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Baseball/SPORTS

Baseball’s Offense Paves Way for Strong Start

BY: LAYNE HAUGHT, STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com    The St. Bonaventure University baseball team put on a scoring barrage in their opening series against Gardner-Webb in North Carolina, tallying 45 runs across four games and winning the series three to one. A vast improvement in the opening series in comparison to 2024 where the… Keep Reading

SPORTS

Men’s Atlantic 10 Indoor Track Championships Preview

BY: SEAN WALLACE, STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com    Coming off the Nazareth Conference Tune-Up to finish the indoor regular season, the St. Bonaventure men’s track team will look to make some noise at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track Championships.     Sophomore Brendan Chapple set the school record for the indoor 1000 meters in the A-10… Keep Reading

SPORTS/Swim

Bonnies Atlantic 10 Swim and Dive Championship Recap

BY: RILEY PENDLETON, STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com    The St. Bonaventure swim and dive team traveled to Virginia this past week to compete in the Atlantic 10 Championship meet. The men’s team finished as runner-ups in the competition, making this the best finish for the program since 2016. The women’s team finished in ninth… Keep Reading

Softball/SPORTS

Softball Aims to be Competitive

BY: AIDAN SHINNERS, STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com    The St. Bonaventure University softball team heads into the 2025 season with the goal of returning to competitiveness after a 4-39 (1-18 A-10) 2024 campaign.       Returning to the Bonnies lineup, sophomore outfielder Sydney DeGram who led the team with a .313 batting average in her first… Keep Reading

Extra Point/Hockey/SPORTS

EXTRA POINT: Terry Pegula Needs to Sell the Sabres

BY: ANDREW RUSS, STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons    Terry Pegula’s ownership of the Buffalo Sabres has been a subject that many fans have become increasingly upset with.      Pegula bought the Sabres in 2011, and the team has seen zero success since. The franchise has seen poor management, inconsistent and flat-out bad coaching and… Keep Reading

Lacrosse/SPORTS

Women’s Lacrosse 2025 Season Preview 

BY: SEAN WALLACE, STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com    Finishing with an overall record of 8-9 in 2024, the Bonnies look to bounce back this season and seek a return to the conference tournament after their last appearance in 2023.    Six of their top nine scorers return in 2025, including senior attacker Fiona McGovern. Top… Keep Reading

SPORTS

Life After Bonaventure Provides Plethora of Opportunities

BY: RILEY PENDLETON, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Photo: @LethalShooter_ / X    Jordan Gathers was a 6’3 guard who played in 36 games for the Bonnies throughout 2012-2014. Gathers averaged a respectable 6.5 points a game, giving the Bonnies a steady ball handler off the bench. Gathers would play a vital role for the team as they became… Keep Reading

Soccer/SPORTS

New Women’s Head Soccer Coach Brings Plenty of Experience

BY: SAMUEL CAROZZA, CONTRIBUTING WRITER With Donny George taking the head coaching job at Niagara University, the women’s soccer program at St. Bonaventure was left without a head coach until last month when Vice President and Intercollegiate Director of Athletics Bob Beretta announced that Melissa Sherwood would become the program’s 13th head coach.    Most recently,… Keep Reading

Baseball/SPORTS

Bonnies Baseball: Consistency is Key as Season Nears

   The St. Bonaventure Baseball team kicks off their season on Valentine’s Day with a three-game road series vs Gardner-Webb University.    Senior second baseman David Marshall Jr. said that this year’s team will be ready to compete with anyone.    “We understood last year what we could do to get better,” Marshall said. “We got a lot… Keep Reading

SPORTS

NBA Trade Deadline Recap

Photo: @lukadoncic on Instagram BY: RILEY PENDLETON, CONTRIBUTING WRITER    Early February is one of the most hectic times of the season in the NBA. With the trade deadline just days away, let’s look back at what has been one of the most influential trade deadlines in NBA history.    Let’s address the elephant in the room:… Keep Reading

SPORTS

Champions League Final Day Reaction

Photo: Wikimedia Commons BY: SAMUEL CAROZZA, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Last Wednesday, on the final day of the brand-new Champions League group stage, all 36 teams played at the same time, giving fans a unique sports experience.      The new Champions League format sees 36 teams play eight ‘group stage’ games, which are ranked in a table. The… Keep Reading

Lacrosse/SPORTS

Men’s Lacrosse 2025 Season Preview 

Photo: gobonnies.com BY: SEAN WALLACE, STAFF WRITER    The Bonnies men’s lacrosse team looks to rebound from a frustrating 2024 season after finishing 0-5 in the Atlantic 10 with an overall record of 1-11.    Entering their seventh Division I season, the Bonnies started as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in 2019. They have a… Keep Reading

SPORTS

Women’s Rugby All-Stars

BY: Aidan Shinners, Contributing Writer   On Jan. 25-26, the St. Bonaventure women’s rugby team was represented by five athletes at the Collegiate Rugby All-Stars Women’s 7’s National Cup in Atlanta, Georgia.     Graduate students Makenna Ramsey and Kaylee Middaugh along with senior Ashlee Reid and sophomores Natalie Lamar and Mia Popp were selected to compete.  They… Keep Reading

Cross Country/SPORTS

Bonnies XC Ends Season at NCAA Northeast Regionals

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

Women’s Lacrosse gets its Moment

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

SPORTS/Swim/Uncategorized

Bona’s Swim and Dive Prepare for Magnus Cup

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

RECAP: Bonaventure WBB Comes Back to Beat Canisius

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

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