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Pollock: Loss shouldn’t define Bonnies’ special season
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Mar 21, 2016
As the second half of the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team’s NCAA Round 2 loss to Oregon State unfolded on Sunday night, Mark Schmidt’s words c...
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This time, Bona alum wrong on spot in NCAAs
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JEFF MADIGAN Olean Times Herald 
Mar 18, 2016
CORVALLIS, Ore. — It might be the first time that the St. Bonaventure community is elated one of its own is wrong. Noted ESPN women’s basketball brack...
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Loss to Wagner disappointing end to Bona season
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Mar 17, 2016
ST. BONAVENTURE — It was all set up for the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team. One of four No. 1 seeds in the National Invitation Tournament, the ...
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Jones competing in world track  championship
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JIM MELARO, Olean Times Herald 
Mar 16, 2016
At first glance, several folks in the Southern Tier rubbed their eyes wondering, “Did I just see what I think I saw?” Recently, an ad for Dick’s Sport...
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Pollock: Bonnie women weren’t convinced of bid to NCAAs
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Mar 15, 2016
ST. BONAVENTURE — When the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team lost to Virginia Commonwealth in the Atlantic 10 quarterfinals, a week ago Friday i...
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Butler: Bonnies anxiously await NCAA selections
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Mar 13, 2016
This was supposed to be a time of calm, a worry-free day for the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team and its fans. This was supposed to be the perso...
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Pollock: SBU plays waiting game after upset loss
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Mar 12, 2016
BROOKLYN — It wasn’t supposed to end this way. This afternoon the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team was supposed to be playing Virginia Commonweal...
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Bona women clearly on the NCAA bubble
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JEFF MADIGAN Olean Times Herald 
Mar 11, 2016
ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure women’s basketball coach Jim Crowley may have said it best. “We could have done more to better our position, but we’...
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Plenty of Final Four ties for Olean
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SHAWN CAMPBELL Olean Times Herald 
Mar 10, 2016
Joe Palumbo is what every Olean High School boys basketball player wants to be: a state champion. As a sophomore, Palumbo started at point guard on th...
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Pollock: For Bradford, joining the AML was a mistake
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Mar 09, 2016
The rumor surfaced late last fall. Supposedly, the Allegheny Mountain League and Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference would merge to form a 24-team D...
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Reflecting on the loss of a friend
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JOE VINELLI The Bradford Era 
Mar 07, 2016
(EDITOR’S NOTE: On Friday morning, Bradford Era sports writer Greg Clark, passed away at age 64 due to several health issues. Below is the column Era ...
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Bills’ moves freeing space against cap
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Mar 06, 2016
Well, the Bills’ salary cap machinations have begun. It started last week with the waiving of ridiculously-overpaid defensive end Mario Williams as we...
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Bonnies take quiet approach to Saint Louis
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Mar 05, 2016
On the eve of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team’s final, and most important, game of the season, where a hum of excitement might have been exp...
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Bona women should be a tourney team
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JEFF MADIGAN Olean Times Herald 
Mar 04, 2016
ST. BONAVENTURE — The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team is firmly planted on the bubble of the NCAA Tournament. Sure, three wins in three games ...
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