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Jul 26, 2017
OLEAN — The moment right fielder Chris Wastchak struck out swinging with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning Monday night ...
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Jul 22, 2017
OLEAN — It was a statement that expressed a goal but also ultimately served as a prediction. “You can come beat us, you can come beat us, but we will ...
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Jul 18, 2017
OLEAN — To be sure, the New York Collegiate Baseball League standings are bizarre. As the season heads into its final handful of games, the East Divis...
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Jul 17, 2017
OLEAN — Jay Weitzel needed to finalize his choice of starting pitcher for Sunday night’s game after four days off. He happened to have a conversation ...
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Jul 11, 2017
OLEAN — With one swing of the bat, Allen Murphy kept his team in the thick of the NYCBL playoff hunt. The Olean Oilers had already been trounced by th...
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Jun 26, 2017
Before Mike Trout was a two-time American League MVP by age 25, he was a 16-year-old from Millville, N.J., trying to make a name for himself. Olean Oi...
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Jun 21, 2017
OLEAN — All it took to derail the Olean Oilers’ three-game win streak was one inning where they suddenly could not find the strike zone. A scoreless t...
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Jun 17, 2017
OLEAN — After going one third of their home season without a win, the Olean Oilers logged their first victory of the campaign at Bradner Stadium. It t...
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Jun 15, 2017
OLEAN — The Olean Oilers weathered another shoddy inning early in their latest bid for a win in their home ballpark. After surrendering three first-in...
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Jun 15, 2017
OLEAN — Frustration began to set in for the Olean Oilers Tuesday night. Against a Rochester team they had dominated twice for their only wins, the Oil...
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Jun 12, 2017
OLEAN — The Olean Oilers once again failed to maintain a lead and saw the number in their loss column increase Sunday night. But Allen Murphy wasn’t t...
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Jun 07, 2017
OLEAN — There were reasons Jay Weitzel could’ve been frustrated. But he wasn’t going to push the panic button. The first-year Olean Oilers coach, alon...
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Jun 03, 2017
OLEAN — The Olean Oilers opened the new season with a trophy presentation and the proud distinction of being the two-time defending New York Collegiat...
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Jun 01, 2017
OLEAN — For Kaden Darrow, things are different now, including his vantage point. The Olean Oilers have a new coach: Salamanca native and former Major ...
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Jun 01, 2017
New coach Jay Weitzel knows the 2017 Olean Oilers won’t be like the 2016 Olean Oilers. But that doesn’t mean the New York Collegiate Baseball League c...
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Mar 07, 2017
OLEAN — His name had been bandied about as a potential replacement in Olean since the job became available in the fall. Now, his appointment is offici...
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June 16, 2025
BELFAST — A newly constructed and reopened bridge on County Road 26 in the town of Belfast has been named the William “Bill” A. Nichols Bridge. Allega...
June 16, 2025
Donald L. Thierman, Sr. OLEAN --- Donald L. Thierman, Sr., 86, passed away peacefully Friday (June 13, 2025) at The Pines of Olean. Born August 14, 19...
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June 16, 2025
CUBA — The village of Cuba hosted the Dairy Days 2025 celebration over the weekend, which featured the Community Yard Sale throughout the area on Satu...
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June 14, 2025
OLEAN — The first protest Nevin Oliphant took part in was in 1967 in Los Angeles. He was a young teenager protesting the Vietnam War. In 2025 his caus...
