High School, Sports
Jan 07, 2023
ALLEGANY — The marquee bout pitted a returning sectional champion from the large school division and a sectional finalist from the small school. And i...
High School, Sports
May 02, 2022
Every match, every tournament this season for the Pioneer wrestling team began with a reminder of what it had lost. The Panthers began the winter camp...
Big 30, High School, Sports
Jun 09, 2021
BEMUS POINT — It isn’t often that the Olean High boys tennis team is truly tested. The Huskies, during the regular season, at least, have made 5-0 vic...
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Apr 21, 2021
It likely wasn’t the state tournament they had grown up dreaming about. They traded Albany’s 17,000-seat Times Union Center for a sports complex at Ma...
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Mar 02, 2020
The podium at Albany’s Times Union Center was filled with Big 30 wrestlers on Saturday, as seven local competitors placed at the NYSPHSAA Division II ...
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Jan 23, 2020
YORKSHIRE — Pioneer held off a strong fight from Starpoint to stay unbeaten in ECIC Div. II wrestling action, clinching at least a share of the league...
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Mar 24, 2019
Mike Rigerman’s journey to a wrestling state championship began a year ago. But it was no ordinary year for the Pioneer senior. In between trips to Al...
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Feb 24, 2019
ALBANY — Mike Rigerman’s dominant season on the wrestling mat concluded with the most pressure-filled situation. The Pioneer 220-pounder reached this ...
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Feb 22, 2019
Odds were pretty good Olean would be represented at the New York state wrestling championships. The Huskies had at least one state qualifier the last ...
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Jan 04, 2019
RIDGWAY, Pa. — The first-year Port Allegany/Smethport wrestling co-op kept rolling Thursday night. The Gators had little trouble dispatching Ridgway, ...
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Dec 06, 2018
FRANKLINVILLE — In the opening CCAA Division II wrestling match for both teams, Franklinville used four pins and six forfeits to build a big lead over...
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Feb 25, 2018
ALBANY — Pioneer’s Mike Rigerman placed fourth and Olean’s Patrick Walsh sixth Saturday in Division 2 competition at the New York State Public High Sc...
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Feb 11, 2018
ANGOLA — A year ago, Pioneer’s Mike Rigerman could only take in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association wrestling championships as ...
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Dec 16, 2017
The Olean High wrestling program has a couple of impressive streaks going, and the Huskies don’t want to see them end anytime soon. “We’ve had nine wi...
High School, Local Sports
Feb 12, 2017
SALAMANCA — It’s rare to hear wrestling coaches sit perfectly quietly during any match, much less a sectional championship. But Pioneer Central coach ...
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Jan 29, 2017
PENDLETON — Earlier in the week, Pioneer wrestling coach Chris Edwards spoke of relishing the opportunity to determine the best team in Section 6. The...
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Jan 27, 2017
Traditionally, the postseason for Section 6 wrestling teams has focused on the individual. But this year, in addition to class tournaments and the sta...
Big 30, High School, Sports
Jan 05, 2017
CHEEKTOWAGA — Sophomore Ather Thommatha set the tone for the Pioneer wrestling team, picking up a first-period pin over Maryvale’s captain in just the...
Articles, Travel
May 31, 2025
(BPT) - Daydreaming about your next family getaway? Look no further than Northwest Florida! The location and climate are ideal, and thanks to its rece...
Articles, Buffalo Bills, Football, ...
May 30, 2025
Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott appeared on the “SHOUT!” podcast this week as his team opened Organized Team Activities (OTAs) as it continues the ...
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May 30, 2025
OLEAN– A large crowd watched a chilly and rainy pitchers duel between Ellicottville and Forestville in the Section 6 Class D Championship game Friday ...
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May 30, 2025
ORCHARD PARK — The Olean boys tennis team competed in the Section 6 Championships Wednesday with Janis Oswald winning every set through five matches t...
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May 30, 2025
LOS ANGELES — Jazz Chisholm is expected to return soon — not only to the Yankees, but to the hot corner as well. Chisholm, working his way back from a...
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May 30, 2025
BRADFORD, N.Y. — The Bolivar-Richburg softball team is headed back to the sectional final after knocking off the No. 1 seed in Section 5 Class C2. B-R...
