The Ithacan Online

Shredding in the streets

Thu, 01 May 2008 19:52:20 PST

Sophomore Nick Wnorowski looks like a rock star as he stands on top of his skateboard, navigating through the Ithaca skate park. On a sweltering hot day in April, the Syracuse native throws on his aviator sunglasses underneath a blue baseball cap on top of his shaggy hair.

Hitting the green

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:16:11 PST

The Department of Sport Management and Media’s annual golf tournament has grown five times larger in the four years that senior Jessica Toglia has been involved with it.

Great day to be a bomber

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:07:21 PST

With the sun shining and the temperatures finally feeling like spring, Ithaca College student athletes came together last Friday between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. on Upper Allen Field.

Wish for a swish

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:47:48 PST

It’s 11 a.m. on a Sunday morning in the Ben Light Gymnasium, so one would not expect to find the gym packed with sweaty students playing recreational basketball.

Pair of Bombers selected for NCAA conference

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:42:40 PST

Junior quarterback Dan Juvan of the football team and sophomore Katherine Bixby, the starting point guard for the women's basketball team and reserve midfielder for the women's lacrosse team, were both selected to attend the NCAA Student Development Conference today.

Breaking the mold

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:22:05 PST

Quick turns and tight directional changes force his opponents to change their normal defensive strategy. After dribbling through the legs of the opponent, he dodges a few defenders until he takes an unsuccessful shot at the goal set up in the Ben Light Gymnasium.

Rugby team seeks return to club organization status

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:53:08 PST

The men’s rugby team is used to taking on its fair share of opponents. It’s played Cornell University, Utica College, Niagara University and even a team in Canada.

Rolling with the punches

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:03:13 PST

The sound of leather boxing gloves connecting blends with the sounds of machinery, chatter and workout tunes in the aerobics room of Ithaca College’s fitness center.

Growing pains

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:45:47 PST

In 1973 the NCAA made the landmark decision to split Division II and create a third division. Thirty-five years later it appears they have reached a similar crossroads.

A little girl time

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:51:29 PST

More than 35 years after Title IX legislation introduced the doctrine of equal opportunity for women in sports, its message was conveyed by several Ithaca College women’s varsity teams through sports and activities for local girls as part of National Girls and Women in Sports Day.

Ultimate competition

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:44:57 PST

Since the first organized Ultimate Frisbee competition was held at Rutgers University between the Scarlet Knights and Princeton University on Nov. 6, 1972, Ultimate has spread rapidly across the country.

On the road

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:07:12 PST

Instead of spending their winter training sessions in frigid Ithaca temperatures swimming in the Hill Center Pool and shooting hoops in the Ben Light Gymnasium, the men’s and women’s basketball and swimming and diving teams heated things up by traveling, training, competing and relaxing away from home and school in warmer environments.

Double team

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:12:10 PST

Jeff Bostic knows about instinct.

It’s in his eyes seconds after he breaks out of a huddle and explodes across the hardwood floor, his 6-foot-5-inch frame clearing a SUNY-Cortland shot past the left side of the Ben Light Gymnasium bleachers in a single sweeping motion. It’s in his anticipation of a steal from beneath the basket and his strategically premature steps that beat his defender to the net.

‘Rule 76’ gets back to dodgeball basics in tourney victory

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:38:00 PST

Just like the popular movie, this weekend’s dodgeball tournament, organized by the students in the Sport Event and Facility Management class as a final project, was an underdog story with a twist.

Club ice hockey team plays for love of the game

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:32:41 PST

If you ask many of the Ithaca College club ice hockey players what their overall record is this fall, you’ll be hard-pressed to get an exact answer. The general consensus is somewhere around .500.

The playoff puzzle

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:51:08 PST

With the fall season coming to a close and the playoffs looming, Ithaca's fall squads are preparing for the post-season. There are six teams that have already guaranteed a spot in the Empire 8 or NCAA Tournaments. The Ithacan sports staff has laid out the pieces for the fall teams' postseasons as the regular seasons end and the hunt for conference and National titles begins

Giving back

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:42:02 PST

Ricky Milton lives on tradition and respect. As a member of the Ithaca High School football team during the golden era of the 1980s, he looks to reinvigorate his decimated program back to the once beloved Little Red he remembers.

Empire 8 earns sportsmanship honor

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:11:42 PST

Stars of tomorrow

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:31:04 PST

The JV football team (1–2) came into its third game of the season against SUNY-Brockport winless, having dropped its first two games to Cornell and SUNY-Cortland. In those two games, the Bombers had given up at least 28 points in each and have been outscored 61–20.

Ithaca squads go undefeated during Homecoming weekend

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:27:02 PST

While parents, alumni and students flooded the Ithaca College campus for Homecoming last weekend, the eight fall varsity teams represented South Hill to its fullest, either winning or tying in their respective games Saturday. Sports Editor Andrew Lovell recaps Saturday’s games.