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Sports You Didn’t Know Existed: Mutton Busting

Eirik Bjorno Staff Writer Little League baseball is probably great for young kids, but for a more thrilling experience for your son; sign him up for mutton busting. Country singer Merle Haggard gives you good advice in the song, “Mama, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys,” but…

Men’s Lax Smacks Dominican 18-1

Christian Arnold Assistant Sports Editor LIU Post’s men’s lacrosse team had 12 different players score in their 18-1 drubbing of the Dominican College Chargers on Saturday, April 6. The Pioneers quickly opened up the scoring, as senior attacker Justin Patter- son scored the Pioneers first goal at 11:40. Two minutes later,…

Former Head Basketball Coach Passes Away

Christian Arnold Assistant Sports Editor Tom Galeazzi, a former C.W. Post men’s basketball head coach in the Hall of Fame, passed away on Saturday, April 6. Galeazzi spent 25 years at the helm of the Pioneers’ men’s basketball team, and over that span he owned a record of 466-260. He also…

Hagenah Powers Pioneers for Sixth Win

David Otero Sports Editor After completing its third consecutive double-header sweep, the LIU Post softball team has won six games in a row and boasts a 22-9 record. Most recently, the Pioneers dominated Dominican College on Sunday, April 7. The Pioneers cruised to an 11-2 victory and an 8-1 win on…

Sports You Did Not Know Existed: Extreme Ironing

Eirik Bjorno Staff Writer   Are you tired of ironing your shirts? Do you feel ironing does not challenge you just as much as it did back when you were 14? Well, then Extreme Ironing might help bring the spark back. It is no secret that ironing is one of the…

Pioneers Split Four vs. Mercy

David Otero Sports Editor The LIU Post baseball team faced Mercy College four times in a three-day span from April 5-7 and managed to win the first two games, but dropped the final two of the set. The Pioneers (11-13) won the first game of the set on the road in…

Solid Start for Men’s Soccer

Olivia Wicik Editor-in-Chief The LIU Post men’s soccer team won the first game of their spring exhibition at home on Thursday, March 28, against Saint Peter’s University. When asked prior to the game about how he expected the team to perform in its first action since last year, Pioneers’ junior…

Softball Wins 11 of Last 13

David Otero Sports Editor The softball team just finished a five-day road trip that concluded on Saturday, March 30. The Pioneers (15-6) ended their stay away from home on a successful note, as they played four double-headers and won six of their eight games. The Pioneers swept South- ern Connecticut State…

Sports You Didn’t Know Existed: Shin-Kicking

Eirik Bjørnø Staff Writer Does March Madness bore you? Do you snore through NHL games? For a competition that will really knock you off your feet, take a trip back in time with a cherished British sport that’s been going strong for 400 years: shin-kicking. The sport is just as…

Fourth Quarter Push Leads to Victory

Christian Arnold Assistant Sports Editor A fourth quarter offensive explosion helped push the men’s lacrosse team to a 14-6 victory over the Mercy College Mavericks on Saturday, March 30. Freshmen attackers Matty Beccaris and Ryan Slane scored four goals for the Pioneers. Senior midfielder Chris Ruhlig netted a hat trick in…