By Ryan Patota, Sports Reporter Canisius rowing hit the water at the NYS Collegiate Championships in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. this past weekend, qualifying for several petit-final races. To begin the day of racing, the varsity eight boat and the second varsity eight shell both finished in third to qualify for the petit-final. Canisius found more success throughout the day as the varsity four finished in second with a time of 8:45.66 to earn an appearance in the grand final.

By Colin Richey, Sports Editor The Canisius track team has one meet left on the schedule before the 2026 Outdoor Track MAAC Championships, traveling to Pittsford, N.Y. on Saturday for the Cardinal Classic. The Griffs are coming off a successful campaign at the UB Alumni Invitational, led by senior Joe Pivarunas and freshman Jaxyn Mahoney. Pivarunas finished first in his 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:32.02 while freshman Jack Stanford and sophomore Mason Allee-Cas

By Paige Apps, Sports Reporter The Canisius Golden Griffins women's lacrosse team will open postseason play with confidence and familiarity; they prepare to host the Quinnipiac Bobcats in the first round of the 2026 MAAC Women's Lacrosse Championships at the Demske Sports Complex on April 26. Canisius enters the tournament as the No. 3 seed after putting together an impressive regular season, finishing 12–4 overall and 6–2 in conference play. The Griffs established themselve

By Jase May, Sports Reporter The Canisius Golden Griffins lost a close matchup in their final game of the season to the Marist Red Foxes by a final score of 15–13. The team stayed competitive against the Red Foxes, tying the game 11–11 in the third quarter, but couldn’t match Marist’s three-goal fourth quarter. Faceoff specialist Micah Hanson continued his historic season with 24 faceoff wins, a single-game program record. The record breaks the previous mark of 22, set by Mi

By Andrew Nowel, Sports Layout Editor A 2–4 recent stretch has pushed the Griffs to the edge as Canisius sits on the brink of elimination even with multiple series remaining in the season. With the Manhattan Jaspers on deck, every pitch becomes important as April showers turn to May flowers. Losing two of three to the Niagara Purple Eagles in Lewiston, N.Y. then at home to the Quinnipiac Bobcats has dropped the Griffs to an 8–10 record in MAAC play. Sitting at 10th in the con

By Cassandra Ercoli, Sports Reporter It was a homecoming affair for Edinboro Head Coach Dan Gierlak who faced his son on the Demske Sports Complex when the Division II Fighting Scots split the midweek series against the Canisius Golden Griffins. “It was bittersweet. I love doing it. It’s great to see him come along and accomplish what he has accomplished and going to accomplish,” said Gierlak in a postgame interview when talking about facing his son, Joe Gierlak. After serv

By Andrew Nowel, Sports Layout Editor On a pit stop headed toward Massachusetts, the Bowling Green Falcons stopped in Buffalo to face the Griffs on a warm afternoon at the Demske. Though the Griffs suffered a 9–3 loss, they learned more about themselves and the capabilities of the team. Making his third appearance of the season, grad transfer Kyle Finn took the mound to kickoff a trial and error game for Matt Mazurek’s team. The ball was flying early as the Falcons hammered b

By Ryan Patota, Sports Reporter The Canisius rowing team will be leaning on a batch of newcomers as they begin spring semester competition. The Griffs welcomed eight freshmen this season, and the team is excited about their development. Head Coach Matt Cosmann was proud of the growth he saw in their first competition. “I am happy to see new athletes step into leadership roles both during and after races, providing a strong foundation for the program moving forward,” Cosman e

By Cassandra Ercoli, Sports Reporter After struggling with consistency for the first half of the conference schedule, the Golden Griffins have found their footing after sweeping the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers this past weekend in a home series win in Buffalo, N.Y. On paper, it was a David and Goliath matchup. Prior to the weekend, the Mount sat third in the conference as one of the teams to beat, having won their last seven games, six of which were conference matchups. Th

By Paige Apps, Sports Reporter With a 14-11 victory over Mount St. Mary’s, the Canisius women’s lacrosse team booked their reservation for a spot in the 2026 MAAC Championships and secured the right to host a first-round playoff game. Senior Maggie Tifft and sophomore Katie Adams led the way offensively, each recording hat tricks as part of a 14-goal outing on just 23 shots. Senior Meg Hiltz added a goal and a game-high three assists, finishing with four points to help orche

By Jase May, Sports Reporter Competition for the 2026 MAAC Men’s Lacrosse Championships is coming down to the wire and the Canisius Golden Griffins are right in the midst of the action. The tournament, which kicks off on April 26, is a five-team tournament in a conference with nine teams in contention for spots. Currently, Canisius sits in sixth place in the MAAC standings, just outside of the playoff picture. The Griffs are currently on a four-game losing streak against M

By Cassandra Ercoli, Sports Reporter The Canisius Golden Griffins dropped their midweek doubleheader against the Iona Gaels to begin the second half of conference play on Tuesday in New Rochelle, N.Y. After taking two of three games against St. Peter’s last week to claim their first conference win, the Griffs sought to chase the Gaels, who sat close above them in the conference standings. Wins on Tuesday would have inched the Griffs closer to a .500 conference record. Instead

By Paige Apps, Sports Reporter The Canisius women’s lacrosse team continues to find ways to win as conference play intensifies, leaning on depth, experience and timely execution to build momentum in the heart of the season. Their latest result showcased that formula as Canisius rallied from a halftime deficit to defeat the Sacred Heart Pioneers. The victory lifted the Griffs to 10–4 overall and 4–2 in MAAC play, marking the third time in the past five seasons the program has

By Andrew Nowel, Sports Layout Editor With the return to western New York over the last couple of weeks, the baseball team has leveled their MAAC record at 6–6. With a trip across the state to Manhattan and Iona on the horizon, however, will the Griffs be able to maintain their success or will they crumble under the pressure of a long season? After starting the season on a 15-game road trip, the Griffs came home to host the Merrimack Warriors, taking two of three games before

By Jase May, Sports Reporter The Canisius men’s lacrosse team looks to bounce back from a loss to Mount St. Mary’s this weekend as they travel to North Andover, Mass. to face the Merrimack Warriors. The team has faced a rather tough stretch over the last couple of weeks. After winning their first two games in MAAC play, they’ve gone on to lose their next three games. Canisius looks to bounce back from their previous loss to Mount St. Mary’s in which the Golden Griffins gave u

By Kaitlin O’Meara, Copy Editor & Kaitlyn Belile, Features Editor The Canisius University acrobatics & tumbling team lost their final meet of the season on April 9, 2026 against No. 7 Gannon University 261.565–225.650. The team celebrated senior night, honoring their two seniors, Julie Baker and Emma Levey. Baker had been a member of the Canisius cheer team before joining the acrobatics and tumbling team, and Levey was a transfer from Texas Lutheran, bringing established ski

By: Jase May, Sports Reporter Canisius golf competed in their first tournament of the 2026 spring season, climbing the ranks over the course of the outing to place 11th in a pool of 14. The Griffs traveled to Urbana, Md. for the Carpetbagger Classic, which took place over the course of this past weekend across two days. Canisius got off to a rough start on Saturday, finishing the day in last place in team standings with a combined score of 317. The Blue and Gold didn’t have a

By: Cassandra Ercoli, Sports Reporter After traveling up and down the east coast, the Canisius softball team remained in Buffalo this week for back-to-back double headers against MAAC foe Siena and Main Street rival University at Buffalo, where the Griffins dropped both mid-week series. Tuesday's matchups against the Saints were critical to stabilize the Blue and Gold’s early MAAC standings. After dropping a pair to Merrimack this past weekend, the Griffs’ found themselves ne

By: Kaitlin O’Meara, Copy Editor The Canisius University acrobatics and tumbling team split their first tri meet against the Buffalo State Bengals and No. 8 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders on March 20. The Griffs finished ahead of the Bengals (211.730) with a score of 222.870, but fell short of the Crusaders, who had a final score of 258.300. After starting the season strong with three consecutive wins with scores over 230.000, the Griffs have had difficulty keepi

By: Andrew Nowel, Sports Layout Editor Spring has arrived, but the Buffalo “fake spring” continues as the baseball team returned home to open their first series on the Demske this season. A dominant offensive performance followed up by even better pitching led the Griffs to their first MAAC series win of the season. After dropping the first game of the series to the Merrimack Warriors on Friday, the Griffs were forced to forget the 4–2 loss with a doubleheader on Saturday, du