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Salamanca woman jailed on murder, other charges

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Salamanca woman jailed on murder, other charges

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...

Needing playoff answers, Bills invest in SEC defenders

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Needing playoff answers, Bills invest in SEC defenders

SAM WIlSON Special to the Herald

Apr 29, 2025

A year ago, the Bills traded away the pick that would be used on the fastest player in the NFL Draft. Thursday night, they drafted someone fast enough...

Weishan looks back as he winds down 50-year coaching career

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Weishan looks back as he winds down 50-year coaching career

Connor Jackson cjackson@oleantimesherald.com

Feb 21, 2025

SALAMANCA — Pete Weishan has been a staple of Salamanca basketball, coaching 50 seasons for the Warriors. It’s rare that someone stays into coaching t...

Eddy, Luce erased uncertainty, led special seasons at ECS, A-L

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Eddy, Luce erased uncertainty, led special seasons at ECS, A-L

J.P. BUTLER Special to the Press

Dec 28, 2024

There were early indications that perhaps this wasn’t going to be “their year.” The Ellicottville girls soccer team had lost a pair of Big 30 all-star...

After historic seasons, awards sweep for SHS, Port A

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After historic seasons, awards sweep for SHS, Port A

J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald, J.P. BUTLER Special to the Press

Dec 11, 2024

For a day or two, their heartache must have been all-consuming. Both, after all, had made it to the final day of the season, and did so in dominant fa...

Homecoming: Sanfilippo leads Vets Park practice before playing Jamestown

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Homecoming: Sanfilippo leads Vets Park practice before playing Jamestown

Sep 01, 2023

If Carl Sanfilippo seemed a tad distracted during practice last week, you could understand why. “This is just home,” he said. Sanfilippo is starting h...

Giving thanks before a changing of the guard in ‘Press’ sports

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Giving thanks before a changing of the guard in ‘Press’ sports

Aug 31, 2023

Tom Petty once sang, “It’s time to move on, time to get going. What lies ahead, I have no way of knowing.” But let’s get this out of the way: this isn...

Remembering ‘RJ,’ Buffalo’s top-shelf hockey announcer

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Remembering ‘RJ,’ Buffalo’s top-shelf hockey announcer

Aug 19, 2023

I met Rick Jeanneret once. It was, of all places, in Belfast, New York. Back in 2018, Jeanneret visited the small town in Allegany County as an honore...

Hamlin’s return nothing short of ’remarkable’

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Hamlin’s return nothing short of ’remarkable’

Sam Wilson Sports Editor

Aug 13, 2023

ORCHARD PARK — The NFL can probably stay engraving its Comeback Player of the Year trophy. Each time the Highmark Stadium public address voice announc...

SHS student section ranked fourth in New York

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SHS student section ranked fourth in New York

Aug 12, 2023

In recent years, it hasn’t been so surprising to see the Salamanca boys basketball team climb the New York state rankings as it put together winning s...

In year 50, Big 30 produced a thrilling game

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In year 50, Big 30 produced a thrilling game

Aug 08, 2023

BRADFORD, Pa. — It all went according to plan, Terry Gray said, except on the scoreboard. Leading 21-12 at halftime, New York seemed on its way to giv...

Salamanca’s Brown impressing in busy summer before BCANY

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Salamanca’s Brown impressing in busy summer before BCANY

Jul 29, 2023

After a junior season in which he broke his school’s career scoring record and won the Big 30 Player of the Year Award, Lucus Brown has done anything ...

Haskell excited to come ‘full circle’ at Bonaventure

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Haskell excited to come ‘full circle’ at Bonaventure

Sam Wilson Sports Editor

Jul 15, 2023

ST. BONAVENTURE — Dani Haskell called it “honestly crazy … like a full-circle moment almost.” Growing up in Franklinville, Haskell spent plenty of tim...

Led by Cooper, TMC wins YEDA national title

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Led by Cooper, TMC wins YEDA national title

J.P. BUTLER Special to the Press

Jul 12, 2023

CUBA — Perhaps, for the TMC Equestrian team, this was destiny. After all, in its three previous trips to the Youth Equestrian Development Association ...

A-L’s Napoleon reflects on stellar career, looks ahead to NC State

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A-L’s Napoleon reflects on stellar career, looks ahead to NC State

Sam Wilson Sports Editor

Jul 12, 2023

ALLEGANY — At the beginning of every scholastic sports season, Angelina Napoleon would take out a pen and put her goals to paper. Sometimes it took a ...

Oilers’ Jackson proving his value as young catcher

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Oilers’ Jackson proving his value as young catcher

SAM WILSON Sport Editor

Jun 29, 2023

OLEAN — Mere weeks after his high school graduation in Atlanta, Daniel Jackson is a long way from home. But the Olean Oilers’ youngest of three catche...

Dubin achieves dream of big-league call-up

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Dubin achieves dream of big-league call-up

J.P. BUTLER Special to the Press

Jun 20, 2023

It was every cliche that has long categorized this kind of unbelievable sports moment: Feel-good. Odds-defying. Befitting a Hollywood script. Except t...

Beimel looks to maintain Oilers’ ‘culture,’ high standards in ‘23

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Beimel looks to maintain Oilers’ ‘culture,’ high standards in ‘23

Sam Wilson Sports Editor

Jun 06, 2023

On average, the Olean Oilers have fielded highly competitive teams since joining the NYCBL in 2012. Olean has made the league’s championship series fo...

Salamanca lacrosse duo reaches century mark

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Salamanca lacrosse duo reaches century mark

Sam Wilson Sports Editor

May 20, 2023

Last Monday, Tayoni Galante reached an impressive career milestone, logging his 100th career boys lacrosse goal. Just a week later to the day, teammat...

State title pays off decades of work for “basketball family”

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State title pays off decades of work for “basketball family”

Sam Wilson Sports Editor

Mar 22, 2023

GLENS FALLS — Recalling the end of last season, Kevin Hind had to correct himself: the Cardinals weren’t upset last February. They just “got beat.” Ju...

Randolph hoops teams bonded by years of dreaming big

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Randolph hoops teams bonded by years of dreaming big

Sam Wilson Sports Editor

Mar 16, 2023

On the morning his team could earn a trip back to Glens Falls, Kevin Hind was feeling nostalgic. The longtime Randolph boys basketball coach put up a ...