By Emily Mulcahey Contributing Writer It is no secret that the St. Bonaventure Men’s Rugby team has had immense talent over the years, so much so that they were moved into the highest division in the region, Rugby East. With higher stakes in this new division, the men’s team embarked on a trip to…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor Two months later, and the FIFA World Cup fever is far from eradicated. The world becomes drunk on soccer every four years, and this past go around was no different. People who normally don’t care about soccer become just as passionate as loyal fans, including many people within…
By Patrick Tintle Sports Assignment Editor Coming off a promising preseason record of 2-1, the men’s soccer team fell short of their season opener against Delaware last Sunday with a 3-0 score. Despite the loss, Coach Mel Mahler saw some positive aspects from his team throughout the match. “In all fairness to how we…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor The women’s soccer team walked away from last weekend’s campaign empty handed with a loss 3-1 loss to Robert Morris and 0-0 draw against Akron after two overtimes. Although that means the Bonnies are now under .500 on the season, Coach Steve Brdarski is not completely disappointed with…
By Emily Mulcahey Contributing Writer A crowd of over 200 people, screaming for their favorite players, drinking and having a blast watching the excitement of the sport transpire in front of them. At St. Bonaventure University, most would infer that I am talking about a basketball game. No, this is the sight that can…
By Zach Waltz Sports Editor The golf, tennis and cross country teams have began their respective fall seasons this weekend, marking the beginning of St. Bonaventure’s fall sports schedule. The golf team will begin its season tomorrow at the Colgate Invitational at Colgate University, which will end on Sunday. Teams competing at the invitational will…
By Gavin Lindahl Sports Assignment Editor The women’s rugby team is gearing up for another season of hard-fought competition. But according to junior Rachel Noone, the preparations are starting small. “Since we have a game this Saturday, we have had to get right into the basics and teach the rookies the fundamentals of the…
By Gavin Lindahl Sports Assignment Editor Despite losing some veteran players early in the season, the women’s soccer team is moving forward with a positive outlook. According to Head Coach Steve Brdarski, the team, filled with mostly first-year players, has taken the early problems in stride. “There’s definitely some fresh faces,” Brdarski said. “We have…
By Patrick Tintle Assistant Sports Editor After wrapping up the preseason schedule with three exhibition games, the men’s soccer team is being evaluated before the start of regular season play. The team, which went 2-1 in the preseason, has seen a change of atmosphere in the clubhouse, according to Coach Mel Mahler. “We lost…
On June 7, the athletic department broke ground on the new athletic fields complex, a project that cost about $2 million. Attending sporting events at McGraw-Jennings Athletics Fields complex is a staple of for hardcore Bonnies fans. This year, and for many years to come, Bonventure faithful will enjoy the luxury of watching soccer, lacrosse…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor I’ve never wanted to be anything but a sports writer. When I was in middle school, I used to write fake newspaper sports sections, reporting real and imaginary sports news. In high school, I obsessed about the intricacies of nearly every sport at every level. So as I pen my…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Thursday, St. Bonaventure students joined local law enforcement agents, high school students, Special Olympic athletes and others for the 2014 Law Enforcement torch run to honor late state trooper Ross M. Riley. Riley, an Allegany native, was killed in a rappelling training exercise in November. Olean is just one of…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor After dropping Wednesday’s game to Binghamton University, the baseball team is now winless in its last five games. That streak includes a three-game series against Atlantic 10 opponent Fordham University in which the Bonnies were outscored by 20 runs. The Bonnies current streak of losses came after what appeared…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor While St. Bonaventure does not have a Division I men’s lacrosse team, many male students get to play lacrosse regularly due to the men’s club lacrosse team. After going 1-4 last season, this year’s team showed a lot of improvement going 4-1 in games against teams from around the…
By Eustace Q. Browne Staff Writer As the St. Bonaventure softball season begins to come to a close, the team’s (6-28, 3-8) postseason hopes remain ambiguous. With a 3-8 record in the Atlantic-10 conference, the Bonnies sit three games out of the sixth and final spot for the A-10 tournament in the Bronx, New York.…
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer After a disappointing trip to West Virginia for the Greenbrier Invitational, the Bonnies headed back north to Rochester, N.Y. for the Oak Hill Invitational. The two-day tournament, which took place on April 21 and 22, saw the Bonnies finish in sixth place out of the seven competing schools. Despite a…
By Erin Izydorczak Staff Writer The lacrosse team lost in the last three Atlantic 10 conference games, but it is showing a lot of improvement, according to Coach Ryan Lynn. “I think we have become better as a team. We have battled to the very last second in each of the game,” Lynn said. In…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor I think it’s safe to say that nobody predicted that both the University of Connecticut’s men’s and women’s basketball teams would win their respective national championships, except maybe a percentage of the people who live in Connecticut. This is not the first time both Huskies’ basketball teams won the national…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor The Richter Center hosted a power-lifting competition last Saturday, which allowed participants to test their strength against each other in a competitive fashion. The competition consisted of four students, three males and one female, in different weight classes. Each lifter did a one-repetition maximum in the squat, bench press…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor After the Bonnies split their weekend series at home against Saint Louis University – the top team in the Atlantic 10 – the baseball team went on to split their doubleheader against Niagara University Wednesday. The Bonnies dropped their first game against Saint Louis in a 3-2 contest that…