By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor On a Sunday that shocked the world of sports and then shook it to its foundations, the game of golf lost one of its legends. On Sept. 25, Arnold Palmer died from “complications from heart problems,” according to espn.com. Palmer, according to golfweek.com, was a seven-time major championship winner,…
The St. Bonaventure women’s swimming & diving team hopes to make a splash this season under new head coach Brian Thomas. Thomas joins Bonaventure from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he was the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, according to gobonnies.com. “I started in May, so when I started, after a couple weeks…
Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University men’s soccer team battled to a 0-0 tie in double overtime Wednesday night against the Duquesne Dukes, ranked number 35 in the country going into the game. The Bonnie generated 10 shots, while Duquesne produced 17. The two teams played a back and forth game…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University Department of Athletics announced Thursday that this seasons Select-Your-Seat event, set for Sunday, would be cancelled due to the on-going repairs to the ceiling of the Reilly Center. “They have been working on maintenance and upgrades to the support beams that hold up the…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor This week, the baseball world, Cuban community and the United States mourned the death of Jose Fernandez. The Marlins pitcher was killed in a boating accident Sunday morning. The Marlins were supposed to play the Atlanta Braves at 1:10 p.m. that day but decided to cancel it. Fernandez was a…
By Kiley O’Donnell Contributing Writer The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s cross country teams have had big results from their first-year runners. William Delaney led the Bonnies men’s team at last weekend’s Harry F. Anderson Invitational. With his 8k time of 26:59.4, Delaney finished 36th out of 213 runners and collected the Atlantic 10 men’s…
In total, 106 new athletes, including transfer students, came to Bonaventure this fall. Included in that number are 13 new international athletes coming from countries such as Spain, Canada, Georgia and Sweden, according to Bernie Valento, vice president of enrollment. Valento said the increase in student athletes could be attributed to collaboration with coaches, looking…
By Michael Rickicki Contributing Writer Last Saturday’s rugby match drew a lot of attention on campus. There was a lot of chatter in the stands about what was going on. Many people don’t know what rugby is or how it is played. Some were also asking why someone would want to play such a seemingly…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor Atlantic 10 conference play will begin Saturday for the St. Bonaventure University Men’s soccer team when it takes on the Saint Joseph’s Hawks at home. The Bonnies are coming off a non-conference schedule that saw them go 1-7-1, with the only win coming against the Niagara Purple Eagles. “Our…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure Women’s soccer team has had an up and down year so far. But one player in particular, junior forward Danielle Vis, has been the Bonnies’ main offensive threat. Vis leads the team in goals (4), points (10), shots (29) and shots on goal (16). Vis said without…
By Kiley O’Donnell Contributing Writer The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s cross country teams have had big results from their first-year runners. William Delaney led the Bonnies men’s team at last weekend’s Harry F. Anderson Invitational. With his 8k time of 26:59.4, Delaney finished 36th out of 213 runners and collected the Atlantic 10 men’s…
By Ryan Signorino Staff Writer In total, 106 new athletes, including transfer students, came to Bonaventure this fall. Included in that number are 13 new international athletes coming from countries such as Spain, Canada, Georgia and Sweden, according to Bernie Valento, vice president of enrollment. Valento said the increase in student athletes could be attributed…
By Michael Rickicki Contributing Writer Last Saturday’s rugby match drew a lot of attention on campus. There was a lot of chatter in the stands about what was going on. Many people don’t know what rugby is or how it is played. Some were also asking why someone would want to play such a seemingly…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor This week the baseball world, Cuban community and the United States mourned the death of Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez. He was killed in a boating accident Sunday morning. The Marlins were supposed to play the Atlanta Braves at 1:10 p.m. that day but decided to cancel it. Fernandez was a…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor Atlantic 10 conference play will begin Saturday for the St. Bonaventure University Men’s soccer team when it takes on the Saint Joseph’s Hawks at home. The Bonnies are coming off a non-conference schedule that saw them go 1-7-1, with the only win coming against the Niagara Purple Eagles. “Our…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure Women’s soccer team has had an up and down year so far. But one player in particular, junior forward Danielle Vis, has been the Bonnies’ main offensive threat. Vis leads the team in goals (4), points (10), shots (29) and shots on goal (16). Vis said without…
By Michael Rickicki Contributing Writer In August, prolonged rainfall caused catastrophic flooding in Louisiana. The floods left thousands of homes in ruin from the damage, according to NBC News. CNN claims that the event was the worst natural disaster in the United States since Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Even though the flooding occurred all the…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University Women’s Swimming and Diving Team has taken up a challenge to raise $10,000 for the program. If the team can reach that total, an anonymous donor will match it, giving the team another $10,000. The idea for the challenge itself was hatched by our donor,…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor Last year, the entire St. Bonaventure University athletic program made the switch to Adidas after not having a set brand for campus sports. The university’s athletic director, Tim Kenney, said the athletic department went out and talked to a group of candidates to sponsor the school. “The interesting thing, there…
By Kiley O’Donnell Contributing Writer There is a shortage of locker room availability for varsity teams at St. Bonaventure University. Some teams share locker rooms with other teams that do not play in their seasons. But there are also some that have no locker room space at all. This has been an issue for the…