By Elizabeth Grady Promotions Editor Approximately 80 people a day are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in the U.S., according to the American Diabetes Association. At this rate, it would take 25 days for the entire St. Bonaventure student body to get the disease. St. Bonaventure’s women’s softball team continues to devote itself to the…
By Alexandra Salerno Managing Editor Earlier this week, Sports Locker in Olean contacted Rob DeFazio about a T-shirt design it deemed too inappropriate to produce. Welcome to Spring Weekend. Starting yesterday and culminating in a championship game Sunday, 56 student softball teams will take part in the 14th annual Rick Farina Softball Tournament. The games…
By Bob Gallager Contributing Writer Tomorrow, the softball team returns to conference action with a noon doubleheader against George Washington. The Bonnies were scheduled to play against Buffalo Tuesday before heading to Niagara for a doubleheader Wednesday. All three games were cancelled due to the wintry weather. St. Bonaventure swept La Salle last weekend in a Saturday doubleheader. The Bonnies…
By Anthony Gannon Sports Assignment Editor In its last four conference games, the softball team is 0-4. In their last four games against Fordham, the Bonnies are 0-4. This weekend, the team goes on a four-game road trip for two conference series at Fordham today at 3 p.m. and noon Saturday, followed by a Sunday doubleheader at…
By Anthony Gannon Sports Assignment Editor The Bonnies (14-14, 4-4) head to Charlotte for a noon doubleheader tomorrow after dropping two games to Massachusetts last weekend, including a perfect game from the Minutewomen’s Sara Plourde. Plourde struck out 10 Bonnies and hit two home runs in the first game before throwing a one-hitter in the second game to…
By Nate West Assistant News Editor The softball team (12-10, 2-0) will host Saint Louis (14-18, 1-3) this weekend as the Bonnies enter the second weekend of conference play. Coach Mike Threehouse said in order to beat the Billikens, the Bonnies will have to play identical to how they played last week when they swept Dayton.…