David Otero Sports Editor 26 sports. 205 countries represented. 313 Gold Medals. 17,000 athletes. 150,000 condoms. Don’t worry, I will explain that last one later. Throughout the 2012 Olympics in London, England, there seemed to be a new storyline that unfolded each day. Whether it was Michael Phelps and Ryan…
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David Otero Sports Editor When the LIU Post football team defeated Clarion on Saturday, it won its opening game of the season for the first time since 200n. Head Coach Bryan Collins admitted that over the last few years the Pioneers have struggled out of the gate in the first…
David Otero LIU Post’s Baseball Team has won three consecutive games and currently has a record of 19-14. The Pioneers defeated Dowling College 4-3 on Friday, April 13th, and took both games of the doubleheader the following day on the road against the University of Bridgeport, with scores of 2-1…
Samantha McGarry On Saturday, April 14th, the LIU Post Women’s Softball Team played against Dowling College. The team came through with a win of 5-2 in the first game of the doubleheader and lost the final 6-4. The team improved its record to 31-15 overall and 19-3 in East Coast…
Taylor Hole The New York Yankees cruised past the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday, April 15th, with the help of game-changers Derek Jeter and Raul Ibanez. The 11-5 win was extra special due to the fact that the game celebrated the 65th anniversary of the breaking of baseball’s color barrier. …
Christian Arnold The LIU Post Pioneers Men’s Lacrosse Team snapped its four-game losing streak by beating Mercy College 8-6. It was the Pioneers’ first win since March 10th, when they beat Bentley University. Senior midfielder Keith Rodriguez scored a career-high five goals in the win for the Pioneers. Junior attacker…
Heather Norris The LIU Post Women’s Lacrosse Team showed why it deserves its national ranking on Saturday, April 14th, after defeating the Molloy College Lions 20-3. The win improved the fifth-ranked Pioneers to 10-1 overall and 5-0 in East Coast Conference play. Senior Ashley Olen ignited the scoring for Post,…
Heather Norris Junior attacker Ashley Olen scored a career-high nine goals on Saturday, April 7th, to lead the fifth-ranked LIU Post Women’s Lacrosse Team to a 20-10 victory over No. 11 Merrimack College. The win boosted the Pioneers’ overall record to 8-1 and dropped the Warriors to 4-5. Less than…
Joseph La Rosa Within the past week, the LIU Post Women’s Softball Team has won four games and lost two, sweeping New York Institute of Technology two days in a row and losing two games to the University of New Haven earlier in the week. LIU Post defeated NYIT by…
By: Taylor Hole In the past four years, senior Kim Kessel has played in 33 games for the Pioneers. In the 2011 season, Kessel batted .500 with four hits, two RBIs and a run scored. In 2010, her sophomore year, Kessel made appearances in 19 games, recording three hits, two…