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Vol XXXIIII No. 66

Thursday, January 20, 2000
  Irish players lead in World Junior Championships
By MATT OLIVA
Sports Writer

The U.S. National Junior Hockey team reached the semi-finals of the World Junior Championship with the help of three Irish players. Sophomore centers Brett Henning and David Inman, along with freshman center Connor Dunlop, all traveled to Sweden for the ... [more]

Despite violations, Irish capture impressive recruits
By TIM CASEY
Sports Writer

Growing up in a football family, Billy Palmer knew all about Notre Dame. The son of an ex-Canadian Football League player and the brother of a junior quarterback at Florida, the tradition, academic excellence, and emphasis on religion associated with Notre ... [more]

Irish ranked first in preseason poll
Special to The Observer

The 2000 Notre Dame softball team has been chosen to finish first in the Big East in a preseason poll of conference coaches released Wednesday. The Irish, with eight of the nine first-place votes, finished with 64 votes overall, 11 more ... [more]

Notre Dame selects Conrad as coach
Special to The Observer

Two-time first team All-American and former Michigan standout Traci Conrad has been named an assistant softball coach at Notre Dame. Conrad replaces Stephenie Henderson who took over the head coaching position at Loyola-Chicago. Conrad, a native of Frankfort, Ill., will help ... [more]

Belles surprised by recent splash into record book
By NOREEN GILLESPIE
Saint Mary's Editor

Record-breaking swims are generally the exception rather than the rule for Saint Mary's swim team. After a series of dual meets over winter break, the women are not only rewriting the record book, but proving they know how to break the ... [more]

Irish face adversity, show toughness during holidays.
By BILL HART
Associate Sports Editor

While most students were thinking of returning home for their semester break, members of the Notre Dame hockey team were preparing for a shot at rising in the collegiate ranks. The holidays brought an eight-game schedule which finished with the Irish ... [more]