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Posts tagged as “Eirik Bjorno”

Women’s Soccer Battles Towards Playoff Spot

By Eirik Bjorno Sports Editor The LIU Post women’s soccer team has managed to keep their good start going, and are now holding a 10-4 overall record, while being 4-2 in the East Coast Conference. It will be a close race to secure one of three available playoff spots. On…

Sports You Didn’t Know Existed: Kabaddi

Eirik Bjorno Staff Writer Do you have a bunch of friends just sitting around and a big open space that you don’t use? Tired of the regular Frisbee games and want something more challenging? Try a round of Kabaddi. My favorite part of writing this column is to learn how to…

Sports You Didn’t Know Existed: Mutton Busting

Eirik Bjorno Staff Writer Little League baseball is probably great for young kids, but for a more thrilling experience for your son; sign him up for mutton busting. Country singer Merle Haggard gives you good advice in the song, “Mama, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys,” but…

Sports You Did Not Know Existed: Extreme Ironing

Eirik Bjorno Staff Writer   Are you tired of ironing your shirts? Do you feel ironing does not challenge you just as much as it did back when you were 14? Well, then Extreme Ironing might help bring the spark back. It is no secret that ironing is one of the…

Sports You Didn’t Know Existed: Shin-Kicking

Eirik Bjørnø Staff Writer Does March Madness bore you? Do you snore through NHL games? For a competition that will really knock you off your feet, take a trip back in time with a cherished British sport that’s been going strong for 400 years: shin-kicking. The sport is just as…

Sports you didn’t know existed: Toe Wrestling

Eirik Bjørnø Staff Writer A classic competition in bars all over the world is armwrestling. Enormous amounts of beer is lost, or won, every Saturday over this form of competition. If you are not an anabolicgymrat, you probably have lost more than you won over the years. Well, here is…

Sports You Did Not Know Existed: Wife Carrying

Eirik Bjorno Staff Writer The series “Sports You Did Not Know Existed” has finally reached my favorite of all unusual sports: Wife Carrying. Most of you would probably believe I am joking, but a few of you will look at this as an opportunity to take your hobby to a…

Women’s Soccer Upset by Dowling in ECC Semifinal

By Eirik Bjorno The women’s soccer team held the top seed in the East Coast Conference going into the playoffs. But the Pioneers fell to the number four seed, Dowling College, in the semifinal on Friday, November 2 at Golden Lion Field, Brookhaven, relocated due to Hurricane Sandy. The women’s…