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Feb 05, 2019
Connor Walsh Olean Wrestling Walsh’s season-long goal has been to place at the state championships, where his older brother, Patrick, took sixth last ...
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Feb 05, 2019
Bailey Bennett Genesee Valley Girls basketball One of the Big 30’s hottest teams of late has been the Bennett-led Jaguars (11-5). Last week, the 6-foo...
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Jan 22, 2019
Josh Haskell Franklinville Boys basketball A Haskell is having a big impact on a Franklinville basketball team. But this one’s name is Josh. In a pair...
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Jan 22, 2019
Cameron Spring Allegany-Limestone Girls bowling Spring’s biggest act last week was signing a piece of paper — a National Letter of Intent that has the...
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Jan 17, 2019
Abby McCoy Franklinville Girls basketball Fittingly, one Franklinville 1,000-point scorer welcomed another member into the school’s exclusive club las...
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Jan 17, 2019
Dakota Mascho Portville Wrestling Mascho was among three individual champions who helped Portville win the Franklinville Tournament on Saturday for th...
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Jan 08, 2019
Karly Welty Portville Girls basketball Portville is off to a 7-1 start, and the Panthers have already made some history. Last Thursday, for the second...
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Jan 08, 2019
Colten Studley Bolivar-Richburg Wrestling Not only did Studley avenge a loss, but he also picked up a tournament title and Most Outstanding Wrestler h...
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Dec 25, 2018
Mike Schmidt Olean Boys basketball The Schmidt family has certainly made its mark in the Olean boys basketball record book. Nick was a 1,000-point sco...
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Dec 25, 2018
Dani Haskell Franklinville Girls basketball Haskell has put together a high school career that most players only dream of — and she still has nearly t...
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Dec 19, 2018
Sara Pfeiffer Olean Girls basketball Pfeiffer’s return to Olean has been nothing short of spectacular. After moving to Arizona and leading Seton Catho...
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Dec 19, 2018
Sam Grey Cattaraugus-Little Valley Wrestling It’s shaping up to be a big senior season on the mat for Grey, who came away with a tournament championsh...
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Dec 11, 2018
Sam Flanders Allegany-Limestone Boys basketball An All-Western New York soccer player, Flanders is a playmaker on the basketball court as well. The 6-...
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Dec 11, 2018
Grace Greer Archbishop Walsh Girls basketball Big scoring performances are nothing new for Greer, who averaged 22 points per game and eclipsed the 1,0...
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Oct 23, 2018
Kate Howe Cuba-Rushford Girls volleyball Howe has the Rebels ready to take aim at another Section 5 title. Last Wednesday, the junior tallied 37 assis...
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Oct 16, 2018
Jayden Lassiter Portville Football A week after Salamanca stunned Olean, Portville (2-5) delivered another major Big 30 football upset at playoff-boun...
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Oct 16, 2018
Gabby Milligan Franklinville Girls soccer Milligan and the Panthers have gotten hot at the right time. Franklinville (9-7) went 3-0 last week with shu...
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Oct 09, 2018
Beth Miller Portville Girls volleyball Driving Portville’s hopes for a fourth state championship in five years is a player putting up the biggest numb...
Commentary, Opinion
June 16, 2025
Growing up, my family was destitute. If not for food stamps, we would have had little food — even so, there were times when our refrigerator was empty...
Commentary, Opinion
June 16, 2025
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — President Donald Trump is enforcing immigration law, and for the first time in many decades immigration enforcement does not resem...
Local News, News
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...
