Saint Bonaventure
LATEST NEWS
Following Online Harassment Campaign Against Its Teachers, Great Valley School District Looks for Way Forward
Following an online harassment campaign against many of its teachers, the Great Valley School District is looking for a way to move forward. Following an online harassment campaign against many of its teachers, the Great Valley School District is looking to education as a way to move forward, writes Kenny Cooper for the WHYY.
Salamanca Dominates Olean to Win 11-1
SALAMANCA, NY — It’s not often that two teams combine for more runs than hits, but that is what happened Sunday night in Salamanca. The Oilers were dominated by the Lizards, who scored more runs than the Oilers had base runners. With a total of eight base runners for the entire game, the Oilers fell to the Lizards 11-1. The game was stopped in the eighth inning because of the 10-run mercy rule.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The Oilers struggled to produce any offense against the Lizards' Josh Martos, who only allowed three hits, three walks and two hit-batters over the eight innings. Oilers pitchers struggled to find the strike zone. Four pitchers combined to allow just seven hits but walked 14 batters and hit four others. Pitcher Matt Marsh suffered his first loss of the season, allowing six runs off four hits, walking five and hitting two batters. The Oilers are home on Tuesday for their final regular season home game, which is against the Dansville Gliders. It is the team's fan appreciation game, and admission is free. The first pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Four awarded Schwabenbauer, Pancio scholarships
Four area graduates recently received scholarship awards from funds stewarded by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation. Adelina Peer and Makayla Magro of Olean, Julia Wyant of Portville and Katelyn Rhinehart of Otto-Eldred each received the Ben & Rose Schwabenbauer Educational Scholarship for $750 each. The scholarship provides annual scholarships for...
Allegany-Limestone lists 4th-quarter honor rolls
ALLEGANY — Allegany-Limestone Middle/High School announced its honor rolls for the fourth quarter of the 2023-24 school year. Grade 6: Ryleigh Beecher, Rachel Boes, Lucas Dowd, Aubrey Eisenhart, Maeve Finch, Jazmyne Griffin, Abigail Higgins, Mason James, Orielle Jennings, Avery LaRose, Asher Ledford, Kalia MacArthur, Isabel Matasich, Brooke Miller, Owen Rhodes, Lucas Vecchio, Colten Wilczewski, Noah Wilder, Maliya Wojewoda-Ko, Mia Zinz.
Punxsy Minors start 1-1 at sectionals
BRADFORD — It was the opening weekend for the Punxsutawney Minor League All-Star baseball team at the Section 1 tournament held at the Bradford Little League Complex this weekend as its weekend games saw the team go 1-1. Punxsy’s first two games were one-run contests as they were on the better end of the result on Saturday, dropping District 1 champion Meadville/Vernon, 8-7, on a walk-off sacrifice fly by Noah Burkett.
ECLV splits, falls to Penfield in Little League West sectionals
ORCHARD PARK — The Ellicottville-Cattaraugus-Little Valley 8-10 softball all-stars won their first game to remain alive, but were ultimately eliminated by Penfield in the NY 1 West Sectional Tournament (Little League District 2) on July 11. In Game 1, Addie Howard went 2-for-3 with a triple to lead ECLV...
Siebert bids farewell to Salamanca High School after 31 years
SALAMANCA — As he counted down the days before the end of school, high school graduation and, ultimately, his final moments as Salamanca High School’s principal, Chris Siebert was feeling pretty good. Happy with his decision to retire June 30 after 31 years working in the Salamanca City...
State & Union: Turning back the clock on Olean
From busting burglars and stumping for a stadium to helping wounded travelers, from a busy weekend for Little Leaguers to remembering a friend of the Great Wellsville Balloon Rally, here’s a look back on the week that was 125, 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago in this edition of Turning Back the Clock.
HillTap Festival returns to Holiday Valley July 27
ELLICOTTVILLE — The fourth annual HillTap Festival will return to Holiday Valley Resort on Saturday, July 27. This popular event, at one of the most unique venues in the region, integrates a full day of outdoor activities and live music from three bands on two stages. The HillTap Festival...
Olean Catholics to diocese: Keep St. John’s open
OLEAN — The majority of Catholic parish families in Western New York will be challenging the Diocese of Buffalo’s plans for closures, including the plan to close St. John Church in North Olean. The diocese reported that 24 of 36 Families of Parishes in the diocese had told...
'I hope he wins, he deserves it': Trump backers relieved, energized after his brush with death
ALLEGANY — Dave Decker was watching a live news feed as former President Donald Trump had opened his speech Saturday evening at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa. "I was sitting at home watching. (Trump) was talking and then, all of the sudden, it looked like he got stung," the Cuba resident said Monday evening during the reception hour before July's Right Thinkers panel discussion at The Hall in Allegany.
Olean Starts Water Service Connection Repair
OLEAN, NY — A water service connection repair will temporarily leave a portion of the city without water on Tuesday. The outage will affect businesses and residences on West State Street between Fourth and Sixth streets. According to a press release sent by the city's Water Department at 10:40...
Bolivar-Richburg lists 4th-quarter honor rolls
BOLIVAR — Bolivar-Richburg Central School announced its honor rolls for the fourth quarter of the 2023-24 school year. Grade 12: David Abdo, Caden Allen, Trey Buchholz, Sarah Crawford, Anthony Densmore, Anthony Donoghue Jr, Cayden Gaines, Reiss Gaines, Caden Giardini, Kylee Gruber, Roman Johnston, Brian Learn, Destiny Learn, Travis Martin, Natasha Metz, Caleb Miller, Zachary Mitchell, Claire Pangburn, Alexandria Parker, Sarah Perkins, Trevor Pforter, Kayley Putnam-Bacon, Aydin Sisson, Aiden Smith, Kori Thomas, Brena Walp, Nebula Wilson-Smith.
Playoff hat trick for Randoph’s Nelson in Penn-York
WELLSVILLE — Griffin Nelson is certainly getting his money’s worth in the Penn-York Junior Golf League season. Monday, at Wellsville Country Club, Nelson finished first in the boys’ Division I for the third consecutive week. Also, for the third straight week, one of his competitors finished 18 holes with an identical score.
Little Valley county building closed due to waterline break
LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Center Building in Little Valley was closed Tuesday at 1:45 p.m. due to a waterline break inside the building. Departments the closure effects include the DMV Office, Treasurer's Office, Clerk's Office, Office of Emergency Services, Administration and Legislative Offices, Economic Development, Planning, and Tourism Offices, Human Resources Office and all Little Valley courts offices, District Attorney's Office and County Attorney's Office.
Hinsdale's Miller named Youth of the Week
The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces this week’s featured Youth Citizenship Award recipient is Caden Miller. Caden is the son of Jennifer and Jason Miller and a graduate of Hinsdale Central School. Miller was nominated by his school counselor, who described him as a great person who is responsible,...
Multiple Traffic Charges for Alabama Man in Wellsville
WELLSVILLE, NY — The Wellsville Police Department has reported the arrest of Don M. Chitiyo, a 35-year-old Alabama resident, on multiple traffic-related charges. The arrest occurred on Saturday, July 13,…
Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments. It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency: our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. We strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation. Join us in shaping the news narrative together.