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15 posts tagged "Bookstore basketball"

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When this is all over

Patrick McKelvey | Friday, March 27, 2020

I never played Bookstore Basketball before. I kind of wanted to, but I’m hilariously bad at the sport. I’ll play pickup from time to time, sure — I’d just never subject four other players to being on an actual competitive team with me. But I do love it. So when my friend Kyle asked me

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Annual Bookstore Basketball Tournament returns to campus

Meagan Bens | Wednesday, March 28, 2018

The largest five-on-five outdoor basketball tournament in the world, the Notre Dame Bookstore Basketball Tournament, will begin this week. The student-run tournament began in 1972, and it was not until 1996 when the program started to donate all the proceeds to the Jumpball Basketball Programme in Jamaica, co-president and senior Julia Pucillo said. “It was started

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Bookstore Basketball tournament encourages competition

Natalie Weber | Friday, April 28, 2017

Over 500 teams signed up to participate in the Bookstore Basketball tournament this year. On Sunday, that number will be narrowed down to one champion after the four remaining teams compete in the Final Four Round on Friday and Sunday’s championship game. Junior Reed Hunnicutt, captain of “The Practice Squad” — the number two seed

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Bookstore Basketball: Final four field set

Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, April 21, 2016

Drones 21, Team 42 16 The third-ranked Drones took on the No. 6 ranked Team 42 in the first Elite Eight matchup of the 2016 Bookstore Basketball tournament. As soon as the game started it was evident the Drones’ size advantage was going to be a factor. The Drones’ center made three quick buckets on

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Thank you from the Jumpball family

Letter to the Editor | Friday, March 18, 2016

To all the Bookstore Basketball participants and volunteers, we want to let you have a made a huge difference to the boys and girls in Jamaica and Haiti that took part in Jumpball. Last year, over 600 boys and girls were able to take part in a series of free basketball clinics. Most of the participants are

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Bookstore Basketball finals excite fans despite weather

Selena Ponio | Monday, April 27, 2015

The Bookstore Basketball finals were held Sunday at 8 p.m. and resulted with Finnigans ND squeezing out a win against the Holy Cross Seniors with a final score of 21-17. The Finnigans team included sophomore Conor Colpoys, senior Colin Terndrup, junior Patrick Mazza, junior Brian Spahn and senior Tim Cole. Freshman Rebecca Wiley was in the

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Finnigan’s knocks off Holy Cross Seniors in championship game

Benjamin Padanilam | Monday, April 27, 2015

Finnigan’s defeated the three-time defending champion, Holy Cross Seniors, 21-17 last night in the two-hour, marathon championship game of the Bookstore Basketball tournament. The game went back-and-forth throughout, especially in the first half, as the teams matched each other point-for-point throughout the contest. In fact, the largest lead of the game did not come until its conclusion.

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Holy Cross Seniors, Finnigan’s advance to finals

Sean Kilmer and Ryan Klaus | Sunday, April 26, 2015

Semifinals: No. 1 Holy Cross Seniors 21, No. 4 The Drones 17 Despite a spirited performance from The Drones, the three-time defending champion Holy Cross Seniors headed back to the finals once more, defeating the fourth seed Friday, 21-17. The Seniors received an offensive outburst from senior Alajuwon Edwards, who poured in 11 of the team’s 21 points.

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Bookstore Basketball: Three-time champs advance to semifinals

Daniel O'Boyle, Marek Mazurek and Hunter McDaniel | Friday, April 24, 2015

No. 2 Finnigans def No. 7 Team 537, 21-12 Finnigans made its mark early in the game, scoring quickly on their first possession, but Team 537 was able to match their higher-ranked opponents for a time, replying to each score to keep the game tied at 3-3. Finnigans captain and senior Peter Sullivan said adjusting to team changes prevented

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Bookstore field whittled down to eight

Daisy Costello and Daniel O'Boyle | Thursday, April 23, 2015

Fallen Ballers def. Four Dudes and One Chick,  21-15 With strong winds making scoring difficult, the game started slow and close. It was the No. 6 seed Fallen Ballers, though, who were able to get going first, opening up an 8-3 lead. Senior and Fallen Ballers captain Ryan Prom said his team’s ability to take early

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Joseph R. Biden has become the second Catholic President in United States history, but his position on abortion is “one that cannot be condoned” according to Rev. Robert Dowd. 

“Other bishops think that, because he’s a conscientious Catholic whose faith is obviously important to him, we should strike a more positive tone, particularly at the outset of his presidency. After all, in many ways Biden’s positions are more in line with Catholic teaching than Trump’s, particularly when it comes to migrants, refugees, climate issues, poverty and inequality,” Dowd continued. 

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🗳 Not sure who to vote for in Wednesday’s stu 🗳 Not sure who to vote for in Wednesday’s student body presidential elections? 

Meet the candidates and the platforms they are running on below. 

Candidates Allan Njomo and Matthew Bisner plan to:
📚Expand sexual education materials.
💵Subsidize summer classes for low-income students.
📝Alter the non-discrimination clause to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
🏳️‍🌈Establish a Pride Fest.

Candidates Max Siegel and Zachary Holland plan to:
💵Increase club funding through outside grants.
🔈Amplify Speak4ND.
💲Raise student job wages.
🗣Promote sexual assault and racially-charged reporting.
🟢Expand GreeNDot training to the outside community.

Candidates Mabry Webb and Jacob Calpey plan to:
👥Create a Sexual Assault Response task force.
💵Increase funding for the UCC and subsidize off-campus referrals.
♿Make campus buildings more disability accessible.
🩺Increase awareness of STI testing.
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