By Thomas Gillen Assistant A&E Editor John Scott is the last of a dying breed in the National Hockey League. At six-foot-eight and 270 pounds, Scott’s main role on the ice is to fight and to stick up for his teammates. Players like Scott are also known as enforcers and are…
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By Thomas Scavetta Sports Editor Tyler McGarvey, a junior biology major and music minor from Babylon, N.Y., is a cross country runner and indoor track and eld runner. McGarvey is an experienced runner who was a three-time county cross country champion while attending Babylon High School. He also helped the…
By Thomas Scavetta Sports Editor Despite four Pioneers scoring in double gures, the men’s basketball team came up short against arch-rival, University of Bridgeport, 100-91, on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at Hubbell Gymnasium in Bridgeport, Conn. The East Coast Conference duel commenced with the Pioneers (13-7) jumping out of the gate…
By Thomas Scavetta Sports Editor Rich Grillo, a junior psychology major and journalism minor from Wantagh, N.Y. is a member of the men’s wrestling team at Post. Grillo has an impressive track record as a four-time Nassau County Team Champion in high school and was New York State Champion in…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief The Pioneers traveled up to Connecticut to do battle with Bridgeport University on Wednesday, Jan. 27, and suffered an 82-77 overtime loss to drop to 2-17 on the season. The Pioneers got off to a strong start and kept their foot on the gas through the…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor In his third year as the Head Coach of the men’s basketball team, Erik Smiles has led his team to a 13-5 record. The Pioneers currently sit tied atop the East Coast Conference with St. Thomas Aquinas College. Smiles is very familiar with the…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor Junior guard Jared Hall may have had a career-night scoring 27 points, but it wasn’t enough as the LIU Post Men’s Basketball team (13-5) fell short last Wednesday against the University of the District of Colombia (8-9), 84-73, at the UDC Sports Complex in Washington,…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief During the 2014-2015 school year, LIU Post reinstated wrestling, a sport that had a long history at the university. Before last year, the last wrestling match at LIU was in 1988. The comeback has sparked great feedback from alumni and former wrestlers alike. Warren Hannas was…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief Since our departure from classes just before Christmas of last year, there have been a lot of storylines in each sport that you may have missed.In the NFL, Odell Beckham Jr. had an eventful meeting with Panthers cornerback Josh Norman. What started with good old fashioned hard-nose…
By Maxime Devillaz Co-Editor-in-Chief Kyle Felice has a chance to become world champion, in a sport that would have many shake their heads unwittingly. The freshman biology major is a competitive Irish dancer who floored his competition in the men’s under-18 Mid-Atlantic Region Irish Dance Championships in Philadelphia on Friday, Nov.…