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-Kyle Barry, Darcy Dehais, Brenna Moxley and Joe Everett | Friday, April 28, 2017
No. 1 Finnigan’s def. No. 8 St. Andrews By Joe Everett Top-seeded Finnigan’s overcame an early deficit to No. 8 St. Andrews to win 21-13, continuing its march towards a third-straight Bookstore Basketball championship Thursday evening. Although Finnigan’s entered as the heavy favorite, St. Andrews came out firing — hitting shots from all over the court to
Kyle Barry | Friday, April 21, 2017
Notre Dame will look to build on its victory at the Battle at the Warren from last weekend and apply the momentum toward the ACC championship, which begins Friday, at Musgrove Mill Golf Club in Clinton, South Carolina. The Irish are coming off one of their top performances of the season, winning the Battle at the Warren by 20 strokes with
Kyle Barry | Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Notre Dame ended its regular season campaign on a high note by claiming its fourth win of the 2016-2017 season at the Battle at the Warren on a windy, yet warm weekend. The Irish dominated the Battle at the Warren by winning the tournament — of which they were the host — by 20 strokes with a total score of
Kyle Barry | Wednesday, April 12, 2017
I, along with other fellow students and faculty at Holy Cross College, are still trying to comprehend the fact that President Br. John Paige has left Holy Cross College unexpectedly. As one family at Holy Cross, we are not mad or disappointed that Br. Paige left, we are disappointed about how Br. Paige left. According to
Kyle Barry | Tuesday, March 28, 2017
The No. 19 Notre Dame men finished their season on a historic note after their performance at the NCAA championships in Indianapolis on Saturday. The Irish concluded the NCAA championships with a program-record 29 points and finished 25th overall. Notre Dame’s record-breaking performance went beyond the 2012 season, when the Irish finished 28th with 15 points.
Kyle Barry | Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Notre Dame finished 13th out of 14 participants in the Schenkel Invitational at Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro, Georgia, which concluded Sunday. On Friday, the first day of the tournament, the Irish as a team carded a nine-over par 297, putting them in 13th through 18 holes. During the first round, freshmen John Felitto and Davis
Kyle Barry | Thursday, March 2, 2017
Notre Dame finished 10th out of 16 teams in this year’s National Invitational Tournament at the Omni Tucson National’s Catalina Course in Tucson, Arizona, on Monday and Tuesday. On Monday, the first day of the tournament, the Irish struggled early, but improved their second round by 13 strokes to go from a score of eight-over-par 296
Kyle Barry | Monday, February 27, 2017
Notre Dame men’s and women’s fencing teams celebrated as they clinched the ACC championship at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, on Saturday and Sunday. Both teams claimed their third consecutive conference titles. In addition, the men came home with weapon titles in two out three weapons. The men’s team, ranked fourth nationally, powered
Kyle Barry | Thursday, February 16, 2017
It was a successful trip down to South Florida for Notre Dame, as the Irish captured the Yestingsmeier Match Play championship at Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club in Dade City, Florida, on Monday and Tuesday. The Irish, who were seeded second in the eight-team field, defeated both DePaul and Ball State on Monday in the quarterfinals
Brenna Moxley, Mia Berry, Darcy Dehais, Alex Bender, Joe Everett, Courtney Becker and Kyle Barry | Wednesday, February 15, 2017
142 pounds Patrick “Lightweight” Donovan def. James “Jimmy” Hunter Hunter, a freshman representing Keough Hall, went on the offensive from the opening bell. Hunter viciously landed a series of jabs that sent Donovan, a freshman representing Dunne Hall, to the floor within the first 30 seconds of the fight. Donovan regained momentum in the second round