who has been around sports his entire life, playing baseball in college is something that Jaxson Ross has never stopped workin...
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Taking some time to think
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WADE ROBERTSON 
Dec 02, 2023
The stars shone brightly overhead. The temperature, in the 20’s, had purified the atmosphere and the heavenly bodies shone sharp and clear, blazing fo...
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On a destined night, C-R court dedicated to Wight
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Dec 02, 2023
CUBA — Pat Wight has seen his father cry only twice. And though he couldn’t visualize it, he could sense that this was undoubtedly the third time. Ear...
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Bonnies search for consistency, 3-point defense
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SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald 
Dec 01, 2023
ST. BONAVENTURE — Before his return to the St. Bonaventure sideline, Jim Crowley set a goal of bringing fans back into the Reilly Center for women’s b...
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By which bar do you hold these Bonnies?
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Nov 29, 2023
ST. BONAVENTURE — Halfway through this non-conference campaign, most fans don’t seem particularly inspired by what they’ve seen from the St. Bonaventu...
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Thanksgiving memories
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WADE ROBERTSON Olean Times Herald 
Nov 25, 2023
Oh, to be a child again, when everything was sparklingly new, wonderous and so very exciting. When sights and sounds, tastes, colors and events shone ...
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Regional ties for coaches in Bills-Eagles
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SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald 
Nov 24, 2023
When the Bills and Eagles take the Lincoln Financial Field turf on Sunday, each coach will be facing the team of their hometown region. Though he was ...
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Allen, Shakir connect to give offense big spark
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SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald 
Nov 20, 2023
ORCHARD PARK — In one play, and the reaction to it, the Buffalo Bills showed what they’d been missing on offense. Early on, the good news for Joe Brad...
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