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Yankees and Mets 2009 Season Preview

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 17:06:11 -0400

By: Hamilton Bolduc

New Stadiums, New Stars and Heightened Expectations

Every baseball season starts with lots of promise and huge expectations in New York for both hometown teams. This season is only different in that these expectations have been ratcheted up a few more notches as both the Mets and Yankees are moving into br...

WPU Softball Team Opens Conference Play With Sweep

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 16:45:52 -0400

By: David Scimeca

William Paterson softball kicked off its New Jersey Athletic Conference schedule in impressive fashion, taking both games of a doubleheader from New Jersey City University on Saturday March 28. The Pioneers pushed their record to 13-1 on the season. In g...

Fantasy Baseball: Calling You

Fri, 6 Mar 2009 00:04:46 -0500

By: Hamilton Bolduc

As the weather warms up and we move further from the NFL season, it means the boys of summer are ready to get out there for the 162-game grid of a season. Die-hard fantasy sports enthusiasts will tell you this is the best sport of all in terms of fantasy ...

Guadango: Pioneers Most Feared Slugger

Thu, 5 Mar 2009 20:21:44 -0500

By: Brendan Kuty

There's no reason to pitch to you, I'm sorry, the College of New Jersey pitcher, Mike Oliver, said. Call me what you want, but there's no way I was going to pitch to you. Guadango absorbed the apology in stride....

WPU Hockey Clinches Berth in Nationals

Thu, 5 Mar 2009 19:32:06 -0500

By: David Scimeca

For the first time in school history, the William Paterson Pioneers hockey team has clinched a berth in the American Collegiate Hockey Association National Championships. The Pioneers earned a second-place ranking in the Northeast Region of the ACHA duri...

Yankees Golden Boy Admits 2003 Steroids Use

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:17:02 -0500

By: David Scimeca

When baseball began to fall apart after the Mitchell Report, the league turned its eyes to Alex Rodriguez. A-Rod was called upon to be baseball’s savior. He was supposed to be the “clean” hero, the only player that could possibly rescue ...

Men's Basketball Locks Up NJAC Bid with 81-59 Win

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:09:10 -0500

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MAHWAH, N.J. – William Paterson (19-5, 8-4 NJAC) locked up a bid to the upcoming New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Men’s Basketball Tournament with an 81-59 victory at Ramapo (13-11, 6-7 NJAC) Feb. 14. William Paterson's win, coupled with...

Women's Basketball Loses Home Game to Kean 81-74

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:47:16 -0500

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William Paterson (15-6, 7-2 NJAC) took a one-point lead with less than three minutes to play, but No. 19/21 Kean (17-3, 9-0 NJAC) scored 10 of the game's final 12 points to win an 81-74 battle of the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) divisional leader...

Men's Basketball Denies Kean, 62-49

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:24:13 -0500

By: David Scimeca | Sports Editor

The Pioneers paired stingy defense with big-time shooting to record a 62-49 victory over New Jersey Athletic Conference foe Kean on Jan. 31 at the Recreation Center. The win snapped a two-game losing streak and pushed William Paterson's record to 15-4 ove...