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Irish handle Harvard, come up empty in season-ending loss to Arkansas

Tyler Reidy | Sunday, May 21, 2023

Notre Dame softball saw its season come to an end Saturday night at the NCAA Fayetteville Regional. Needing four consecutive victories to win the regional, the Irish notched one before suffering a shutout at the hands of No. 11 Arkansas. With the elimination game loss, Notre Dame ends the season 30-19-1, beginning its summer in

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Irish return to postseason, look to end 24-year wait

Tyler Reidy | Friday, May 19, 2023

For Notre Dame softball, 2023 was a year for the extraordinary. Whether it be a 0-0 tie, a three-homer performance or a record-breaking head coach, dramatic surprises lurked around each turn. While embracing the unexpected provides great thrill, letting go of the ordinary can be equally difficult. And that, as always, is the challenge at

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Notre Dame softball takes road series against Boston College

J.J. Post | Monday, April 24, 2023

Notre Dame softball picked up its third consecutive series win this weekend, dispatching Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The series win didn’t come without heartburn for the Irish as Notre Dame placed themselves in a hole early, dropping the first game of the series on Friday. The Friday loss was more than just an

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Notre Dame softball looks to continue strong play on the road at Boston College

J.J. Post | Friday, April 21, 2023

Notre Dame softball will look to continue their recent momentum this weekend in a road series against Boston College. After an up-and-down start to conference play, the Irish have hit their stride in the last month. Series wins over Louisville and Virginia Tech have shown that Notre Dame can compete with the top half of

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Irish softball notches important series win over Virginia Tech

J.J. Post | Monday, April 17, 2023

Notre Dame softball scored a major series win over the weekend, taking two of three games against Virginia Tech in South Bend. The Virginia Tech Hokies entered the series ranked nationally by all outlets that submit Top 25 ballots. With a 9-1 triumph over Indiana on Wednesday, the Irish end the week with three ranked

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Notre Dame softball prepares for pivotal weekend series with Virginia Tech

J.J. Post | Friday, April 14, 2023

This weekend, Notre Dame softball will face an important Top 25 test when they welcome Virginia Tech to Melissa Cook Stadium. The Hokies vary in their specific ranking among the various softball polling services, but they rank high in all. USASoftball slots them in at 17th nationally. Softball America ranks them 22nd, D1Softball puts them

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Notre Dame takes two of three from Louisville, Gumpf makes history vs. MSU

J.J. Post and Andrew McGuinness | Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Usually, a weekend series win in ACC play for Notre Dame softball would be the marquee headline. But after taking two of three from Louisville over the weekend, Irish head coach Deanna Gumpf etched her name in the Notre Dame record books. Over the weekend, the Irish picked up where they left off in ACC

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Irish cruise past Ball State 10-2 in final game of homestand

J.J. Post | Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Notre Dame softball improved to 21-10-1 Tuesday night, cruising past Ball State 10-2 at Melissa Cook Stadium. The win closed out a nine-game homestand for the Irish, their first stretch of the season played in South Bend after a customary opening month of road trips.  Aside from a solo home run by senior outfielder Leea

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Notre Dame softball prepares for home game against Ball State, road series against Louisville

J.J. Post | Tuesday, April 4, 2023

On Tuesday night, Notre Dame softball will play the final contest of an eight-game homestand, welcoming Ball State to South Bend. The game will come following a three-game Irish series with Pittsburgh, one that came with both positives and negatives. On the negative side of things, Notre Dame gave up 23 runs across the three

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Gaskins’ three home runs power Irish softball to doubleheader split with Pittsburgh

J.J. Post | Monday, April 3, 2023

Notre Dame softball split a doubleheader Sunday afternoon, concluding a three-game series against Pittsburgh. The Irish fell in the overall series two games to one but ended on a high note. Notre Dame cruised to a dominant 10-2 win in game three of the weekend.  After a Friday matchup where the bats largely sputtered and a

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This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bou This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bouts will begin its preliminary rounds. A men’s boxing tournament that benefits the Holy Cross Mission in Bangladesh, Bengal Bouts seems to perfectly combine two integral aspects of Notre Dame’s identity: a passion for sports and a commitment to social impact.

This week, From the Archives takes a long overdue look at the history of Bengal Bouts. While this tournament predates the Observer by nearly four decades, we uncovered a selection of stories that capture at least a part of the rich history of this Notre Dame tradition.

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At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Ch At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Chappell, director of gender relations and LGBTQ+ advocacy, highlighted plans to edit the Moreau First Year Experience curriculum to promote values of diversity, equity and inclusion in her report on LGBTQ+ advocacy at Notre Dame this year.

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We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department and you responded with the request: “Northwestern @ Notre Dame 2014 Football Breakdown”. That game was a heartbreaking loss for a Notre Dame team that had started 6-0 before stumbling down the stretch to a 7-5 record. A bowl game win over LSU salvaged some optimism for the program’s future, but that loss to Northwestern was a shocking result that contributed to one of the more appalling stretches of Irish football in the Brian Kelly era.

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Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore s Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore students campaigning to be Notre Dame’s next student body president and vice president, respectively, plan to “get sh*t done.”

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Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are seeking to build stronger connections between the student body and student government if elected student body president and vice president, respectively. 

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Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung an Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner from the student government Instagram page, but the two sophomores are ready to take the next big step to represent the student body.

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