mike o'connor

The week began with optimism for Western New York wrestling teams, then fear. Now, again, they wait. After getting the go-ahead from the state governm...

The podium at Albany’s Times Union Center was filled with Big 30 wrestlers on Saturday, as seven local competitors placed at the NYSPHSAA Division II ...

LOCKPORT — Olean’s Tanner Hulse started as a fourth seed, but left the gymnasium as the No. 1 285-pound wrestler in Section 6 Division I on Saturday. ...

Trips to Albany and the New York state championships are on the line today for Big 30 wrestlers. Olean has sent a wrestler to states eight straight ye...

The Olean High School wrestling team is happy to be in Syracuse today to compete in the second annual state dual meet championships. But the Huskies a...

For the first time in the event’s three-year history, the Big 30 has three qualifiers for the Section 6 Dual Meet Wrestling Championships. But Olean w...

OLEAN — Connor Walsh is the No. 1-ranked 195-pound wrestler in Western New York. However, the sophomore found himself wrestling up two weight classes ...

LAKEWOOD — The Olean wrestling team’s dominant start to the season has offered coach Mike O’Connor a chance to shuffle his lineup. Such was the case i...

Will Olean send a wrestler to the state tournament for the eighth straight year? Mike O’Connor sure hopes so. And the Huskies’ coach believes he has a...

OLEAN — Falconer beat Olean for the CCAA Division I wrestling title for the third straight year, but there wasn’t much suspense heading into Wednesday...

Jordan McLaughlin knows what to expect when he takes the mat Friday at the Times Union Center in Albany. The Olean High senior is like the Big 30’s fo...

PORTVILLE — The Olean High School wrestling team remained undefeated in dual meets this season by dispatching Portville, 65-15, in a non-league clash ...

By JIM MELARO Olean Times Herald It’s a rivalry that dates back to the 1970s. One that, for those who can remember, saw names like Keith Stearns and C...

LAKEWOOD — As opening matches go, it was good because it ended in a win. In terms of effort, it was good because some younger wrestlers got off to a g...