Mentor and former student of the game go head-to-head As the lights flicked on at the Tom and Michelle Marra Athletics Complex Tuesday night, Randy Mearns, head coach of the St. Bonaventure men’s lacrosse team, stood on the opposite sideline of Canisius. The place he had spent the entirety of his professional career until now.…
Davidson, Easterday and others encouraged by newcomers With only one win in 28 games, the past season and a half has been tough sledding for the St. Bonaventure women’s lacrosse team. But even with the struggles come bright spots. For coach Chelsea Rosiek, the rest of the 2019 season revolves around competitiveness, building for the…
Shyly sitting in Reilly Center room five, I signed up to do my first story for The Bona Venture newspaper during the welcome week interest meeting in August of 2017. My assignment: to write about the men’s soccer team, a sport that I knew very little about at the time. But as a scared-to-death freshman…
Growing pains aplenty as Mearns and team stay positive during their inaugural season For the St. Bonaventure University men’s lacrosse team, the end of their inaugural season is near. With four games remaining on the regular season schedule, the Bonnies have a lot to look back on and grow from, all the while having plenty…
Success becoming an expectation for men’s rugby team as season kicks off After the fall 15-on-15 season ended, the St. Bonaventure men’s rugby team finished the season ranked No. 12 in Division I-A. As the team started its seven-on-seven spring season this weekend, momentum continued for a program that is seemingly on the rise. The…
At the NFL Owners meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, Kim Pegula told reporters that they are in the early stages of studying the future of New Era Field. Since the early 2000s, NFL teams have been in a frenzy to use the public’s money to construct the newest coliseum. The Buffalo Bills stadium, commonly referred to…
Men’s rugby senior making program proud in hopes of award “In high school, I was an under 18 all-American, here at Bonaventure, I was an under 20 all-American and this season, I was the most valuable player of the Rugby East, which is our conference,” said Eamonn Matthews, a senior member of St. Bonaventure University’s…
Scoring leader gives credit to her teammates for her success Entering her third year as a member of the St. Bonaventure’s women’s lacrosse team, Destinee Johnson was prepared to make her presence felt, not only on St. Bonaventure’s team, but on the A10 conference at large. Following up her freshman and junior season, in which…
As I walked through the media entrance at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, I felt a chill go through my body. With two of my journalistic best friends, Jeff Uveino and Sean Mickey, we picked up our media credentials and headed downstairs to the media headquarters, where we spent pretty much all weekend.…
Bonnies’ NCAA Tournament dream falls just short As time ticked away on the game clock in the waning seconds of the Atlantic 10 Championship game at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, time froze and the arena fell silent. With the Bonnies trailing St. Louis University 55-53 Nelson Kaputo, a senior guard that spent…
Freshman and his beer hat go viral during Atlantic 10 Tournament As we have seen so many times in sports, especially on television, fans play a big role in any live broadcast. That was true this weekend for St. Bonaventure freshman Dominic Grecco. Whether he was standing in the student section end-zone bleachers of the…
It was Sunday Jan. 6 in Fairfax, Virginia. The banged-up, inexperienced Bonnies entered its first conference game with a lousy record of 4-9, the worst non-conference record of the Mark Schmidt era, and almost nobody had any hope for this team. As they walked out of the locker room after taking a 15-point…
“They just have to play,” said Mark Schmidt, the head coach of St. Bonaventure’s men’s basketball team four days ahead of his team’s first Atlantic 10 Tournament game. “We play in big arenas, so that’s not going to be a factor at all. They’re no longer freshmen. They have played 30 plus games.…
Despite an 0-3 record, the Bonnies’ young core are enjoying the ride As a bitter winter continues in New York, the spring lacrosse season gets underway. The St. Bonaventure men’s lacrosse team made their collegiate Division I and conference debut in the span of two weeks. The season for the Bonnies has been a roller…
As I sat on press row during last Wednesday’s men’s basketball game, I turned to my right to make a comment to Jeff Uveino, the sports editor for The Intrepid, another campus media outlet. My comment was something along the lines of, “This student section is pathetic,” and that wasn’t the first time this thought…
With three games left, the team sets after a double bye “It’s one game at a time,” said Mark Schmidt, head coach of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team. “Our goal is to try to get into the top four in the Atlantic 10. We’re tied right now, and we have four games left. We…
Baseball team looks to improve in upcoming season “We sucked,” were the words baseball coach Larry Sudbrook said when asked how last season went for the Bonnies baseball team. “We didn’t play good defense and were fighting injuries.” However, the 2019 season is on the horizon, and the Bonnies have a chance to change Sudbrook’s…
Fleming’s coaching career began with journalism experiences Jesse Fleming, women’s basketball coach and St. Bonaventure University graduate, earned a degree in journalism and mass communication. He wrote for The Bona Venture newspaper his freshman year as a staff writer and held the position of sports editor his sophomore year. As an undergraduate, Fleming became interested…
Nothing is harder than a being a New York Mets fan, but nothing is better. Ever since I could speak, I would always cheer on the Mets. I would be so excited to attend baseball games with my family. Putting on my baseball cap and David Wright Jersey has been a tradition for the last…
Bonnies look forward to stretch-run after winning six of eight Much like a season ago, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball season has been the equivalent of a rollercoaster ride. After a 4-9 finish to non-conference play and a slow start to conference play, the Bonnies are hitting their stride at the best time of the…