Kyra O’Gorman, contributing writer, St. Bonaventure University’s women’s lacrosse It is almost impossible to put into words the feelings of myself and many other student-athletes around the country on March 12. Being a senior, there is not much of a “bright side” to this situation. Although we all are extremely aware that the decision was…
By Michael Krauza, contributing writer, baseball “How do you walk away from something that has been part of your life for the past 20 years? That is a question that many senior, student-athletes, including myself, were abruptly forced to answer this past Thursday when the majority of NCAA athletic conferences (Including the Atlantic 10) decided…
By Destinee Johnson, senior, St. Bonaventure women’s lacrosse My teammates and I were on a bus to Canisius ro our eighth game of the season when the first conference canceled its spring sports. We joked about how that would never happen to us, it just seemed too surreal. Alongside the other captains, we did our…
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…
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…
By Mike Hogan, editor-in-chief ST. BONAVENTURE, NY – The music blasting through Amadi Ikpeze’s speaker bounced off the white-painted walls of the Reilly Center as he shot baskets alone on Tuesday morning around 10:30 a.m. He turned the music off and walked to an empty section of blue bleachers facing Bob Lanier Court. Ikpeze, the…
By Rylee Hehir, contributing writer, women’s softball If you would have told me at the start of my freshman year my collegiate softball career would be cut short due to a pandemic, I would have thought you were crazy. However, that is exactly how it happened. I never thought my last collegiate games in a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
By John Pullano, Managing Editor “You play to win the game.” As famously shouted at a reporter by former NFL player and coach Herm Edwards, it seems like such an obvious concept. However, MLB teams heading into the 2020 season seem to have forgotten why they play. For an MLB team to win games it…
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor The Bonnies don’t play in western New York until April 1, but the baseball team is making the trip to Emmittsburg, Maryland, to take on Mount St. Mary’s this weekend to kick off its 2020 season. It has been three seasons since the Bonnies last qualified for the Atlantic 10…
By John Pullano, Managing Editor As Malik Lacewell dribbled out the clock on Tuesday against St. Joseph, Lacewell was not just dribbling out a fifth consecutive win, but an improbable 16th win in 20 games after a 1-4 start. The Bonnies took care of what was deemed a trap game by defeating the 4-20 Hawks…
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor There hasn’t been too much to celebrate about the women’s lacrosse program over the several years. The year of 2007 is a significant one for the program, because it was the last time it finished with a record over .500. Last season, the team finished with a record of 1-16,…
By Trevor Willett, Contributing Writer This past weekend the St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s tennis teams played Army and Colgate. The men’s team lost 4-0 against Army, and 5-2 against Colgate. Although the end result was not what the Bonnies were looking for, the experience gained from playing these non-conference opponents was valuable. The…
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor America’s pastime. Baseball has been America’s sport for over 100 years. It is one of the most traditional sports in the world. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is ruining the game by trying to change rules that have been in place for decades. Major League Baseball announced numerous rule changes for…
By John Pullano, Managing Editor With former Bona basketball standout Andrew Nicholson in attendance, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team defeated George Washington University, 72-47. The Bonnies put on a performance that would make the former NBA player wish he was still playing in the Reilly Center, posting up in front of the raucous crowd.…
By Mike Hogan, Editor-in-Chief St. Bonaventure men’s lacrosse coach Randy Mearns stood in the corner of his team’s brand-new locker room and reflected on his program’s inaugural season. Last year, his team of 33 freshmen, two sophomores, two juniors and one senior was thrown into action. There was no layover. Mearns wanted his team to…
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor It’s always special when a notable St. Bonaventure alum returns to campus. It’s even more special when it’s a former first-round NBA draft pick who played four years for the Bonnies. Andrew Nicholson ‘12 spent the day on campus and watched the men’s basketball team defeat George Washington, 72-47. “This…
