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First-year football and baseball player Anthony Mestre strokes a two run single in a 9-4 win over Hobart College on April 23. Mestre had offers to play at the Division I level but chose Ithaca College for the dual-sport opportunity.

First-year phenom balances dual-sport combination

By Billy Wood, Senior Writer • April 30, 2026
The Ithaca College baseball team came into the season with a heavy influx of first-year players who have been put in key roles. Out of all those newcomers, dual-sport phenom Anthony Mestre has heard his name on the national stage the most. 
First-year athlete Quinten Lewis takes his approach in the triple jump. Lewis said the jumping aspect of the event helps him be explosive and powerful in football.

IC athletes split time between the gridiron and the track

By Lyla Doran, Assistant Sports Editor • February 5, 2026
After the thrilling 2025 Cortaca victory Nov. 15, most football players entered the offseason ready to rest, recover and regroup. But six athletes had 20 days to gear up for another competition in an entirely different sport: track and field. 
Sophomore wide receiver Tian Murray bursts through the Garnet Chargers defense in a 19-14 defeat on Oct. 25.

Football falls to Union in tension-filled final minutes

By Billy Wood, Senior Writer • October 28, 2025
The Ithaca College football team dropped its first Liberty League Championship matchup in heartbreaking fashion to the Union College Garnet Chargers 19-14 Oct. 25 at Butterfield Stadium. Tensions were high post-game, with the Garnet Chargers and Bombers jawing at midfield after the Garnet Chargers rushed to celebrate on the Bombers’ logo. 
Father Scott (left) and son Jake (right) come together after a football game at the University of Rochester.

Like father like son, senior defensive back earns All-American nod

By David Schurter, Co-Sports Editor • January 22, 2025
With his recent First Team All-American selection, senior defensive back Jake Connolly followed in the footsteps of his father, Scott Connolly ʼ96, who earned his All-American selection in 1995. The Connolly’s became the second father-son duo in program history to both earn All-American honors. 
The Ithaca College football team defeated the St. Lawrence University Saints in its final home game of the season. Pictured, sophomore wide receiver Nicholas Lang makes a one-handed catch in the end zone.

Football’s defense sends the Saints marching out of Butterfield Stadium

By Rory Mastine • November 11, 2024
The Ithaca College football team gave its senior leaders a proper sendoff by annihilating St. Lawrence University Nov. 9, making their final home game of the season a 41-0 victory. The Bombers came into the game with their playoff lives on the line, needing a defining win in order to stay in the hunt for a postseason bid. 
The Ithaca College men's soccer team faced back-to-back losses, while women's soccer, field hockey, football, volleyball, cross-country, and swimming and diving excelled with strong performances over the academic break. Pictured, junior tight end runs with the ball.

Football leads winning charge for Bombers’ academic break

By Flynn Hynes, Senior Writer • October 25, 2024
The Ithaca College men's soccer team stumbled with back-to-back losses, but women's soccer, field hockey, football, volleyball, cross-country and swimming and diving shined, delivering dominant performances and setting the tone for a successful fall break.
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