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Salamanca HS thrilled to resume Super 8 tradition
High School, Sports
SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald 
May 13, 2022
SALAMANCA — Sidelined by the pandemic since 2019, one of the traditions of Southern Tier track and field is set to make a return Friday night with Sal...
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Bona adds Morgan State transfer as retooling continues
Basketball, College Sports, Columnists, ...
J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
May 11, 2022
ST. BONAVENTURE — We’ve been reminded of this particular wrinkle with each passing announcement. “Just because (insert St. Bonaventure men’s basketbal...
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Stolzenburg had advice for girls on sports jobs
Columnists, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Apr 22, 2022
ST. BONAVENTURE — Thirty-three times St. Bonaventure has hosted its Girls & Women in Sports Day, but it’s doubtful that the university has had a main ...
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Lady Bolts cheer team headed to Orlando competition
Cattaraugus County, News
CINDY WAGNER Olean Times Herald 
Apr 11, 2022
OLEAN — While most local students are returning from spring break and heading back to school, a group of 11 young women are preparing to fly to Orland...
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This loss will haunt Bonnie fans for awhile
Basketball, Sports, St. Bonaventure
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Mar 12, 2022
It was all that St. Bonaventure could have asked. Trailing Saint Louis, 57-56, with 1.9 seconds left in Friday afternoon’s Atlantic 10 men’s basketbal...
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Bonnies’ A-10 opener vs. GW postponed
Basketball, College Sports, Sports, ...
Dec 29, 2021
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — In advance of conference play, the Atlantic 10 has revised its COVID forfeiture policy. In a previously scheduled athletic directo...
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Bona takes multi-cultural approach to building rugby
Columnists, Sports, St. Bonaventure
SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald 
Dec 18, 2021
( Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part story on the St. Bonaventure men’s rugby team’s National Collegiate Rugby championship.) To build a ...
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Pushing back against China’s control of athletes
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
TRUDY RUBIN Tribune News Service 
Dec 13, 2021
In 1936, human rights advocates pushed for a boycott of the “Nazi Olympics,” two years after Adolf Hitler seized power and began persecuting Jews. Som...
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Olean, Salamanca set for playoff semifinal matchups
Big 30, Football, High School, ...
SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald 
Oct 29, 2021
Coming off its “most complete game of the year,” according to coach Phil Vecchio, the Olean High football team enters the postseason a winner in four ...
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Manhertz seeks financial support for Bona sports
Basketball, College Sports, Columnists, ...
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Oct 27, 2021
( EDITOR’S NOTE : This is the second of a two-part series with new St. Bonaventure athletic director Joe Manhertz. Today, raising funds to enhance the...
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Haskell preps for next stop in hoops journey
Basketball, Columnists, High School, ...
SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald 
Aug 11, 2021
Josh Haskell wants to be the latest member of the Hughes and Haskell family tree to become a Division I athlete. He’s taking a big step before his sen...
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Sexism and women’s sports
Local Columnists, Nation World
Jul 31, 2021
More than a century after the first women competed in the Olympics, sexism and sport continue to walk hand in hand, to the detriment of all. It begs t...
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