Most fans would say one of the worst moments watching sports is seeing an athlete in pain on the ground. Teammates surround the injured player, then quickly wave for help. On rush the trainers, there to treat athletes when they’re injured during a game. Trainers are typically overlooked during sports because fans do not want…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University men’s soccer team played at home last weekend, losing to the Robert Morris Colonials 1-0 on an own goal. The loss brought the team’s record to 0-4-1, making them tied for last in the Atlantic 10 with the University of Massachusetts Minutemen. The team started…
Senior cross country runner Courtney Brinsky is only 21 years old, but says she already has eight children. “The freshmen on the team all call me ‘mom,’” Brinsky said. “I think it’s hilarious.” Entering her final year of competition, Brinsky says she has earned the respect of teammates and coaches, but this respect did not…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team will head to Florida for the weekend as they take on the Florida Atlantic University Owls and Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles. The team has begun the season 2-3-1 and freshman forward Sydney Cerza, second on the team in points with five, says the…
By Cameron Hurst Contributing Writer The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s cross country teams had a successful weekend at Delaware Park Golf Course in Buffalo for the Little Three Invitational, finishing in third place while the women’s team finished in second. “We had a good weekend,” said Bob MacFarlane, head coach of men’s and…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team went 1-1 this past weekend, losing Friday to the Canisius Golden Griffins 4-2 and winning Sunday against the Niagara Purple Eagles 4-1. The win against the Purple Eagles was the Bonnies’ first of the season. Freshman goaltender Lauren Malcolm has been the backbone of the…
Staff Editorial Basketball returned to St. Bonaventure last week and brought with it students’ favorite weekend activity – screaming at officials, opposing players and fans and whoever dares wrong the sacred Bonnies. Not that there’s necessarily anything wrong with this – it seems like most fans are just showing passion and having fun. But there’s…
By Annie Riley Assistant News Editor The 27th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NAGWS) will be held on campus April 23. Tim Gallagher, a counselor education and school counseling grad assistant who works with the program, said female athletes from schools in the area can participate in this event. They can take…
Skye Tulio Sports Assignment Editor Have you ever logged in to Twitter to check the score of a Bonnies men’s basketball game only to find such a page does not exist? Rest assured Bona Nation, the problem has been solved and then some. The latest creation out of the Sports Information Office, a St. Bonaventure…