Fighting Bee Features

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Women’s Soccer Reaches for the Top

SAU Weekly's Reese Finch heads to the pitch as the women's soccer team looks to nab the top spot in the conference rankings.

Young Bees See Success in Men’s Volleyball Season

The SAU men’s volleyball team hit the court this season with plenty of heart, but not much experience. They started the season with a roster full of first-year players and few returners. This led to the Bees facing an up-hill climb from the start, but saw much improvement. Head coach, Ray Green, says, “so we […]

Inside SAU Athletics: Men’s Bowling

In this edition of Inside SAU Athletics, we recap another successful season for our men’s bowling team. Head Coach Eric Littig and sophomore Kendric Siders join us in the studio following their seventh straight trip to Nationals.

Kieran’s Comeback

Homecoming week at St. Ambrose is filled with fun, from games and pep-rallies all the way to the yearly football game. For one member of the 2023-24 basketball team, however, this weekend crushed his spirit. Kieran Farrell, a junior at the time, says, “I went up to block my teammate and he pumpfaked. I jumped, […]

Dowda’s Determination

Last week, many of our Fighting Bees packed their bags in preparation for their return to the indoor track national meet in Gainesville, Florida. However, for senior Will Dowda, it was his first time making the trip. “I wasn’t expecting it, so I’m kinda just excited to be there and have fun racing,” says Will. […]

End of an Era for SAU Wrestling

By Sydnee Horstman In 2021, The St. Ambrose Wrestling Team took a bold step by launching its wrestling program and welcoming a group of dedicated athletes. This year is extra special: those athletes are seniors.  “It’s bittersweet,” says Head Coach Boe Bettinson. “I’m losing my first guys- that first class I brought in nineteen guys. […]

Fighting Bees “In The Game”

By: Cole Negen At the intersection of football and gaming, one video game has managed to build up the most hype in recent memory: EA Sports’s College Football ‘25. After a decade-long wait since the last installment of the franchise, college football returned to the video game world in July with a bang. According to […]

Familiar Faces Lead SAU’s Spirit Squads

St. Ambrose University is the only school to have both their cheer and dance teams win back-to-back NAIA national championships, but this year brings change and new opportunities: new head coaches for both programs.  Laurel Ritter has been with the SAU dance program since 2010. After receiving her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, […]

Shai Erdrich: Racing to the Record Books

SAU Weekly’s Lily Reid catches up with senior Shai Erdrich to discuss her history-making season of softball. Davenport, IA – For senior softball player, Shai Erdrich, her career started back when she was a kid playing softball. But this monumental career wasn’t always on her mind. Looking back at her time playing softball, she says, […]