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Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 19, 2023
All-Commencement Teams Men’s Athlete of the Year: In first year as starter, Ryan Bischel reaches the next level Women’s Athlete of the Year: Olivia Wingate leads line for Irish women’s soccer ND Football: Irish ride rollercoaster in Freeman’s first season ND Men’s Basketball: Irish men’s basketball prepares to start fresh after season of trials and
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 19, 2023
Observer Women’s All-Commencement Team Olivia Wingate, ND Soccer Wingate was the second-highest team scorer with 14 goals and 33 points in 2022. She earned Third Team All-American, First Team US Coaches All-Region and First Team All-ACC accolades during her career. Maddy Denner, ND XC, T&F Denner was named All-ACC and Outdoor Second Team All-American during
Andrew McGuinness | Monday, May 1, 2023
It’s been a long, great year of Notre Dame sports. So much has happened since we all arrived on campus back in August. Here at The Observer, we covered it all. And though I’m definitely a bit biased, I feel confident in saying we covered it pretty well. There will be more to come as
Charlie Morris | Wednesday, March 29, 2023
As Notre Dame’s spring sports start up at the onset of the spring equinox, Irish fans will have the opportunity to frequent Arlotta Stadium for lacrosse games or the diamonds for baseball and softball. With campus shifting toward the final athletic season of the 2022-23 school year, I invite you to join me in looking
Andrew McGuinness | Wednesday, March 22, 2023
The music had faded. My parents had been called. Some 1,100 miles away, more champagne than any college student could fathom was about to be sprayed. The moment that had been 4,014 days in the making had already happened. But there was still one more thing I needed to see for it all to sink
Tyler Reidy | Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Between the conclusion of Finals Week on Dec. 16 and yesterday’s resumption of the school year, Notre Dame’s hockey team and two basketball teams combined to play 21 games. The three amassed a total record of 10-10-1, with women’s basketball making the most holiday magic at 6-1. Here’s a breakdown of how each team fared
Isabella Rogers | Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Editor’s note: This column discusses eating disorders and mental health concerns. The mental health crisis in college athletics is an epidemic growing more fatal every day. In the spring of 2022, it felt like almost every week, there was news of a student-athlete taking his or her own life. Even outside the more extreme situations,
Meghan Lange and Kathryn Muchnick | Friday, September 16, 2022
The Fighting Irish welcome four new leprechauns for the 2022-2023 year. Seniors Jake House and Jamison Cook, junior Ryan Coury and sophomore Colin Mahoney were selected. All four will be entering the role for the first time. The new Leprechauns reflected on their paths to the green suit and their hopes for the year. Ryan
Andrew McGuinness | Thursday, January 13, 2022
If you just looked at the Big 10 standings, you might not think there’s a big difference between this year’s Notre Dame hockey team (15-6-0, 8-4-0 Big 10) and last year’s. After all, the Irish finished third in the conference last year; with just under half of this year’s 36-game schedule left to play, Notre
Alysa Guffey | Tuesday, February 9, 2021
“Don’t be so serious.” This is what Jack Nolan, longtime Notre Dame play-by-play announcer, would have said to himself at the beginning of his career. “If I made a mistake or two, or misidentified somebody, I would lose faith and I’d remember it for weeks,” Nolan said. After 39 years of devoting most of his