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The New York Knicks last won the NBA Championship in 1973.

Knicks should focus on building around youth

Dan Abbate, Staff Writer February 27, 2020

The New York Knicks are in the middle of another rebuilding season as they look to improve their record after the NBA All The New York Knicks are in the middle of another rebuilding season as they look...

Junior Jordan van Reeken made all-MAAC First Team selection during her sophomore season.

Healthy habits help van Reeken advance in sport

Matthew Chaves, Sports Editor February 20, 2020

Iona College junior and women’s water polo player Jordan van Reeken has grown into a different player throughout her years playing water polo. Van Reeken has a total of 17 goals from 38 shots this...

Why the XFL is a great thing for football

Matthew Chaves, Sports Editor February 20, 2020

The XFL season started when the Seattle Dragons took on the DC Defenders on their home turf on Saturday. The NFL ended its season with the Super Bowl as Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs made...

Senior Matt Mirocco led the Gaels in their final tournament of the fall season with 71(+1).

Iona golf aims to carry fall momentum to spring season

Matthew Chaves, Sports Editor February 20, 2020

Iona College’s golf team hopes to carry their momentumfrom the fall season into The Invitational at Savannah Harbor, the first tournament of the spring season. The Gaels ended the fall season well...

Junior Jordan Van Reeken has 13 goals from 28 shots and two assists, with a .464 shot percentage.

Communication, competitiveness major goals for women’s water polo

Matthew Chaves, Sports Editor February 1, 2020

The Iona College women’s water polo team enters their nineteenth season with competitiveness and communication as the major goals to work towards this semester. The Gaels look to improve from their...

Iona Lacrosse ended their 2019 season 0-8 in conference play and 1-16 overall.

New coach Kahn hopes to lead team to victory

Matthew Chaves, Sports Editor February 1, 2020

First-time head coach Lauren Kahn takes on a new challenge in her career as she leads the Iona College lacrosse team into the beginning of the season. Kahn was signed by Iona in September to help lead...

Iona alumnus Hydo, who graduated in 2018, has worked with MSG Network and ESPN.

Alumnus wins Emmy for technical work in U.S. Open

Matthew Chaves, Sports Editor December 5, 2019

Former Iona College student Nick Hydo was awarded an Emmy for his work as Technical Director during the U.S. Open Tennis Championship. The Emmy award winner worked with ESPN during the championship,...

Philip Wachowski has 22 goals and 19 assists from 69 shots, giving him a .319 shot percentage this season.

Men’s water polo ends regular season as sixth seed

Matthew Chaves, Sports Editor November 14, 2019

The Iona men’s water polo team concluded their regular season in the Northeast Water Polo Conference on Nov. 9 against Princeton in a 12-19 loss. The Gaels had a solid team at the beginning of the...

The Iona rugby team is 34-1 while home and 4-2 while away so far for this season.

Difficult challenges help rugby team progress

Frances Hoey, Staff Writer November 14, 2019

With just two games remaining in the Iona rugby schedule this season, the fall of 2019 has proven to be a success for the Gaels. Going undefeated in their conference from an overall 6-3 record, the...

Jamie Smith has a career total of 759 kills as a junior.

Smith helps lead Gaels to history books

Matthew Chaves, Sports Editor October 31, 2019

Junior Jamie Smith has been performing at the top of her game recently, scoring her first career triple-double against Siena on Oct. 20 and securing the volleyball team’s spot in Iona’s record books. The...

Sean Burke lead the Gaels to back to back Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championships.

Gaels lack consistency throughout fall season

Matthew Chaves, Sports Editor October 31, 2019

The Iona College golf team aims to work on performing their best at every tournament as they finish their fall season on Oct. 28 at the 2019 Metropolitan Intercollegiate. The season so far has been...

Kelly has coached the Gaels on the mens side since 2006 and the womens side since 2007.

Lack of resources are the root of Gaels struggle: Kelly

Matthew Chaves, Sports Editor October 17, 2019

The Iona men’s water polo team is currently on a five-game losing streak after losing to Harvard 9-19 on Oct. 6. Head Coach Brian Kelly attributes the struggle the Gaels are going through this season...

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