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Saturday: Olean Oilers 7 , Niagra Ironbacks 2 OLEAN — The Oilers improved to 4-4 on Saturday, putting together multiple strong pitching performances a...

The Section VI Track and Field State Qualifiers delivered plenty of standout performances from area athletes last weekend, highlighted by a pair of se...

ORCHARD PARK — A conversation with Kaleb Elarms-Orr about his jersey number brought visions of a movie scene. In Friday Night Lights — a film based on...

OLEAN — The Hangry Pitches jumped out to an early lead and never relinquished it in a 10-8 victory over KSW Photography on Thursday in the Olean Women...

WILLIAMSVILLE — The Salamanca girls lacrosse team fell one win short of a sectional title this season, but head coach Jesse Mohr believes the foundati...

For spring gobbler season, May 2026 was the most difficult I can remember — and some excellent hunters I know never bagged a bird. To quote an extreme...

ORCHARD PARK — Deone Walker does things a man his size shouldn’t be able to do. Now the Buffalo Bills are asking him to do something he’s never really...

JAMESTOWN -- Last Friday, the Jamestown Tarp Skunks handed Olean a convincing, season-opening 14-6 defeat. Four days later, at the same ballpark, the ...

ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University men's soccer head coach Mick Giordano has announced the addition of Dominic Galietta as an assistant coac...

ORCHARD PARK — It’s hard to remember how shaky Skyler Bell looked during Buffalo Bills rookie minicamp less than a month ago. The Bills’ fourth-round ...

HAMBURG — Fillmore jumped on Ellicottville early offensively on Tuesday night, and didn’t let the Eagles back in the game in a 9-4 regional playoff wi...

OLEAN — This week, the Bonnies added Winchendon Prep’s Cam Blankenberg, a high school recruit and Rochester native to their 2026-2027 roster. The 6’7 ...

Another sectional championship season for the Wellsville Lions baseball team came to a close on Monday with a 6-5 loss to the Haverling Rams of Bath a...

OLEAN — Going into its 90th year, the SWNY–NWPA Men’s Amateur is one of the longest-running match play tournaments in the country — a legacy rarely ma...

OLEAN — On the opening night of Olean Women’s Slow-Pitch Softball League play, Randy’s Up the River won a slugfest over Ice Cold Pitches, 32-21. The g...

LIVONIA -- A year ago, an excellent Genesee Valley/Belfast baseball team fell to Kendall in the sectional championship game at Livonia High School. On...

Oilers secure 10-7 victory over Batavia BATAVIA — The Olean Oilers will understandably be facing a bit of a learning curve as they adjust to life in t...

Benjamin pitches Ellicottville to Section 6 Class D crown SALAMANCA — The Ellicottville baseball team scored a run from the bottom of its batting orde...