frank martin

ST. BONAVENTURE — It could well be one of the defining moments of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team’s season. And that isn’t hyperbole. Bona h...

ST. BONAVENTURE — It began as a day of celebration, a deluge of joy following the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team’s thrilling road win over Virg...

TONAWANDA — The Allegany-Limestone girls basketball team never missed the Section 6 semifinals in 17 seasons under Frank Martin. This year, Chad Lyter...

ST. BONAVENTURE — It began with a standard basketball question in a standard basketball setting. Me: “LaDarien, aside from continuing to find your win...

It was the most successful season for local high school sports in recent memory. In the last 12 months, among other accomplishments, Olean High School...

ALLEGANY — The court where Frank Martin strolled the sidelines for 17 years will be named in memory of the beloved Allegany-Limestone girls basketball...

ALLEGANY — The Allegany-Limestone girls volleyball team had one goal going into Wednesday’s rematch with Olean High — play for Frank Martin. Last Marc...

PORTVILLE — Coaches say it all the time, but in this case, Kelly Unverdorben was insistent that the scores didn’t reflect just how competitive a match...

WELLSVILLE — The sad reality hit John Anderson when the Allegany-Limestone girls volleyball team walked in the gym Thursday night. Anderson’s Wellsvil...

Each year at every Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament held throughout the nation, the opening ceremonies of the tournament occur on Saturday of t...

ALLEGANY — As standout basketball players at Allegany-Limestone, the Martin sisters would often stay after practice to shoot extra free throws. They d...

It is unlikely there’s ever been a more emotional presentation of the Big 30 Basketball Coach of the Year awards. On the sidelines, Allegany-Limestone...

One of the mysteries of life that has always vexed me is how often miserable, unlikeable people seem to live on and on while, all too often, the best ...

My last two contacts with Frank Martin said everything about the Allegany-Limestone coach. Last Sunday, two days after his Gators lost a heartbreaker ...

Allegany-Limestone girls basketball coach Frank Martin died Wednesday, just five days after leading the Gators in their first state final four appeara...

TROY — Any loss this weekend would have been hard for the Allegany-Limestone girls basketball team to endure. The senior-laden Gators had been on what...

TROY — It was only the Allegany-Limestone girls basketball team’s first game of the postseason. However, after the Gators won 53-32 over a Portville s...

HENRIETTA — Over the past three years, the Allegany-Limestone girls basketball team’s postseason results have parallelled those of the A-L girls socce...