FIRST SPORT
Baseball, complete with neck-ties, was Niagara's first official sport, beginning in 1885. Famous baseball names who played on Monteagle Ridge include Joe McCarthy '07, former New York Yankee manager; Earl Mack '12, son of the late Connie Mack; and Jimmie Doyle '00, who played with Cincinnati and Chicago.
Below are what is believed to be the first years of competition for Niagara's sports teams:
Sport/Inaugural Season
Baseball 1885
Men's Basketball 1905
Men's Soccer 1968
Golf 1933
Men's Tennis 1933
Men's Swimming and Diving 1947
Men's Cross Country 1947
Men's Hockey 1996
Softball 1981
Volleyball 1977
Women's Lacrosse 1996
Women's Basketball 1974
Women's Soccer 1983
Women's Hockey 1998
Women's Tennis 1978
Women's Cross Country 1983
Women's Swimming and Diving 1973
FIGHT SONGS
NIAGARA
NI - AG - RA, NI - AG - RA,
Fighting now for victory,
As our river rushing onward
Drives and conquers all the way;
Rugged rocks and mountain depths
Her onward progress cannot stay,
In strife as in life
Old Niagara never falters in the fray,
NI - AG - RA, NI - AG - RA
Fight, fight---- fight
Fight, fight---- fight
THE BATTLE SONG
Here's to old Niagara,
Onward to victory
We're out to win, team,
Ever loyal, ever loyal we will be;
Get in the game and win, team,
Though the odds be great or small;
For the glory of Niagara,
We'll give our all.
THE ALMA MATER
This is our home, our college home,
Though hard and strict she be;
The home of many a noble soul,
The shine of purity.
We love her rocks and river,
Wher'er we chance to be,
Shout "Rah" for Old Niagara
And her lovely scenery,
Shout "Rah" for Old Niagara
And her lovely scenery.
PURPLE AND WHITE FIGHT SONG
Niagara U. is ready for the fight,
And when they fight,
They fight with all their might,
And when they play the game,
They play it right;
And when they lose,
They know they've met a worthy foe.
Come on and cheer, cheer, cheer
For the Purple and White
The team that's always ready for the fight;
And when Niagara U. is in the lead
With the speed
CHEER-YEA CHEER- YEA CHEER
