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Mar 10, 2019
ST. BONAVENTURE — This was no longer just about basketball. This was a matter of standing up to the schoolyard bully. Through the first 20 minutes of ...
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Feb 13, 2019
ALLEGANY — Gowanda’s Miya Scanlan went in to Allegany-Limestone High on a mission Tuesday night. The sophomore forward scored 24 points to lead the Pa...
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Jan 18, 2019
OLEAN — Olean bounced back from its first loss of the girls basketball season on Thursday, thanks to another monster scoring night from senior guard S...
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Jan 17, 2019
It was a summation of the kind of luck and injury issues the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has dealt with all year. Midway through the first h...
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Dec 22, 2018
DUKE CENTER, Pa. — Coudersport’s torrid start to the boys basketball season continued on Friday night, as senior Owen Chambers poured in 37 points on ...
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Dec 04, 2018
FRANKLINVILLE — For the second straight game, there were a couple of positives upon which the Franklinville boys basketball team could draw. In this o...
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Nov 29, 2018
CUBA — While he’ll remember Wednesday night as his first game and win as Cuba-Rushford’s new boys basketball coach, Bryce Ryan and his Rebels squad wi...
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Nov 24, 2018
ST. BONAVENTURE — The idea was to come up with a holiday weekend retrospective that might invite some nostalgia within St. Bonaventure basketball fans...
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Nov 10, 2018
BROCKWAY, Pa. — It was an absolutely miserable night to play football — temperatures in the 30s, blowing wind and a steady drizzle all night long. But...
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Oct 30, 2018
ORCHARD PARK — Notes from the Bills’ 25-6 loss to the Patriots on Monday night at New Era Field: — The halftime ceremony to retire Thurman Thomas’ No....
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Oct 14, 2018
PANAMA — How quickly can a game get out of hand against Clymer/Sherman/Panama, the No. 1 team in Class D in New York State? For the Salamanca football...
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Sep 30, 2018
SINCLAIRVILLE — The Franklinville/Ellicottville football team looked ready to fight for a playoff spot on Saturday afternoon. But as coach Chad Bartos...
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Sep 29, 2018
SMETHPORT, Pa. — It was really only a matter of time. After Redbank Valley held the Hubbers scoreless and to just 36 total yards in the first half, Sm...
Buffalo Bills, Columnists, Football, ...
Aug 27, 2018
ORCHARD PARK — If you’re a Bills fan and Sunday was a “dress rehearsal” for the regular season … aye yi yi. And if you’re one of the Buffalo faithful ...
Columnists, Football, Local Sports, ...
Feb 03, 2018
For about the last decade, on the day before the Super Bowl, I’ve written a column about proposition – “prop” – bets related to the game. Those wagers...
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Jan 11, 2018
ST. BONAVENTURE — For the first 20 minutes, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team seemed mired in the way it played last week. Coming off back-to-...
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Nov 19, 2017
ST. BONAVENTURE — It was a near-perfect Saturday afternoon at the Reilly Center. The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team emerged from a small half...
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Oct 24, 2017
DUNKIRK — Entering Monday’s Section 6 Class D semifinal, the No. 3 Ellicottville girls’ soccer team was looking to punch its ticket to its 33rd consec...
Crime, News
June 16, 2025
OLEAN — A West Valley woman faces felony welfare fraud charges following an investigation, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office reported. Nicole L....
Local News, News
June 16, 2025
More rain is on the way for the Olean area in the coming week, though the National Weather Service predicts a lower chance for severe weather than the...
Local News, News
June 16, 2025
OLEAN — The regular monthly meeting of the Olean Public Library Board of Trustees will be held Wednesday, June 18, at 5:30 p.m. in the library's Conf...
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June 16, 2025
BRADFORD, Pa. — To understand the engineering challenges they had set before them, members of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s Baja Racing C...
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June 16, 2025
BRADFORD, Pa. — In August 2024, Keating Township supervisors Dave McClain, John Anderson and Ryan Herzog adopted a protective ordinance that attempted...
June 16, 2025
David W. Leaskey SALAMANCA --- David W. Leaskey, 72, of Salamanca, NY, died Monday, June 9, 2025 at Olean General Hospital following a short illness. ...
