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Updates on Yehl, Napoleon & former Olean star Schmidt
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Jun 15, 2024
Updates on two former Big 30 athletes (Angelina Napoleon and Maxx Yehl) now excelling at the Division I collegiate level and another (Nick Schmidt) wh...
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Fascinations with deer antler size
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WADE ROBERTSON 
Jun 08, 2024
If there is one thing which fascinates deer hunters more than any other it’s antler size. The flash of a large racked 10- or 12-point buck can excite ...
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Belter thrives in Banditland for NLL rookie year
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SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald 
Jun 01, 2024
Some 15 years ago, you might have seen Zack Belter in the arena stands rooting on the Buffalo Bandits in “Banditland.” But two weekends ago, Belter hi...
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Floating down the Susquehanna River
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WADE ROBERTSON 
Jun 01, 2024
The annual Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association meeting was held this year at Wilkes Barre, Pa. One of Friday’s activities presented members the o...
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Lanier, Bonnies share bond with Walton’s legend
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
May 31, 2024
They will forever be linked by the memorable line from the comedy classic Airplane! “I think you’re the greatest, but my dad says you don’t work hard ...
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Pioneer tops Section 6 in 2nd flag football campaign
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SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald 
May 25, 2024
In its second year fielding a girls flag football team, Pioneer is on top of the sport in Western New York. Now, the Panthers are aiming even higher. ...
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Old box calls still have a place
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WADE ROBERTSON 
May 24, 2024
Many things in life become popular, then fall away and are forgotten, only to become accepted again years later. There was a time when almost every hu...
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Thoughts on appreciation
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WADE ROBERTSON 
May 23, 2024
As one reviews their life it can occasionally be discouraging remembering opportunities lost, poor decisions made, relationships that should have been...
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Salamanca Lizards prepared for debut NYCBL season
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SPENCER BATES Olean Times Herald 
May 22, 2024
SALAMANCA — It all started as a summer pick-up league. Players were unable to commit to a full summer’s worth of games, so they would come and go. Som...
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Bonnies building intriguing roster for next season
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
May 18, 2024
ST. BONAVENTURE — Let’s forget, for a moment, about the increasingly unscrupulous nature of college basketball. Let’s put aside the likelihood (near-c...
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Learning about the world of toads
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WADE ROBERTSON Olean Times Herald 
May 18, 2024
The still morning air was deathly still, as silent as only the moments before dawn can be. I stood listening for gobblers and for a curious moment I f...
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How might ‘24 draft picks slot in for these Bills?
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SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald 
May 02, 2024
After an offseason of veteran roster turnover and 10 draft picks, have the Bills sufficiently addressed their needs? By the time the NFL Draft conclud...
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