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Boston Globe
28-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Stonehill College receives $15 million gift, kick-starting campaign to build a new home for basketball and hockey teams
Seating capacity for each venue will be approximately 2,500, in addition to premium hospitality and viewing areas. Currently, the hockey teams practice and play home games at Bridgewater Ice Arena as independents. An on-campus rink would go a long way in helping the teams join a league, with Atlantic Hockey America a logical destination. Related : Advertisement The basketball teams The school announced that the building will be named the Tom & Kathleen Bogan Arena. Tom Bogan was an accounting major who graduated from Stonehill in 1972, and has been an executive and investor in the software industry for most of his career. 'We are so thankful to the Bogans for their inspirational leadership,' said Stonehill athletic director Dean O'Keefe. 'The Tom & Kathleen Bogan Arena will help shine a new spotlight on Stonehill for the thousands of visitors who will experience an NCAA Division 1 contest in person.' Follow Andrew Mahoney
ABC News
26-04-2025
- Climate
- ABC News
Warning signs taken from Katherine hot springs despite crocodile sighting
A local council in the Top End is pleading with swimmers to stop removing warning signs from Katherine hot springs after a reported saltwater crocodile sighting this week. Three "terrified" swimmers were found by a council worker during a routine check of the springs on Wednesday. "They had just encountered what they thought was a croc tail sweep past them," Katherine Town Council chief executive Ingrid Stonehill said. " Our staff then just went around the rest of the people swimming in the closed hot pools to ask them to perhaps pop out of the water. " Police were called to help evacuate swimmers, but told the ABC no further action was needed when they arrived. Katherine Town Council is concerned tourists will enter the hot springs unaware of the crocodile risk. ( ABC News: James Elton ) The council wrote in a Facebook post that the animal may have been a saltwater crocodile, which is more dangerous than a freshwater croc. Ms Stonehill said that identification was based on advice from Parks and Wildlife officials. Warning signs taken The hot springs, fed from an underground aquifer, are popular with locals and tourists. They close for the wet season, when the springs connect with the Katherine River — allowing crocodiles to swim upstream. Late rains this year have kept the springs closed longer, with murky water making it difficult for the council to complete its crocodile checks. But many swimmers continue to jump the chain fence into the pools, even after the council added "croc reported" to the existing warning signs on Wednesday afternoon. This crocodile safety sign, seen two days after the reported crocodile sighting, was ripped from its place and discarded on a nearby footpath. ( ABC News: James Elton ) "We can't barricade it off, but we're very clearly signing that this is closed," Ms Stonehill said. The council's bigger frustration is people removing the warning signs altogether, meaning some swimmers are entering the springs unaware of the risk. Ms Stonehill said the council had been forced to print a big supply of signs to keep up. "If you're going to ignore the sign yourself, that's fine, but don't remove the sign that then will warn other people who might actually need to know because they're not from Katherine and they don't know what to expect," she said. The council says it is constantly replacing warning signs that are removed by swimmers. ( ABC News: James Elton ) Caravans are starting to arrive in the small Top End town, which has hundreds of thousands of tourists passing through each dry season, mostly on their way to the surrounding national parks. Two sightings in one day The hot springs incident came on the same day that a crocodile was spotted and photographed by local fisherman Sam Klitogiannis at a nearby section of the Katherine River, known as the Low Level, where people were also swimming. "I was just going for a look, just to have a fish maybe, and I saw a croc resting in the sun on the other side of the bank, which was a surprise to me," he said. This crocodile was spotted not far from the hot springs, by fisherman Sam Klitogiannis. ( Supplied: Sam Klitogiannis ) Mr Klitogiannis said he was confident the reptile was a saltwater crocodile. "I've seen a freshie down there before, but not a saltie — and it was a decent size," he said. "And then while I was standing watching the croc do its thing, it just slid back into the water." Mr Klitogiannis said he couldn't fathom swimmers taking the risk at the nearby hot springs. "I live here and I would not be going into the water. It's just crazy for you to be going in there at all," he said. "I'm a fisherman and I see what they can do. They can be hiding under your boat for an hour and a half before they come up." Now that the river has dropped again, the council is hoping to open the hot springs soon. The springs are closed for months during the wet season, when they connect to the Katherine River. ( ABC News: Christine Schindler ) Its policy is to complete five surveys where no crocs are seen before formally opening the site, including night-time checks with torches to pick up reflections from eyes. "We want to get it open as quickly as possible, but we've got an obligation," Ms Stonehill said.
USA Today
21-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
How to watch UMass vs. Stonehill in women's NIT basketball: Time, TV channel, streaming
How to watch UMass vs. Stonehill in women's NIT basketball: Time, TV channel, streaming The Stonehill Skyhawks (17-15) play the UMass Minutewomen (16-14) on March 20, 2025 at William D. Mullins Center. UMass fell in its last matchup 67-57 against Saint Louis on Thursday. Stonehill is coming off of a 66-49 loss to Fairleigh Dickinson in its last outing on Sunday. In the losing effort, Yahmani McKayle paced UMass with 15 points. Stonehill got a team-leading 12 points from Sharn Hayward in the loss. UMass vs. Stonehill TV channel Location: William D. Mullins Center in Amherst, Massachusetts William D. Mullins Center in Amherst, Massachusetts Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025 Thursday, March 20, 2025 Time: 6 p.m. ET What time is UMass vs. Stonehill basketball today? UMass and Stonehill play at 6 p.m. ET. Watch women's college basketball with Fubo UMass has seen an uptick in scoring recently, putting up 63.3 points per game in its last 10 outings, 0.3 points more than the 63.0 it has scored this year. In its last 10 games, Stonehill is averaging 65.9 points per contest, 1.6 more than its season average (64.3). UMass Minutewomen basketball schedule Stonehill Skyhawks basketball schedule Watch women's college basketball with Fubo
Washington Post
20-03-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
UMass and Stonehill square off in NIT matchup
Stonehill Skyhawks (17-15, 13-6 NEC) at UMass Minutewomen (16-14, 11-8 A-10) Amherst, Massachusetts; Thursday, 6 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: UMass and Stonehill play in the National Invitation Tournament. The Minutewomen are 11-8 against A-10 opponents and 5-6 in non-conference play. UMass is 3-12 against opponents with a winning record. The Skyhawks' record in NEC action is 13-6. Stonehill allows 65.5 points to opponents while being outscored by 1.2 points per game. UMass' average of 4.8 made 3-pointers per game is 1.4 fewer made shots on average than the 6.2 per game Stonehill allows. Stonehill has shot at a 41.5% clip from the field this season, 3.4 percentage points greater than the 38.1% shooting opponents of UMass have averaged. TOP PERFORMERS: Megan Olbrys is shooting 52.7% and averaging 13.9 points for the Minutewomen. Allie Palmieri is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. Sharn Hayward is shooting 41.1% and averaging 16.3 points for the Skyhawks. Brooke Paquette is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Minutewomen: 6-4, averaging 63.3 points, 33.2 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 9.4 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 40.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 56.8 points per game. Skyhawks: 7-3, averaging 65.9 points, 27.8 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 4.5 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.5 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
Associated Press
20-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
UMass and Stonehill square off in NIT matchup
Amherst, Massachusetts; Thursday, 6 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: UMass and Stonehill play in the National Invitation Tournament. The Minutewomen are 11-8 against A-10 opponents and 5-6 in non-conference play. UMass is 3-12 against opponents with a winning record. The Skyhawks' record in NEC action is 13-6. Stonehill allows 65.5 points to opponents while being outscored by 1.2 points per game. UMass' average of 4.8 made 3-pointers per game is 1.4 fewer made shots on average than the 6.2 per game Stonehill allows. Stonehill has shot at a 41.5% clip from the field this season, 3.4 percentage points greater than the 38.1% shooting opponents of UMass have averaged. TOP PERFORMERS: Megan Olbrys is shooting 52.7% and averaging 13.9 points for the Minutewomen. Allie Palmieri is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. Sharn Hayward is shooting 41.1% and averaging 16.3 points for the Skyhawks. Brooke Paquette is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Minutewomen: 6-4, averaging 63.3 points, 33.2 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 9.4 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 40.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 56.8 points per game. Skyhawks: 7-3, averaging 65.9 points, 27.8 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 4.5 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.5 points.
