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White’s injury complicates finish for Bills
Buffalo Bills, Columnists, Football, ...
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Nov 27, 2021
So how do we assess the Bills as they head into the final six games of the regular season? Well, that view changed dramatically Friday morning when co...
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Bonnies expect battle with Northern Iowa
Basketball, College Sports, Sports, ...
J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Nov 27, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE — It had a decidedly March feel to it. From the high-level opponents the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team knocked off, including ...
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‘Setting’ a high standard’
Big 30, High School, Sports, ...
SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald 
Nov 26, 2021
Kylie Blessing looks back now and laughs, but she didn’t want to be a setter at first. Blessing started coming to Kelly Unverdorben’s summer volleybal...
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Portville leads CCAA East division all-star
Big 30, High School, Soccer, ...
Nov 26, 2021
Undefeated league champion Portville placed five players on the CCAA East girls soccer all-star first team, leading schools recognized in the division...
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Buffalo back on track after big win over Saints
Buffalo Bills, Columnists, Football, ...
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Nov 26, 2021
So the Bills got their “must-win” Thanksgiving night in New Orleans and continued their seven-game streak of alternating victories and defeats. And, t...
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Can Buffalo find its footing in New Orleans?
Buffalo Bills, Football, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Nov 24, 2021
An absolutely critical game in Week 11? That’s exactly where the reeling Bills find themselves heading into Thursday night’s meeting with the equally ...
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Chuck Ward, former TH publisher, one-of-a-kind
Columnists, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Nov 24, 2021
My first recollection of Chuck Ward came during the 1972 NFL season. I was working for Bradford’s WESB radio but religiously read his pieces on the Bi...
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Lent, Cooney headline D-9 North all-stars
Football, High School, Sports
JEFF UVEINO Special to the Times Herald 
Nov 24, 2021
Local high school football teams had few answers for Smethport quarterback Noah Lent. Opposing offenses equally struggled to stop swarming linebacker ...
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SPCA: Older dogs and great volunteers
Cattaraugus County, News
MARCIA M. KELLY Special to Olean Times Herald 
Nov 24, 2021
SNOW WHITE: “Such a great dog,” said longtime SPCA volunteer John Skadowski, who is devoted to the older dogs who end up in the shelter at the SPCA in...
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DEC offering summer camps program
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, News
Nov 23, 2021
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s online registration for DEC’s 2022 Summer Camps program will open March 6. To mark 75 ye...
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Pollock: It’s time for Buffalo fans to be worried
Buffalo Bills, Columnists, Football, ...
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Nov 23, 2021
If Bills fans aren’t worried right now, they’re not paying attention. This franchise, when the season began, was the odds-on favorite to win the AFC’s...
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Bona, fans part of perfect weekend in Charleston
Basketball, College Sports, Columnists, ...
J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Nov 23, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE — Mark Schmidt was referred to by multiple national pundits as “one of the best coaches in the country.” The St. Bonaventure faithful ...
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Now we wonder whether Bills are a playoff team
Buffalo Bills, Columnists, Football, ...
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Nov 22, 2021
ORCHARD PARK — At the risk of echoing the late Joan Rivers, can we talk? Two weeks ago, when the Bills lost that galling 9-6 decision to the then 1-6 ...
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Bona dominates Marquette for Charleston Classic crown
Basketball, College Sports, Sports, ...
J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Nov 22, 2021
Late in the first half, a young, but talented Marquette team again tried to apply the trademark Shaka Smart pressure. And again, the grizzled group fr...
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