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Schmidt recalls a ‘memorable’ year for Bonnies
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Jul 07, 2018
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — If Mark Schmidt had it to do differently, he wouldn’t. Nearly four months after guiding the program to just its third NCAA Tou...
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Bona played catch-up to find first lax class
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SAM WILSON Special to the Era 
Jun 28, 2018
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Randy Mearns admits his first recruiting trip on the job as St. Bonaventure’s men’s lacrosse coach didn’t go the way he expect...
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MAAC feels like home for Bona’s Mearns
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SAM WILSON Special to the Era 
Jun 27, 2018
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Randy Mearns isn’t so much joining the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference as he is returning home wearing some new colors. Mea...
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Remembering a game coached by Celtics’ Stevens
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
May 14, 2018
My only interaction with Brad Stevens was brief, and it came from the back of a cramped interview room inside Hinkle Fieldhouse. The stars behind this...
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Dream season: Bona gives fans a year to remember
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Mar 17, 2018
DALLAS – I remember being surprised Jaylen Adams was in the starting lineup. It was Nov. 8, 2014, just before tip in the St. Bonaventure men’s basketb...
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Adams has his shot in the spotlight
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Mar 13, 2018
DAYTON, Ohio — They’ve never met in a collegiate game, but Jaylen Adams and Aaron Holiday are no strangers. Last spring, both players tested the NBA d...
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Bona wasn’t NCAA shoo-in we all thought
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Mar 12, 2018
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Funny how your confidence can ebb away. After St. Bonaventure beat Richmond in the Atlantic 10 quarterfinals on Friday night a...
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Bonnies’ win likely locked NCAA invite
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Mar 10, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. — It wasn’t the blowout that seemed destined to be. Indeed, on three occasions, Richmond dug out of 17-point holes, the last one star...
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Unheralded Griffin tuned into key contributor
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Mar 08, 2018
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — He was where the winner of the league’s Most Improved Player award might be expected to be. LaDarien Griffin was in the gym. T...
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Bona fans bask in Game for the Ages
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Mar 01, 2018
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Matt Mobley walked gingerly but happily to the postgame press conference, a smile on his face, the St. Bonaventure men’s baske...
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VCU the next hurdle for streaking Bonnies
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Feb 24, 2018
RICHMOND, Va. — Count Keith Dambrot as another proponent of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team. “They’re a good team, they’re an NCAA Tournamen...
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Bonnies break long losing streak
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CHUCKIE MAGGIO Special to the Era 
Feb 22, 2018
Not much has come easy for the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team this season. Why would win number eight, and the ice cream prize following it, ...
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Great night at the stripe lifts Bonnies past Dukes
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Feb 22, 2018
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — In all the ugliness of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team’s 21st win of the season — the 2-for-12 effort from 3-point r...
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Bona women look to sweep Rhode Island
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CHUCKIE MAGGIO Special to the Era 
Feb 21, 2018
The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team has endured an adverse season, but tonight’s game at Rhode Island leaves room for one accomplishment. If t...
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Bonnies still feel they have something to prove
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Feb 21, 2018
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Matt Mobley was in class when he found out he’d won a national Player of the Week award. He arrived to practice the way he nor...
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Bonnies topple No. 16 Rhode Island 77-74
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Feb 17, 2018
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — LaDarien Griffin found himself with the ball in his hands and no one standing between he and the basket. What was going throug...
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