http://www.niagara-gazette.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 15 May 2008 23:21:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_136231931.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_136231931.html Over the span of 19 innings Thursday at Sal Maglie Stadium, the Niagara baseball team played even with the top team in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, beating rival Canisius 3-2 in 12 innings in the opener, and losing the nightcap 2-1. Wed, 14 May 2008 22:25:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_135222737.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_135222737.html March had just begun, and a freshman named Jonny from Niagara Falls was impacting the college game.Jonny Smith out of Niagara-Wheatfield High School collected a hit in each of his first five games for Niagara University, batting over .500 and earning the first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference rookie of the week award on March. Thu, 08 May 2008 18:19:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_129181952.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_129181952.html Good pitching usually beats good hitting.Thursday’s Niagara-Fairfield first-round MAAC Tournament softball game was anything but an aberration from that time-tested rule. Wed, 07 May 2008 23:08:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_128214530.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_128214530.html “Our focus has been to attack, one out at a time, one inning at a time, one game at a time,” Dirschberger said this week, as Niagara prepared for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament, which begins today in Connecticut. Wed, 07 May 2008 23:04:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_128230526.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_128230526.html In the midst of an offensive onslaught that has helped the Niagara softball team win a record 27 games and enter this week’s Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament as the No. 2 seed, the question is posed to coach Al Dirschberger: Do the Purple Eagles have the pitching prowess to be champions? Tue, 06 May 2008 23:55:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_127235653.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_127235653.html Sat, 03 May 2008 22:15:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_124221616.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_124221616.html Niagara U freshman Kristin Sito sealed “a memory for a lifetime” for her senior team mates Saturday. Her game-winning run-off single gave Niagara softball a 4-3 victory and a Senior Day sweep of Rider as the Purple Eagles closed the gate on ’08 with a school-record 27 victories. Sat, 03 May 2008 22:04:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_124220700.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_124220700.html Social networking sites put athletes and administrators alike on the defensive. Thu, 01 May 2008 22:54:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_122225432.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_122225432.html College Hockey America will maintain the status quo, at least in the interim. That coming from Ed McLaughlin, Niagara University’s athletics director, with interim being the operative word. Thu, 01 May 2008 00:56:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_122005712.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_122005712.html Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:32:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_115233354.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_115233354.html Double-strapped by the long winters of Western New York, it’s difficult for NU to get much quality time on the golf course prior to an annual trip to balmy Lake Buena Vista, Fla., for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship tournament at Disney’s Magnolia Golf Course. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:26:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_115232820.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_115232820.html One of three Romanians, she is Bulls top singles player. Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:03:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_111230539.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_111230539.html Kenmore East product Nick Walczak has a big day, but it's not enough to lead the University at Buffalo baseball team to a win. Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:55:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_110235753.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_110235753.html If Canisius is the measuring stick by which other Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference softball teams are measured, the Niagara Purple Eagles know they’ve reached a high-water mark, but still have some stick to climb. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:31:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_108233241.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/nu/local_story_108233241.html Fresh off a College Hockey America tournament title and the school’s third appearance in the NCAA Tournament, Niagara University will play one of its most ambitious schedules in team history.