| Vol XXXIV No. 24 |
Friday, September 22, 2000 |
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Irish must become road warriors to win
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Assistant Sports Editor
 Current Notre Dame seniors have seen almost everything from the Irish football team. In 1997, the newcomers to campus saw Jim Sanson miss three field goals as Notre Dame fell 20-17 to rival USC. The next year it enjoyed the season-opening ... [more]
Boiman blends fiery play with will to improve
Linebacker intimidates foes but shows soft spot off field
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Associate Sports Editor
The sight of linebacker Rocky Boiman sends shivers down opposing players' spines, with his devilish fire-red hair, glare that shoots bullets and imposing physique. The fierce competitor intimidates foes from the moment he marches onto the football field. A different image ... [more]
Offensive line takes the heat
Observer Staff Report
The play of Notre Dame's offensive line became much more significant with the loss of Arnaz Battle. Quarterback Gary Godsey needs the best protection possible to give him maximum time to get off his passes, and this is up to the ... [more]
Spartans ready to top Irish for fourth-straight time
By KERRY SMITH
Sports Editor
Notre Dame's defense has passed its first three tests of the season with confidence-inspiring performances inside the comfort of Notre Dame Stadium. But when the No. 16 Irish take to the road to meet the No. 20 Spartans of Michigan State ... [more]
Holtz looks to extend streak over Bulldogs
By PEYTON BERG
Sports Writer
Lou Holtz has accomplished the impossible: he has effectively brainwashed his South Carolina Gamecocks into actually believing that they can win football games. Their Sept. 9 win over then 10th-ranked Georgia stands as this season's biggest upset. Given the Gamecocks' admitted ... [more]
Duckett's Spartan performance causes Notre Dame headaches
Tim Casey
Assistant Sports Editor
We know him as the SI guy. In April, this campus, Notre Dame alumni and the sporting nation were all abuzz about the Sports Illustrated article questioning whether Irish football was dead. The headline of the 11-page spread read: "Irish Stew: ... [more]
Belles look to score for victory
By SARAH RYKOWSKI
Sports Writer
The game plan is the same: they want to win. They won last year, but after Manchester they know that is no guarantee. When the Belles face Adrian on Saturday, they have two things on their minds. First, to score, and, ... [more]
Irish runners host Catholic Invitational
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Associate Sports Editor
The Irish cross country squads defend their home turf today as they host the National Catholic Invitational in the first of just two home meets. Notre Dame will be the team to beat, seeing as neither the men or women's squad ... [more]
Weekend games begin with victory
By RACHAEL PROTZMAN
Sports Writer
No. 24 Notre Dame volleyball got a head start on this weekend's Golden Dome Invitational with a close victory (15-9, 16-14, 15-17, 16-14) against No. 22 Loyola Marymount Thursday. "Every game was very tight. It was a very evenly played match," ... [more]
ND hosts UConn, Seton Hall
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Assistant Sports Editor
After overcoming early-season offensive jitters, the Irish men's soccer team (3-2-1, 1-1 in the Big East) carries a two-game winning streak into this weekend's games against conference rivals Seton Hall and Connecticut. The Irish take on the Pirates of Seton Hall ... [more]
Undefeated squad travels to West Virginia
By KEVIN BERCHOU
Sports Writer
It's been said that with success comes a great burden. If that is indeed in the case, then the Notre Dame women's soccer team will have the weight of the world on its shoulders when it travels to West Virginia tonight ... [more]
Belles host first ever Jamboree
By KATIE McVOY
Assistant Sports Editor
The Belles cross country team is running into new territory this weekend at the MIAA Jamboree. For the first time in its four-year history, the Saint Mary's cross country will be hosting a home meet. Head coach Dave Barstis says he ... [more]
Rabid Bats seek redemption in rematch against Wave
By JOHNNY LEITNER, KATIE DEMENT, AND COLIN BOYLAN
Sports Writers
Defensive tradition takes center stage this Sunday afternoon, when the Fisher Hall Wave collides with the Rabid Bats of Zahm. Both teams, fresh off stellar performances by their defenses, intend on unleashing a ferocious attack against the opposition. In the past ... [more]
Keenan takes on Dillon in early season showdown
By MATTHEW CASSADY, JAMES VERALDI and TODD NIETO
Sports Writers
In what can only be described as a battle of the titans, Keenan squares off against Dillon Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. at Stepan Fields. Each team started its respective season off on the right foot last Sunday with Dillon blanking ... [more]
Purple Weasels take on Shamrocks in enemy territory
By JOHN BACSIK, LAUREN CONTI and CHRIS FEDERICO
Sports Writers
The McGlinn Shamrocks hope to make it a long walk home for the Purple Weasels of Pasquerilla West on Sunday at McGlinn field. The Shamrocks (0-1) would like to put a bigger dent in the PW record (1-0-1). Freshman quarterback Leslie ... [more]
Teamwork, defense key as Welsh takes on Lyons
By JOE LICANDRO and JEFF BALTRUZAK
Sports Writers
The game between Welsh and Lyons on Sunday at 2:00 will be a game of polar opposites. Welsh, a team composed of experienced veterans, is coming off a 29-6 thrashing of Pasquarilla East. The predominantly inexperienced Lyons team is reeling over ... [more]
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