By John Pullano, Managing Editor “You play to win the game.” As famously shouted at a reporter by former NFL player and coach Herm Edwards, it seems like such an obvious concept. However, MLB teams heading into the 2020 season seem to have forgotten why they play. For an MLB team to win games it…
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor The Bonnies don’t play in western New York until April 1, but the baseball team is making the trip to Emmittsburg, Maryland, to take on Mount St. Mary’s this weekend to kick off its 2020 season. It has been three seasons since the Bonnies last qualified for the Atlantic 10…
By John Pullano, Managing Editor As Malik Lacewell dribbled out the clock on Tuesday against St. Joseph, Lacewell was not just dribbling out a fifth consecutive win, but an improbable 16th win in 20 games after a 1-4 start. The Bonnies took care of what was deemed a trap game by defeating the 4-20 Hawks…
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor There hasn’t been too much to celebrate about the women’s lacrosse program over the several years. The year of 2007 is a significant one for the program, because it was the last time it finished with a record over .500. Last season, the team finished with a record of 1-16,…
By Trevor Willett, Contributing Writer This past weekend the St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s tennis teams played Army and Colgate. The men’s team lost 4-0 against Army, and 5-2 against Colgate. Although the end result was not what the Bonnies were looking for, the experience gained from playing these non-conference opponents was valuable. The…
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor America’s pastime. Baseball has been America’s sport for over 100 years. It is one of the most traditional sports in the world. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is ruining the game by trying to change rules that have been in place for decades. Major League Baseball announced numerous rule changes for…
By John Pullano, Managing Editor With former Bona basketball standout Andrew Nicholson in attendance, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team defeated George Washington University, 72-47. The Bonnies put on a performance that would make the former NBA player wish he was still playing in the Reilly Center, posting up in front of the raucous crowd.…
By Mike Hogan, Editor-in-Chief St. Bonaventure men’s lacrosse coach Randy Mearns stood in the corner of his team’s brand-new locker room and reflected on his program’s inaugural season. Last year, his team of 33 freshmen, two sophomores, two juniors and one senior was thrown into action. There was no layover. Mearns wanted his team to…
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor It’s always special when a notable St. Bonaventure alum returns to campus. It’s even more special when it’s a former first-round NBA draft pick who played four years for the Bonnies. Andrew Nicholson ‘12 spent the day on campus and watched the men’s basketball team defeat George Washington, 72-47. “This…
By Tommy Valentine, Staff Writer Being the official education partner of the Buffalo Bills certainly has its perks, and St. Bonaventure athletic director Tim Kenney has taken full advantage of the recently formed partnership. Sunday afternoon, the men’s lacrosse team will be opening the 2020 season with a game played inside the ADPRO Sports Training…
By John Pullano, Managing Editor Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened. Boston Red Sox fans have had a Mookie Betts-sized hole carved into their hearts over the past week that only the 2018 MVP and four-time All-Star can fill. Late Tuesday, the Red Sox elected to trade Betts and former Cy Young…
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor Less than 20 hours after the University of Rhode Island’s men’s basketball team defeated the St. Bonaventure men’s team on Saturday in front of a sold-out Reilly Center, the Bonnies’ women’s team provided a different result. A much-needed victory over a short-handed Rams women’s team. The game started about as…
By Tommy Valentine, Staff Writer Nearly three months ago, the men’s cross-country team posted one of their best collective performances at the Atlantic 10 Championship in roughly a decade. Now, head coach Bob MacFarlane and his rising group of runners are making headlines yet again. This time, it’s the track teams turn. In just the…
By Ryan Bowlin, Contributing Writer With the fall exhibition season complete, the spring tennis season has started for St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s tennis teams. The matches count now. Head coach Michael Bates has set the bar for the spring season. One of the team’s biggest goals, according to Bates, is to advance in the…
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor We all will remember where we were when the news of Kobe Bean Bryant passed away. For me, it was really the first moment that would eventually become a “where were you when” moment. I was just six weeks old when the attacks on the World Trade Center occurred, too…
By John Pullano, Managing Editor The Rhode Island Rams and the St. Bonaventure Bonnies took center stage Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd at the Reilly Center. The Bonnies opened the game with a barrage of three pointers, lighting up the Atlantic 10’s best defense that has only allowed 60.3 points per game.…
The week of Nov. 17, 2019 will always be remembered, in my mind at least, as the week when sports media got bored. Sports media networks wasted their time covering the tryouts of potential backup NFL quarterbacks and washed up NBA superstars. The likes of ESPN, Bleacher Report and Fox Sports were sucked into the…
Jessica Jenkins, Chelsea Bowker and Mariah Ruff. Three names that St. Bonaventure women’s basketball fans are all too familiar with. Those three women were some of the most prolific shooters and gifted scorers to don the white and brown. They rank first, fourth and fifth respectively all-time in three-pointers in program history. But there’s a…
The St. Bonaventure men’s tennis team concluded its fall season Nov. 3. Although the three events didn’t count towards the team record, there were many opportunities in the fall season for growth. Senior captain John Rutkowski said the fall season is a great time to get practice in for the spring. “Being a captain this…
This past weekend, the St. Bonaventure Men’s swim and dive team defeated Little Three rival Canisius, 150-87. The Bonnies won seven out of 13 total events to secure the win at home. The Bonnies had wins from David Shakhazarov (50-freestyle, 21.18), Tjaard Krusch (200-IM, 1:55.76), Nick Burdo (100-Freestyle, 47.14) and Matthew Bielobradek (one-meter dive, 262.65,…