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Between the lines: Give us some stars

By Nate Bickell, Columnist • March 20, 2013

Columnist Nate Bickell takes a look at the World Baseball Classic's fatal flaw.

Between the lines: The great half-court shootout

By Nate Bickell, Columnist • February 28, 2013

Nate and Steve go head-to-head in a shootout for the column

Between the lines: Keep wrestling in the Olympics

By Nate Bickell, Columnist • February 21, 2013

Columnist Nate Bickell casts a critical eye toward talks of nixing wrestling from the Olympics

Between the lines: Breaking up the February Funk

By Nate Bickell, Columnist • February 14, 2013

Columnist Nate Bickell breaks down some sporting events to get you through the lull in mainstream sports.

Bombers zone in on capturing conference title

By Nate Bickell, Staff Writer • May 3, 2012

The seniors on the women’s lacrosse team have qualified for the NCAA Tournament, earned the right to host the Empire 8 Conference Championships...

Women’s Lacrosse: Blue and Gold upend No. 19 Hamilton College

By Nate Bickell, Staff Writer • April 25, 2012

The women’s lacrosse team held off 19th-ranked Hamilton College 9-8 to defeat their second nationally ranked team of the season and win their eighth straight game Tuesday in Clinton, N.Y.

Women’s Lacrosse: South Hill squad whitewashes weekend opponents

By Nate Bickell, Staff Writer • April 24, 2012

The women’s lacrosse team dominated Elmira College and Alfred University by a combined score of 38-1 over the weekend to move within one game of an undefeated season in the Empire 8 Conference.

Women’s Lacrosse: Squad prevails in one-goal contest against William Smith

By Nate Bickell, Staff Writer • April 19, 2012

The women’s lacrosse team took down visiting William Smith College 12-11 on Tuesday in Higgins Stadium to win its fifth straight game. The Bombers improved to 5—0 at home and are now 2—1 in one-goal games this season.

Triple Threat

By Nate Bickell, Staff Writer • April 18, 2012

Senior Antoine Connors propels through the water in the Athletics and Events Center pool — a few feet ahead of four other competitors — and hits the wall as the time on the judge’s stopwatch hits 10 minutes on the dot. But as Connors exits the pool knowing he has finished the event in first…

Top scorer supplies boundless energy

By Nate Bickell, Staff Writer • April 11, 2012

Two years ago, then-women’s lacrosse Head Coach Karen Hollands needed to name an isolation play that would showcase Tracy Rivas — the Bombers’ newest freshman attacker.

Women’s Lacrosse: Blue and Gold win low-scoring affair to open conference play

By Nate Bickell, Staff Writer • April 1, 2012

With the women's lacrosse team in the midst of a 12-minute scoring drought and trailing for the first time in today's game against Stevens Institute of Technology, junior attack Tracy Rivas cut into the opposing defense, dodged two defenders and scored on a low shot past Ducks' keeper Meg Collins to tie the game. She…

Women’s Lacrosse: Bombers fall to Buffalo State in double overtime

By Nate Bickell, Staff Writer • March 31, 2012

Senior attack Nicole Borisenok scored with seven seconds remaining in overtime to tie the game, but the women's lacrosse team fell to the Buffalo State Bengals in double overtime by a score of 13-12 on Wednesday.