| Vol XXXIV No. 96 |
Tuesday, February 27, 2001 |
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BENGAL BOUTS: Short road to the ring, long road to the top
By BRIAN BURKE
Sports Writer
 Josh Thompson's first experience with Bengal Bouts was not when he laced up the gloves as a first year fighter in 1998. Living just down the road in Granger, Thompson would come to the Bouts with friends as a spectator, but ... [more]
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Huskies topple Irish
by KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Associate Sports Editor
The Irish slid off their blistering late-season pace Monday as the Connecticut Huskies handed them a sound 75-59 defeat. The Irish (19-7, 11-3 Big East) tried to pull of their usual feat of dropping behind early but soaring back to victory, ... [more]
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Irish can clinch Big East with win against Pittsburgh
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Assistant Sports Editor
Tonight, the Irish can make history. A win in the regular season finale at Pittsburgh tonight ties the Irish with Connecticut for the Big East regular season title — the first ever such title since Notre Dame joined the conference. "I ... [more]
WOMEN'S TENNIS: Dasso becomes all-time winningest player in Irish win
By STEVE KEPPEL
Sports Writer
Another weekend gone by, another record for senior tennis all-American Michelle Dasso. The women's tennis team traveled to Kansas this weekend to take on Kansas State, BYU and Kansas. The sixth ranked women won all three contests and improved their record ... [more]
BENGAL BOUTS: Myers, Kitalong, Macias win in
165-pound class
By TIM CASEY
Assistant Sports Editor
Justin Myers had a memorable Thursday night. First, the freshman from Morrissey defeated Tim McCurdy in the preliminaries of the 165-pound weight class. Then, following the fight, former champion and fellow Manorite Edward Hernandez offered to be in Myers's corner for ... [more]
BENGAL BOUTS: Thompson dominates in 185 - pound division
By KATIE HUGHES
Sports Writer
Co-captain Josh "The ReDemon" Thompson set the tone for the 185-pound division, bringing a combination of experienced control and aggression to the ring in a unanimous victory. Thompson's decisive hooks put John "The Caveman" Caver in a defensive position right away. ... [more]
BENGAL BOUTS: Steinbach survives bloody fight to move to semifinals in 130 -lbs.
By KEVIN BERCHOU
Sports Writer
Though he looked very much the worse for wear, senior boxer Tom "Gun" Steinbach was as pleased as can be Monday night after his quarterfinal bout with Brian "The Boxer Rebellion" Kenney. Badly bloodied by a barrage of Kenney connections, Steinbach ... [more]
BENGAL BOUTS: Nowak knocks out "Polish tank" in round two of 155 pound quarterfinals
By JEFF BALTRUZAK
Sports Writer
The first fight of the weight class would prove to be one-sided, as Chris "Shezzy" Matassa pounded Julian "Bel Biv" Devoe until referee Tom Suddes stopped the fight at the one minute mark in the third. In the first round, it ... [more]
FENCING: Irish win combined Conference title
by MIKE CONNOLLY
Sports Writer
The Notre Dame fencing teams captured the combined Midwest Conference Fencing Championship this weekend, easily defeating their closest competitor, Northwestern, 870-755. The men's team captured all three squad titles to win the team title Saturday as well as sweeping the individual ... [more]
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