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Catt. Co. hoops officials in need of new members
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
May 07, 2021
Dave Kahm was merely looking for a rec league to join. The Olean native, in 1995, had just returned home from his time in the Air Force and was hoping...
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Diverse Board to advise Oilers on 2022 return
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
May 06, 2021
(Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part series on the new management group of the Olean Oilers for their return to the New York Collegiate Ba...
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Bonnies have upgraded the bench going into 2021-22
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Apr 23, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — The foundation, of course, is the same. In 15 years at St. Bonaventure, coach Mark Schmidt has only twice returned his entire ...
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Olean 1854 FC eager for return to soccer pitch
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Apr 17, 2021
(Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series previewing the Olean 1854 FC men’s amateur soccer team’s upcoming season. Today: Olean’s excite...
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Some thoughts on Bills, baseball, UCLA, Sabres
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Apr 03, 2021
Some observations from four different sports: — Pro football. With the NFL verifying that 2021 will feature a 17-game season, the schedule-tweaking wi...
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Bona eager to prove it belongs vs. LSU
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Mar 18, 2021
Pete Thamel thinks St. Bonaventure was short-changed. “Man, St. Bonaventure got hosed worse than Loyola,” the Yahoo Sports reporter tweeted Sunday, in...
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Bonnies clean up at A-10’s year-end awards presentation
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Mar 11, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — It first stood in the limeout in 2016, after the first truly great regular season under Mark Schmidt. That year, it had two ma...
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‘More to do:’ Bona closes out with Dayton
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Mar 01, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. -- A mere five minutes earlier, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team had made history. But you wouldn’t have known it at th...
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Bonnies rout GW, move within 1 win of Atlantic 10 title
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Feb 27, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Alpha Okoli, the beloved Bonnie who doesn’t play very often, made his first shot of the year, sending his bench into a frenzy....
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Bona aims to bounce back vs. La Salle
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Feb 09, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — It’s been in this kind of spot before. Five weeks ago, in what had been its only loss, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball te...
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Leaders emerging as boys basketball season rolls on
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PATRICK KOTNIK pkotnik@bradfordera.com 
Jan 25, 2021
It’s an unusual basketball season in District 9 and throughout the Keystone State due to the ongoing circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
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Hopefully, Oilers will survive, but with new group
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Jan 14, 2021
( EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of a two-part series on the Olean Oilers and the decision to take a leave of absence for the 2021 New York Collegi...
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Bona-GW postponed over virus concerns
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Jan 09, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Mere minutes after Wednesday’s victory over Saint Joseph’s, Jalen Adaway was already looking ahead. “The biggest thing from th...
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Can Bona continue rise vs. Colonials?
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Jan 08, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team desperately needed a spark. And before it became the Jaren Holmes show, Jalen Adaway...
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Bona back home to face Hawks
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Jan 06, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — The difference seems substantial. Had the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team lost to Richmond, it would have returned from ...
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Bona gets Rhode test in A-10 opener
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Dec 30, 2020
It’s about as unfavorable a situation as it gets. The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team, instead of the typical 12 or 13, has played just two non-...
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Bills can edge closer to No. 2 AFC seed
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Dec 28, 2020
It’s a perfect time for the Bills to get their first sweep of New England in 21 years. When the Patriots host Buffalo tonight at Gillette Stadium (8:1...
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Plenty at stake for Bills vs. Steelers
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Dec 12, 2020
There’s a reason Buffalo is favored Sunday night when it hosts the 11-1 Steelers at Bills Stadium (8:20 NBC-TV, 95.7 FM, 100.1 FM, 550 AM). Coach Sean...
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A terrible time for the fans of Bills, Bonnies
Columns, Local Sports, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Dec 04, 2020
The timing couldn’t be worse for fans of the Buffalo Bills and St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team. This was supposed to be the year … the season wh...
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