Salamanca woman jailed on murder, other charges
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November 1, 2025
SALAMANCA — A city woman is facing murder and other felony charges after a death on River Street on Friday morning. The Salamanca Police Department re...

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Expectations still high for SHS boys hoops
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Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Nov 23, 2017
In his first year as Salamanca varsity boys basketball coach, Adam Bennett had the benefit of nine seniors, including three captain returning starters...
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Postseason honors pour in for Bowen, Hamilton
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Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Apr 19, 2017
Ellicottville junior Elliot Bowen earned a first-team all-state selection among Class D boys basketball stars announced Wednesday. Bowen, a 6-foot-5 c...
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Whitmore, Marsh, Horton and Duggan join HOF
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Apr 12, 2017
Denny “D.J.” Whitmore helped lead the Salamanca High School football team to a Section 6 championship in 1986, but his contributions to Warriors teams...
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Haskells win top Big 30 hoops awards
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Apr 09, 2017
Successful seasons for the Franklinville boys and girls basketball teams resulted in some heavy plaques for the Haskell. Jeff Haskell, the 9th year Fr...
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Great March gets stilted finish in UNC-Gonzaga
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Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Apr 04, 2017
Monday night’s national championship put a microscope on far too many problems for college basketball, and I’m not even talking about North Carolina’s...
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Hoops run part of Franklinville’s sports renaissance
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Shawn Campbell, Olean Times Herald 
Mar 21, 2017
BINGHAMTON — Something has changed within the halls of Franklinville Central School over the past few years. Boys basketball coach Jeff Haskell has no...
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Hamilton leads NY girls to Big 30 win; Pennsy boys roll
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Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Mar 20, 2017
PORTVILLE — It took all of 15 seconds for Andrew Bucheit to assert himself as a matchup problem for the New York boys team at the Big 30 Senior Basket...
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Senior Classic set to return in Portville
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Mar 16, 2017
For the third straight March, many of the top senior high school basketball players will get together for one last game. The Big 30 Basketball Senior ...
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CCAA East basketball: Hind, Brawdy win co-MVP
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Mar 08, 2017
Randolph freshman Tyler Hind won co-MVP and his father, Kevin, took coach of the year in Chautauqua Cattaraugus Athletic Association East I boys baske...
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Young Warriors win Shamrock Tournament
Salamanca Sports, Sports, Sports Basketball
Mar 08, 2017
OLEAN — The Salamanca “Young Warriors” won the Annual Shamrock 5th-6th Grade Basketball Tournament at Archbishop Walsh, topping a field of 16 teams ov...
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Cardinals bounced in Class C crossover
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Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Mar 08, 2017
JAMESTOWN — Randolph had become accustomed to being the ones to play smothering defense on opponents’ best scorers. But on Tuesday night in a matchup ...
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Randolph girls fall to Frewsburg in C-2 final
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Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Mar 05, 2017
JAMESTOWN -- A dominant postseason run by Frewsburg senior forward Olivia Lynn continued Saturday afternoon at the expense of the Randolph girls baske...
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