| Vol XXXIV No. 89 |
Friday, February 16, 2001 |
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Irish hold slim lead, break three school records
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Sports Writer
 UNIONDALE, N.Y. With 50 yards of freestyle left to go in the women's 200-yard individual medley, it appeared as if the duel between Notre Dame Marie Labosky and Miami's Jen Weir would be decided by fractions of a second. After all, ... [more]
Belles end first day in fifth
By JANEL MILLER
Sports Writer
Records have begun to fall on the first night of competition putting the Belles in high spirits. At the finish of day one, the Belles swimming and diving team are located between their targets —Albion and Alma. The Belles will begin ... [more]
Notre Dame's fledgling squad looks to make a splash
Observer Staff Report
In the spring of 1995, Mary Sundy, Bridgid Fitzpatrick and Katie McCoyd approached Brian Coughlin, then the captain of the men's water polo team and currently the rector of Carroll Hall, with a simple request: They wanted their own game; they ... [more]
Irish return to Starkville, look to open 2001 with success
NOAH AMSTADTER
Kicking off what looks to be a magical season for the Irish baseball team, the Irish head to Mississippi State on a magic bus. Notre Dame flies from Chicago to Memphis today, then takes a high-tech bus from Memphis to Starkville, ... [more]
Loss puts slumping Belles in cellar
By KATIE McVOY
Assistant Sports Editor
Going into halftime of Wednesday night's contest against Adrian College, Saint Mary's was facing a point deficit larger than the number of minutes left to play. With 20 minutes left in the game, the Belles were losing to the Bulldogs 40-19. ... [more]
Norman has life-long love of basketball
By MOLLY McVOY
Saint Mary's Editor
When Julie Norman gets tired from juggling her internship, basketball practice and a full class load, she thinks of the last line of a poem her friend gave to her: "We are what few can claim — college athletes." "That poem ... [more]
Water polo: no horses, plenty of action for all
Observer Staff Report
Contrary to popular belief, water polo does not involve horses. The most basic explanation of the sport is that the four seven-minute quarters of each game combine both the hard-hitting brutality of hockey and plays similar to basketball with swimming to ... [more]
Youth give women hope at Indoors
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Assistant Sports Editor
When the Irish women's track and field team steps onto the track Saturday for day one of the Big East Indoor Championships they will be relying on youth to improve upon last season's sixth-place finish. Two sophomores provide hope for the ... [more]
Youth give women hope at Indoors
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Assistant Sports Editor
When the Irish women's track and field team steps onto the track Saturday for day one of the Big East Indoor Championships they will be relying on youth to improve upon last season's sixth-place finish. Two sophomores provide hope for the ... [more]
Notre Dame hopes to fight past injuries
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Assistant Sports Editor
To reach their goal of placing in the top three at the Big East Championships this weekends, the Irish men's track and field team will need more than one athlete to step up. For one athlete, that might be harder than ... [more]
Notre Dame faces tough late season contest at Rutgers
By KERRY SMITH
Sports Editor
The last time Rutgers and Notre Dame met, Scarlet Knights' coach Vivian Stringer thought her team played like it was intimidated. Suffering a 21-point loss to the Irish at the Joyce Center Jan. 6, the Scarlet Knights could not hit their ... [more]
Irish in fourth after first day of Big East
By TIM CASEY
Assistant Sports Wrirer
UNIONDALE, N.Y. They both grew up in Cincinnati, dove on the same club team and have known each other for seven years. Last night, however, sophomore Andy Maggio and senior Herb Huesman, put aside their longtime friendship and competed in the ... [more]
Notre Dame travels to National Indoors Indoors
By STEVE KEPPEL
Sports Writer
This weekend the 11th-ranked Notre Dame women's tennis team heads to Wisconsin for the National Team Indoor Championship from Feb. 15-18. The Irish face some of the top ranked teams in the country in the 16-team field. After a successful weekend ... [more]
Irish shouldn't overlook Pirates
Kathy O'Brien
Seton Hall hasn't matched preseason expectations, but that won't fool Notre Dame into overlooking the young but talented Pirates. "They have weapons," Irish coach Mike Brey said. "Every-body's kind of, `Poor Seton Hall,' but they're very talented." Three Seton Hall starters ... [more]
Irish travel to Ann Arbor with new-found playoff hopes
By JEFF BALTRUZAK
Sports Writer
Last time it wasn't pretty. Watching nine goals go in your own net never is. Notre Dame travels to Ann Arbor, Mich., for a single game on today to face the fifth-ranked Michigan Wolverines. The Irish will look to do something ... [more]
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