By Pat Tintle Sports Editor The baseball team kept true to its up-and-down season as it split a doubleheader against Bucknell in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Tuesday. The Bonnies took game one by a score of 6-3. Junior pitcher Steve Klimek earned the win by going five innings and giving up three runs. Klimek improved to a… Keep Reading
By Nick Konotopskyj Assistant Sports Editor After three close losses over the weekend at the University of Massachusetts, the St. Bonaventure softball team bounced back Tuesday, taking both games of the doubleheader against Niagara. In the first game, the Bonnies jumped out to a two-run lead after the first inning, and that ended up being… Keep Reading
By Nick Konotopskyj Assistant Sports Editor One hundred seven years and counting. From the “curse of the billy goat” to Steve Bartman’s infamous play in the 2003 National League Championship Series, the Chicago Cubs have been the lovable losers of Major League Baseball for the last century. The last time Chicago made the postseason was… Keep Reading
By Rachel Konieczny Assistant News Editor As the assistant news editor at The Bona Venture, I have several tasks each week. Like the other editors, I write weekly and edit the stories in the news section. Although I am not responsible for thinking of topics for story assignments, I sometimes inform our news editor (Lian)… Keep Reading
Bills The king of headlines, Rex Ryan, took a shot at Tom Brady’s embarrassing first pitch at Fenway Park earlier this week. Brady’s throw was blooper-reel worthy, as his pitch trickled to home plate while Ryan, who threw out the first pitch at the Buffalo Bisons game, indeed did cross the plate with no help… Keep Reading
By. Harrison Leone Editor-In-Chief Remember Andrew Nicholson? You probably do. He is one of the five best men’s basketball players in school history, the linchpin of the Bonnies only Atlantic 10 title, a first-round pick and is solely responsible for the strange concentration of Orlando Magic jerseys in Cattaraugus County. He is a Bonaventure legend… Keep Reading
By. Nick Konotopskyj Assistant Sports Editor The softball team gave its fans something to be excited about in the past week. Two of its last three wins have come in walk-off fashion, including Wednesday afternoon when sophomore outfielder Desiree Gonzalez lined a single into right center field to drive in the game-winning run against Fordham.… Keep Reading
By. Jonathan Sawyer Staff Writer The men’s tennis team closed out its regular season this past weekend, facing LaSalle on Saturday and Saint Joseph’s on Sunday. It started off the weekend with a win over LaSalle seven matches to zero. The Bonnies went down in sets 5-2 to Saint Joe‘s on Sunday. “I honestly believe… Keep Reading
By. Nick Konotopskyj Assistant Sports Editor In early April, the men’s basketball team found out it would be losing one half of the Adams family. After redshirting his freshman year and appearing in 14 games during his sophomore campaign, Jalen Adams has decided to transfer out of St. Bonaventure. Adams, a 6’5″ redshirt freshman from… Keep Reading
By. Nick Konotopskyj Assistant Sports Editor College journalists dream about covering professional sports and talking to professional athletes. Tuesday morning at the Dresser Auditorium, professional writers and young, inspired college students met at the annual Dick Joyce Sports Symposium workshop on how college media should cover sports on campus. The symposium was led by a… Keep Reading
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor After winning 10 of its first 12 games, the baseball team has slowly sunk into mediocrity. The Bonnies hosted the University at Buffalo on Tuesday at Fred Handler Park at the Marra Athletics Complex, but fell to the Bulls 9-8. Buffalo came out swinging, as it scored three runs in… Keep Reading
By. Reid Okoniewski Contributing Writer We all receive the notifications from St. Bonaventure telling us that a fellow Bonnie, or relative of a Bonnie has passed away. I always stop what I’m doing and say a special prayer for that person and their family. Unfortunately, I was shocked by the Notice Board on Tuesday notifying me… Keep Reading
By. Pat Tintle Sports Editor He may be a New York City columnist residing in the tri-state area, but Mike Vaccaro does not forget the roots that enabled him to grow into an award-winning sportswriter. A 1989 graduate of St. Bonaventure, Vaccaro returned to the enchanted mountains this week as he participated in the 2015… Keep Reading
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor A season of highs, lows—and ties—has been the story of the Bonnies’ 2015 performance. The baseball team snapped its seven-game losing streak on Tuesday, as the Bonnies defeated Niagara in game one of a doubleheader by a score of 7-3. The team then tied the Purple Eagles in game two,… Keep Reading
By Reid Okoniewski Contributing Writer With the end of their careers at St. Bonaventure University fast approaching, senior defenseman Colleen Guilfoyle and senior midfielder Kaitlin Jennings are looking to spark momentum in the final stretch of Bonnies’ lacrosse. “After the loss against Binghamton, we are hungry to win,” Guilfoyle said. However, referring to the slow start, Jennings… Keep Reading
Western New Yorkers love Buffalo sports. While other areas of the country may ignore this great city, many locals are infatuated with its regional teams. So here it is: The BV’s take on all things Buffalo sports. Sabres BREAKING NEWS: The Sabres have stupidly won three of their last five games. With wins over the… Keep Reading
By Jonathan Sawyer Staff Writer The Men’s Tennis team lost its final home match of the season to the Dayton Flyers 7-0. It has not been the most successful season, in the winning category, but the team seems to be in high spirits, according to Coach Michael Bates. This young, freshman-heavy team faced a tough… Keep Reading
By Nick Konotopskyj Assistant Sports Editor After back-to-back wins to cap off March, the softball team started April on a bad note. The Bonnies dropped both games of the doubleheader April 4 against the La Salle Explorers by scores of 6-2 and 10-5. The losses drop the Bonnies to 6-14 overall (2-5 in conference play),… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle News Assignment Editor When reading The Bona Venture, there is a byline under each story giving credit to the writer. It is easy to assume that each writer just wrote their story by themselves and then all the stories are simply pieced together in the newspaper. However, until I began my adventure… Keep Reading
By Lauren Zazzara Features Assignment Editor Being Features Assignment is incredibly easy. I do no work but I get a fancy title, and it’s great. I kid. But working for the features section is a fun job. Basically, I help come up with story ideas and, with the rest of the features team, I edit… Keep Reading