Big 30, Football, High School, ...
Jun 12, 2019
The Franklinville/Ellicottville football program didn’t have to look far for an experienced candidate to fill its coaching vacancy. Nor should the Tit...
Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...
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 ...
Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...
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...
Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...
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...
Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...
Jan 17, 2019
Dakota Mascho Portville Wrestling Mascho was among three individual champions who helped Portville win the Franklinville Tournament on Saturday for th...
Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...
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...
Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...
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...
Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...
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...
Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...
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...
Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...
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...
Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...
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...
Basketball, Big 30, Columnists, ...
Dec 14, 2018
It started with a challenge to Adam Bennett, but his Salamanca boys basketball players wouldn’t let him jump in the snow for some snow angels without ...
Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...
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-...
Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...
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...
Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...
Oct 30, 2018
ANGOLA — The young Olean Huskies were five points from beginning to think about next season and a promising future. However, after a stunning comeback...
Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...
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...
Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...
Oct 23, 2018
Spencer Sklar Hinsdale Boys soccer Sklar’s week saw the Bobcats’ star score the final goals of a glittering high school career and also make his first...
Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...
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...
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...
