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  • Rebecca Puretz / PHOTO EDITOR Propelled to playoffs

    Brockport men's basektball finished out its regular season with a trio of games against Cortland, Plattsburgh, and Potsdam the week of Feb. 13 through Feb. 18. The Eagles suffered its first loss in five games at the hands of the Red Dragons Tuesday, Feb.

  • B-port hockey playoff hopes slip on ice

    With eight seconds left in the game, Brockport's chances at a playoff spot disappeared Saturday, Feb. 18 after a 2-1 loss to Morrisville. Daniel Morello ended the Golden Eagles' season when he scored for Morrisville on a 5 on 3 power play. Brockport needed help in order to have a chance at the postseason, and they got it.

  • Rebecca Puretz/ PHOTO EDITOR Eagles end season with first SUNYAC win

    Brockport women's basketball ended its season on a high note with a 61-52 victory over Potsdam on Senior Day, Saturday, Feb. 18 after a tight loss to Plattsburgh Friday, Feb. 17 in the Play4Kay game. The win over Potsdam was Brockport's first SUNYAC win.

  • Photos by Florianne Jalac Dancing with the athletes makes moves for a good cause

    Dancing with the Athletes took place Thursday, Feb. 16 and was presented by the Student Dance Organization and the College at Brockport athletic department. The show featured  15 different performances by different groups made up of both dancers and athletes.

  • Record-breaking weekend for Brockport track and field athletes

    The men and women of Brockport's track and field team sent two contingents to two separate meets Saturday, Feb. 15. While a small group went to compete at a meet at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), the majority of the team traveled to Kent, Ohio for the Kent State Invitational.

  • s 10 questions with Erin Luke

    1) What made you start swimming? — I first started swimming when I was about 8 because my best friend, Erica, was on our local club team. We pretty much did everything together.When she joined the team, I figured I'd give it a try too and I haven't looked back since.

  • Gymnasts fall to Penn State

    The Brockport gymnastics team traveled to Pennsylvania Saturday, Feb. 18 and lost to Division-I Penn State in a dual meet. Penn State is ranked No. 10 in the nation. Following last week's season-high team score, the Eagles recorded a season-low of 183.

  • s Former Sixer superstar blows through fortune

    Former NBA phenom, Allen Iverson, had his bank accounts seized by a Georgia court this week after failing to be able to pay a reported $860,000 bill to an Atlanta jeweler. The result of the court hearing broke the silence on the fact  Iverson has joined the ranks of superstar athletes who have gone broke following their retirement.

  • Lazy parents lead to less involvement

    As a kid, I can't remember going a day without playing some sort of sport. In a neighborhood full of kids, we were always competing over something.   I can remember riding my bike with my mitt on my handle bars and my bat on my shoulder to the nearest baseball diamond.

  • s Saying sayonara to hockey seniors

    Just like that, it's gone. A season is done, careers are finished. Lockers and desks are cleaned out. Except, unlike professional sports, in college the end of a season means so much more. We only get so much time in college. You can stay here forever if that's what you please, but you can't stay on the ice forever.

  • Basketball bracket favorites

    It's not too early to start thinking about your brackets for March. I don't think this season is going to be similar to what we've seen over the last couple years with a team like Butler making it to the finals twice. Most seasons in college basketball, the tournament is considered wide open, especially lately with the one-and-done players.

  • s Bearing down a playoff spot

    Brockport's 4-2 upset over Plattsburgh last Friday, Feb. 20, was both monumental and improbable. The No. 3 ranked Cardinals, a perennial SUNYAC powerhouse and two-time national champion, found themselves on the losing side against Brockport for the first time since Brockport head coach Brian Dickinson started at the college in 1996.

  • s Men’s basketball jumps to 4th in SUNYAC

    Last week, the Brockport men's basketball team resumed regular season play with a pair of SUNYAC matchups against Fredonia and Buffalo State. Brockport played its way to victory in both games and as a result, extended its late-season winning streak to four games.

  • Women’s pro soccer gone in a Flash

    Sports and drama go hand in hand. Hardly anything elicits such real, gut-wrenching emotions as the nail-biting final minutes in overtime or the deserved, come-from-behind underdog victory. Drama transcends sporting events into memorable moments in history.

  • v Gymnasts spring to success

    Nationally No. 1 ranked Brockport scores season-high

    Brockport women's gymnastics team was back in action Friday, Feb. 10 and Sunday, Feb. 12 and proved once again why its ranked No. 1 in the country among Division III schools. Friday night's quad meet was held at the University of Pennsylvania, where the Golden Eagles took third place with a team score of 186.

  • Strokes, dives and broken records

    Brockport's swimming and diving team competed in the SUNYAC championships at Erie Community College from Wednesday, Feb 8 through Saturday, Feb. 11. The women finished in sixth place and the men finished in seventh. Both teams finished in eighth place last year at the SUNYACs.