Sports
May 14, 2022
Both were key figures on teams that reached a sectional championship game or beyond. Justine Brooks was the ace of an Olean High softball team that we...
Lifestyle
Dec 27, 2019
ROCHESTER — Several area students at Nazareth College were named to the fall semester dean’s list. The students are: Autumn Bell of Allegany, Ethan Bl...
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May 17, 2019
OLEAN — It felt like the playoffs, albeit a week early, for the Olean softball team. “Every at-bat was important, every pitch was important, every fie...
Sports
May 09, 2019
PORTVILLE — Olean’s Justine Brooks held Portville to just two hits Wednesday, pacing the Huskies to a 4-2 victory in CCAA East I softball action. Broo...
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May 07, 2019
OLEAN — Olean and Gowanda are both high-scoring softball teams. The difference between them Monday was that it took a few innings for the Huskies to g...
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Apr 27, 2019
( EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in a six-part series spotlighting the Big 30’s baseball and softball teams. Today: Cattaraugus County softball.) Ol...
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Feb 22, 2019
OLEAN — Sara Pfeiffer missing all five of her 3-point attempts in the first quarter could have been a good sign for upset-minded Dunkirk. But Ken Rick...
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Feb 03, 2019
OLEAN — For the Olean High girls basketball team, it was a day to celebrate offense. The Huskies’ senior star reached a rare milestone. And collective...
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Dec 08, 2018
OLEAN — Justine Brooks had the hot hand from three-point distance and turned in a game-high 22 points to lead the Olean girls basketball team to its s...
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Oct 28, 2018
EAST AMHERST — If the Olean High School girls soccer team needed a history lesson, all the Huskies had to do was have a chat with their superintendent...
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Oct 25, 2018
EAST AMHERST — It didn't come without a little bit of a scare. With 13:05 still remaining, after a foul inside the 18-yard box, Alden's Ashleigh Stras...
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Jun 03, 2018
EAST AMHERST — There was no need for style points or flashy hitting. The Olean Huskies knew their best route to the New York state softball final four...
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May 25, 2018
WILLIAMSVILLE — Well, it’s not Class A this season, but for the second consecutive year, the Olean High softball team has won a Section 6 title. This ...
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Jan 30, 2018
Justine Brooks Olean Girls basketball Brooks led the Huskies in scoring in back-to-back home wins that evened their record at 7-7 on the season. Again...
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Jan 24, 2018
OLEAN — The feeling was that maybe this was a game the Olean High girls basketball team would win easily. After all, even in an up-and-down year, the ...
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May 31, 2017
WILLIAMSVILLE — Pitcher Alyssa Ramarge and the Olean High softball defense proved their coach right: they could play with Williamsville East and had a...
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Apr 28, 2017
HAMBURG — Dan Brooks would like for his team to fare a bit better against some of the tougher teams on its nonleague schedule. Even among the losses, ...
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. ...
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. ...
June 16, 2025
Ruth M. Baillargeon, mother, grandmother, sister BELFAST --- Ruth M. Baillargeon, 82, of Belfast, New York, passed away Monday, June 16, 2025 at High...
June 16, 2025
Robert E. Stephens PORTVILLE === Robert E. Stephens of 24 Finch Street, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2025 at the Cuba Memorial Skilled Nursing Faci...
Commentary, Opinion
June 16, 2025
Sometimes I feel like a broken record when I talk about what’s happening in Albany — but the failures keep repeating. This year was no different. Whil...
