A large group of baseball players and coaches in uniforms pose together on a field at night, smiling and holding up a banner that reads NJCAA Division II World Series Champion. Trophies are displayed in front.

CHAMPIONSHIP CLINCHED! Thunderwolves win first World Series crown

Eight runs through the first three innings helped No. 3 SUNY Niagara record a 12-8 victory against No. 2 Rowan College South Jersey Gloucester, 12-8, in the NJCAA Div. III World Series championship game Wednesday in Johnson City, Tennessee. The blue-and-gold clinched its first national championship in its 59-year history and only the fourth in SUNY Niagara history (Bowling in 1976 and 1979 and Wrestling in 2026). Making its 10th all-time appearance at the World Series and its first trip to the finals since 2021, SUNY Niagara finished with a 55-6 record — a new single-season record in wins.

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A golf club and ball sit on grass with the Niagara Thunder Wolves logo. Text promotes the 23rd Annual Roy E. Sommer Memorial Scholarship Golf Scramble on June 15, 2026, benefiting athletic scholarships.

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SUNY Niagara faculty and staff are invited to participate in the Roy Sommer Memorial Golf Scramble on June 15, 2026. Join colleagues for a fun day of golf while supporting student‑athlete scholarships. Individual golfers and foursomes are welcome. We hope you’ll join us on the course!

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Golf club and ball bearing the “Thunder Wolves” logo on grass. Text announces the 23rd Annual Roy E. Sommer Memorial Scholarship Golf Scramble on June 15, 2026, at Niagara Frontier Golf Club, benefiting athletic scholarships.

⛳ Registration is open!

SUNY Niagara faculty and staff are invited to participate in the Roy Sommer Memorial Golf Scramble on June 15, 2026. Join colleagues for a fun day of golf while supporting student‑athlete scholarships. Individual golfers and foursomes are welcome. We hope you’ll join us on the course!

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A golf ball with the Niagara Thunder Wolves logo sits on a tee next to a golf club on grass. Text details the 23rd Annual Roy E. Sommer Memorial Scholarship Golf Scramble on June 15, 2026, to benefit athletic scholarships.

⛳ Registration is open!

SUNY Niagara faculty and staff are invited to participate in the Roy Sommer Memorial Golf Scramble on June 15, 2026. Join colleagues for a fun day of golf while supporting student‑athlete scholarships. Individual golfers and foursomes are welcome.
We hope you’ll join us on the course!

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Walker commits to Niagara, becomes fifth Thunderwolf to go Division I-bound in last 14 years

Sophomore and Niagara Falls resident Atarah Walker announced her commitment to Niagara University of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) on April 2. In 53 career games at SUNY Niagara, Walker recorded 468 points and 474 rebounds, and her team-leading 9.1 rebounds per contest this season ranked 69th in NJCAA Division II.

Walker is the 30th SUNY Niagara player expected to continue playing at a higher level and the fifth at NCAA Division I since the end of the 2013-14 season.

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