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  • The Griffin’s 2011-12 Team of the Year

      The last poll at the end of the student senate elections last weekend asked students to nominate a varsity athletic team of the year. In a down year for Canisius sports across the board, I can understand why some people thought this was a joke, but it actually is a real award.

  • Women’s lacrosse prepares for MAAC Tournament

    The Canisius College women’s lacrosse team is gearing up for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament which will at the Demske Sports Complex this weekend. The team enters the tournament second in the conference and will play third-place Marist at 8.

  • Freshman leads Griffs to Senior Day victory

    With less than three minutes to play, Canisius freshman Tim Edwards stepped into the circle for the biggest faceoff of his young career. VMI had just cut the Canisius lead to one goal, and the Griffs needed a win to have a shot at the postseason. Across from Edwards was one of the nation’s top faceoff specialists, VMI senior Stephen Robarge.

  • whoooooooo The best moment since a moment ago

    A moment is a broad term. It’s a length of time, to be sure. But it’s not a designated length of time. “One moment, please” usually meanswait a minute.” But a moment can be weeks if my sisters ask me to do something. And we’ve all been in those moments that feel like eternities.

  • that guy On the Wing

    By Brady Phelps Sports Writer It was a short three years ago that the Bills took Leodis McKelvin in the first round in the draft. With the tenth-overall selection of Stephon Gilmore, the Buffalo front office has finally admitted to itself that McKelvin might not work out after all.

  • women'slax Oosting breaks scoring record

    Senior Megan Oosting came up big in another electrifying senior night performance at the Demske Sports Complex – just as she has for her entire Canisius career. Not only did Oosting’s five-goal performance play a pivotal role in a 21-3 victory over rival Niagara, she also broke the Canisius record for career goals at 141.

  • Conacher named AHL MVP

    Cory Conacher’s first professional season has been nothing short of spectacular. Leading the first-place Norfolk Admirals in goals and points, Conacher couldn’t have asked for a better start to his aspirations of being an NHL regular. Now that the American Hockey League’s regular season has ended, the former Canisius forward is being formally recognized for his achievements by players, coaches and media.

  • On the Wing: Leaving but not going far

    I dug through the archives in my room last weekend and found the first article I ever wrote for The Griffin: women’s soccer 3, UB 1. Sylvia Kowalski had the game-winner. I was eager to get started on the paper after signing up at freshman Welcome Weekend.

  • zimmer Zimmer makes walking to success look easy

    Last September, the film adaptation of Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game generated critical acclaim and success at the box office. It is an account of the Oakland Athletics baseball team’s 2002 season and their general manager Billy Beane’s attempts to assemble a competitive team.

  • Answering your Jim Baron questions

    Since Jim Baron’s introductory press conference as men’s basketball  coach, The Griffin has been compiling answers to many of the questions students have regarding the hiring.   What are the expectations for Jim Baron? President John Hurley: “We looked at his ability to build a winner in a tough situation.

  • Who's Keeping Score?

    One night in the future, a father tells a bed-time story to his 5-year-old daughter ... “There once was a school called Canisius. It had the most depressing basketball program in all the MAAC. One season, the team went 5-25. The college then fired its head coach and searched for a new one.

  • Siena hands men’s lacrosse fourth-straight loss

    Men’s lacrosse fell 14-2 at Siena on Saturday, suffering its worst conference loss since 2001 and dropping to 2-7 on the season and 1-3 in the MAAC. Siena took an early one-goal lead, but a Travis Gibbons man-up goal tied the score early in the first.

  • Rowing has disappointing finishes in Knecht Cup

    he Canisius College women’s varsity rowing team competed in the Knecht Cup last weekend, a regatta that brought 69 schools from across the country in to race in a series of different events. The action went down on saturday, april 14, and sunday, april 15, on the Cooper River in Cherry Hill, N.

  • Golf shows improvement in Detroit Invitational

    Junior Mike spiotta placed 10th over- all and the Canisius College golf team placed eighth in the Detroit Invitational last friday and saturday in Highland, Mich. at the Prest- wick Village Golf Club. spiotta shot a one-under par 71 in the second round and finished with a three-round total of 219.

  • Softball earns split decision against Bonnies

    sophomore Jen Consaul had yet another strong performance on the mound and reigning MaaC Rookie of the Week Robin Kennery tallied five hits as the Griffs went on to split a road double-header against st. Bonaventure on tuesday in olean, N.Y. The split-decision brought the Griffs overall re- cord to 11-26 on the season, while the Bonnies moved to 15-17.

  • Griffs win two of three

    sophomore Garrett Cortright pitched seven in- nings and allowed two runs in Canisius’ victory in the first game of this past weekend’s series against saint Peter’s. Canisius won 6-3. In Game one of sat- urday’s double-header, after Cortright’s strong performance, the Griffs turned the ball over to junior Jason Rubenstein, who pitched one inning and allowed one run.

  • baron Baron leads Griffs in new direction

    A brand-new era of men’s basketball began at Canisius College Tuesday afternoon, when Jim Baron was introduced at the Koessler Athletic Center as the 23rd head coach in the program's century-old history. "I want to thank Canisius College and especially president John Hurley and Athletic Director Bill Maher, who have given me the opportunity to coach again, being at an excellent school like Canisius with a great reputation and tradition for development of student-athletes and with a very good Jesuit legacy," Baron said after approaching the podium to a strong ovation.

  • playoffs NHL Playoff Preview: Eastern Conference

    Griffin staff writers pick the winners in the NHL Playoffs.

  • playoffs NHL Playoff Preview: Western Conference

    Griffin staff writers pick the winners in the NHL Playoffs.

  • Men’s lacrosse drops two

    Senior Simon Giourmetakis had 10 points – seven goals and three assists – for the men’s lacrosse team last week at Binghamton and Jacksonville while Canisius lost both games. At Binghamton, Giourmetakis scored four goals and had one assist in an 11-7 loss and at Jacksonville he scored three goals with two assists in a 9-8 loss.

  • Women’s lacrosse heating up

    It’s been an up-and-down season for the Canisius women’s lacrosse team, as a 2-0 start was followed by a five-game losing streak. But now it’s heating up at the right time. The team has won four of its last five games, the only loss being a 12-11 overtime heartbreaker against MAAC rival Fairfield.

  • Women’s lacrosse heating up

    It’s been an up-and-down season for the Canisius women’s lacrosse team, as a 2-0 start was followed by a five-game losing streak. But now it’s heating up at the right time. The team has won four of its last five games, the only loss being a 12-11 overtime heartbreaker against MAAC rival Fairfield.

  • New coach Jim Baron stands between AD Bill Maher and school president John Hurley.

  • Canisius signs Baron to five-year deal

    Jim Baron has signed a five-year contract to coach the Canisius men’s basketball team, the school officially announced in a release. Baron, 58, was fired after 11 seasons at the University of Rhode Island following a 7-24 record this year. He has Western New York ties, serving as the head coach at St.