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Big 7th inning keys Hangry Pitches past McKan
Local Sports, Softball, Sports
Jun 08, 2026
Liz Rix finished 4-for-4 with a home run and Meghan Hollenbeck went 3-for-4 to lead Hangry Pitches to a 15-8 triumph over McKan Trucking in an Olean W...
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Final group of Charities Classic players announced
Football, Local Sports, Sports
Jun 08, 2026
BRADFORD, Pa. — The Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic committee has announced the eighth, and final, group of players who have committed to playing in...
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Oilers split weekend games vs. Niagara, Batavia
Baseball, Local Sports, Sports
Jun 08, 2026
OLEAN — The Oilers improved to 4-4 on Saturday, putting together multiple strong pitching performances and getting some power in the second and sixth ...
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Eleven players added to Charities Classic rosters
Football, Local Sports, Sports
Jun 05, 2026
BRADFORD, Pa. — The Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic committee has announced the seventh group of players who have committed to playing in this year’...
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Manendo shines as Oilers top Red Wings 8-2
Baseball, Local Sports, Sports
Jun 05, 2026
OLEAN — Jake Manendo delivered the Oilers’ strongest pitching performance of the young season on Friday evening, tossing six scoreless innings while s...
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A true Turkey Whisperer
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
Jun 04, 2026
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...
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Walker, Carter reshaped their bodies to fit new Bills defense
Buffalo Bills, Football, Local Sports, ...
By Nick Sabato - Niagara Gazette 
Jun 03, 2026
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...
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Olean handles Jamestown for back-to-back wins
Baseball, Local Sports, Sports
Jun 03, 2026
JAMESTOWN -- Last Friday, the Jamestown Tarp Skunks handed Olean a convincing, season-opening 14-6 defeat. Four days later, at the same ballpark, the ...
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Giordano tabs Galietta as SBU men’s soccer assistant coach
College Sports, Local Sports, Soccer, ...
Jun 03, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University men's soccer head coach Mick Giordano has announced the addition of Dominic Galietta as an assistant coac...
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Bills rookie WR Bell reveals what it’s like playing with QB Allen
Buffalo Bills, Local Sports, Sports
By MATT PARRINO, Syracuse.com (TNS) 
Jun 03, 2026
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 ...
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Bonnies adds Winchendon Prep’s Cam Blankenberg to finalize 2026-2027 roster
Basketball, College Sports, Local Sports, ...
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
Jun 02, 2026
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 ...
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Men’s Am sets August 3rd entry deadline for 90th tourney
Golf, Local Sports, Sports
Jun 02, 2026
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...
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Randy’s takes opening-night slugfest, 32-21
Local Sports, Softball, Sports
Jun 01, 2026
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...
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