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Women’s rugby sets sights on championship

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Photo: St. Bonaventure Women’s Rugby Facebook BY KYLE MAIER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure women’s rugby team plays for a chance to hoist the Women’s Division I Club Cup in the Collegiate Rugby Championship this weekend.  Bonaventure will face the University of Oregon at 11:40 a.m. Saturday at the Maryland SoccerPlex.  Due to the…

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Women’s lax battles for playoff bid on Saturday

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Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY KYLE MAIER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR With one final chance to secure an Atlantic 10 Tournament bid, the St. Bonaventure University women’s lacrosse team faces Virginia Commonwealth University on Saturday.  The Bonnies (7-9, 4-4 A10) would likely claim the sixth and final seed with a victory over the Rams (5-11, 4-4…

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LeighAnn Stauffer: Journey back to Bonaventure

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Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY ALLIE ELKINS, SPORTS EDITOR “Every encounter that I have with an athlete is different, they bring a different story into my office every day,” said St. Bonaventure University’s women’s lacrosse head coach LeAnne Stauffer.  LeAnne Stauffer is approaching the end of her second year coaching at Bonaventure. However, Stauffer’s roots…

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Rathbun flips program with junior college standouts

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Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY RYAN LOMARDI, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The National Junior College Athletic Association, also known as JUCO, has become more popular amongst students looking to grow and mature in their sports. Juco allows athletes to develop on the field and in the classroom.  St. Bonaventure baseball head coach Jason Rathbun is familiar with…

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Fordham takes two of three from Bonnies

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Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY DAN GEYER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure softball focuses on a solid finish to a tough season. With the second-place Fordham Rams in town for a three-game set, the Bonnies looked to play spoiler with a doubleheader Saturday and a single game Sunday.  The Rams, however, had other plans. They…

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SBUnfurled: Who runs the account?

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Photo: SBUnfurled X BY ALLIE ELKINS, SPORTS EDITOR The X (formally known as Twitter) account, SBUnfurled, has amassed 6.9k followers as a St. Bonaventure men’s basketball fan account since its creation in 2019.  The man behind the curtain is Derek Howard, a lifetime Bonaventure fan and alumni who created the account for fun five years…

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Macfarlane puts the student in “student-athlete”

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Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY GAVIN WATSON, CONTRIBUTING WRITER “Our kids are pretty bright. I’m not afraid to say that,” said Bob Macfarlane, head coach of St. Bonaventure’s track and cross country teams since 2010. Macfarlane’s time as a high school track coach and social studies teacher in the Bradford Area School District has impacted…

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Baseball has best start in seven years

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Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY NATHAN DONNELLY, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure baseball team has put together a 12-18 season thus far, good for 10th in the Atlantic 10, ahead of Davidson and UMass.   In head coach Jason Rathbun’s second year at the helm, the Bonnies have more overall wins this year than they had…

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Lacrosse aims to strengthen relationship with Seneca Nation

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Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY KYLE MAIER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR St. Bonaventure University vowed to strengthen ties with The Seneca Nation in February when the institution formed a committee tasked further to rekindle its relationship with the neighboring Seneca people.   Alumni Klint Nephew of The Seneca Nation, a former SBU player and coach, serves as…

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Roggenburk delights in relief, Bonnies take series from VCU

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Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY RYAN LOMBARDI, CONTRIBUTING WRITER After a weekend full of schedule craziness, Luke Roggenburk came in relief and dazzled with nine strikeouts as St. Bonaventure Baseball defeated VCU Sunday 11-6 to win the rubber match  2-1.  This marked the first Atlantic 10 series win for the Brown and White since 2019.…

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Track attends first outdoor event of season

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Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics By Gavin Watson, Contributing Writer The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s track teams traveled to Virginia for the Colonial Relays, the first outdoor event of the season. The women’s team began the day in the 5000-meter race, with sophomore Jenna Gregory placing 22nd, beating her personal record with a time of…

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Women’s lax takes on George Mason

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Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics By Allie Elkins, Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure women’s lacrosse team suffered their first home loss last Saturday against Saint Joseph’s. The Bonnies (overall 7-7, A-10 3-3) fell to the Hawks 16-7. The Hawks got off to a 4-0 start and led the entire game.  Bonaventure didn’t record a goal until…

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Bonnies softball looks ahead to eight-game homestand

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Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics By Nathan Donnelly, Contributing Writer The St. Bonaventure University’s softball team surrendered three losses to Saint Louis University this past weekend, losing the games by a combined margin of 17 runs.   The Bonnies (2-23, 1-11 A-10) fell 2-1 in the first game of their three-game series with the Billikens (21-13, 9-3…

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Opinion: Two years, two wins, and twenty losses

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Graphic: Courtesy of Allie Elkins By Kyle Maier, Sports Assignment Editor Two wins are all the St. Bonaventure’s men’s lacrosse team has to show after almost two seasons in the Atlantic 10 conference.  Nothing short of disappointing.  In May of 2022, the Bonnies left the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the newly formed A-10 Conference.  …

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“We don’t want to play”

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Mike (Archer) Occhiogrosso Class of 1972 Giving up is something you never want to do in sports and almost anything in life you’ve worked hard to achieve.  College basketball is in the middle of March Madness. With two more weekends to go, millions will be watching and betting on their school if they can get…

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Breaking: Joe Manhertz out as St. Bonaventure Director of Athletics 

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Photo: St. Bonaventure University BY ALLIE ELKINS, SPORTS EDITOR In the aftermath of public outcry from the St. Bonaventure community surrounding the athletic department’s handling of a National Invitation Tournament bid, Joe Manhertz resigned as St. Bonaventure’s Director of Athletics, sources told The Bona Venture Friday night. A university spokesperson confirmed Saturday morning. When reached…

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Bonnies softball looks ahead to eight-game homestand

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Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY GAVIN WATSON, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure University softball team has had a slow start to the season, losing its first seven games. The Bonnies’ first win of the year came against Quinnipiac. Since that game, the Bonnies have lost six straight heading into the bulk of their Atlantic 10…

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Bonnies men’s lacrosse seniors reflect on careers ahead of Senior Day

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Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY KYLE MAIER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University men’s lacrosse team faces Marquette University this Saturday at the Tom 80’ and Michelle Marra Athletics Field Complex.  The Bonnies (1-5) seek their second straight win as the Golden Eagles (3-5) look to avoid their sixth straight loss.  The game serves…

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Bonnies baseball takes down Penn State

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Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY RYAN LOMBARDI, CONTRIBUTING WRITER St. Bonaventure baseball wins third in a row after win at Penn State. Entering Tuesday, the St. Bonaventure University’s baseball team looked to continue its recent success against Penn State University, a Power Five school. The Panthers (11-7) overcame a five-run deficit in the seventh, but…

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Bonnies baseball win first series of 2024

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Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY RYAN LOMBARDI, CONTRIBUTING WRITER On Friday, St. Bonaventure traveled to Mount St. Mary’s for a four-game weekend series. Chance Moore, a redshirt junior, toed the rubber for the Bonnies in Game One. Moore went four innings, allowing three earned runs and striking out three.  Redshirt senior right fielder Adam Rankie…

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