By Chris Klimaszewski Staff Writer This week’s Athlete of the Week is Mike Manzione, a senior criminal justice major and infielder for the baseball team. Manzione is a returning starter for the team. After seeing little action his freshman and sophomore seasons, he made 38 starts as a designated hitter…
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By Ida Ynner Lagerqvist Sports and Photo Editor On Jan. 23, in connection with the men’s and women’s basketball games, all coaches and athletic department staff wore sneakers and suits on the sidelines. Casey Schermick, director of athletic media relations, described how the choice of footwear was in a partnership…
By Ida Ynner Lagerqvist Sports Editor The women’s basketball team turned over their losing streak on Wednesday, Jan. 23, by beating the University of Bridgeport at home with a score of 80-74. Music streamed from the gym 40 minutes before the game. With five consecutive losses, the team was in…
By Nicholas Mattina Staff Writer Casey Schermick, the sports information director, talks about the latest week in Pioneer sports. Schermick gives a recap for the fall sport season and the expectations for the next season after the One LIU merger, and also delves into the winter season with men’s basketball.…
By Matthew Weinstein Staff Writer As a result of the One LIU announcement made in early October, the men’s basketball team’s season changed almost instantly. A majority of players decided against playing this year in protest of the merger, and instead chose to sit out the year and transfer away…
By Matthew Weinstein Staff Writer The 2018 football season came to an end on Saturday, Nov. 17 as the Pioneers fell to Slippery Rock University 20-14, in the first round of the NCAA division II football playoffs. LIU Post was the number two seed in super region 1, but number…
By Dylan Valic Staff Writer The bowling team hopes to strike out the competition this season and plan on sparing no one. The team has been practicing since the second week of September 2018 and aim to keep improving. Members of the team practice three days a week and…
By Matthew Weinstein Staff Writer The men’s basketball team began their 2018-2019 season on Wednesday, Nov. 14, with a 74-43 home loss to the University of New Haven in a non-conference game. Seven players were eligible to play that day. With the news of the upcoming merger between LIU…
Women’s Soccer The women’s soccer team will advance to the third round of the east region bracket of the NCAA Division II Tournament after defeating Franklin Pierce University on Sunday, Nov. 10. The Pioneers prevailed with a score of 3-1. Leading the way for the Pioneers were junior Julia Duffey…