Photo: SPECTRUM NEWS BY: CARSON HAYEK, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Buffalo sports fans are extremely familiar with long playoff droughts and mediocrity. From 1999-2017, the Buffalo Bills experienced a 17-season playoff drought, which was the longest in NFL history at the time. For Buffalo’s hockey team, it has not been any better. The Sabres have not… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: LUCAS PANNOZZO AND ANDREW RUSS, STAFF WRITERS The St. Bonaventure cross country team’s season wrapped up this past week at the northeast regionals in Hopkinton, New Hampshire The team posted top 10 overall finishes in every race leading up to the Atlantic 10 Championship. Their best finish came at the… Keep Reading
BY: HANNAH WEST, STAFF WRITER Finally, women’s lacrosse players will have a big stage to showcase their sport. On Nov.13, 2024, the Premiere Lacrosse League announced that it is adding a women’s side to its league. The Women’s Lacrosse League will grow lacrosse and make strides for women’s sports. Before this announcement, no professional women’s… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: SAMUEL WEILERT, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will travel to Cleveland, Ohio this weekend to compete in the Magnus Cup Invitational. The Invitational will last from Nov. 21 to 23 and will feature over 10 teams from the Northeastern Region of the United… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: AIDAN SHINNERS, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball defeated Little Three rival Canisius University on the road 66-63 tonight at the Koessler Athletic Center The Bonnies continued with the same starting lineup from its first three games- fifth year guards Payton Fields, Dani Haskell and Isabellah Middleton and… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: ROGER WEBSTER, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team traveled to Bowling Green, Ohio to play the Falcons and they took an defeat by a score of 92-41. The starting line-up consisted of fifth-year students Dani Haskell, Isabella Middleton and Payton Fields as well as freshmen Mackenzie Pettinelli and… Keep Reading
Photo: Sportsnet BY: COLIN BISH, STAFF WRITER Whenever I write, I try to be as fair and respectable to athletes for the sake of common courtesy. In today’s media climate, people are so quick to harshly criticize athletes for little mistakes. I find this highly unfair. However, there are certainly extenuating circumstances. Especially if such… Keep Reading
Photo: Frankie Debari BY: QUINN BURGESS, STAFF WRITER On Nov. 2, the St. Bonaventure men’s club baseball team beat the University of Rochester 5-2 to win the New York Championship after an enticing and anticipating season. This team had early success after winning the first four games of the season, only to face reigning champion… Keep Reading
Photo: www.bonnieshockey.com BY: ROGER WEBSTER, STAFF WRITER With the St. Bonaventure hockey season about halfway done, players look back on the first half of the season and what to improve on moving forward. In the team’s most recent game, the Bonnies defeated the Cornell Big Red 4-0, putting their record to 6-2. Senior forward and… Keep Reading
Photo: Sports Illustrated BY: GAVIN WATSON, STAFF WRITER By the time Alex Verdugo swung over a curveball to end the Yankees’ 94-win season, it was obvious New York wasn’t as dominant as they had previously thought. Many things that had plagued the Yankees for years came to plague them in the World Series. The Yankees… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: CARSON HAYEK, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Since 1966, the Reilly Center has been a focal point of campus culture and athletics at St. Bonaventure University. As the arena reaches its 59th year on Dec.1, concerns have been raised about what the possible future holds for the facility. Since 2021 the arena… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: ROGER WEBSTER, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team is looking to get back in the win column as they head to Bowling Green to play the Falcons Saturday at noon. On Tuesday night, the Bonnies traveled to Youngstown State University to play the Penguins in a non-conference game.… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: GAVIN WATSON, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team fell to Youngstown State University 60-52 last night at the Beegly Center in Ohio. The Bonnies (1-1, 0-0 A-10) stumbled out of the gate, quickly falling into a 10-point deficit to the Penguins (2-0, 0-0 A-10), one they were unable… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: WILL NUNN, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team opened its regular season with a win today, defeating the 2-0 Binghamton Bearcats 82-61 at the Reilly Center. “We knew this was going to be a challenging game,” said head coach Jim Crowley. “Binghamton had a great win Thursday, so… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: WILL NUNN, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team kicks off their regular season at the Reilly Center with an in-state clash against the Binghamton Bearcats today. The Bonnies enter Saturday’s contest coming off a 71-57 win in an exhibition against Daemen College. Redshirt senior guard Dani Haskell and… Keep Reading
Photo: Yahoo Sports BY: COLIN BISH, SPORTS WRITER As Mike Tyson said, “Social media made y’all way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the face for it.” No, I hope no one gets punched in the face. However, I would not be surprised by such an outcome due to the recent… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: SAMUEL WEILERT, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure Men’s Soccer team capped off their 2024 season this past Saturday with a 5-1 defeat to 10-3-4 conference rival UMASS, finishing with a 6-8-3 record. While they didn’t reach their goal of making the Atlantic 10 playoffs, players on the team said they… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: LUCAS PANNOZZO AND ANDREW RUSS, STAFF WRITERS Three St. Bonaventure runners prepare for the biggest race of the year, the NCAA Northeast Regional in Hopkinton, New Hampshire on Nov. 15th. Sophomore William McCarthy joins Juniors Aiden Scattergood and Casey Malloy to compete. McCarthy said he looks forward to his first… Keep Reading
Photo: SBU Archives BY: CARSON HAYEK, STAFF WRITER While students today pile into the Reilly Center for basketball games, students in the early 1900s piled into St. Bonaventure University’s four stands of bleachers to watch Bonaventure football games. Created in 1895, the student body of Bonaventure raised money for the program to afford equipment and… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: AIDAN SHINNERS, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team defeated Division III Daemon 71-57 Friday night in an exhibition matchup. The Bonnies opened the game with an all-guard lineup including freshmen Zoe Shaw and Mackenzie Pettinelli. Returners, redshirt seniors Dani Haskell and Isabellah Middleton as well as junior Tamar… Keep Reading