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Athlete of the Week: Rich Grillo

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…

Women’s Basketball Bounces Back

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…

Coach of the Week: Erik Smiles

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…

Men’s Basketball Slips to UDC

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,…

Former Wrestler Still has Love for the Game

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…

LIU Post Frosh wins Irish Dance Contest

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.…

Pioneers Sinking, but Seeking Redemption

By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief After su ering their fourth straight loss one week ago to the University of the District of Columbia in our nation’s capital, the women’s basketball team found itself 14 games under .500 and sitting at 2-14 on the season. In that matchup against UDC, the Pioneers…

Gang Green Trumps Big Blue

By Michael Otero Sports Editor And the bragging rights go to the New York Jets, at least for four years. The New York Jets defeated the New York Giants in overtime on Sunday by a score of 23-20. Going into the game, there was a lot of hoopla surrounding a…