BY TOM SEIPP, MANAGING EDITOR. Mark Schmidt isn’t known for his fast starts as head coach of the St. Bonaventure Bonnies. For the first time in seven years, his group is 2-0 to kick off their 2020-21 campaign. But, after the usual 12 non-conference games, Schmidt’s team is normally set to kick things into high… Keep Reading
BY TOM SEIPP, MANAGING EDITOR. NOV. 6, 2020 After a difficult season in 2019-20, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team is looking to start off on the right foot in the 2020-21 season. The Bonnies struggled a year ago, finishing with a 7-23 record, losing six games in a row to end the season, and… Keep Reading
By Dustyn Green, Staff Writer Over the last several years, St. Bonaventure University has become known for attracting some very talented athletes, most notably within their basketball programs. However, athletes from SBU are headed to the professional ranks in other sports such as baseball and soccer. Most recently, Remi Dujardin, a 2019 graduate of St.… Keep Reading
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor St. Bonaventure University hasn’t seen any of their former players appear in a Major League Baseball game since 1962. While the team has seen many go through the Minor League Baseball system, there hasn’t been one who has made the show quite yet. But, if you tuned into the 2019… Keep Reading
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor If you’re a basketball fan on social media, there’s a good chance you follow @LethalShooter on Instagram. If you don’t, you should join over 1.4 million fans who already do. @LethalShooter posts shooting tips, motivational quotes and clips of him working out with NBA and WNBA players. What many people… Keep Reading
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor It’s no secret 2020 has been a year unlike any other. After not having professional sports from March to the end of July, the sports world is finally completely back underway. The return to watching live sports is something we’ve all missed tremendously, and are glad to have back, but… Keep Reading
By Dustyn Green, Contributing Writer Over the last two swimming and diving campaigns, rising junior strategic communications major Rachel Kimmel has begun molding herself into one of the best in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Kimmel, a Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania native and graduate of James Buchanan High School, began competing at a high level long before… Keep Reading
By Tyler Smith, Sports Assignment Editor If there is any element that could further the already vibrant school spirit at St. Bonaventure University, it would be a football program. Whether it be Division I or even Division III, due to the small school population, the Bonnies’ faithful would flock to the field in droves on… Keep Reading
Positive test becomes second active case on-campus By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor A St. Bonaventure University student- athlete tested positive for COVID-19 Monday, according to the Bonaventure athletic department. It’s the second student to test positive since classes began. The athletic department said that the individual is asymptomatic and returned a negative result on the… Keep Reading
By Mike Hogan, Associate Editor Sometime in the future, St. Bonaventure women’s soccer coach Steve Brdarski will coach his players in person again. Games will be played at the Tom ‘80 and Michelle Marra Athletics Complex. The lights will be on. The hill filled with SBU students on a crisp fall night. But when those… Keep Reading
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor Two weeks ago St. Bonaventure University’s men’s basketball program had three scholarships to fill for the 2020-2021 season. On Monday, the Bonnies landed their third recruit with the commitment of Kent State University transfer Anthony Roberts. “It was a no brainer,” Roberts said. When Roberts announced that he was entering… Keep Reading
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor Just three days after St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball program signed its first spring recruit, it got another commitment. This time, Jalen Shaw, a six-foot 10 center by way of Triton Junior College in River Grove, Illinois. Multiple schools pursued Shaw this year, including Cleveland State, but Shaw decided to… Keep Reading
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team picked up their first spring recruit Friday, with the commitment of JUCO guard Eddie Creal. “It just felt like the place to be,” said Creal on his commitment. “The coaches here believe in me and I trust them.” Creal said there were other… Keep Reading
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor and Mike Hogan, Editor-in-Chief On March 30, the NCAA voted to grant an extra year of eligibility to student-athletes in spring sports whose seasons were cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic. As part of the decision, the NCAA left the decision up to institutions on whether or not they … Keep Reading
By Casey Vincent, contributing writer, St. Bonaventure baseball When the Atlantic 10 made the decision to cancel all spring athletic seasons, one of the hardest things to deal with was that no one knew it was going to be our last game. Some of the guys on the team were having great starts to the… Keep Reading
By Avery Teeple, contributing writer, St. Bonaventure women’s lacrosse My senior year has not been what I was expecting it to be. My team got off to a great start, going 5-2. This is the best record I have ever had in my four years at St. Bonaventure University. How could this happen? What is… Keep Reading
By John Pullano, Managing Editor pullanjj18@bonaventure.edu Following the Atlantic 10’s choice to cancel all 2020 spring sports competitions and 2020 spring championships due to health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 virus, several St. Bonaventure University athletes were left with no final season. An abrupt ending for athletes who have given countless amounts… Keep Reading
By Sam Dumas, contributing writer, St. Bonaventure men’s track and field athlete Throughout high school, I have always dreamed of competing for an NCAA Division 1 track and field team. I worked every day in order to realize this dream. Now being at St. Bonaventure University, and having already completed my first NCAA Division 1… Keep Reading
By Tommy Valentine, Staff Writer Feb. 27, 2013, was a different time for St. Bonaventure University athletics. Tim Kenney was the associate athletic director at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. The school didn’t offer men’s lacrosse, nor men’s and women’s track at the Division I level. Demetrius Conger was the leading scorer for Mark Schmidt’s men’s… Keep Reading
By AJ Powers and Mike Hogan, Contributing Writer and Editor-in-Chief After finishing each of the past two seasons 10-32, the St. Bonaventure softball team feels no reason to be discouraged. Excitement, as the regular season looms near, is the theme for coach Mike Threehouse’s team. The team returns 14 players from last year’s team, including… Keep Reading