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TOLEDO, OHIO — Cole Peterson, who played shortstop for the Olean Oilers and the St. Bonaventure University Bonnies, was promoted to the Toledo Mud Hens, the Triple A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, Saturday.

Peterson started the season with the Double A Erie SeaWolves. In three games for the SeaWolves this year, he was batting .385. He was drafted by the Tigers in ...

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ — The St. Bonaventure University men’s lacrosse team’s season came to an abrupt ending Wednesday at the hands of the Monmouth University Hawks, 12-5, in the semi-finals of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championships.

The Bonnies continued their streak of scoring early. Following a five-goal first quarter against the University of Detroit Mercy in ...

ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — The sixth-seeded St. Bonaventure University men’s lacrosse team will be the underdog again this Wednesday when they go on the road to Kessler Stadium in West Long Branch, New Jersey, to play the second-seeded Monmouth University Hawks in the semi-finals of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conferences championships. Game time is 2 p.m.

It’s a role the Bonnies ...

Olean and Portville football took care of business this past week with wins in each of their regular-season finales. With the wins, both teams qualified for the Section VI playoffs.

Olean and Portville Football Reach the Postseason

Olean football dominated Maryvale this past week with a 28-8 victory at home.

Olean finished the regular season 4-1,clinching the two seed in Section VI ...

ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — When St. Bonaventure University hired Randy Mearns as the first head men’s lacrosse coach in program history in 2017, he said the goal was to get better every day.

“Whether that’s what we are wearing on the bus trip, to what we’re putting in our bodies the night before, to rooming lists, to game prep, to film study,” Mearns said back in ...

ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — The 2021 season has been a campaign of firsts for the St. Bonaventure University men’s lacrosse team following a winless inaugural 2019 season and a canceled 2020 season.

The team won its first game in program history in March and will make its first postseason appearance in school history Friday at 1 p.m. in the first round of ...

With one week remaining in the Section VI football regular season, Portville clinched a postseason berth while Olean needs a win to ensure a spot in the playoffs.

Portville and Olean Football Continue Win Streaks

The Portville football team clinched a spot in the Section VI Class D playoffs Friday with a 54-14 victory over Salamanca.

Portville has defeated four ...

OLEAN, NY — A new ownership group that includes more than five members is preparing to take control of the Olean Oilers baseball team, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told TAPinto Greater Olean Sunday night. 

The group includes former St. Bonaventure University baseball star and current member of the Detroit Tigers organization Cole Peterson; Oilers director of ...

At the mid-season point of the Section VI girls volleyball season, Olean and Portville remain near the top of the standings and in search of regular season class titles.

The unstoppable machine that is the Portville girls volleyball team took first place in Section VI Class C2 this week after three wins, moving to 7-0 on the season.

The Panthers have dominated their ...

Olean and Portville are off to hot starts in football and volleyball in Fall season II, while Allegany-Limestone is struggling in both sports.

Olean and Portville Football Win as Allegany-Limestone Stumbles

The Olean football team won its first game of the season this week due to improved defensive play.

After Olean lost its season opener against Western New York Maritime 30-0 ...