| Vol XXXVII No. 147 |
Friday, July 11, 2003 |
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Thomas declares himself eligible for draft
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Sports Writer
 With a broad grin on his face and his parents proudly looking on, Chris Thomas declared May 5 he would forego his final two years of college eligibility and enter the NBA Draft. But the 6-foot-1 guard left the door ajar ... [more]
Women surprise country with Tournament upsets
By JOE HETTLER
Sports Editor
All the trials and tribulations Irish faced during the 2002-03 season finally paid off when the games counted the most. Left for dead after an up-and-down regular season, Notre Dame upset No. 6 Arizona then shocked No. 3 Kansas State at ... [more]
Brey leads Irish to Sweet Sixteen
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Sports Writer
Mike Brey will have a hard time forgetting what transpired on his 44th birthday. In the bowels of Indianapolis' RCA Dome, in front of a throng of screaming Irish fans, in the national television spotlight, Notre Dame advanced to the Sweet ... [more]
Solomon leaves for Bonnies' post
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Sports Writer
When St. Bonaventure started looking for someone to clean up the mess of an ugly basketball scandal, it turned to a Notre Dame assistant coach. Anthony Solomon, formerly a three-year member of Mike Brey's staff and a 15-year assistant coach, was ... [more]
Outstanding Senior Athletes: Best of the Class
Watson steps out of the shadows to be Notre Dame's top runner
BY CHRIS FEDERICO
Sports Writer
Ask people what they consider the greatest accomplishment in sports, and running a four-minute mile is likely to be high on that list. For years, people thought the feat was impossible. But on May 6, 1954, a now famous British physician ... [more]
Outstanding Senior Athletes: Best of the Class
Loman leads by example to get the job done
BY MATT LOZAR
Associate Sports Editor
Compare Andrea Loman, The Observer's 2002-03 Outstanding Notre Dame Senior Female Athlete of the Year, to last year's recipient Jarrah Myers, and the scorebook shows striking similarities. Throughout their four-year careers, both Loman and Myers played their way into the top ... [more]
Outstanding Senior Athletes: Best of the Class
Belles senior helps lead team to third MIAA conference crown
BY JOE HETTLER
Sports Editor
Elisa Ryan doesn't think she plays tennis like most of her competitors. That's probably because she thinks she plays the game like a guy. "The way I play is different than the way most of the girls in our conference play," ... [more]
Fencing: Team attitude leads fencers to first title since 1994
Irish score 182 points to edge archrival Penn State by three
BY MATT LOZAR
Associate Sports Editor
First-year head coach Janusz Bednarski did something former coach Yves Auriol couldn't do in his seven years in leading the Notre Dame fencing team — win a national title. The goal of winning the program's first national title since 1994 started ... [more]
ND Womens Tennis: Season comes to an end in second round of the NCAAs
No. 21 Irish drop match 4-0 to No. 16 Vanderbilt
BY JOE LINDSLEY
Sports Writer
A successful season came to a tough end for the No. 21 Irish as they fell 4-0 to No. 15 Vanderbilt in the second round of the NCAA Tournament May 10 in Nashville, Tenn. Notre Dame, who finished the season 16-9, ... [more]
Womens Track and Field: Irish fall just short at Big East Championships, finish 2nd
BY HEATHER VAN HOEGARDEN
Sports Writer
The Notre Dame womens track and field team could not overcome Miami's domination in the sprints, as the Irish placed second in the Big East Championships by scoring 126 points to Miami's 166. Miami won individual championships in the 100 meters, ... [more]
ND Softball: Big East Champs looking to qualify for first World Series
Fourth-seeded Irish travel to Ann Arbor, Mich. for regional tourney
BY MATT LOZAR
Associate Sports Editor
In an eight-team regional featuring the fourth-ranked team in the country, the defending national champion and a host team seeded third, one would think Notre Dame coach Deanna Gumpf and the fourth-seeded Irish (36-15) would be most concerned about one of ... [more]
Rowing: Seniors have one last chance at qualifying for NCAAs
Seniors have one last chance at qualifying for NCAAs
BY CHRISTINE ARMSTRONG
Sports Writer
A team qualification for the NCAA Championships would a perfect graduation gift for seniors Ashlee Warren, Casey Buckstaff, Andrea Amoni, Rebecca Campbell, Erica Drennen, Cassie Markstahler, Katie McCalden and Kerri Murphy. Last year the Irish varsity eight received its first invitation ... [more]
2002 Year in Review
Observer Staff Report
The rector of Sorin Hall, Father Sam Peters, was fired after University officials say he had an "inappropriate sexual relationship" with an adult female, a school spokesman said Wednesday. The University first learned of the relationship between Peters and the woman ... [more]
2003 Year in review
Observer Staff Report
Mens Lacrosse The Notre Dame mens lacrosse team had lofty expectations, but for the second straight year, those expectations fell short. The Irish (9-5, 4-1 GWLL) began the season with three straight wins over ranked teams, but losses in the most ... [more]
Irish squeak by Huskies for Big East crown
By HEATHER VAN HOEGARDEN
Sports Writer
Since one Big East Championship was not enough for the mens track and field team, the Irish decided to repeat their indoor accomplishment — by winning the Big East Outdoor Championship. The men won the Big East Outdoor Championship by a ... [more]
SMC Golf: Simmerman wins national championship
By JOE HETTLER
Sports Editor
Stefanie Simmerman's swing didn't feel quite right a few weeks before the Division III golf championships. But that feeling changed at just the right time for the Saint Mary's sophomore and her Belle teammates. Simmerman fired a 23-over par 315 in ... [more]
Jones to play football this fall
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Sports Writer
Julius Jones has been academically cleared by the University and will return to play football for the Irish in the fall, his father said Tuesday. Jones, who had been dismissed by the University last summer for unspecified academic reasons, had been ... [more]
Thomas returns for junior year
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Sports Writer
Chris Thomas' 42-day flirtation with the NBA ended when no single NBA team could convince him he would be selected in the first round. So Monday, he decided to return to Notre Dame for his junior season. "The right decision -- ... [more]
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