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Nate Moller | Friday, January 17, 2020
Track and field will have their first meet of the new semester Friday at the Bill Clinger Invitational at Grand Valley State University. Head coach Matt Sparks said he is excited to see how his team will perform following a long break from practices. “A big piece that we are looking for here is if
Aidan Thomas, Patrick Gallagher, David Kramer, Dominic Gibson, Nate Moller and Liam Coolican | Friday, January 17, 2020
Welcome back to the Observer Roundtable! As promised, there were a lot of points in our Holiday Edition, with David Kramer staying in the lead, although Patrick Gallagher made a huge jump into a tie for second. For this week, we have just the conference championship games. Not a single one of us correctly predicted
Nate Moller | Wednesday, January 15, 2020
In Saturday’s contest against the No. 13 Louisville Cardinals, the Irish comeback attempt fell three points short and they lost 67-64. Louisville (13-3, 4-1 ACC) had a 12-point advantage at the half that was largely because of an uncharacteristic amount of turnovers and poor shooting from the Irish (10-6, 1-4 ACC), who were 2 of
Nate Moller | Wednesday, December 11, 2019
The track and field squad kicked off its season at the Blue and Gold Invitational on Friday at the Loftus Sports Center. There were many solid performances in different event areas, but there were also some areas where the Irish will need to improve as the meets become more competitive. The throwers were one of
Nate Moller | Friday, December 6, 2019
Notre Dame will kick off the indoor season this Friday in the Loftus Sports Center with the Blue and Gold Invitational. Director of track and field Matt Sparks said the team will use the meet to get baseline times and as a warmup for future meets. “It’s a pre-test to see where we are,” Sparks
Nate Moller | Friday, November 22, 2019
Xavier Lezynski has a long list of family members who have played for Notre Dame football and attended the University — including his great-grandfather who played under Knute Rockne, his uncle who was on the 1977 National Championship team, his parents who were both Irish student-athletes and two other uncles. Most recently, his sister was
Nate Moller | Friday, November 22, 2019
Men’s basketball defeated the Toledo Rockets of the MAC 64-62 in an overtime thriller last night at the Purcell Pavilion. In a game that saw horrible shooting by both teams, the Irish made enough big plays on defense by the end to secure the victory. Sophomore guard Dane Goodwin led the Irish with 16 points,
Aidan Thomas, Nate Moller, Liam Coolican, Dominic Gibson, Patrick Gallagher and David Kramer | Friday, November 22, 2019
Dallas Cowboys @ New England Patriots (-6.5) Green Bay Packers @ San Francisco 49ers (-3) Baltimore Ravens @ Los Angeles Rams (+2.5) David Kramer: America’s Team facing off against the reigning champions makes for an electric atmosphere this weekend in Foxborough. Dallas sends arguably the most fluid and multifaceted offense of the Pats’ schedule to
Nate Moller | Wednesday, November 20, 2019
The men’s and women’s cross country squads both qualified for the NCAA Cross Country Championships thanks to their performances at the Great Lakes Regional this past Friday. The men’s team placed second, which handed them an automatic qualification, and the women placed fifth to receive an at-large bid to the meet. The men’s side was
Nate Moller | Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Senior linebacker Jonathan Jones may not have ended up at Notre Dame if God hadn’t led him here. Jones was considering multiple schools, but there were multiple signs that told him that Notre Dame was the right fit for him. “Every big decision in life, I pray and ask God for guidance to take me