Mike (Archer) Occhiogrosso Class of 1972 Giving up is something you never want to do in sports and almost anything in life you’ve worked hard to achieve. College basketball is in the middle of March Madness. With two more weekends to go, millions will be watching and betting on their school if they can get…
LANDON WASHBURN, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Photo Courtesy of Landon Washburn The NFL Super Bowl and the FIFA World Cup are considered to be the best sporting events. This past season, the Super Bowl had around 120 million viewers. In 2022, FIFA had 1.5 billion viewers for the World Cup. March Madness’s highest viewership in the last…
By Tyler Smith, Sports Editor A magical season, one that resulted in Atlantic-10 regular season and tournament titles, ended in a disappointing loss in the NCAA tournament round of 64. For the majority of college basketball programs, especially mid-majors, those results would be things to cherish and revel in for the foreseeable future. Bona faithful…
By Tom Seipp, Managing Editor I t was one of the most intriguing matchups in the Round of 64 in the 2021 NCAA Tournament: a strong defensive team in St. Bonaventure and a highly powered offense in LSU. In the end, the Tigers offense was too strong for the Bonnies, as they scored 76 points…
Max McAuliff, staff writer The 2021 men and women’s NCAA tournaments kicked off last week and have been well worth the two-year wait. The men’s tournament has seen a plethora of upsets, with four double-digit seeds in the Sweet 16. The women’s tournament has been just as exciting with all four number one seeds dominating…
Emily Losito Associate Editor During the month of March, there’s typically one thing on everyone’s mind: basketball. However, some forget that it’s also Women’s History Month. Kimberley DeSimone, a journalism and mass communication lecturer at St. Bonaventure, and Pauline Hoffmann, dean of the school of communication, came up with the idea of making a bracket…
By Nick Konotopskyj Assistant Sports Editor Professional sports give fans a chance to see the best players in the world. Although the same isn’t true with college sports, people are still fascinated with watching the best basketball schools in the country compete for a national championship. In two weeks time, a college basketball champion will be crowned…
By Mary Best Editor- in- Chief March Madness brought back bittersweet memories for the Bonnies this year. While it regrets the Bonnies’ nonexistent postseason, the Wolfpack knows what it feels like to follow its team to an exciting month of competition. It can recall the intensity and pride filling arenas across the country for last…