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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The history of Gowanda fast pitch softball
Gowanda News
Mark Benton, Sports Correspondent 
Jul 28, 2017
With the latest softball field taking shape at the new Gateway Park to Zoar Valley on Palmer Street, it is time to look back at some of the earliest s...
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Gowanda Sports Report — July 28
Gowanda News
Mark Benton, Sports Correspondent 
Jul 28, 2017
GOWANDA — This weekend will see Gateway Park to Zoar Valley located on Palmer Street come to life with two events. On Saturday, July 29, a youth footb...
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Weitzel’s Gators get first NCAA baseball title
Local Sports, Salamanca Sports, Sports, ...
Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Jul 06, 2017
(Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part column series on the NCAA baseball champion Florida Gators. Today’s column features the career of UF a...
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Weitzel recalls work ethic of  a young Trout
Local Sports, Salamanca Sports, Sports, ...
Shawn Campbell Special to The Press 
Jun 27, 2017
Before Mike Trout was a two-time American League MVP by age 25, he was a 16-year-old from Millville, N.J., trying to make a name for himself. Olean Oi...
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Cattaraugus County baseball project on schedule
Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News
RICK MILLER County Reporter 
Jun 22, 2017
LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Baseball Project is on schedule to get more than $500,000 in improvements on baseball fields in six communities...
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Notes: Alma mater honors AD Rich Morton
Local Sports, Salamanca Sports, Sports, ...
Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Jun 21, 2017
On a photo assignment for our sister paper, the Olean Times Herald, I had the chance to hear Rich Morton’s induction speech at his alma mater, Olean H...
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Senn thankful, reflective on  Hall of Fame
Local Sports, Sports, Sports Baseball, ...
Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Jun 16, 2017
How do you make a baseball hall of fame without ever playing the sport competitively? Oh, you just need nearly a half-century dedicated to coaching th...
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East I baseball seniors roll to one last win
Ellicottville Sports, Local Sports, Randolph Sports, ...
Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Jun 16, 2017
JAMESTOWN — The senior all-stars from CCAA Div. I East made Mike Matz’s job easy Wednesday night, just as he expected. Matz, the Portville baseball co...
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Isaac, Jones help East win CCAA senior game
Local Sports, Salamanca Sports, Sports, ...
Jun 13, 2017
DUNKIRK — Chautauqua and Cattaraugus County high school softball seniors got one last chance to make an impression Monday night, and Salamanca’s Emma ...
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Salamanca natives Weitzel, Dry guiding Oilers
Local Sports, Salamanca Sports, Sports, ...
Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Jun 06, 2017
John Dry and Jay Weitzel go back a long time. Weitzel officially took the Olean Oilers’ head coaching job in March following Bobby Bell’s decision to ...
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Applications for youth baseball fields due July 19
Cattaraugus County News, Gowanda News, Local News, ...
RICK MILLER County Reporter 
Jun 06, 2017
LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Legislature’s Development and Agriculture Committee will accept applications for the Youth Baseball Field Proje...
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City to apply for $500K grant for ice rink
Local News, News, Salamanca News
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
May 30, 2017
SALAMANCA — After another winter without ice skating on the William Flanigan Ice Pond, the Common Council took action last week to begin a project whi...
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Portville blanks C-LV in Class C-2 semifinal
Big 30, Local Sports, Sports, ...
Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
May 24, 2017
PORTVILLE — To avenge an 8-5 loss to Cattaraugus-Little Valley in the Timberwolves’ tournament a month ago and advance in the Section 6 Class C-2 soft...
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