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A special night for Posley and the Bonnies
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Mar 03, 2016
ROCHESTER — So much for that concern about St. Bonaventure’s men’s basketball team giving up a late-season home game to play in Rochester’s Blue Cross...
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Bonnies will be without RC factor
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Mar 02, 2016
It seemed like a passable enough idea … at the time. Before the season began, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team designated its final would-be ...
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Bona’s win over UMass verifies a special season
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Feb 28, 2016
ST. BONAVENTURE — If there was a question whether this edition of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team is a special group, Saturday afternoon’s 8...
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Bona women in control of playoff path
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JEFF MADIGAN Olean Times Herald 
Feb 24, 2016
The path is clear. Sure, there are two massive roadblocks in the way, but get past both of those and they can call themselves champions. If the St. Bo...
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Butler: Bonnies in for an interesting final 3 weeks
Columnists, Sports, St. Bonaventure
J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Feb 23, 2016
Lost amid the celebration outside the visiting locker room at UD Arena, concealed behind the magnitude of this unquestionable biggest win of the seaso...
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Pollock: NASCAR starts off with a bang
Columnists, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Feb 23, 2016
Some observations from Sunday afternoon’s closest Daytona 500 finish in its 58-year history: THE STANDING joke about NASCAR Sprint Cup is that its sea...
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Remember when Pegula was a local hockey coach?
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Feb 22, 2016
Last week, on a whim, Dan Jordan posted a 29-year-old photo on Facebook. In his word, the response was “overwhelming.” The picture is of the 1987 Olea...
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After La Salle stunner, Bona looks ahead
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Feb 19, 2016
Marcus Posley didn’t need a reminder as to how debilitating Wednesday night’s loss to last-place La Salle was. “Dayton lost tonight,” the St. Bonavent...
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Pollock: Bona women make case for an NCAA bid
Columnists, Sports, St. Bonaventure
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Feb 18, 2016
ST. BONAVENTURE — It wasn’t going to happen … not this time. The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team, 14-0 this season at home, had finally met it...
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Butler: SBU still with plenty of work to do
Columnists, Sports, St. Bonaventure
J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Feb 17, 2016
The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team can feel the hum of truly meaningful February basketball. At this point, it would be difficult not to. The B...
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Butler: Checking in on some past Big 30 stars
Columnists, Local Sports, Sports
J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Feb 17, 2016
Ryan Whelpley has had plenty of on-court success at Division III Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., this season. Through the weekend, he ranked fourt...
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Pollock: Reflections on interesting day for Bona hoops
Columnists, Sports, St. Bonaventure
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Feb 15, 2016
Some observations on an interesting Saturday afternoon for St. Bonaventure’s basketball teams: MARK SCHMIDT’S men’s squad got an enormous victory, bea...
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Bonnies score critical A-10 victory at RC
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Feb 14, 2016
ST. BONAVENTURE — For St. Bonaventure men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt, after Saturday afternoon’s 64-57 victory over Atlantic 10 rival George Wash...
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