By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure’s game at Dayton on Sunday has been postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests within the Bonaventure program, the league announced Friday. The Bonnies’ slated Atlantic 10 opener at George Washington was postponed due to positive tests among GW’s Tier 1 personnel. The A-10 will attempt to reschedule both games, with dates to be determined. League … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure Atlantic 10 opener at Dayton Sunday postponed due to Bona COVID-19 issues
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Canandaigua outlasts Penfield in overtime thriller
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Canandaigua point guard Bryce Ceravolo did not expect to return to the court on Thursday night. "I honestly did not think I was gonna be able to," Ceravolo recalled. Ceravolo, a senior captain who scored 17 points on an undefeated Victor team before Christmas, left the game early in the second quarter with an apparent lower leg injury. He returned after the … [Read more...] about Canandaigua outlasts Penfield in overtime thriller
A day of roster zaniness didn’t deter Mersch and the Amerks
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA It may have been the craziest 36 hours in Rochester Americans franchise history in terms of player transactions. Five players recalled by the parent Buffalo Sabres. Four Amerks regulars sidelined by COVID-19 protocol. Four players signed to pro tryout contracts – except one couldn’t play because his COVID-19 rapid test taken before departure from … [Read more...] about A day of roster zaniness didn’t deter Mersch and the Amerks
Connors helped lead St. Bonaventure to multiple NIT Tournaments, “made everybody feel good”
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The shot surprised not only the Niagara Purple Eagles’ defense and coaching staff but John Connors’s St. Bonaventure teammates as well. Niagara, the last school to hand St. Bonaventure a loss at the Olean Armory a decade earlier, had designs on knocking off its Little Three rival once again on Jan. 22, 1958. Taps Gallagher’s 8-2 Purple Eagles, described by … [Read more...] about Connors helped lead St. Bonaventure to multiple NIT Tournaments, “made everybody feel good”
Maggio: Bonnies still the team to beat entering Atlantic 10 play
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The St. Bonaventure Bonnies are still the Atlantic 10 champions until someone knocks them off. Whether or not the Davidson Wildcats, who upset Alabama last week, are that team largely depends on if Bona can reclaim its defensive edge. If that stifling defense reappears, with Kyle Lofton locking down the opposing point guard and Jaren Holmes darting into … [Read more...] about Maggio: Bonnies still the team to beat entering Atlantic 10 play