BY: HANNAH WEST, STAFF WRITER Finally, women’s lacrosse players will have a big stage to showcase their sport. On Nov.13, 2024, the Premiere Lacrosse League announced that it is adding a women’s side to its league. The Women’s Lacrosse League will grow lacrosse and make strides for women’s sports. Before this announcement, no professional women’s… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: SAMUEL WEILERT, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will travel to Cleveland, Ohio this weekend to compete in the Magnus Cup Invitational. The Invitational will last from Nov. 21 to 23 and will feature over 10 teams from the Northeastern Region of the United… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: AIDAN SHINNERS, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball defeated Little Three rival Canisius University on the road 66-63 tonight at the Koessler Athletic Center The Bonnies continued with the same starting lineup from its first three games- fifth year guards Payton Fields, Dani Haskell and Isabellah Middleton and… Keep Reading
Photo: Forbes BY: JEREMIAH WRIGHT, CONTRIBUTING WRITER This past Saturday Jon Jones versus Stipe Miocic took place in the main event of UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden, which was regarded as the GOAT vs GOAT match. Jones aimed to defeat the greatest heavyweight of all time, Miocic, as he sought to reclaim the heavyweight… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: ROGER WEBSTER, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team traveled to Bowling Green, Ohio to play the Falcons and they took an defeat by a score of 92-41. The starting line-up consisted of fifth-year students Dani Haskell, Isabella Middleton and Payton Fields as well as freshmen Mackenzie Pettinelli and… Keep Reading
Photo: Sportsnet BY: COLIN BISH, STAFF WRITER Whenever I write, I try to be as fair and respectable to athletes for the sake of common courtesy. In today’s media climate, people are so quick to harshly criticize athletes for little mistakes. I find this highly unfair. However, there are certainly extenuating circumstances. Especially if such… Keep Reading
Photo: Frankie Debari BY: QUINN BURGESS, STAFF WRITER On Nov. 2, the St. Bonaventure men’s club baseball team beat the University of Rochester 5-2 to win the New York Championship after an enticing and anticipating season. This team had early success after winning the first four games of the season, only to face reigning champion… Keep Reading
Photo: www.bonnieshockey.com BY: ROGER WEBSTER, STAFF WRITER With the St. Bonaventure hockey season about halfway done, players look back on the first half of the season and what to improve on moving forward. In the team’s most recent game, the Bonnies defeated the Cornell Big Red 4-0, putting their record to 6-2. Senior forward and… Keep Reading
Photo: Sports Illustrated BY: GAVIN WATSON, STAFF WRITER By the time Alex Verdugo swung over a curveball to end the Yankees’ 94-win season, it was obvious New York wasn’t as dominant as they had previously thought. Many things that had plagued the Yankees for years came to plague them in the World Series. The Yankees… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: ROGER WEBSTER, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team is looking to get back in the win column as they head to Bowling Green to play the Falcons Saturday at noon. On Tuesday night, the Bonnies traveled to Youngstown State University to play the Penguins in a non-conference game.… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: GAVIN WATSON, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team fell to Youngstown State University 60-52 last night at the Beegly Center in Ohio. The Bonnies (1-1, 0-0 A-10) stumbled out of the gate, quickly falling into a 10-point deficit to the Penguins (2-0, 0-0 A-10), one they were unable… Keep Reading
Photo: Yahoo Sports BY: COLIN BISH, SPORTS WRITER As Mike Tyson said, “Social media made y’all way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the face for it.” No, I hope no one gets punched in the face. However, I would not be surprised by such an outcome due to the recent… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: SAMUEL WEILERT, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure Men’s Soccer team capped off their 2024 season this past Saturday with a 5-1 defeat to 10-3-4 conference rival UMASS, finishing with a 6-8-3 record. While they didn’t reach their goal of making the Atlantic 10 playoffs, players on the team said they… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: LUCAS PANNOZZO AND ANDREW RUSS, STAFF WRITERS Three St. Bonaventure runners prepare for the biggest race of the year, the NCAA Northeast Regional in Hopkinton, New Hampshire on Nov. 15th. Sophomore William McCarthy joins Juniors Aiden Scattergood and Casey Malloy to compete. McCarthy said he looks forward to his first… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: AIDAN SHINNERS, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team defeated Division III Daemon 71-57 Friday night in an exhibition matchup. The Bonnies opened the game with an all-guard lineup including freshmen Zoe Shaw and Mackenzie Pettinelli. Returners, redshirt seniors Dani Haskell and Isabellah Middleton as well as junior Tamar… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: AIDAN SHINNERS, STAFF WRITER International talent fills one third of St. Bonaventure University’s women’s soccer’s active roster. Graduate student and first-year Bonnie Thea Juul found out about Bonaventure after winning the Northeast 10 Conference in her senior season at The College of Saint Rose. Bonnies women’s soccer head coach Donny… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: QUINN BURGESS, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Michael Bucko, a junior golfer from Johnson City, New York, had a slow start to his Division I golf career. In his first season at Bonaventure, Bucko’s top finish was tied for eighth 76-76 in the 2022 Murray Cup against Siena College. During his sophomore season,… Keep Reading
PHOTO: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: SAM SWEATMAN, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Coming off their best season since a COVID-19-shortened 2020 campaign, the St. Bonaventure’s women’s lacrosse team prepares to close out the fall with a scheduled “SBU Play Day” on Saturday. The Bonaventure-hosted event is a set tournament style of scrimmages. Four schools will be participating with… Keep Reading
Photo: Atlantic 10 Conference BY: ANDREW RUSS AND ROGER WEBSTER, STAFF WRITERS On Oct. 1, Juniors Aiden Scattergood and Mia Winters received Atlantic 10 cross-country performers of the week. Scattergood finished in the top 10 in the 8k at the Lock Haven Invitational while Winters had a top-20 finish in the 6k. Scattergood led the… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: LAYNE HAUGHT AND AIDAN SHINNERS, STAFF WRITERS With national, foreign and local talent filling the St. Bonaventure men’s soccer roster over the years, some former Bonnies soccer graduates have put their playing careers in the past while others still have the dream of competing professionally. Mitch Wambach, a defenseman for… Keep Reading