Christian Arnold Assistant Sports Editor The men’s basketball team wrapped up the 2012-13 regular season with a 75-67 win over the Molloy Lions on Saturday, March 2. LIU Post ends the year with an 18-8 overall record and a 13-5 record in the East Coast Conference. The Pioneers’ record…
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David Otero Sport Editor LIU Post’s women’s swim team has had a successful season and is coming off an impressive showing at the Metropolitan Conference Meet that took place from February 15-17. The Pioneers were crowned the Metropolitan Champions over both Division I and Divison II schools. The Pioneers…
Eirik Bjorno Staff Writer You may have heard about the Triathlon, an event that combines three basic sports: running, cycling and swimming. You may also have heard about the Biathlon which combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. But, have you ever heard about Chessboxing? No? Well it is exactly what…
David Otero Sports Editor The Battle of the Boulevard went down to the wire on Saturday, February 23 as the Lady Pioneers (18-7) upset the NYIT Lady Bears 71-62 behind the strong effort by sophomore guard Chelsea Williams. She dropped 19 points on an efficient 6-9 shoot- ing display from…
Peter Collorafi Staff Writer The U.S. and Germany have had a long and complicated history, to say the least. After fighting two world wars against Germany in the 20th century, the U.S. established a large military presence in the country to guard against the Soviet Union, a presence which, nevertheless, continues…
Christian Arnold Assisstant Sports Editor The Pioneers ended the home portion of their regular season with a nail-biting loss on Saturday, February 23 against the NYIT Bears. The loss was only the Pioneers’ third at home this season. A second half come- back and two late-game free throws did the…
Christian Arnold Assistant Sports Editor It was one of the Pioneers most dominating performances of the season. The 102-79 victory over the Mercy Mavericks on Saturday, February 16 was just what the men’s basketball team needed after the tough 83-79 loss they suffered to the UDC Firebirds earlier in the…
David Otero Sports Editor The LIU Post baseball team begins the 2013 season tomorrow against Stonehill College in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Last year, the Pioneers finished with a 27-20 record and went 16-8 within the East Coast Conference. Earlier in the month the Preseason Poll was announced and the Pioneers…
David Otero Sports Editor The women’s basketball team won their second consecutive game after defeating Mercy College on Saturday, February 16 by a final score of 83-56. Senior forward Nicolette Marciniak led the Lady Pioneers (16-7) with 19 points on an 8-11 shooting display from the floor and recorded her…
Eirik Bjorno Staff Writer American college students only seem to care about the four major American sports: Baseball, Football, Basketball and Ice Hockey. If you are a true sports fan, you should read up on what’s going on in the other sports around the world. Let’s start with the English…